Chapter 46 - Yuan Quan, How Did You And Miss Yang Become So Close?

After dropping off Yang Mi, who insisted that she must be the one to take her to school, Yang Zi immediately headed to work. She was no longer moody after spending time with her family. Yuan Quan, who never really saw her smile genuinely since she started working, was so dazed to see her smiling so brightly.

"Miss Yang, did something good happen today?. You look extremely happy," Yuan Quan asked curiously after Yang Zi took her seat. ​ ​

"Oh! Really? I guess it is because of the weather," Yang Zi said, beaming her most charming smile at him. Yuan Quan felt as if a Cupid's arrow just struck his heart as she smiled at him. Yifeng who just arrived met them staring at each other intimately. If he was not someone who knew the both of them very well, he would have mistaken their relationship seeing them act like that.

"Are you guys gonna stare at each other all day? Don't you have better things to do other than lazing around?" Yifeng interrupted their little sweet moment, startling Yuan Quan in the process.

"Boss, when did you arrive?" Yuan Quan asked awkwardly, but Yifeng went into his office without answering Yuan Quan's silly question. Few minutes later, Yifeng called Yuan Quan into his office.

"Boss, this is the file you asked me to bring," Yuan Quan said as he passed the document to Yifeng.

"Boss the team leader of the planning team said he had a very important discussion to have with you so if you are free, should I tell her you sent for her? Even Mr Tong, team leader of the technology team, has been bothering me to set up a meeting with you. He talked about the possibility that might have been a leak of information about the new technology our company is planning to launch at the beginning of next year. I am talking about SPY," Yuan Quan stated calmly.

"Are you saying that there is a possibility that someone hacked into Mr Tong's system? How is that even possible? With security, our company is the best in the country, so how come someone could hack into his system without them detecting it? Did he say anything about having caught the culprit behind it?" Yifeng questioned angrily. Yuan Quan was confused about which question he should answer out of his many questions.

"At the time the incident happened, none of the CCTV cameras in the company were working so it was impossible for any incident that took place to be recorded. He said it as if the person who broke into their department was very familiar with every nook and cranny of the company because he/she did not leave any trace behind," Yuan Quan relayed what the team leader told him.

"Was he able to pinpoint the exact information that got leaked?" Yifeng asked sternly.

"The person did a clean job. It would have been almost impossible for anyone to suspect that the whole technology department was hacked had he did not set hidden traps that nobody in his department knew about," Yuan Quan answered, drifting far away from his Boss question. "Boss you don't have to worry, I bet what the hacker took was not anything useful because I am sure whoever hacked into our company would have released the app for the universe to acknowledge him/her as the true owner of the app if he/she had got his hands on all the data about SPY. I am sure that the data stolen were just worthless apps that the company gave upon a long time ago," Yuan Quan said reassuringly.

"Schedule my meeting with Mr Tong tomorrow because I want to know exactly what they stole so I will know how to prevent our company from suffering from any future mishaps," Yifeng said firmly.

"I will immediately inform him about his meeting with you. I will take my leave now if Boss does not have any assignment for me," Yuan Quan said as he quickly turned and walked away. Getting to the door, Yifeng called him back.

"Yuan Quan, I noticed that you and Miss Yang are close. How did you guys become so close?" Yifeng asked, feeling a little embarrassed to ask him such a question, but he did not have any choice as he did not have anyone else to ask.

"Boss, are you trying to make up with Miss Yang?" Yuan Quan asked in anticipation. He continued when Yifeng did not reply. "Miss Yang, although has quite a temper, is not an awful person. In fact, she is very nice and sweet. She hasn't even once got angry at me or swore at me. I bet your relationship is that way because you haven't tried to understand her stance or feelings. I don't understand why on earth you have the heart to hate that nice and pretty lady," Yuan Quan spoke his mind with boldness, forgetting that he was talking to his boss, not his colleague or friend.

"Who says I hate her? And are you saying that I was being unreasonable by teaching my own Secretary? What do you even know about why I treat her like that? Do you think I enjoy having a face off with her every time we talk?" Yifeng fired coldly. Yuan Quan could not help but think which part of his sentence made him get so angry.

"Boss, you were the one that asked for my opinion, so why are you suddenly getting mad at me?" Yuan Quan asked calmly.

"Just get out. I don't want to see your face anymore," Yifeng shouted angrily as he turned his executive chair to back him. Yuan Quan swallowed every word he wanted to say and left, not ready to face his Boss' wrath. Yifeng stayed that way for ten minutes before he went out to get some fresh air. He entered the elevator and headed to the company's rooftop, which was used as a resting place for employees of high rank.

After standing at the edge of the rooftop staring at the busy road for several minutes to cool his head, he turned back to leave. It was when he turned towards his right-hand side that he saw Yang Zi sitting down on one of the benches with her eyes closed. He stared at her for about two minutes before he decided to walk away, but something inside him told him to approach her. So after battling over whether or not to approach her for about two minutes, he walked towards her and sat down beside her.

"Are you sleeping or just in a deep thought," Yifeng asked when it seemed like she did not notice his presence. What Yang Zi did next froze him on the spot.