Ch5: Can I kiss you?

I felt frozen in place. I did not know why I felt scared of him for no reason.

While I was abroad, I had tried thinking of the possibilities of us meeting again, but I had never thought that I would feel scared of him.

“Are you thinking of hiding from me?“ He asked, bringing me back to my senses. I forced a smile and shook my head.

“Why would I think of hiding? I didn't do anything wrong,” I said. I was feeling confused. I hadn't wronged him; why did I feel like hiding away from him?

“Are you sure? Where have you been all these years?“ Xin asked and took a step towards me.

Scared, I shook my head and hurriedly took a seat. “I came here to talk about work. I am shocked that you own the company,” I said.

I realized just how bad I didn't know him in the past. All I knew was that he would leave for work. I didn't know that he was the owner of YX Corporation.

Xin sighed and went back to his seat. Today, he didn't have that cold expression that he always wore in the past. But he wasn't warm either.

With the way he spoke, I didn't know if he cared about me or if he was just curious to know where I had been.

“Okay, you are my personal secretary. You have to have my schedule planned in advance and attend meetings with me. You will also be in charge of my meals and my stay."

I looked at him in shock. “You are my ex-husband. Don't you think that is not good for us?“ I asked.

How was I supposed to be around him like that when he was my ex-husband who broke my heart and divorced me when his ex-lover appeared?

“Is there any problem with working together? I don't mix my personal life with work,” he said calmly. But I was scared of the way his eyes were fixed on me. It gave me a shudder.

I was silent for a while. I tried to remind myself that I was there for revenge. So what if he was the owner? I was going to make sure that he would pay if he was behind my family's downfall.

“Of course! I also don't mix my private life with work. Let us work together, President Xin,” I said calmly.

I was surprised to see a smile at the corner of his lips. “For that matter, secretary Yan, you have to sign this,” he said, handing me a document.

“But I just signed another one now,” I said. How many of them were I supposed to sign?

“This is mine. Feel free to go through it,” he said. I sighed and read through the contract before signing it. I didn't want to waste any more time in his office.

“President Xin, if there is nothing else, I will report to work tomorrow,” I said. At least, I would be able to earn some money to support my son and carry out my revenge at the same time.

I stood up and bowed at him. For the time being, I would respect him as his employee. But that would only last for a while as I tried to find out the truth.

“Wait,” Xin said just before I began walking out. And I froze in place.

"Is there something else, President Xin?“ I asked. I was scared that he would see through my plan even before I began.

“Yeap,” Xin said, standing up. I took a step away just to be safe. I was never going to trust a man again.

After coming to my bed while he was drunk five years ago, he told me not to mention anything again since it was a mistake.

And years later, I was struggling to raise my son all by myself. Had it not been for my friends abroad, I didn't know if I would have made it.

“Where are you staying?“ He asked with a serious expression on his face as he stopped in front of me.

I scoffed. “Don't worry about that, President Xin. I will make sure I report to work on time,” I said. Of course, he was going to say that he had asked so that I wouldn't be an inconvenience at work.

“Ah, okay,” he said. I don't know if I was overthinking or if I actually felt that he was nervous. But that was none of my business.

I turned around to walk away, but suddenly, he held my hand. I was stunned in place before I quickly turned to look at him.

“President Xin?“ I called in shock and tried to pull away from him. But he tightly wrapped his large hand around mine and looked into my eyes.

I swallowed hard. I wanted to run away from him as fast as I could. I didn't know why he was behaving like that all of a sudden.

“How have you been?“ He asked, moving so close to me that I felt some heat emanating from him.

I shook my head and licked my lips, which were so dry. “Why do you even care? Do you regret ending things with me?“ I asked.

But when he looked into my eyes again, I realized that my statement was awkward. He had someone else he loved. He would never regret breaking up with me.

“My bad! I know that would never happen,” I said, looking away from him. “I have been very good, President Xin.“

“Can I kiss you?“

The blood in my body froze, and I looked back at Xin like he was a ghost. I felt that I had not heard him correctly.

I only realized that he had said that when he leaned closer to me and was about to kiss me. Luckily, I turned my face to the side. His kiss landed on my cheek.

Anger rose in me all of a sudden, and I pushed him away. “Respect yourself, President Xin. It would be better if you kept your distance,” I said and rushed out.