Accidental Love

Why… is he smiling again?

Zheng Shuyi inadvertently caught a glimpse of his expression and felt as if she had been stripped naked by him, revealing all her secret and hidden thoughts.

"Oh?" Shi Yan looked at her and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Meeting an old friend?"

Zheng Shuyi touched the tip of her nose with a random sense of guilt and admitted dryly, "Yeah…"

Shi Yan nodded, and said in a soft tone, "Oh, I thought you were going on a blind date."

I knew it.

What's wrong with him? How was he able to tell?

And Zheng Shuyi felt that he seemed to be a little angry.

"What blind date? Why would I be going on a blind date? You have to be joking," replied Zheng Shuyi, "Isn't this the weekend? I just went to meet some of my old friends."

Shi Yan didn't continue the conversation and just looked at her.

As if he was waiting for her to tell the truth.

After a long while, the person in front of her only moved his eyes, but not his mouth.

"Old friends," said Shi Yan again in a cold tone, "You seem to have a lot of time."

"…"

When he said this, Zheng Shuyi also became kind of angry.

If it were someone else, she would have just turned her head and walked away.

But the person who said this was Shi Yan.

What kind of person was Shi Yan?

He was a person who never spoke normally.

His words had to be understood in reverse.

So after thinking about it, the anger in Zheng Shuyi's heart suddenly disappeared.

He's just angry.

He's jealous.

Thinking of this, Zheng Shuyi raised her head and wanted to laugh, but forced herself to hold it in. She continued, "I do have a lot of time, no one is here to accompany me."

She looked at Shi Yan. The flickering lights shining in her eyes flashed as if they were trying to speak.

Zheng Shuyi really wanted to convey her meaning through her eyes.

But suddenly, her phone suddenly rang and broke the atmosphere.

Her phone rang for a while.

Shi Yan lowered his eyes, glanced at the phone Zheng Shuyi was holding in her hand, and turned his face away as he said, "Pick it up."

The call was from a beauty salon where Zheng Shuyi went frequently.

"Miss Zheng Shuyi, good evening. This is the Mancarina Beauty Center. We have an anniversary event to thank our long-term customers. You're eligible to try out our brand new special anti-aging solution for free! And during this event, you'll also get to experience the latest mesotherapy."

Zheng Shuyi replied "okay", and the other party continued, "I wonder if you have time to come and experience it tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow…"

Zheng Shuyi raised her eyes and looked at Shi Yan, then replied, "I don't have anything to do tomorrow, I have too much time on my hands anyway, I should be able to make it."

"Okay, sounds good! I'll make an appointment for you right now."

After hanging up the phone, Zheng Shuyi scratched her forehead, and just as she was about to speak, Shi Yan suddenly spoke, "Is your Mingyu Cloud IPO deep analysis completed?"

"Eh…?"

"If you have so much time, why don't you come to Mingyu Cloud tomorrow to work overtime."

Zheng Shuyi: "……?"

No, I'm hinting you to go on a date with me, why am I going to work overtime again?

——

It wasn't until she went home and changed her clothes did Zheng Shuyi finally accept the reality that she would really have to go work overtime tomorrow.

Well, it can't be that bad, perhaps it's going to be a scene of a red-sleeved along with fragrance?1This idiom means a setting where a person learns/reads with a pretty lady in red and long sleeves to accompany him.

Maybe Shi Yan will just be reading and minding his own business, and I will just help him pour a cup of coffee and talk or flirt with him…

As she was thinking, Zheng Shuyi's mother called.

"Yiyi, how did it go today? What did you think of Yu You?"

"…"

Zheng Shuyi was silent for a while before she pulled her back from her imagination with Shi Yan, "It's alright."

"Alright?" Mom was a little upset, "Yiyi, I have always taught you when to be satisfied with something. I know many girls of your age who think of those idols and stars as their husband. In the end, they missed many good opportunities to get married to the boys around them, don't you think they're very pitiful?"

"Mom, I just said he's alright," Zheng Shuyi opened the speaker expressionlessly and walked towards her dressing table, "I didn't say that he's not good, what are you so worried about?"

"I'm not worried, I'm just trying to clear up your mind, in case you have some inappropriate thoughts."

"Well, I never imagined that Andy Lau would be my husband."

"Of course you can't do that, that's called incest." 

"…"

"I still have to go take a shower, if there's nothing else I'll hang up first."

"Wait wait," her mother stopped her, "I just talked with our principal too, and Yu You also said that he would like to get to know you better. Here, why don't you guys go meet again next week? And why not go to a movie together or something in addition to just eating?"

"We can talk about it later, I need to remove my makeup now."

After hanging up, Zheng Shuyi looked at herself in the mirror and suddenly felt like her makeup today wasn't good at all. No wonder Shi Yan only asked her to work overtime.

So the next day, Zheng Shuyi even got up early and took a long time to make herself look pretty.

When she was picking clothes, on one hand, she thought that she was going to work and shouldn't dress too fancy and bright, but on the other hand, Shi Yan liked the color red.

After struggling for a long time, she still faintly hoped that Shi Yan didn't ask her to go to work and just wanted to spend some time with her.

Thinking about this, Zheng Shuyi wore her red dress under her coat and stepped into her stiletto high heels.

But when she arrived at the Mingyu Cloud office building, she suddenly felt an ominous feeling.

For a financial technology company like this, she knew that there would be a lot of people working overtime, but she didn't expect it to be this many people.

The first floor's main lobby was filled with people. Employees wearing ID tags quickly walked around, many of them holding documents in their hands and even occasionally dropping a paper or two. They would quickly bend down to pick them up and then quickly enter the elevator.

Watching this scene in front of her almost made her think that she got her date wrong. This was not a weekend, but more like a Wednesday.

For a second, she began to regret the way she was dressed today.

But since she was here already, what other choice did she have?

As if she had the time to go back and change.

Therefore, Zheng Shuyi ignored the occasional glances and walked towards the elevator with big steps.

While waiting for the elevator, she sent a message to Shi Yan.

Zheng Shuyi: I'm here.

Shi Yan: Ok.

Zheng Shuyi: Sigh, I didn't expect to have to work overtime with you on a weekend like this.

Shi Yan's reply was simple and clear.

Shi Yan: You think you're being mistreated?

Shi Yan: First, go to the eighth floor to find Mr. Qiu to get files from him, then come up to the twelfth floor.

Do you really think I'm here to grab stuff for you?

Don't you have your own secretary?

Although Zheng Shuyi groaned in her mind, she still obediently entered the elevator.

After a few seconds, the elevator stopped on the second floor.

Zheng Shuyi was looking down at her phone when the door slowly opened, and she suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Okay, I'll go tell Mr. Qiu when I get the chance, don't worry, I will definitely remember. I'll go to the personnel department to let them know first."

Qin Lezhi was standing at the elevator door, with a man behind him constantly flattering while walking.

When Qin Lezhi turned her head and saw Zheng Shuyi, she was suddenly stunned.

The man just glanced at Zheng Shuyi and didn't think too much. After thanking Qin Lezhi repeatedly, he turned around and left.

——

As soon as Zheng Shuyi and Qin Lezhi's eyes met, the space around them seemed to be suddenly filled with something, making the two motionless in the small elevator.

Qin Lezhi calmly looked at Zheng Shuyi's dressing, and then glanced at the floor number she pressed.

Eighth Floor, Financial Director's Office.

At that moment, a certain idea in Qin Lezhi's heart was confirmed.

It has been a week since she was scolded by Qiu Fu last time.

She was still pissed about it.

It wasn't because he took off some points from her monthly performance, it was because she felt like she didn't deserve to be scolded because of Zheng Shuyi.

From that day on, she has been thinking about why Qiu Fu was treating her differently like this.

To the point that even after getting off work for half an hour, he still quickly got back to meet her.

And their chat in the office lasted for three hours.

Qin Lezhi was not new to the society. She was two years older than Zheng Shuyi. After graduating for five years, she has always been trying to be around those high-leveled people; therefore, she has seen all kinds of people.

Just like right now, she has seen this kind of situation plenty of times.

Thinking of this, Qin Lezhi looked away and stared straight at the elevator door.

Qin Lezhi wasn't thinking of any else already, but she noticed the two figures reflecting off the smooth mirror surface of the elevator door.

Zheng Shuyi stood there with a faint expression and not knowing what she was thinking.

But the slight feeling of danger slowly swept across Qin Lezhi.

In the financial relationships she has seen in these years, the people who have benefited the least, regardless of men or women, have all spent their short youth in exchange for the wealth that ordinary people wouldn't be able to get for their entire lives.

And those people who benefited the most were those who tried to obtain connections first and think of money and benefits later.

Qin Lezhi couldn't imagine what Yue Xingzhou would think if Zheng Shuyi used Qiu Fu to fly to a higher branch. Would her status in this relationship be threatened?

And once people become rivals in love, other aspects would also become hostile.

Even without considering Yue Xingzhou, she still didn't want Zheng Shuyi to stand tall in front of her one day.

Therefore, when the elevator stopped at the personnel department on the seventh floor, Qin Lezhi did not step out immediately.

She took a step forward, stepped on the edge of the elevator, and turned back, "Miss Zheng, I'm not sure why you're at our company on a weekend like this, but I would like to remind you…"

Zheng Shuyi raised her head and also her eyebrows.

"Mr. Qiu's wife is the vice president of a self-media operating company. If there is something that she accidentally learned, with her powers, it will only be a matter of a sentence before your whole career is over."

It took Zheng Shuyi a good three seconds before realizing what she meant.

It wasn't because she had a slow reaction, it was because she really couldn't believe Qin Lezhi would say something like this.

Immediately, Zheng Shuyi launched so hard that it seemed if it went any further, her face would look distorted.

If this wasn't a public area, she would have even rolled on the ground in laughter.

"You are reminding me?" Zheng Shuyi wiped the corner of her eyes with her index finger, "Why, did you wash your hands with the golden basin?"2This sentence means when someone decides to end a mischievous career and start a new legitimate business, or if someone decides to change their behavior and live the rest of their life as a good person.

Qin Lezhi: "…"

The words "wash your hands with the golden basin" did a lot of damage, as they pierced right through Qin Lezhi's bones.

But at the moment, she was at the company. Qin Lezhi was really afraid that Zheng Shuyi would spread some rumors, so she quickly turned around and left.

——

The comedy brought by Qin Lezhi only lasted for five minutes, until Zheng Shuyi walked into Qiu Fu's office.

Because she saw that the files that Qiu Fu had prepared for her were… almost half a meter tall???

Seeing her stunned, Qiu Fu said with a smile, "These are all public information about the company that you can refer to. If this isn't enough, I can prepare you some more later."

Zheng Shuyi forced out a dry smile, "This is enough, beyond enough…"

She thought Shi Yan was going to have an office date with her, but who would have thought that man actually told her to come work overtime?

While going to the twelfth floor with a large stack of documents, Zheng Shuyi ignored the looks of others and walked directly into Shi Yan's office.

Her hands felt very sore, but the man was just leisurely sitting behind his desk and holding a cup of coffee.

Seeing her arrival, he just pointed to the sofa aside.

Which meant for her to go work there.

Zheng Shuyi put the files in her hand on the table in front of the sofa. As she flipped through some, she almost fainted.

Just the financial reports from the last three years alone were enough to bring her down.

But since the business was so big, she had no other choice.

Perhaps the impact of this pile of information was too much for Zheng Shuyi, making her feel like she would have to stay here for the rest of the weekend just to finish, so she quickly buried her head into the papers.

Other than the occasional sounds from the keyboard, the office was so quiet that even the car horns outside the window could be heard clearly.

Shi Yan sat behind the table; the sunlight from the sky happened to refract off the tabletop, projecting shapes onto the ground.

He followed the light and glanced at the sofa.

Zheng Shuyi still had her head in the papers. She would tap a few keys on her keyboard and also pick up her pen to write and draw from time to time. Occasionally, she would even be muttering a few words in her mouth.

Three hours passed like this.

The silence of the office was suddenly broken by the doorbell, and then there was the sound of high heels stepping in.

Zheng Shuyi suddenly frowned and subconsciously thought that it was Qin Lezhi.

But when she looked up, she found that it was a middle-aged woman whom she didn't know.

The woman put a stack of files on Shi Yan's table, whispered a few words to him, and then walked out without even taking a look anywhere else.

It was almost noon already.

After such an interruption, Zheng Shuyi couldn't focus anymore, and Qin Lezhi's face appeared in her mind again.

She wasn't thinking about it before, but now she started to wonder, why would a person with a high status like Qin Lezhi even have to work overtime?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glance a few times at Shi Yan.

Just as she was wondering how to start the conversation, Shi Yan suddenly asked, "Hungry?"

Zheng Shuyi:?

"No…" she touched her face and felt like it looked pretty normal today.

"Then why do you keep looking at me?"

Zheng Shuyi: "……?"

Zheng Shuyi wasn't planning anything else before, but now that he said so, she started to stare at Shi Yan blatantly.

Perhaps she was so pretty that Shi Yan forgot to be hungry.

"What's wrong with me looking at you?" muttered Zheng Shuyi, "How do you know if I'm looking at you if you aren't doing the same?"

Zheng Shuyi was used to being so provocative on purpose, but this time, Shi Yan did not deny it.

He just looked at Zheng Shuyi like that, and his eyes behind the lenses turned into a pale amber color by the sun.

When their eyes met through the light and shadow, the surrounding air suddenly became thin.

Zheng Shuyi felt a little unsteady while breathing.

She moved her eyes away, picked up the pen, and scratched her hair. She asked abruptly, "Last time, I heard you say that you have a niece?"

Shi Yan looked away and loosened his tie as he replied "Yeah", and then turned off his computer.

Zheng Shuyi tried her best to make her tone sound casual, "Then your niece must be living a very happy life, having such a family background. I bet she doesn't have to work?"

"Who says she doesn't need to work?" Shi Yan slowly walked over.

"Oh? Does a wealthy lady also have to work? I thought she could just directly be the boss."

"She doesn't have the abilities to do so. I'll be glad if she can successfully accomplish a most basic job."

"Oh, I see…"

Zheng Shuyi seemed to understand, "You're very good at teaching the young."

But when she turned her head, Shi Yan had already arrived without her knowing and sat next to her.

His tie was half loose, and a top button was unbuttoned. He was just leaning on the sofa casually.

Their clothes were touching each other, and whenever Zheng Shuyi moved, it would make a rustling noise.

Just as Zheng Shuyi was stunned, Shi Yan raised his hand and took off his glasses, and looked over.

Without the frame in front, those eyes seemed to be even more profound.

Zheng Shuyi once heard that men with profound eyes were naturally affectionate.

So at this moment, when she and Shi Yan looked each other in the eyes, she felt something in her heart…

A feeling of panic combined with guilt and shame.

"What are you trying to get away from?"

Shi Yan turned her head using her chin, "Don't want me to look back at you?"

"Uh…"

The warmth of his fingertips came from her chin, spreading from that small part to the entire face.

The two got very close, and even their breathing was entangled. Zheng Shuyi's voice also became quieter and quieter, "I'm afraid that you'll be addicted to my beauty."

"I'm addicted, but why are you afraid?"

"…"

"Afraid that I would eat you alive?"

1This idiom means a setting where a person learns/reads with a pretty lady in red and long sleeves to accompany him.2This sentence means when someone decides to end a mischievous career and start a new legitimate business, or if someone decides to change their behavior and live the rest of their life as a good person.