Ten Years of Yearning. My Love, Let Me Protect You.

"Hey, are you a little kid?! Why did you choke without any reason?" Chen Shubin patted his back and shook his head in disapproval.

Wang Haixiao stood up and went towards them.  He casually took a glance on Zhou Lei\'s computer and left without saying anything.

After walking for several minutes, his body stopped before the PR department\'s door. As he pushed forward the door, someone also dragged the door in. 

As soon as the door opened,  Wang Haitian stopped in his tracks. 

On the other end of the door, Pan Er Jiu stopped as soon as she saw him. Both of them froze in their spot. 

Ji Yanli was following Pan Er Jiu to exit the door. When she saw them, her lips cured into a smile but it was cold, not like the other times when her curled lips appeared full of playfulness.

"Yo, why have you come here?" 

Hearing Ji Yanli\'s voice, Wang Haixiao snapped out from his trance. 

"I needed to discuss something with you…" Wang Haixiao muttered and stepped on the boundary of the PR department. "Move." 

When the woman with thick glasses and short hair heated his deep voice, some hidden memories from the past resurfaced before her eyes.

"Long time no see, Haixiao." Pan Er Jiu chuckled as she gave the man way. 

"Hmm." Wang Haixiao glanced at the woman who was standing behind her. "Let\'s go."

"Oh, okay." 

Everyone in all the departments were busy with tons of erk because Sheng Ruming had returned. No one had any extra ounce of fat to peek towards the entrance to see what the three important staff members of the company were discussing. 

Wang Haixiao turned around and left with Ji Yanli. The third person stared at the two figures who went in the room of the four secretaries. It was forbidden for other staff to enter that room without their permission. 

"Er Jiu, why are you standing there?" One of her colleagues asked when she saw the girl didn\'t move from her place. 

"I am going." She put the glasses higher on her nose bridge and lept the room. When she walked past many people, nobody seemed to remember her. 

When she went to the cafeteria of the company, she saw only a few people. 

"Brother, as usual." Soon she was handed a little box and a cup of milk tea. Pan Er Jiu went to the most further tanker and sat in a corner.

When she lifted her chopsticks, a voice came from behind, "Er Jiu?"

Hearing it, she paused and felt nervous. Even then she stood up and turned around, "Brother Lei, what a… coincidence!" 

The corner of her lips cracked as she said.  Zhou Lei grinned as he patted her arm, "How can it be a coincidence? We work in the same place.  I heard from Yanli that you have come back yet you didn\'t come to see us." 

"Ah, I was so busy that this matter escaped my mind. I will go another time to meet you all… "

Zhou Lei didn\'t say anything as he put his some under his chin and stared at her face. After several minutes, he said in pity, "Hey, Jiu, tell me honestly, has working before the computer for several hours per day has made you blind? Why are you wearing such big and thick glasses?! On top of that you have tied your hours like those middle aged aunties… "

Zhou Lei raised his eyes and stared at the woman who became helpless because of his inquiry. 

"... nothing much. Abroad, many people used to pester me. So I thought, in this state, no one will disturb my life."

Zhou Lei\'s eyes lit up as If he had understood the reason, "Good tactic!"

"... yeah. Indeed." Her lips twisted as she answered. 

… …

"Did you take help from her?" Wang Haixiao stared at Ji Yanli. However, Ji Yanli nodded her head right away. 

"We both know what her real capabilities are. If I don\'t use it for now, when will the day come?!" Ji Yanli flipped her hair and turned around with arrogance.

"Haixiao, don\'t put your past feelings too high. She\'s a normal staff in our company now, not your first crush, huh!" 

Wang Haixiao glared at her and spat out every word through his lips in anger, "How many times have I told you?! She\'s not my crush or love or anything!"

Ji Yanli nodded her head after a while. But Wang Haixiao knew it was her tactic to end the conversation. As expected, in the next second, she sat down on her seat and opened a new window in her PC. 

"Didn\'t you say you have something to discuss with me? Do it now. Or I will start to work in my files." Even though she said that, Ji Yanli had already put earplugs in her ears and started to tap on her keyboard. 

"Nothing." He turned around and went to his seat. 

Meanwhile, Chen Shubin saw this scene and felt incredulous. He moved his eyes to the man beside him and saw the latter was crushing a piece of paper in his hand. He didn\'t stop until it became a tiny ball of paper. 

"Haixiao, the paper … what if it\'s something important?" Chen Shubin spoke out hurriedly when he saw that Wang Haixiao aimed to throw it away through the window.

Hearing him, his hand paused. In the next second, as if he got back her sense, Wang Haixiao began to sort out the ball. 

Witnessing this childish scene, Chen Shubin could only sigh, "People have become more weird." The man whispered and turned his attention away.

… …

"I have returned…" Zhou Lei\'s shout became whisper in the end when he saw the people were busy. 

Thus, he turned silent and entered. Afterwards, he put every cup of green tea on every desk and went to his seat. 

While sitting down, he turned towards Wang Haixiao and whispered, " Bro, today, you won\'t believe whom I have seen."

"Who?" Wang Haixiao turned towards him as he raised the cup. As soon as his lips touched the cup, the latter told him very enthusiastically,  "Your little cutie, Er Jiu. That hidden genius and beauty… "

When Wang Haixiao glanced around, he saw all the other three people were staring at him. Ji Yanli\'s expression was especially humorous.