Against Fate (Eternal Love of Dream/Pillow Book FanFic)

48. Knight In Shining Armour

Dong Hua slowly walked back to his own office, as he didn't know how to face Feng Jiu at this time. He called Chong Lin over and said to him, "Bring me all my work documents and laptop from the meeting room. I will probably be staying late in the office as well." Chong Lin immediately went to the Design Department's office and grabbed his stuff.

Feng Jiu noticed Chong Lin coming into the meeting room, and he told her about Dong Hua asking him to bring his stuff back to his own office. Feng Jiu then smiled and thought to herself, "Is he mad at me for ruining his shirt?" Then she decided to forget about the matter and continued working. "I will make it up to him tomorrow by making him a good cup of coffee!"

Feng Jiu then continued working until it was time to head home.

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The next morning, Feng Jiu arrived slightly earlier at work. She went into the pantry and started making a cup of coffee for Dong Hua. Then she walked into the meeting room and left the cup of coffee on the table while waiting for Dong Hua to arrive.

She waited for a while, and the coffee started to turn cold. She thought to herself, "Dong Hua is a little late to work today, huh? The coffee is getting cold." Feng Jiu then drank the cup of coffee before it turned too cold to drink, and she walked back to the pantry to make a new cup for Dong Hua.

"Feeling tired? This is your second cup of coffee." Si Ming asked curiously. Feng Jiu then replied casually, "Oh, I'm making coffee for Dong Hua. It's a long story, but I have to make him a cup of coffee for him every morning, from now on."

"I guess your coffee would go to waste now as Dong Hua isn't coming into the office today. Even Lian Song is back at his own office." Si Ming replied. Feng Jiu immediately replied, "I didn't know that. Why is he not in the office today?"

"Not too sure. I heard from Lian Song earlier that Dong Hua stayed late at the office. I think he only went back home after midnight. Workaholic as usual, not surprisingly. Back when he first started Tai Chen Group, he would often have sleepless nights so that he could complete his work. Dong Hua is really a hard worker, and that's something I admire about him." Si Ming replied casually.

"Hey, you're not too bad yourself. You're one of the most hardworking people that I know of." Feng Jiu replied, and she also thought to herself, "Although I always wanted to avoid Dong Hua, I don't know why I'm actually starting to miss him a little." Then she shook her head and reminded herself, "It's just due to habit, and it's just because he's around for the past few days. I'm thinking too much!"

"I'm heading back to work first. I'll talk to you again at lunch-time." Si Ming then took his cup of coffee and left the pantry. Feng Jiu also went back to her workstation and started her day at work.

Lunch-time came. Feng Jiu, Si Ming, and Lian Song went to lunch together at the Mini Cafeteria. The rest then decided to have lunch at the Main Cafeteria.

"I asked Yu Xi about how she felt about meeting up, and she said that she was excited to meet both of you. Unfortunately, we won't be able to have dinner outside because she's trying to hide from her dad. Would it be okay if we had dinner over at her place?" Si Ming told Feng Jiu and Lian Song.

"Of course! That sounds nice, should we do a potluck? I can cook some fish, that's my specialty." Feng Jiu replied excitedly. Lian Song then shivered at the thought of 'fish,' and he replied, "As long as it's not sweet and sour fish."

Feng Jiu laughed out loud and said, "I know exactly why you're afraid of it." Si Ming then smiled and replied, "We all know."

Lian Song then whispered to Si Ming, "One is good at cooking fish, and another one is .... never mind. Now I'm certain that they are meant for each other." Si Ming then shook his head and whispered back, "I guess they complement each other."