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Please Be More Serious - Chapter 51

Published at 22nd of October 2017 03:22:35 PM


Chapter 51

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Chapter 51 – Did you miss me?

 Zhenqing remained impassive as he said calmly, ‘Print another copy, please.’‘Yes,’ she replied.She quickly returned with a fresh print.Zhengqing swept through the document once more and firmly signed his own name. He handed the folder back to his secretary, his expression closed, impassive and serious. His secretary dare not break out in a smile.When she got to the door, she took a glance back at him and saw him run a hand tiredly across his face. She left the office, closed the door and burst out in silent laughter; causing everyone to wonder what was going on.Soon, the whole company knew. Their perfect vice-president made a mistake.A man in love is really cute, ah!That afternoon he got a call from Yin Ting;‘I heard you did something cute today,’ she said brightly.Zhengqing frowned blackly; his intuition told him that she knew about the matter. She was a thousand miles away; how come?‘When are you getting back?’ he asked darkly ignoring her question.‘You actually wrote my name instead of signing yours; too cute!’ Yin Ting said ignoring his question, exposing his embarrassment.His face was hot, and he wanted to argue, but instead he asked, ‘Did you place an informer in my company or did you bribe my secretary?’Yin Ting laughed, ‘Yufei told me,’That pregnant woman was not at work, how did she get the gossip?!‘Her father’s secretary told her.’Wen Yi’s secretary was upstrairs!Zhengqing sighed and propped his forehead on his hand, ‘Do I need to eliminate a potential informant?’Yin Ting laughed, ‘Regent[1], you’re so cute.’‘Don’t flatter me, when are you coming back?’ he said. His heart was roaring, how could she decide that ‘cute’ was an appropriate praise for a proper gentleman like himself?‘Did you keep the document? Send me a pic. It would be my proof that you treasure me, I will have it framed.’‘I am not taking a picture of confidential company documents,’ he said indignantly.‘Just the signature bit, hmmm?’‘It is now in the shredder,’ he replied. Truthfully, it was in his drawer so he would not have to look at his embarrassing mistake.‘When are you coming back?’ he asked again gruffly.But Yin Ting wasn’t nervous; she laughed and said, ‘Tomorrow.’‘Really?’ Such a good thing, Zhengqing was afraid to believe in it. There might be another obstacle, ‘Will we be able to meet?’‘We can meet, ah,’ she replied, ‘I have a friend’s wedding party to go to. She and her husband are going to on honeymoon to Greece next week. So they have arranged a banquet for their friends. We will go together.’Zhengqing was disgruntled, ‘So you’re only coming back early for your friend’s party?’‘I am not. Dad originally wanted to come back the day after tomorrow, but I convinced him that I needed to be there for my friend’s joyous occasion. That’s why he agreed.’(Zuben: how is this not…)Zhengqing’s heart was sour, ‘Doesn’t that mean you came back early for your friend?’‘It is still a day early.’Zhengqing pursed his lips, he wanted to ask why it wasn’t for him she was coming back ahead of time, but he endured, he didn’t want to seem petty.‘So are you going to come with me?’ she asked tentatively.Zhenqing hesitated; he did not like lively occasions and he did not know Yin Ting’s friends. Last time, at Yufei and Yingjie’s party, he felt no meaning.‘Come with me,’ she coaxed, ‘I want to introduce you to my friends. I want to show off my boyfriend to everyone.’‘What time does your train arrive?’ he asked.‘Just after seven,’‘Seven PM?’‘Yes,’Zhengqing frowned, they wouldn’t have much time together before they would have to go to her friends party. He was very upset.‘Fine, I will go,’ he said, if only to see her. If she went by herself it would be a waste. In addition, she wasn’t good on trains, so he worried that her spirits would be low when she arrived and there would be no one to drive her home after the party. So he will go with her so his mind could be at ease.‘Yay! Very good,’ she said happily, ‘Can I also ask you to buy a gift and card for me? They only told me about the party yesterday because they married hastily. I'd have prepared something myself,’Zhengqing sighed inwardly and asked, ‘What would you like me to buy?’She told him and he wrote down her specifications.‘On the card, write: Happy Married Life, grow old well together and write your name and mine. Actually just sign your name I will write mine,’‘Alright,’‘Or you can wait for me and we can sign together, I am scared that you will write the wrong name on the card,’ she said laughing.‘Haha, very funny,’ he replied drily.‘Yes,’Zhengqing rubbed his forehead, this feeling of being teased made him feel a tad helpless. It was a bit sad and a bit sweet.That night, Zhengqing did not leave work early. He had dinner in the office, finished up some more work, then proceed to leave. He was going to go to the mall first before heading home.The elevator doors opened and Qin Wen Yi and three other Executives were in the elevator. Zhengqing stepped in and they greeted each other.The doors closed and the elevator made its was downWen Yi asked, ‘Zhengqing ah, Xiaoting hasn’t come back home yet?’Zhengqing nearly chocked on his saliva, but he coughed and replied, ‘She says she will be back tomorrow,’‘Oh, tomorrow will come soon, and you can see her,’ Wen Yi said jocularly, and the other three execs laughed.Zhengqing felt a blush creep up his cheeks. He kept his eyes on the elevator panel counting the floors as they went down.Wen Yi patted his shoulder, ‘A good man with a good home, will be successful in his career.’Zhengqing agreed awkwardly. He thought of Yin Guohao, who gave it all up at the height of his career. Was it because he did not have a good home?The elevator came to its stop; before Wen Yi left he said to Zhengqing, ‘Get Xiaoting to come and let’s have dinner sometime.’‘Yes,’ Zhengqing said. The execs smiled knowingly at him, Zhengqing smiled back somewhat irritably.As he drove, he suddenly thought that this feeling was a good thing; though he was somewhat embarrassed, but everyone was teasing because they recognised that he and Yin Ting were a pair. (Ziben: No it’s because you’re usually so serious and straight-laced, it is amusing to see you ‘all of a doodah’)The world knew what Yin Ting was his girlfriend. Soon she would be his wife. The thought name him very happy.Going to Yin Ting’s friend’s party is not too bad, he decided. Though he surely would find it boring, he would forebear.When he bought the present, he sent Yin Ting a picture and called her to confirm,‘Very good,’ she said, ‘I am glad I could depend on you for this important task,’Zhengqing laughed. He really loved this feeling. He wasn’t just good for dating.The next day, Zhengqing dressed with even more care than usual, (Zuben: Not the Asian staple: The shiny silver-grey suit, I hope) hoping to leave a good impression on Yin Ting’s friends. After work, he drove to Yin Ting’s father’s house and waited for her, they must be having dinner together. While he waited, he got a phone call from an unfamiliar number. He answered,‘Uncle please be more serious, it is Xiao Shitou!’‘Xiao Shitou!’ he called his heard scared, ‘Is something wrong?’ he had given her the number incase of emergency, he hadn’t thought the emergency would occur so quickly.Shi Liang laughed, ‘No trouble, I am in the teacher’s office, she allowed me to phone you. I wanted to say thank you to Shushu.’‘Why are you thanking me?’ Zhengqing did not know he’d done anything recently worthy of being thanked.‘That grandmother that sold eggcakes – she met a good person,’ Shi Liang said joyously, ‘The day after you came, Tingting-jie called to ask about the situation, and then she put it on her blog. A lot of people came to buy grandmother’s egg cakes, so grandmother can finish early and go and look after grandfather. Today, grandmother waited for me at the gates to thank me. She said that a noodle selling uncle is giving her some space in his kiosk so she can sell there out of the weather. When someone comes to buy noodles, they may also want eggcakes as well. She doesn’t have to worry much anymore. Shushu, isn’t that noddle-shushu a good man?’‘Yes, ah,’ Zhengqing said smiling, ‘he is a good man.’ He would never have been able to think of this. Yin Ting was so thoughtful, she went out there and got the world to help, and now the old lady had a chance to meet someone who would assist her.‘I am very happy, but I do not have a telephone, could only wait to borrow the telephone to call you. But I also want to tell Tingting-jie and every one.’Zhengqing heart turned to mush as Xiao Shitou’s words, ‘Tingting-jie is back, Shushu will tell her.’‘Thank you, Shushu,’ Shi Liang said, ‘When I grow up I want to be a good man.’‘You already are, Xiao Shitou,’The little girl laughed shyly, ‘I must go now,’‘Alright, when I am free I will come and see you with Tingting-jie.’‘Good.’ She said happily.They said their goodbyes.Zhengqing went onto Yin Ting’s blog. She hadn’t updated in the last few days so he hadn’t been paying attention to her blog, so he had missed the post regarding the eggcake lady. Many people responded to the post.As he read the blog, he heard Yin Ting call. He looked up to see her running towards him, her beautiful face aglow. His heart felt warm.Some people glow, and they are able to pass their warmth to thers. Yin Ting was that kind of person.As she jumped into the car, she asked brightly, ‘Please be more serious, did you miss me?’Zhengqing’s answer was to pull her to him and kiss her. The gentle kiss lasted for several seconds. He pulled back; Yin Ting’s cheeks were pink and her eyes were bright.He groaned and pulled her back to him; he parted her lips and kissed her deeply. 

[1] Regent: Google started translating 'Please be more serious' to 'Regent' I liked it and kept it as it that way. 





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