Both Yin De and Shi Xiaoqing were outside the room begging her. Yin Shuiling sat down on the bed by herself, and she curled her slim legs together. She buried her small face between them as she was silently in a day dream.
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The next afternoon
Yin Shuiling stood outside the doors of Universal Finance.
She tugged the skirt that she was wearing. She took in a big breath of air before she walked inside.
The receptionist quickly welcomed her and said, “Miss Yin, how are you? Are you here to look for President Yin? President Yin is in the office upstairs. I will bring you over to see him.”
Yin Shuiling curled the corners of her lips up into a smile as she said, “Thank you.”
They went into the lift, and when they walked out of the lift, Yin Shuiling immediately saw the large wooden doors that were adorned with flower carvings was open, and Yin Muchen was dressed in a white shirt, matched with a pair of black trousers as he walked out the doors.
He had a document in his hands as he lowered his gaze down to converse with Liu Caizhe, who was by his side.
Yin Shuiling froze in her tracks. She has not seen him in a year, and counting the days, he was already 28 years old. The man’s handsome features became way more defined and obvious as the days went by, and he seemed to have gotten even taller. His broad shoulders became more smooth, and he became even more reserved, he looked regal and even more mature.
If the 25 year old man was a premium product, then the 28 year old man was a top rate item.
Hu Ya noticed her first. “Miss Yin.”
Upon hearing this sound, Yin Muchen raised his head up. His dark, marble-like eyes looked towards the girl, and he scanned her from head to toe. There was a warm expression on his face as he said, “Shuiling, why did you come over today?”
Yin Shuiling stepped forward and said, “I…have something to tell you.”
Yin Muchen nodded his head and said, “Okay, you should go over to my office to wait for me. I have a meeting. I will be done in half an hour…”
“Okay.” Yin Shuiling nodded her head.
…
Yin Shuiling went inside the office, and at this moment, the receptionist held a meal tray in her hands as she walked inside. “Miss Yin, this is what President asked me to prepare for your afternoon tea. I have picked some snacks that girls like to have. The taste of this ice cream is not bad. Miss Yin can have a taste.”
The receptionist handed the ice cream over to Yin Shuiling.
Yin Shuiling thanked her and took the tray.
The receptionist walked out of the room.
Yin Shuiling had a look at the ice cream in her hands. It was strawberry flavored. Actually, she did not want to eat anything. She was worried, but as she waited on, she was bored, so she stretched her small pink tongue out to lick the cone.
President…
Yin Shuiling knew that everyone changed the way that they addressed Yin Muchen. No one dared to address him as “Young Master Yin” anymore. No matter where he appeared, everyone would address him as “President Yin”.
It was a sign of this man’s status.
Yin Shuiling was in deep thought, and she suddenly heard the sound of people conversing outside the door. The doors of the office were not shut completely, and there was a gap in the door. She walked over in that direction and listened.
“I heard that Miss Yin came over. She is in President’s office. President really treats Miss Yin so well. She is not his biological younger sister, but he treats her like one.”
“That’s right, our President is way too forgiving and benevolent. If I were him, a family that powerful like the Yin family, our President was only 18 when he had to go to England to further his studies in finance. His family forced him to go over to America to study business management. They are obviously thinking of using President to work for the Yin Corporation for the rest of his life. You did not see Yin De and Shi Xiaoqing being so selfish and evil. They hated that they could not snatch everything that was valuable away from President. The moment I saw that, I almost wanted to vomit.”
“Who in the entire T City would not know that the Yin family has treated our President as a tool? The Yin family has gained connections with the Mu family and immediately kicked our President out. We might now know if any trouble comes up in the future, and they have a use for our President, they might ask President to come back again. This Yin family is so shameless; I pity President so much.”
“Don’t discuss this anymore. Actually, President still treasures Miss Yin. The relationship between Miss Yin and President is very good, and he doesn’t want Miss Yin to be wedged in the middle, so he allowed the Yin family to make use of him.”
“In my opinion, this Miss Yin also has to know something is up. Her parents blackmailed President emotionally. She should not continue to be her parent’s accomplice. President has achieved so much today due to his own hard work and suffering. She should learn to pity our President.”
Yin Shuiling felt her ears buzzing, and her small face was both red and white at the same time. She was embarrassed.
Actually, she had long known her parent’s attitude towards her, ever since Yin Muchen left for America when she was 8 years old…
She knew that she should not come to beg him.
She did not have the right to do so.
But, they were her parents after all. They were in trouble, and she could not stand aside and refuse to help them as a daughter.
Furthermore, during this period of time, she did not know if she could not rely on him now, who else could she rely on then?
Yin Shuiling turned around and went back to the side of the French windows. She drooped her small head down, feeling wronged.
…
Yin Muchen was back from his meeting. Hu Ya opened the doors of the office, and he walked into the room.
He saw the girl, who was standing by the side of the French windows, at first glance.
The girl had grown taller. Her body has developed very well. She was dressed in a white dress that accentuated her soft and curvy figure. Her small waist was still the same, like a willow.
She drooped her small head down as she licked the ice cream. Her small, supple face was just like the egg white of a boiled egg. It was so supple that he could pinch water out of it. Her long, thick eyelashes were resting quietly. He had not seen her for three years now, and she was still so obedient that others pitied her the moment they saw her.
Yin Muchen noticed the small pink tongue that she stuck out. His Adam’s apple went tight. His body was hot, and he had a reaction.
He was busy with work over the past year, and he had not had a woman for a long time already.
And now, she easily ignited a fire in him.
He came forward. His voice was a little hoarse as he said, “Shuiling, what is the matter? You came to look for me to settle?”
Yin Shuiling woke up from her troubles, and she turned her gaze sideways to look at the man’s handsome features. She shook her head and said “It’s nothing.”
As she spoke, she stuffed half of the ice cream cone she held in her hand back into the man’s hand as she winked her eyes before she cheekily said, “Why can’t I come and have a look even if there is nothing up? It has been so long since we last met. Yin Muchen, I miss you.”
She really missed him very much.
Yin Muchen listened to the girl letting the words “Yin Muchen” pass through her lips, and he slowly started to smile. He wanted to stretch his hand out to ruffle her hair, but he did not move his hand. “You are so rude/ You are calling Older Brother by his full name?”
“I just want to address you as Yin Muchen… Yin Muchen, Yin Muchen, I like you. When will you be able to accept me?”
Yin Muchen did not have a change in his expressions and he lowered his volume. “Shuiling, don’t fool around.”
She was not fooling around. Over the past two years, she had called him “Yin Muchen” multiple times. She has told him that she likes him many times, but every time, he asks her not to fool around. He just did not believe that she really liked him.
When would he know what was inside her heart?
Yin Shuiing wanted to continue speaking, but at this moment, her phone that she placed in her pockets started to vibrate. She knew that her parents were calling her.
The smile on her small face did not change, and she looked over at the man before she said, “I am leaving now.”
“Okay… I will ask the chauffeur to take you…”
“Oh, there is no need for that. I am going to school, it is a quick journey.” Yin Shuiling moved her slim legs as she left.
Yin Muchen turned his body to the side and sent the girl off with his gaze.
…
The smile on Yin Shuiling’s face remained there until she walked out through the main lobby of Universal Finance. She walked along the main streets, and she took out the phone in her pocket and answered the call.
“Hello, Shuiling, how did it go? Did Mu Chen to agree help us?”
“Mum.” The smile on Yin Shuiling’s face suddenly disappeared, and she looked into the distance. She said every word carefully, “Do you know why I did not speak to both of you in the past two years? That was because I felt that every single word that for your mouths was disgusting… Why can’t both of you treat Older Brother a little better? Why do both of you want to be so dominant? I feel embarrassed. I feel so embarrassed. Why would I have parents like you?”
The other end was froze, and it was after a long while before Shi Xiaoqing’s voice trembled as she said, “Shuiling, Mummy…”
Ding, ding. The girl hung up.
The tears in her eyes flowed down at once, and Yin Shuiling stretched her small hand out to wipe them away. She took a breath through her nostrils. There was a bench in the park for her to sit down, and she lifted her gaze up to have a look at the busy streets while both of her eyes were exhausted.
How would she have known that this was the last time she would speak to her mother?
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Inside the office
Liu Caizhe walked inside and realized that Yin Muchen had one of his hands in his pocket. He used another hand to hold onto half of an ice cream cone that was about to melt as he turned his body to the side. He was looking towards the direction of the lift for a long time.
“Muchen, what are you doing? Are you daydreaming?”
Yin Muchen withdrew his gaze, and he was calm as he glanced at Liu Caizhe. He walked over to the side of the rubbish bin. He threw the half of the ice cream into the bin and walked around the office desk to grab a few tissues to wipe his hands. He seemed to be nonchalant as he asked, “Over these past three years, how has she been living? When I saw her just now, she seemed to be…very wronged and very upset… Did Yin De and Shi Xiaoqing treat her badly?”
He could tell at first glance that the smile on the corners of her lips was fake.
Liu Caizhe’s heart skipped a beat before he calmed himself down to say, “Yin De and Shi Xiaoqing just have such a precious daughter, they are so afraid of her being in any accident. Why would they treat her poorly? Oh, I forgot something. Over the past three years, Yin De and Shi Xiaoqing would bring Miss Yin over to the Mu family as a guest every week. Both families would interact with one another harmoniously.”
Yin Muchen sat down on the genuine leather office chair. There was no shock on his face, and he only lifted his head up slightly. He undid the top two buttons on his white shirt.
Liu Caizhe looked at the man’s facial expression. Although he didn’t express much, his entire face was all dark, there was a cold, sinister aura coming from his body.
Liu Caizhe knew that he had hit his soft spot.
“Muchen,” Liu Caizhe stepped forward, and he placed the documents on the table. “There is good news. We have found out where your mother is.”
Yin Muchen’s entire body froze. He lowered his gaze down as he quickly flipped through the documents.
“Muchen, lately, we have been pressuring Yin De more and more. He has lost his direction and does not have his guard up. The spy that I have placed by his side has finally found where your mother is. But Muchen, I hope that you can prepare your heart. Aunty’s eyes seem to be…”
…
Yin Shuiling sat down on the long bench until the sky turned dark. She stood up and wanted to return to the dorms, but she was suddenly interrupted. Ding! She received a text message.
Yin Shuiling’s heart skipped a beat. This text message…
She quickly took out her phone and opened the text message. The text was simple as usual — 8 o’ clock, Universal Finance President’s office.
Yin Shuiling’s entire face burned up.
…
She had just left this office in the afternoon, and now, she went back once again. She pushed the door open and entered the room. She did not see anyone around, but the relaxation room in the office had the sound of water flowing. Yin Muchen was taking a shower.
Yin Shuiling sat down on the sofa. She had not done it for a year now, and she felt both alien and nervous.
Furthermore, she was not in her normal state today. She had something inside her heart. Her right eyelid was twitching non stop, and her senses were all over the place, as if a disaster was about to happen.
