Because I Cannot Hurt You

The next day in Han Corps.

A meeting was going on with the heads of each department giving their presentation of Han Corp's performance in the last quarter.
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But a certain CEO was dreamily thinking about his wife.

"Sir, our profits have grown by 11% in the last quarter. Our hotel near the amusement park that the Mu Constructions built has been giving great profits as well. That is the major source of our good performance this time."

They were eager to hear Zhiyuan's praise because all the employees had worked really hard for this collaboration project. The managers shared glances and wondered why he was so quiet.

"Sir?"

Zhiyuan broke out of his stupor. "Yup?" He looked at the presentation and nodded in appreciation. "Great job, everyone. I was already keeping track of all reports and certainly, our performance here shone the most. I am proud of you all."

Everybody beamed.

"This calls for a celebration. You can choose any venue to your liking for the party. The bill is on me."

"Thank you, Sir!" This cheered everyone in an instant.

One of them asked, "Sir, will you not be joining us?"

"I am busy thinking of a way to impress my wife," he said in a daze.

"Ah?"

They felt as if they heard wrong. 

Impress your wife? For what?

"Meeting adjourned."

The managers left in wonder. At the same time, Liang entered. "Zhiyuan, my buddy! How's it going? Your best friend is here. Tadah!"

He grimaced. "CEO Xu Liang, don't you have your own company to handle?"

"My capable assistant is there," Liang proudly smiled.

"Why don't you make him the CEO then?" He dryly said, "I pity him for getting a boss like you."

"Why so salty?" He whined. "You should be happy that I am here!"

"You are here every other day. How many times should I be happy?"

"Ouch!" Liang dramatically clutched his chest. "It's painful here…My best friend just cruelly ditched me."

Zhiyuan rolled his eyes.

"What are you thinking so hard about anyway?" Liang asked as he grabbed a chair.

"About Xinyi."

He raised his brow. "I see. So you are churning your brain on how to impress her."

Zhiyuan had already confessed everything to Liang a few days back. Naturally, Liang was shocked to the core upon learning the truth but was also happy to see him moving forward and taking responsibility instead of drowning himself in pain and guilt.

Indeed, the past was terrible, but it was already the past now. It was important to learn his mistakes, leave the past behind him and look towards the future.

Liang scratched his chin. "How will you impress a woman who has been in love with you for nine years? I mean you have already swept her off her feet years back. She already loves you."

Zhiyuan smirked. "I have to make her fall for me even more then. More than she could have imagined."

Then his expression turned pitiful. "You think that it's easy, but it's not. You have no idea how mad she is at me for reading her diary."

Liang couldn't help but laugh. "Well, anybody would be in her place too. But then you wouldn't have ever come to know anything. That's why you are so pitiful. Damned if you did, damned if you don't."

"Haha. Very funny," Zhiyuan mimicked a dry laugh.

"You should have seen Xinyi. Since yesterday, she hadn't spoken a single word to me. She is avoiding me. Even at night, she maintained her distance from me even though Siying was sleeping between us. Then today morning, she completely ignored me while having breakfast. I waved her goodbye before leaving and she turned her head away. That's not all. She has even locked her study table and drawers so that I don't get near them and touch her stuff. More than anything, she is extremely mad because I read her diary."

"Ahahaha!!" Liang clutched his stomach and rolled in laughter.

"This morning, she even educated Siying in front of me about how it's bad to touch and especially 'read' other people's stuff without permission."

"Hahaha! Oh...oh my God. You are doomed. It's unbelievable. Are you talking about the same Xinyi we know? Hahaha…"

He grimaced.

"Hey! Don't give me that accusing look. We have never seen Xinyi so angry before and especially at you," Liang was still laughing as he spoke.

Ah I have to tell this to Ah Cy! This is breaking news!

Zhiyuan sighed and leaned back on his chair. "Ah my heart. She refuses to even look me in the eye."

Liang grinned. "Then what will you do?"

He smiled. "What else? Make her look at me. That's what I am thinking…"

His gaze shifted on the report in front of him. He blinked his eyes and then they slowly widened as an idea struck him. He brightened.

"I just got a way."

"What?"

Zhiyuan slid the report in front of him.

Liang glanced through it and said in disdain. "Are you going to show this report to Xinyi and share your company's quarter results with her? Isn't that boring?"

Zhiyuan smacked on his head. "Idiot. What is the report about?"

"About the hotel's profit that was built in collaboration with Mu Constructions amusement park."

Zhiyuan grinned. "Yes, amusement park. Time to take her on a lovely date. Xinyi looks timid, but she actually loves thriller rides and attractions a lot."

Liang said, "Ohhh, I get it. But the problem is will she agree to come with you? Looking at how she is avoiding you, she would just walk away even if she might like the fun."

Zhiyuan raised his brow. "I know. It's impossible to make her agree at this stage when a volcano is erupting within her. But, I have a secret weapon~ She won't be able to say no to him."

"Hah! So shameless to use your son like this," Liang narrowed his eyes.

"It's not called using. It's helping his father in his difficult times," Zhiyuan innocently said. "He will be the key for Xinyi's approval haha!"