Mark Of The Destiny

"TEAM, submit your files to Mr. Long before taking your seats around the table," Suyin ordered the small army of interns following her as she whispered something to Long Tao.

Interns looked confused as Long Tao left the room after getting the files. Aren't they going to discuss it? Without files, how will they discuss it? They wanted to question, but none of them had the guts to ask Suyin, the intensity of her gaze is too searing for these poor college students who were yet to pass out.

Suddenly, this inforced the respect for Long Tao, who had to work beside Suyin for the entire day. How did he manage it even at 40+?

"Oh, we've limited seats," out if twenty interns, six were standing in the corner while the fourteen were seated comfortably. "No problem, you all sit with me,"

Ignoring the head position; Suyin shrugged out of her yellow blazer and sat down on the carpeted floor before placing the blazer on her l.a.p to cover her legs.

The interns looked shocked. "M-Mam…."

"What are you waiting for? Don't tell me none of you sat on the floor before?" she didn't bother to look at the interns at the conference table. "Well…. I and my best friend watch movies like this, with a bucket of popcorn, smoothie, some cushions, and a warm blanket. Have you never done it before?"

An intern walked over and sat down facing her. "No problem in sitting here,"

Slowly the remaining interns followed, embarrassing the ones sitting at the table. They all stood up facing her, with guilt written over their faces.

"First lesson," Suyin's voice echoed, "Whenever I say 'team', it includes all of you, including me. The one in the beige shirt, what were my exact words,"

The beige shirt boy looked up, "Submit your file to--"

"Nope. Can someone else recall it for me?"

One of them mustered the courage, "Submit-"

"Wrong!" She interrupted him, "It started with one word 'TEAM'. I asked my TEAM to sit around the table. Why were six of them left out? Haven't you noticed kids how they accommodate everyone at a little space? Actually, you all lost free five points I left for you at the table."

All of their heads snapped to the table where a few table flags were arranged. One of them counted, and they were exactly twenty. At the back of each flag was written-

[If twenty = +5. If fourteen = -5]

Interns "…"

One of the interns in a meek voice, "Mam, did we just receive -5?"

"Minus ten it is. Now come and sit around," Suyin dropped another bomb. "That day I asked my 'TEAM' to prepare a report but I got twenty individual reports that Long Tao went to put into shredder machine. Congratulations!"

Interns "…."

"When only three of my interns helped me with the case, why would I ask all of you to prepare individual reports? My motive was to let you learn from the experience of those three interns, which you didn't," the interns looked at each other's faces. With a group, it was barely a few hours's task, but they spend their entire weekend only to get the reports shredded?

Above that, their pride didn't allow them to approach fellow interns to get information. They did the work individually, based on the information available on the internet and what they witnessed.

"From now onwards, you've to work together as I've mentioned already that only three interns will follow me the on-field job. But report you'll prepare in a group." She glanced over as Long Tao came with a few official files and doc.u.ments, but interns looked with hope. "Don't look. These are mine. You can collect yours from the shredder machine later."

She accepted the files and expressed gratitude.

"Message prosecutor Chen Wenwei to meet me once and a cup of strong coffee. The way you made last time."

"Sure," He questioned with his brows about the interns sitting with a sullen face.

"Oh, they?? They will work under my watch today. All of you prepare the report from scratch. I need it by the end of the day."

Interns, "…."

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With such a busy day, Suyin forgot to keep track of time or think about Wang Shi. Signing the last file, she kept tied up everything and stretched her sore body. Her bum and back hurt. Then she glanced at the interns who were already at the conclusion. Glad they showed teamwork.

Speaking of teamwork, she and Wang Shi were best at it. Sigh…. Here she started thinking about him again.

Her phone rang, and Wang Shi's name flashed, bringing an unusual smile at her face. She picked at the first ring, "I was thinking about you,"

"Really?"

*Toot toot toot*

She hung up, biting her tongue at her stupidity. Feeling a pair of forty eyes at her, she snapped her head to the right, startling the interns.

"Nothing mam… we are doing it."

"Almost done,"

"Hey, tell me more information about it,"

"And you type properly,"

"…"

"Keep doing, I'll be back," She left, trying to absorb the fact she said something that she shouldn't.

Interns 1, "Am I the only one who heard something that I shouldn't?"

Intern 2, "Nope. We all did,"

Intern 3, "Who do you think the caller was?"

Intern 2 smacked Intern 3's head, "None of our concern. Do you want more deduction in points?"

Yu Mixi, "He's right. It's her personal matter. Just make sure we don't talk about it to anyone. People are looking for ways to take pull her down. Don't add on to her problems."

Suyin came to her office and shut the door. After a few deep breaths, she punched his number a dozen times and canceled, though it was saved in contacts already. Finally, she called. "Hello, Wang Shi,"

"You hung up on me,"

"I was in a meeting, that's why."

"But you said something. What was it?" he paused, "Something about thinking about me. Why?"

Suyin "…"

'Just don't ask. I can write a complete book on why Zhao Suyin thinks about Wang Shi.'

"T-to thank you. It was a good medicine."

"Oh right. How are you feeling?"

"Good. Thanks to you." her stomach quivered thinking about the hickey she left on him. It had taken every ounce of her willpower to say the next two words, "And you?"

"Huh?"

"I-I…." gulps, "I-I…. JamestoldmethatIhurtyou."

There was a pause as if he was trying to arrange the space between her fast-forward sentence.

"Oh, that…. It's fine." She heard the creak of his chair and imagined him pushing himself to it. ���Isn't your pact of hundred kisses with Honey? When did I get involved?"

She s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath. Bloody hell! Wang Shi was a devil, beast, monster, Yama, cruel, and everything bad when he teases. What was he doing?

"Just dream on. I was drunk that why it happened." controlling her emotions she huffed.

'In reality, I want to do worse with you. Like tearing your clothes with my teeth and….. and…..'

She heard his incessant laughter, which warmed her own heart. She continued pretending. "If you have nothing to say, I'll hang up."

"Okay sorry. No more teasing. Listen…. It's about the contract. How about we finalize everything so that our lawyers could complete the formalities?"

"Sure. We can have a meeting this Friday until then I'll ask my lawyer to prepare doc.u.ments."

"Your office or mine,"

"Mine. My senior would be sitting with me at the meeting."

"Thank you," he replied, "I can't wait to start working with you,"

She stared at the phone for a long time even after she hung up. It was she who cut the call. Sometimes she's tongue-tied in front of him. So rare, but it happens whenever he armors his teasing mode.

Savage!

And here she thought she's the shameless one. But Wang Shi takes it to another level!

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