The CEO's Rented Wife

Lina and Robin sat inside the car, as they waited for Wang. Lina had been wearing high-heeled sandals from early morning, and her feet were paining a lot.

Lina assumed that Wang would take some more time. She turned her face towards Robin. "Ahmm! Can I take my sandals off? I swear, my feet never smell bad.

"Haha! No problem. You can remove them," Robin laughed at the weird question of the crimson haired girl.

"Oh! Thank you so much. I've been wearing this sandals since early morning.. and my feet hurt so much," sighed Lina as she removed her sandals and massaged her feet with her hands. "I really don't understand how some women can wear these high heels for the entire day," Lina wondered.

"Try wearing some sandals of our company's brands. Sometimes, the company gifts many products to the employees. I gifted a few sandals to my wife. According to her.. they are very comfortable," shared Robin.

"I have heard a lot of praises for the company's products. I, intentionally, didn't wear the company's brands. I don't want anyone, especially Mr. Wang, to think that I'm trying to impress him, or anyone, by wearing their brands." Lina confessed and continued to massage her feet. "Ouch! My feet hurt so much," sighed Lina.

The conversation was interrupted by Mr. Wang's arrival. He walked towards the car, and before Robin could step out of the car to open his door, Wang opened it by himself and entered the vehicle's backseat. "To the company," Wang said.

"Yes, Mr. Wang," smiled Robin.

Lina, hurriedly, started to wear back her sandals. She bent down a little to pick them up. "I'm sorry. I removed my sandals to.. err.. massage my feet," Lina hesitated. "I am wearing them back," Lina continued.

Wang was speechless. He could not stop himself from smiling at the innocence of the girl. But, he made sure that his smile wasn't being noticed by anyone.

Robin started the car, and three of them drove to Wang Fashion House.

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The day before the 'catalog shooting day' was always the most hectic day at Wang Fashion House. All the departments were to collaborate before every shoot. All the company's departments, including the fashion designing houses, purchase departments and the inventory management teams, were further divided into many sub-departments, depending upon the products they dealt in.

Wang Fashion House catered to all the fashion needs of men, women and children of all the countries across the globe. A complete army of professionals managed hundreds of brands, with each brand having different marketing themes, different product collections. And the most crucial days had always been 'catalog shooting days'. And, Wang Fashion House always looked like a fish market, a day before the shooting day. No team could afford to miss important designs. Everyone's job was at stake.. their sales targets were to be met.

Wang walked into the lobby of his professional empire along with Lina. While Wang casually walked around to check all the arrangements for the shoot, Lina was very confused and scared as she observed the 'fish market' like scene at the company.

Employees were running here and there, carrying heavy stuff. Team members ran to and fro within various departments and cabins, carrying the products that they dealt in. Everyone was breathless and tense.

Lina walked towards the reception area. "What is happening? Are we shifting our office base?" Lina asked the receptionist.

"No! No! Everyone is preparing for the catalog shoot, that is going to happen tomorrow," said the receptionist, as she hurriedly picked up some boxes and walked towards one of the cabins.

Lina was finding this entire scene to be too stressful for her. She decided to give herself a small break. 'I would soon get used to this atmosphere', Lina thought and walked towards her office.

Lina's office was besides Wang's office. Both the offices were separated by a glass wall. This was to ensure that the personal assistant was always easily accessible to the CEO.

Lina entered her office and sat on her chair, as she waited for her next task. She could see Mr. Wang's office across the glass wall.