95 ONE STEP AT A TIME

Then she felt something poking her back and it jolted her back to reality. Liu Yang blinked and shook her head lightly then turned to face the one doing it. It was one of the proofreaders of her team, Qiao Lan.

"Editor, it's almost time for our meeting, let's go," Qiao Lan said with a smile.

"Oh, let's go then." Liu Yang tilted her head while walking inside the publishing, thinking why the hell she was in daze early in the morning. Good thing it's still so early and there were still few people around especially Wan Li.

Liu Yang remembered the take-out given to her by Guan. Prying it open, she noticed there is a cup of coffee and two slices of sandwiches. There were still some content inside but because her hands were occupied with her other stuff, she could not dig deep into the package.

"Oh, Editor, was that your boyfriend earlier?" Qiao Lan suddenly popped a question out of nowhere as they were inside the elevator.

Liu Yang abruptly turned her head towards his direction with her eyes wide. "Hmm? What boyfriend?"

Qiao Lan smiled and pointed at the take-out in her hand. "The one who gave you that?"

"Oh, he's not." Well, that's the truth.

"Good thing he is not." Qiao Lan whispered and heaved a sigh of relief. Truth be told he had a crush on Liu Yang for a while now. She may not be that beautiful or one that stands out from the crowd but she's so brilliant and pure in his eyes.

"You saying something?" Liu Yang did not hear what he said.

He shook his head like a rattle. "Uh, n…nothing. Let's go, Editor." He made way for her as they arrived at their respective floor.

"Tell everyone to be ready at the room in five minutes." She instructed and went to her office.

"Will do, Editor." Qiao Lan bowed. He took one last look at her retreating back before going straight to his desk.

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Sweet music filled the entire car. Guan hummed with the tune while waving his free hand in the air and lightly banging his head. He is in a jovial mood today.

He had taken the first step in forgetting about her and hopes that this will be the beginning of a new life for him.

The music was interrupted with an incoming call. Guan turned the music off and glanced at his ringing phone. It's an international call and he has an inkling who it is. He put it on hands-free mode.

"G, any problems in the company?"

"No, there isn't. I called to tell you that I sent an email about last month's stats of the company." A sweet female voice rang inside the car.

"Oh, okay. Thank you."

Silence followed at the other end of the line that made Guan frown.

"Hey, are there any other reports?"

The woman cleared her throat and uttered. "When will you come back?"

He scoffed then chuckled. "I told you before, I won't be coming back. I'm gonna handle my father's business here and probably start a new life. Don't worry, I'll find time to visit the business over there." He assured.

"Don't you miss it here? Don't you miss me?"

Guan chuckled once again. He is confused as to why Giselle is acting this way right now. Don't tell me she's…? No, that's highly impossible. What they had was just purely out of lust, nothing more.

"Why are you being so clingy? Are you into me?" he laughed as he teased her. The truth is, he's trying to test her reaction.

Then he heard a crisp 'Fuck you!' from her that made him burst into laughter and the line went dead.

"She ended the call? I haven't even told her to come to my inauguration."

Guan brushed off her tantrum and continued listening to some music while driving. Today, he is going to the old mansion because his mother has something important to talk to him. He wondered what it could be.

Overseas.

Giselle almost smashed her phone to the ground. How could he be so insensitive towards her feelings! He must come back here, come back to her! This is where he belongs. She will do everything and anything for him to come back and not even his family could stop her.