Chapter 1189: Restless
"You might have to make a trip to the HQ," said Cloe. "Some matters need you to be there in person."
"When?" asked Raelle.
"Next month," answered Cloe.
"That's fine. I'm going to take Xian to see the place I grew up in. So, I can spare some time."
Cloe looked up at Raelle with a complicated expression.
"What?"
Cloe shook her head, "Lately, you put Shui Xian above everything. Even above work. I never thought I'd see this change."
"That's not entirely true," said Raelle. "Work is still very important to me. It's just that so is my husband."
Cloe smiled at that and nodded her head in agreement. "Anyway, it's good if you can make time for this trip to the HQ. Let me know in time so I can prepare for it."
"What about my new assistant?"
Cloe paused, "Are you that eager to get rid of me?"
"Yes," said Raelle.
"That's hurtful," was Cloe's response.
"You should be used to it by now."
Cloe actually didn't take her words seriously at all. She knew very well why she kept asking for the new assistant.
"I'm not getting married so soon," said Cloe. "So, you'll have to bear with me until then."
"I'm giving you a chance to have more time with your boyfriend. You don't appreciate the kindness of your boss? Have you ever met such a generous boss in your life?"
"No, Chief," replied Cloe. "Of course, I haven't met such a generous boss like you. After all, since the time I got into the workforce, I've been stuck with you. How would I be able to meet any kind of a boss?" She took a brief pause and added, "I've looked at the candidates. But I am not satisfied with any of them. I've put a few on probation for half a year. Let me train them and after that, I'll do an assessment to decide who would get to be your assistant."
"So serious?" asked Raelle.
"I have to be thorough with this," said Cloe. "Also, Chief, you'll have to be mentally prepared for having two assistants now. One will be your assistant secretary. Other will be your life assistant."
"Why? Can't one person handle it all like you?"
"Not everyone is as talented as I am."
"When did you become so full of yourself?"
"If you stay close to ink, you get some black color on you. And if you stay close to vermillion, obviously, some red will be on you too."
"Are you saying, it's my influence?"
"What do you think, Chief?"
"Get back to work," was Raelle's response as she waved her off. Clearly, she was throwing her out of her office.
"Ah! I almost forgot. Your brother is here again," told Cloe as she collected the files.
"Oh," was the only response Raelle gave.
"Don't mind me asking but why is he coming here every day? It's been a week. And he doesn't even stay until you get off work. Doesn't come in to talk to you either. He just sits in the waiting room with his laptop, does his own work, attract a lot of attention from the employees, and then leaves."
"He is here to remind me every day."
"What is he reminding you of?"
"Guess?"
"I don't want to play." With that, Cloe left the office. But just as she entered her own office, she got a call from Raelle.
"Ask Mr. Xiang to come inside," said Raelle.
Cloe didn't know what was going on between these siblings but she wasn't all that curious too. Curiosity wasn't always good for health. It was better to do what she was told. Eventually, she will learn about the matter anyway. It's not like Raelle could hide it forever.
Cloe went to see Xiang Weimin who was packing his things exactly at 5 o'clock like he did in the previous days. He didn't even miss a second. He was always on the dot.
"Mr. Xiang," she called out. "Chief is calling you inside."
Xiang Weimin looked toward Raelle's office and then turned to Cloe, "Really?"
"Yeah," replied Cloe.
He nodded and took his things to knock on Raelle's door. As he opened the door, he found Raelle standing in front of the glass wall. Seeing him, she beckoned him inside.
"Are you that restless?" she asked.
"I'm not trying to rush you or anything," he said.
"Really? Then why are you here every day? You're lowering my employee's work efficiency."
"Am I? But I don't bother anyone."
"You being here is enough to bother people," said Raelle. "Sit down. And tell me why you're here?"
"I just came to work. Just a change of place. Also, I also wanted to see where you work. Why? Can't I do that?"
Raelle gave him a look, "I don't like people who don't get straight to the point. I think I don't need to tell you that."
"I wasn't lying though," he said. "I really did mean it when I said that I wanted to see where you work. And yes, I'm very restless but for several reasons. However, I feel a lot better when I come here to work. I don't even wanna enter the research center until everything is sorted out in my personal life."
"Why? Your concentration is so bad that you can't even work because something is on your mind. Are you sure you're my brother? Should we do a DNA test?"
Xiang Weimin gave her a smile that didn't look like a smile and said, "This face is our DNA. Since I came to sit here every day, no one questioned what I am to you. Because this face was enough to tell them that I'm your brother. You still have doubts?"
"With the way you've been acting, you can't blame me for having doubts now? Can you?"
"Forget it. I don't wanna discuss this anymore."
"Neither do I. You've wasted enough of my time already. So, what are you here for, brother?"
Read latest chapters at f(r)eewebnov𝒆l Only