TEMPORARILY APART (4)

When she opened her eyes again, there was a silhouette of a man on the other end of the fountain beyond the water. He seemed to be staring at her, watching her even while her eyes were closed.

When she opened her eyes, the man started walking around the circumference of the fountain towards her, approaching her. He stopped at a close proximity in front of her.

"It's such a great opportunity to bump into you here. I call it serendipity. It's our fate to meet in front of this wonderful fountain, Juliet."

"Mr. Zhu!" She winced at his superfluous, and overly romanticized words, but kept on her face a politically acceptable smiling expression. "What a pleasant surprise."

"What brought you here?"

"As a matter of fact, I am headed to your office." He admitted.

"May I know the purpose of your visit?" Xue Jinxu could sense that it might go towards the direction she's would not want to delve with.

"I simply wanted to see you."