6 Zhi Rou, The Broken Recorder

In a car, there sits a man, grinning but after a few seconds that grin was wiped off as if it was never there.

Su Jie Sheng looked over at the window and still could imagine the dumbfounded expression of the girl.

The way she laughed and turn flustered in an instant makes you want to protect her. Although he knows that she is an independent and strong woman that could survive in the modern world; he still wants to preserve that smile.

If it was in the past, he would never dare to do it considering their work and career in the company unless he was pushed to show his affection.

While reminiscing her flustered appearance, a memory overlapped in his mind that he swear that would never happen because he will be here.

He is now not the ignorant bastard in the past...

A solemn atmosphere takes over the car as it drives through the busy road of the energetic city in the middle of the night.

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On the other hand, Yong Zhi Rou can't remember how she got up into her apartment and washed up.

Her mind is still overheating thinking what just happened.

And what did he meant about when he said: "I knew, I knew from the start that you like it so that's why I chose it."?

Was it some kind of puzzle? Connecting the clues? What are even the clues?

Something I like...?

After I wear my pajamas, I realized that it was late in the night now and I really need some sleep. As an anemic person, sleep is an essential dose for me.

When I entered the bed, sleepiness quickly hit me hard. Unconsciously, the puzzle that I was thinking was thrown off at the back of my head and was totally forgotten.

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A new day started with a busy schedule.

I entered his office with a cup of coffee in one hand and a clip folder in another.

"This is the report from yesterday meeting and you have an appointment with Mr. Chang. He is responsible for the Engineers. The meeting is in this afternoon at 1:30 PM in the office." I reported as I put down the clip folder that holds the report about yesterday meeting at his table.

"Type this and arrange the data of Mr. Chang with his previous works and hand it to me in 20 minutes." Su Jie Sheng ordered while handing me the documents for retyping as his sight never leaves the computer.

"Yes." I replied immediately and headed out of the office.

Inside the office, a pair of eyes is locked on the door which just been closed by Yong Zhi Rou.

The side of the lips was slightly lifted as he looked at the door for a few seconds.

Then his gaze went back to the computer that is crammed of words of an investigation report between the board members.

The atmosphere suddenly went cold.

Looking at the pictures and the investigation report below their names, you can clearly see despicable words describing their works.

Illegal trades of aircrafts, shipments, weapons, drugs, prostitution business, and other more dealings that can affect the company anytime if known.

The people in the investigation are all the loose ends that needs to be uprooted. The greed that sips into their bones should be extracted and their bodies should be thrown into the river.

The glint of coldness can be seen in the eyes of Su Jie Sheng.

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The rest of the week was spend working in the office and running on errands.

In a flash, Saturday came.

Yong Zhi Rou was cooking for dinner when a call came in.

I looked at the caller and it was Su Jie Sheng. I reached for the answer button and answered it

"Good evening, boss." I habitually greeted.

The other side was silent for a few second and answered:

"I already told you to call me Sheng, did you already forgot that...Zhi Rou?" I don't know why but his voice can make someone breathless and it was especially enhanced when I set the phone besides my ear.

All the hair on my body stood up, as if it was electrocuted especially when he said my name.

Like a hitch on my throat, I almost forgot to breath.

"It— it was a response out of habit... Sheng." I don't know where I got the force to get those words out but I ended up mumbling it as if chocked and out of breath.

"Get ready for tomorrow, we are going to Korea to look at the progress and modification. It will be 3 days and 2 nights. I'll get you at 6:00 AM tomorrow for the flight."

"Ha? Yes, I'll get ready." I dumbly replied that I totally forgot that tomorrow is Sunday and there is no work in that day.

"Hmm, goodnight." And after that, he hung up the call.

Wait, what? Goodnight…? Huh?

Like a broken recorder, I kept thinking about the "goodnight" and the "business travel to Korea".

I kept pondering that I completely l forgot about the soup that I was making for dinner.