8 A MAN WITH AN ATTRACTIVE VOICE

Jin Zhilan looked at the two men who were already stopped in front of a Black coloured Cadillac Escalade SUV. The chauffeur carefully kept the luggage down.

The man in the executive attire handed the paper bags to the chauffeur. Then he went around the SUV to check whether the car was in good condition or not. Then he started giving instructions to the chauffeur regarding the things to be taken care of.

While talking, the executive man suddenly frowned after looking at the chauffeur's face because the chauffeur's eyes were drooping shut.

"Dai Xuan, What happened to you? You look exhausted. Are you Okay?"

Dai Xuan shook his head slowly and tried to keep his eyes wide open.

"If you are not okay, then I can drive Boss to the farmhouse tonight"

Dai Xuan ran his hand over his face and sighed.

"I am sorry assistant An. I have a fever. My whole body is sagging with weariness. But I don't want to neglect my duties", Dai Xuan said with an embarrassing smile.

Assistant An Yuhe sighed and again suggested to chauffeur, "You need a few hours sleep. Go home. I will talk to boss"

Dai Xuan shook his head and said, "Assistant An, It is okay. I already took medications. I can drive. Boss will be here anytime soon. I will load his luggage in the cargo space"

"Then, I hope you can manage. If you are still feeling tired, ask any of the bodyguards to drive. I am leaving now", assistant An Yuhe reminded the chauffeur Dai Xuan.

Dai Xuan smiled and nodded his head. "Good night Assistant An"

"Good night. Have a safe journey"

Jin Zhilan was watching the whole scenario from behind the pillars. She was looking for an opportunity to climb into assistant An Yuhe's car again. But she didn't get any chance.

After talking to the chauffeur, assistant An Yuhe left the garage in his car. Jin Zhilan looked at the back of the vanishing car dejectedly since it was her last ray of hope.

Soon the chauffeur loaded the goods inside the trunk of the car. He was about to close the trunk, when his phone started buzzing. He took the phone from his pocket and attended the call. He tried to talk to the person on the other side of the call. But it was not audible. So he started walking towards the entrance of the garage.

Taking advantage of this situation, Jin Zhilan ran towards the SUV. Cadillac Escalade has vast cargo space. She climbed inside and arranged the baggage a bit. Then she hid herself behind the goods. She hid her small backpack too.

After several minutes, there was the sound of steady footsteps coming closer from afar in the garage. Panic started to flare inside her. The footsteps were approaching nearer to the car but suddenly stopped.

Thereafter she heard a deep manly voice, "Dai Xuan".

Even Though, it was a raspy and frosty voice, it was attractive too.

All of a sudden, someone's running footsteps echoed in the garage.

"Yes, Boss!", it was chauffeur's panting voice.

"Give me the keys and close the trunk", she heard that manly voice again.

"But Boss…"

"Give me the keys", the man's snappy voice echoed.

"OK, Boss!"

"Go home now. You can resume your duties after the lunar new year holidays. I expect you to be fit by that time" The man sounded dominating.

"Boss…"

"Close the trunk now", the man's voice turned more impatient.

"OK, Boss!"

Dai Xuan quickly obeyed and closed the trunk lid. After hearing his Boss's words, Dai Xuan was so excited that he didn't notice Jin Zhilan's exposed legs from behind the baggage.

Soon, the man took the driver's seat and slammed the door shut and then the engine revved to life.

The car started moving after a few seconds. From the sounds, it was clear that there was only one person inside the car. Jin Zhilan deduced that this man was the boss of that executive. From earlier conversations, it was evident that he was going on a trip. She didn't know how she was going to explain to this man once he discovered her in the cargo. She just hoped that she could go far away from Jing city. She didn't want to bump into any of the Xu members.

As she was engrossed in her thoughts, the speed of the car increased. But it was not too fast. It was moving smoothly, as if an experienced driver was behind the wheel. Most likely they were travelling on a freeway.

At night, there was a new sound. The man started humming a song. After a little while, he began singing in a smooth and pleasant voice. He no longer sounded dominating. Rather, he sounded deep and intoxicating.

Jin Zhilan was surprised at first but later started listening intently to the song. She liked his husky tone. She reminisced about her time with her mother, how her mother used to sing beautiful lullabies at night to help her sleep when she was small.

She felt a slight warmth in her heart and felt at ease. She no longer felt any panic as she was mesmerized by the man's singing. It felt magical. She started relaxing and closed her eyes listening to the song, silently. As soon as she closed her eyes, she fell into a deep slumber.