I like you! - Part 1

The most anticipating day had arrived for Wang Yi-An, her official letter of acceptance from Yang Corps internship program was sent to her late at night, although it was an email, it was still official. Jumping with joy as she received it in her Inbox, she told Madam Fung and Fung Qi-Wei, "Auntie! Brother Fung! I got the acceptance letter from Yang Corps!"

They both cheers with her and smiled because they were proud of her. They wanted her to take the day off tomorrow to rest, however, Yang Yi-An wanted to work and make extra cash. Rejecting the offer, she continued with her duties.

Two more weeks before she officially works for Yang Corps. During these two weeks, Wang Yi-An worked at the restaurant every day, until her school begins next term. She has the internship at Yang Corps for the entire summer. Still, she needed to make enough money so that she could help her mother pay off the mortgage as soon as possible. Wang Yi-An's long-term goal is to have her mother retired early and enjoyed life. Wang Yi-An's mother is a single mother, and she worked so hard to raise her by herself. She wants to give all the best to her mother.

For two weeks, Yang Tian-Xu made excuses to his parents, telling them how overwhelmed it was at work. The business project with Jin Qi-Long and his company Faithful Gold Enterprise was very demanding, but he could handle it. Still, he told his friend, Jin Qi-Long to cover for him.

It was unusual for Yang Tian-Xu to make this request, so Jin Qi-Long accepted his request unquestionably. Often Mrs Yang would called Jin Qi-Long to asking him why he wouldn't answer her calls, curious about Yang Tian-Xu's whereabouts. Jin Qi-Long would tell her they were in meetings and Yang Tian-Xu was excessively focused to answer his phone.

Yang Tian-Xu wanted to avoid his parents, so he stayed at Yang Corps most of the time. He knew his parents would pressure him to date Tong Yue-Yan, but he is a man who knew what he exactly what he wanted.

Each day, he returned to the coffee shop, looking out at the same window, seat, just like that he'll watch the street. Rather, he was on his way to or getting off work, even during his days off. He always paid attention to the roads, walking more often than he would usually. Yang Tian-Xu hoped that one day, he'll meet her again.

His trains of thought kept him space-out the entire day, with each passing day, he became irritated easier, his assistant noticed the change in his behaviour. Strange, but Assistant Tseng remain silent. Until the end of the second week, Friday, the supposed last day of April.

Countless times he thought he could see her again, plenty of ways he would greet her. He replays the many possibilities of him meeting her again. When he does, perhaps should ask for her phone number? How could he ask her that? He ruffled his hair as he sat in his desk, thinking. He's a stranger to her, why would she give him her number? Probably, he'll try to stalk her first? Find out where she lives, works, or go to school. After that, he could pretend it was a coincident to meet her one day. Wait... Wouldn't that make him suspicious and creepy?

Oh God, help me.

He had both his hands covering his forehead as a thought came to him. Maybe he can pretend he lost his phone and needed to make a call and ask her if he could borrow her phone? That way he can thank her for letting him use her phone, then he can get her number, and her name!

"Ah!" he let out a frustrated expression that startles Assistant Tseng. Yang Tian-Xu seems to be in his deep thoughts, he lost his mind, doesn't know what to do with himself. Those trains of thoughts in Yang Tian-Xu's mind kept going on endlessly. He ruffled his head in depression. He asked himself out loud, "Just how pitiful am I?"

"Ah? Boss?" His assistant finally brought out the courage to ask him, after two weeks. He notices that President Yang has acted oddly since ever since two weeks ago. "Is there something wrong?"

"No, it's nothing. I had a long night." He replied as he pushes the question off like it was nothing, the tone of his voice seems depressing, of course, Assistant Tseng didn't want to pry.

Yang Tian-Xu wanted to talk about it, but he didn't. Even when it was killing him inside, he wondered how he could go about asking a stranger out? He must be crazy; he had only met her once. It is not like he had a whole conversation with her, he laid eyes on her once. There wasn't even a single word of exchange between them. It had already been two weeks. Nevertheless, the images of her smiling at him remains fresh in his mind.

She wasn't really smiling at him, he wasn't sure of it. She was pushing the cart for the old-lady while laughing and smiling. At that time, Yang Tian-Xu was waiting for them to pass in his car. Did she saw him? Did she smiled as a thank for waiting? His reaction was silence for a minute before he screamed, "Ah!" He became frustrated with himself again and this time he'd slammed his hands onto the desk hard, Assistant Tseng's eyes almost pop out of their socket from the shock.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" His head sway back and forward, keeping a look out for danger. He thought, "Something in the room?" Assistant Tseng thought to himself as he continued looking around. He noticed nothing odd in sight, he asked, "Are you feeling sick, boss?"

"I said it was a long night." an irritable tone in his voice, he wanted to be left alone as he replied to him.