Chapter 11
Later after dinner, Dao Ming Si knew that his wife would prefer to spend some time alone with her close friend, so he opted to go to his study to finish up his work that he brought home from the office. Sitting down in his leather backed chair, after having taken a shower and changed into more comfortable clothes, in front of him with tons of documents and files for him to go through, he couldn't help but thought to himself, "Xiao You has definitely changed a lot compared to the girl we knew back in our university days. She has matured and become more independent and confident. It's evident in the way she carries herself. With all her success, you would think she would look happier. Her smiles never seemed to ever reach her eyes. I wonder why."
Looking at the photo frames placed on his desk, he couldn't help but smile upon resting his eyes at the image of his wife. There were pictures of her alone, of them together as well as a picture taken on their wedding day. He truly adored her. "Time to get back to work," he said to himself and started to open one of the many files in front of him and began to read the reports printed.
Then the phone on his desk started to ring, "Hello," Dao Ming Si answered while his attention was still focused on the report in front of him. "Hey Ah Si, what are you doing now? Still working?" Mei Zhuo asked in his usual happy manner. "I swear you and Lei are starting to freak me out. One hardworking Xi Men is enough for F4 ok. I don't want to have to visit either one of you in the hospital again," Mei Zhuo continued.
Upon hearing the voice of one of his buddies, Dao Ming Si immediately put down the file and concentrated on the phone call. "Hey Mei Zhuo. Nah, I was just looking at some reports. Not closing some billion dollar deal like our Xi Men. Anyway where are you now? I thought you would be with your fiancé. We hardly get to hear from you these days with you being so pre- occupied with your up and coming wedding," Ah Si replied. He went on teasing, "I would think that the preparations are girls' stuff but who knew, our very own Mei Zhuo is buried deep among all the plans and arrangements."
"Hey, I can't help it ok. I just want it to be perfect for Xiao Chao. She's been busy with her worldwide tour and do not have the time to really get all the things done before our wedding. So I've got no choice but to step in," Mei Zhuo explained on the other end. "Anyway hey I managed to get our hardworking CEO of the year here to come and meet up and have a drink at VS. We're meeting in half an hour. Come and join us, it's been awhile since we sat down and drank together," he continued.
"Oh ok, great. I'll be there. See you guys there then," Dao Ming Si answered and prepared to head out of the room to inform his wife of his appointment with his buddies. He never had to ask for any permission whenever he wanted to just go out and hang out with his buddies. She had never tried to stop him; sometimes she would join them as well. This time he knew she'd rather stay back and have a good chat with Xiao You.
Later after dinner, Dao Ming Si knew that his wife would prefer to spend some time alone with her close friend, so he opted to go to his study to finish up his work that he brought home from the office. Sitting down in his leather backed chair, after having taken a shower and changed into more comfortable clothes, in front of him with tons of documents and files for him to go through, he couldn't help but thought to himself, "Xiao You has definitely changed a lot compared to the girl we knew back in our university days. She has matured and become more independent and confident. It's evident in the way she carries herself. With all her success, you would think she would look happier. Her smiles never seemed to ever reach her eyes. I wonder why."
Looking at the photo frames placed on his desk, he couldn't help but smile upon resting his eyes at the image of his wife. There were pictures of her alone, of them together as well as a picture taken on their wedding day. He truly adored her. "Time to get back to work," he said to himself and started to open one of the many files in front of him and began to read the reports printed.
Then the phone on his desk started to ring, "Hello," Dao Ming Si answered while his attention was still focused on the report in front of him. "Hey Ah Si, what are you doing now? Still working?" Mei Zhuo asked in his usual happy manner. "I swear you and Lei are starting to freak me out. One hardworking Xi Men is enough for F4 ok. I don't want to have to visit either one of you in the hospital again," Mei Zhuo continued.
Upon hearing the voice of one of his buddies, Dao Ming Si immediately put down the file and concentrated on the phone call. "Hey Mei Zhuo. Nah, I was just looking at some reports. Not closing some billion dollar deal like our Xi Men. Anyway where are you now? I thought you would be with your fiancé. We hardly get to hear from you these days with you being so pre- occupied with your up and coming wedding," Ah Si replied. He went on teasing, "I would think that the preparations are girls' stuff but who knew, our very own Mei Zhuo is buried deep among all the plans and arrangements."
"Hey, I can't help it ok. I just want it to be perfect for Xiao Chao. She's been busy with her worldwide tour and do not have the time to really get all the things done before our wedding. So I've got no choice but to step in," Mei Zhuo explained on the other end. "Anyway hey I managed to get our hardworking CEO of the year here to come and meet up and have a drink at VS. We're meeting in half an hour. Come and join us, it's been awhile since we sat down and drank together," he continued.
"Oh ok, great. I'll be there. See you guys there then," Dao Ming Si answered and prepared to head out of the room to inform his wife of his appointment with his buddies. He never had to ask for any permission whenever he wanted to just go out and hang out with his buddies. She had never tried to stop him; sometimes she would join them as well. This time he knew she'd rather stay back and have a good chat with Xiao You.