Chapter 376 - First meeting (1/2)
”All right everyone, thank you for coming to the meeting,” Edward thanked his staff and guests, with a stiff smile on his face that looked like it was painted there by a sweeping brush stroke of a stoic artist.
He was tall. Tall and imposing, with broad shoulders that threatened to rip apart his beautifully tailored suit.
His face was handsome in a laid-back way, with hardly any facial hair in sight, but for bushy brows on his smooth forehead. He had a semi buzz cut on. His lush, dark hair jutted off his head in shiny one-inch strands.
Amy stood at the foot of the large conference table, notepad and pen in hand, but her mind had drifted far from thoughts of work.
She stared at her new boss, wondering what it would be like to run her hands over his short hair, or c.a.r.e.s.s his smooth skin.
She could feel herself getting moist at the mere thought. She squeezed her legs together in protest but found that it only made the sensations even worse.
She watched his lips move as he addressed the small crowd seated at the table but heard nothing.
She could only wonder what it would be like to have those lips all over hers. She smiled at the thought. It would be just like in those novels, she was dead certain. Her heart threatened to jump out of her c.h.e.s.t, but she managed to still herself.
”Edward, I commend your efforts, but I don't think that your new and fresh ideas will be good for the company.”
An older staff member stopped Edward in his tracks, offering helpfully. ”If your father were here, he would–”
”Xie Cheng, my father, bless his soul, is no more. He handed this company over to me to run, so it's mine.
I respect you Mr. Cheng, that's the only reason why you're here, Try not to blow it,” Edward replied impatiently, letting the man know that his input was not needed.
Amy's eyes went wide with surprise as she listened to the conversation between the two men.
”Edward is a firecracker, that one,” Mei Mei Chung commented, startling Amy a little. She had almost forgotten that Mei Mei Chung was at this meeting too.
The woman moved like air; silent yet permeating every space. Her eyes held a soft gaze and her lips a gentle smile, probably reminiscing some sweet moment.
Amy looked back and forth between the old woman and the back of the rude man. 'I hope he isn't rude to me like that,' she thought.
”These kids, act like they know everything,” Xie Cheng muttered under his breath as he barged out of the office, hitting Mei Mei Chung and not bothering to apologize.
”Are you okay?” Amy rushed to the old woman's side.
”It takes more than that to hurt me, Amy,” Mei Mei Chung said with a wistful smile. Plus, old Xie Cheng is always ready to burst.
He and young boss here hardly ever see eye to eye. But they make a good team regardless.” She chuckled, brushing the incident off graciously. ”Now come with me, it's time to meet the man you work for.”