Chapter 139: Hallucination (2/2)

However, the moment I made eye contact, I breathed out cold air and took a step back.

“Ah…..?”

The new worker and Luo Jing both turned to give me criticizing looks. Hey, you can’t blame me….

I stared at the man who made me tongue tied. That face…

My first reaction was to bow and apologize. “I’m sorry, I think I’m too excited from getting hired. Hence, I slept very poorly last night. I am hallucinating at the moment. Could I exit and re-enter again?”

The other new hiree secretly nudged me. It was as if he wanted to remind me, “How dare you try to talk about conditions with the marketing manager when you’re a nobody?”

“You may.” The familiar face was smiling. Then, he gently nodded, “Exit and re-enter again then.”

“Thank you! Thank you!” I continuously bowed as I left the office. Then, I viciously slapped myself on the face twice. “Lin Yixin! You must pull yourself together! You cannot hallucinate again!”

“One, two, three!” I closed my eyes and counted on the inside. Then, I knocked on the door.

“Enter.”

I gritted my teeth and stomped on the ground. Next, I closed my eyes as I pushed the door open. I imagined my hallucination disappearing. The whole time, my mood was very heavy and my head was lowered. After taking a deep breath, I raised my head and stared at the marketing manager.

There was no change…. Was I sick to the point of no return?

Last night, I had already dreamt of his fuzzy face. Now, his face was clearly in front of me. The smiling face was exactly a duplicate of Suyang’s.

It was that same face. The face that once made intense eye contact with me. It was the same high nose bridge that I touched while we were playing around. And the same lips I once kissed… it was exactly the same from three years ago.

He stood up with a ridiculous amount of confidence and walked towards me. Although he was less than three metres away, I felt as if I had stepped across a light-year.

“Are you more clear-headed now, Miss. Lin Yixin? Earlier, you were outside so you didn’t hear my introduction. Allow me to re-introduce myself. I’m the marketing manager for the Xu clan corporation, Suyang.”

I could feel Suyang’s burning gaze despite having my head lowered. My mouth felt dry and breathing was difficult. My hands were tightly clenched into fists. There was a fire alarm going off in my head. Aside from the chaotic buzzing in my ears, I couldn’t hear anything else.

Time, space, air all seemed to have paused.

I wasn’t sure what I was feeling, but it wasn’t the joy of meeting an old friend. In fact, I felt like I had been caught in a hopeless manner.

Wait a sec! What’s going on?! …..this is wrong! I haven’t prepared myself for a reunion. W-why did we encounter each other here? Regardless of how I rubbed my eyes, I couldn’t believe Suyang was the marketing manager of this company. He was my superior!

After I confirmed that I wasn’t hallucinating from a lack of sleep, I remained still like a frozen piece of ice. I couldn’t move at all.

“Miss. Lin Yixin, could it be that you’re surprised the marketing manager is myself? I guess you recognize me?” Suyang murmured.

No! I lifted my head up in fear. I gave him a warning glance: Suyang, you can’t expose our relationship here! Or else….or else everything will be even more complicated!

“This type of situation occurs quite often. I guess you must be one of my fans!” Suyang lightly patted my back. “Although I was an author two years ago, I’ve retired from that field. I entered this company because I have a Masters of Finance. So now, I’m just an ordinary office worker. Hope we will get along great!”

Based on the new hiree’s confused expression, I was positive he had no idea Suyang was previously an author. I never would've imagined that Suyang would be the person that Xu Chuqiao wanted me to investigate. This was the first time we met in three years, and now I have to investigate him?

I never wanted this to happen…

Although I had no idea what he went through these past few years, I knew Suyang was a schemer. I was not up to his par. What am I going to do? I just started a new job and I have already encountered a roadblock...

“I have nothing else to say. You guys may go and do your job now.” Suyang turned around and returned back to his seat.

That sentence gave me so much relief. It was like being told I was getting released from a life-imprisonment sentence. Obviously, I couldn’t show how I truly felt. I had to keep all my emotions hidden.

“Yes.” I turned around and wanted to get out of the office as soon as possible. I really couldn’t handle the awkward and strange atmosphere. I needed to breathe in fresh air. If I stayed here any longer, I was worried I would suffocate…

“Candidate Lin Yixin, please remain here.”

Suyang’s command caused me to heavily sink to the bottom of the ocean. It was as if my four limbs were made of lead.