746 A Million Times for You 108 (1/2)
He had always imposed a strict rule of not using mobile phones during a meeting.
Yet, he was the first one to break that rule by bringing a mobile phone into the meeting room and replying to a text message openly.
What he did next was way more outrageous.
After reading the message, he stared at his phone screen and began smiling widely from ear to ear.
That's a first!
After the meeting ended, he walked out of the meeting room and said to his secretary, ”I won't be coming over in the afternoon.”
Dumbfounded, the secretary said, ”Mr. Jin, we've already arranged an interview with the reporters from the financial news channel. Wouldn't you be standing them up by pulling a no-show? That's not very appropriate, is it?”
”Postpone it until tomorrow.”
”Mr. Jin… they're going to say that you're putting on airs like a big shot.”
”I'm indeed a big shot to begin with. Must I really put on airs? I have something important to attend to in the afternoon,” Jin Qingyan said fearlessly.
”Mr. Jin, could you tell me what's so important?” the secretary could not help but ask.
”No.”
”Are you in love, Mr. Jin?”
Jin Qingyan glared at him solemnly and asked, ”How could you tell?”
”I wasn't the only one who could tell. I believe all the other staff members saw it during the meeting. Mr. Jin, you were being too obvious.”
Jin Qingyan did not say anything else and returned to his office to pick up his coat before leaving.
Noticing how eager he was to leave, the secretary could not help but wonder to himself, Mr. Jin must be in love, right?
Judging from the fact that he did not deny it, that does seem to be the case.
The secretary chuckled at the thought of the rare sight of a cheery Jin Qingyan.
It happened to be noontime when all students were dismissed from school and working adults were getting off work, thus causing the traffic to be extremely congested while he was driving home.
It was indeed a test of his patience.
Jin Qingyan gripped the steering wheel tightly and stared at the snake-like queue of cars in front of him.
It didn't seem like it would clear up anytime soon.
He looked down at the text message on his screen as a warm, fuzzy feeling filled his heart.
It's almost the New Year soon. I'll get to spend New Year's Eve with her this year.
Awesome.
A smile formed on his face immediately at the thought of it. In high spirits, he did not find the heavy traffic in front of him to be an eyesore at all.
The traffic jam lasted for half an hour. It was already twelve noon by the time he arrived home.
An Xiaoning was practicing yoga on the yoga mat in the living room. Upon the sight of him, she immediately stopped and put the yoga mat aside before putting on her slippers. She walked toward him and said, ”Don't you get off work at 11:30 am? Why did you take so long to come home?”
She sounded like a wife waiting for her husband to come home.
She was wearing a long woolen sweater. The air in the room was filled with warmth, which made her cheeks appear red and flushed. She'd pinned her thin bangs to the side with a hair clip.
Unable to contain his happiness, Jin Qingyan smiled and said, ”There was a traffic jam along the way that had lasted for thirty minutes. That's why I'm back late.”
”You're not late. Auntie Chen has already prepared lunch. Wash your hands and start eating.”
”Alright.”
During lunch, Jin Qingyan sensed that something was unusual with her behavior. She continuously helped him to the dishes and grinned at him every now and then.
It was like a dream.
”Xiaoning…”