Chapter 266 - Secret Admirer

"Mr. Yuan, what brings you here?" Shi Enxi asked after watching him take a seat on the sofa. "You should have called me to your office instead of coming here."

"It's fine, I was on my way back to the office when I suddenly remembered you."

She chuckled lightly, "My, you don't have to trouble yourself."

"Don't worry, I'm not troubled at all. It's been a while since I last saw you." Yuan Chi's lips curled as he casually crossed his legs. "I came in to check on you. As I have heard, Director Shi is an amazing young worker, but I don't feel like you have been taking your job seriously."

Shi Enxi's brow twitched at what he said. She wanted to raise a brow but she still knows how to respect someone higher than her when it comes to business as long as respect was given to her. She put on a confused look as she asked, "What do you mean, sir?"

Although she knew well what he really meant. She just wanted to see how far this man would go just to 'scold' her.

He leaned forward and rested his chin on his palm as he locked his eyes on her, "I am pretty sure you know what I mean."

She looked at him for a while, staring into his dark gaze. She finally heaved out a sigh and loosened her shoulders, "If you want to complain about my work attendance then why don't you complain directly to my brother?"

"As if that man will listen to my complains." He huffed. "He never listens to a thing I say when I talk about you."

Shi Enxi raised a brow this time, "Shouldn't that be the other way around?"

"Right?" He receded and rested his back against the sofa. "I've been telling him so many times not to spoil you."

"I think I'm doing pretty well so far. My productivity at work is not affected. Shouldn't you be grateful instead?" Shi Enxi was talking informally this time since he began talking back the same way to her. "Besides, you being here right now only distracts me from work, Mr. Yuan."

"…" He stared at her for a while, a small pout forming on his lips in protest.

"I would appreciate it if you go back to your work, Mr. Yuan. You must be busier than I am." She broke her gaze from him and landed it back to the doc.u.ment that was on her table. She didn't have time to entertain him and listen to his rants. Her brother might be kind enough for his friend and listen to him talk nonstop but she was not that kind.

"I heard that you have been receiving chocolates lately from someone. Must be nice to have a secret admirer huh?"

His sudden question caught her off-guard. He was so unpredictable.

"Did you like it?" Another question caught her unprepared.

Could it be…

"I haven't eaten any of it."

"WHAT?! Why not?!" He exclaimed in surprise. 

Shi Enxi opened the second drawer beside her and took out the small boxes, placing them on her desk. "These are from a stranger whose intent I don't know."

"How can you say that? It's obviously from a secret admirer!"

The side of her lips curled up a bit, "We don't know that. What if he's just posing as my 'secret admirer' when in reality, he actually wants to harm me and my baby instead."

He looked at her in disbelief, "How can you think of something so cruel?"

"I am just being careful."

Yuan Chi looked at the small unopened boxes of chocolates for a while. Shi Enxi noticed it so she grabbed a box and offered it to him, "Do you want to have one?"

He stood up and walked towards her desk, stopping in front. "If I eat it and prove that it's not poisoned, will you try it too?"

"What if it's harmful to my baby?"

"No way! I made sure that the chocolates won't harm the ba-" He stopped upon realizing what he suddenly spurted out. His whole face turned bright red and was embarrassed that he fell for her trap.

Shi Enxi snickered, "I guess Mr. Yuan really admires me a lot, hm?" She smiled at him. "I am grateful for the feelings you have for me but sadly, I cannot reciprocate them. As you already know, I am already married."

"T-That…" He stuttered. He paused and cleared his throat, "That doesn't mean that I can't have feelings for you…"

"I can't argue with that. We can never control our feelings after all. Although now that I have rejected you, I would truly appreciate it if you can refrain from doing such things again."

He pursed his lips and clenched his fists tightly, "I know…" He muttered. 

Ever since Shi Enxi entered the company, he has been keeping an eye on her. He was one of the people who knew her real identity when she entered. At first, he was against the idea of giving her a small position. He actually wanted to make her his secretary instead but couldn't go against the instruction Shi Yi gave.

LPM was not a big company. If not for the help that Shi Yi offered him back then, the company would have long gone bankrupt. Rosarium was LPM's pillar, even to this day. Yuan Chi could remember the first time he met Shi Enxi; it was when he stepped inside the elevator. He was on his way to meet her brother that day. She was still his secretary at that time. What he experienced that day was what they call 'love at first sight'.

Shi Enxi had a mysterious yet elegant aura around her when he first saw her. When she greeted him with a smile, he felt his heart thump so hard that he feared it might end up jumping out of his c.h.e.s.t.

Since then, he has been visiting her brother just to see her but her brother was sharp enough to see through him. Before Shi Enxi entered the LPM, her brother didn't forget to threaten him on approaching his sister. He regretted keeping his distance and quietly watching her from the sidelines.