Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âYouâre right. Sheâs really nice. Iâll try then,â he said.
âYou should. You see, sheâs going be alone at New Yearâs, so you can contact her and celebrate the New Year with her. You can give her a surprise or something like that. As a woman, sheâll be touched,â Feng Ge suggested.
âMom, Iâll be on TV at New Yearâs,â said Chi Shengxu helplessly.
âThen you can go and find her after finishing your work at the New Yearâs Gala. Make some time in your busy schedule. Iâd be so touched that Iâd even cry, if I were her,â said his mother.
âIt makes sense.â Chi Shengxu ended the call, then found Luosangâs number and called her. âSangsang, where are you? I heard from my mom that Nian Junting went to my house to find you. Are you guys having a fight?â
âItâs not really a fight. Thereâs a small conflict. I came out alone to relax,â said Luosang in a low voice. âI flew to Harbin last night. I want to see the scenery here.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWhy did you go there?â
âIâve been spending this winter vacation in Xia City. Itâs not cold there, so I wanted to come to the North to see the snow. Since my dad went to prison, I havenât traveled so leisurely in a long time.â
âDidnât you just go to Australia with Nian Junting?â
Luosang sighed silently. Australia had beautiful views indeed, but except for the first two days, she had almost spent the rest of the trip in bed with Nian Junting and had had no spare energy to enjoy the view.
âDo you plan to stay there for New Yearâs?â
âYeah, then Iâll fly to Shanghai for work on the second of next month.â
âTake care of yourself then.â Chi Shengxu hurriedly said, âItâs freezing there, isnât it? Put on more clothes. Call me if you need anything. I have good friends who live there, and they can look after you. Itâs not safe for a girl to travel alone. Iâm worried about you. Youâre like my little sister now.â
âThank you.â Luosang smiled. Before New Yearâs Eve, she had finally sensed a trace of warmth.
...
Without Luosang, Nian Junting seemed to have lost his soul. Before attending his companyâs award party that night, he even got the buttons of his suit wrong.
While driving to the hotel, Lu Kang said to Nian Junting in a deep voice, âWeâre going to give the Yearâs Best Employee award to Fu Xuecheng from the Investment Department, with a bonus of $600,000.â
âSix hundred thousand?â Nian Junting sneered. âIs your brain damaged? Why are you awarding an employee so much money?â
Lu Kang wanted to cry but failed to shed any tears. âYou said that this year is special, because youâre no longer single, and that all the bonuses would be doubled.â
âItâs special, indeed. I had a girlfriend earlier this year, and now, at the last two days of this year, I actually am about to become single again.â Nian Junting glared at Lu Kang. âI am so unhappy, but youâre still thinking about the double bonus. Wake up! The bonus will remain the same as before.â
The corners of Lu Kangâs mouth twitched. âBut I have released the news about double bonus already,â he said. âThe employees will feel miserable because you suddenly changed your mind.â
âIs that right? You thought it would be full of delightful surprises, yet in the end, it became nothing but disappointment, like what Iâm feeling right now,â said Nian Junting coldly.
Lu Kang couldnât think of a word to say. At the awards party, employeesâ cries could be heard from every corner. Manager Zhao found Xiao Si and said bitterly, âMr. Xiao, didnât people say that our bonus would be doubled this year? I have happily promised my wife a trip to Europe for shopping this New Year. Iâve even booked the air tickets and hotel.â
Xiao Si patted him on his shoulder with pity and said, âYou need to understand that Mr. Nianâs girlfriend has run away.â
âDid God send Mr. Nianâs girlfriend to bring us pain?â Manager Zhao was even going to cry. âNext year, Iâll lead the whole staff to kneel before her and beg her not to leave.â
Xiao Si didnât know what to say.
When the party was about to end, Nian Junting got a call from Sister Lan. âYoung Master, come back soon please. Your parents are fighting here.â