"President Mu? Miss Xia..." Esther Ji greeted them. After that, she explained, "I am here to visit grandma Mu and apologize to her!"
The grandmother sat on the couch and smiled gently, "Miss Ji, you have no reason to apologize. Everyone has their own hardships and choices. We donât blame you. As for these gifts, please bring it back!"
"No, how can I do that? These are my sincerity towards you!" Esther Ji said anxiously, as if she was very worried that the grandmother wouldnât accept it.
"Miss Ji, you hadnât done me any wrong, therefore, you donât have to visit me with gifts!" The grandmother said.
"But..." Esther Ji frowned. She looked at the family and didnât know what to do.
At that time, Annabelle walked forward and said, "Grandma, since this is her goodwill, letâs just accept it!"
Esther Ji nodded hurriedly.
At that time, Annabelle turned her head over and looked at Esther Ji, "Miss Ji, thank you for the kind gifts. However, donât do it again. You havenât done anything wrong and you simply lacked the courage. Hence, you donât have to apologize. We will accept it this time but please donât do it again!"
Annabelle said smilingly.
Although she was smiling, she was exuding a strong presence. Showing her authority as the female owner of the Mu family.
However, what Annabelle said made sense and Esther Ji couldnât argue with her. Finally, she nodded, "I understand."
Annabelle smiled, "Do you want to stay for dinner?"
"Oh, thereâs no need. Now I just remembered that I have something going on, I shall leave first!" Esther Ji said awkwardly.
Annabelle smiled, "All right, then we shouldnât keep you up for long, let me see you off!"
Esther Ji nodded and the two women walked outside.
When Alistair looked at their back view, his lips curled up. The man didnât follow them but he walked towards the grandmother. They looked at each other and raised their eyebrows.
They were both satisfied with Annabelleâs action.
At the doorstep, Annabelle looked at Esther Ji and said, "Miss Ji, safe trip!"
Esther Ji stood by the doorstep and looked at Annabelle. After some contemplation, she said, "Miss Xia, do you have any misunderstanding towards me?"
"What kind of misunderstanding?" Annabelle looked at her and asked back.
When Esther Ji looked at Annabelleâs eyes, all of a sudden, she didnât know what to say.
Annabelle was just like what the rumor said, she appeared to be gentle and harmless. However, she wasnât an easy person.
"I am simply here to express my apology towards the grandmother!"
Annabelle nodded, "Yeah, then what do you think I misunderstood about?"
Esther Ji, "......"
She looked at Annabelle and didnât know how to continue the conversation.
"Miss Ji, now that you joined Yun Rui, if you want to be serious with work, you should put your attentiveness in work. You shouldnât pay too much attention to âotherâ things!" Annabelle looked at her and enunciated.
That reply rendered Esther Ji speechless.
She looked at Annabelle and pondered for a long while. Finally, she said, "I will make sure to work hard in work, and that doesnât mean I will neglect other things too!" After saying that, Esther Ji didnât say anything anymore and walked away.
Annabelle stood there and looked at Esther Jiâs back view. Her lips curled up and she went back.
After going back to the living room, she saw the grandmother and Alistair sitting in the couch and laughing at her.
"Is anything the matter?" Annabelle blinked her eyes and asked.
The grandmother chuckled, "Annabelle, you resemble the Mu family more and more!"
At that time, Annabelle said, "Grandma, we can all tell that she has a different agenda..." After saying that, she looked over at Alistair.
At that time, Alistair stood up and walked towards Annabelle, "So now you finally realized how popular I am!"
Annabelle pretended to give it a serious thought and nodded, "Yeah, that what do you plan to do next?"
"Miss Xia, that question should be directed to you! You should secure me as soon as possible!" Alistair hugged her and reminded her.
Annabelle smiled and broke free from his hug, "I prefer to give each other freedom and space!" After saying that, she walked towards the grandmother and sat by her side. She wrapped her arms around grandma Mu and said, "Grandma, what do you think?"
"Of course, and aside from Annabelle, I will not accept any other granddaughter in law for our Mu family!"
Alistair, "......"
"Grandma, if you do that, you grandson will be treated unfairly!"
"Then go and handle your affairs properly! I do not want them to âvisitâ again in the future!" The grandmother said.
Annabelle wrapped her arms around the grandmother and laughed heartily.
Esther Ji did not affect their mood. The woman couldnât hold a candle against Annabelle in her opinion.
They wouldnât have any conflict or quarrel just because of one Esther Ji. Not only that, her episode reminded Alistair that he should protect Annabelle...
In the company.
Esther Ji would frequent Alistairâs office for all sorts of reasons. Although it was for work related matters, the way she carried herself was not too agreeable within the company.
Even Covi couldnât stand it anymore and she complained to Annabelle during lunch time, "This Esther Ji is too âeagerâ, she would seize her every chance to get inside president Muâs office!"
Annabelle smiled and continued to eat. She didnât say anything.
"Why are you still laughing? How can you still eat? I would have long taken action if I were you. Arenât you afraid that she will seduce your president Mu?!" Covi couldnât help but expressed her vex.
When Annabelle heard her, she chuckled, "Then what do you think I should do? Go ahead and give her a slap? Warning her not to be so âeagerâ? I believe there are a lot of eyes waiting for me to erupt. Not only that, she was merely working, what do you think I should say?"
"Arenât you afraid that president Mu might be seduced? If I were a man, I would like you too and not her. However, a man wouldnât just look at the appearance, sometimes, the reason was simply because she was another easy target..." Covi explained sensibly.
Annabelle simply smiled, "If thatâs the case, then I should feel grateful!"
"What?"
"I could know Alistairâs real character and stop wasting my youth on him!"
Covi, "Unbelievable... You are still in the mood for jokes!"
Annabelle chuckled, "I canât stop her from doing that. However, now I am just interested to see what will happen!" Annabelle said. The woman decided to be an observer this time.
Covi looked at Annabelle and frowned. If only she was half as confident as Annabelle...
After lunch, Annabelle went upstairs. At that time, there were still some time before work resumed.
Right when Annabelle got to the doorstep, she heard some sound from inside.
She frowned and walked inside.
"President Mu, I brought this for you when I came up!"
Alistair took a look and said, "Thank you, but I donât drink this kind of coffee!"
"Ah? Thatâs okay, I will just get rid of it..."
"Oh dear me, sorry about that, president Mu. I didnât do it on purpose..."
When Annabelle heard the sound from inside, she frowned and opened the door.
At that time, she saw Esther Ji wiping Alistair with tissues.
When the door was opened so suddenly, the two of them looked towards the door together. They were surprised to see Annabelle.
"Annabelle, why are you here?" Alistair said. He took out another piece of tissue and looked at Esther Ji, "I can do it myself!"
He wasnât nervous to prove anything, but simply doing what he should in the most natural manner.
Esther Ji looked at Annabelle and said, "Miss Xia..." After that, she recalled something all of a sudden and she said, "I accidentally spilled the coffee, and then..."
At that time, Annabelle walked inside and looked at them. Her lips curled up, "Miss Ji, you donât have to explain so nervously. I did not misunderstand anything. But if you were to explain like that, you would look suspicious!"
"I..." Esther Ji looked at Annabelle. She realized that although Annabelle appeared harmless, she couldnât argue with anything she says.
"I shall excuse myself first!" Esther Ji didnât say anything and turned around to leave.
Even as she disappeared outside the door, Annabelle did not move a muscle. She simply stared at Alistair, emotionlessly. No anger nor sadness. She simply looked at him like that.
At that time, Alistair walked over and looked at Annabelle, "Darling, do I need to explain myself?"
"What do you think?"
"Your eyes tell me that you believe me!" Alistair walked towards Annabelle. And Annabelle pushed him away with one finger, "President. Mu, you should change first!"
"Help me to change!"
Annabelle smiled, "Excuse me but I am very busy. I shall leave you to that, bye bye!" After saying that, Annabelle wanted to leave.
At that time, Alistair stretched out his hand suddenly and pulled Annabelle back. He looked at her as his lips curled up, "Miss Xia, please be more serious about getting jealous!"
"Like how?"
The next second, Alistair kissed on her lips...
After a long while, Alistair let her go. When he saw Annabelleâs blushing face, he laughed heartily.
Annabelle glared at him in embarrassment, "Mr. Mu, is that your explanation!?"
"If you are more committed in being jealous, I will enjoy myself even more!" Alistair said.
At that time, Annabelle smiled back, "Now I also want to look at your jealous face!"
Alistairâs face twitched a little, "You dare?!"
"You should know best!"
Alistair noticed that he just couldnât win against Annabelle.
"I will handle that."
"Okay, I shall wait for your good news!" After saying that, Annabelle left smilingly.
They thought that after this episode, Esther Ji would restrain herself. They were mistaken.
The next day, Esther Ji took a document and went to his office.
Like what they said, she would seize her every opportunity to get into Alistairâs office.
Right after she left, Covi couldnât help but complained, "Isn't she too obvious!?"
However, no one answered her in the office. And Esther Ji was on her way to Alistairâs office and she didnât hear her.
Annabelle sat there and looked at Esther Jiâs back view. She simply glanced at her and ignored the woman.
In Alistairâs office.
Esther Ji brought the documents and put it in front of Alistair.
"President Mu, these are the documents that need your signature!" Esther Ji said as she lowered the documents. After that, she took a step back and stood in front of the man.
Alistair was working on his desk. When he saw the documents in front of him, his eyebrows lowered faintly.
He raised his eyes and looked at the person in front of him. Esther Ji stood there and smiled back sweetly.
"This is the secretaryâs job!" At that time, Alistair looked at her and said sternly. He stared in Esther Jiâs eyes unsmilingly.
Esther Ji was stunned and her smile froze, "But, these are the documents from the design department..."
"These documents should be passed to the assistants, and then to the secretary, and then to me. Miss Ji, you donât have to do it personally!" Alistair said that and his tone was cold.
"I..." Esther Ji was stunned. She hadnât expected Alistair to say that.
"I got it!" She answered correctly.
"If thereâs nothing else, I shall make my move!" After saying that, she turned around and wanted to leave.
"Wait a while!" Alistair called out to her suddenly.
Esther Ji was stunned and she turned her head back to look at Alistair. Her face was pale, "Is there anything else, president Mu?"
"Miss Ji, have you considered about other positions?"
"Huh?"
"I have another subsidiary company opening soon and they are short in manpower. I can see your competence here. Are you interested to go over and help? They could really use a competent worker like you!" Alistair said.
When Esther Ji heard that, she was stunned, "President Mu, are you firing me?"
"Ya Tai Corp is also my subsidiary company, how is that considered firing you? It is just a change of work environment. And I believe that you can definitely do well over there!" Alistair said.
Esther Ji, "......"
The man had conveyed his intention clearly. He wanted her to leave the company.
"Why?" She asked frowningly.
"This is a better choice for your future!" Alistair said indifferently. No matter what she said, he appeared uncompromising for the best interest for his company.
But Esther Ji knew that it was just an excuse for Alistair to make her leave the company.
"Was it because of Miss Xia?" Esther Ji asked with a grim expression. She hadnât thought that things would end up like this.
"It doesnât matter what the reason was. Miss Ji, this is a good opportunity for you!" Alistair said that and he didnât deny.
All in all, he was indeed doing that for Annabelle.
Esther Ji had a grim expression. She looked at Alistair and didnât know what to say. However, she knew that since Alistair said that, the man had made up his mind. There was nothing she could say to change his mind.
"I understand..." After saying that, she looked piteously towards Alistair and turned around to leave.
Alistair sat there and looked at her back view. His gaze was deep like the bottom an ocean.
To everyoneâs surprise, the transfer order was given the next day and Esther Ji was transferred right away.
Although it was a transfer from upfront, everyone knew that Alistair was doing that for Annabelle, to prove his sincerity.
The manâs action had gotten himself some compliments.
During lunch break, Covi just in a good mood, "She finally left. Now our office is back to peace!" Covi couldnât help but say that.
When Annabelle looked at Covi, she chuckled, "Those that didnât know what happened would think that she had wronged you!"
When Covi heard that, she couldnât help but exclaimed, "Let me tell you this, I really hate those women that are willing to be mistresses. She knew that you are getting married to president Mu and still tried to sabotage your relationship. Fortunately, your relationship with president Mu was stable and she couldnât find a chance. If it were any other couple, they might even break up or get into a serious quarrel!" Covi said.
Annabelle, "......"
Although Coviâs remarks were a little exaggerated, there were some truth to it.
Annabelle didnât know why but she just had that confidence towards Alistair. And fortunately, Alistair did not disappoint her. The decision he made was satisfactory to her.
In the night.
Annabelle and Alistair went for dinner together.
The two of them sat facing each other. Now that they were no longer troubled, and their grandmother had woken up, they were in a great mood for dinner.
"Mr. Mu, since you have done satisfactorily, I decide to give you a toast!" After saying that, Annabelle smiled and lifted her glass.
Alistair looked at her and smiled back. He lifted his glass as well and clinked with hers. Right before he was about to drink, the man moved closer and whispered to her, "Do you know what is the greatest source of motivation for men?"
"What?" Annabelle blinked her long eyelashes and she didnât understand what Alistair said.
"A fair reward and punishment system. I prefer something practical!" Alistair looked at Annabelle and his eyes were smiling to a crescent.
When Annabelle looked at his eyes, she knew what he wanted right away. She smiled faintly, "You will get it!"
"Really?"
Annabelle nodded and she raised an eyebrow naughtily.
"I look forward to your reward!"
Annabelle smiled. She took a sip on her red wine and lowered her glass. After that, she stood up and said, "Excuse me, Iâll go to the washroom!"
Alistair nodded and Annabelle stood up and walked to the washroom.
Right after leaving the cubicle, Annabelle went to wash her hands. When she walked out, she accidentally bumped into another person.
"Excuse me!" Annabelle apologized right away.
Before the other person responded, there was another woman that walked forward and separated the two. And she looked at Annabelle in hospitality.
Annabelle frowned and she looked back at the person in the front of her unhappily.
"Young lady, are you okay!?" The woman in front turned around and asked. She stared vigilantly at Annabelle, as if Annabelle was a terrorist and she would attack them anytime.
"I am fine, Ira, get back!" She said.
The woman called Ira stared at Annabelle for a moment before backing off.
"Pardon me, miss, are you are right?" The woman from behind walked forward and asked Annabelle gently.
At that time, Annabelle took a look at the woman. She was very beautiful. She had a cascading long hair and the temperament of a Westerner yet an Eastern facial feature. She had blue eyes and she looked like a classical Western lady.
Annabelle shook her head, "I am fine."
"Sorry about that, she didnât do it on purpose!" As she spoke, Annabelle noticed that her voice was pleasant like a chirruping nightingale.
Annabelle smiled courteously, "Itâs okay!" After that, she turned around and leave.
At that moment, the woman that saw Annabelle was stunned. As Annabelle left, she looked at her back view and her eyebrows knitted closely...
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