"Lose your hold, I said" Zichen repeats, scowling at Mr. Ming. He was daze that he didn't realize he is still holding her hand. He lets go immediately and bows down to him.

He knows Zichen and for some reason, he respects him as well as fears him. "Hell-hello Mr. Fu"

Zichen ignores his greetings and gawks at Shi Lian who stands there in confusion, trying to figure out why he is here.

"Mr. F-Fu, it's a pleasant surprise to see you here, " Ming goes on, trying to please him but Zichen is busy gawking at Shi Lian. Noticing him looking at her, he thinks that he should introduce her to him as it seems rude not to.

"This beautiful lady is Shi Lian, Chairwoman of Mo Corp."

"What are you doing here? " Zichen asks but Ming assumes he is asking him.

He replies, "We were having dinner. Since we will be working together, I thought it will be better to get to know each other first. "

The more this man speaks, the more Zichen grows irritant. "Shut your mouth" he snaps, his eyes turning to Ming, sharp and piercing.

His smile falls and he gulps softly, sensing the fear.

He glances at Shi Lian and then at Zichen, but he cannot comprehend why these two are starting at each other? Do they know each other?

After having enough of an eye-to-eye battle, Shi Lian turns her eyes to Ming, smiling, she says, "It was nice meeting you. Goodnight, Mr. Ming. "

"Shi Lian" Zichen calls.

She shivers hearing her name from his mouth, it is kind of dangerous the way he spoke. Ignoring her heart drumming, she looks at him nonchalantly, "Yes, Mr. Fu? "

"Oh, now you giving me the attitude?" he scoffs, taking a step forward. She is aware of the people, aware of their eyes on them so she tries to stay calm so as to not make a headline. "Is that how you show your loyalty?" he continues.

Shi Lian can sense Ming's eyes on her, and she had this urge to shut Zichen's mouth. "C'mon Mr. Fu. We are still partners as well. Ming Company is a great company and working together as partners will only benefit us" she says, with a tight smile, changing the meaning of the sentence.

She cannot risk leaking their relationship to the public, her father will chop her off if he got to know this.

Anger boils in Zichen's head and his breathing becomes ragged. He thought he will call her later this night or even go to meet her but he ended up seeing her here. Seeing her with another man was enough to make him mad, and he charged towards their table without any thinking, leaving his date behind.

"Oh, partners....that we sure are Shi Lian" he sneers, taking a step closer to her. Her breathing shakes and her heart is beating rapidly. Shit, if he discloses or gives any hint to the public, she is done for.

She takes a step back and turning on her heels she tries to go but Zichen catches her by her arm.

She snaps her head at him, glaring at him and telling him to let her go but he won't. "I am angry, and you know why. You cannot leave this behind" he whispers in her ear, making her shiver to the core.

Oh, now he is mad? She is the one who should be angry. He has been ignoring her, giving her the cold shoulder and he doesn't even have the sense to give her a fucking call instead no matter how busy he is. What's so important that he cannot even call her? Does he even truly likes her? She thinks to herself and it fuels up the anger inside her.

Jerking her hand from his hold, she seethes her teeth, "Jerk. You don't have a right to get angry here, alright? I didn't even do anything. "

People look at them with amusement as if they are watching some drama. Fuck people and media, she needs an answer and he wants to settle everything right here, finer by her.

"You—"

"Zichen!" a voice, female, calls snd Shi Lian looks to his behind to see a woman looking at them with confusion and suspicion. The woman walks towards them and then it hit Shi Lian that she called out Zichen's name. She eyes him and finds him muttering something under his breath.

Approaching, she tries to slide her hand in his but Zichen jerks away. Narrowing his eyes, he says, "I told you to wait."

She pouts acting innocent, "I have been waiting for way too long. What is keeping you here anyway? "

She tilts her head and looks at Shi Lian— young beautiful and so gorgeous.

"Who is she?" she asks Zichen, smiling hard but the jealousy she feels inside is ravaging. If he said she is her friend, she won't believe it. Zichen does not have any female friends as far as she is concerned.

"None of your business" he snaps at her. "Wait at the table, I'll be back. "

Shi Lian is actually seeing this guy with another woman right in front of her and boy, then she is acting with him, being all touchy, she guesses as if they know each other for a long time and Zichen is actually saying her to wait for him at the table. So he is here with this woman. Is she the reason he is ignoring her? Was he with her the whole time?

Her stomach churns and she feels sick looking at them. Now she has the complete reason to get mad.

"Zichen, won't you introduce her? " she asks, pretending to be normal.

Zichen's jaw flexes and he gives her a hard stare. The woman beside jumps to introduce herself as if she was waiting for this. "Hello, I am Shen Wangli. Zichen's date for today" she says blushing and she goes again snaking her hand to his.

Date? She is her date? Shi Lian blinks twice to make sure what she heard is true or not.

"And you? " Wangli asks.

Shi Lian is looking at Zichen and wondering what she should say. Should she say she is her secret girlfriend or maybe just a woman he once was head over heels for. Trying to act cool, she smiles, "I am Shi Lian. Chairwoman of Mo Corp."

"Wow, that's very nice! I never heard of a female Chairperson before but wow" Wangli exclaims and she says it like she deliberately making her feel weak.

"Go and wait" he orders her firmly but she will not go nit until she knows what is going on between them.

Ignoring his demands, she asks Shi Lian, "Are you his friend? Well that will be very surprising for me because Zichen never let any woman stand beside him" she glances at him, and leaning closer, "except for me. " she tries to portray the image of them as a happy and romantic couple, which she fantasies about all day.

Bile rises in her throat and she wants to choke both of them. She has been worrying about him all day but this jerk was actually was with another woman. She thought he is a different, gentleman, but she finds herself wrong. All men are the same. Jerks.

"We are business partners" Shi Lian asserts, faking a plastic smile. "That's very true. Mr. Fu doesn't allow any female around him but luckily he had no problem with me." She can see the woman's smile fade a little and her lips purse together.

Fine then, if he wants to act like a jerk and fool her then she can find another man. She looks at Ming who is standing at the corner, looking as if he is trying to process what the hell is going in here.

She pulls him in and introduces, "He is Guan Ming. Head of Ming Company"

But Wangli is more interested in how she can stand close to Zichen? Is she telling the truth? No, this can't be. Zichen can only be by her side. The possessiveness is so strong in her that she can do anything.

"Is he your date? " she asks, pretending to look innocent but Shi Lian notices what she is trying to do. And since Zichen didn't explain her being the date or not, she shouldn't too.

"Whatever you think" she smiles and snakes her arm in Ming. Mr. Ming becomes steel and he blushes, his cheeks red as a tomato.

Satisfied, Wangli continues, "Oo... you look so good together! " And that is it. Zichen jerks his hand away from her and shoots her a look snd she goes silent.

Shi Lian wants to vomit when she said they look good together but it's fine since Zichen is here. She looks at Ming and gives him an apologetic smile. He blushes even more, failing to understand what she meant.

"Well then, we take our leave now. It was nice meeting you" with that Shi Lian leaves, taking her purse in her hand and sliding her arm again in Mr. Ming's. Ming has no time bowing or saying goodbye to Zichen as Shi Lian takes him hurriedly.

Zichen tries to follow her but Wangli stops her. "Where are going now? "

"None of your Business and in the future stay away from me" he snarls at her and hurries to leave before they left. Wangli is standing, alone and deserted. The humiliation is creeping in again and she feels the people's eyes on her, judging her.

Grinding her teeth, she goes to her table, holding back the tears. She cannot cry, not in public, no.

Outside, Shi Lian instantly backs away, removing her arm from his. "Truly sorry Mr. Ming. I did not intend to pull in. Please do not take this in any wrong way" she apologizes, feeling guilty to make him the pawn.

Everything he thought shatters. He actually thought for a second that Shi Lian might like him but here he is, getting rejected. He tries his best not to look sad. "Oh, it's alright Miss Shi Lian. You don't need to apologize"

"No no I do. It was impolite of me to drag you for no reason"

"It's not a big issue, Miss Shi Lian"

"But—"

"No more apology," he tells her, with a small smile. Changing the topic so as to not feel more uneasy he asks, "Shall I drop you home? "

As she is going to reply, someone from behind already did it for her. "I'll take her."

Zichen March towards them, his eyes steady on her. Wasting no second, he grabs her by her wrist and takes her to his car.

"Zichen! Let me go. I am going anywhere with you! " she snaps at him but he is not listening. Whatever happened inside, it needs to fix and he will not let her go until and unless everything is clear.