Seeing him scowling, she frowned. " Han Zihao." She called him by his name, " No matter how much we try to ignore others' opinions, you're the President of Han Corporations, whereas I am just a mere manager who works in one of your companies."

" If others find out about our relationship later, there will be a lot of opinions and comments about our relationship. And I can tell you now that they won't be as supportive as our friends and family are."

" They will all look down on our relationship, especially me and my achievements, even though I worked hard for them, it will all be in vain," she reasoned.

She wasn't being negative but she knows this industry and people's low mentality well. He might say that he can protect her from others and shut their mouths but she doesn't want his protection.

She can protect herself.

She just needs his support from the side, but if she continues to work in his company, she won't be able to keep herself out of his shadow and it will eventually affect their relationship.

She doesn't want that. When she started working in his company, they weren't in a relationship and she didn't think much about it at that time. But now when they're together, she can't help but think about the consequences when the world finds out about their relationship.

The world is cruel and they will not only look down on their relationship but will also portray her as a Gold Digger and someone who rides on his back for her ambitions and will zero her efforts.

She doesn't want that.

Moreover, she doesn't want him to hear that she doesn't deserve him. As his girlfriend, she wants to stand by his side and not under him. Leaving the company will give her the freedom to do more for her and their relationship since she won't be an employee of Shining bright anymore.

" Han Zihao, I don't want my identity to be your girlfriend. In this life, I am Xu Nuan and want everyone to recognize me as the same."

" I know you love me and care for me, that's why I am doing this. For me and our relationship," she stated.

" I want to be confident about myself, just like before. I want to stand by your side confidently as your equal, not as your employee. Do you understand my point now?" she asked calmly.

Han Zihao pursed his lips and pondered about what she said. She always laughs and jokes around but right now, she wasn't even smiling. The calm expressions on her face were showing how serious she was about it.

To be honest, he even forgot that he had signed that kind of contract with her. He was thinking that everything is going perfectly, she lives in the house opposite to him, she works in one of his companies and is doing great.

However, he never thought that she must be feeling strange about it too. In her last life, she was the member of 'The Queen' and she ruled the world with her music. She was at the top of the entertainment industry, but now she is nobody.

She has to prove herself at every point and is even attending college like a normal girl, all over again. It's easy to say but he can't even imagine how difficult it must be for her to adapt to everything.

Her life changed, the hard work that she had put in her career all along, all went in vain. However, she is still doing her best, to prove herself, to prove that she is capable of making a place for herself in any circumstances.

" If you feel good doing that...then go ahead. Who am I to stop you anyway?" He said gloomily, avoiding looking into her eyes.

It doesn't feel nice seeing her leaving his company. When she was in his company, he was able to get updates on her and can do something for her when she was in need.

But how will he do that from now on?

" So….when are you leaving? Today, tomorrow? Or next week?" He asked coldly.

She smiled seeing him acting all pouty. She sighed and said, " Not so soon. Today I just wanted to talk to you about it, so that you won't get shocked later on."

" I am planning to leave after the award ceremony. I want to be by girls' side in their biggest achievement."

" They only got nominated yet. Are you sure that they're going to win?"

" Don't you know who I am? Of course, I am sure. My predictions about such things are never wrong."

He pouted and humphed. How can she be smiling right now? He was feeling sad here and she was all happy about leaving his company.

" If...If you want to leave, then take 10% of shares as promised in the contract. I am not that cheap that I will cut your share just because you want to leave early." He mumbled and looked away in grumpiness.

" And I am not doing this because you're my girlfriend. I would have given it to you anyway since you earned it."

Xu Nuan chuckled in disbelief seeing his childish behavior. He was upset at her yet he was thinking about her.

'Aiya, this guy will be the death of me.' she sighed. How can he be so cute and sexy at the same time?

" Are you being generous with me? Mr. Han, don't worry. Shining bright will eventually come to me." she said.

He frowned, " And how will that happen? Are you going to buy it from me?"

She chuckled, " Are you crazy? After getting married, I will be their lady boss. Isn't it equivalent to having it as my company? Huh?"

His ears turned red upon hearing her sudden ambitious comment. He looked at her expectantly and asked, " Is this a proposal? Suddenly?"

She chuckled seeing him turning all red, " Are you crazy? Why will I propose to you? If I propose to you, then what will you do? Huh?"

" Moreover, I am a materialistic girl. I care about money and looks both. So...don't you dare go bankrupt. Keep making money and prepare for the betrothal gift." she teased him.

She was expecting him to frown or at least get annoyed so that she can enjoy teasing him but he shamelessly smiled and said, " Well, wouldn't that be more romantic? I will clean and cook at home, while you go out and earn money. You can't cook anyway, making money suits you better." He nodded, feeling proud at his thought.

Xu Nuan chuckled seeing how chill he was about. She stood up and went to sit in his lap.

She wrapped her hands around his neck, and whispered, " Is that what you want? Mr. Han, do you want me to be your sugar momma? I will earn lots of money and you don't need to do anything, just….serve me well. Do you want that?" she said while caressing his face with her finger invitingly.

He raised his brows seeing her looking at him seductively. He hugged her tighter and said, " Are you sure you'll be able to handle the consequences of your actions later? Hmm?" He said while leaning closer and touched her nose with his.

She giggled seeing his blushed cheeks and could feel him getting hard since she could feel him poking her on the bottom. " Consequences? What do you mean? I don't understand it." she feigned ignorance.

" Really?" He asks and before she could say anything, he started tickling her on her sides, making her giggle and wriggle in his embrace to avoid his tickling but he didn't stop it.

" Han Zihao, you better stop."

" Hahaha, I will kill you after this." She threatened him while laughing uncontrollably.

***

Another week passed and the girls were practicing hard for the performance of the upcoming award ceremony. To decide what to do for the performance, Xu Nuan gathered all of them and asked them to come up with ideas.

They all put their ideas forward, meanwhile, Xu Nuan used her experience to make their ideas even better. Rather than deciding things for them, she wants them to choose what they want to do.

Here, she is not the artist. She is just their manager. Rather than forcing them to do something, she wants to lead them to do something better and something grand that will fit their personality.

The practices were going nonstop. There are so many things to prepare and she was juggling between college and office, working nonstop.

While juggling between the two, there was one more thing that was in dire need of her attention.

Her newly set up company.

Right now, she is all alone and if this continues, she won't be able to make anything out of it. She needs people, people who are not only competent but also make her company grow, even in her absence.

This company is not her main target afterall. It's just to gain some financial stability and keep the money flowing in her account while she starts her entertainment company. And to do that, she needs someone to be as good as her and handle the work when she is busy with other things.

She was sitting in the living room with her laptop on the table. Rather than sitting on the couch, she was sitting on the ground, on the carpet, and was supporting her back with the couch behind her.

Her expressions were serious as she worked on her laptop. Her fingers were working on the laptop nonstop and she didn't even realize that she had spent all of her Sunday while being like this. However, she doesn't have time to have fun now.

She is almost there, just a bit more time.

" Yes!! I got him." she pressed enter and exclaimed in success.

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