Do You Smile?

I can believe that I, Wei Jun, actually got carried away by that man!

How? I mean, why? How come?!

Anyways, whats there to regret now… Im already here at his house now.

Why do I feel like his wife, all of a sudden?

He opened the door with a kachaack key inserting sound. And as the moment the door creaked opened, the two hasty children quickly ran inside, leaving Shang Weishun drop a sigh.

”Eh… ” my face twitched as if thinking, where the hell did I come to?

”Welcome, Director Wei. ” He welcomed me which was definitely not warmly welcoming!

I anyway, walked inside calmly.

His house wasn really that bad, I mean, for a person like me, he wasn living alone in a shambolic apartment.

Sorry, I didn mean to insult myself. Ekh.

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The two children started to play in the living, making noise and a mess on the floor.

Well, they
e children, what can you say…

Suddenly, a familiar hand crawled from my back and touched my shoulder… then patted me. It literally creeped me out!! >w<

A sharp and strong voice traveled close to my ear, ”Wei Jun? The bath- ”

”Aahhh!!! ” my face was so creeped out that I almost dug the sh*t out of him!

”CEO SHANG!! URGH!!!! ” My body immediately jolted.

My face.. oh, I hope he ignores…

”-is ready. ” His face turned so broken.

What? Are you mad? Are you gonna kick me out of my job?!

No, seriously, please don .

”S-Sorry, C-CEO Shang.. ergh, I am really sorry for creeping you out… I… ” am really too speechless T^T

He sighed, unexpectedly, and said, ”Its ok. It was me who freaked you out. I apologize. ”

He can be this serious… I never imagined.

”The bath is ready, go ahead, if you want to. ” Then his expression turned so strict saying, ”You
e staying the night, you know. ”

I definitely swear, he was smiling inside.

My face, already too much freaked out, I twitched my expression and lousily replied, ”Yes… sir. ”

Why, tell me, why? Why did I have to propose this all??!

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As I got out of the bath, I saw Shang Weishun was wiping his cheek with the towel, around his neck. He was looking so… slutty.. sorry, oops.

I couldn take my eyes off him; what did I see in him, really?

”What are you staring at? ” he said, frowningly.

I jolted and disagreed, ”No, um, nothing! Excuse me, please. ”

As I sat down at the table, centering him to the opposite. The table was actually quite empty; no food, but just a jug of crystal-like water.

”Um, ” I decided to ask him, politely and carefully. ”CEO Shang, who cooks the food here? ”

I feel like I asked something unwelcomed.

He frowned slightly and said strictly, ”Shang Renjun used to cook. ”

Shang Renjun… I didn ask for bringing up your wife, you know.

”Ok… Im sorry, ” I put on a condolence face.

”Sorry for what? ” He didn even notice my sympathy!

”Eh… sorry for bringing your wife up… I know you are really traumatized with his death.. ” my head, bent in pity, but more like, shame.

He mysteriously shook his head elsewhere. ”It doesn matter. Hes a bygone already. ”

Wha-?

”Let bygones be bygones, hm? ”

Why… why is he like this? Doesn he feel his presence anymore? What about their so-called strong love? Wheres all that?

I dropped my head down in dismay.

”CEO Shang… ”

As I was going to speak something, this man immediately started. ”Why are you so dismayed? As if you know him.. ”

Right, I have no right to speak for someone who is dead. But still, no right for someone who once cared and benefitted me when I was having difficulty?

I furrowed and spoke seriously, ”Shang Weishun, ” Woah… I never expected myself to call him out without the formalities!

But why hesitate now? Ive already started it.

”Your wife… Shang Renjun, or should I say… ”

My eyes gleaming with significance as I displayed the title, ”My benefactor? ”

Alright, now this may seem a bit vague or foolish, but yeah, this is correct.

At that moment, Shang Weishuns expression was terribly shocked as if he saw his wife revived.

”Don tell me you never knew it. ”

Shang Weishun sighed of exhaustion. ”Don tell me you people were acquaintances in secret, huh? ”

…really?

So you believe it? You
e willing to?

I nodded anyway, ”Yes. Your wife, Shang Renjun, once went by the name, Ruo Ran. Probably before his marriage. ”

He frowned and questioned, ”Before marriage? At what age? ” his voice deepened and loudened a bit.

I shivered in nervousness. Trouble, please don hop in, what I thought so.

”Ye-yeah… it was, um, at the age of 23, he got married to you, CEO Shang, so probably at the age of 20. ”

At that age, he was an employee here, if I remember..

Ive been working in this place not for a very long period; just for 5 years so far.

Well, lets see whats he got to say…

He grabbed his chin in reason and said, ”Then, you mean that he was the one to benefit you to this office when you were just graduating? What, am I a joke to you? ”

Nope, why would I even dare to? I don dare to.

”President Shang, listen here, ” I grabbed his hand on the table. ”your wife, Mr. Shang Renjun, or my benefactor, Ruo Ran, helped me get to this office when you weren here as a CEO. Got it? Then after three years, you jump- I mean, joined here and became a CEO in such a short time. So after that… you guys fell in love and- ”

Ah, I got interrupted again. Sigh,

”Thats enough. ” He was annoyed pretty much, alright.

”Shang Renjun never told me he had been benefiting you. Explain. ”

Oh… my lord.

”Well, pretty much because he thought it was right to not inform you. Also that, Mr. Shang was always kind, warm, and sweet-toned. I don think there should be a reason for why he was pitying me. ”

At that time, my parents completely ignored me! How are you so envious?!

”Is that so? ” his face was dismayed.

Now I could tell he was missing his wifey. Thats the real Shang Weishun!

”Anyways, ” he immediately shook his hand away from my grip. Oops, now did I notice, what the hell have I been doing?

”Hes already gone now. So don bring him up… ” his face was overly seen complexed, even though he turned away.

”Ok. ”

Please be well. I don like it when you are so sad. I can stop my laughter, seeing your pathetic face, you know?

Suddenly, a cute, high-pitched voice came through; one of his kids.

”Papa! Im hungry! ”

Oh yeah… come to think of it, we can leave the table empty, the kids are hungry.

”What are you looking at me with that puppy face? Theres no food, you should know that your- ”

”mn-?! ”

Eheheheheheh!!!!

You idiot! What were you going to say to the child?!

I immediately covered his mouth. ”CEO Shang! That is not what a child is supposed to know! ” I whispered in his ear.

Seriously, aren you matured yet? How can you tell your children that their mother had died so no food, are you crazy?

He realized and got up.

Again, what the hell was I thinking? Touching him so frankly…

”Go, go at the table. Sit down and wait for the dinner, ” he said while covering his mouth slightly.

Hey, did I just see him blushing? Oh well…

He went to the kitchen and after complete 30 minutes, a big tray covered with a dome lid, coming towards. In the hands of a middle-aged man, whose dear wife died. Ah,

He put down the tray, I was so curious to see. Not only me but three other cute puppies too!

”Papa! Whats this? ” The young Shang Guosheng, the eldest child, spoke.

”Daddy cooked what? ” With his big glimmering eyes, Shang Toufang spoke.

And the last, the youngest child, Shang… I don know his name yet, but is always so silent. I think hes blind, maybe*.

As the lid was removed, a giant chicken-

What?

…

A second of dead curiosity, and extreme shock, passed away.

A large chicken, but burnt..

Shang Weishun, Im sorry I let you cook. I forgot you were terrible at cooking! Ugh!!!!

I twitched my eyes, as he sat down.

”What? Don want it? ”

”No, no! I-its good… I guess. ”

Okay, he found out I was lying.

”Stop faking. If you don want, then go cook for yourself. ” As he slid his head with an angry expression.

Sigh, better go cook something in the kitchen. I can eat burnt garbage after a strong workday.

The children and him, each took a plate, and with their cutleries, and started.

As he took a bite, his eyes twitched so bad that he was about to throw up!

I wonder how the young puppies would feel? After eating their fathers burnt cooking..

Ah, well, who knew that amazing, Shang Weishun, would be well at everything, except cooking?

Okay! Then, I can stop my pitying on this mother-less family.

I hurriedly took the tray and said, ”Its okay, Ill cook for everyone tonight, since you have invited me after all. ” With a twitching smile, out of pity.

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What would Shang Weishun think, if he eats this good cooking? I know I took 25 cooking classes in my university times, but… it has been so late, since I cooked. I normally use to eat packed lunch boxes from convenience stores, so not sure.

I brought the large bowl of udon, a tray with full of vegetables, a small bowl of boiled eggs, and lastly, 5 bowls of white rice.

That all food making took me a whole hour! >m<

As the food was kept on the table, everyones eyes were obviously looking sparkling with drooling..

Well, not to mention, I am good at things that I fancy!

”You… you cooked it all? In just an hour? ” this time, his face was damn, looking so innocent.

”Yes, CEO Shang. ”

He grabbed a bite. The three children stared at him. Probably waiting for their father to be poisoned first*.

His face was astonished! He started to cry?!

”This… ”

Oh no, its bad, is it? I already told you, I might not be able to cook perfect like before!!

With little drops of tears shedding, he complimented me, unexpectedly. ”is so good. Thank you, Director Wei. ”

The children nodded at each other and started to eat as well. Talk about being the CEOs children, after all. How conscious of them.

Alright… so, yeah, I won… victory!~

I begin to eat it after welcoming him.

It was good. I wondered. It felt good and nostalgic, to eat with a family. I guess this was what I had longed for a long time.

After the dinner, everyone went to the living for relaxation. The whole time, these two children, Guosheng and Toufang were chatting cheerfully, but the other child was so quiet.

Curiosity caught me.

I sat beside Shang Weishun and brought him a cup of coffee. Everyone in the office knew he liked coffee.

The TV was switched on with everyday news channel.

”Um, CEO Shang, may I ask something? ”

He switched the TV off. Well, not to interrupt, he was pretty serious after all.

He stared at the coffee and said, ”What is it? ”

I gulped and spoke, ”About him… I know your two children are very cute and cheerful, but what about the youngest one? He doesn speak? ”

At that time, Shang Weishuns expression grew strong.

”He does. Just since he passed away, Xiao Qiyer has stopped talking so much. ”

So he did talk a lot like them, in the past, huh.

”Sigh, who knew, ” he leaned his back on the soft sofa and faced me. ”that just a high-pulse would take away his precious life? ”

Tiny tears started to drip, as they were exposed to my sight.

People know the worst pain, the worst loneliness when a beloved passes away. Shang Weishun had never used the word die for Shang Renjun. He had always respected people with his utmost delicacy.

Even if the CEO Shang was known as a tyrant, or a tough-to-get-along man, he was known to be kind-hearted and a sweet-listener*. There was never a time when somebody talked behind his back, or his wifes. He had always lived in honor, respect, delight, happiness until his beloved person passed away.

I couldn stop my hand; my whole body was moving on its own.

My hand stretched to his face, as I wiped his beautiful tears away.

”Wei… Jun… ” he spoke in mystery.

”I don know why or how, but, ” I smiled in pity and sadness roved in my heart. ”but, I do know that right now Shang Renjun isn here to comfort you, so Ill comfort you, on his behalf, and for his sake. ”

Thats it. That was what I felt at that sorrowful time.