Me After Meeting You

The nurse clicked her tongue for a long while. “I might be old, but my eyes are still working properly. The two of them are totally different men, alright? That one from back then was more handsome.”

Then the nurse turned her head around and looked Amber in the eye before saying, in a tone that displayed her worry for Amber, “Settle down. If you really like one of them, then you should settle down quickly so that you don’t end up being blinded by beauty.”

‘Otherwise she would be miserable if she kept going as she was now.’ The head nurse didn’t say these words, but Amber understood her warning clearly.

What could she do? Amber’s only option was to say, “Alright, I understand.”

Lunch break had just ended when Calvin returned to his office.

At the door of the elevator, he saw Melody in a furious mood. Her steps were wide and quick, so much that the two of them almost collided.

Calvin quickly supported her and stopped her from falling. “Are you alright?”

She glanced at him, said nothing, and then turned around to enter the elevator.

As she left, a colleague rushed out of their department, clearly chasing after her. Upon seeing Calvin, he looked as if he had just seen his savior, and asked, “Did Manager Melody just leave?”

“Yes”

“Are you free this afternoon?”

“What’s the matter?”

“Would you mind helping me accompany Manager Melody in sending this document to general headquarters? I offended her just now, and I’m really scared that she might kill me if she gets annoyed on the way there. Really, she’s been so frightening lately. Please, I’m begging you.”

He clasped his hands tightly, truly hoping that Calvin would help him out. When Calvin recalled that he didn’t have anything else urgent to do in the afternoon, and that he also had to stop by headquarters soon, he agreed.

His colleague couldn’t stop thanking him, but Calvin only smiled in response before getting on the other elevator and chasing her down the building.

When he reached the lobby, Melody had just exited the main door. Calvin ran up to her and called out, “Manager Meng.”

Melody turned around, looking him in the eye. “Why are you here?”

“I also have something to do at headquarters, so it was more convenient for me to accompany you.”

Melody didn’t say anything more. It was evident that she was still somewhat unhappy.

Calvin was also a quiet person, so they didn’t exchange any words the whole way to headquarters. Once there, they turned in the document together, and then the CEO even chatted with him and asked if he was doing well in the branch company.

Calvin responded perfunctorily and left. Melody didn’t leave, instead lounging around in the CEO’s office lazily. When the CEO saw her behaving that way, he felt somewhat sorry. “Who made you mad? I can tell as soon as you entered with your mouth pursed like that.”

“No one. I’m just vexed and exhausted.”

“Why?”

Melody didn’t have a reason.

And so he said, “You must feel too restrained. If you’re tired of work, then you should go out and play around, or if not that, then go find a boyfriend.” Glancing outside, he then said, “Someone like the guy who came in with you. What do you think of him?”

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“You’re overthinking it. He already has a girlfriend.”

Even though Melody’s tone was calm, the CEO could tell that she was at least a little interested. He chuckled in response as he personally poured her a glass of water. “Just a girlfriend, not a wife.”

Honestly, even if he did have a wife, Melody would still be able to easily snatch him away. Just look at how many similar cases there were in the news recently! “As long as you want to, then it’s no big deal. What’s more, I specifically hired this lad as I originally wanted him to oversee a part of the company. However, he thought that it would be better for him to start from the bottom because he just returned from overseas and is still unfamiliar with the inner workings over here. Thus, I put him over where you are.”

“Uncle seems to like him quite a bit?”

“Of course. I met him while working abroad. I can tell that he’s a very steadfast man. In our house, neither your brother nor sister are interested in my business, and you’re the only one who’s willing to help me at all. So, if you can make him our son in law and by doing so add a reliable helper to the business, then, as your uncle, I’m all for it.”

Melody was resentful after hearing the explanation. “So you’re just looking for someone to help you manage your business!”

“Ah, that’s not what I said. That’s only if you like him.”

Melody ignored him, angrily standing up to leave.

She left in a huff. For lack of a better option, her uncle could only call Calvin back in. “I don’t know what’s been going on with Melody lately, but she’s been very irritable. As young people, you two should have some things in common. If you’re free, please help me out and talk to her.”

Calvin smiled. “Alright.”

Honestly, he wasn’t sure what they would even talk about, but after he remembered what Amber had said, he took the initiative to start a conversation with Melody on the way back.

He started off by asking, “Have you not been resting well recently?”

Melody’s reply was cold. “What of it?”

Calvin smiled as he gestured to his eyelids. “You have big eyebags over here. My girlfriend is a psychiatrist, and she’s very good at treating insomnia and other similar illnesses. Do you want to talk with her?”

Melody didn’t reply. After a while, she asked, “Do you like her very much?”

“Hmm?” At this point, Calvin had started driving and since her voice was so quiet, he didn’t clearly hear what she said. Naturally, his response was to turn his head around and look at her.

Even though Calvin’s facial features weren’t as well defined as Ian’s, he had his own delicate charm. His demeanor was gentle and kind, like a medieval scholar from a book.

Melody felt her dormant heart stir. She clutched her chest and asked, “Do you love her very much?”

Calvin nodded as he affirmed, “Yes, I do.”

Melody unconsciously smiled before turning her gaze towards the hustle and bustle of the outside world. She let her mind wander among the people and cars outside, no longer continuing the conversation.