The President’s Man - Chapter 328

Instead of being offended, Fan Shaohang merely chuckled as if he were hearing a joke.

“Well… I’m here to do something,” Fan Shaohang said with a smile as he stood up. Because of his age, it took him a while to stand up, just so that his blood pressure wouldn’t rise too fast. “I’m here to give you something.”

“What?” Xiao Lei narrowed her eyes at him.

Fan Shaohang picked up the bag next to him and walked to Xiao Lei. He then gave her the bag and said, “Happy Birthday…”

“My birthday is not till…” Xiao Lei frowned as she looked at the bag. She then shook her head and asked, “How did you know?”

“You just told me,” Fan Shaohang said with a smile. He placed the bag on Xiao Lei’s makeup table before saying, “I’d celebrate with you on the day itself, but I doubt you’d want me there. And I won’t be here for the next couple of days, so I’m leaving this present with you first.”

Xiao Lei did not know what to say other than “Thank You”.

“Well, Ms. Xiao, have a good day,” Fan Shaohang said as he walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.

Xiao Lei watched him walk out, and once the door was closed, she looked at Assistant Yoon and said, “Throw the present out.”

“Don’t you want to take a look at it first?” Assistant Yoon asked.

Xiao Lei glanced at the present with a somewhat uncertain expression, but after a while, she shook her head and said with a firm voice, “No. Please get rid of it. Give it to someone else if needed.”

Assistant Yoon nodded. It was not her place to ask for the why. Following Xiao Lei’s instruction, she went and picked up the bag. Noticing that the bag was quite heavy, she could not help but peer inside.

Inside the bag was a white teddy bear with a silky bright red scarf tied around its neck and a photo frame. Assistant Yoon was curious, and she pulled out the photo frame. She then muttered, “Why would he send a photo of a little girl and the younger version of him?”

Xiao Lei heard her mumbling, but she did not catch the words, so she glanced back at her and asked, “What?”

Assistant Yoon went to her and showed her the photo frame. “This.”

As Xiao Lei looked at the photo frame, a part of her felt a surge of warmth inside while the other parts of her felt angry.

She was looking at a photo of her and Fan Shaohang, taken a long, long time ago. In the photo, she had her arms wrapped around his shoulders as she looked up at him with a mischievous glance, as if she had done something naughty, and he was looking back at her with a knowing glance, as if he knew about it and would keep it a secret for her.

“Ms. Xiao Lei?” Assistant Yoon called out when she noticed that Xiao Lei’s face was a little red and that her eyes were furrowed.

When she did not get any response, she reached out to shake Xiao Lei slightly. “Ms. Xiao? Xiao Lei? Are you alright?”

“Huh?” Xiao Lei looked at her, and after a few seconds of confusion, she mumbled, “I know…”

“What? What do you know? I asked if you are alright…”

“I’m…” Xiao Lei looked at the photo and nodded. “I’m fine.”

“Do you know the girl in the photo?”

Xiao Lei nodded. “A long, long time ago… But she’s gone now…”

Assistant Yoon could tell that Xiao Lei wasn’t really in the mood to talk about this, so she did not ask too much. Even so, given how Xiao Lei was reacting to the photo, she figured she should ask before throwing everything out.

“Should I get rid of this photo frame as well?” Assistant Yoon asked.

“Ye-” Xiao Lei wanted to say yes, but for some reason, her heart felt like someone were squeezing it, and she found herself reluctant to let go. “Maybe… just leave them aside for now.”

Assistant Yoon nodded, and she took the photo frame as well as the bag, and she placed them into the cupboard in the room.

“The dinner, should I go with you?” Assistant Yoon asked. “It might not be a good idea to go by yourself.”

Xiao Lei thought about it. Even though she did not think that there would be any danger, she still felt that it would be better for her to have someone there. “Maybe you can come in disguise? I don’t want to offend President Wei by making him think that I do not trust him.”

Assistant Yoon nodded. “That’s a good idea. I’ll make the preparations. You wouldn’t even see me there, but if you are in danger, or if you feel comfortable, just text me.”

Xiao Lei nodded. Given that Han Ye was busy with her son at the moment, she would feel safer having someone else there with her. Even though she could take care of herself, but one would never know for sure what would happen.

Once she was done removing her makeup and putting a fresh albeit less heavy makeup on, she changed into a simple red dress, which she borrowed from the clothes department. As she walked toward President Wei’s car, she texted Han Ye to ask him about his situation and if he needed her for anything.

[I’m good. Zhihao is with me, don’t worry about it. He hasn’t taken out the knife to stab me yet. (just joking, if you can’t tell)]

Xiao Lei smiled and quickly texted back.

[Great. I’m going for dinner with President Wei, so I might be a little late.]

There was a long pause, and Xiao Lei was almost at the door when she received the next text back from Han Ye.

[President Wei? Why? You didn’t tell me this earlier.]

[It was an impromptu thing. He suddenly came and asked me out. Since he gave me this role, I don’t feel good about rejecting him.]

Once she sent that text, she went out of the set, and it took her less than one second to locate President Wei’s location. It wasn’t hard. He was standing outside his car, and it seemed that he was being interviewed by someone.

“Oh, Xiao Lei, here,” President Wei said and waved at her when he saw her. He then said to the reporter interviewing him, “I’m about to on a work dinner with the female lead of our company’s new movie. If you want to know more about the movie, then please make sure to support us at the cinema in a few month’s time.”

He then smiled and went over to open the passenger seat door for Xiao Lei. Once Xiao Lei sat down in his car, he quickly closed it and went over to the driver seat.

“Sorry about that. I was waiting for you, and I guessed the reporter got wind of me being here.”

“You’re quite popular, President Wei,” Xiao Lei said with a polite smile.

The middle-aged man laughed. “Just a little. But then, my company is quite big after all. It’s not Du Corporation, but in the entertainment world, we still have quite some influence. Anyway, should we?”

He gestured toward the road.

Xiao Lei nodded. When she looked at her phone, she saw that she had a new message.

[Ok, President Wei is a good man, so I’m not worried too much. Enjoy your dinner.]

She frowned when she saw the message. “This guy, is this how he protects the woman he likes? What if President Wei is actually a wolf in disguise? I’m a pretty cute lamb! Doesn’t he worry about me?” Xiao Lei thought with a pout before putting the phone back into her bag.

“Is everything alright?” President Wei asked when he saw Xiao Lei frown through the rearview mirror.

“Yeah, everything is fine…” Xiao Lei replied. “It’s just a spam message.”

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