The Day He Matured

Thirteen days of leave passed quickly, even if I wanted to hold on, time still revolved around according to the laws of nature.

On the morning of the fourteenth day, I had to get up, get ready, and carry my lazy body to the office.

When I was a salesman, I was very active, but since the day I was promoted by Brian, I became depressed like this.

Entering the office, as always, I made tea for Brian.

It’s only half past seven, so the space is still very empty, only me going back and forth.

As soon as I put down the tea tray, I heard footsteps behind me, so I quickly turned my head to look.

More than ten days have passed, and the bruises on that handsome face have disappeared.

“Hello, director.” I bowed my head slightly.

“Uh. Welcome back.”

He gave me a sad smile and went straight to his desk, sat down, and flipped through the documents, peering at them.

My hand reached into my vest pocket and pulled out the ring. After a moment’s hesitation, I stepped forward and set it down on his desk, next to the document he was looking at.

I’ll keep other things as a keepsake, but what this ring stands for is both Brian and I know well. Therefore, I cannot keep it.

“What do you mean?” Brian raised his head and looked at me.

“Return to you. We broke up already. Diamond rings should only be given to people who will accompany you.”

“You are accompanying me. You are standing here and working with me.”

What is this guy saying? He’s messing up the concept, right? Is he deliberately not understanding human language?Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

I mean a companion in married life, not at work. If he said that, he would have to give the ring to the whole sales department and give the ring to the whole Hana corporation.

“I meant…”

“Soon we will have a meeting with the company’s board of directors. Be ready. And put the ring in your pocket if you don’t want me to drag you out into the main hall and put it on your finger in front of everyone.”

His stern voice and cold face sent chills down my spine. In the past, if Brian said he could, he would do it and I know that Brian now is the same, even more so.

I should not be stubborn with someone who has a problem with the brain. He can’t be normal anymore, he will definitely do that.

As fast as lightning, I reached out to take the ring back and walked away, even forgetting to bow to my boss.

“Bella has gone back to work already.” Mrs. Erina suddenly patted me on the shoulder while I was hiding the ring in the smallest compartment of my bag.

“Yes. From now until the end of the year, I will not be able to take leave.” I raised my head and smiled wryly.

“You can still take a leave, but… your salary will be deducted.”

I nod in agreement to this provision. I just hope that handsome guy doesn’t torment me anymore, otherwise, I’m afraid I will be deducted from my salary for a long time by the company.

Brian told me to follow him to the meeting, does that mean I have to take notes?

What should I do? They will speak very quickly and many people speak. How can I take notes in time? Is he giving me trouble again? He ate the rice I cooked to fill his stomach and now torments me.

At eight o’clock, Brian leisurely left the room, I also hurriedly followed him. What do I have to do? If I borrow Brian’s phone to record, will he lend it to me?

Except for the senior executives, no one is allowed to bring phones into the meeting room, including me.

“Oh da…”

I was busy thinking, so when Brian suddenly stopped, I didn’t notice and bumped into his broad back. My arms reflexively wrapped around him.

It took a few seconds for me to regain my composure, retract my hand, step back, and bow my head.

“I’m sorry, director.”

This time, I don’t dare to go near him anymore. I waited until those shiny leather shoes were out of sight before I dared to lift my feet.

And because I was afraid that he would turn to look at me, afraid of meeting his eyes, I kept walking with my head down.

“Bella, Bella.”

Brian’s call startled me, and quickly raised my head to look up. There was no one in front of me. Obviously, the sound is here, but where is the person?

“Turn your head back.”

I’m like a puppet, when I heard him say that, I immediately turned my head.

Strange, why is Brian behind me now? Could it be that he has superpowers and transformation magic?

I just approached him and before I could ask him, he entered the meeting room. At this time, I panicked when I realized the leaders were sitting solemnly in the meeting room.

Why do I forget who my direct boss is? Although he is a business director, he is also the grandson of the president of Hana Corporation.

That’s why everyone flocked to the conference room on this floor instead of letting Brian go upstairs.

“Let’s start.” Brian said as soon as he sat down.

I also pulled up a chair next to him, put the notebook on the meeting table, and took out a pen, getting ready to take notes.

The other secretaries looked very leisurely even though they were still concentrating on the meeting with the same posture as me.

The proof is that their faces look comfortable, and I must have at least a few wrinkles on my forehead.

I was extremely worried when I saw the director of the planning department standing up when Brian gently put the pen down in front of me, right on the white page, and turned to me, whispering in my ear. His voice is small, just enough for me to hear.

“You do not need to take notes because there is a recording pen already.”

My heart skipped a beat, my whole body was motionless, and I couldn’t hear what the director was saying.

I don’t dare to look at Brian anymore. Is he turning into Brian of the past? He cares and pays attention to me little by little.

I felt so pathetic, without any prospects. Just a few actions, and warm gestures from him, I fell in love again.

Two hours passed, and the meeting gradually came to an end with the ideas noted and approved.

The idea for the advertising campaign that Harold did was approved by the majority of leaders.

Finally, the general director asked the company’s union to arrange a trip for employees to relax and be entertained before embarking on a new project.

And because he couldn’t pull all the employees in the company to travel at once, he asked to split it into two batches.

The meeting ended, everyone got up one by one, greeted Brian, and then left.

Thanks to Brian, I understood that sometimes a title is simply a title. Although the big position is bigger than the small one, the small position is not necessarily smaller than the big one.

Even the general manager showed respect to Brian, taking the initiative to greet him first.

“Do you want to register to travel this time?” He suddenly turned to me and asked when everyone had already left.

“Oh, you… Are you going?”

“No. If you go this time, let me arrange to find someone else to replace you. I still have a few appointments with my partner.”

Hearing Brian say that, I immediately nodded and decided to register to travel in the first batch.

I believe I would really relax if Brian didn’t come with me. If I was concentrating on the game and he kept staring at me, I would definitely make my teammates and myself lose.

As soon as I returned to my seat, I took out my phone and texted Harold, telling him that the general manager complimented his idea.

I thought he was busy, it took a while for him to text back but no, he dropped me a thumbs-up icon and lots of smiley faces.

Because I was excited, I conveniently texted him to ask if he would travel with AD company.

I know that although he chose AD company as his residence during his working time, his job is at the branch of Hana Group, where Mrs. Alina used to run and manage.

And the answer I received from the crown prince of Hana Corporation was “I will go”.

I involuntarily glanced through the glass, where a man was looking at documents on the desk.

The moment he raised his head, I quickly lowered my head, pretending to be concentrating on typing.

“Bella, the union office just emailed me. They chose three places to get the majority opinion. The place chosen by the most people will be the destination of this trip.” Mrs. Erina said while typing quickly on the keyboard.

A few seconds later, the paper came out from the printer. I reached out and took it and watched.

These three locations are the southern part of the city, the coastal city, and the northern mountainous region.

These two places are close, while the northern mountainous region is far away. However, the scenery there is beautiful and I really want to go there after seeing the surreal photos through Richard’s lens.

So I put an X in it. Mrs. Erina chose the same as me, she said she likes to travel far away.

At the end of the working hours, we were informed by the union office that the northern mountainous region was the place with the highest number of votes, one more than the coastal city.

And that last vote was marked at the last minute, which was the vote of the general director of Hana Corporation, Harold.

Yes, I did not hear wrong, that person is Harold. He made my dream and his Facebook promise come true.

When I am with Richard, I feel close and quite comfortable. But when I am with Harold, I feel extremely comfortable because although he cares about me, he is not entangled in love.

I feel like he treats me like a little sister.