Well isn't this a surprise?

He was truly a monster, Ying Yue thought, as she sat down next to him in one of the private rooms at Jade Palace.

She was still holding a grudge on him for tricking her this morning. At the very least, he didn't probe her after that. But still, her pride had suffered.

Shortly after they sat down, the president of Cheng Entertainment arrived. Cheng Jinyao came in with his wife on her arm. He must've said something funny before they got in, because his wife was giggling like a schoolgirl beside him, despite the fact that they were already in their 60's.

Although the two were happily married, they were not blessed to have children. Hence their decision to pick a suitable company to take over Cheng Entertainment.

This was the first time Ying Yue tagged along in a meeting with the couple and she had reviewed the various revisions of their proposal before coming over. All of it placed Cheng Entertainment at an advantage. In fact, Fei International would be investing a large amount of money to elevate the status of Cheng Entertainment. Their vision was to take the company's artists global.

Cheng Entertainment was the best in their field in the country, and with the benefits they'll be receiving from Fei International, she really didn't understand what was holding Cheng Jinyao back from pushing through with them.

Fei Huangjin and Ying Yue both stood up at the sight of the couple.

The older man shook Fei Huangjin's hand with a gentle smile on his face. "CEO Fei, we meet again."

Mrs. Cheng looked at Fei Huangjin like a mother who was proud of her son. "It's good to see you again, CEO Fei. Such a handsome boy, indeed."

His lips curved up in reply. "Thank you for the compliment, Mrs. Cheng."

This made Ying Yue smile, too. There weren't many women who could say that directly to her boss's face.

The couple finally noticed her standing beside Fei Huangjin. With her eyebrows raised, Mrs. Cheng was delighted to see that for once, Fei Huangjin had brought a woman with him. "And who is this lovely lady?" Her eyes flitted from Fei Huangjin to the woman beside her.

Glancing at Ying Yue beside him, he grinned at the elderly couple. All was going according to plan, he thought. He took hold of one of Secretary Ying's hands and ran a thumb across her knuckles. He could feel her tensing, struggling to discreetly pull her hand back, but Fei Huangjin was stronger than her.

"President Cheng, Mrs. Cheng, I hope you don't mind, I brought my girlfriend, Ying Yue."

Ying Yue looked at Fei Huangjin, surprised at his words, borderline panicking at the situation she was in. She then turned to Cheng Jinyao and his wife with her mouth ajar, before turning back to Fei Huangjin. Well, a heads up would have been nice, CEO Fei! She cursed him in her head.

Noticing the doubt in Mrs. Cheng's eyes, she realized that Fei Huangjin must have a reason for putting her on the spot like this, and she quickly struggled to recover from her surprise. She acted like she was embarrassed with the attention and turned to the man beside her. "Huangjin, I thought we agreed to keep it a secret..."

Glad that she adapted herself to the situation, Fei Huangjin was enjoying the situation playing out exactly how he planned it to be. He turned to her with a warm smile, rubbing her head gently as he wrapped his other arm around her. "I'm sorry. I was too excited."

Ying Yue was in an unusual situation. Her boss, Fei Huangjin, was actually holding her in his arms. And he was actually smiling for more than a few seconds. If that wasn't weird, she didn't know what was.

Still upset that he didn't discuss this with her, she leaned lightly on Fei Huangjin and circled one of her arms behind him, pinching his back as hard as she could. The man didn't even flinch, upsetting Ying Yue even more.

Mrs. Cheng's heart melted. She was a hopeless romantic, and she enjoyed seeing people in love. "Oh, my dear, there's no need to worry, I'm not a chatterbox. I won't be going around telling people about you two."

Fei Huangjin turned to her with a grateful look. "Thank you, Mrs. Cheng. Ying Yue doesn't like the attention, so we're keeping it private as much as we can."

Cheng Jinyao suddenly burst out laughing, "Well isn't this a surprise? Let's sit down and eat, shall we?"

They all took their seats and the food was brought in a while later.

Mrs. Cheng couldn't sit still, she wanted to know about the two. As far as her husband told her, Fei Huangjin did not like to be associated with women, in fact, word has it that he had no plans of marrying anyone either. "Miss Ying, tell me how you two met."

Ying Yue glanced at Fei Huangjin, who pretended to give her an encouraging smile. She mentally rolled her eyes at him and promised herself she'd give him a good beating later. "Actually, Mrs. Cheng, I'm his secretary, and I've been his secretary for about a year now. A few months ago, Huangjin suddenly threw a tantrum in his office because I was oblivious to the fact that he wanted to date me."

The old couple laughed aloud while Fei Huangjin glanced at her, pinching her cheek. "How could you tell them about that?"

She shrugged, giving him a teasing look.

Fei Huangjin turned to the old couple. "I've asked her to marry me. She hasn't accepted."

Ying Yue made an act of hitting his arm. It looked harmless from afar, but she actually put a lot of strength into it. He deserved it. What was this man playing at?

The man just turned to her with his eyes wide. "What? It's true."

Cheng Jinyao glanced at his wife and drew her closer to his side, kissing the top of her head. "Just like when we were younger, eh?"

His wife blushed and propped up an elbow, waving a hand at Fei Huangjin. "Don't worry, girls like us want to take our time. All you have to do is prove to her you love her." She giggled. "Right, dear?"

"It's true." Cheng Jinyao winked at Fei Huangjin. "My wife rejected me, too. She said I was just playing with her. Look at us now."