Chapter Seven

Changing of the kindergarten didn't upset Ariel since he was not that into his former one. The only reason he was there was that it was near to the army. So he didn't care about it. besides, he also knew that it was a little far from here and what happened yesterday made Stephen very angry, so he didn't dare to have any comment on it.

B City was scorching in the summer. Although it was not noon, the heatwave had been everywhere. The hot weather made fewer people walk in the street. Stephen focused on driving. His sexy thin lips were pressed, his eyes were filled with deep feelings and his slender fingertips flicked the steering wheel unconsciously. He was like a tired lion with laziness, who confused other people's minds.

The raucous ringtone broke the beautiful scene, which made him feel disappointed. Stephen pressed the car phone. "Speaking! Okay, I see. I'll be right there." With these words, he turned the steering wheel and the car made a neat sharp dust from the ground and the car drove away like a running horse.

Before Stephen stopped the car steadily, Alex had a quick walk up to them. Alex was frustrated which was rare to see."My dearest boss, finally you are here." When he saw his boss, Alex gave a sigh of relief. Stephen looked at him coldly in exchange. How dare he hastens his boss doing? What happened? Even Alex lost his usual calm and got nervous.

"What's wrong? Wasn't the case passed? Why do we have to redesign the plan?" Stephen looked up at the Kate Hotel in front of him and walked quickly in with Alex. trotting behind him.

"It is the new CEO of S Group. This new CEO rejected our creative ideas one by one and asked to talk with you directly." Alex said carefully. It was because of the bad performance that made his boss handle it by himself.

"When did S group change their CEO? Why didn't I know?" Stephen's pace stopped a bit. Why did so many people want to see him in person these days?

"it is said to be the daughter of the former CEO, who returned from abroad recently," Alex explained in a low voice. "What? The current CEO is a woman." Stephen could not help rubbing his eyebrows. Mr. Chu seemed to have such discrimination against women. What was wrong with women? Wasn't his mother a woman? Wasn't his wife a woman too? He was not gay, right?

As the exclusive elevator reached the top floor of the hotel, the luxurious meeting room was just in the front. This hotel belonged to Chu International Group too, so there was also a special office area here.

At the moment, a beautiful and capable woman was focused on the material in her hands. Her shapely figure was wrapped tightly in the well-tailored suits. Her soft hair was meticulously coiled. Her frown showed her dissatisfaction. She was Claire Brook, the new CEO of S Group.

Stephen had thought he would see a woman dressed in a seductive and fascinating way. Seeing a picture like this, he got a good impression on her.

"Hello! I'm Stephen Chu of Chu International Group." He said and held out his hand.

"Claire Brook. Nice to meet you." She had a quick and gentle handshake with Stephen as if his hand was not clean. Stephen didn't care about it and sat elegantly on a chair. He always respected businesswomen a lot, especially for those young and beautiful ones.

"So you are not satisfied with our project proposal. Could we discuss it in detail?" Stephen said softly and slowly and did not mind her curious looking at him. Yes, she was looking at him. Finally, she got the answer to why that woman was so infatuated with the man in front of her. The skin of his amazing face was so perfect that no woman was equal to it. His thin lips were cold and seductive. And his deep smart eyes were looking at her with banter, which made her blush.

Claire quietly took her mind off from the thought, "So you are Mr. Stephen Chu. Nice to see you in the flesh." The unintelligible remark puzzled Stephen. Alex felt confused too. Did this woman ask Stephen to come on purpose?

Hey! Maybe Alex was totally right this time. Claire was really here to see the pace. "Miss. Brook, tell me your request." Mr. Chu directly classified Claire into his fans group according to her reaction and he curled his lip.

"Actually, I don't have too much opinion on your company's project plan." What Claire said shocked Alex very much. Damn it! Who kept on picking holes on their plan just now? And how said she would not talk with anyone expects their CEO? What did she mean how? Not only Alex but also Stephen glanced her.

"But I'm interested in your CEO." What? Alex was so angry that he couldn't help rolling his eyes. Damn! Even if you were interested in our boss, you should not torture the assistant. Why didn't you find their boss directly? Why did you keep on picking holes in the project plan? Does he plan? He had thought that all their half a month's effort was in vain. Mr. Huang was really hurt.

"So? Does Miss Brook have a crush on me?" Stephen said in an ironic tone. He hated so much that others took business as an excuse to approach him. There was no doubt that he thought Claire as that kind of woman. So his good feelings of her deducted a lot.

"No." Claire shook her index finger gently. "I just want to see what kind of man deserves to be loved for so many years. Seeing is believing." She said and looked at him with disdain.

Stephen's face became dark at once, and it seemed that the air around him turned cold and icy. "Miss Brook, are arousing my interest? If so, you succeed, but unfortunately, I have no interest in you at all." With these words, he wanted to leave at once.

Claire chuckled and shook her head. She totally ignored Stephen's anger, Mr. Chu, are you kidding me? Is there anything wrong with me to arouse your interest? I don't think so. So you have thought too much."

Wow! This woman was so cool. There was not a woman ever who dared to speak to Mr. Chu in this manner. Alex peeked at his boss. He hoped that he would not be embroiled in the argument. Why did he want to escape now? Alex was almost in tears. Miss Brook, please be nice. Didn't you see the anger in Stephen's eyes?

"Then I want to ask Miss Brook why you do so? Are you playing hard to get?" He regained his composure. How could he be upset by a woman?

"Mr. Chu, are you a paranoid? If not, why are you so easy to misunderstand others? Please, rest assured. One day, you will know. I'm leaving now." Before Stephen could say anything, she walked away quickly. she was another woman who dared to ignore him. The former one was Brielle yang and now there was a Claire brook. When did he look so weak? he was eager to see what tricks she could play. She did impress him!

Stephen looked sullenly at Claire who walked away in her high heels and asked in a casual way, "What do you think that woman means?" Stephen looked at Alex blankly, trying to find the answer from him.

Alex was helpless. He opened his lips but failed to say anything. 'Boss, please do not look at me like that. How could I possibly understand what you do not know?', he thought.

Fortunately, Stephen did not expect him to give the answer. He left alone. it made Alex feel very terrible. Claire was smiling while driving. She was very pleased with herself because she had not expected to win so big in the first round. It seemed that the man's determination was just so-so. Non, she was looking forward to the next meeting with Mr. Chu.

"Mr. Chu, quickly get up." It was early in the morning, a small figure appeared in front of Stephen's bed and grabbed by Stephen's arm, trying to pull him out of bed.

Stephen did not want to let go of his sweet dream, so he rolled over, but the little guy kept on pulling him. Stephen had no choice but to sit up, annoyed scratching his hair. He looked at the little guy in front of him. He had come at 3 am in the morning and fell asleep as soon as he went to bed. And now he was being woken up by this little fellow. He checked the time reluctantly 'Oh my god! It was just 6 am!' Immediately, Stephen burst into fury.

"Ariel Chu, you'd better give me a good reason for waking me up so early in the morning." Stephen's teeth were clenched. It seemed that Stephen's 'prince syndrome' was showing up again. He was hated to be disturbed when he was sleeping. So, he did not even notice that Ariel called him 'Mr. Chu'. He was still in his grumpy mood.

"Daddy, today is the weekend. How about going out together?" Feeling his daddy was going to be angry, Ariel immediately trimmed his sails by changing his attitude and put his little face on his daddy's arm.

Stephen felt his life was so tragic! He drank till late night yesterday with those people because he didn't need to go to the company on weekends. But how could he forget that there still was a little guy who needed him? Stephen pressed him even if you want to play, you don't have to get up so early!' he thought annoyingly.

"Just tell me. Where do you want to go? Is it necessary to get up so early?" As Stephen said, he got off the bed and walked to the bathroom nearly naked, making Ariel tool his eyes behind.

Ow! His father was showing his abdominal muscles in front of him. Actually, Ariel was used to seeing this when he was with his mother in the military troops. His daddy's figure though was not bad. There wasn't a trace of fat or even a scar on his body, it was surprisingly smooth.

"Daddy, let's go to the beach for swimming." Ariel used to go to beaches with his mother and had always envied other children who could swim and play with their fathers. Now that he was with his father, he was eager to go there with him.

"Swimming?" Stephen stopped in his tracks. he didn't want to become tan at the beach in such hot weather. "Isn't there a swimming pool at home?"

"But it's not fun swim at home," Ariel replied. There was disappointment in Ariel's eyes. He frowned at what his father said. He knew Stephen couldn't stand the heat. He woke him up early in the morning so that it would not be hot on the beach.

Fine! This little guy must be sent by God to torture him. However, Stephen couldn't refuse him on seeing his disappointment.

Ariel was very excited on the way to the beach and kept talking. The earlier disappointment and cold face had vanished and he was buoyant. It made Stephen even be more pleased.

"Mr. Chu, shall we go to the amusement park after swimming?" Stephen almost lost control of the steering wheel. The car slipped a little, his well-maintained brow turned into a frown. See! Brielle must have deliberately sent this cute little devil to toss him.

"Dear, how about going to the amusement park next week?" He begged Ariel for he could not imagine himself playing in the amusement park. How could he survive in the amusement park on such a hot day? It is too terrible to even think about it.

"Okay, then! Keep your promise!" Ariel didn't insist on it as he knew that this is already the biggest concession of Stephen so he quit asking.

Beach was a place favored by everyone, except Stephen of course. The waves were as blue as the sky which shone under the radiant sunlight. Stephen's eyes squinted slightly. He wished to escape after seeing the huge crowd.

"Ariel, can we go back?" Stephen had never swum in the domestic sea. One of the main reasons was that he was afraid of being squeezed by the others in the crowd. He didn't even change to his swimsuit yet. The sight of others. stripped Stephen away. He was accustomed to the attention paid by others, but that didn't include this kind of naked gaze.

"No, I can go down myself and you can watch by the seaside." Ariel couldn't wait to change to his swimsuit. It was now impossible to persuade him to go back. It was by no means easy for him to ask his father to come here.

Stephen gave a look at his own beachwear and surrendered. At least he could choose not to change into the swimsuit. Then he pulled Ariel and ran into the sea. Fan still maintained his usual cool face. he had to be alert to any unexpected situation because there were too many people here, so his sight never left the father and son even for a moment. Fan's extreme focus and his outfit that moment made at him. They seemed to be thinking if there was something wrong with this guy! Why was he dressed so formally at the beach?

Fan was innocently charged by others. After playing a while in the water, Ariel finally let Stephen go and decided to come back home. Considering the convenience of changing clothes, Stepehen let Fan drive the expensive motorhome out today. When Ariel saw the car driving out of the garage in the morning, he was so surprised and opened his mouth wide in awe.

On the way back, Ariel was obviously quieter. He missed his mommy. He was very jealous of the children who played with their daddy and mommy together. he didn't and Mommy together. He didn't have a daddy around when he was with mommy before. Now, finally, his daddy was with him but not his mommy. Why couldn't he play with his parents together like other children?

Stephen looked at his son curiously. 'Why was he upset after going to the beach? Didn't he enjoy to the fullest?' "Dear son, what's wrong? Why are you upset? We can come here again next time if you like." Although Stephen was so afraid to go to the beach, he could bear his son's sadness.

"Daddy, I miss Mommy. How long before we can see her?" Ariel looked Stephen with expectation. Stephen did not expect this question. So he coughed. That's right! She did not even call him. It was almost half a month since Ariel came here, he wondered. 'Mr. Chu, are you sure that the woman knows your phone number? She only knows Ariel's number.'

"Dear son, if you miss your mother, you can call her up." Hearing that, Ariel despised Stephen once again. "Mommy is participating in closed training and phones are not allowed there." If phones were allowed, she wouldn't have sent him to his father!

Stephen touched his straight nose boringly. Okay, he was despised by his own sone once again. "Then where did you stay when your mother went to the training before?" Stephen was curious about everything knowing they didn't live in Maple Night.

"I could stay with Ella. However, Ella was now back in the country. Mommy has never gone for such a long time, and she could call before." Ariel said without any vitality with the little face full of sadness which was no match to his age. His face made Stephen distressed. he did not know how to comfort the little boy. He sped up consciously.

At the same time, Brielle Yang who was in a certain group army was also missing her son. She wondered if he was good. Although they had been separated before, she had never missed Ariel so much. Maybe because he was with Stephen. Stephen's figure appeared in her mind every time she thought of Ariel.

She loved Stephen, but it didn't matter, she did not want to disturb his happy life as long as he didn't come to dismantle her. So she could quietly indulge in obsessing him and leave quietly as she'd never come before.

"Colonel, there is an assessment meeting half an hour later, do you want to go now?" Oliver whispered to remind the colonel who was more frequently lost in her mind recently. "Let's go. Prepare the materials first." As Brielle said, she stood up from the ground and beat the dust off her clothes. This kind of od training was undoubtedly the most tiring. There were always a variety of competitions and endless meeting. here was another assessment just after a short break from the last one.