Summoned

"Ah! Chen Waan, you are here," Director Wang had called Chen Waan at his villa. He had also heard about her sickness. He wanted to visit the girl himself but he refrained for he did not want to make it feel like he was treating her specially.

But of course, he was treating her differently for she resembled his first love so much. He had been looking for the connection between Tan Anong and the young girl's past, but it was proving to be quite difficult. He was going to find out the truth though.

"How are you doing? Are you adjusting well?" he asked her with a fatherly smile on his face. He then guided her to his office in the villa.

Chen Waan followed him for she did not have any other choice. But she was definitely not very pleased with such a display of affection, especially in front of all his servants.

She had been interacting with this boss of hers for almost a week now. She had seen the Stark contrast between his behavior towards herself and his own son. Half the times, he did not even acknowledge the presence of Wang Zibo.

But her? She was a totally different case. He would often call her to check up on her. And he was summoning her every other day to check her progress. Was he doing it because he could see the glimpse of her mother in her or did he already know about her origins? This was something she could not directly ask of him unfortunately.

"I am doing good. Thank you for asking sir. What could I do for you?" she replied politely, maintaining the professionalism. Her face was devoid of any expression.

Wang Zenghao halted his steps and turned around to look at the girl who had her eyes staring downwards. His heart was full of disappointment. Why was this girl being so distant?

"Okay, I was just worried about your health. But you do look fine. I called you to talk about your training program," he started walking again, his voice had turned aloof. Chen Waan behind nodded, this man had gone back to his professional mode. She had almost sighed out loudly with relief.

In the professional world, it was always important to clearly mark the boundaries. Wang Zenghao might have started treating her as a daughter since the beginning. She could feel that. But it wouldn't take much time for those feelings to turn into something else. Plus, she had no idea from what point of view he was looking at her from. For him, was she the daughter of her mom or just a replica who resembled her much?

She had actually seen her professors and other bosses being very helpful all the time and then suddenly start demanding for more than just work. So, she had learned to remain aloof and non-responsive since the beginning, to not give wrong ideas to anyone. Here too, even while walking, she kept a distance of at least five steps from anyone, including Wang Zibo and Mo Yifan.

After they entered the room, Wang Zenghao locked the door behind. Chen Waan became more wary of Director Wang but felt relived once she saw Mr. Fan standing in the room. But why was Director Wang acting so suspiciously so suddenly?

"I am glad you know when to pay attention. These kinds of things will happen more often from now on. Make sure you are with someone you know at all times. Our company does not condone sponsorship. If you are caught with illicit relationship with someone, especially to get favors, you will be kicked out instantly," he explained to her in a matter of fact way.

He threw a bundle of bound papers in front of the girl, who seemed like to have a sudden realization, although her face was full of confusion. "This is your first lesson at this company. This is the schedule I have prepared for you after much consideration."

She knew it! She was going to get her lessons soon. And this weird behavior of her boss was to give her another lesson. So, since the beginning, he was preparing for this moment, just to deliver this truth of entertainment industry? She was not really sure about that.

She still nodded to indicate that she had accepted her first ever lesson. She then picked up the document from the table and flipped the pages. It was indeed a rigorous regime. She was only being given some four hours of rest everyday according to the schedule.

She raised her head to look at the two men in front of her with expectant eyes. What? Was she supposed to accept this thing without saying anything? She knew even four hours were luxury, there was nothing mentioned about Mo Yifan's classes in there. That meant she needed to take out time from her sleep to study and help the idol with his languages?

"Director Wang, I still need time for other things. Singing, dancing, acting, that's all there is in here. You are also going to restrict my diet. I understand you want me to debut as soon as possible, but isn't this just cruel? Do you expect me to do my manager duties after all this?"

Chen Waan actually was not feeling anything as of the moment for she knew she was talking to two experts from the entertainment industry. She also knew that this schedule was still generous compared to other trainees. But other trainees did not have roles of 'manager' or 'teacher' associated to them. She was more interested in those rather than being an idol herself. After all, she was not the one to enjoy the spotlight.

"Well, these timings are not absolute actually. We will assign you tasks with Fan Fan when we think his gig would be helpful in your learning. Moreover, out of this allocation, half the times Fan Fan and Zibo will be your personal teachers. So you don't need to worry. All you had to do is maintain your schedule. For you, we will have weekly evaluation to know your progress," Wang Zenghao was very impressed with how calmly this girl was taking it.

He had had people before whom he had scouted and asked to try train with his company before. But as soon as they saw their schedule, they would run out crying.

This industry only worked on firm resolve, determination, hard work and luck. Chen Waan was already lucky that she was scouted by WhirlWind Entertainment. And she was very capable of hard work. And she did seem determined to excel. But resolve was something she was yet to find.

"I would like to ask you something then," she closed the schedule and kept it in her bag. Guess she would start her lessons starting the next day.

"What is it?" Wang Zenghao was again satisfied that she did not have many demands. Although, ideally, he would not let anyone be this wishy washy. But this girl was someone he had coerced into doing something against her will. So he would entertain her requests to certain extents.

"I don't want Mo Yifan in my weekly evaluations. I would like Wang Zibo to not be present as well, but if he is going to manage me, then his presence might be required. But I will leave that decision up to you," she said, her eyes dead calm, as if she had decided to do it after all.

"Done, no Fan Fan and we'll call Zibo when absolute necessary," Zenghao readily agreed. Was she worried about being embarrassed in front of the guy? Why? Had she already developed feelings for him. The old director danced a little inside his heart. His experiment was coming to fruition already?

On the other hand, Chen Waan was only thinking of how that guy would look down on her when he would sit in her evaluations. She could not bear the condescending look in his eyes at all. She would eventually let him in, but only when she would have improved much.