CHAPTER TWO: AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER

Next morning (Mingmei's phone ringing)

Her mother called again. And she received it.

Mingmei: "hey mom, good morning"

Mother: "good morning darling. How did the date go...? What do you think of the boy...?" (Sweet tone)

Mingmei: "mom, please do not ever again ask me to go on a blind date and specifically with anybody of such type"

Mother: "what happened? Your aunt Su said he likes you and wishes to marry you."

Mingmei: "I don't care what he thinks or what he wants! Such an irritating person! Do you know how I controlled myself in front of him! Let's just forget and not talk about it again. Please.

Mother: "but Meimei..."

Mingmei: "ok bye mom. I'll hang up first or I'll be late for the office. Take care"

And she hung up the call immediately. She calmed down and left for the office.

She arrived at the office coincidently the same time as Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei is her boss. He is a sincere and kind person. They appreciate each other as friends, while he has a crush on her.

"What a coincidence," said Mingmei.

"That's an everyday thing now! The day without this beautiful coincidence feels like something is missing!" said Zhang Wei.

"That was a real sweet talk! (smiled) Let's go," said Mingmei.

Mingmei was working on her desk.

"Meimei, Chairman wants to meet you and boss in her office," said Yaya.

"Ok. I'll go and inform boss. Thank you," said Mingmei.

Mingmei informed Zhang Wei, and they went to meet Chairman Mrs. He. She is Zhang Wei's mother and the founder of company.

"Hello mam, you asked for us to come in the office," said Mingmei.

"Yes. I want to discuss something important with both of you regarding a new project," said Mrs. He.

"New project?" asked Zhang Wei.

"Yes. New project, and you both are assigned to this job. Everything related to this project will be planned, decided, and executed by you two. I'm not going to interfere in between this topic," said Mrs. He.

"What does that mean?" asked Zhang Wei.

"It means you both have to prove yourselves now. I want to see how responsible and capable you are. So, I guess you ready," said Mrs. He.

"But mam, what is the project about? Who are the clients?" asked Mingmei.

"The Wu groups want to organize an event for their company to complete its 50 years of success," said Mrs. He.

"The Wu's?" (shockingly) asked Mingmei.

"Yes. And I have agreed to the contract. Rest is your work to do. Don't disappoint me on this. You may go," said Mrs. He.

"Why would mother do so? Such a big event and she left it on us...," said Zhang Wei.

"Chairman surely has her own reasons as for you have grown up and also capable to manage the company. Maybe she is tired and wants to relax...," said Mingmei.

"May be you are right... let's just try our best and hope everything goes well. Look into the details and let me know," said Zhang Wei.

"Ok. I'll be on it then," said Mingmei.

And she continued with her work. Day passed with work. It was evening time. Mingmei was about to leave when Zhang Wei came to her,

"Let me drop you home." said Zhang Wei.

"It's alright. Thank you, but there's no need to bother. Xiaofeng is already on the way. I have some work later," said Mingmei.

"Xiaofeng. No problem. See you tomorrow. Bye" said Zhang Wei and left.

Mingmei left with Yifeng. They had dinner and he went to drop her home.

Mingmei went jogging next morning. She wore a black and white tracksuit. Coincidently Wang Lie also came there for jogging, unknown of the fact that the girl he saw back in the park was also there. She removed her suit and kept it on the bench. Later he also did the same.

As for being a huge fan of Wang Lie, she had bought the exact same suit and many more things he had, even the mobile phones were also exact replica. After finishing her jogging, she took the suit and left. Later he also left with the suit. After walking some distance, both of them noticed that the mobile phone looked the same as their own but was actually not their one. They kind of got the suits swapped.

They both tried calling on their phones, but at the same time! Later on, the call finally connected. So, they decided to meet again at the jogging track. She went there and was waiting for him, unaware of his identity. Soon he came there.

"Excuse me" he said.

She turned around and she was completely shocked to see who it was! She was standing there like a statue with eyes wide open.

"Am I dreaming or something...?!" she asked herself.

His reaction was also somewhat same as her, but coming back to his senses he said,

"Obviously not!" he smiled.

"Are you really...?" she was kind of still shock.

"That's right, I'm Wang Lie. Nice to meet you" he said.

"Hello... Hi! I know you... I mean who doesn't know you!" she was nervous.

"Thank you. And you are?" he asked.

"Oh, I'm Zheng Mingmei. Huge fan! Like die heart fan!" she was very excited.

"Thank you, Meimei. Here's your phone" he said.

"Thank you, yeah here's yours" she said.

"What a coincidence! Same suit, same phones!" he said.

"Actually, not much of a coincidence, I literally copied your suit and phone... Being a crazy fan!" she said.

"So... See you then... Bye!" he said.

"Sure... Bye! Take care!" she said. They both left.

She was quite.

Later on, in the afternoon Mingmei went shopping. While shopping for clothes she heard someone people around shouting "Thief! Thief! Catch the thief!"

So, she went on to have a look further. While running, seeing her coming in his way, the thief pushed her hard and she crashed into an individual accidentally kissing him. Upon opening eyes, she was shocked seeing the person to be none other than Wang Lie himself. She then immediately got up but did not dare to look at him, as she was completely embarrassed about what happened.

"I. I'm sorry...! I didn't…" she was confused on what to say.

"It's ok. You should be more careful while running into some random crowd" he smiled.

"Anyways, thanks for today. I should probably get going. Bye" she said and went without talking further. He also left saying bye.

On the way back, he noticed her standing outside the mall. He immediately stopped the car and stood in front of her.

"Why are you waiting here?" he asked.

"I… I… waiting for the cab" she said with nervousness.

"Let me drop you by then" he said.

"What?!" (shocked) she asked.

"Why not...? Take it as an apology for what happened" he said.

"It's alright. There's no need for it. I don't want to bother you" she said.

"There's nothing to be bothered of absolutely" he said.

"But what about others...? won't they misunderstand us of being together..." she said in a low voice.

He smiled and took her bags, opened the car's door, and said,

"Shall we..."

She smiled and got in the car.

Meanwhile in the car, it was complete silence. So, to break this silence he said,

"Hi! I'm Wang Lie. Nice to meet you."

"Who doesn't know you! Well, hello, I'm Zheng Mingmei" she said being nervous.

"Nice name you've got" he said.

"Actually, I'm a big fan of yours. I really like your work, I've seen all your dramas, movies, videos, etc.! You are a true idol to me and many out there!" she said in excitement.

"Thank you for the love" he said.

By now her nervousness have gone a little bit, adding more to the conversation, she said,

"You should be careful in public. What if anyone might have noticed you there...?"

"That means you knew it was me! You say you are my fan, then why haven't you reacted at the moment? Instead, just ran away!" he asked.

She felt a little shy, but then she said,

"That's true, I'm your fan. But I..."

"It's ok! I was just kidding! (smiling). Would you like to help me a little?" he said.

"Huh?! What?" (confused) she asked.

"There's a box kept on the backseat. Would you please grab it?" he said.

"Sure. Just a second" she said.

She picked up the box and opened it. She was literally shocked seeing what's inside it.

There were two coffee cups in there.

"Would you like to have some coffee?" he smiled and asked.

"Coffee? I... sure... thank you" (blushing) she said.

"Actually, I wanted to ask you over a coffee for the misunderstanding, but you were in such a hurry, I haven't got a chance. So, this was the best I could come up with. After all it wasn't a good idea in public" he said.

She smiled and said, "You are truly an idol".

Drinking the coffee and talking they reached near her house. Car stopped.

"Thanks a lot for the drive and coffee" she said.

"Pleasure was mine" he said.

"Would you like to come in?" she asked.

"Thanks, but some other day" he said.

"Fine... I'll leave first then. Bye. Thank you again" she said.

"Bye! See you soon" he said and left.

Mingmei came inside the house and locked the door. She was still in shock. She started jumping! Shouting! Dancing! Singing! Out loud! Her only dream of meeting Wang Lie came true... Not only did she meet him, but had a talk with him, he drove her back to house cherry on the cake was she had a coffee with him. And not to mention the accidental kiss they had! She was totally out of control! It felt like she had gone crazy.

She immediately took her phone and called Yifeng and said with excitement,

"Xiaofeng! I have something to tell you. Let's have meal tonight. And don't forget to buy some drinks."

"Meimei, what's it? Are you alright?" Yifeng asked in confusion.

"Just come over for the meal. Then we'll talk further. And don't forget the drinks. Bye" said Mingmei.

"Ok. Bye. See you at the meal" said Yifeng.

Usually, they'll have meal and drink together whenever either there's something very good news or something very bad happened.

That's what was bothering Yifeng.

Mingmei was totally out of her senses. She was continuously thinking about Wang Lie. The coffee, the falling, the drive and yes, the kiss! It was like she had forgotten the whole world and had only Wang Lie on her mind.