An Unexpected Reunion

As it turned out, Ziyun delivered the lunch and the file to Enoch Ken Brian and took the liberty of asking for leave on Jiali's behalf. Zhuang Bao had already fallen asleep at her desk and slept so soundly that she completely forgot about work! So her first encounter with Mr. Brian was, well... extremely embarrassing and quite humiliating... really.

Zhuang Bao was sound asleep. That was Enoch Ken Brian's first impression. He thought Zhuang Bao was a part - time worker who was neglecting her duties because her ponytail was sprawled across her face.

Seeing how soundly she was sleeping, he thought she must be extremely tired, which reminded him of his own days of working part - time while studying. However, separating work from personal matters was his principle. What boss would like to see their employees sleeping during working hours? Moreover, he himself had been looking at the Heshan development plan file just now without even taking a break.

"Erm." He made a sound, hoping she could tell him where the replacement secretary that Ziyun had mentioned was. He had originally thought that Miss Zhuang would be here, so he came to meet her. Because Ziyun had said that Miss Zhuang was specially there for them, dealing with their trivial matters and was an experienced veteran in handling files.

Wasn't that the so - called file manager? Perhaps during Jiali's maternity leave, Miss Zhuang could replace Jiali. If Miss Zhuang's reaction ability and language communication skills were as good as Ziyun had said, he wouldn't have to worry. But he still wasn't at ease, so he came. And this girl seemed not to have heard him calling her. Ken thought, and then directly tapped on her desk twice.

This indeed woke up the person in her sleep.

"Ah... Goodness! How long have I slept? Why didn't anyone wake me up?" Zhuang Bao was startled awake. She was flustered for two seconds. Looking up, she saw a strange foreigner. What was he going to do? Had he been here for a long time?

"You..."

"Excuse me, where is Miss Zhuang?" Ken kindly said in Chinese.

"Goodness! Your Chinese is really good. Ah! Could you be Mr. Brian?" Zhuang Bao quickly put on the glasses that were placed aside. "Goodness, I actually slept so soundly that the boss had to come and wake me up." She muttered to herself.

"I'm Enoch Ken Brian. Can you tell me where Miss Zhuang Bao is?" Ken really wanted to laugh because there were marks on her face from lying on the desk and sleeping, red indentations. She looked really cute and interesting. He hadn't seen a girl being so natural in front of him for a long time.

"Um... I'm Zhuang Bao." She wanted to find a hole to hide in. How embarrassing! And now her arms and legs were numb, and she even had trouble standing up.

"Miss Zhuang?" Ken raised his eyebrows, looking at her almost - crying expression. What was wrong? He had just come to look for someone. Besides, he didn't know that Zhuang Bao was her. She really didn't need to look as if the sky was about to fall.

"Hello, Miss Zhuang. I may trouble you often in the future, especially during Miss Wang's maternity leave." Ken still politely extended his hand. Zhuang Bao stared at his long and good - looking hand. Sigh... She sighed and resignedly told him, "I'm sorry, Mr. Brian. Give me ten minutes to tidy myself up. My hands and feet are temporarily numb, and I even have trouble standing up. I'm really sorry." She explained pitifully.

"Hahaha!" Ken couldn't help but laugh. "I'm sorry, Miss Zhuang. I'm not laughing at you. It's just so funny."

"I'm really glad that my embarrassing state can make you laugh heartily." Zhuang Bao really wanted to wipe that smile off his face, so she said coldly.

"Alright, come up to see me in ten minutes. Um... Do you know my office? I think you should." Ken turned around, smiling and thinking: It seems that this Miss Zhuang should be competent, and she also seems to be a very interesting person. He was actually a bit looking forward to the opportunity to work with her.

After he closed the door, Zhuang Bao immediately slumped in her chair. Goodness, it was so embarrassing!

Ten minutes later, Zhuang Bao appeared in his office on time. She had tidied herself up again.

"Mr. Brian, may I ask what you need my help with?" She asked him in Chinese because his Chinese was quite good, wasn't it?

"Miss Zhuang, how is your English ability?" Ken looked at her for a while and asked her in English, while sizing her up with a new perspective, quite different from ten minutes ago. Although she still had a ponytail, he couldn't mistake the calmness and self - possession behind her glasses, as if nothing embarrassing had happened just now. Such bearing was a very professional work attitude. Very good!

"I should be able to handle simple conversations." Since he was speaking English, of course she had to answer in English. She stared at him. He looked a bit familiar... Frowning, whatever! Basically, all handsome guys in the world looked pretty similar.

"Then I hope we can communicate in English for the next two days."

Zhuang Bao frowned.

"Two days? Is Jiali taking two days off? What's wrong with her? Is there a problem with the fetus? Is she okay?" She asked worriedly. "Is she in the hospital?"

Wow! Very standard English, spoken as naturally as a native language. Very good! Ken praised in his heart.

"Jiali is now resting at home. The doctor told her to lie down for two days. That's what she seemed to say. So I need to trouble you to take over her work."

Zhuang Bao continued to frown. Perhaps she should go to Xindian to visit Jiali after work today.

He didn't miss her frowning just now. Hmm... "Did I know you before?" Ken couldn't help but ask, surprised at his own abruptness. But he really had an impression of the way she frowned just now... It was like some kind of memory... "What?" Zhuang Bao's mind was full of thoughts about Jiali's physical condition and she didn't listen carefully to what he was saying. "What did you ask me just now?"

"I was wondering, did we know each other before? I have an impression of your expression."

The way she was thinking really left an impression on him. He just couldn't remember. Maybe she could help him remember. So he asked again, "What's your English name?"

"I've never used an English name because my Chinese name is easy to remember and pronounce." Hehe! So it wasn't just her who thought so! She sized him up carefully. It was impossible for her to know such a wealthy person... She was a bit curious.

Ken still stared at her.

"Maybe you came to the company before. We..." She smiled and said casually.

"This is my first time in Taiwan. I was in New York before."

He felt an indescribable familiarity with her smiling expression.

"Oh." Zhuang Bao shrugged and replied indifferently. After all, she had never been to New York, right? She still didn't think it was possible to know such a person. "Maybe we passed by each other during commuting."

"Not possible. Currently, I'm staying in the suite here in the company, on the top floor." The more Enoch looked at her, the more familiar she seemed. Really! "Have you been to New York?"

"No." Zhuang Bao frowned and shook her head. "I've only gone abroad on vacation once." He was so boring. He didn't seem like the workaholic they said at all. "Really?" He was sure he had seen her before. He believed in his intuition.

So he stood up, walked around the table to her, and sized her up carefully. "On vacation? Which country? Maybe I've been there too." He pursued. "I really have seen you. There must be a reason! And I seem to have an impression of your voice. A very special English accent."

His intuition told him that he had to figure this out. He instinctively wanted to know. "I don't mean anything else. I just have a habit of getting to the bottom of things."

Usually, he was very rational, but sometimes his feelings were very sharp and accurate. Like now, his feeling was very strong.

"Goodness knows where and when I saw you." Zhuang Bao looked up at this person who was a head taller than her. She found that there was curiosity and enthusiasm shining in his eyes.

"I can't figure out the reason either. You make me feel both familiar and strange, so I want to figure it out. Aren't you curious?" Ken tried hard to recall: "Where did you go on vacation? Which year?"

Ha! His inquiring attitude was comparable to that of a detective.

"Goodness! You really don't seem as serious as Jiali described. Look at you now. It's really making me want to laugh."

Zhuang Bao laughed without restraint.

"I've only been to that place called Mauritius. It was so long ago that I've forgotten. It's in Africa... in the southeast... Um... a really nice vacation island, a bit like Indonesia. Have you been there?" She kept laughing and couldn't stop, almost doubling over with laughter.

He let her make fun of him. A vacation island in Africa... "Mauritius..." Ken stared intently at her natural and genuine smile.

Zhuang Bao nodded.

"Yeah, I've only been there, and I haven't seen... you!" Goodness! Her laughter froze in her throat. Him!

Him? … God! Him... She couldn't speak. She almost bit her tongue and swallowed with difficulty. "Er... If I..." Goodness! She remembered. She remembered who he was! That face was exactly what her son would look like when he grew up. The person from eight years ago was right in front of her eyes, without the childishness and greenness of that year... becoming mature and stylish in a way that she couldn't recognize... Unable to think! She could only look at him nervously. Her tongue was tied! Her mind was racing faster than her ability to express in words. She could only be described as panic - stricken. She had never expected to meet again!

"... What did you think of?"

Ken took in all the changes in her expression, guessing that she had thought of something. Otherwise, she wouldn't be staring at his face in a daze. Although there were often women staring at him, he believed that Zhuang Bao's staring was definitely not an attempt to seduce him. "Mauritius in Africa... I've been there. It was after I graduated from graduate school..."

Her face began to show panic.

Ken's mind quickly flashed some images, but he could already grasp the key points.

"Haha, I remember. It's you! But this is much better." He naturally reached out and undid her ponytail, and even gently combed her hair with his fingers. There was a faint lavender fragrance.

"It smells good." His hand held her hair, and he stared intently at her. "I remember, Baby? Right?"

Zhuang Bao really wanted to deny it and avoid his burning gaze because he was in the process of recalling. She couldn't speak. She really didn't know how it could be such a coincidence. They hadn't seen each other for seven or eight years, and suddenly he appeared in front of her... Should she tell him that she had given birth to his child?

"Are you married, Baby?" He suddenly wanted to know this. Seeing her shake her head, he forcefully hugged her in his arms.

Strangely, he was very happy that she was unmarried.