"Oh! Uncle Xia, long time no see!" Guan Xian acts as if Xia Qi Feng hasn't seen the despicable thing he did to his daughter.
Xia Sha has long averted her gaze from his father. She doesn't know where to put her face anymore, but Guan Xian still looks as composed and calm as ever.
His confidence level has astonished her, no kidding.
But what surprised her more is that his father dared to shout at the young master of the Guan family. Usually, he would speak as if the Guan family is the unreachable god that he praised. But today, he raised his voice at young master Guan.
"What are you two doing?" he ignored Guan Xian's greeting.
Xia Qi Feng isn't afraid to scowl at Guan Xian. He emits a dark aura as he sharply swept his glare from Xia Sha to Guan Xian. The outer end of his eyebrow lifted as if he is sending a silent death threat to Guan Xian.
"Guan Xian, don't you say you have something to do in the company? You can go now," Xia Sha decided to save him from the wrath of Xia Qi Feng.
Xia Sha pushed Guan Xian's back out from the lift. But Guan Xian did not move an inch.
"Uncle Xia, I come to talk to you."
Despite being ignored, Guan Xian persisted talk to Xia Qi Feng. Xia Qi Feng looks at him less cold, but he still looking unfriendly. He nodded his head and stood between Xia Sha and Guan Xian, separating them with his own body.
His secretary awkwardly followed and stand behind them. Xia Sha cast a probing gaze when she walks past her. Her father's new secretary looks a lot like her mother. She looks timid.
Xia Sha lowered her head and silently observing her father. There is a lot of speculation roaming on inside her head right now.
The three of them end up in Xia Qi Feng's office couch set while his secretary went for a coffee from them. Xia Sha straightened her back in an attempt to look more intimidating.
"Mr. Xia, you got a new secretary, a pretty one, I see. Where is Mr. Wan?" She looks at his father with hidden hostility.
"Old Wan is in the US for one month. She is temporary. And I'm your father, not your boss right now," His exasperation is palpable when he squinted his eyes, full of warning.
Xia Sha knew his father did not want to talk about his new secretary when Guan Xian is here. After all, Guan Xian is a smart man. He could figure out things from people's conversations. Add the fact that his mother is in the same group as Shen Xia Fei. This news could reach her mother's ear by tomorrow.
Xia Sha rolls her eyes but went along with her father's wish. The same dissatisfied expression is written discreetly on the pair of father and daughter. Guan Xian is stunned when he realized how they acted in sync.
"Great, father," Xia Sha said with a sarcastic tone.
"WELL! Uncle Shen," Guan Xian decided to cut in before Xia Sha started another argument with her father. He succeeds in divert their attention to him. But when Xia Qi Feng looks straight at him with his arching eyebrow, his mind went blank.
"What do you want to say?" Xia Qi Feng sounds impatient.
He shows no reluctance or jitters toward Guan Xian. Xia Sha seems to no understand how he suddenly gains so much bravery to offend the young master of the Guan family. But Guan Xian, who listen closely to every word father Xia used did.
The one who sat on the couch right now is not the CEO of Xia Corporation. He is the father of Xia Sha.
While he, Guan Xian, is not young master Guan from the great Guan family. He is only a boy who comes to steal his daughter. He is not worthy of his precious daughter, yet he has kissed her! In front of him!
"Uncle, as what you might have seen," he refers to the time father Xia's caught them kissing in the lift.
"Xia Sha and I are indeed together."
"..."
Xia Sha and Xia Qi Feng were stunned by this young master Guan. Especially Xia Qi Feng, whose color face turns poor.
This young fellow is so audacious!
He knew those images of her daughter kissing a man would forever be a spike on his heart, yet he still dares to mention it so directly. Why can't he be like any other normal man who will avoid the fact for everyone's easiness sake?
The dark aura emitting from Xia Qi Feng's body come back, but Guan Xian did not want to take a step back. For him, it's better to face the calamity at first before enjoying paradise.
"You two are together?" Xia Qi Feng asked Xia Sha's confirmation. He did not want to hear this news from that young fellow, who just hurt his heart.
Xia Sha looked at his father and nodded her head slightly. While Guan Xian's gaze makes her wanted to look back at him, she realized she couldn't control her cheek from blushing.
Xia Qi Feng closes his eyes and exhales.
"Okay. How long as you been together?" He asked again, still directing his question to Xia Sha.
Xia Sha widens her eyes and finally glances at Guan Xian, and nervously looks at her father.
"Why do you want to know? It's my privacy. I don't want to tell you."
"Today!"
QAQ
Her lies and Guan Xian's truth collided into one, raising a headache for the three of them.
Xia Sha glare at Guan Xian: 'How could you say that?!'
Guan Xian confused face: 'I thought you want me to answer...'
Xia Qi Feng to both of them: 'How could you two act like this?!'
"Okay," Xia Qi Feng tried to compromise as he finally turned to Guan Xian. Guan Xian returned to his usual calm demeanor and smiled at father Xia.
"You, I won't say anything since my daughter has acknowledged this herself. Since she has chosen you, then you need to promise me something," Xia Qi Feng said with a great sign of warning.
"I don't care how powerful or prosperous you are, but you don't get to hurt her or make her cry. My daughter is equally important to me as your sister is significant to your family. Got it?"
Guan Xian nodded and smiles.
"I understand, uncle Xia. Don't worry. You might hear that I'm a womanizer somewhere, but I can assure you, it's only a facade to stop my mother setting me up on blind dates,"
"..."
Xia Sha is rather speechless at Guan Xian's confidence remarks. Why can't she believe his words?
"Also, Xia Sha wanted me to get a vasectomy if I dare to cheat on her. I dare not to play with my future."
Xia Qi Feng is surprised by her daughter's, who choose such a cruel punishment and even surprised that this man over here agrees to such an extreme promise.
"Hm, better if you don't play with my daughter's heart."
Father Xia seems in a better mood after hearing Guan Xian's honeyed words.
They get out from Xia Qi Feng's office before the coffee is served. Guan Xian almost falls on his knee when they enter the elevator again. He told to Xia Sha as he murmured, "Your father is scary."
"..."
"You don't look scared at all just now."
"I pretend to be brave, can't you tell? My hand is damn cold."
He stretched out his hand and let Xia Sha checked. Xia Sha holds his hand and jolted a bit when the heat from her hand transferred to his hand.
He is telling the truth.
"Are you okay?" Xia Sha got worried when she sees his pale face. There is even a sweat falling from his forehead.
Guan Xian looked at her blankly and shook his head.
"I think I might faint soon," he sounds weak.
"What should I do? Do you need water? Let me ask someone to prepare warm tea!" Xia Sha gets panicked.
Guan Xian cold hand hold her arm weakly, she turned to him and see him shaking his head.
"I don't need water. I need... a kiss."
Xia Sha gritted her teeth and furiously hit his hand that touch her arm. Damn, he fooled with his acting once again!
"Annoying!"
Guan Xian chuckled and put his cold hand on his coat pocket. He looks like a happy child because he pranked his friend. Xia Sha hissed and ignored him.
"Come on, it just a kiss."
"Hasn't you learn your lesson?" Xia Sha is pissed off. They just coming out from her father's office after the shameless deed he did. Now he wanted to repeat his mistakes?
"Well, your father is the biggest obstacle. Now that he has acknowledged us, there is nothing we should be wary of," Guan Xian said with his indifferent manners.
"You are crazy!" Xia Sha scoffed and looked away from him.
"I did not object that," he grinned.
They almost reach the lobby again when he checked the screen. Stealing glances at Xia Sha, he felt such a big loss if he wastes this time. Thus, in a swift movement before the door slides open, he pecks her cheek.
Xia Sha is alerted by his movement and wanted to look at him. So the kiss that was supposed to land on her cheek landed on her lips instead.