― Daphne du Maurier,

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Qin Yang look around the restaurant and found Zi Xuan waving at her " Over here!" Her loud voice gather people's attention in the restaurant. Qin Yang lower her head and stare at the ground. Her beauty captivates the people's heart but the voice in her head speaks another. Don't look up. They are probably laughing at you. She let her feet take wherever Zi Xuan is as her eyes continue to look at the ground.

When she arrived at the table and sit down, Zi Xuan notice her anxiety is getting to her again. She place her hand over her friend's " Qin Yang.. It's okay. They are not talking about you. No one is."

Her heartbeat slows down a little " Why did you have to call me so loud just now..." she whispers. Zi Xuan frowns " I'm sorry.. I won't do it again."

She grabs the menu to distract her " Here. Pick what you want to eat. "

Zi Xuan knows people tend to look at Qin Yang because of her looks. Her raven black and soft hair drape over her shoulder, ocean blue eyes that you find attractive the more you look into it, plump small lips and perfect body line. The girl of every guy's dream and even Miss Korea would be jealous of her. It's because of Qin Yang's social anxiety, she doesn't see herself as beautiful.

After the waitress took their order, both of them begin to discuss about the detail of Qin Yang's interview.

" So the position I apply for you is the Director of Design. The things you need to do is what you have always been doing. Attract customers and clients. They hand you the product or goods they want to market, you are responsible to design promotions to attract users. That is what the a.s.sistant told me when I inquire " Zi Xuan explains.

Qin Yang bit her lips nervously " Isn't that ...the position is challenging.. I read the email you sent. Lee Corporation?" Even the name gave her a bad feeling. The name reminded her of someone.

" Challenging is good plus I apply that position for you because of your skills. Your talent of seeing good things from different perspective and enhancing it, it is rare." Zi Xuan sits her chin on her palm.

Qin Yang knows what Zi Xuan meant. Even if you give her old rag, she would always have a way to design something to attract people to buy it. " What if .." she hesitates but Zi Xuan cuts her off " Stop being afraid of being judge. What happen to your confidence when you were younger?"

Zi Xuan would always ask Qin Yang to tell her stories from her younger days, she was even surprise someone like her was a cla.s.s president and excel in academics. Qin Yang never told her what happen that made her had anxiety but she only know she had experience something traumatic. There is something she notice about Qin Yang that is if she wants to help someone sincerely like a innocent child, her anxiety disappears. It only acts up when she meets a new environment and afraid of being judge.

" I'll try.." she said with a sigh.

Zi Xuan thought of teasing Qin Yang to ease her worries " Qin Yang, I never ask this before but have experience romance before?" Qin Yang squint her eyes at Zi Xuan " I don't what are you planning to say but no. I never dated anyone in my life"

" What ?! For 24 years ? A lonely life ? Not even in high school ?" Zi Xuan refuse to believe a beauty like her never dated anyone before. Qin Yang shakes her head " Nope. What's the rush? I'm still young"

" Then did you have any romantic interest towards any guy before ?"

Qin Yang pause for a moment. Then, she thought of him. " I did. I still do." she sips her tea. Zi Xuan likes what she is hearing " Oooo... who is it ? Is he handsome? Why do you like him? Are you still seeing him?"

" You seriously got to fix that habit of yours. Ask one question at a time. I haven't seen him for years, we met in high school. The girls in my school find him hot I guess... to me he can be a bit annoying at times, he likes to tease me. I don't have that particular thing on why I like him. I just find his presence comforting , that's all." Qin Yang starts to remember her high school days as she explains.

" Hmm.... then did he like you ? Did you confess or did he?" Zi Xuan turn into interview mode.

Qin Yang thought of the conversation she had before with him " No. Neither of us did. He said he sees me as a sister and I see him as a brother"

Zi Xuan sighs " Eh..that's no fun. I wanted to tease you though". Qin Yang regretted not telling how she feel but she thinks he got the message. There are days where she thought about him. After all, she left without saying anything. He probably doesn't want to see me.

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" Feng Yuan, have you book the flight to S city? " Jun Ting types out an email as he ask the man lying at his office couch. " Yes, Jun Ting. We need to leave in hour to check in."

"Good" he continues to check his email. Feng Yuan look at the man, he was curious why he suddenly wanted to go to S city a few days early before the day of interview. Lee Jun Ting felt the stare coming from Wu Feng Yuan, he then said " A client wants to discuss about business and expanding its branch in S City."

Wu Feng Yuan got gooseb.u.mps at his reply "Dude, you should really stop reading people's mind!"

" I didn't. I study a bit of psychology." he gave Feng Yuan and innocent look. "That is why I don't get cheat by woman easily"

Feng Yuan felt a stab in the heart and became fl.u.s.ter " You are doing this on purpose right?! I curse you won't get marry or even date anyone". He stomp out the office.