am-books Chapter 19: 19: Invitation
Chapter 19: 19: Invitation
Chapter 19: Chapter 19: Invitation
“Genius Club...”
The moment he saw those five words, Lin Xian felt as if he were being pulled away from the entire world.
The noisy hall, everything disappeared, leaving only a relentless ringing in his ears.
Gasping for air, just like a dolphin weighted down by lead, sinking deeper into the icy waters...
Drip, drip, drip, drip,
“What’s wrong? Just standing there?”
...
Suddenly, a familiar voice snapped Lin Xian back to reality.
He turned around and saw Zhao Yingjun standing behind him.
Today, she was wearing a black coat, and the diamonds on her black earrings sparkled brilliantly.
“Rhein Cat? Have you finished it?”
Zhao Yingjun saw the Rhein Cat Doll in Lin Xian’s hands, took it directly, and examined it from all sides:
“Mmm, not bad, even cuter than I thought. The craftsmanship is quite good too; we can work with this factory on a long-term basis.”
When she turned to the back of the doll, Zhao Yingjun even flicked the Rhein Cat’s little tail.
Noticing that Lin Xian was still standing there motionless, Zhao Yingjun looked at the dark red card in his hand and pointed:
“Is this also for me?”
“Yes, President Zhao.” The receptionist answered when she saw Lin Xian was not reacting, “This invitation is also for you.”
Zhao Yingjun pinched the invitation from Lin Xian’s hand.
She looked at the front, then turned it over to the back, and then walked to the elevator with the invitation and the Rhein Cat in hand, her high heels clacking...
“President Zhao is so beautiful today!”
“Yeah... and she never repeats an outfit! She’s so fashion-forward!”
“Ah, that poise of President Zhao’s is truly innate and impressive; we can’t help but envy her.”
“Most importantly, she’s capable and strong! She’s just too perfect!”
After Zhao Yingjun got on the elevator, the receptionist girls chatted away, all revealing their envy and admiration for Zhao Yingjun.
Lin Xian looked at his empty hands...
He was still sensing the touch of the dark red card, as if it was still in his hand.
“What if it wasn’t an invitation?”
Lin Xian tried to convince himself.
“I have to find a way to confirm it.”
...
After arriving in his office, Lin Xian took the latest design drafts, ready to report to Zhao Yingjun in her office.
“Lin Xian, when you have time, buy some things and visit Professor Xu’s daughter at the hospital.”
“Yeah, okay.”
Lin Xian turned around, ready to leave.
But...
This wasn’t actually the purpose of his report today; those design drafts were just a cover.
His real purpose was to figure out what that card with ‘Genius Club’ written on it was, exactly.
Was it an invitation?
Was it an advertisement?
Or just a simple prank?
“Ah right, President Zhao, there’s one more thing.”
Lin Xian acted as if he just remembered, turning back to speak:
“You were in a hurry this morning and forgot to mention it to you.”
“What’s up.” Zhao Yingjun stopped writing and looked up.
“About that red invitation card, you remember, right? You took it from my hand along with the Rhein Cat Doll,” Lin Xian gestured the size with his hands:
“I forgot to tell you who brought it over. It wasn’t delivered by courier; the receptionist said... a woman personally delivered it.”
“Oh, that.”
Zhao Yingjun didn’t seem concerned and lowered her head to continue going through the documents.
“Was it... an invitation?” Lin Xian tentatively asked.
“It’s an invitation letter,” Zhao Yingjun stated indifferently.
She put down her pen and looked up at Lin Xian:
“Anything else?”
“No, nothing else.”
Bang!
The heavy coded door closed once again.
...
Lin Xian stood outside the door.
He couldn’t help but furrow his brow.
An invitation letter...
It really was an invitation letter!
He had just dreamed about it last night, and today it appeared right before his eyes.
What on earth was this...
What’s going on?