"Cherry?" Nanzhu asked, with a confused look.
"Hm" a small hmm with a nod, and he continued " like not totally sweet, but when it touch the my throat I can say it's sweet but when is in just air and you sniff it? it will be different you can hardly say if it's sweet or an illusion....." Lin is keep talking, like trying to gather all his memories with the pheromones in a box and close and open whenever he wants but this all time Nanzhu was only listening to him but when Lin said illusion, he interrupted "Illusion?" with confusion.
"yes, Illusion" Lin said like he is sure about it.
"how Illusion?"
"Because, it's complicated to describe, sometimes it makes me fell nice sometimes i want to just keep smell it and sometimes it gives comf... " he was about finish his line but stopped.
"what happened?"
"Nothing"
"gives comf... what?"
"Nothing, I dont know how it feels"
"But a moment ago you were sure about how you fell about the pheromones then what happened?" Lin looked at Nanzhu face, who was desperate to know, but Lin can't say anymore, it's just inappropriate to talk about other person's pheromones when he met him today only, which made himself even more frustrated who can he be so precise about his pheromones when they met today only? now its not Nanzhu who is desperate to know the answer its Lin Qiushi too who is even more desperate and curious to know how he is so sure abut his feeling about the person infront of him.
Rrrrrrrrr Rrrrrrrrr Lin Qiushi phone ringing.
"who is at this hour?" Nanzhu asked
"I don't know" Lin Qiushi took the phone out from his pocket and saw its Wu Qi.
"What?" Lin asked on phone, no hi, no hello direct what, it mean its someone close to Linlin, who is it? Nanzhu thinking in his head and looking at Lin Qiushi who is talking on his phone, after a moment with few lines exchange Lin cut the call.
"Who was that?"
"My roommate, Wu Qi."
"Ohh, so what happened? why does he have to call you at this hour?"
"He said he is not coming to office tomorrow"
"So why did called you?"
"because we are friends and roommates, so obviously he'll tell me, I do the same so"
"So why is he not going to office tomorrow?"
"And why do you want to know?"
"Not any particular reason but I thought he called this time, and going office might something happened to him or like that, it's fine if you don't want to talk about your personal life, I'm not going to bother you, sorryy" Lin knows exactly he is acting, and he understood he is not going leave the room atleast he get satisfy with the answer.
"His girlfriend is in hospital, she got hurt, and her family is not in the city so he have to take care of her and he can't come to home for atleast a week, so that is why called me, okay?"
"His girlfriend? he have a girlfriend?"
"Yes, and she is really a nice person."
"I didn't ask you that..." Nanzhu said with fierce voice like it was kind unpleasant to hear.
"...." Lin said nothing for a moment,
"okay, now you go back to your room, I have to got to office tomorrow, Good night you may leave now."
"Good Night? already?"
"Its past 11, and your asking me already?"
"I mean to say we were not done talking so, let's finish that first."
"I'm not feeling like talking, I need rest, you go now. And close the door." Lin Qiushi said and moved to his bed and lay on it, and looking at Nanzhu like they were never talked about pheromones. But he made sure not to it his feeling express on his face, because by now he understood that Nanzhu is really sharp at observing.
But Nanzhu? he exactly know what he have to do to get the answer from Lin Qiushi.
"Okay, Good night, have a sweet night, sweet like cherry" he said and left the room, and closed the door as Lin said.
Good Night? it's not good night anymore, he know Nanzhu intestinally used 'cherry' word, but he don't want to over think, and get back to sleep, because to meet his manager he needs enough energy to tolerate him, so he have to sleep.
***** NEXT MORNING *****
Before Lin Qiushi's alarm rang, someone already knocking on his door.
""Come in" Lin said while checking his phone for time, and it was sharp 6AM and he heard a male voice "Good Morning" and it was Mr. Handsome in a black suit white and black striped tie, to disturb my sleep? "May I know the reason for having your presence in the early morning in my room?" it was half mocking and half truth and Nanzhu know that.
"You don't have to go to your office? you have a meeting in the morning right? I brought you laptop too."
"Give me two minutes I'll just fresh up and comeback" Lin Qiushi slept like he don't know what is tomorrow, he felt really comfortable in this house, he usually couldn't sleep fast and properly, he needs time adjust himself just to sleep, but here? maybe the bed was more soft? while making so many excuses he brushed his teeth and washed his face and returned to his room, and he saw his cloths and his laptop bag on his bed.
***** AFTER 5 MUNUTES AT DINING TABLE *****
the plate with food was ready and the man who woke him up was having his food and he also joined him and finished his breakfast.
"You can just drop me at bus stop you don't need to drop me at my office."
"I'm going to same area so let me just drop you"
"Sooo...."
"say it clearly my ears are not as sharp as your"
"Thank you for bring my clothes and laptop"
"that is not what you wants to exactly wanted to say, say it out what do you want to ask?"
"how did you know I need to go to office at what time? it's not like this an idol timings to got office."
"while I was bringing your cloths and laptop I saw a note in your room."
"what note?"
"the note you mentioned "Have a meeting with JERK at 7 O'clock" with date so I just woke you up before 1 hour so you can reach to your office on time."
"Ohh..." he still wanted to ask something but "here, take left and stop that's my office"
Nanzhu stopped the car, and Qiushi said bye and took his bag and about to leave the car "let's meet again" Nanzhu said. "We don't have anything else to talk or do, this will be our last time."
"Bye" and Qiushi closed the car door and straight headed to lobby and in few sec disappeared.
"but we have so much to do" Nanzhu murmured and started the car.
***** MEETING ROOM *****
- Lin Qiushi, Wu Qi, the manager Julian, general manager(GM), and two board members, and CEO of company on the video call to attend the meeting -
"So Lin Qiushi are you ready with the presentation?" Julian asked.
As usual Lin Qiushi? and ready at any moment? "Yes, sir." Julian didn't expect Lin to finish the project presentation in 3 days, it was supposed to be handled by himself but GM instructed it should be handled by Lin Qiushi only, after all everyone in the room knows who is capable of what.
"Let's wait for few more minutes our company new share holder will be here within few minutes" voice came from the screen, it's company's CEO.
Lin Qiushi don't have any idea when did this new shareholder joined the company and he is not even interested.
Lin Qiushi was rechecking his presentation, just to make sure he don't make any mistakes and give chance to his manager to open his trash can mouth. At the same time the doors of meeting room opened, even thought Lin didn't pay attention at first but when everyone stood up to great the person he along with them stood up, and looked up who she or he.
It was he and he is returning the greetings of everyone who just greeted and congratulated him for being the new company share holder, and stood infront of Lin Qiushi, and forward his right hand for a formal shake hand "Hi, I'm Ruan Nanzhu" Lin Qiushi moved his hand forward to shake his hands with him "Hi I'm Lin Quishi" he was blank
Runa Nanzhu "Good Morning" said, still shaking hands "again" said with very low tone only someone with good hearing can only hear, and Lin Qiushi heard it.
************** Characters Intrduced In The Chapter **************
Character : Ruan Nanzhu - S~Alpa - Male - 193CM - Share holder, Rich and handsome.
Character : Lin Qiushi - Omega - Male - 188CM - Office Employee.
Character: Yi Julian - Alpha - Male - 180 CM tall - Lin Qiushi Manager.
Character : Wu Qi - Beta - Male - 176CM tall - Lin Qiushi close friend & roommate.