Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu-Chapter 997: The fairy of the Liu Corps

Alix peeked her head in his office. Jin had leaned back on his chair with his eyes closed.

So we both were taking naps?

She stepped in without making a sound and walked towards his chair very slowly. She slightly leaned forward, holding her hands at her back. She stared at his face for no particular reason.

Usually, he doesn’t stay back till so late, she blinked.

His head was tilted towards his right, facing Alix’s side. The only sound she could hear was of his steady breathing.

Handsome people look handsome from any angle, don’t they?

She continued staring at his sleeping face, feeling that it was weirdly entertaining though nothing was really happening.

He only grumbles when he is awake but he can look peaceful like this too.

Alix took her phone and clicked a picture of Jin. She then suddenly wondered if she infringed upon his privacy.

Welp, I will ask him once he wakes up, she shrugged.

Alix took a casual look around his desk at his neat, organized table with every file properly placed and sorted. She blinked once as something occurred to her.

Hold on…

Why did my desk look so neat and tidy just now? Wasn’t everything a shit storm when I passed out to sleep?

Alix stared back at Jin, taking a wild guess.

Jin’s slight movement broke her daze as she noticed him loosening his collar in sleep. His forehead looked moist and sweaty. Clearly, the heat was making him uncomfortable as he licked his dry lips.

Alix exited his office and walked up to the floor guard.

"Can you please lower the AC temperature?"

The guard looked at her, confused. "Are you sure, Mam?"

"Why not?"

"Um, Sir Jin had called me an hour ago to increase the temperature to 25 degrees."

"Really?"

He nodded. "The centralized setting is between 20-21 degrees but he asked me to increase it to 25."

That’s strange…

"Yeah, no worries. Just lower to 21 again please."

"Sure, Mam."

Alix entered Jin’s office again and she saw him in a much more comfortable position now as the AC blasted with cold air. But this time, she started to shiver. On top of that, she wore a sleeveless shirt that only intensified the chill she felt.

Alix suddenly noticed his lips move and curious, she walked back to his side. She tried to listen in but he hummed too inaudibly to be able to make out any words.

Should I just leave or should I wake him up? She wondered.

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She saw Jin’s brows knitting further in displeasure and discomfort. His breaths were slightly ragged. Before Alix could do something, his eyes fluttered open with a sudden jolt. His gaze immediately met Alix, who was standing just right beside his chair.

"You are awake. What’s wrong though? You look disturbed," Alix asked.

A hint of glassiness veiled over his eyes as he breathlessly asked, "Is it really okay to not forgive myself?"

Her stare bore into Jin, her expression betraying nothing.

"Yes. At times, forgiveness becomes more burdensome than the guilt itself."

"Really?"

"The weight of your mistakes will not disappear so I carry it like a grocery bag. It is heavy for sure but it doesn’t paralyze me from walking."

Jin blinked dazedly and like a fog lifting, clarity rushed into his mind. He sat up straight, almost bumping his head into hers.

"You are here?"

I thought she was talking to me in my dream…

"Good morning," she smiled. "Or should I say good evening."

Jin checked the time in his watch and was shocked to see the hour hand close to touching nine.

Ugh…when did I call asleep? He rubbed his temple.

"When did you-"

He noticed her letting out a small shudder, making him blink in confusion. He sat still and felt the same chilly temperature as before.

"Why is the temperature low again?"

He then muttered a grumble and grabbed his phone to call the guard.

"I told the guard to lower it. Why did you have it increased?"

That took him aback. "Why did you tell him to increase the temperature? Don’t you feel cold at 21 degrees?"

"Huh? Well, it’s not really-"

Alix stopped the train of that sentence and stared at him. She processed another chain of thought and asked, "Did you ask him to increase it for me?"

Jin stiffened. Suddenly, he realized that he shouldn’t say anything unnecessary.

"Why would I do that for you?"

Alix narrowed her eyes, watching him avert his eyes. "You just asked me if I don’t feel cold at 21 degrees."

He let out a broken chuckle. "I meant to say that I feel cold at that low setting too."

"That low setting has always been the way. You just realized you felt cold?

His brow twitched.

"And I see my desk is also magically organized. Does a fairy happen to live in the Liu Corps who waves her magical wand?"

"Fairies only exist in fairy tales…"

Alix smiled. "I am getting drawn to believe that a human-sized fairy does exist here. It might be a male fairy and umm…maybe having the same height and face as yours?"

"Ri-Ridiculous."

Alix fixed her gaze at him with a chuckle.

"Fairies are always shown as females."

"..."

"Not very romantic at all."

He grabbed his coat and snorted. "As if there will be any romance in my life so I am fine not being a romantic."

"Cleaning up someone’s desk, increasing the AC’s temperature to make her sleep comfortably and staying back late in the office until she wakes up all come under the definition of being caring and romantic, you know?"

"D-Don’t accuse me of things I have not done!" He glared at her.

She shrugged. "Well then, I will get going."

"Wait!" He stopped her. "How are you going back?"

"Cab? Though I am hungry so I will head to some restaurant first to eat."

"Ah…" he quickly thought, "Ah! Yes, I remember I have to pick up Bro Jian’s delivery. Let’s go to that same restaurant."

Alix raised her brow as they walked out of his office together.

"Have you heard the rumor?"

"What?"

She smiled. "There lives a fairy in this company who is rumored to be a male and looking exactly like the CEO."

"..."

He looked away, muttering in displeasure. "Just keep walking…"