Soul Patch

Chapter 203 is me!

"Please come in!"

Wenjie pushed open the door, and Li Shiman, dressed in a uniform suit, was sitting behind her desk, smiling and looking in the direction of the door.

From the moment he stepped into the office, Li Shiman's gaze was fixed on him, scrutinizing him from head to toe.

Could it be that six-year-old Li Shiman remembers what he looks like?

That's unlikely. Whether he and six-year-old Li Shiman actually had that conversation under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs is uncertain.

How could Charmaine Li recognize him?

Wenjie shook his head and chuckled to himself, realizing he must be overthinking things. He figured Li Shiman probably just thought he looked like her father, who was their general manager.

Thinking of this, he walked over across the desk and handed the flowers he was holding to Li Shiman, saying, "Happy birthday, Ms. Li!"

Li Shiman's arms trembled slightly; in fact, her whole body was trembling. She wanted to get up to take the bouquet of lilies, but she felt a little unsteady and had to lean against the desk.

She accepted the flowers with both hands, but didn't look at them. Her eyes remained fixed on Wenjie, and she said incredulously, "You are..."

She didn't dare continue, afraid she had guessed wrong, and changed her words, saying, "Are you General Manager Wen? You look just like the General Manager."

After saying that, she placed the flowers in an empty vase on her desk and sat down listlessly.

She lowered her eyes and sighed thoughtfully.

For a moment, Wenjie was left standing there exposed.

This office was very familiar to him; he had entered it several times in the system's environment.

So he walked over to the water dispenser, picked up a mug, rinsed it with boiling water, selected Blue Mountain instant coffee from the shelf, and started brewing it.

As boiling water is poured in, the instant coffee powder tumbles and swirls with the water flow, and the rich aroma of coffee gradually fills the room.

While stirring his coffee, Wenjie turned to Li Shiman and asked, "Nestlé or Blue Mountain?"

Turning around, he found Li Shiman staring at him in a daze, her eyes following his figure, but her pupils were unfocused.

It seems she really does remember me!

Wenjie asked tentatively, "What's wrong? Why are you staring at me?"

“You look just like someone…” Li Shiman had obviously heard Wenjie’s question, but she was still lost in thought, her ethereal voice seeming to drift in from the horizon.

"The moment you walked into the room, I thought you were him. What a disappointment."

"You're Xiao Wen, right? I heard from the general manager at the morning meeting today that you'll be officially working at Huahai starting today."

Wenjie took a small sip of coffee and deliberately comforted her, "It's okay, it's normal to mistake someone for someone else."

I secretly hoped this whole thing would blow over soon. I had just gotten rid of Zhao Jingshu, who kept asking questions, when Li Shiman came along.

Honestly, he's tired of hearing that question: Why are you the same as you were so many years ago?

Wenjie felt like vomiting as soon as he heard this question.

“But I’m afraid I won’t have a chance to thank him.” As she spoke, Li Shiman lowered her eyes sadly.

Wenjie couldn't see her eyes, but he could tell from her forlorn expression that her eyes were already red.

He is most afraid of women crying, and he goes crazy whenever he sees a woman shedding tears in front of him.

On my first day at work, I made Li Shiman cry in her office. If her colleagues saw this, they would gossip everywhere.

"Hey, you just wanted to thank him, and he probably already knows. So don't keep it on your mind," Wenjie chuckled.

"You don't understand, he saved my life!" Li Shiman finally came to her senses, her expression becoming extremely serious, the tears welling up in her eyes glistening like shattered jade falling into her eyes.

"..."

Wenjie was at a loss for words: Strictly speaking, this matter is different from him risking his life to save Li Shiman...

System tasks are things you have to complete whether you want to or not. Otherwise, you'll be stuck in the system and unable to get out.

So when he heard Li Shiman say that, he felt a little unworthy of the honor.

To mask his inexplicable guilt, he brought the mug to his lips and took another sip of coffee.

“My parents are old and unable to return to China with me. If it weren’t for finding my savior, I wouldn’t have wanted to go back to China,” Li Shiman said softly and gently.

Wenjie thought that both the content and the sound of the sentence were exceptionally pleasant to hear.

He didn't expect this incident to have such a big impact on six-year-old Li Shiman, making her remember it for more than ten years, and insisting on returning to China to develop her career as soon as she graduated.

Wenjie knew a little about Li Shiman's overseas life experience and educational background, and he also knew that with Li Shiman's qualifications, if she returned to China to develop her career, it would be a piece of cake for her to find a more respectable job in Beijing or Shanghai.

Li Shiman chose to return to M City, and coincidentally, she got a job at her father's company...

It seems as if some kind of destiny is guiding Li Shiman step by step toward him.

At this point, tears silently streamed down Li Shiman's face, and Wenjie hurriedly handed her a tissue.

"Um... why are you crying... hey! Don't cry! Hurry up and wipe it off..."

Seeing that Li Shiman had already put it this way, Wenjie had no choice but to bite the bullet and admit, "That... it's me. I mean, the person you're looking for is me."

Just then, someone knocked on the door and entered.

It was Wang Hui from the marketing center, who was also Wenjie's roommate. He walked in, holding a document, and said, "President Li, I see you signed this document..."

When he looked up from the documents and across the room, the scene before him left him dumbfounded:

Li Shiman, with tears streaming down her face, is talking to her college classmate Wenjie. There is a large bouquet of flowers on the table, and Wenjie is saying, "What you're looking for is him."

Wang Hui was a shrewd man. Seeing that Young Master Wen was up to something, he solemnly refocused his gaze on the documents in his hand: "Excuse me, I've come to the wrong office. You're busy, you're busy!"

“…” Li Shiman.

"..." Wenjie.

Before leaving, she gave Wenjie a wink.

"..." Wenjie looked embarrassed.

After Wang Hui left, he made sure to close the door behind him.

Li Shiman and Wenjie in the office fell silent after being disturbed like this.

After a while, Li Shiman raised her head and carefully examined Wenjie again. Her lips twitched, and a bitter smile appeared on her face.

"Thank you for comforting me, but you don't need to. It's okay. That person isn't as young as you; he must be at least forty."

Li Shiman shifted her posture and sobbed, "After I returned to China, I received offers from several companies. The reason I ultimately chose Huahai was probably because I felt a sense of familiarity when I saw General Manager Wen of Huahai during the interview."

Even though I knew he wasn't the one who would save me, I still inexplicably accepted Hua Hai's offer of employment.

“...It’s me, it really is me,” Wenjie blurted out.

"Mr. Wen, you're not lying to me?"

Wenjie gritted his teeth and decided to toss over the system's confidentiality principles.

He nodded solemnly: "It was me. You suddenly developed hysteria for no apparent reason. At your home, you held my hand and asked, 'Am I not going to live past six?'"

I said: No!

(End of this chapter)