A Graduation Gift

Lionel Tang left the place, his annoyed strides echoing off the floor. Cassandra saw Rufus Luo walk toward her. His shoulders were squared and he had a regal posture, a meaningful smile playing on his lips. He locked gazes with her and she found herself staring back into his dark brown eyes.

They had the texture of the chocolate, and it was as if she was being pulled into his gaze.

"Hello Mr. Luo, welcome!" Joel said, standing beside her, and immediately she pulled herself out of her trance. She heard Joel as he continued to speak to Rufus, and extending his hand, "I am Joel. It's a pleasure to meet you!"

Cassandra lowered her head and waited without a word until Rufus approched closer. She tried the best to keep her composure.

Rufus watched her from the corner of his eye with an amused smile. He did not miss the slight dusting of pink on her cheeks even as she tried her best to be discreet. She looked very docile, with her head down and avoiding the eyes of others. He was pleased with the sight of her and unable to stop himself from whispering as they passed by.

"You missed a button, sweetie," he said, murmuring in a low voice that carried a teasing lilt. Cassandra's head shot up, her eyes wide at his comment. Her eyes immediately flew to her clothes, and her face turned bright red at what she saw.

Her shirt was buttoned all the way to the top! That meant she did not miss a button and…

As comprehension dawned upon her, Cassandra's brows furrowed, and she turned, ready to shoot an angry glare at the man who played tricks on her. However, Rufus was nowhere to be found. He must have already walked to somewhere else.

'Unbelievable! What an egotistic man.' Cassandra thought indignantly. Her eyes swept the floor, trying in vain to see which direction he had headed.

"Manager Qin, your face is burning. Are you feeling alright?"

Joel's voice brought Cassandra back to reality. The floor was littered with the sound of hurrying footsteps as more and more people were walking back and forth with tasks that they had to accomplish. Taking a deep breath,

she said, "Yes, I'm perfectly fine. Let's go, Joel. We still have

to and fro talking to different personnel and checking data. Back in her office, she closed the door and nearly slumped to the floor. Puffing a breath, she threw herself onto a couch and kicked off her high heels. Her feet screamed with relief as they were finally free from the constricting footwear, and

was beyond her imagination. She winced as she remembered how her day went - running up and down the floors to meet with all the departments. Despite her exhaustion, she lightened up when she thought of

was only her first day, and she felt almost overwhelmed by tiredness; but at the same time, she

"Beep—"

silence in the room. Cassandra sat up and rushed barefoot to her desk

time, "this is the Architectural Design Department. Cassandra speaking.

spoke in a warm and friendly voice. If she was going to stay here, she wanted

my office now. I have an important document for you,"

phone gave the tell-tale click that came when the call

her brows slightly while putting down the phone. 'What document could it be?' she

any clue about what the call was about, she put her shoes back on and walked to his office, ignoring the slight pain from her feet.

how big the company was. She had tried looking for the sign 'Vice President' on the doors as she passed by, but to no avail. In the end, she had to ask other company

feet had already turned to a

As of the moment, her mind needed more of her attention to face the person on the other side of the office door. Standing in front of Lionel's office, she took a deep breath and knocked. To her surprise, the door was