Words I was Afraid to Hear 102 Slept in Her Room

Xiu Jin's expression mirrored the one on Igarashi Aoi's face. They were both staring at each other, mouths gaping.

"Y-you..." Xiu Jin cannot believe it. He is dead for sure!

"You two know each other?" The Madam Xiu back then stated the obvious.

Igarashi Aoi looked at Madam Xiu then turned to her dad. Her dad had a puzzled look, but he did not look mad.

"Llast night, he mistook my room..." she said bluntly.

"You slept in her room?!" Madam Xiu glared at her son. This can't be happening! She had other plans for him! How could he sleep with the daughter of their foreign supplier?!

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In the same time setting, there was a beautiful young lady in a boutique.

"Linyu, you look so beautiful!" Madam Su exclaimed as tears welled in her eyes.

Su Linyu gave a warm smile back. She cannot wait to appear beside Brother Jin in this laced qipao gown. She turned around to properly show the dress to her mother and aunts.

She had been harboring her one-sided love for the son her mom's friend for several years. When she heard that he met someone on his summer trip, she was discouraged. However, Madam Xiu kept the planned engagement, and soon the said someone married into another family, making her Brother Jin available again. She was hesitant to go through the engagement at first, for the fact that he calls the girl's name whenever he drinks too much. Nevertheless, the fact that he agreed on their engagement cheered her up. Now, she was excited to tell everyone that she will soon be Mrs. Xiu.

"Linyu, why didn't you invite your fiancé to go dress shopping with you?" one of her aunts asked.

Su Linyu gently shook her head and smiled. "He has an important meeting today. It will be good for the business."

"Ah...yes, yes...as expected of the future Madam Xiu. You know too well that business is always the priority."

Su Linyu nodded, but her eyes had a tinge on disappointment. Any girl would not want to be only next to any business as a man's priority. In fact, she had asked him to come multiple times, to no avail.

She thought about how she would change this attitude of his once they got married. As she thought about this, her smile became wider and brighter.

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Back to the restaurant.

Xiu Jin looked at the lady whose name he is yet to get, as if saying, "How could you just tell them that?!"

Igarashi-san tried to salvage the situation. "Uhm...there might be a misunderstanding. Aoi-chan can only converse in your language in the elementary level. She cannot explain things properly." He turned to his daughter and spoke in their own language. "Aoi-chan, what really happened? You can tell Otousan." he coaxed her.

"He mistook my room for his while he was drunk. Since he was out of sorts, I helped him so that he won't catch a cold for sleeping in the hallway. I helped him into the sofa where he slept for the night, then ordered breakfast for him in the morning. I think he was trying to get me to call him with this." She showed the crumpled paper with his note. "He left this after finishing his food." She was calm during the whole explanation.

Igarashi-san was bewildered. He cannot believe that his tomboy of a daughter would help a man and let him sleep in her sofa. His mouth was gaping but he was silent due to shock.

He had a peculiar reaction that Xiu Jin's parents glared at him even more.

"Mr. Igarashi, could you translate for us?" Master Xiu was eager to know what happened. He had the suspicion that his son may leave things out if he asked him.

Igarashi-san snapped back from his daze and had a sly smile. "It's not much. She said that she helped him while he was drunk, let him sleep in her sofa, then ordered him breakfast the next morning." He turned to the young man. "I'm sorry. It seems that she misunderstood your intentions when you left this note." He showed the paper with creases. "The thing is, she cannot read your language just yet."

When Madam Xiu read the note, she started hitting Xiu Jin's back. "You shameless son! How could you just leave her a note she cannot read! You should've apologized properly!"

Master Xiu could not take the humiliation. He stood up and bowed towards them. "Igarashi-san, Aoi-chan, gomenasai!"

Aoi became flustered. She cannot let the client apologize like this. "Ah! It's not much, Mr. Xiu...really! It was not much trouble." she lied. She looked at Xiu Jin. "I would've helped others too." She still had a hard time expressing herself.

"Master Xiu, we accept your apology, but it really is not necessary. My daughter is good-natured. Knowing what happened actually made me more proud of her." Igarashi-san explained.

Hearing this, the Xiu couple was appeased, but they would definitely give their son appropriate punishment for getting himself drunk and causing trouble to a young lady.

Xiu Jin straightened his back and had a serious face. He bowed. "I'm really sorry for the misunderstanding. Mr. Igarashi, Ms. Aoi, my name is Xiu Jin."

Igarashi-san nodded and had a smile on his face. His eyes were telling that he thinks that this is a fine young man.

Aoi kept silent while looking at him. His clean and behaved self is more attractive than his image the previous night. There was a hint of blush on her cheeks. As she thought of this, her arm was gently hit by an elbow.

"Aoi-chan, introduce yourself properly." ordered Igarashi-san.

Aoi sighed. She stood up. "Igarashi Aoi, Head of Finance." She held out her hand to Xiu Jin in a business-mode manner.

Xiu Jin shook her hand firmly but briefly. It was soft and smooth, but his focus landed on her face. She is indeed a beauty.

Chapter end

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