The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1107 Words From The Depths Of Her Heart

"Don't say that, Irene. We understand that your president must be very busy. It's very nice of you to come and meet us." Sheryl would not pay attention to such things. After all, a collaboration between Cloud Advertising Company and Tarsan Corporation has already improved their status.

Truth be told, the fact that Tarsan Corporation sent the CEO's assistant to meet with them was already proof that Cloud Advertising Company was being respected and taken seriously by the former. "Please have a seat, Ms. Xia." Irene, the assistant, smiled and gestured toward two velvet chairs. She then gracefully raised a hand to call the attention of the man standing just outside the door. "Zachary," she said with a sweet, warm voice, "kindly pour out some tea for Ms. Xia and this beautiful lady."

"Okay, Irene," said Zachary before quietly walking away.

"Irene, please take a look. This is my first draft of the plan." Sheryl went straight to the point, not a second after politely sitting down.

Irene respectfully held out her hands to receive the plan book. She studied it carefully. Sheryl, who sat across from Irene, looked intently at the assistant. She could feel her own heart beating. She needed this to work.

Moments later, Zachary came in and served the guests some tea. When he was finished, he left courteously, without a word.

It took Irene a whole hour to go through the entire draft. For Sheryl, every second in that quiet room felt like an eternity. She realized just how serious Irene was and felt reassured that Tarsan Corporation was indeed the right entity to work with.

"Well, I'm impressed," a voice finally cut through the silence. "This is a great plan." Irene's approving taps landed on the cover of the now-closed plan book.

"Really?" Isla could not help but ask.

"Of course! I think it's excellent. Ms. Xia deserves the honor of being named the best planner in Y City. Tarsan Corporation is very lucky to be collaborating with Cloud Advertising Company," Irene smiled, still full of praise.

"Irene, are there any parts that need improvement? This is just the first draft. I can..." Sheryl felt waves of happiness and excitement come over her.

"In my opinion, the plan is perfect as it is. I see nothing that needs to be modified. To tell you the truth, Ms. Xia, I am just in awe of your talent. You don't have to worry about making arrangements. I will relay the final review to our president at once. If she approves it, you can proceed with this plan on the day of the reception."

"That's great! Thank you so much, Irene." It seemed things were going smoothly at work. Sheryl beamed with joy.

"Oh, please! I should be thanking you, Ms. Xia. You have made such a wonderful plan for Tarsan Corporation. Our president will be very satisfied." Irene's polite remark played over and over in Sheryl's head. It was noon when Sheryl and Isla left Tarsan Corporation. Before leaving, they had invited Irene to have lunch with them. She politely declined because of her busy schedule.

"It's a pity Irene couldn't come. Come on, Isla. Let's stuff ourselves with the most delicious food we can replace!" Sheryl was in a really good mood. At that moment, she forgot all the troubles in her family. "Sher, I feel bad about eating out with you today." Isla smiled as she spoke. She was in a good mood as well.

"And why do you feel bad?" Sheryl was smiling, too.

"You know, this big impressive plan was all yours! Irene admired your work so, so much. You are a great contributor to Cloud Advertising Company. Now you say you're going to pay the bill! I don't deserve this reward. I didn't even do anything. Of course, I feel bad. Hmm...I wonder what I'm going to order."

"Haha! If you really feel that way, you can pay the bill. We'll get to eat together either way." Sheryl laughed heartily.

"No, forget it. You're the boss of Cloud Advertising Company, and I know you big shots love paying for other people. I don't want to say no and take that away from you." Isla promptly took back what she said. "Well, since I'm in a good mood today, that's fine. I'll pay the bill." Sheryl flashed Isla a toothy grin.

"Let's have Japanese food! I haven't had it in a long time." With that, a decision was made.

"Okay, you're the boss." There was a tone of adoration in Sheryl's response.

At 2 o'clock that afternoon, the presidents of Tarsan Corporation and Shining Company were scheduled to meet.

This time, they were meeting at the Shining Company headquarters.

The collaboration between Shining Company and Tarsan Corporation had attracted much attention.

After all, Shining Company was a leading authority in Y City and was one of the first and brightest in its field; Tarsan Corporation had only recently shifted its focus on developing Y City, but its strength was in its vast knowledge base and support from other countries.

A close relationship was bound to improve the reputation of both companies.

"Mr. Lu," a shaky voice said, "the president of Tarsan Corporation has arrived." David stood at the door of Charles' office, looking awkward.

"Oh really? Wait for me in the meeting room? I'll be right there." Charles was not paying full attention. He was preoccupied with the document in his hands and could not be bothered to look up at David's worried expression.

"But..." There was mild panic in David's voice. He felt it necessary to inform Charles of something, but he seemed unsure how to.

"What's wrong?" Now Charles could not help looking at David. After all, this man had been around for years and had never sounded so uncertain, until now.

"The...president of Tarsan Corporation. Do you know who it is, Mr. Lu?" When David saw Rachel coming just moments earlier, he put two and two together and realized that she was the president of Tarsan Corporation. They hadn't seen her for years.

"Who?" Charles had never met the head of Tarsan Corporation. Naturally, he did not know who it was.

"It's Rachel Bai." David looked dead serious.

Charles froze. He could not believe what he just heard.

'Has she returned?' he thought.

"Isn't she abroad?" Charles realized the redundancy of his question. After all, Tarsan Corporation was established and developed abroad.

"So she went to work for Tarsan Corporation!" Charles seemed to understand why the said entity wanted to collaborate with Shining Company.

"So Mr. Lu, shall I tell her you won't be able to make the meeting?" David knew that Charles certainly did not want to see Rachel.

Charles was about to agree when he spotted Rachel walking from the meeting room to the president's office. She smiled at him. "I haven't seen you in years. Are you still this heartless? We're old friends. You should at least show some courtesy, shouldn't you?"

"You may take your leave now." Charles politely dismissed David.

The secretary nodded and left the president's office with obvious unease.

"Charles, how long has it been since we last saw each other? It's been three years. Do you still hate me this much?" Rachel closed the door after David left.

Charles did not want to talk to her.

"Well, since Mr. Lu doesn't want to talk to me about personal matters, can we talk about business instead?" Rachel was frustrated, but she did not intend on giving up so easily. She held out her right hand with a professional smile. "Mr. Lu, maybe we can start over and get to know each other again. I'm Rachel Bai, president of Tarsan Corporation."

"What do you want?" Charles regarded her with a cold stare. He did not shake her hand.

"Mr. Lu, do you think I returned to Y City because of you?" Rachel sneered. "Or do you think that after all these years, I would still be missing you? Don't be so full of yourself...

Charles, to tell you the truth, I liked you in the past. But what happened after that caused me to get tired of your love. I heard you are now with Autumn-no, Sheryl-and that you have two children.

But I already have what I want. Now I'm the president of Tarsan Corporation. To be frank, now that I have everything that I want, why would I have to chase you? Am I that stupid? Knowing that there's a person out there who already has your heart, it would be utterly shameless of me to still beg for your love. Am I not allowed to be happy?"

Charles believed that Rachel was saying these things from the depths of her heart. "So," he said, "you've been abroad for three years, and I think that you have changed."