I went to work and proceeded to do my job as usual. I had finished my previous work to sort out many unnamed documents, so I didn''t have anything to do today other than continue sorting the new documents.

    Bosss Lu had been very satisfied with my job, he praised me for my quick work. Though, I had a feeling that he was mostly scared of Meng Bao''s wrath if he dared to scold me.

    Boss Lu suddenly walked at me while I was typing on a document and then offered, "Secretary Shi, do you need something while you''re here? A coffee? Tea?"

    I stopped typing and frowned at Boss Lu, "Boss… you''re the boss here, why would you ask me that question?"

    "N—No, it''s just… uh…."

    "Let me guess, Yang Menghuo is intimidating you because he has bought your company, right?"

    …

    "S—So, Coffee? Tea? I can make it for you," Boss Lu said.

    …

    I called Meng Bao during lunch break, and he picked up the call after few beeps, "Nggh… Jie?"

    I heard him yawning. I rolled my eyes in annoyance, "We need to do something about that habit of yours. It''s not healthy?"

    "Y—Yes…" Meng Bao seemed to be too sleepy to talk, so I asked him. "What did you do to Boss Lu? How come he suddenly became so meek, he even offered me a damn coffee! Did you threaten him?"

    "Oh, and also, where is that old security guard in the apartment? How come he''s not there anymore?"

    "Wu… I just warn Boss Lu not to scold you, Ying Jie," Meng Bao answered. "And about the security guard, I told him to watch his mouth. Whatever he is saying will have consequence."

    "Did you kill him?"

    "W—What?! Of course not. Do you think I''m that ruthless?"

    Yes.

    Meng Bao started acting childish again, "Wuwuwu, Jiejie think that Baobao is a ruthless, evil man. Baobao is sad…."

    My heart wavered whenever I heard Meng Bao started acting spoiled again because I had to admit that I liked Meng Bao''s cute act.

    Though, based on what people said, Meng Bao was actually very ruthless…

    Oh well, it wasn''t really my problem as long as he didn''t hurt innocent men.

    "Alright, fine. I''m sorry for accusing you. I know you''re a good Bao."

    Meng Bao chuckled happily as if all his previous cry was just a mirage, "Jiejie…."

    "Hm?"

    "Let''s have our pre-wedding photoshoot tomorrow morning…."

    "Huh? Did you find the photographer?"

    "Yeah, I kidnap—I mean, I hire the best photographer from my Mom''s office in New York! He will be able to give us the best shots, I guarantee!"

    "Hmm… where will we do our pre-wedding shots?" I asked.

    "Hehe, that''d be a secret!"

    I sighed whenever Meng Bao was planning on something. Because I knew it would be out of this world and also extravagant as heck. Everything that he did always felt over the top for me, but at the same time, I was glad that he was so excited about our wedding.

    **

    Thus, after a call with Meng Bao, I felt like I should also give my best because he gave his. A relationship was always a two-way effort, right?

    My work ended right at five, and I got a call from Meng Bao, "Yes, Baobao?"

    "Jie, I''m waiting at the parking lot!"

    I could hear how cheery Meng Bao was, "Eh, we''ll do photoshoots today? I thought we''d do it tomorrow."

    "Well, we still need to do the bridal fitting. Though I''m pretty sure that you''ll look amazing in any clothes."

    I immediately checked my waist and thigh. I''ve gotten a bit thinner after so many things happening in my life in such a short time, "Okay, I''ll come down."

    When the elevator opened in the main lobby, I saw Meng Bao was standing in a black suit. He intimidated everyone with his glare. Contrary to Alex, Meng Bao was intimidating, even though he was very handsome. Not that I had anything against it.

    "Have you been waiting long?"I asked.

    Meng Bao''s face bloomed a big smile instantly, "Ying Jie, let''s go for your bridal fitting. I can''t wait!"

    We drove through the city until the car stopped in front of a classic shop with many wedding dresses and suit on the storefront display. From the wide glass pane, I could see the staff were already lining up, ready to greet us. At this point, it didn''t even budge, and I had no mood to question about a very obvious thing, so I asked Meng Bao directly, "This store is yours as well, right?"

    "Mhm, just one of mine. It''s specialized in wedding dresses and suits, of course," Meng Bao nodded. He gently grabbed my hand, and we entered the store together.

    "Welcome, Young Master Yang and Miss Shi!"

    …

    "You really don''t hide anything from me, Meng Bao," I said sarcastically. Usually, men had something they wanted to hide from their spouse, but I guess Meng Bao was that very simple and showy person that didn''t want to hide anything.

    "Eh? Why would I hide anything from you, Jiejie? I''m glad that I can share everything with you!"

    …

    I still couldn''t believe this blockhead was a business mafia famed across China and had considerable influence in the global market.

    The staff directed us to the fitting chamber, they started measuring our size with their tape, and then whispered few things at Meng Bao. In exchange, Meng Bao also whispered few things and then smiled at me, "They will give you the best, Jie. If you don''t want it, we can always buy something else, anything you want!"

    "I''m not that picky, Meng Bao…."

    The female staff directed me to another chamber while Meng Bao was waiting for me. I got curious and asked, "So, where is my wedding dress? What kind of style we will be using?"

    "Miss, Young Master Yang had told me that he wants you to wear three types of dresses. Because he planned to make three types of weddings."

    "THREE TYPES OF WEDDING!?"

    "Yes, Miss," the staff nodded in unison. "He said that he planned to hold the wedding for traditional Chinese style in red hanfu, and western one with white dress, and the last one, he wanted to have a wedding on a yacht, and he wanted you to wear something that glimmered like thousands of stars on the sky."

    "That''s too much wedding for me! Who held wedding three times, and who would come for three consecutive weddings?!"

    "He also said that you should wear something less revealing because he got jealous so easily."

    Yeah, I could see that.

    "Oh, we also have two more official dresses for tomorrow photo shoots. Young Master Yang said the theme would be about that. So we would give you swan-lake inspired wedding dress.

    The staff couldn''t do anything because this was the direct order from Young Master Yang.

    "Miss, please cooperate, or Young Master will get angry. Nobody wants to piss Young Master Yang off," the staff begged. I guess I had no choice either. After taking a deep breath, I allowed the staff to mix and match the dress for me, but then they realized that my waist was really supporting to use of such a thin and curvy corset.

    They discussed for a while and then said, "Miss, we have a dress for the pre-wedding shoots ready. We cannot show the wedding dress yet, due to how specific Young Master request is."

    I wonder what kind of request that he had for these poor staff. The staff carefully showed the Swan Lake inspired dress.

    It was such a beautiful flowing dress that made the wearer looked like Odette the Swan.

    "Wow, that''s amazing!" I praised honestly. I would never think once that I could wear a wedding dress, let alone this kind of expensive wedding dress.

    "The size should fit you, Miss. Please come here and let us help you fit the dress for tomorrow''s photo shoot.

    **

    "A—Ack, careful! You''ll kill my waist if you''re forcing it!" I yelled at the staff because she was forcing the dress. It fit so well other than the waist part.

    "S—Sorry, Miss…" the staff apologized. But she also noticed the fat in my waist, so she used a big silver ribbon to cover my belly to make it less noticeable.

    After an arduous process, I could finally fit the dress.

    "Wow, Miss Shi, you''re such a gorgeous lady! No wonder Young Master Yang is head over heels for you!" The staff praised.

    I thought she was just joking, so I chuckled with her. But when I turned my head and stared at the mirror. My jaw dropped immediately.

    I did look amazing, almost like a goddess of some sort…

    "Wow, wait… this is me?!" I couldn''t believe that I looked so good in a dress. I didn''t even wear makeup.

    "Yes! Even without make-up, your face is glowing with such a beautiful mature aura. You''re like a mature queen!" The staff praised again. She ordered the order staff, "Call Young Master! He needs to see this!"