Unexpected Second Chance at Love

Unaware that Yue Ling had come to check on them, Tang Zhong Hui, Shan Sinan and Liu Ye were on the lower floor level. The three men were on their way back from the fabric room.

Liu Ye walked behind the two older men. In his hands was a roll of white fabric and a few folded materials cut into sample sizes.

He stared at the two men and grew envious of them. They didn’t look too much older than him, yet, their life was undoubtedly better than his.

Would he have been able to laugh and live a good life like them if he hadn’t been born from a poor family?

”Hey kid, you alright?”

Shan Sinan’s voice interrupts his train of thoughts. He comes back to his senses and stops in his tracks when he sees that the two men have stopped walking.

He felt embarrassed for making them stop for him. He shook his head and forced a calm smile.

”Sorry, I was just thinking about something.”

Tang Zhong Hui and Shan Sinan stare at the young man then glance at one another. Neither men needed to voice their thoughts and understood at a glance.

”Don’t overthink what you’re thinking.”

Shan Sinan smiles a small smile. He walks over to Liu Ye while holding a box filled with materials inside.

He stood next to the boy, but due to his hands being preoccupied, he

gives Liu Ye a friendly elbow on the arm.

”Not all of us were born with a silver spoon.”

Liu Ye looks up at the textile designer. He was sure that he hadn’t spoken his thoughts aloud, so how did Shan Sinan know?

Feeling even more embarrassed, he lowers his head, and his hand tightens its hold on the things he is holding.

”I... sorry, I didn’t mean to think like that.”

Tang Zhonghui sighed at how easy the boy was quick to apologize. He walks over to join them and sets the box in his hand down.

He puts his hand on Liu Ye’s shoulder and lightly shakes the boy.

”Hey kid, stop apologizing for everything, especially when you didn’t do anything wrong. You were born with a brain. It’s natural to use it. Of course, sometimes you start to overthink things, but that’s also normal. I mean, I sometimes overthink, especially when it comes to food.”

He moves his hand and picks up the box again.

”Let me tell you something about myself. I may dress lavishly like this, but that doesn’t mean I was born in a lavish family.”

He smiles a smile that reaches his eyes and looks at Liu Ye.

”Because of her, I was able to work hard and become the person I am today.”

Liu Ye lifts his head to look at Tang Zhong Hui. He was met with a smile that shined brighter than the sun.

He smiles and looks down at the fabrics in his hands. His smile slowly fades but not all the way.

”I wonder if I can also change the way I am...”

”You can, kid.”

Shan Sinan didn’t need to think twice and answered truthfully. He smiles at Liu Ye and walks away after giving another response.

”Only you can change the way you want to live.”

Tang Zhonghui kept his carefree smile on his face and pointed with his head in the direction Shan Sinan had gone.

”Come on. Let’s go back to the design office.”

Liu Ye stood in place and watched the two designers walk further away. He stares at the back of their figures, and a wave of motivation stirs in his chest.

He inhales a deep breath and takes one step forward before another. He swore he would become a better person than he is now. He will work hard and catch up to stand proudly next to the people that saved him.

So when that day comes, he can also reach his hand out to help someone who needs help like him.

Upstairs in the design office, Yue Ling inspected the assignments her design team was working on at the moment.

When she finished, she opened her black design book in her hand. She takes a pen from the nearby desk and scribbles a few words on a page.

”Liu Shan, have this page sent to Cloth Co.”

She closes the book and hands the book to her assistant.

Liu Shan takes the book but sighs when he glances at it. Others may see this black book as like any ordinary book, but this book is the devil for him and the other employees at De L’amour.

However, taking his boss’s words into consideration, he could only feel relieved that nothing went wrong with the designs.

”I’ll send it over to Cloth Co. right away.”

He gestures a polite bow and turns around to leave the design office. He held the book like it was the essential thing in the world as it really is for De L’amour.

Watching him disappear out the door, Yue Ling was flabbergasted. She could never understand why her employees always react so oddly when it comes to the black design book.

She pushes the thought to the back of her head and walks over to Qi Li’s desk. She stops at the side and squats down next to Jianan to be at eye level with the boy.

”Jianan, do you want to go somewhere with me later?”

Jianan looks away from Qi Li’s computer screen to Yue Ling. His big round eyes blinked for a few seconds before smiling with a nod.

”Okay.”

Seeing his smiling face, Yue Ling felt her heart tighten. She hadn’t even told him where they were going, yet he didn’t hesitate to go with her.

Not wanting to hide anything from him, she told the truth.

”We’ll be going to the hospital for a check-up. Do you still want to go?”

Jianan stiffened at the word ’hospital! He bites down on his lower lip with a look of hesitation.

He was scared of hospitals, especially doctors. Also, he has an ugly scar on his back. What if Yue Ling finds him hideous and a troublemaker?

Yue Ling could see the fear in his eyes. She raised her hand and gently patted him on the head.

”If you don’t want to go, we don’t have to go.”

She had already set an appointment with Doctor Dong, but she will not force him if Jianan is afraid and says he doesn’t want to go.

Jianan glance at Yue Ling, then lowers his head to look at his hand on his lap.

”If Miss Angel is there with me, I won’t be as scared.”

He had been scared of hospitals since he could remember. It was because the doctors and nurses never took him and his older sibling seriously.

However, this time is different.

If Yue Ling were to go with him, he would feel safe like how he feels now. Not only that, he believes and trusts that Yue Ling will not let anything happen to him or hate him.

Oblivious to his thoughts, Yue Ling smiles at him. She rubs his head but not with enough strength to mess up his hair.

”I’ll be there with you every step of the way.”

Her words were like a beacon of hope for Jianan, making him smile a laugh. However, when she saw his smile time, she felt an unexplainable sharp pain in her chest.

She swallows her saliva as if to push back this feeling wanting to escape from her.

”I’ll come to get you when it’s time to go.”

She stood up and decided to return to her office. She had spent enough time in the design office.

”Miss Han.”

Just as she was about to exit the room, she came across Liu Ye, Tang Zhonghui, and Shan Sinan.

She looks at Liu Ye, who had greeted her, and smiles at him.

”I see my subordinates are making you work hard.”

Her teasing made Liu Ye blush. He pressed his lips together but was unable to hide his smile.

”I’m just glad to be of help here.”

Yue Ling notices the roll of fabric in his arms. Her eyes grew solemn, and she raised her hand to touch it. However, she stops herself midway.

She looks at Tang Zhonghui and Shan Sinan.

”I’ve gone over the preparations and instructed Liu Shan to inform Cloth Co. on the designs. Once their side is ready, you two will go and assist the project.”

Shan Sinan nods his head and walks to his desk. Unlike him, Tang Zhonghui pouted his lips with a slight frown.

”You’re really going to proceed with the designs for children?”

Yue Ling looks at her subordinate then down at the fabric roll in Liu Ye’s hands. She showed no emotion on her face and walked away after answering.

”A designer shouldn’t be selfish.”

As she disappeared out of the room, the whole design team stared at the spot she was standing. Each person held the same expression of guilt mixed with sadness.

De L’amour was a brand made for adults in the fashion world. However, when Yue Ling learned about her pregnancy, she started sketching designs for children.

She had made each design with the thoughts of her and Lu Tian’s unborn child. However, life decided to play it cruelly for her.

With her baby gone, everyone thought she would call off the project. However, her words just now were her confirmation to continue the project.

She is a fashion designer. She cannot be selfish and think only about her own personal feelings.

However, despite her way of thinking, her subordinates wish for her to be a little more selfish.

Even if she stops the preparations of her designs, the world will understand.

If the world doesn’t understand, she still has them (her subordinates) and everyone who deeply cares about her.

However, since this is her decision, everyone knows she will not change her mind.

As her subordinates, they will firmly stand by her side and support her as she has supported them.

They will make sure that this project is fulfilled without any complications.