Taking Hearts

Together

(QING)

I got my phone back. It was in the van owned by the bed and breakfast. The same van Dayu used to kidnap me.

We go back to Shanghai where the storm of news about CEO Shang's long lost son and now sole heir hit everyone.

It took two weeks for the media and the public to calm down.

Two weeks...had crawled past without me seeing or talking to Dayu.

I saw him in the news though. And at some events where our company and her mother's company are both invited. But Dayu was never alone. His mother is guarding him zealously.

Plus Dayu served as the new candy and toy for the rich, successful and famous. As the heir to the vast wealth of the Shang family, it's only natural that people will notice him and took interest on him.

But Dayu didn't change his name. He remained Feng Jian Yu and he was never ashamed to say that he grew up in an orphanage when someone separated him to his mother when he was just a baby.

It was a tearjerker, their story. People read it on the news and internet portal. About the cruelty of the old CEO of Shang Builders. To separate his own grandson from his mother, the old CEO's own daughter.

They put it out there. CEO Shang took that opportunity to say on National TV that because of what happened twenty four years ago, she will not let anyone just take or hurt her son again.

I feel like she was talking to me.

Ing Kai, a former Director General in our company was sued by both Wang Int'l and Shang Builders.

He will be in prison for a long time.

But I don't care for him anymore. All my concern was for Dayu. And I wonder, when will CEO Shang have the time to send me some words that I can finally see her son.

My father adviced me to be cautious.

"I know you like this boy. But he is still the son of our biggest competitor. People know about the bitter rivaltry between our companies. I am happy for you, Qing. But still...be careful. CEO Shang is not someone you can just go up against recklessly,"

But I don't want to go up against her. I want her to like me for her son. For Dayu.

Because this is torture. Another day had passed without any clear sign that I will see Dayu again. I wonder how long can my patience hold on before I break and copy what he did.

Before I start plotting to kidnap Dayu away.

The elevator opened to the floor where my unit was situated. I walk into the empty hallway but I stopped when I saw a figure standing against the wall close to my unit door.

The figure is wearing jeans, sneakers and a blood red hoodie.

Dayu!

I strode hurriedly to his side. He looked up when I stopped in front of him.

Dayu smiled, "Hi," he looked unsure and nervous and glad to see me.

I see all of those emotions in his expressive face.

I embraced him. He gave a sigh of relief and lean his bodily heavily against mine.