Oh My Nanny!

Prologue

Li Xiao Lang

Paper scattered on the table as Li Xiao Lang poured over them, analysing the company's performance to make important strategic decisions. Being the CEO of the company, he was burdened with the livelihood of his 1000 over staff. He had to tread with care. One wrong move could be devastating for his family's company.

Loud raps on the door made him look up from his document. "Come in," he said with an irritated tone. His secretary had left home for the day since it was already after office hours so there was no one to screen his guests and to turn them away.

The door opened and a well dressed midnight blue haired man entered and closed the door behind him with a soft click.

"Yo! Cousin!" the man greeted. "I was about to leave but I saw that the lights in your office is still on. Working late today?"

"Eriol," Xiao Lang said, trying to hide his annoyance. He and his cousin had this love-hate relationship since young because his cousin loved teasing him. "Aren't you asking the obvious?"

"Touché," Eriol replied. He sat uninvited on the chair in front of Xiao Lang's table. "I was just showing concern for my favourite cousin who is a workaholic. Don't forget that you have a kid at home waiting for you."

Xiao Lang flipped through the report on his table, frowning at the mismatched numbers and was trying to make some sense out of it. The company was considering expanding into out countries while their headquater remained in Hong Kong and had done some survey and financial analysis for expansion budget. "I know. You don't have to remind me about it."

Eriol sighed and leaned forward to take a look at the various reports on the table. "Can I help you with anything to lessen the burden?" he asked. "Afterall, I'm the vice CEO and we should help each other out."

"I'll be fine," Xiao Lang said and made a shooing motion towards the door. "I'll be able to concentrate much better without you here."

A hand flew up to Eriol's chest as he pouted at Xiao Lang. "That's so mean! Stop bullying me!"

Xiao Lang rolled his eyes. He did not have time for this nonsensical drama. "I'm being serious here. Your work is done. Great. Now off you go!"

"All right. All right," Eriol said and stood up. "Don't work too hard. It makes me look bad in comparison to you."

Xiao Lang ignored him as he focused his full attention on the work at hand. He had to decide whether or not the expansion should be carried out. He let out a sigh of relief and leaned back against his high-backed office chair after Eriol left his office.

"Good riddance," he breathed out but he had a slight smile on his face. The short interaction with Eriol was just the short break from work he desperately needed. Besides, he knew his cousin was deeply concerned about him. Perhaps, it was probably time for him to head home too. Mei Ling was waiting at home and would throw a tantrum in the morning if she did not manage to see him before she went to bed.

"Time to go," he whispered. It was more of a reminder to him. He had the tendency to immerse himself so deeply in his work that he would forget about the time and even his meals. His secretary had to remind him several times a day for him to have lunch but even with the reminders he had, he would still skip some lunches in the week to complete his work.

Xiao Lang swept the papers on his table into a neat pile and slotted them into a tray on the corner of his table. He would have to deal with those issues the moment he came to office the next day. He would most likely be the first one to be in the office. His staff were pretty awed by Xiao Lang's attitude towards work.