Cla.s.ses started for the semester . The professor declared that their next a.s.signment would be drafting a business proposal and that they will have to do it in pairs . However, before he did, he has asked the cla.s.s to write their names on a piece of paper, and these were separated according to their seats . The aisle separating groups of chairs marked each box of names as east and west . The professor then picked out names, forming pairs from each group .

Dan sighed as he cannot pair up with Midori on this .

"Why are you sighing so hard? We will only be working with a stranger for a week . " Midori was teasing him .

"What if you get paired to a d*****bag? I need to protect you at all times . " he replied with a serious look on his face .

"Relax . It'll be fine . " She smiled .

Suddenly, Dan's name was called .

"Verdan Zhou, and . . . " The professor picked out a piece of paper from the other box . "Ming Rus.h.i.+ . "

Midori's smile collapsed . She scanned the other group of seats . Her eyes finally landed on a despicable sneer from that familiar face .

They were given some time to plan out their a.s.signments with their partners . Midori had a female caucasian partner . All the while, she was distractedly glancing towards Dan and Rus.h.i.+, nodding to her own partner from time to time . The caucasian girl thought that she might have had difficulty understanding the language for Midori looked out of sorts .

"Do I need to slow down and repeat my idea?" She was being considerate .

Midori snapped out of her trance and tried to focus on the matter at hand .

Eventually, cla.s.ses ended for the day . Midori walked by herself back to her place as Dan reported to their company .

At the entrance of the apartment complex, she was stopped by a familiar figure, slyly smiling at her .

"Miss Xiu . " she sneered .

"What are you doing here?" Midori was quite irritated . How good of a stalker is this girl?

"Nothing much . Just leaving a warning . " Rus.h.i.+ walked towards her . She turned to whisper to Midori's ear . "Take care of your sweet man or he'll be mine . " Then she laughed sinisterly as her heels clacked away .

Midori was p.i.s.sed off . She took some time to collect herself as she strode to her place .

She decided to send Dan a message . "What time will you be back?"

In the office, Dan just finished having a tour of another department . He was arranging files on his desk when the phone beeped for notification .

"Miss me already?" he replied, chuckling by himself .

"Time" Midori irritatingly replied back .

Dan looked at the clock, it was half past six . "7pm . Let's grab dinner when I get back . "

Midori did not send a message back . She went straight to the kitchen and took out a pan . She grabbed pasta, some meat, tomato sauce and cheeses .

The food was almost cooked when she heard some noises next door . She knew he was back, but he knows the code to her unit, so no need to rush the food . He will come after changing in his place .

The food was ready . Still no Dan . Midori, with her bright smile, decided to grab the pan and went next door .

The door to Dan's unit was ajar . She took a peep as she was to surprise him, but she was the one who was shocked .

She saw Rus.h.i.+ sitting on the sofa sipping juice . She let out a faint gasp and pulled herself away .

Midori walked back towards her place . If she was not holding the hot pan, she would have smacked herself on the face . Her door clicked shut when she went out, the automatic lock in place and she could not press the code to open it .

Suddenly, Dan's door was fully opened, and people were stepping out . She turned away, partially hiding herself by leaning against a pillar .

After sending his visitor away, Dan noticed his girl hiding in vain . Despite being a little worried that she might get the wrong idea, he decided to brush it off as he chuckled .

"What are you doing there?" He leaned to look at her face .