Atlas Studios

  Atlas Studios

  “Oh, I just came not long ago. I wanted a drink.” Du Jingtang pouted his lips innocently. If standing here could scare people to death, then he would have scared a truck full of people.

  As he spoke, he entered got himself a cup of water. Yet, his eyes kept going back to the coffee mug in Li Manni’s hands. “Sister, can you give me that cup of coffee and make a fresh one for cousin?” He was drinking water, but his mind was on the coffee. He was so envious of his cousin’s happiness. Even now, there was someone special to make his coffee. He would usually drink instant coffee, and most of the time, he preferred water because it was the easiest to prepare.

  Li Manni smiled uneasily. “This is for your cousin, and he has been waiting for it. If you have it, then he would have to wait even longer.”


  Upon hearing that, Du Jingtang shook his head in a hurry. “Forget it. He can have it. I don’t want to be at the receiving end of his deadly stares. It is unbearable.” He finished talking, got himself another refill of water, and gulped it down. He would rather drink plain water than to fight with Chu Lui for coffee. Those who vie for Chu Lui’s belongings would only land themselves in a bad situation.

  Death.

  Li Manni sighed in relief as she made a move to walk out. Then, she heard Du Jingtang’s voice from behind her.

  “Sister, what did you pour into the coffee earlier? Was it some secret remedy?” Du Jingtang held his cup and asked curiously. He had never seen anyone put anything into the coffee after it was brewed. That grayish powder was obviously not sugar which was white. If sugar could turn into that color, he would rather not add it in the future.

  “Ah, it was nothing. Just some cocoa powder. It enhances the taste of coffee.” The smile on Li Manni’s lips stiffened, and she strode away, leaving Du Jingtang to stare at his cup.

  “Cocoa powder. Was it really that delicious?” He shook his head weirdly. How could that stuff possibly taste good? This was why he was not envious of his cousin now. He was on the experimenting end.

  Li Manni placed the cup of coffee on Chu Lui’s desk. He looked up, eyebrows knitted together. “You can actually stay at home. There are many other things to do if you are bored. Life in a company can be dreary.”


  Li Manni smiled as she sat at the side. “There’s no need. I feel fine here, keeping you company and gaining knowledge. I love it here.”


  She had decided to learn the ropes of managing a business. If she couldn’t stay at home, then she could prevent the woman from wrecking her family apart.

  Chu Lui was silent as he took the coffee mug and drank. He used the spoon in his hand to stir the dark brown substance gently. The coffee taste in his mouth was bitter.

  It was troubling and frustrating.

  Li Manni watched him drink the coffee that she brewed. She lowered her head as a weird gleam flashed past her eyes.

  Once he was done drinking, he set the mug down on his table and continued to flip through the documents. His pen was constantly scribbling on the paper while the bitterness in his mouth intensified.

  Li Manni’s silhouette kept lurking in his line of vision. His eyebrows started to knit together tighter and tighter. He really disliked this feeling.

  He leaned his back against his chair as a sigh escaped him.

  He started to ask himself if he was really happy with this kind of life.

  However, why did he prefer the life he had previously? Even with that woman in them?