"And I am late again!"

Song Lihua sobbed as she hastily slipped her foot in the sandal. She was sipping orange juice from a small can which was her only breakfast.

As she stepped out, she almost collided with her neighbor, Mrs. Zhang.

"Oh, dear! Be careful! You almost broke my eggs."

"Sorry, Aunt Zhang! But I am getting late!"

"Didn't your alarm wake you up on time?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"I forgot to set one."

"..."

Mrs. Zhang grimaced and nagged. "Today seems to be an important day and you forgot to set the alarm. That's why I always say you are so ditzy. Your head is always in the clouds. If you stay the way you are, you won't even realize when somebody makes a fool out of you."

Song Lihua rushed. "Sorry Aunt but I will fully listen to your scolding when I return. For now, I have to rush, or else I am dead if I am late today for University!"

She ran like the speed of lightning.

"Wait! Is that orange juice your only breakfast?"

But she was already gone.

Mrs. Zhang sighed. "Oh, dear. She can't even take care of herself. I hope she meets someone who could."

Lihua charged towards the University gate and the moment she stepped inside, her knees gave out.

"Hah...hah…" she gasped heavily, "I am here... I am finally here…I made it."

She checked the time.

There were only five minutes before the seminar would start.

"Ughhhh! Only five minutes! Can this poor soul not even rest for a moment?" She cried.

Lihua started with her marathon again but this time it wasn't a smooth road as before. Her head was only focussing on reaching the seminar hall and she realized a second late that she had collided with someone.

The file she held flew open and all the papers that she had orderly stuffed inside rained down like a violent storm.

Lihua went blank.

"This is it...I am dead…I am done for."

Her presentation file had a thick bunch of thesis papers and right now, she saw her doom.

Organizing all of it again for an unorganized girl like her would take forever. Hardly four minutes weren't nearly enough.

Today's seminar was extremely important for her job hunting and unfortunately, she was the first in line to present. Her professor had strictly warned that no lateness would be tolerated and if you missed your chance, you won't get to present again.

Lihua had worked late last night just for today's seminar until she couldn't even get decent sleep, making her forget to set the alarm.

And right now, she could see her hard work go all down the drain.

She collapsed on her knees, feeling defeated, yet the papers were continuing to pour down.

"Oh, poor Lihua. Acting clumsy like always."

"She is so screwed. No presentation, no job."

The other students passing by were busy snickering at her.

Lihua clearly heard them.

At least help me instead of sneering at me! So heartless.

Lihua was depressed but then she suddenly slapped her cheeks. "Get it together, Lihua! You cannot give up here! I can still do this!"

Lihua quickly began to collect her thesis papers and tried to sort them out. But her confidence was diminishing fast. It was a near-impossible task.

Her eyes slightly stung in tears as she thought of the worst that could happen and her shoulders drooped.

My job…

Suddenly, somebody took the papers out of her hands.

"H-hey! Give them back! They are mine!"

But the rest of her words never left her mouth as she saw an extremely handsome man bend down on his one knee.

Her jaw dropped wide open.

W-who is this Godly handsome man? I thought such handsome men existed in only fiction.

One glance at him sent her heart into a frenzy.

*Badump Badump Badump*

Her mouth opened and closed several times but she couldn't utter anything.

Did my heart always beat so loudly like that? Why am I hearing it for the first time?

Time seemed to stop at that moment. She felt that even in this crowd, they were the only two here alone.

Lihua saw the Godly handsome man pick up the papers with a stoic expression. He was doing something unbelievable that she found it impossible to do just a minute ago herself.

He simply glanced at her papers once and like a magic trick, he was shifting and shuffling the papers around in his hands. His movements were so fast and fluid that Lihua found it difficult to keep up with them.

In just a matter of a few seconds, the thin set of papers that she had held grew into a full-stack. There were no messed up and fallen pages on the floor anymore.

The man stared at her and she straightened up. He calmly handed her the papers back.

Lihua took them back in a daze. She checked and her eyes popped out of her sockets. She quickly flipped through the pages in utter shock.

All one hundred and seventy-four pages of her thesis were orderly stacked with the correct page numbers one below the other.

Lihua cried in happiness. "This...this...this is a miracle!"

"You...how did you do that?"

The man didn't respond.

"Teach me this magic too!"

Silence. He was just staring at her.

Lihua was so happy that she grabbed his hands and shook them hard. "Thank you so much, Sir! You saved my job today!"

The man looked down at her hands shaking his but there was no change in his expression.

Lihua wondered.

Why isn't he saying anything?

Hmm….oh!

She felt sad.

Oh, dear. Why God, why? You make such a fine man but forgot to give him his voice? So cruel.

Lihua leaned a bit and patted his shoulder.

"Don't worry. Even if you cannot speak, God compensated you with a Godly handsome face. There, there," she consoled him.

The man was unfazed by her comment and was still staring at her with an unreadable expression.

She quickly stood up. "I have to rush now. But thank you once again!" She bowed. "If we meet again, please let me treat you to a meal or if you need my help, please feel free to ask!"

Lihua dashed away like the wind, making the Mafia King, who never once looked back in his life, turn around for the first time to see her go.

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Chapter 2 - The Mafia King Is Not Mute At All

Inside the seminar hall, Meng Ya waved her hand. "Lihua here! Gosh, you are finally here!"

Lihua breathlessly sat on the chair next to her.

Meng Ya smacked on her head. "Seriously, you just barely made it in time."

But Lihua seemed to be thinking something else. Her eyes were starry and sparkly.

"I am talking to you, dummy head!"

"Yaya, I think I am in love…" she mumbled.

"What? Did you hit your head somewhere?"

"No, but my heart seems to have hit somewhere. Yaya, is this what first love feels like? I can hear my heartbeat so clearly."

Meng Ya pinched her cheeks.

"Ow! Ow! It hurts!" Lihua cried.

"It should. What are you thinking of love when you are about to give such an important presentation now?"

Lihua said, "What should I do if I met a Godly handsome man right outside who saved my job today? From the moment I saw him, only his face is flashing in my mind like a sweet siren."

Meng Ya sobbed. "Who are you? Who has taken over my friend's body?"

"It's still me, Song Lihua."

The door opened and the professor entered. He had that strict and stern gaze as always.

Lihua whispered. "I will tell you everything later."

Meng Ya's mouth twitched. "Just don't mess up this presentation."

"The Godly handsome man saved my job so I won't mess up and let his help go to waste."

"..."

The professor stood at the center of the podium and said, "Students. I hope you are ready with your presentations. There is a judging panel seated on the other side who will watch your presentations. The panelists are a mix of executives from different companies. If they like your thesis and performance, they would offer you a job contract. If any student receives more than one offer, he or she is free to choose the company they would want to work with. Results will be announced after lunch."

Everybody nodded.

"Any questions?"

"No, Sir."

"We are going to start. As of this moment, no late students are allowed into the hall."

Lihua gulped.

I really could have been that late student today.

The lights dimmed and the projector started.

"Song Lihua."

"Yes sir!"

She hastily stood up but her knee hit the desk and she yelped in pain. "Ow…"

"Pfft…" the other students whispered and laughed at her clumsiness.

Meng Ya facepalmed.

"Silence."

Everybody straightened up.

"Song Lihua. It's your turn first."

She nodded.

Lihua began her presentation as she also showcased her thesis side by side.

On the other side through a glass panel, the Godly handsome man was quietly watching her. As she waved her hands on the stage, highlighting the important points in the slides, his gaze shifted to his own hands. He remembered how she had shaken them hard.

He took out his phone and typed a message on Wechat to a certain someone.

JW - I met her.

DoNotPingYMandLiveLonger - You see my status and username?

JW - Yes.

DoNotPingYMandLiveLonger - What does it mean?

JW - No disturbance or else die.

DoNotPingYMandLiveLonger - So why do you 'still' have the galls to message me?

JW - I want one answer.

DoNotPingYMandLiveLonger - Get lost.

He typed nevertheless.

JW - She shook my hands. She patted my shoulder too.

No response.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes, five minutes...he patiently stared at his screen.

DoNotPingYMandLiveLonger - Why are you informing me that you cut off her hands? I don't care.

JW - I didn't cut off her hands.

DoNotPingYMandLiveLonger - So, you killed her. Great. Bring her body to me. I wanna do some experiments.

JW - I didn't kill her.

DoNotPingYMandLiveLonger - Come. To. The. Point.

JW - I want to know why I didn't kill her.

Silence on the other end.

DoNotPingYMandLiveLonger - Who do you think I am?

JW - Doctor.

DoNotPingYMandLiveLonger - Are you kicking the bucket to hell right now?

JW - No.

DoNotPingYMandLiveLonger - So, get lost. If you ping again, the next body I am gonna dissect is yours.

And then that someone went offline.

The Godly handsome man put his phone back. Since he didn't get his answer, he went back to watching Lihua's presentation.

On Lihua's side, she was finally done with her presentation and thesis. Everybody was silently impressed. She might be ditzy and careless, but she always performed flawlessly when she was serious.

"Thank you," she bowed.

The professor nodded. He said, "Next is Lu Jie."

Meng Ya brightened. "You were awesome! You will totally get not just one but multiple offers. Your thesis was mind-blowing."

Lihua grinned. "Thanks. I don't care about many. I just want one company to offer me and then I will earn money! Lots of it!"

One by one, everybody's presentation got over and it was time for the lunch break.

Meng Ya sobbed. "Lihuaaa. I hope I get an offer. Damn, I stuttered during my presentation."

Lihua patted her. "Your thesis was excellent. It's normal to be nervous. You are worrying too much."

"Lihuaaa…." She jumped into her hug.

Some of the executives wanted to address the students after the lunch was over so everyone gathered back in the class.

Most of the executives and managers praised the students for their efforts and presentations and explained their company policies in general.

The students expected that some of them may personally call out those names who are selected, so everyone was extra eager.

But they didn't particularly mention any name and disappointment hung in the air.

As they whispered among themselves, the door opened.

There was complete silence as the last man stepped inside. Everybody's breath almost stuck in their throats.

Lihua coughed hard.

The Godly handsome man!

Meng Ya shook her hard and whispered. "Lihua! Who is this prince? Is he even human? Do we even live in the same world?"

Lihua was just as stunned.

He is one of the recruiters!? And he saw me screw up just before my presentation started?

She inwardly sobbed.

Forget about my budding love, I have no hopes of getting the job either!

"Lihua! He is...he is so handsome!"

Lihua sighed. "He is indeed. But poor man. He cannot speak."

"What! He cannot talk?"

She sadly nodded.

"Damn. That's awful."

"Isn't it? God is so unfair."

The Mafia King calmly stepped on the podium and stood in front of the mike.

Lihua's heart tightened in pain. "I should have learned sign language huhu. How will he feel if nobody understands him?"

He instantly found Lihua in the crowd and his gaze locked onto her. Then he raised his hand, pointed his finger at her, and slightly parted his lips.

"Song Lihua."

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Chapter 3 - The Mafia King Personally Called Out Her Name

Lihua, who was leaning her elbow on the desk, slipped and she almost stumbled from her seat. Her mouth tremblingly opened in a wide O as her eyes widened in shock.

The Godly handsome man s-spoke?

Meng Ya hit her head. "Is your brain even working? In what way is he mute?"

"T-T-That he-he spoke…"

Meng Ya looked at her in disdain. "Everybody heard it. You are hopeless. Not only he spoke, but he also spoke your name. Why did you think he was mute?"

"Because he didn't respond when I talked to him."

"..."

Her friend seriously questioned her way of thinking.

"Lihua…you didn't think that he could be perhaps just a naturally quiet type of person? You just directly jumped to the conclusion that he is mute? You are an idiot!"

The professor sternly said, "Song Lihua. Stand up."

Lihua stood in attention like a soldier. "Yes, sir!"

Her gaze met his but she nervously averted it in utter embarrassment.

Oh, my Godly handsome prince. Normally, I would have loved for you to remember this mortal but now I beg you to please forget me. Forget me. Forget me. We didn't meet at all. You didn't see me screw up at all.

Let that memory just erase from your mind, whoosh!

But he didn't say a word after that. He just uttered her name and that was it.

Everybody thought that perhaps Lihua badly screwed up and was about to get humiliated.

A few minutes passed by but nothing happened.

The professor's brow twitched.

Why isn't he saying anything?

He cleared his throat. "Um, Mr. Jiang? You called Song Lihua. Do you have anything to say to her?"

He didn't respond.

The silence was eating Lihua from inside. His attention was completely focused on her but he wasn't saying anything else.

Godly handsome man, are you that angry at me? She cried. Please just say something. This suspense is so terrifying!

Suddenly, the door opened and a man entered huffing and puffing. "Sorry, boss! I am late."

The Mafia King didn't comment.

The professor asked, "You are…"

He straightened up. "I am Fu Renshu. I am the boss's assistant."

"Oh. Well, actually Mr. Jiang called out Song Lihua's name but...he isn't saying anything else you see…"

Fu Renshu said, "Oh Boss thought you already understood it. Isn't it so obvious?"

No, it isn't, everybody thought, including the professor.

He sighed. "Seriously...I thought the students and the professors here are intelligent, considering how this college is so famous. How could you not understand Boss's simple message? He said Song Lihua's name because he has recruited her to work for Jiang Industries."

Lihua froze. She blinked her eyes several times.

Huh? Did I just mishear something?

The professor asked, "That is it?"

Fu Renshu frowned. "Of course. Why would the Boss go through the trouble of mentioning her if not for recruiting her? This is a recruitment drive, after all, going on in the campus."

Couldn't he have added just one more line saying that? The students seriously thought.

Lihua finally looked straight at him with utter disbelief etched on her face.

He-he selected me? No, wait. Wasn't he supposed to flip out at me?

"Aren't you supposed to scold me?"

The question came out of her lips before she could stop it.

She bit her tongue immediately.

Damn!

Silence.

The Mafia King looked at her unblinkingly.

Fu Renshu was exasperated. "Boss is asking why do you think so?"

Lihua was dumbfounded.

He did? When? Is he using telepathy?

Meng Ya felt sorry for her.

Poor Lihua.

"That…"

Why? I assumed you were mute and even patted your shoulder pitifully even though you aren't! I behaved like that to an executive. I am supposed to die instead of getting selected for the job!

Lihua realized it wasn't wise to bring the subject out if he seemed to have no problem with it.

She cleared her throat. "It's nothing."

"Well, then matter over. We will send you an official appointment letter soon. Be sure to be present on time."

"Yes, sir." She bowed. "Thank you so much for selecting me! I sincerely appreciate the opportunity and I will work my hardest not to disappoint you."

He stared at her for a long time and left without saying anything else.

Lihua collapsed on her seat, feeling completely drained and exhausted as if she just won a war.

Meng Ya giggled. "Was Fu Renshu his assistant or his translator?"

"That's a good question. Ah, I am so tired. It felt like I was playing a guessing game but I terribly lost."

"True. He is handsome indeed but a little eccentric."

Lihua smacked her. "Don't say that about my Godly handsome man. He is not eccentric, but just a little quiet."

"..."

You are throwing my words back at me now?

"Anyway but congratulations! You got the job, Lihua! And he personally called you. Damn everybody would be so jealous right now," Meng Ya giggled and winked.

Lihua sheepishly grinned. "Well, I am happy too. My love called out my name. Ah, it sounded so beautiful coming out of his lips…" she dreamily said.

"How can you be in love when you just met him today? And don't forget that he is your boss now."

Lihua gasped. Then she sobbed. "What will I do if his company doesn't allow work relationships? How will my Godly handsome prince propose to me?"

"..."

She sighed. "You are impossible."

---

After completing some formalities, Lihua happily whistled a tune and was practically hopping in happiness.

I got a job! I got a job! And at my Godly handsome prince's company! God, is this fate?

Suddenly, Lihua widened her eyes as her foot tripped into something. She stumbled and crashed on the ground.

"Tch, tch Lihua. Can you not even walk properly now?"

"Don't go near her Jie. Her silliness has no cure. What if you catch it?"

Lu Jie and her friends mockingly laughed.

Ow, ow.

Lihua furrowed her brows as the bruises on her knees and elbow stung in pain. As she raised her head, she saw a pair of tall and lean legs greeting her eyes.

"Ah, perfect timing! Help me get up please."

She unreservedly clutched the man's coat, pulled it towards her, and taking its support, she got up. Without looking properly at the man, she grabbed his hands and shook them hard.

"You are a savior! Hehe, thank you so-"

Then as if lightning struck her, she stood rooted to the spot. Words failed to describe her state as she stammered.

"G-G-G-Godly handsome prince…"

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