MIMI 137 Familiar Gaze

"What? Jinny's still not in today?"

"Yes, Mr . Sato . "

Eli's brows scrunched together after hearing this . It had been nearly one week now since Jinny had been absent from work . Knowing the young woman's bubbly and always on top att.i.tude, he was surprised to hear she wasn't there .

Something must have happened .

Eli sighed and decided to call to check up on her . As Eli walked away back to his office, two female employees, Nian Yanyi and Jia Liqin also, Jinny's desk mates, glanced at one another silently .

"You don't think Jinny got upset because of what happened with Senior Su do you?" One whispered to the other .

"It's possible . You know how sensitive Jinny is in regards to Senior Su . It's kind of annoying . "

"Yeah, that'd be pretty low of her to miss work because of something like that . We're not in high school, she shouldn't be so sensitive about those things . "
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The other nodded her head in agreement and the two gossiped more, unaware of the dark dressed figure listening to their conversation with perked ears . Giggling quietly to herself, Mimi places the phone she had in her hand in her pocket and walks away .

Inside Eli's office, the young man couldn't help but sigh helplessly . After calling Jinny's home number three times, the woman still hadn't answered .

Maybe he was overthinking it .

It could be possible that she was sick . Despite telling himself this, Eli knew Jinny would have called in, had that been the case . Troubled on what to do, the sound of his door opening was heard .

By entering his office uninvited, Eli could already guess who it was . "Mimi? Do you need anything?"

With her usual deadpan expression, Mimi walked over to Eli's desk and stared down at the man .

"Did Ms . Ming answer your calls?"

Surprised by her unexpected question, Eli stared at Mimi wide-eyed .

Was…Was she showing concern?

Already guessing the man's thoughts, Mimi's brows twitch but she made no move to correct him .

"Uh, no . I called her home number three times and she didn't answer . "

Mimi nodded as if expecting such an answer . "Give me her work for these past few days . "

Once more, Eli was surprised by Mimi's straightforward yet charitable words . Why did she want Jinny's work? Don't tell me she planned on doing it for her?

When she saw his look of being touched, Mimi frowned . "I'm going to her house to give it to her . If she plans to slack off, the least she can do is complete some of her work to make it easier for the rest of us . "

Eli coughed and held back his urge to laugh at her snarky remark . Of course, he should have known . However, recalling her words, Eli's brows furrowed .

Shooting her a look he asks, "How did you find her address?"

Mimi shrugged her shoulders . "The internet . "

Eli was speechless . The internet? Does that mean she just looked up Jinny's address and found it?

It was obvious she played a few tricks to find Jinny's address which only made Eli even more impressed and slightly terrified of the girl's abilities . She could even find his address if she wanted to .

As if hearing his thoughts, the girl's flat voice said, "Don't worry, I wouldn't dream of looking up the address of a magnanimous person . "

Laughing clumsily, Eli scratched the back of his neck . "Haha, right…Well, since you offered, I can give you all of her work from today and the last few days . You can go after your done with everything . "

Nodding her head, Mimi turned and left the man's office without another word . Sitting back in his seat, Eli smiles crookedly and laughs to himself .

Strange child .

…

Shortly after Mimi completed all of her tasks for the day, she gathered Jinny's work from Eli and left the company . Calling a cab, Mimi stood on the side and waited for her ride to arrive .

While waiting, Mimi played a game on her phone, completely immersed in the small screen . Suddenly, she shot her head up with narrowed eyes and glanced around her .

Mimi's sharp eyes scoured the streets and sidewalks - there was no one there .

Could it have been her imagination?

She felt as if a pair of eyes were looking at her . That gaze and chill she felt…it was familiar .

Before she had the chance to think into it, her cab arrived . Shaking her head, Mimi entered the car . It was probably her imagination .

As Mimi's car drove away, a pair of eyes watched the girl's figure – a wide smile spread across their thin, red lips .

"You've sure grown, little one . "