SM Notebook Married Life Special Edition

Writer:Lin Cai(Taiwan)

Editior & Translator:Nora & Na Na

2016 2nd Edition: All-About-AAE

As usual, Shan-Mei said goodbye to Xiang-Zhe in front of the elevator. Displaying a lovely smile on her face, she walked towards her office. She always beamed with happiness whenever she went to work with "Senior" every morning.

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"Shan-Mei,did you check the daily newspaper today?" Lee Qin-See asked the moment Shan-Mei stepped into the office.

Shanmei was flabbergasted by her Senior's question. As all eyes were waiting for her reaction, she settled down at her desk unaware of what was going on, wondering why everybody was giving her a funny and strange expression.

"You don't know yet? You and Director Yin have won the title for the best lovers via the internet voting," Shen Qi-dong announced as he walked towards Shan-Mei with the newspaper in his hand and tossed it onto Shan-Mei's table.

Shan-Mei cannot bear her curiosity any longer, and she swiftly scanned the newspaper for the news report. The rumours seemed to be true. So weird! She shouldn't be so famous outside the company, she thought to herself. Besides Xiang-Zhe's popularity was not too overwhelming to the public. Why was he in the list of the newspaper?

Suddenly she remembered their grand wedding ceremony which was given a special and extensive coverage by the media.This made the public see their love story and marriage as a fairytale legend with a beautiful dream. Shan-Mei smiled to herself with the feeling of shyness.

"Wow! Two of you completely knocked down the ideal TV superstars Song Cheng-Hsien and Song Huey Chiao, the best lovers for the TV series such as Bae Yun Jun and Song Yun-A. You guys are really 'hot' huh!" Shen Qi-Dong commented nodding his head in jest.

"What's the matter? You and Director Yin are not stars. What's going on? In my opinion, the two of you have the potential to shoot a film," Xian-Da jokingly suggested to Shan-Mei.

"Yes!, It is a good idea. If Shan-Mei embarks in movie making, then I would have the chance to host the TV program "The Cultural Artist Stage," Chen-Shui immediately mustered his energy, joining in the conversation with a lively expression as usual.

"You are going to host a TV program?! You must be kidding!. You think that TV program is a silly comedy, don't you? Ha..ha..It will never happen as long as I am still around. No matter what, I should be the first priority to host that TV program." Claiming his seniority in rank, Shen Qi-Dong quickly blocked out Chen-Shui.

"Both of you can forget about it. There is no difference between making fun of yourself and poking fun at yourself," Lee Qin-See seemed to disagree with the condescending behaviour of her two colleagues.

With a cheeky grin on his face, Xian-Da said, "All right! Don't make this kind of joke anymore. If Manager Kim heard this shocking news, his heart would be paralysed."

The day in the office was filled with people talking about this 'hot' topic. Shan-Mei was defenseless; all she could do was smile and blush with embarrassment. But unknown to the others, she secretly hid and enjoyed the sweet sensation of happiness in her heart.

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Xiang-Zhe who was working in the office also read the news report. Although it was beyond his expectation, his heart was filled with joy. He could imagine how Shan-Mei's face blushed at being teased by her colleagues.He wanted so much to go to her rescue, nevertheless he was totally aware his appearance in Shan-Mei's office could mess things up and worsen the whole situation. Trying to pacify himself, Xiang-Zhe guessed that with lots of concern from her colleagues,Shan-Mei should be alright by now. He couldn't wait for her to call him and decided to check if she was really fine. He picked up the telephone handset and dialed her extension number.

"Hello!" As his voice transmitted through the phone, he anxiously waited for her response. As soon as he heard the sweet voice of his angel, his heart felt so light and comforted, like a breeze gently blowing over his face.

"It's me! Are you OK!" Xiang-Zhe couldn't help worrying as he recalled how Shan-Mei used to cry a lot whenever she encountered some problems.

"Not too bad! Everybody took turns trying to be my agent in order to take care of my film business. I am carefully selecting the scripts right now," she made fun of herself.

"Really! Then, I have to congratulate you," Xiang-Zhe laughed loudly, amused by Shan-Mei's reaction to the incident.

"You don't need to sent me a congratulation. We are in the same shoe. The audiences wouldn't like to see a movie with only one actor. You too have a part to play in the movie."

On hearing Shan-Mei's tone of voice, he felt so tickled and heartened knowing that Shan-Mei valued his presence no matter where she was. Needless to say, Xiang-Zhe didn't want to be apart from her anytime and anywhere no matter what happened to them.

"Don't you have any thing to say?" Shan-Mei asked as she realised his temporary silence.

"Yes, I got one thing to say," Xiang-Zhe spoke in a tender tone.

"I missed you so much," expressing his feeling of not getting the chance to see her personally. He simply can't figure out why he started to miss her immediately after saying goodbye to her. Xiang-Zhe cannot explain his addiction to her love. If only he could shrink Shan-Mei into the smallest size and plant her tightly in his heart, then he wouldn't have to endure the feeling of missing her.

"That's it? You don't have anything to tell me?" Xiang-Zhe asked when there was no response from Shan-Mei. Of course he knew of her shyness about openly reacting to his confession. It's just that he often liked to tease her.

"I am in the middle of my work. An employee who thinks only of her love will get the boot from the company," Shan-Mei said jokingly in a lowered voice.

"Who told you that? You can tell me who said it and I am going to fire that person immediately because he or she is passing the wrong message," Xiang-Zhe played along with her joke with a big smile on his face.

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After hanging up the phone, Xiang-Zhe looked at the newspaper with an overwhelming smile. The title of 'Best Lover' sounded nice. It had been a life of conjugal bliss for him and Shan-Mei and he hoped it would last forever. In addition, it was also very exciting to receive plenty of compliments from more and more people whom they didn't even know before.

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Although Shan-Mei tried to hide her emotions, at seeing a pretty smile on her expression everyone in her office could guess it was Director Yin calling to show his concern for his wife. Like a gentle breeze blowing on her face, Shan-Mei glowed with lots of happiness. Their deep love and happiness made other married couples feel envious and wanting to catch up, and those who were still single beating up their chest and strongly treading on the floor to show their disappointment.

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Looking at each other, Young-Si and Xian-Da shook their heads with a smile. "What a guy Xiang-Zhe is!" they can't help exchanging in their thoughts. It was completely untrue that he didn't know what love is. He was definitely an expert in falling in love.