Sure enough, the guests of the appointment were known to each other.
Rushing out of the restaurant, the cold air hit her. Soaking wet, she shivered before remembering that she had tissues in her bag.
The actions are considerate and the tone is doting. This almost made Sunny Qin look unbearable, and her face was so white that it was bloodless.
Sunny Qin laughed darkly and also followed to support Mrs. Zhan, looking up and plucking Zoey’s eyes, “Why don’t you get lost? You want to make madam die, don’t you?”
“Gone long ago.”
His face eased a bit, and with a sideways glance, his eyes fell on the flowers in her arms, “Throw the flowers back, they’re an eyesore!”
“Jerry, the aunts and uncles won’t agree! They can’t accept a woman who killed her son and doesn’t know how to behave!” Sunny Qin spoke more and more meanly.
He’s not asking, and Zoey doesn’t ask any more questions, just follows him. Compared to the morning, he has changed his clothes, shaved off his beard, and returned to his usual glowing appearance.
Her reminder made Zoey lower her eyes, and Jerry Xiao’s face became unusually ugly, “I don’t need your reminder to do anything!”
Zoey felt as if everyone was belittling her, saying she had no sense of propriety or shame.
“You’ll know when you go.”
Why would he prefer to be with his enemies rather than look at her in the eye?
“Of course not.”
Zoey now remembered what she was doing and watched as the car veered off her track home before she asked, “Where are we going?”
“Mom!” Jerry Xiao exclaimed, holding Mrs. Zhan who was about to fall down.
“Jerry, she’s the direct perpetrator of your brother’s death! How can you stay with her?” Sunny Qin was unwilling and gripped the dinner knife in her hand tightly.
She walked in slowly, not seen for a few years, her temperament is still extraordinary, but the harsh words and eyes, all make Zoey a shiver.
…
Zoey subconsciously struggled, but Jerry Xiao’s grip tightened. He pulled out the chair with one hand, held Zoey’s shoulder and made her sit down.
Zoey’s heart was chilled.
Jerry Xiao was too lazy to talk to Sunny Qin anymore, so he turned around and left. However, before they could take a step, a figure blocked their pace of departure.
“My woman, of course, is not an outsider.” Jerry Xiao then looked up and replied indifferently.
“Mom what?!” Mrs. Zhan snapped, “You still want to put in a good word for her, don’t you? Don’t you forget how your brother died!”
Because of his words, Zoey’s heart trembled slightly. He was sitting right next to him, and even the heat of his body seemed to be palpable.
“I’m sorry …,” Zoey said, still finishing what she hadn’t said yet. Sincerely bowed before woefully running out of the restaurant.
“Auntie!” Sunny Qin’s just angry look was instantly collected and replaced with a good and lovely look to hold Mrs. Zhan back, “You should have let me pick it up.”
She never eats shrimp …
The cold water dripped down one by one, landing in the nape of her neck, and she shivered gently.
The car, pulled up in front of a restaurant.
Zoey bit her lip lightly as Jerry Xiao glanced at her, “Mom …”
“Damn it!” Jerry Xiao cursed lowly and looked at his mother who had sat down and was trying to calm her anger, “Mom, I’m going out for a minute and I’ll be right in!”
But Zoey didn’t expect it to be Sunny Qin, and between them, so much hatred, so much entanglement, had he forgotten?
Without waiting for Zoey to say anything, Jerry Xiao took her hand and yanked her away.
Obviously, the departure of her son five years ago is a big scar on Mrs. Zhan’s heart.
Looking at the back and forth between her mother and Sunny Qin, Jerry Xiao secretly frowned, “Mom, aren’t you convalescing abroad, why didn’t you tell me when you came back?”
This once close friend, this friend who used to whisper all night long, who would have thought that one day, he would say such things to slander himself?
“Mom, it’s not what you think, I’ll explain it to you properly later.” Jerry Xiao didn’t know why he was so distraught.
He dropped the words and, not caring about anything else, rushed out of the restaurant.
Looking around, Jerry Xiao was dismayed to find that there was no Zoey at all.
Thick brows furrowed, he took two tight steps to his left, “Zoey Baker!”
Finding no sign of her, he stopped again and turned back, “Zoey Baker, get out here right now!”
But, where did anyone respond to him? All that responded to him was the crowd of passers-by.
Apparently, she has left!
Jerry Xiao frowned at the thought of how she had looked earlier. He had brought Zoey Baker here, and indeed he had used her as a shield, but he hadn’t expected his mother to be here.
Thinking about the scene in the restaurant just now, he couldn’t help but feel a little annoyed. Take out the phone to dial the phone, ringing several times, no one listened, but suddenly was hung up.
Jerry Xiao froze for a moment.
“Zoey Baker, how dare you hang up on me!” Irritated, he continued to call. But the other side just hung up again and again.
When you are going to dial it again without dying, the phone ‘ding-‘ a sound, the screen suggests a new message.
He clicked away.
It’s from Zoey.
“Please tell my aunt that I’m sorry for what happened five years ago.”
Jerry Xiao was standing on the street, staring at the message in awe. It was brief, but it seemed to convey her sincerity. He was even perplexed, five years after the incident she did not have any bitterness?
Zoey Baker, what kind of person is she? If you say she has a messy personal life, but when you kiss her, all her reactions are so raw, even like an inexperienced virgin. But if not, how can she explain her five-year betrayal of Chuck?
Putting away his phone, he didn’t look for Zoey again , just turned around and went back into the restaurant.
…
It was only when his figure disappeared that Zoey came out of the corner, staring at the back with astonishment, her eyes red.
She was really sorry for what happened five years ago, and even regretted that she had hurt Chuck, but if she had to do it again, she thought she still wouldn’t be able to say no to him that night. The past and the present, Zoey’s heart was mixed.
Zoey arrived home with her head still wet and Owen Baker waiting in the hall with her two children.
Nini crawled on her uncle’s neck and squealed with excitement, while KK carefully wrote her homework on the low table, occasionally circling the questions Nini couldn’t write and writing down the answers for her carefully.
When Zoey returned, the two youngsters stopped moving.
“Uncle, is it raining outside?” Nini blinked her big eyes and looked at Zoey .
“Idiot, how can you only get your head wet and not your body if it’s raining?” KK spat almost impotently at her sister.
KK furrowed her tiny brow, “Zoey , you’re being bullied?”
Not waiting for Owen Baker to do it, Nini has a slither of smoke from his neck climbed down, whimpered and ran over, a hug Zoey , “whimper, bad guys bully Zoey … they are bad guys … …”
Zoey’s originally gloomy mood was warmed up by her family. He took Nini into his arms and sat on the sofa, comforting the child, “Don’t cry, Nini is not being bullied, she just had an accident.”
Owen Baker has taken the hair dryer out, plugged it in, and sat next to Zoey to blow-dry her hair. He looked at Zoey with complicated eyes, and because he was still here, he didn’t ask anything more.
KK dropped her workbook and sat down next to Zoey. Beautiful eyes glanced at her, and then looked away again.
“What for? What do you want to say?” Zoey asked her son.
“You’re not being bullied by him, are you?”
“Which him?”
“The big boss who sent you back last time!”
Owen Baker paused slightly in his hair blowing and looked at his sister.
Zoey slapped the little thing on the forehead, but did not dare to force it in the slightest, “Less gossip, Mommy is completely accidental.”
“I hope that’s all it is.” KK wasn’t optimistic at all.
…
Tossed a while, the children went to bed, Zoey leaned back on the sofa, feeling the warm wind blowing hair feeling, soft, a kind of indescribable comfort.
“Brother, I’m glad you’re here.” She leaned against Owen Baker’s shoulder and murmured lowly.
“What’s wrong?” Owen Baker asked as his hair was almost dry and Owen Baker pulled the hair dryer off, looking at his sister with concern.
“Nothing.” Zoey pursed her lips and tried to make light of the situation, “It’s just that I met Mrs. Zhan today and there was a misunderstanding.
Owen Baker frowns.
Five years ago, Mrs. Zhan that slap, he is still vividly remembered.
“How did you meet her? You’re with Jerry Xiao?” His complicated gaze gazed at his sister.
Zoey shook her head, “No … brother, we simply can’t be together, you know better than I do.”
Not to mention that Jerry Xiao is not in love with himself, take the rest of the Xiao Family, I am afraid that no one will be willing to accept themselves.
Owen Baker stroked Zoey’s head, “No matter what, I won’t allow you to be aggravated, Zoey, you are better and kinder than anyone else, and I won’t allow them to bully you anymore!”
A few simple words that warmed Zoey Baker’s chest as she listened. She smiled, “Brother is still the most to me. If I can’t get married in the future, you’ll be responsible for raising me and the kids for life.”
Looking at his sister’s silly appearance, listening to her casual nonsense, Owen Baker but bitter hooked lips, laughing: “Fool, you are so good, will not be unable to marry …”
Although, he really hopes that she can stay by his side for the rest of his life.
But …
He can’t be that selfish.
“The bid meeting is tomorrow, so you should wash up and go to bed early tonight.” Owen Baker got up to make a glass of milk and handed it to Zoey while telling her, “Don’t stress about tomorrow, just do your best.”
Zoey looked at him, “I’ll see you tomorrow, brother, and I’ll do my best! Don’t you dare let me!”
“A shopping mall is like a battlefield, so naturally, I won’t let you. Okay, go to bed!” Owen Baker urged. Owen Baker urged, before Zoey took the milk and went upstairs.
Owen Baker stood downstairs, looking at her figure, until she completely disappeared from his sight, he slowly parted his face.
Heart, a hollow piece …
The bidding started at 2:00 p. m. and Zoey spent the morning working with everyone in the company.
Occasionally, during work, there were times when I brushed shoulders with Jerry Xiao, but all of them were just a light nod of greeting, as every colleague does to his boss.
Several times, he seemed to want to stop her and say something, but ultimately said nothing.
With an hour to go before the bid, Zoey had the team ready to go.
“Secretary Baker, the president wants you to go to the office.” Feng came out and passed the word, Zoey was looking down and explaining some notes to her colleagues, heard Feng’s words and hurriedly put her things and trotted over.
“Mr. Xiao.” She knocked on the door and entered.
“Come on in.”