At the police station, Sea Gu always accompanied her. When she went into the hut alone to take her statement, Sea Gu was worried that she would be sad when she remembered those things, and paced anxiously back and forth outside the door, standing on tiptoe to look at the door.
Even after all these days, Zoey still can’t deal with it all. When she thinks back, her mind is a blur, and she can’t even remember when Owen Baker walked in the door, or the pictures in the newspaper.
Whenever she was about to get emotional, she forced herself to calm down when she saw the anxious, worried face at the door.
After the statement was taken, when she saw Ingram, she barely managed to pull out a smile at him. Sea Gu breathed a long sigh of relief, and seeing that her face was a bit pale, he took off his jacket and put it over her, “It’s cold outside, don’t catch a cold.”
“Thanks.” She followed him out of the police station.
He doesn’t say a word about the confession, and Zoey knows that he just doesn’t want to touch the unhealed scars in her heart.
“Where to? I don’t see you looking too good, why don’t we take you home and get some rest?”
Zoey thought about what she hadn’t accomplished yet and shook her head, “I want to make a trip to MY company. You leave me right on the side of the road and I’ll just take a cab there myself.”
Sea Gu just glanced at her as if he didn’t hear her words, turned the car around quickly and drove directly to the downstairs of MY company.
It wasn’t until his car disappeared from his sight that Zoey remembered his jacket on her shoulder. Smiling slightly, she pulled the jacket off and slipped it over her hand.
…
Because he used to work here, Zoey made his way up to the top floor almost unimpeded. Inevitably, there was a lot of chatter. Hammer and Julie were on the best of terms with her, and were quite surprised to see her suddenly arrive. The two of them also read the newspaper before realizing that she was actually the daughter of the chairman of the Baker family, but and also deliberately avoided those topics in the newspaper.
Zoey asked them, “Mr. Shaw, are you in the office now?”
She tried to make her heart as calm as possible. But when she looked up and touched that familiar office, her heart still couldn’t help but miss a beat. Sourness welled up, and her heart instantly twisted into a ball. She hardly dared to imagine how he would react when he saw her.
“Don’t you know? Mr. Xiao has returned to England.”
“Back in England?” Zoey only repeated those four words in a daze. He, just like this quietly left? A thick wave of disappointment instantly enveloped her entire being, and a dull ache in her heart was hard to bear.
Does this mean that in the future … they really don’t even have a chance to see each other again?
“I heard that it’s only a temporary return, and the work over here is given to Assistant Feng. After a while, it should still come back.” Julie didn’t ignore her miserable complexion and worriedly added a sentence.
“So is Assistant Feng still around now? I’d like to meet him.” Zoey tried very hard to steady herself.
Hammer nodded, “It’s in the office over there, just go straight to him.”
…
When Ah Feng saw Zoey, there wasn’t even a hint of surprise in his eyes. Zoey smiled and refused to let someone bring in some tea.
Ah Feng got up and asked her to sit on the sofa, but he didn’t speak first. Zoey guessed that he must know the purpose of her visit, so she got straight to the point, “Assistant Feng must know that our Baker family has a big project in hand. I’ve brought all the information here this time, and I hope you can find some time to take a look at it. If MY company is interested in this project, we can talk more deeply.” She paused and looked at Ah Feng sincerely, “I hope you can give our Baker family a chance.” . Ah Feng only lowered his eyes to look at the thick information, it was obvious that Zoey had done her homework. However, he did not move his hand to turn it over, and even just glanced at it with his eyes before pushing it back to Zoey.
Zoey’s eyelashes trembled, and she heard Ah Feng slowly open his mouth, “Ms. Baker, I’m sorry, when Mr. Xiao left, he had already specially explained that, wherever the Baker family project is concerned, we, MY Company, will definitely not participate.”
Zoey breathes a little heavier. Fingers fell a little pale on the piece of information. She pursed her lips, “Can I talk to him?”
Feng looked at her, “I don’t think Mr. Xiao is looking forward to receiving a call from you.”
His words were blunt and direct. Although she herself knew that it would be like this, but even now when she heard it, it still hurt like that. Pursing her lips, she pushed the information towards Feng again, trying to pull out a smile, ”Regardless of whether one is involved or not, this information is still something that I hope Assistant Feng can take a look at. Maybe, it will be of interest in the future. And …”
She gave a slight lurch, a few moments of resilience showing in those eyes, “I won’t give up so easily.”
Zoey stood up and said goodbye to him to go out. Ah Feng’s face eased a bit and sighed before saying, “Actually, instead of doing such useless work, it’s better to go to other companies to think of a solution.”
“Thanks for the heads up.” Zoey pulled the door open, “There’s no turning back for me.”
Walking out of my company, Zoey stood out into the wind. Looking up at the tall building in front of her, a scene from the past constantly flashed before her eyes. The last time she stood downstairs like this, looking up at the image of the upper floors, she h still remembered it so clearly, as if it was just yesterday.
But now …
Within days, everything had changed.
Jerry…
Have they, indeed, been strangers ever since?
After Zoey walks out of the office, Fung hangs up a phone call directly to England.
“President, Secretary Baker is indeed here.”
Jerry Xiao was silent over there for a moment, but then, was saying, “In the future, there is no need to report to me about her. If there’s nothing else, then hang up.”
“There is one more thing.” Ah Feng called out to him, “Yesterday I received a copy of the Baker family shares, it turns out that 15% of the Baker family’s shares have been quietly transferred to Secretary Baker. Sam Baker and Secretary Baker’s shares together total 20%. And we acquired only 15%, the other minority shareholders are now on the sidelines, the remaining 5% is difficult to get their hands on.”
The phone, the other end, silent for a long time, as if thinking. A long time, Jerry Xiao’s voice came slowly, “I have my own plans.”
…
After failing to communicate with Ah Fung, Zoey talked to the project manager instead. The manager of the project department was her previous acquaintance, and she had had several contacts with him. Maybe it was because he was in the way, but he didn’t reject her right away. This gave Zoey some hope.
After two days of waiting, Zoey didn’t wait for a call from the project manager, but waited for Julie’s news – Jerry Xiao, back in China!
It was already late at night when I got the news. That night, Zoey tossed and turned in bed, never able to sleep. After a long time, she got up early in the morning, didn’t even eat breakfast, and rushed out the door with the information.
He, again, is back!
Now, they were breathing under the same sky again. This made her, in her heart, a little more solid.
This time, when he arrived at MY company, Zoey was stopped on the first floor.
“I’m sorry, miss, you can’t see our president without an appointment.” After she explained her intention again and again and again and again and again, Zoey was still rejected by the other party with no expression on her face.
She still want to continue to say something, but only to see the front desk of the people of the individual correct color, instantly stand straight. Zoey almost immediately frozen, as if the air around her body are mixed with that let her breathless sense of oppression. Zoey is not afraid to turn around, but already heard that familiar footsteps, in a little, a little toward her. She did not dare to turn back, but already heard that familiar footsteps, in a little, a little toward her closer …
Her heart, almost leaping out of her chest. Hands, subconsciously clasped the documents in her hands. Taking a deep breath, she decided to go out. As soon as she turned around, she stumbled into a pair of icy cold sights at first glance.
He is still glowing, a group of people in the company surrounded by a light camel-colored suit, lining his figure more and more upright. Just …
Compared to the previous him, now Jerry Xiao is more and more lofty, cold and ruthless. He is no longer the man that she can touch, but, far away, even looking at the figure of a blur …
“Mr. Xiao, I …” Zoey rushed up, tried her best to collect the hardship in her heart, and spoke in a businesslike tone. But, before a sentence was even complete, he had already inclined his head, and with an expressionless face, instructed Ah Feng at his side, “Let the security guards come over.”
Feng froze for a split second, glancing at Zoey before nodding and turning around to call security over.
Zoey had expected him to be this unfeeling. When he passed her, he didn’t even frown, his face was so expressionless that it didn’t rise and fall in the slightest. As if, she, really just a stranger … who had not known. In the past those sweet, those happiness, are just her fantasy …
“Miss, please get out!” The security personnel rushed up, and Zoey only then snapped back to her senses and didn’t pay any attention to them. Just chased after them regarding the icy back, “Mr. Xiao, please take a look at our AE302 project, maybe you …”
Before he could finish his sentence, Zoey was being held up by the security guards.
“You guys let go of me, I just want to talk to him about work!” Zoey struggled. But, where was she a match for those brawny men? No matter how much she twisted, those men didn’t let go, instead, they carried her out with ease.
Undeterred, Zoey gets up from the ground and charges in again. But three men came and stopped her.
“Miss, don’t make this difficult for us. The president has personally ordered that anyone can go in, only you can’t.”
The security officer’s words made Zoey’s face go white. A chill, from the soles of her feet, little by little, climbed upwards, enveloping her whole being firmly, almost freezing her veins. She froze on the spot and couldn’t help but shiver, but she also refused to walk away, standing there like that in a daze.
He, will still come out! Always comes out at the end of the shift.
Jerry Xiao no longer have the ability to maintain that fake mask, face cold standing at the window, looking downstairs. Hand, hanging at his side, tightened into a fist.
Ah Feng pushed the door in, put down the documents in his hand, looked at the stiff back, hesitated and spoke, “President, Ms. Baker is still downstairs.”
Jerry Xiao didn’t even look back, just asked coldly, “So what?”
“Depending on the color of the sky, it’s going to rain in a while, so she won’t necessarily leave.” Afon added.
“That’s her business!” Jerry Xiao turned around, sat down at his desk, and flipped through his papers before saying, “You’re out.”
Ah Feng nodded to go out. Before turning around, he couldn’t help but add, “Mr. Xiao, it’s only right for you to take your documents like this.”
As he spoke, he moved over and squared the papers in his hands. He hurriedly turned to go out before the storm broke.
It seems that love is really a harmful thing. When it comes to Zoey, the president is bound to become nonchalant.
…
This is a rainy city. Sure enough, it’s raining at the moment.