Zoey smiled and walked over to him, took out the bento and held it in front of him like a treasure, looking at him enthusiastically, “I’ve made all your favorites, try some. After eating, you remember to take your medicine.”
Jerry Xiao did as he was told. Looking at his appetite, Zoey felt heartily satisfied. She casually grabbed the side of the financial newspaper and flipped through it, seeing the news of MY group company’s new project investment in China, she read it carefully. Suddenly thinking of what Ah Feng just said, she stopped moving and looked at him sideways, “Is what he said true?”
Her clueless question made Jerry Xiao freeze for a moment. Immediately, then understood. But didn’t take care of her, only continued to eat, and smoothly drew a side of the document low head to eat while reading, a very busy look. zoey Some snappy nu mouth, but still insisted on asking again, “you really because I don’t feel well, so you temporarily rushed back?”
Her repeated questions made Jerry Xiao unable to avoid. Putting down the documents in his hand, he slightly raised his gaze, and that deep line of sight was fixed on her face, causing Zoey’s mind to be slightly shaken, only to feel that his eyes were burning like fire.
It took a long time to hear his meaningless reply, “What do you think?” Zoey thought he must be an expert volleyball player, but with a casual remark, the question was thrown into her hands. She only pondered for a split second before smiling, “Never mind, it’s my foolishness that makes me cling to that answer. Actually, whatever you came back for is the same, the point is that you came back.”
And, most crucially, he made her feel his warmth, his care, clearly.
“By the way, I want to discuss something with you.” Without dwelling on that topic just now, Zoey changed the subject. Jerry Xiao looked at her and didn’t make a sound, just waiting for her to continue. She thought for a moment and tried to glance at his face, “I said it out to discuss with you, but you can’t be angry.”
He glanced at her, “I can’t promise.”
Zoey looked at him with some frustration and helplessness. If he had said that, where could she begin?
“Tell me about it.” He encouraged her.
“You’re gonna be pissed.” Zoey looks at him.
“Then hold it.” He had already finished eating and put the bento box away, moving it aside. Leaning back on the sofa, he looked at her lazily. Zoey didn’t intend to hold it in, and not caring if he was going to be angry, she said, “During the two days you were away from the UK, I sent my résumé to Gu’s, and they informed me that I could go to work tomorrow as long as it was convenient.”
Sure enough, a cold glint flashed under his eyes, “A secretary for Sea Gu?”
“If it doesn’t work, forget it.” Zoey had only meant it as a discussion, she knew he and Sea Gu had never been on the same page and she didn’t want to make him angry for no reason.
Jerry Xiao, however, just grunted, “I’m not in the country for a few days, you really spent a lot of time with him?”
Zoey only felt wronged. “We’ve only had a handful of phone calls.”
He looked into her agitated little face and pursed his lips. Zoey was a little frustrated by his stare, “Forget it, I know for sure it won’t work.”
But, to her surprise, he spoke faintly, “You can go if you want to.”
Zoey froze for a split second and looked at him sideways. Seemingly in disbelief, how could he suddenly change his mind. Jerry Xiao gave her a look, “I’m not who you are and won’t make any decisions for you.”
Zoey visibly stiffened for a moment as the words left her mouth. A chill ran down her chest. She just stared at him for a few moments, but he didn’t seem to have anything to add to the statement. Literally, it was quite understandable, so he didn’t need to add anything at all.
Zoey understood what he meant, which led to a sarcastic smile, “You’re right. Well then, I’ll be there tomorrow.”
Is. If he hadn’t jolted her awake with those words, she’d almost be drowning in the sweetness of the last few days, to mistake them for really being like any ordinary couple too …
But now she’s awake again …
Until Zoey left and the door was closed, Jerry Xiao’s eyes were still heavy on the closed door. In his mind, he couldn’t stop thinking about her disappointed eyes. Ah Feng pushed the door in, just in time to bump into his lost look, so he called out, “President.”
“Uh-huh.” Jerry Xiao responded faintly, before looking back at him, “Something wrong?”
“I just received a notification and secretly took care of a few more minor shareholders of Baker family. So now it’s only 10% short of having the Baker family in the bag.”
“Five percent …” Jerry Xiao muttered, musing as if in thought.
Afon glanced at him before saying matter-of-factly, “Right now, Secretary Baker is the only breakthrough. But …”
Afon paused and kindly reminded, “I still hope that the president will think twice. This acquisition project, once it succeeds, there are some things that cannot be undone.”
What woman, I ask, can bear to be deceived in a deliberate manner? Especially, like Secretary Baker, who loves so much. In time, the damage will only get worse.
“I have a point.” Jerry Xiao sank his face and waved his hand in a somewhat bored manner, “Put the datasheet down and get out of here.”
“Yes.” Afon gave him a worried look, then closed the door and gently went out.
Jerry Xiao stood up from his desk and paced to the window. He looked at the city’s prosperity from above and below, but only felt that his heart was barren. Thinking of all the sweetness of these days, not long after the final will disappear, and perhaps will be turned into the most dense pain, a moment actually feel empty in the heart of the difficult.
However, things have come to this point, he seems to have no reason to retreat. Once, he had given her, had given the Baker family a chance, but, in the end, she had let him down …
She had betrayed him! And that damned man, Owen Baker, if they could be so cruel, so desperate, what was the point of squirming and hesitating?
Thinking like this, hesitation, gradually receded. What remains, only a cold light …
Zoey literally went to Sea Gu as a secretary. From there, he also finally learns about his work ethic and attitude, which is nothing short of superb.
“Secretary Baker, you’re the only one who can convince him. Do me a favor, go get Ingram to come out and make him go to that dinner tonight, will you?” His assistant, having hit a brick wall once again, had to come and beg Zoey . Seeing the other party’s anxious face, Zoey looked at the closed door and asked, “What kind of dinner is it that he won’t go to?”
“What else could it be? The chairman of the board of directors has arranged for the government leaders of the east side of the city project. The chairman was supposed to go himself, but now the chairman’s car is stuck in the countryside, so he won’t be able to make it. In the meantime, we have to let Mr. Ingram go first to support the scene, but he refused to do so. These two fathers and sons, really, make it seem like a pair of enemies.”
“Is he playing video games in there again? Or fiddling with his Gundam?” Zoey, already figuring out his temperament, asked as she stood up.
“Neither. Reading comics!”
“I’ll go and try.” Zoey answered the assistant before knocking on the door and entering. Sea Gu inside only thought it was the assistant who was arguing with him about the dinner party, so he didn’t answer. Zoey was quite helpless, “It’s me.”
“Oh, then come in.” He let the person in. Zoey pushed the door open and saw him sitting in front of his desk, holding a couple of comic books and reading them with great interest. Zoey came in and he didn’t look up, just said, “Put aside the documents I want to go through, I’ll sign them after I’ve finished reading these ten pages.”
Zoey was helpless. He has such a skill, work is never careless; have a meeting, come to the phone, he also answered the phone, always I do my own way, not subject to constraints. But he was able to make every project handed over to him look good, and keep the company’s performance rising.
She walked over to him, right over the comic book cover he was holding and snatched it up, “Confiscated!”
“Hey!” He looked up then, disgruntled, and glared at her, “Give it back.”
“How old are you to be reading this kind of stuff. Don’t you think it’s childish?”
“Gee whiz, I’ve got a child’s heart, you mere mortals wouldn’t understand.” He said, grabbing the comic again, and Zoey pounced on it, covering it again, looking at him, “Why don’t you go to the dinner tonight. Don’t tell me it’s because you and your father don’t get along, I don’t believe you.”
Sea Gu bristled, “Do you really believe my dad got his car stuck in traffic? If this dinner was so important, he’d find a way to get back on time even if he was stuck on Mars.”
“How was that?”
“The person he’s asking out, it’s Hara Kekkei. Ever heard of it?” Sea Gu leaned himself back in his chair and rested his hands behind his head.
“Of course, city clerk.” She nodded.
“That’s not the point.” He slapped Zoey’s hand away forcefully, “His daughter is that demon of the Original Shadow.”
Zoey now, finally, gets it. She cracks a smile, “So you’re afraid too.”
“Ch. Is this fear on my part? It’s a good man who doesn’t fight with women. All right, all right, you go out, don’t disturb me from reading. Bring the door to me, don’t let people come to disturb me again.”
Zoey shook her head helplessly and stopped caring about him. If it was really a work dinner, she could still persuade him, but she couldn’t force a private dinner for a blind date.
She can’t help him, naturally, the whole company can’t help. Even if Gu Dong called over and scolded Sea Gu, he still sat in his office and continued to play with his gadgets.
…
After work, Zoey called home before heading back to Jerry’s.
Maybe it was because that day in his office, his sentence ‘I don’t who you are’ always rested on her heart, like a big stone, making her nagging. Anyway, these days, the two of them seemed to have fallen into a kind of strange circle again, equivalent to a cold war, not talking much to each other.
He always seems to be busy, and as soon as he returns, he dives into his study. Zoey reminds him to take his medication and get some early rest, and he responds tersely, reminding her to drink her herbal medicine as well.
Zoey felt a bit depressed on such a day. She wanted to take the initiative to break the atmosphere, so she went to the grocery store and bought some of his favorite dishes.
Zoey took out the key and opened the door. However, the door was not completely closed.
Jerry, back at this hour? In the past few days, he had been busy with socializing and rarely got off work on time.
“Jerry?” she gently pushed the door open and probed inside. A faint smile hung on her face, but it froze for a moment when she saw the figure inside the door.
Inside the house, there was Jerry Xiao, Xiao mother sitting on the sofa, and sitting quietly beside her was someone Zoey knew very well – Sunny Qin. not expecting to meet them here, Zoey felt numb.