“Aye. The project will be followed up by you. All Chinese, it’s better to communicate this way. It’s already too late tonight, so there’s no need to look at the information, so look at it in the morning. Around evening time, someone from the domestic side will come over, I’ve already arranged for someone to pick up the airplane.”
“Okay, Godmother.”
“Eh, it’s okay, you get some early rest.”
Zoey smiled lightly, “You go to bed early too, don’t work too late, Owen will be hurt.”
Mrs. Cenri smiled away in relief, “That child, who will always only be heartbroken, doesn’t look at how busy he is.”
“Right, Godmother.” Zoey glances at Mrs. Cenri for a moment, before making up her mind, “I think I’ll go back home when this project is done.”
“What’s with the suddenness?” “Does Owen know?”
“Haven’t talked to my brother yet. It’s not really sudden anymore, mom and dad are in the country and I’m worried that they’re not in good health and it’s time to go back to be with them.”
“Yes, you have a point.” Mrs. Cenri nodded, “In that case, I won’t keep you. Before long, my side of the business, too, will gradually move to the country, and then we can meet again. I hope you can still come back to help me.”
“Definitely.” .
Walking out of the study, Zoey didn’t go to bed right away, but still turned her computer on and checked her e-mail. The emails from his godmother were all in English, and the dense letters were a struggle to read in the sleepy hours of the night.
But …
Inevitable …
She still sees the partner company clearly.
MY group of companies!
Thinking she had misread it, she stared and looked at it again, but it did prove to be correct.
The hand, landing on the mouse, was a little cool in the palm.
All I felt was a flash of powerlessness that rushed straight up.
The memories that I thought had long been hidden away in my heart came pouring out just at the sight of the company’s name.
So, these eight months of not thinking, thinking, thinking are simply useless …
Fingers, pressed on the mouse, she pulled the e-mail down slowly, her fingers, actually slightly trembling.
Eventually, it stopped at the list of project leaders. She carefully balked round, did not see that familiar English name. Heart, shook for a moment, a moment can not say what kind of feeling in the heart, only in front of the computer froze for a while.
Staring blankly at the rows of names, Zoey suddenly smiled. Under the single glow of the computer screen, her smile had an indescribable pallor.
Zoey Baker, that’s pretty ridiculous! It was just an inter-company collaboration, why was she so nonchalant? Besides, wasn’t it true that she hadn’t seen his name, she should have taken it all with the utmost equanimity.
With that in mind, Zoey patted her pale cheeks and, after regaining her composure, forced herself to continue to concentrate on the project materials.
…
Next day. 8 p. m.
Zoey received the notice and waited with some colleagues in the lobby of the Peninsula Hotel for the domestic party to arrive. She arrived 15 minutes early and had already booked all the rooms there. Before the other party arrived, she sat on a sofa in the lobby, staring blankly at the strangers coming and going.
The women were all dressed in black robes and headscarves, with only their eyes showing, and Zoey, like them, had only taken off her scarf and placed it casually on the side.
“Ms. Baker, if you’re tired, go home early and rest. Things are pretty much arranged, just leave it to us here.” The one who came over to talk to her was also a Chinese, named Jing Si. For this trip, in order to make the other party more comfortable, Mrs. Shamli deliberately picked most of the Chinese people to be in charge.
Zoey looked at Jingles and waved her hand, “It’s okay, I’m not tired.”
“That’s good. I hear it only takes a few minutes to get there.” Quietus said.
Not long after those words, the door to the hotel opened, and the waitresses said welcome in English in unison, so Zoey and her group looked over to see the company’s pickup and drop-off team hurrying in with their luggage.
Looks like a guest has arrived!
Zoey gets up, puts on her hood, puts on a dignified smile, and walks over to them.
She wanted to go over and say hello to the person in charge, but, from afar, she saw a long figure looming under the crowd. At that moment, she was like being struck by lightning, forgot to go forward, and could only stand in place, staring at him … in a daze.
He was surrounded front and back in the middle of the crowd, and walking beside him was Feng. He was obviously busy, supposedly learning about this project, so even as he walked, he kept his head down and kept whispering to the people beside him, talking to each other.
He was wearing a trench coat, still as handsome as ever, and his temperament was most conspicuous in the crowd. At this moment, he was lowering his head, so Zoey couldn’t see his cheeks clearly at all, and could only see the short standing hair, which looked very spiritual. However, judging from his figure, he seems to have lost a lot of weight.
After eight months of absence, Zoey felt that it had been half a century. Compared with the past, everything, probably become different …
The heartstrings warred, and the tip of his nose actually turned a little sour. What’s wrong with her? It should just be the result of being out of the country for too long, meeting an old friend, and having her heart fluctuate too much.
“Ms. Baker?” Shizuku called out to her a little strangely when she suddenly froze and didn’t move.
That’s when she snapped back to her senses, and Zoey’s eyes rolled back as she jerked her eyes away in panic. She even, turning sharply away from him, to avoid the line of sight he was likely to cast, said the same to Jing Si, “Please go and say hello, I think I’m a little uncomfortable and need to leave for a bit.”
Jing Si wanted to ask what had happened, but she only saw Zoey holding a bandana and scrambling to wrap up her whole face, leaving only her eyes. However, her eyes were full of tears, which shocked Jing Si, who didn’t dare to ask more questions, but only nodded her head.
A line of people had come by now, footsteps approaching, and Zoey could hear the familiar, steady pace of the line as if it were clear. It was as if the sound of it was trampling on her heart, making her hang on to it.
“Hello and welcome to Doha.” Zoey hears the voice of Jing Si.
“Hello.” That familiar voice, faintly ringing, made Zoey’s entire body jolt.
After that, what pleasantries Jing Si was saying, she couldn’t hear a word of it, only clutching the bag in her hand, turning around, fleeing to run out of the hotel.
…
Jerry Xiao was talking to Jing Si when, with an involuntary side glance, he saw an Arab woman standing not far away with her back to them. Just a glance, he was almost a little shaken. This back … is really, so familiar ….
With his eyes averted, he didn’t care to listen to what Jing Si was still saying, and with a slight sidestep, he walked over towards that smear of back.
But she suddenly ran up, to run out of the hotel lobby. Just from the back of the robed figure, Jerry Xiao had no way to tell if it was her or not, but he didn’t want to miss even the slightest chance.
Breath catching, he followed those steps and chased them out. But she ran fast, like a small rabbit. He, on the other hand, had only run like eight meters when his stamina began to fail and he had to haphazardly grab the back of the sofa to support his weak body.
Being on an airplane for such a long time in a row had drained his stamina.
“President!” Ah Feng came over at a brisk pace, his face worried. The person in charge of Jing Si’s line was also startled by his weak appearance, and busily stepped forward to ask, “Do you need to contact a doctor immediately? The medical system here is perfect and can be consulted immediately.”
“No thanks.” Jerry Xiao barely managed to hold himself up, the corners of his lips vaguely white, but his eyes still lingered outside the hotel.
Through the glass doors and windows, the figure has disappeared …
Pain, curling through every corner of his heart. He didn’t turn around, just moved his lips, “Just now, it was her, wasn’t it?”
Ah Feng had just seen that back as well, but he couldn’t be sure at all, the robe was loose and so thick that it didn’t set off the figure at all. Therefore, he could only be honest: “Sorry, I’m completely unsure.”
“Are you guys acquainted with Ms. Baker?” Jingles didn’t ignore the scene where Jerry Xiao had just chased Zoey.
Jerry Xiao turned back in shock.
“You mean that was really Ms. Bakerjust now?” Afon also expressed his shock. Obviously, he also didn’t expect to meet Zoey on his first day in Doha .
“Yes. Miss Zoey Baker, is the person in charge of the collaboration on this project that our Lady has specially sent over.” Quietus explained.
Feng glanced at Jerry Xiao, and then said, “So I’ll get Ms. Baker back?”
As he said, he started to go after her, but Jerry Xiao stopped him with his hand, “There’s no need to chase after her.” Since it is the person in charge of this project, then, she wants to hide, but also simply can not hide. If she feels too sudden, he is willing to give her enough time to smooth out her emotions … Zoey took off his robe and changed into ordinary clothes. Standing in the restroom, staring blankly at her disoriented self in the mirror, her mind was surrounded by the figure that she had merely glanced at earlier.
“Zoey , you’re gawking again oh!” Nini was rinsing her mouth with her toothbrush in her mouth, and as she spoke she peeled the little toothbrush out, staining her whole little mouth with white foam.
Zoey came back to her senses and pulled her over to the glazed table, “Be a good girl and gargle here, don’t get the carpet dirty.”
“Oh.” Nini dutifully walked over.
Zoey looked down at her daughter and saw Jerry Xiao through her features, he seemed to be doing well, he should be all better now!
“Honey, have you had any mild headaches lately?” Zoey asked her daughter.
Nini shook her head as she gargled, “No it doesn’t! It doesn’t hurt at all.”
“Lies! Obviously you said you had a headache last night.” KK’s small body wandered in and instantly punctured Nini’s lie.
Nini furrowed her pretty little brows and crossed her arms, glaring at her brother with a puff of air, “KK, you’re really annoying!”
Zoey’s heart ached, she drew a towel and squatted down, carefully helping Nini wipe off the white foam on her lips, “Don’t be afraid of Zoey worrying, if you really have a headache, you have to tell Zoey so that mommy can know the situation. After a while, when Mommy contacted the hospital, I will take you there, OK? After the visit, Nini will never have a headache again.”
“It really won’t hurt anymore?” Nini cocked her little head, her watery eyes looking at her. If it really didn’t hurt, that would be really great! It’s really hard to have a headache!
“It really won’t hurt anymore once it’s cured, Zoey promise!” Zoey smiled and tenderly stroked the child’s head.
Nini smiles at this. kk is also relieved and not so worried anymore.
Zoey leads the two children out of the restroom when her cell phone rings, she runs over to answer it and subconsciously freezes for a split second when she looks at the display on the screen. It was a call from Jing Si. Laughing at herself for thinking too much, she picked it up.