As he drove up to the garage door, a slender figure sprang out. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, making his vision a little blurry. However, all of a sudden, he could see the person who stopped the car clearly.
She was slender.
Just like that, she stood in front of the car with open arms, fearlessly blocking his way. The powerful rain washed over her. She looked thinner and thinner, as if she would fall down when the wind blew, but stubbornness was written all over that pale face.
He was startled, and almost immediately slammed on the brakes. With a tight distance of a few dozen centimeters, if he was just a little bit negligent, the person could be knocked away.
A layer of icy cold descended on his brow, and Joey Xu slammed the horn in annoyance, signaling for her to get the hell out of the way.
What the hell! Is this woman crazy? She actually rushed out just like that, does she know that on a rainy day like this, the line of sight is extremely poor and could knock her over at any time.
But …
She was motionless in the rain.
Joey Xu was so annoyed he tapped the horn again, was she deaf?
“I need to talk to you!” She screamed through the rain.
He’s annoyed.
Who wants to talk to her in these damn conditions anymore? Summer rain can easily make a person sick.
He lowered the window and chortled, “Sammy Jones, you better get the hell out of my way! I’m not in the mood for your bullshit right now!”
Perhaps it was because the rain was too heavy, his voice was also ice-cold, all the way into her heart. She shivered and stubbornly stood there, refusing to move.
Joey Xu starts the car and she slowly closes her eyes, biting her lip and whitening her face as if to let him crash through.
The look immediately pierced Joey Xu’s nerves, he punched the steering wheel, the door will be pushed open, the tall figure stepped down. Sammy Jones eyes bright, immediately tend to step forward, but he reached out and yanked, pushed under the eaves.
“Joey Xu!” said Sammy Jones, going after him.
He stood in the rain, his footsteps suddenly lurched and he stared back at her coldly, “Stop right there! If you dare to block in front of my car again, I’ll make you look good!”
He looked so serious and cold that Sammy Jones subconsciously winced and didn’t dare to go any further, so he stood under the eaves and embraced his cool body. Although it was summer, however, being drenched down like this was still all over the place. But …
Good thing he’s back!
It’s good to have him back.
At least there’s room to talk to each other.
Joey Xu parked his car in the parking garage and subconsciously looked in the rearview mirror. The rearview mirror is full of rainwater, reflected in the mirror all things are blurred, on the contrary, that slender figure is so distinct.
His eyes were slightly cold and he didn’t walk over, just went straight through the garage and into the door.
Once inside, Sister An greeted her, ” Mr. Xu, you’re back. Did you meet Miss Jones?”
Joey Xu let out a ‘hmmm’ through his nose and changed into the shoes that Sister Ann had sent over.
Sister An glanced at his face and asked tentatively, ” Mr. Xu, why don’t you invite Miss Jones in for a seat? She arrived after 4 today and has been waiting until now.”
Joey Xu looked up suddenly and stared at Sister An, “You’re saying she’s been waiting here for 7 or 8 hours?”
“Isn’t it? She won’t leave no matter how I try to persuade her.”
“Then why don’t you ask her to come in and sit down?” With these words, Joey Xu almost yelled. That woman had actually waited here for so long!
“It was … Mr. Xu you yourself who said that Miss Jones can’t be allowed to enter the door when she comes, so I …” Sister An explained innocently.
Joey Xu doesn’t bother to listen before he comes in, and then folds and strides out again.
The door was pulled open, a bright light shone out, the eyes of Sammy Jones, who had shrunk into a ball, brightened slightly, and immediately tried to stand up. It was because he had waited here for too long, his feet had long been numb, and when he got up in a hurry, his body swayed and almost fell to the ground.
Joey Xu’s eyes tightened, and he couldn’t control himself as he reached out and grabbed her hand. The two hands touched, she slightly stiffened. Joey Xu face even more difficult to see! It was obviously summer, but her fingertips were so cool that they did not have a trace of temperature.
Sammy Jones glanced at him and tried to say something, but he stiffened and yanked her toward the door without saying a word.
She didn’t say anything else, and she was lucky he didn’t drive himself away.
Once Sammy Jones entered, the room was at a constant temperature, but the temperature difference still made her shiver. Sister Ann had already taken her slippers out and set them down in front of Sammy Jones, “Sorry about today, Miss Jones.”
Sammy Jones smiled and shook his head, “It’s okay, I understand.”
Her hand was still being held by Joey Xu, and there was no way to change her shoes, so she could only struggle a little, looked at Joey Xu somewhat uncomfortably, and said, “Let go of me first, I’ll change my shoes.”
Joey Xu then realized that he had been holding her hand. From the last time we met at the court, until now, it had been a week. This week, she seemed to have lost a lot of weight. It was thought that she had been tortured quite a lot.
“Sister An, take her to the bath first, and get a pair of your clean clothes for her to change into.” Joey Xu opened his mouth to command.
Sammy Jones was having none of it, she just wanted to get it over with first right now, “It’s okay, I’m not cold. Joey Xu, let’s talk first, okay?”
This woman!
Joey Xu’s face was as black as a pot sticker, “How dirty do you want to make my house? If you don’t wash it, you don’t have to talk about it!”
Sammy Jones looked down at himself. Sure enough, the rain on his body was dripping down the corners of his shirt and pants, and the entire floor was soaked. Sammy Jones let out a breath and nodded, “That would be a pleasure, Sister Ann.”
“No trouble, Miss Jones come with me this way.”
Sammy Jones followed Sister An and looked back at Joey Xu before leaving. That tall figure was still cold and hard, filled with the indifference of rejecting others. She suddenly remembered how cold he had been to Zhao Lanlan before, to Zhao Lanlan he could do so coldly, not caring whether he would hurt her, to himself …
I’m afraid, it’s only going to get more unforgiving.
She couldn’t help but get a bit of a headache when she thought about how difficult this was going to be.
“Sister An, you, Mr. Xu, should like Miss Zhao very much, right?” Sammy Jones asked.
Mentioning Zhao Lanlan, Sister An sighed, “In the past, their relationship was quite good, and Mr. Xu also liked Miss Lanlan very much, however, Miss Lanlan got married, which Miss Jones is also aware of. Since then, Mr. Xu hasn’t even looked at Miss Zhao. Mr. Xu has no father, no mother, and is very attached to his feelings, so when he is hurt, he is naturally very cruel. It’s been a long time, and Mr. Xu still refuses to forgive Miss Zhao!”
Hearing it in his heart, Sammy Jones was even more despondent. Zhao Lanlan’s importance to him was naturally incomparable to his own. This time, he himself might be even more miserable.
In the bedroom.
Joey Xu sat on the couch, flipping through papers. Thinking about a certain woman downstairs, his heart was so annoyed that he didn’t have much heart. She didn’t listen to his words after all, repeatedly reminding her and warning her, and as a result, she still lied to him!
The door, knocked.
“Sir, Miss Jones said she wanted to see you.” It was Sister Ann’s voice.
Joey Xu’s hand flipping through papers paused slightly, his face hardened, “Let her in!”
The door, pushed open from the outside.
Sammy Jones had taken a bath and stood at the door wearing Ann’s maid uniform. Her figure was about the same as Sister An’s, but a bit taller than Sister An’s, so the maid’s uniform that was originally worn squarely on Sister An’s body was like a seduction of a uniform on her at this moment. Her hair was wet and draped over her shoulders, outlining that clear face.
Joey Xu raised his eyes and his sight paused slightly, his eyes a few shades deeper.
That look Sammy Jones knew all too well made her a little uncomfortable, and she gave a reminder dry cough.
“I want to talk to you.”
Joey Xu snapped back to her senses then, jerking her eyes away coolly and lowering her head, “We have nothing to talk about! If you’re fine, get out of here now!”
Joey Xu didn’t even frown, and gave the order to leave right away.
The fact that he was so heartless made Sammy Jones feel bad inside and take a step closer, accusing him, “How can you be so heartless? You know full well that my friends are in deep trouble right now, and you’re the only one who can help them right now …”
“Who are you to me? Who am I to move my connections to help them for you?” Joey Xu rose up boldly, his body was tall, enveloping her from above, oppressive. Sammy Jones was forced to breathe hard, but he pinched her lower jaw with one hand, not giving her space to retreat, “Sammy Jones, don’t take yourself too seriously, you don’t have the capital to come and beg me to do anything for you!”
His words, blunt and unfeeling, were like a slap in the face to Sammy Jones, making her feel embarrassed and groundless.
Breathing a little tighter, she met his eyes insistently, “Are we … not even friends now?”
“Friends?” He laughed coldly, the force on his hand tightening a few points, each word he uttered almost gritting his teeth, “I thought you and Luo Mingfan were the ones who were friends! Is there a friend who would deceive and trick you like an idiot?”
“I didn’t want to lie to you, I just …” she fluttered her eyelashes, “I don’t know how to talk to you, our values life view is very different. Maybe in your opinion, this case is just a billion dollar figure, but, in my opinion, this case includes not only those so-called justice, but also my friendship, my personality, my conscience!”
“Conscience?” Joey Xu grunted and laughed, his sharp eyes seemed as if they were going to stare her through, “If you are so sentimental and righteous, then what are you still here to talk to someone like me who has no conscience? You who have personality and conscience, don’t you carry a brain? Didn’t think about what the consequences of taking this case would be like?!”
What a great line from her about having very different values and outlooks on life!
In one sentence, they were completely divided, as if she was the righteous hero and he was the inhuman demon!
“I thought about it! I’ve thought about it all! But …” Sammy Jones thought of Le Mei, Wang Yang, Xiao Mei, and every colleague in the firm, tears suddenly came out of his eyes uncontrollably, “But I didn’t expect their methods to be so despicable …”
“If you dare to take it, you have to have the courage to bear it all!” Joey Xu took a step back and sat back down on the sofa, looking coolly at the tears on her face, “Sammy Jones, aren’t you fearless and like to play the hero? Now you are afraid of these small tactics? This is not yet despicable, turn around and the people around you are inexplicably missing one, you will be clear, what things you should do, what things you should not do!”
What’s he mad about?
I’m mad at her for not having a brain! Angry at her impulsive recklessness! Angry that she knew the road ahead was dark, but she still had to charge and crash!
As early as when Sammy Jones took over the case from Luo Mingfan, he had already heard the rumors. The reason why he said he would take her away on that business trip was just to trap her words. Warned again and again, reminded again and again, she said she would be good, he also believed it, but, in the end, she let him down!
Disappointment!
Disappointed to the core!
Joey Xu’s words once again sent chills down Sammy Jones’ spine.
She could put up with the bullying, she could put up with all the unfair treatment, these were things she had long been mentally prepared for. But …
Doesn’t mean her friends can!