Jennifer walked along the street for a long time until the cold wind blew through her coat and she could feel the coldness on her skin. Only then did she realize that she had not gotten a taxi.
In the night, she laughed at herself.
“This place is at least five kilometres away from the hotel. Are you going to walk back, Jennifer?”
As soon as she got into a taxi, a familiar ringtone rang, which was the personalized ringtone for Hans.
She was stunned and frantically searched for her phone in her bag.
“Hello?”
The voice on the other end of the phone was a little heavy, and the heavy breathing sounded like a cold was coming up.
“I’ve sent you the address. Take a taxi to pick me up.”
Jennifer stopped for a second. “Pick you up?”
Shouldn’t he be with his new lover at the hotel at this time? Why did he need her to pick him up?
“Yes, and wait at the entrance of the park when you get here.”
Park?
Before she could ask any more questions, he hung up.
A passionate mental image flashed through her mind and a sense of shame came over her. She felt like her blood was boiling.
“Is he crazy? He wants me to pick him up when he’s doing that kind of thing in that kind of place?” She thought.
“Miss, where are you going? If you don’t tell me, I’m going to leave.”
The driver urged impatiently.
“Oh… Wait, let me have a look…” Jennifer quickly browsed through the text message. “Sir… the south gate of Central Park.”
“You are going to Central Park so late at night?”
In the rearview mirror, the driver stared at her weirdly.
Jennifer wanted to hide her face. She was innocent, but Hans dragged her into this mess. The way the driver was looking at her, he probably regarded her as an indecent person.
Ten minutes later, at the south gate of Central Park, Jennifer wrapped her coat tightly and got out of the car. In the cold wind, she looked around carefully with anger and grievance.
It was dark outside, there was no illumination at all except for a lamp at the entrance of the park. The south gate was close to the Seattle River. The river was surging and the night wind was blowing.
“Hans picked a good place for some outdoor fun.” When Jennifer thought of what they might do, she felt like crying.
She would probably have to wait a little longer. She stood at the south gate and stomped her feet because of the cold wind. However, she was still rational enough to calculate the time it would take for him to finish up. The more she thought about it, the more upset she felt. She kicked the stones beside her feet and they rolled far away.
“Why didn’t you look for me after you got here and started playing with stones instead?”
In the darkness, a familiar figure walked out from the riverside. His short black hair was messed up by the wind, but it did not take away his handsome facial features.
Jennifer froze. “Are you done? You…”
“Done with what?” Hans frowned as he looked at her, puzzled.
“Where’s Cindy?”
Hearing this, Hans suddenly realized what she meant. His facial expression changed slightly, and a hint of playfulness flashed through his eyes. “She’s putting on clothes by the river. Do you want to have a look?”
Jennifer’s face suddenly turned pale, and her lips couldn’t help trembling.
“Are you really…”
Before she finished her words, she suddenly turned around, and her shoulders trembled slightly. Without thinking, he knew that she was crying.
The mocking expression on Hans’s face instantly froze. He was stunned for a moment as he looked at her from the back. Suddenly, he shouted in a hoarse voice, as if something was stuck in his throat.
“Hey…”
The thin figure trembled a little harder. Jennifer’s pink coat looked gentle and pitiful under the only street lamp at the south gate.
“You don’t have to worry about me… Anyway… it’s not your first time with those women… I… I’ll be fine in a while…”
Although she said so, she couldn’t stop crying.
There was a flash of regret in his eyes. He couldn’t help but reach out and pull her into his arms from behind. He put his chin on her head and sighed helplessly.
“Do you just believe everything people said?”
The crying in his arms suddenly stopped, but she still couldn’t stop twitching. His chin pressed on her head and it felt a little uncomfortable. Jennifer raised her head in surprise. “What did you say?”
“What month is this? The wind is howling here. Do you think people can have sex here? What are you thinking? Aren’t you afraid of being cold?”
Jennifer was slightly stunned. She thought about it carefully and found that it seemed unlikely. Moreover, she hadn’t seen Cindy yet.
When she came to her senses, she suddenly found herself in Hans’s arms. He was holding her from behind. Although she couldn’t see his face, she could feel his heartbeat on her back and his steady breathing over her head.
Her body stiffened a moment too late.
Hans also felt her stiffen. He let go of her, coughed dryly, and walked to the riverside without looking back. “Let’s go. We are not far from the hotel.”
The hotel they stayed in was by the riverside, which was not far away.
She stood still for a while and saw Hans gradually disappear in the night, so she hurriedly followed her.
“What about Cindy?”
“I asked James to ask her about something and he took her away.”
“So what happened tonight was your plan?”
“There is no plan. These people from Ray Media think that they are the seniors in the company and they are used to showing off their seniority. I don’t intend to hide these things from anyone. I just want them to lower their defences and celebrate for the last time.”
“Oh, I thought… I thought…”
“What did you think?” Hans looked at her playfully. “It’s just an act. Are you jealous?”
It was late at night, but Jennifer felt that she had seen a cunningness in Hans’s eyes, just like when he used to tease her many years ago.
Her face turned red and she muttered pitifully.
“Jealous? I don’t have the right to be jealous.”
Hans was slightly stunned, and his eyes gradually dimmed.
“So, what are you going to do?” Jennifer felt that there was something wrong so she tried to bring the topic back on track.
“And then, tomorrow…” Hans suddenly paused. He covered his mouth and stood there with a stiff look. Jennifer also stopped.
“Achoo…” A loud sneeze rang in the air.
Jennifer was stunned. “Are… are you catching a cold?”
“It’s nothing.”
The embarrassment on Hans’s face was drowned by the night. He took out the handkerchief in his pocket as if nothing had happened, wiped his nose, and then threw the expensive Burberry handkerchief into the trash can by the river.
Seeing this, Jennifer was a little surprised.
Back in the hotel suite, they went back to their respective rooms. After taking a shower, Jennifer came out to get some hot water. When she saw that the lights in Hans’s room were still on, she got another cup of hot water and knocked on his door.
As she knocked on the door, it creaked open, revealing some light from inside.
The door was opened.
She was a little surprised. “Hans?”
No one responded.
In the room, the light was on, and the heating was turned up high. It was almost stuffy. Hans was lying on the bed with his eyes closed and his brows slightly frowned as if he was having a nightmare and he was sweating.
As soon as she entered the door, Jennifer felt that there was something wrong with the temperature in the room. There was no need for such high heat when he was sleeping. It was almost like a sauna.
“Hans?”
She shouted for him several times, but the person on the bed didn’t respond at all. She hurried to him.
She felt burning hot on her palm and her hand suddenly retracted from his forehead.
“Why is it so hot?” She thought.