“You seem to care about my whereabouts today. What’s wrong?” He was in a rare mood to tease her.
Florence Li smiled and coughed seriously.
“Let’s see if you still have time to see the flowers and plants outside.”
“Mmm, a lot is hidden.”
“Hello.”
He smiled gently over the phone. “What do you want to eat tonight?” I’ll make it for you. I’ll come back early today.
She hurriedly said, “No need.”
“Hmm?”
She realized that her tone was too hasty, so she quickly explained, “No, I’ll cook tonight. You work well in the company, don’t be lazy.”
Brian Si laughed, “Okay.”
“I will remember what you want to eat.”
“As long as you make it, I won’t be picky.”
For some reason, such a simple sentence made her feel warm.
Compared to the love he said, she seemed to prefer to talk about daily recipes and what to eat every day.
She was living a simple and ordinary life like this, and every day was incomparably precious.
Brian Si might not be able to see it on the phone, but the smile on her lips deepened.
As the saying goes, time is quiet, can it only be like this?
“Okay, I got it.”
She arrived at the crescent moon restaurant in advance and carefully considered her words.
However, Austin Zhou had arrived after five minutes.
It seemed like they hadn’t seen each other for a long time.
They looked at each other and smiled. Austin Zhou sat down in front of her.
“Looks like you’re really happy.”
Austin Zhou threw such a sentence out of nowhere.
“What?”
Austin Zhou lowered his head and smiled, “Nothing.”
This ended the topic just now.
“Last time, I should’ve called you.” She said.
Austin Zhou knew what she was saying. “Actually, when Brian Si released the news, I was suspicious. However, no matter how rational I am, there is no way I can really not care.”
When she talked about this, Florence Li nervously stirred her coffee.
The last time she had gone abroad, she knew that it had troubled Austin Zhou.
She hoped that the competition between Brian Si and him would be fair.
“I’m sorry.”
“Sorry for what?” Austin Zhou smiled. He lowered his head and took a sip of coffee. When he looked up at her again, there was only a smile on his face.
“I know you and Brian Si are back together. The two of us are in a tight competition now, and it’s hard for you to be caught in the middle.”
“I also hope that this will not affect you.”
Florence Li felt a little bitter in her heart. She didn’t want to see two people hurt each other the most.
Now that Austin Zhou said these words to her, it meant that the situation between him and Brian Si had reached a point where fire and water could not be tolerated.
However, this was what she didn’t want to see the most.
“Alright.” Austin Zhou ended the topic with a smile and went straight to the theme. “Is there something you’re looking for me today?”
His question made Florence Li forget the words she had thought of before.
Her face turned red. After all, this kind of awkward situation was really embarrassing.
She even wanted to give up talking about what happened next.
“Jing Zhi.”
Austin Zhou looked at her with a gentle smile on his face. “I’ve said that no matter where you need it, I will help you. No matter how long you need it, this promise will be counted.”
“I want to borrow some money from you.”
“How much?”
“Twenty million.”
“Okay.”
There was no pause or hesitation.
Twenty million was not a small sum, especially under such circumstances.
“In the afternoon, I’ll ask my assistant to go to the bank to do this and hand over the cheque to you.”
Austin Zhou knew Florence Li too well that she would not say this to him unless he had to.
Therefore, she knew that she was in an emergency.
“Okay, thank you.”
No matter how much she said, it was hard to say what she was feeling right now.
“The food in this restaurant isn’t bad. I’ve been here once or twice and I’ve always wanted to bring you here, but I never had the chance.”
“We haven’t seen each other for a long time.”
Florence Li didn’t know how to respond to him.
The meal took a long time. In the middle, Austin Zhou chatted with her a lot of interesting things, but they all talked about insignificant things.
Florence Li did not dare to ask about his relationship with Brian Si.
Austin Zhou’s phone rang non-stop.
“It doesn’t matter. You can pick up the phone first. What if something urgent happens?”
Austin Zhou looked at her helplessly. “Okay, wait for me.”
She replied, “Mhm.”
Austin Zhou walked to the hallway of the restaurant with his phone in hand before picking up.
Florence Li looked at him from afar and seemed to have encountered something tricky.
Perhaps it was something in the company, but with that thought, Austin Zhou had already hung up.
“Is it urgent?”
“It doesn’t matter. Let’s have a good meal first.”
Florence Li smiled. “Actually, almost everything has been eaten. If you have an emergency, you will deal with it first. I’ll treat you to dinner later.”
Actually, how could he have the heart to eat? He just wanted to stay with her, no matter what way.
Unfortunately, she didn’t seem to understand what he meant.
His other hand was under the table, and he looked at her with a heavy expression.
He gently called her name.
She was caught off guard and was stunned. “What?”
“Are you really happy?”
He actually wanted to ask her if Brian Si treated her so well. If she wasn’t happy, he would’ve been waiting for her.
Austin Zhou never knew that he had fallen in love with her so lowly.
However, these words were stuck in her throat and she couldn’t say it.
“Mmm, very happy.” She answered seriously.
“Austin Zhou, you’re an excellent person. I believe your fate is on the way here.”
“You have to wait.” She said.
She said those words from the bottom of her heart as well as a blessing for him.
Austin Zhou, what I owe you will probably never be paid back in this lifetime.
Therefore, you must be happy.
The atmosphere seemed solemn.
Austin Zhou nodded with a smile, breaking the serious atmosphere.
“Si Yun, how have you been?”
“We haven’t seen each other for a long time, but I heard from Mother Liu that she is still the same. She likes to read books at home and listen to music. She refuses to go out and meet strangers.”
This was the knot in Austin Zhou’s heart. He said in a low voice, “If there’s a chance, I might have to trouble you to bring her out. I want to see her.”
“Okay.”