“There’s nothing concrete aside from a few photographs.”
“Entertainment reporters should be more professional. Stop lying to people with just a few photographs…”
“I only came because of the trending topic. What happened? Have they gotten married again?”
“I don’t know what’s happening, but Leonardo is one hell of a handsome dude.”
Summer saw that comment and scrolled back to the top to look at the pictures.
The pictures were not of high resolution, but he was in a business suit, and the structure of his face was clear. Appearance-wise, he looked outstanding.
In contrast, she was dressed in casual clothes and appeared very ordinary.
Summer took a screenshot of the photo to send to Leonardo. She thought for a moment, then decided to send him a screenshot of a few comments complimenting him.
After she pressed “Send”, she regretted it.
To mask her evil thoughts, Summer texted him again. “We’re trending. Don’t you want to do something about it?”
The more she tried to cover her tracks, the more obvious it became.
…
Emerson Group.
“Young Master.” Tim took a tablet computer and went up to Leonardo. “Mrs. Emerson and you are trending online.”
Leonardo stopped what he was doing to look at him. “What are we trending for?”
Tim hesitated. “They say Mrs. Emerson and you aren’t over yet. She wants to marry you again.”
Tim looked at Leonardo, cautiously waiting for his reaction.
Leonardo contemplated for a moment. “Are entertainment news reporters this pragmatic nowadays?”
Tim was transfixed for a second. Only then did he realize what Leonardo meant.
“Young Master, you mean…” Was he supposed to do something about the trending topic?
Leonardo cocked an eyebrow. “Since everything they say is true, why should we care?” Was Summer not dreaming of marrying him again?
Tim was struck dumb. He could not imagine how Leonardo would react when he snapped out of his amnesia one day and remembered what he had done today.
Tim wiped away the sweat on his forehead. “In that case, I will excuse myself now.”
Leonardo raised his hand, signaling him to leave.
At that moment, his mobile phone vibrated twice. When he reached to pick up his phone, it vibrated again.
It was his private number. He already knew who was sending him messages without even looking. He took it up and sure enough, Summer had sent him some screenshots.
He did not read the content earlier, so he carefully looked at the screenshots that Summer had sent him.
One of the screenshots was of comments. Leonardo saw the content, his lips curled into a mysterious smile.
…
Once back at home, Summer checked Weibo and found that they were still trending. The topic had become even hotter.
Was Leonardo not supposed to do something to take it down at this point? Why was it still there?
Summer took out her mobile phone to call Leonardo.
Before the call went through, she quickly hung up and called Tim instead. He answered her call very quickly.
“Mrs. Emerson.”
Tim had resumed his previous way of addressing her.
Summer thought for a moment and asked, “Tim, have you seen the trending topic?”
“I have.” Tim sighed. “I asked the young master about it, and he told me not to do anything.”
He instantly cut to the chase before Summer spoke further because he knew what she was going to ask.
“Not to do anything? Why?”
Was he not the one who did not want to be seen with her in front of the media? He did not even want to take the elevator with her. Now that they were trending, he suddenly did not want to do anything about it.
She wondered if she was beginning to understand him lesser and lesser. She could not fathom him based on his past behavior.
Tim hesitated for a moment and decided not to tell her what Leonardo said word-for-word. “The young master just said not to do anything…” He glossed it over.
Summer could sense that Tim was trying to play it down. She would not have asked further had it been a different issue. The thing was, it concerned Leonardo, and she was also curious. “Why did he say that?”
Tim sighed again. “The young master said, since those things on Weibo are true, so it’s unnecessary to take action.”
“Got it.”
The line went dead. Summer sat on the sofa, her mind a muddle.
She searched Weibo again for the trending topic.
How did they conclude that she still had the hots for Leonardo just from the way she looked at him? In truth, Leonardo and her had never separated.
Summer browsed through several Weibo posts. That was when she finally thought of visiting her own Weibo account, which had become ground zero.
A follower, unaware of the truth, wrote a question on her Weibo page. “Do you really want to marry Leonardo again?”
Meanwhile, someone else derided her. “You’ve disappeared for three years, and the moment you reemerge, gossip is all over the place. Are you trying to use this as leverage to make a grand debut, lady?”
She was not interested in a grand debut but marrying Leonardo again.
At first, all she wanted was for Leonardo to recover from his amnesia. But now, she had something else in mind.
She wondered if Leonardo would still take a liking to her without those memories?
He was lukewarm toward her right now, but she could not wait to find out if Leonardo would still have a crush on her without his old memories.
She felt a little excited at the thought.
She only experienced disappointment because she had been treating Leonardo the same way she did in the past.
What if she saw Leonardo as someone she had only known recently? Would it be easier for her to accept who he was now? She might have found the crux of the problem.
Enlightened, she called Leonardo. His phone rang, but no one picked up the call.
Previously, she would have compared him with the Leonardo of yesteryear.
Now, she had thought things through. Even though Leonardo did not pick up her call, she would not feel angry or slighted.
Just as she was about to drop the call, Leonardo finally answered.
He picked up the call, and Summer did not mind speaking first. “You’re still coming over for dinner tonight, right?”
Leonardo was surprised. Summer may not have been physically in front of him, but he could sense an odd enthusiasm in her voice.
He hesitated for a moment before he answered, “Mhm.”
“What dishes would you like today? I’m going to buy the ingredients later.” There was an added sense of joy in her voice.
Leonardo frowned. “I’ll eat anything.” His voice was low.
Summer seemed abnormally enthusiastic today.