She didn’t consider herself a picky eater, but were these people against her? She ate everything but dog and lamb, but they ordered those meats that she didn’t eat!
A group of people ate around the dog meat, mutton pot, but only Bella didn’t. The R & D team leader was surprised and asked, “Hey, why does Miss Finger not eat? Are they not to your liking?”
“No, I’m not hungry.”
She answered against her will.
“Are you not hungry after working so late? No wonder you’re so skinny. Do you have a bad appetite?”
One of the colleagues inquired with concern.
“No, I ate a little too much tonight.”
“Oh, then it’s quite embarrassing to have you watch us eat.”
“It’s okay. You guys can eat without bothering me.”
Bella smiled slightly.
Kevin’s phone rang at this time. He looked at the number and got up to go outside to answer the call.
Bella stared at his back and was very uncomfortable. Who else would there be but his wife called him so late at night?
Thinking that Freya had finally taken her place, she was so unhappy.
After Kevin returned from receiving the call, it happened that Bella’s phone also rang. She looked at it to see that it was Quintin calling. Out of revenge, she didn’t go out but pressed answer in front of Kevin and the others, “Hello?”
“Are you asleep?”
“No, I just finished work and ate out with my colleagues.”
As soon as Quintin heard that she had just finished work, he said sadly, “Why are you working so late? You must be exhausted, right?”
She smiled and replied, “No. Are you sleeping?”
“I can’t sleep when I’m missing you.”
Quintin teased her casually.
“Why leave me here if you miss me? You just transfer me back with someone else.”
“If you keep working so hard, I’m going to have to think about whether or not to get someone else to replace you.”
“Then consider it, and I’ll wait for the good news.”
…
They chatted intimately for a while again. Bella reluctantly hung up the phone, only to find that her colleagues were looking at her when she looked up. Their eyes were ambiguous and the R & D team leader was quite humorous. He said, “Miss Finger, did your boyfriend call?”
She feigned shyness and shook her head, “Not yet.”
“Oh my god, don’t deny it. If it wasn’t a boyfriend, who would call you in the middle of the night?”
Except for Kevin’s silence, all the people began to gossip about it, “Miss Finger’s boyfriend is our client, Mr. Stock, who came to visit the company last time, right?”
“Nonsense, of course, it’s him. Didn’t you hear Miss Finger say, ‘Why did you leave me here if you missed me?'”
“Yes, yes, and Miss Finger is Mr. Stock’s special assistant. If she wasn’t a lover, how could she be so trusting and asked to stay here in contact with the R&D work …”
Bella listened to their discussion, neither admitting nor denying. She felt bad and she wanted Kevin to feel bad with her.
“Hey, this bracelet that Miss Finger is wearing shouldn’t be a gift from Mr. Stock, right?”
A female colleague sitting next to Bella stared in surprise, so the others gathered their attention.
She shook her head, “No.”
“That’s fine. This bracelet looks like a booth good. It would be too lame if Mr. Stock gave you this bracelet.”
“Maybe so, I’ve been wearing this bracelet for a long time. I’m a rather nostalgic person. No matter how worthless it is, I can’t afford to throw it away, unlike some people who live without any memories at all.”
Kevin knew full well that Bella’s words were said to him but he calmly drank the wine as if he hadn’t heard it.
After dinner, Kevin went to the counter to pay the bill. Bella saw him whispering something to the boss pay the money and walk back.
“Mr. Jones-Sharp, thank you for the supper. We really had a great time.”
“Yeah, the happiest thing is when we all gather around to eat dog meat pot in the winter.”
The ten or so people left the restaurant, saying goodbye to each other and leaving in different directions. Bella was also just about to leave, but Kevin tugged on her sleeve, “I’ll send you off later.”
Kevin explained some of tomorrow’s work with the R&D team leader and then returned to the restaurant again, carrying a plastic bag out.
He pulled open the car door and waited for Bella to get back in, started the engine and the car drove to the apartment where Bella lived.
Along the way, they didn’t speak, and when they reached the apartment, Bella thanked him faintly and got out of the car indifferently.
“Take this.”
Kevin shoved the plastic bag into her hand and without waiting for a reaction from Bella, he drove away.
She entered the apartment, pressed the light of the living room, and opened the plastic bag. There was packed boxed food, a box of chili fried beef, and a braised fish, which were once her favorite dish, but she felt mixed feelings and was very unpleasant.
Another busy three days passed and the new product was initially shaped successfully. So, they ushered in the second dinner. To be exact, it should be a celebration banquet.
After dinner at a five-star hotel in the city, the group proposed to go to KTV to sing, and Kevin nodded and took them to the city’s best nightclub.
Sitting in the huge box, listening to the out-of-tune singing of her colleagues, Bella gradually forgot about the awkward relationship with Kevin and immersed herself in this joyous atmosphere.
“Miss Finger, would you like to sing a song?”
Bella was suddenly invited but quickly shook her head, “I can’t sing, sorry …”
“God, are there still people who can’t sing these days? Don’t be modest, just go sing.”
The female colleague beside her pushed and shoved her to go, but she resolutely refused to take the microphone, “I really can’t sing. I’m tone-deaf, so spare me.”
Seeing that she really refused to sing, they shifted their target to Kevin.
“Mr. Jones-Sharp, can you come and sing a song for us?”
Kevin was stunned, and the R&D team leader immediately took over, “Yes, Mr. Jones-Sharp, sing it. If you sing it, we’ll definitely work harder.”
Facing a pair of expectant eyes, Kevin took the microphone, “Alright then.”
Slap …
Kevin hadn’t even started singing yet, and there was applause everywhere, and Bella sarcastically muttered, “Shame on you.”
He picked an English song “Ocean Deep”. The sentimental music played slowly, and when the box was all silent, the husky and vigorous male voice then followed-.
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.
Love, do you know how lonely I am?
Can’t you give this fool a chance?
A little love is all I ask.
A little kindness in the night.
Please don’t leave me behind.
No, don’t tell me love is blind.
A little love is all I ask.
And that is all.
This was the first time Bella heard Kevin singing. She fell into the confusion, looking at his upright back, listening to his slight vicissitudes of voice, her eyes unconsciously wet with tears.
All the people were listening to obsession. The female colleague next to Bella couldn’t help but say, “I have never known that our aloof president has such a warm side. My little heart is beating fast.”
She exaggeratedly covered her chest, looked at the attentive Bella, and exclaimed, “Even Miss Finger is charmed by Mr. Jones-Sharp’s sensuality. How happy a woman would be if she could marry Mr. Jones-Sharp …”
Bella turned suddenly awake and asked, “What did you just say?”
“I’d say that Mr. Jones-Sharp sings beautifully while he is charming in appearance, and is perfect in every other way except for a prurient love life.”
“Not that.”
Bella took a deep breath, “A woman would be happy to marry him. Isn’t he married?”
The female colleague suddenly stared at her, “Who said that? We’ve only been in business for two years, and I’m the first employee. How come I didn’t hear he got married?”
“Maybe it’s because you don’t know.”
“No, if Mr. Jones-Sharp is getting married, then he’ll definitely have to invite us to dinner. Even if we are not invited for a meal, that’s always a bit of a rumor, but I haven’t heard a word about him getting married until now!”
Bella fell silent and was a little confused. She could no longer distinguish what the facts were.
At eleven o’clock at night, they finally got crazy enough. Out of the nightclub, Bella went to Kevin’s car very consciously, waiting for him to finish exchanging pleasantries with the staff. For her self-consciousness, he also did not say anything. The car turned around and then drove towards Bella’s apartment.
Half an hour later, they arrived at the apartment. Kevin sat in the car and did not move. Now the relationship between them was no longer so affectionate that he should get out of the car to open the door for her.
Kevin sat still while Bella even sat there, unmoving. He was surprised to remind, “Don’t you get out of the car?”
“How are you and Freya doing? Are you married yet?”
Kevin expression suddenly stiffened, but instantly looked cynical, he unbuckled his seat belt, leaned towards her, and teasingly ridiculed, “Why do you ask how we are? Is it possible that if I say we’re not doing well, you still want to be with me?”
He said and was about to kiss her, but Bella reached out to push his leaning body, “Who wants to be nice to you? Nasty!”
She angrily unbuckled her seat belt and prepared to get out of the car, but her wrist was grabbed by Kevin, “Actually, if you want me to stay with you, I’m more than willing. I’m hardly immune to any woman’s invitations right now.”