The sound of Leonora\'s crisp and rhythmic high heels stepping on the ground gradually became faded into nothingness. 　　Lauren wanted to keep hiding to avoid embarrassing Anna. She didn\'t notice Anna had already walked over to her, she had been discovered. 　　\"Good morning, Manager Li.\" Lauren greeted her and she turned around to leave. 　　\"Lauren, laugh if you want.\" 　　Anna\'s voice sounded from behind her, Lauren frowned. \"What\'s so funny?\" 　　\"Are you really done with Terrence?\" 　　Sure enough, Lauren was right, Anna\'s prejudice against her came from her closeness with Terrence. 　　Lauren didn\'t pretend to be confused and she answered her directly, \"I don\'t want to answer this question, I\'m sorry.\" 　　\"You don\'t want to answer or you don\'t dare to answer? Lauren, I want you to drop your conscience and answer me, do you still think about him?\" 　　Anna\'s voice was a clearly upset. Lauren understood her inte

　　Lauren nodded and walked towards her apartment. 　　She had been busy these past few days. She asked Jenny to take care of Christine again, sometimes she felt like Jenny was more of a mother than she was. 　　She went into the bathroom to take a hot shower. Once she was done, she applied a face mask. She pressed it against her face with her fingers, the moment she smoothed it over her lips she remembered the kisses he gave her. 　　It felt taboo, but it was unforgettable. 　　She had never experienced anything like that before. The idea of being alone with a man in a dark, confined space made her imagination run wild. 　　She shook her head and drew the curtains to a close, but she noticed that the Rolls-Royce was still downstairs. She couldn\'t explain it, she suddenly felt her heart beat. 　　Terrence was just there standing by his car. He said it was just a quick smoke, but there were a lot of cigarette butts on the ground. He had been waiting the ent

　　Terrence raised his eyebrows. \"I\'ll drink it by myself then.\" 　　Lauren only felt a little bit relieved, but then she remembered the name of the wine. A Ninety-two year Lafite, that sounded expensive. 　　She smiled bitterly, she understood what Snow White felt when she was wearing those glass slippers. It was a good thing she was already prepared for midnight. 　　The difference between the two of them was too great. When she was young, she naively thought that love would win against anything, now she was struggling to pay her bills despite the promotions she received. 　　This was her growth in the past five years. Now she was asking herself, what is growth? 　　For her, growth was learning that you were going to die alone and afraid, but you have to bear the pain and smile knowing fully well nobody actually cared about you. 　　Terrence sat for a while, he couldn\'t help but light a cigarette. 　　Lauren felt fortunate that this was an outdoo

　　Jenny and Lauren\'s salaries were very similar, but Lauren had been very busy in the past few months and she never had the chance to come with Jenny recently, until now. 　　She stood at the entrance of Century Department, she looked around, but she couldn\'t find Jenny. 　　She took her phone out to make a call, as she did that, a call from Jenny came in. 　　\"Hold on, Lauren. I\'m stuck in a traffic jam.\" 　　Lauren smiled and responded, \"I\'ll treat myself to some ice cream while I wait.\" 　　Jenny laughed and said, \"Don\'t even think about it! Let me treat you with something nicer.\" 　　The two exchanged a few more words before hanging up the phone. 　　Lauren walked over to a bench near the entrance and she sat down to wait. At that time a news report was being broadcasted on a billboard from across the street. 　　\"The Huanyu Construction Group has issued an announcement this morning. They will be stationed in Yuncheng at the begin

　　The man didn\'t speak. He was smoking a cigarette, but his facial expression and actions were obviously anxious, he wasn\'t calm at all. 　　Lauren finally noticed, but she didn\'t want to ask. She instead told him, \"I\'m going back to my apartment, it\'s been a long day.\" 　　\"Wait,\" Terrence grabbed her by the wrist again. \"Why did you buy a men\'s shirt?\" 　　He found out. Lauren could only smile awkwardly as she answered, \"I thought it was pretty, so I bought it.\" 　　Her reasoning was absurd, but it was a good enough explanation. 　　She had someone in mind when she saw it, but she never thought about actually giving it to him. She bought it with her hard-earned cash after all. 　　\"Can you give this shirt to me?\" He asked her. 　　Lauren panicked, she didn\'t expect him to be so direct. \"This shirt is expensive.\" 　　\"If it\'s expensive then someone needs to wear it. It would be a waste if it was hidden away.\" 　　He sl