12In the high-end restaurant, a beautifully dressed woman waved at Kenneth. She was stunned the moment she saw me, and then she smiled decently again."Hello, Ms. Jane Jennings. This is my—" Kenneth greeted."I'm his cousin." I greeted Jane with a smile, "Jane, you look so lovely."Thanks to my baby face and the down jacket and hoodie, I looked barely like a college student.The smile on Jane's face became more attractive. She waved at me and said, "Hello, young lady."Jane was such a gentle lady.Halfway through the meal, Kenneth cleared his throat.I stopped cutting the steak and wiped my mouth. "Jane, will you go to the movies with me later? Recently, there has been a wonderful movie..."Kenneth was confused.Jane was also slightly stunned. She looked at Kenneth and then at me. "Sure! There are cinemas in this mall. How about we go to watch the movie after dinner?""Okay."It was already ten o'clock in the evening after watching the movie. Jane and I talked about the pl
15I sat on the bed, expressionlessly recalling what had happened last night. I hated that I didn't just black out after drinking and lose the memory of what had happened.My phone rang, and I nearly jumped from the bed.The caller ID displayed: [Kenneth.]I struggled between the dilemma where "answering the phone might kill me" and "not answering the phone would surely kill me." At last, I accepted the call."Are you awake?" Kenneth's lazy voice was particularly charming in the morning. "Check the work group chat since you're awake."Since it was almost the new year, an annual meeting was held at the headquarters in Bloudence before the new year. This time, Kenneth decided to take me to gain experience because of the proposal.I arrived at the company feeling refreshed.That was fake. I actually sneaked into the company again."Yvette, did you comb your hair this morning?" Sebastian looked at me with a hesitant expression and then stretched out his hand to tidy the stray stra
18I just landed and received a message from Sebastian. I was absent these past few days, and he was scolded by the client because no one was supporting him with many things."Okay, don't be afraid." I got in the passenger seat of Kenneth's car and fastened my seat belt. "We'll be at the company soon. It's okay. Send me a copy of the feedback. I'll check it first."Kenneth's expression was dark all the way. After I hung up the phone, Kenneth said gloomily, "Are you cleaning up the mess for him?""Alas, he's an intern, after all. I was also a huge mess when I was an intern." I waved my hand as if I didn't mind it. Then, I took out the tablet from my backpack and began to read the documents. "Kenneth, when will we arrive?""In 20 minutes." Kenneth pursed his lips. "Don't look at the tablet in the car. It will hurt your eyes."I wanted to laugh as I recalled he was the one who was settling documents on the plane.The car soon stopped. I talked to Kenneth before I went upstairs to c
Author: Wan He Chui Yan "Don't. Other people are still in the room..."As I said this, Joseph Moore had already put his cold hands under my clothes.Although I was feeling dizzy over the fever, I grabbed his hands after I noticed that there were still people there."Does it hurt?"Joseph leaned sideways to block the view of others. He pressed on my lower abdomen with his fingers, which made me moan with pain at once.I never made a sound like that.I never thought I'd make a fool of myself in front of Joseph. This thought made me extremely embarrassed and dared not to look at him.1I got the diagnosis.It was a fever caused by appendicitis and surgery was needed.When I waited alone in the ward, I felt that my hands were trembling and I was too nervous to calm down."You need to change into the hospital gown. By the way, have you informed your family of the surgery?"Joseph came into the ward in a white coat, which made his long legs more conspicuous.I bit my lips and
9Fortunately, the boy and his mother were discharged from the hospital, and Joseph also left in a hurry.I was the only one left in the ward, lying on the bed and waiting for my takeout.Fine, another day of embarrassment. I only hoped that I could be discharged from the hospital soon.Suddenly, my phone rang.It wasn't until I saw the message from my editor that I remembered I hadn't finished my drafts.Zoe: [Where's your drafts, Harper?]I just looked at her message, not daring to reply.Zoe: [I know you are online. Today is Valentine's Day. Are you out with your boyfriend?]Seeing this, I almost burst into laughter.In this world, probably the only people who thought I have a boyfriend were my lovely editor, Zoe, and my readers.After all, I often procrastinated.My readers usually said, "Why haven't you updated today? You must have been out with your boyfriend.""Hey."Joseph stood quietly behind me and tilted his head, staring at me with a serious expression.I was
15I feel so upset after comparing myself to them.Every Valentine's Day in the past, I would see these girls showing off how good their boyfriends were to them. What was worse, I was still going through the same thing this Valentine's Day and I was going through that in the hospital.Actually, I didn't like roses. I just envied those who had someone send them flowers.Zoe: [I have to remind you that the deadline is in three days, babe.]I felt a little distressed when I saw Zoe's message. So I just replied briefly and went to the comment below my novel.As expected, some of my readers were talking about my relationship again. I felt it funny and replied to them, "Fine, I'll keep updating throughout the day to prove to you that I got no boyfriend!" Then I opened my file.However, my motivation disappeared the moment I saw some tweets. I clicked on them and was immersed in the news, and soon I felt sleepy.Maybe it was because it was not long after the operation that I got sle
21I had no idea what Joseph was planning. During these days, he came here to bring me fruits or tuck me in late at night. Sometimes he just sat here for a long time and wouldn't leave until the nurse knocked on the door.He had been here for two nights. Sometimes I woke up and saw him sleeping on his stomach by the bed. He might have just finished operating on a patient because there were visible marks left by the mask on his face.I felt sorry for him for no reason."Joseph."I couldn't help calling his name.Joseph just woke up and was pouring water with his head down. When he heard me call him, he said, "You finally talk to me."Joseph looked happy in his white coat. He looked at me with bright eyes and tight lips as if he was saying "I've done nothing wrong." I was fascinated by his good looks and didn't know how to react.I bit my lips and wanted to say something, but Joseph said first, "I'm gonna take a shower here."What?No wonder he kept coming here. He took my ward
24Noah used to stay with me since childhood, but after we grew up, we were seldom together. Since it was a good chance for us to get close to each other, he would often come to my ward. But every time he came here, Joseph would be here too five minutes later.Joseph would operate on a patient this afternoon. Meanwhile, Noah had a stomachache from eating too much fried chicken. He was lying on my bed, complaining in an injured tone, "If I had known Mr. Moore was so busy, I would not have chosen him as my mentor. Since I became his student, I had to do so much work every day and have no time to rest at all. I'm still sick."I frowned and said, "You deserved it, OK? You drank tons of ice water right after eating the fried chicken. No wonder you had a stomachache."Hearing my harsh words, Noah said with a grievance, "You don't care about me as you used to, Sharon."I sighed and said reluctantly, "Alright, drink some tea and have a rest."Noah closed his eyes with sobs. I turned to l