"Oh, I understand. Don't worry. It'll be fine."After hanging up the phone, she worriedly stared at the enormous wooden box. She had no idea how the security guard brought it up. It was a struggle even to wrap her whole arms around the box. Alexander told her to get someone to move the box to somewhere spacious; who was she going to ask to do that?While Lily was stressing out about this, Olivia, beside her, beamed excitedly. Olivia had already eaten her breakfast and cleaned up before she came over. When she noticed Lily staring at the box, Olivia went toward her and asked, "Why haven't you opened it?""I'm scared this might be a prank." Then Lily turned to look at Olivia helplessly and said, "Besides, how do you dismantle this thing?""It should be quite easy. You'll need a plier and a screwdriver to open it!" Olivia seemed to be well-versed in this."Then, you do it!" Lily instantly took the opportunity to ask for Olivia's help.After rolling up her sleeves, just as Olivia was
“If this isn’t a gift from that b*stard Nathaniel, then… it's from your boyfriend.” Olivia smiled meaningfully at Lily.She was the only one who knew who Lily’s boyfriend was. Lily had wanted to deny it but changed her mind. If she kept denying it, the others would be even more interested in the person, and their curiosity about him might exceed the gift itself. Lily did not want people to keep asking about this matter, so she responded vaguely, “Yeah!”“Wow, look at how creative her boyfriend is!”“Yeah, I’ve seen people gift flowers, chocolates, make-up, and handbags, but this is the first time I’ve seen someone gifting a wooded sculpture.”“By the way, shouldn’t your boyfriend send you rare spices or plants instead, Lily? A gift you’ll surely like!”Her colleagues chattered non-stop. Jenny saw their excitement and coughed, “Why don’t I see you guys actively speak up during meetings instead?” Her sudden reminder woke everyone up. It was still working hours, and they were still i
The trio was stunned when they read the apology post.How could this be called an apology statement? It was more like a shift-the-blame statement. Nathaniel wrote a long article, but the trio could only summarize it as follows: Firstly, Nathaniel had spent the past few days carefully checking, scrutinizing, and researching the experiential records and could finally prove that the previous products were indeed Lily’s work and not Melanie’s.The reason for the previous misunderstanding was because of Melanie’s deception. He was also deceived and did not know the truth. Now that Nathaniel knew, he deeply regretted it and wanted to apologize to Lily.Secondly, the relationship between him, Melanie, and Lily was a personal issue, and Nathaniel did not want to discuss it publicly. However, due to everyone’s concern, he wanted to make it clear that he had no regrets as he was in love.Nathaniel wrote a long article with the conclusion that he was willing to apologize to Lily with utmost
“Yes, pretend you didn’t see it.” Lily turned around and looked at the standing wooden crane sculpture, “You can consider it a break. There’s not much time for you to relax as the new work is about to start.”“We have a new project?” Olivia was eager. She had not worked in a while, and her hands were beginning to itch. Even though working in a lab might be exhausting, it was gratifying.“Soon!”…It shocked Alexander when he saw the wooden crane sculpture in the living room as soon as he got home. It stood out!“This is…” He said hesitantly.Lily had just cleared up some space and was about to move the sculpture when she saw him return. She waved at him, “You came back just in time. Come help me move it.”‘Do you still need help moving this?’ He took off his coat, rolled up his sleeve, and waved her away. He lifted the sculpture and moved it to the spot she cleared up.“You bought it?”“Someone gave it to me.” Lily shook her head and looked at it carefully. The artistry wa
When Alexander noticed the change in her face, he understood it might be a sensitive topic and immediately said, "If you don't want to talk about it, you don't have to." Lily was grateful for how considerate he was. His thoughtfulness had shown in the past few days that they spent together, and she allowed herself to let her guard down completely.Now that she thought about it, Nathaniel had never shared his life before, and it was the same for her. Although the two of them had been together for so long, there was no proper bond between them. They hid secrets from each other while having their walls up. Therefore, it was inevitable that they became what they are now."I've never told you about my family," Lily said as she warmly took his hand and led him to the sofa.Seeing how gentle she was, Alexander quickly quieted down and took her hand, nodding slightly. “Yes." "I was born in Brown City," she said slowly. "I'm from the Lodge family of Brown City.""The Lodge family?""
"I didn't even say anything!" Alexander puffed his cheek arrogantly. "Even if the birthday gift is here, I still haven't figured out how to send it to him." Lily sighed as she rubbed her temples. Even thinking about it bothered her."Aren't you going to go back?" Alexander asked. It did not seem like she was planning to personally send the gift over from what she said. Lily shook her head and sighed again. "I didn't consider that." "Why not?" After a pause, he questioned again, "Is there anyone back there that makes you not want to go back? Or is it something else? What about your parents?"Alexander had never heard Lily mention her parents before. Back when he looked into her background, he did not find any information on them either. It seemed that she had covered her tracks."They’re no longer around," she said calmly. "They passed away together in a plane crash." Alexander did not know what to say. Her calmness bothered him. How could she say such terrible things so casua
However, his dreams were about to come crashing down.Nathaniel had never imagined that instead of being greeted by a doubling in sales or profit, he would get shot down, bullet after bullet.At 9:00 AM, a famous verified account posted three videos. The first video was nothing serious. It was a financial interview that Nathaniel did a long time ago. In the video, he proudly talked about his perfume with his head held high.He told the host about his optimistic view on the prospects of the perfume industry and lamented the lack of top-tier perfumers in this country. He also emphasized developing and researching new products, stating that perfumers could discuss with him whenever they have a new idea.Nathaniel mentioned that if the perfumers were keen to proceed with their fragrance, he would personally supervise the development and preparation of the perfume throughout the entire process. Before he ended, he also brought up the difficulty of being a perfumer in this time and space
Lily did not need to take a stand as she had already won everyone’s recognition.Those who had doubted her came forward to apologize, and it quickly began to trend on the Internet.On the other hand, this morning had been a nightmare for Nathaniel. Just when he thought it was over, another wave crashed over him. Just as it was about time to get off work, a few more pieces of news popped up. This news was about whether he and Lily had really been together or entangled in unrequited love.In the video, Nathaniel and Melanie's classmates from universities—be they their friends or classmates who did not know much about the relationship or despised Lily's introverted personality—had no idea of Nathaniel and Lily's relationship. They all felt that he and Melanie were a natural pair.However, the tides had turned.The video continued, and one of their tutors, who was a professor, showed up on the screen.It was an honorable thing to be Lily's tutor, so he happily participated in the inter