Entering his place, I found that Oogway, who had always advocated to being minimalistic, unexpectedly had many warm cozy knickknacks in his home which I had never seen before.For example, there was a bolster on the sofa and a cartoon toy beside the TV.Around the corners of the room, were some articrafts."These are..."Seeing these things, I was a little confused.Oogway picked up a toy on the sofa and said, "Thinking that you may live here for a few days, I assume that you would feel better with these things by your side."As he spoke, he was a little embarrassed.Seeing that I didn't speak, he added, "If you don't like them, I'll go buy something else then.""I like them." I hurried over and stopped Oogway who was going to throw away the teddy bear in his hand.I put the toy back on the sofa and looked up, only to find that there was a pink leopard in the corner.Seeing this pink leopard...I thought of the past.Years ago, Haick had bought this pink leopard for me.Oogway seemed
In the bedroom, I saw him open the medical kit. There were gauze, ointment, and some other things inside. When he took out cotton swabs, I realized that I was oversensitive.He patted the bed next to him and said, "Come here and lie prone.""Alright."I leaned over and lay prone obediently.Oogway flipped up a corner of my pajamas with his warm fingers and exposed my wound.He dried it with cotton swabs carefully. After that, he said, "Luckily, the wound hasn't split open. Be careful next time. Otherwise, I won't allow you to take a bath alone."Although his voice was gentle, it carried a hint of warning.I knew that if something went wrong next time, he might really... help me bath."Thank you. That's not gonna happen."Embarrassed, I put down my pajamas and sat up.I looked down and noticed that his arm was somewhat red. I could tell that he had scalded himself when he was turning off the shower.I stretched out my hand and placed my fingers on his red skin. "I'm sorry. I'll be car
It was almost six o'clock. When we went out, there was traffic jam. It was not a long journey, but it took us more than an hour to arrive at Jamin's house.As soon as we entered, we saw the housekeeper and the servant standing in the living room. Jamin was sitting alone on the wide sofa, reading a newspaper.Perhaps it was because the room was too big that he looked lonely when he sat there."Mr. Jamin." I called out to him as I walked inside.Jamin looked up at me and said with a smile, "Well, you'd better call me grandpa. It sounds weird to hear you call me Mr. Jamin.""Grandpa Mitaka." I corrected myself.Grandpa should be the most appropriate address given our ages.Because we arrived late, the meal was already ready. Jamin invited us to the table.After what happened last time, Jamin wouldn't allow me drink anymore and they didn't drink either.The dinner tonight was more like a casual meal.The only thing was that the atmosphere was rather oppressive.When I was eating, I clea
I nodded. "Okay. It's up to you."Hearing this, Oogway knelt on one knee and took my hand. His clear eyes were full of joy. "Thank you for handing the rest of your life to me. I will surely give you all my best.""No need." I shook my head. "I'll be contented as long as you stay with us."When I said "us", I meant, me and Bryan."Hmm, thank you for giving me this opportunity."Looking at him like this, I couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. "Stand up quickly. It's like you're proposing to me.""That makes sense." Hearing this, Oogway immediately stood up. He gently placed his hand on the top of my head. "I can never propose to you casually.""That's not what I meant..."That's not what I meant.Oogway held my hand tightly, and his lips curled into a smile.The joy of me agreeing to his proposal couldn't be hidden even if he wanted to.Watching this, Jamin couldn't help but nod. "Fine, fine, fine.. That's settled then. I'll inform them right away."We left.In the car, Oogway
This incident had dealt a huge blow to Mitaka Group."You haven't had a good rest for a long time?" I felt a pang of pain in my heart. I was so worried that I had no way to hide it so I blurted out, "Why don't you sleep here?"The "sleep" I said only had a literal meaning but when the man heard it, he directly carried me in his arms and said while walking to the bedroom, "Okay, I'll sleep.. here.. with you."His pauses made me realize what he meant."No, I mean, you..." I thought again. Why should he sleep in my room?I immediately corrected myself. "Forget it, you can leave. I'll walk you out.""No, since you said you want me to sleep with you, I have to take it seriously." Dave held me tightly and brought me to the bedroom step by step.Laying me on the bed, he knelt on it too."Dave, I think you are too tired. I want you to have a good rest, not to sleep with me!"I got up and tried to get out of bed.Faced with Dave, I was really afraid that my senses would go away. After all, jus
It gradually became bright outside.The first ray of the morning sun shone into the office, covering the black carpet in the entire office with a layer of gold."Is it beautiful?"When I was focused on watching the sunrise, I didn't know how long Dave had been standing beside me. He gently put one hand on my shoulder.It was warm.My face blushed slightly and I nodded.Although the Mitaka Group was built in the center of the city, the lighting was very good because there was a small square in front of it."It's even better to see the sunrise on the floor next to the top one," he said, reaching out to hold my hand.I wanted to withdraw my hand, but his grip was so tight that he didn't give me the chance to do so."I can walk by myself."I started to get nervous."What if someone outside sees us?"Dave understood what I was thinking."Don't be afraid. No one will see us."As he spoke, he dragged me to the elevator and we arrived at the floor next to the top one.Originally, I didn't thi
"Hey, did you sleep well last night?" A gentle voice of the man came from the other end of the line, with a hint of laziness.My heart was pounding. "Well, you, you just got up?""No, I had something to do in the hospital last night so I went out. Now I'm downstairs. I want to ask if you have had breakfast." Oogway said.A coincidence?Oogway was not home last night.I suddenly felt relieved and said with ease, "I haven't eaten yet, but I'm not hungry.""It's not good for your stomach if you don't have breakfast. Let me go upstairs and make breakfast for you. Remember to come over later."After Oogway finished speaking, he hung up.I quickly combed my hair and washed my face again.Seeing the toothbrush used by Dave on the vanity unit, I hesitated for a moment and then threw it into the trash can then I went to Oogway's apartment.As soon as I entered, the smell of porridge made me a little hungry."It smells so good." I couldn't help saying.Oogway was cooking in the kitchen. I walke
In their eyes, I was not their child, but Lita was.Helen looked at me and said in a kind voice, "Yes, Lita is my favorite but over the past few years, we have been trying hard to accept you and treat you kindly. Affection can't be cultivated overnight...""So you tried to kill me for not getting the apartment?" I looked at Helen, without any pity in my eyes, and continued, "To tell you the truth, looking at Lita, that good for nothing, I do regret living in the Defiant Family!"Helen had been saying nice things to me but just as I spoke ill of Lita, her face changed immediately and she couldn't hide her anger. "What are you talking about? How could Lita be a good for nothing? She...""What?" I interrupted her. "How many times did I do homework for her? I even took the design exam for her. She then found someone on the Internet to take up her graduate project. It took her a lot of effort to get the Mitaka Family to set up a studio for her. In the end, she plagiarized a deceased design
I knew that Jason surely knew where he should have put the Lego piece. It was just that he used this method to make Bryan think on his own.The two of them were having a good time at this time. When I entered the room, neither Jason nor Bryan noticed me.Within a day, the two of them got along with each other so well. Only then did I feel that Jason was quite reliable.I changed my shoes and walked inside.Jason quickly stood up and said, "Sister Alina, let me prepare dinner for you.""No, let me do it." I looked at my watch and found that it was past six p.m. Then I said, "Go back to school now.""Okay." Jason nodded his head.Cleaning up the Lego pieces on the ground, Jason promised Bryan that he would piece the Lego with him tomorrow and left.After I finished cooking and asked Bryan to have dinner, Bryan stared at me and said, "Mom, can you pay brother Jason more so that he can accompany me longer?"I was stunned. And I immediately wondered whether Jason had asked Bryan to say s
A week later, Jason came to my house for the first time on a Monday.I got up at 7 a.m, changed my clothes, and went downstairs, planning to cook. Ding!Ding! My cell phone rang.It was a text from Jason, which read, "Sister Alina, I'm at the door of your house. If you are up, please open the door for me."I opened the door quickly.I saw Jason standing at the door in a light blue T shirt. Rolling up the sleeves to his shoulders, he revealed his skinny and yet muscular arms. With a pair of sports shorts on his lower body, a pair of sneakers, and white socks on.The morning sunlight shone on his face and shone into his eyes, making him outgoing and bright."Why did you come so early?" I was a little surprised.Jason said seriously, "Sister Scarlett told me that you are quite busy, asking me to come here to make breakfast early. After I arrived here, fearing that you hadn't woken up, I waited at the door for a while. After hearing that there was movement inside, I sent the text."For
Not long after that day, a female superstar was revealed to have slept with different men, overshadowing all news related to me.In the end, my life went to as peaceful as it used to be.The studio gradually returned to normal. And the renovation of the former studio had almost been done. So we moved back.I transformed one of Judith's guest rooms into Bryan's room and got him back to my side.If Bryan went to the same kindergarten as he did before, it would be troublesome. So I intended to transfer him to another kindergarten.It just so happened that Marie found a kindergarten offering a semi boarding service for Aurelia. She could live there from Monday to Thursday. And Marie would pick her up and take her home on weekends.According to Marie, she had studied this kindergarten for a long time and found it quite reliable. So I sent Bryan there as well.Since Bryan wasn't home at ordinary times, I had a lot of free time.Apart from learning to drive, I focused on my work.Once I beca
I followed him into the elevator specifically for the president. Dee stood in front of me. Through the mirror in the elevator door, I could see that he looked dignified.Walking out of the elevator, I saw that the whole top floor was the same as before.Dee took me to the door of Dave's office. Knocking twice on the door, he said, "Mr. Mitaka, she's here."Then he pushed the door open slightly and motioned me to go in.It seems that Dave had known I will come.I looked at the door and felt extremely nervous. Taking a deep breath, I pushed the door open and walked in.In the office, Dave sat in front of a large L shaped desk with a document in one hand and a folder in the other, correcting the document.I walked in. He paused what he was doing for a moment. Without raising his head, he asked, "What do you want to say?"If Dave's attitude to me was as normal as usual, I might indeed think that I had seen something wrong. However, judging from the current scene, I knew that I hadn't se
Lying there, I rested for quite a while before sitting up.Looking at the dim living room around me, I saw a faint light shining through the window of the living room. Searching the living room carefully, I was sure Dave hadn't come back.Yeah, he didn't come back. Otherwise, seeing that I fell down, he surely would come to me.I thought of the kiss at noon.I, who had been pretending to be strong, could no longer disguise myself.I stood where I was and kept telling myself, "Aren't you going to be independent of him? Aren't you going to stop thinking about him?"After all, everything would only get worse and worse if we were together. It would be better if we weren't together.In that case, the ones I loved wouldn't get hurt.How nice it would be!I kept telling myself this.Yeah. Since I decided to break up with him, I would have to make things clear to him face to face, right?I was deceiving myself in my mind.Rubbing my waist, I took out my cell mobile phone from my pocket. Look
Marie sighed, "Alina Jetson, oh, Alina Jetson. Sometimes I really don't know whether you are smart or stupid. Dave is so good to you. Why did you hide this from him?""I..." I turned around, "I don't want to make trouble for him. I think I can solve this independently. If I tell him, he will definitely help me. I am independent. And I can't always be protected by him, can I?""Are you making blind and disorderly conjectures?" Marie looked at me with a frown."Am I thinking randomly?"I didn't know what to say at the moment.Marie took my hand and said, "He may be having a meeting. Don't think too much. As Scarlett said, he's a president. How can he hang around you all day? Maybe he hasn't seen the press conference up till now."I knew that what Marie had said wouldn't happen.When I left, I remembered Dave's expression very clearly.He surely knew that I was going to do something that I kept from him.Scarlett shouted from the side, "Let's go have the meal quickly. I'm so hungry."Wit
At this time, Harry looked at Matt on the side, "Vice Dean Parma, it's your turn."Matt stood there with a look of embarrassment on his face.Matt was dressed in a gray blue jacket, a pair of sweatpants, and a pair of sneakers, looking casual.It was as if someone had forcibly dragged him over here while he was doing his morning running.Hearing how Harry called Matt, all the reporters under the stage suddenly understood who Matt was. All of a sudden, they all aimed the cameras at him!Matt lowered his head, clenched his hands into fists. The conference room was not hot at all. But I could clearly see a layer of sweat on Matt's forehead."Vice Dean Parma?" Harry raised his voice, called out once again, and handed Matt the microphone he had used just now.This time, Matt finally moved. He raised his hand to take the microphone over and looked at the audience with a dull look. Then he opened his mouth as if he had made up his mind, "I'm Matt Parma. I testify that what Alina said just n
When I no longer looked at the computer screen, I saw the reporters all looking at me with different looks in their eyes. It seemed that each of their looks was meaningful.Some seemed to be waiting to make fun of me. And others seemed to be waiting to mock me.This made me even more certain that I wouldn't have an easy time later.To prevent them from sensing my cowardice, I straightened up my back, trying to look calm as much as I could.Finally, it was 10 a.m.At this time, Matt hadn't yet appeared still.At this moment, Loraine walked to the platform in front of her. Sitting down, she said, "Thank you all for coming."After that, she introduced me to everyone and the purpose of the press conference today.I greeted everyone, "Hello, I am Alina Jetson as well as Reed Defiant."I didn't want to hide my identity anymore.At this time, the reporters under the stage all showed that they were all watching a good show.Judging from their expressions, they all seemed to be waiting for th
At this time, the phone had been hung up, and my heart was pounding. I was afraid that he would know that I was going to hold a press conference privately tomorrow.I was afraid that he would blame me for hiding the contact with Matt from him.My feelings were extremely complicated. However, the man was at the door.I went downstairs and opened the door.Dave stood at the door, only wearing a thin suit coat. Under his slightly messy hair, his eyes were bloodshot, and there were dark circles under his eyes.He had food in his hand.He must have had a wearing journey. At first glance, it could be seen that he had hurried to come over as soon as he got off the plane.Looking at his appearance, my heart was filled with guilt, and I felt that I shouldn't have hidden it from him.At least, I should tell him.But now things had been proceeding, I didn't even have the courage to say it.Dave entered the room and put the food on the table. He reached out his hands and took me in his arms. Pu