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
Every woman has a weakness. For Lauren, it was thunder and the dark. Quite childish. \"Terrence...\" she called out to him in fear. She had a reserved expression in the last second, but in the next she desperately needed him. She leaned towards him subconsciously, she was looking for a sense of security in the darkness. He stretched his arms out, and Lauren felt her body being bound to a strong embrace. She was a little stunned, but she felt relieved. After a while, she struggled to break free only to realize that the man\'s grip was stronger than she had thought. \"Don\'t be afraid, I am here.\" Warmth slowly surrounded her, and every word he uttered felt comforting to her. She felt at ease with him. \"You—\" Her sweet voice was drowned in his sudden kiss, his lips and tongue were flexible and possessive, he greedily grabbed breaths that belonged to her, and he vigorously explored every nook and cranny of her mo
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
Dinner time was over in a flash. Terrence had to go first, he said he still had something to do at the company. When he left, he almost forgot to tell his mother, \"Mom, you are paralyzed from the waist down. I promise I\'ll find the time to come home, so stop drying your hair outside.\" Lea\'s voice was a little upset, \"Well, let me tell you something too, Son. You have to take care of your body and focus on the things that really matter in life.\" When his mother said this, Terrence glanced at Leonora, who was sitting right next to her. \"I will, Mom.\" Donny drove over to the Gu family estate very quickly. \"I swear you are too restless when the family has dinner together. Just look at the time, don\'t you think it\'s a bit too early to leave?\" Terrence looked at his watch and saw that it was half past six. It was indeed a bit early. Before, he used to leave at around eight in the evening. As soon as the car was on t
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
The man inside said in a low voice, \"Please come in.\" Lauren pushed the door and walked over. The man was sitting down at his desk reviewing documents. \"Mr. Gu, I\'m here to deliver your share of the set meals delivered to the general manager\'s office.\" She said in a respectful and distant tone. Terrence frowned and gave a hum. Lauren stood politely for a while, she was waiting for his orders to leave. After a while, she noticed he was seriously reviewing the documents, so she decided to leave on her own accord. Just as she turned around, the man at the desk opened his mouth to speak, \"Did you sleep well last night?\" \"I did,\" Lauren replied. \"But I didn\'t have any dreams last night.\" \"Really? You didn\'t have trouble sleeping last night?\" Terrence asked. Lauren shook her head resolutely. \"No, I rarely have any trouble sleeping.\" She lied. She woke up in the middle of the night. When she does that,
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
\"I have to admit, this can make for some great bonding between couples.\" Jenny saw how the system worked and was genuinely impressed by it. Lauren nodded, she didn\'t really agree. She thought it was like forcing a mule to carry heavy loads, but she had to admire Jenny\'s innocence. A few seconds later, while she was thinking about the Husband\'s day event, a shirt caught her eye. It was a light-blue dress shirt with a crisp collar. She thought of a particular man and she thought it would look good on him. Lauren asked a salesperson through the clothes rack that was higher than her, she tip-toed so he can see her. \"How much for this shirt?\" \"After the discount, nine ninety-eight yuan.\" The salesperson looked over and replied politely. Jenny came over and exclaimed, \"That\'s a good-looking shirt, do you like it?\" Lauren didn\'t say much, \"I just think it suits me.\" \"Do you want to buy it?\" Jenny asked