4Flirtation like this was at an entry-level for me, and I did not have any mood swings. "I like you, too," I said perfunctorily.I leaned in and gently kissed his Adam's apple.His eyes glittered with upset. Finally, he could not resist the urge and took the lead.The big boy was careless. He gave me a little pain sometimes, but he was really energetic.By the time he had finished it, it was past noon. I went to the bathroom with marks all over my body to take a shower. When I casually put on a night dress, I found he was still sleeping naked on the sofa."Go take a shower. After that, you can leave." I drove him away mercilessly.He looked at me, aggrieved. "I'm hungry."I was at a loss for words."If there's no food at home, having you is not bad."I was speechless.I turned and walked to the kitchen. "I'll get you something to eat, and then you can go."There was some toast left in the fridge, so I made a simple sandwich and handed it to him.He picked at the bread on
6Noah stayed at my place for two days, and on the third day, he had to go back to school for classes.He was reluctant to part and insisted on asking me for a goodbye kiss.I kissed him on the warm cheek and was about to leave when he grabbed me by the chin and French kissed me.When he finally let go of me, he looked me in the eye again, and whispered, "I'll miss you."I sighed in my heart. Against my will, I said, "I'll miss you, too."His eyes lit up. "Really?""Yes."Of course it was fake.He had been incredibly clingy for the last two days, so I'd got a pile of unfinished work waiting to be done when he left.I should have driven him away a long time ago, but when I saw his innocent eyes, I couldn't say anything harsh.Early the next morning, I handed Matt the plan I had worked on all night. He looked down and flipped through two pages before looking up and saying with a smile, "I've always had confidence in your ability to do the job."I pursed my lips and said, "Mr.
8Noah seemed to have sensed my emotions.When I woke up the next morning, he was gone. His schoolbag and computer had disappeared with him, and the spare key I had given him was on the dressing table.I stayed in my empty bedroom in a daze for a while. Then, I calmly heated the toast and went to work.Noah hadn't sent me a single message for three days.That was when the new project started. I was so busy that I soon put all my distracting thoughts behind me. Every day, I stayed in the office to keep an eye on the progress and didn't drive home until late at night.When I got home, it was already 1 a.m.As soon as I walked out of the elevator, I saw Noah leaning against the wall with his head slightly lowered. His hair was a bit long because he hadn't cut it for a while. It hung down and covered his face.Hearing the noise, he turned to look at me. His eyes were red, his face was pale, and he looked aggrieved.I looked him in the eye for a moment in silence, then walked past
10Noah started asking me out a lot.We went to movie theaters, aquariums, and amusement parks and took photos on the merry-go-round. We lined up behind a little girl in a pink princess dress for more than half an hour just to get ice cream.I wanted to say no every time, but every time I saw his sparkling, expectant eyes, I couldn't bear to refuse him."Anyway, it's just an act. It's better to make it more real," I told myself....It didn't take long for me to understand why Barrel said that that night.Valenwich underwent a change of ownership and merged with another company. Barrel took over our big project with Valenwich and became one of the new people in charge from Party A.Noah played a sweet boy and stayed with me. It was not until the morning of the training that he hurried out and met up with the others at school.A few days earlier, Party A said they would send someone in charge to discuss the project face-to-face, so I stayed up for several days to come up with a
12I felt like the softest part of my heart had been ripped open. My fingertips trembled in pain, but I gave a sneer."How dare you pester me since you know what kind of person I am? Do you think I don't know what you did to get me fired just so I could be grateful to you for your offer? If I really get back together with you, aren't you afraid I'll slap your mother in the face and make your family a mess?"I didn't look at Barrel. I closed the door and drove away.Barrel liked me? I didn't think so.He was just upset that when I broke up with him, instead of thinking about him, I ended up with another guy.He was the same as Matt. They besieged me by all means for their interests.I wouldn't admit defeat. How could I?I gritted my teeth on my way home. I casually dropped my handbag on the floor and took out my phone. That was when I realized Noah had called me more than a dozen times and sent me dozens of messages."Karen, can you get back to me when you get this?""Karen, y
14She didn't finish the whole story so as to keep Noah in suspense.My parents planned to marry me off to an old bachelor for 70,000 dollars. I only mentioned it to Barrel, but I didn't expect him to tell Shay about it."You think too much. I broke up with your brother because he was seeing some other women while we were together. Whether I get married or not has nothing to do with you." I smiled."Are you angry?" Shay tilted her head to look at me, the very picture of a phony. "I'm just concerned about you. After all, you taught me for a long time when my brother made you my tutor."Noah couldn't stand it anymore. He frowned and said, "Shay, can you go now? I'd like to talk to my girlfriend. You're an eyesore to me."Shay stared at him with wide eyes, and her smile froze.Seeing that she did not respond, Noah lost his patience. He took my hand and led me straight down from the stand to a row of chairs at the edge of the court. There were a few reserves sitting there, as well a
16Matt laughed angrily. "How dare you admit it?"He turned to Noah and said mockingly, "Noah, did you hear her? This b*tch is up to no good. Do you still want to marry her?"My face went pale, and my lips had lost their color.For a moment, I hoped I would immediately lose my senses and not hear Noah's answer.But his voice came clear to my ears, serious, gentle, and even a little sad, "I know."Matt wanted to say something, but Noah interrupted him. "Why?" he asked."What do you mean by 'why'?" Matt frowned as if surprised by Noah's reaction."Why would Karen want revenge on you?"Noah turned and seemed to see my pale face, so he reached out to hold my hand.He gently and carefully covered my fingertips with his warm hand."You've never stopped harassing her all this time. After looking into her family situation, you thought she was alone and helpless, so you got worse. You are such a conceited man. How can you allow someone to escape from your clutches?" Noah said with a
I'm the personal retoucher of Chuck Smith, one of the most popular stars. To attract more clients, I put his edited photo and the original side by side on a website. He soon found out about it.When Chuck called me, I was working hard on editing a photo.After learning what I did, this crybaby was so angry that his voice trembled on the phone. "Rebecca, what the hell is this?"With that, he sent me a message.[Retoucher of celebrities, good aesthetic taste, reliable quality, and reasonable price, 2 dollars for each photo.]Next to the advertising slogan was a close-up photo of Chuck taken at an art gallery event three days ago.In this picture, his skin was dull, his eyes were half-closed, his chin was a little crooked for some reason, and some small pimples were on his cheeks.After my careful editing, all the defects on his face disappeared, but the natural skin texture was still preserved.My brain was spinning. Should I deny it or apologize to him? After hesitating for a fe