Chapter 51
The good atmosphere was ruined by Frank. Vanessa glared at Frank, feeling funny and angry.
And Shawn's expression was suddenly serious, and his frivolous appearance instantly disappeared.
Vanessa sighed, and pondered. There was no atmosphere for her to say what she wanted to. Finally, she could only say in a low voice, "If you think so, I can do nothing."
But as soon as she finished, Vanessa was stunned.
Her tone sounded as if she was scum.
And Shawn seemed like an unreasonable and jealous woman.
Once she accepted this setting, related pictures occurred in Vanessa's mind. She immersed in the imagination, and laughed. She didn't realize how strange she looked now.
For a moment, Shawn looked at Vanessa, who was worried and smiling for a while, and thought her IQ might be the same as her age.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing."
Vanessa pressed the corners of her mouth, but she couldn't stop imagining. She was still immersed in the script of scum man and resentful woman, and couldn't help adding, "Anyway, he and I are ordinary friends."
Shawn said, "Will ordinary friends have dinner on Valentine's day?"
Vanessa, "...."
It turned out that his hostility to Lonn was because of it.
She blinked. "How do you know?"
Shawn leaned his elbow against the window, and looked at Vanessa calmly.
"The only way to prevent people from knowing is not to do it."
Originally, Vanessa felt innocent. But she felt guilty when he said it in such a righteous manner.
"It sounds as if he and I dated on Valentine's Day. We met when I went to apply for a visa. We lined up all afternoon and had dinner together after we came out. I didn't remember that it was Valentine's day."
Shawn's expression suddenly became serious, "What visa?"
Seeing as if Shawn was nervous, Vanessa deliberately curled her lip and said pitifully, "America. I was heartbroken in those days. I planned to leave this heartbreaking place and go to Bostabaca to start my life again."
After listening to the words, Shawn didn't look nervous anymore. Instead, he seemed to have an imperceptible annoyance.
"What are you doing? How long are you staying?"
"Immigrants!" Vanessa poked his shoulder with her index finger. "I said I wanted to immigrate. Are you listening to me?"
When Shawn sneered, his expression was cool.
Shawn's expression seemed to ask, "Are you willing?"
Vanessa, "...."
boring.
She bent her head, picked up a strand of hair and waved it, and said casually, "A business trip. It's an interview task. It will take nearly 10 days since I want to do some material collection by the way."
"When are you going?" asked Shawn.
After thinking for a while, Vanessa took out her mobile phone and read the feedback from the organization that had helped with her visa application to her. She read word by word, "The current process is very smooth. If there is no accident, the visa will be issued in two weeks, and you can set out."
"Will you go alone?"
He asked.
"Yep. That's right. Do you think that I will go with lots of people like you?"
Vanessa was still looking at the feedback information on her mobile phone. After saying this, she looked up and saw that Shawn was looking at her gently.
A moment later, he whispered, "Send me the hotel and flight information."
Vanessa bent her lips, pursed her lips, and smiled shyly for a long time. Then she whispered, "Caring for me means that you love me deeply."
Shawn, "...."
Shawn looked away. Vanessa immediately stopped smiling and joking with him, and said solemnly, "Lonn is also going to Bostabaca. If I meet him there, maybe he can take care of me."
Before waiting for Shawn to say something, she crossed her hands in front of her chest, saying, "Don't doubt me. Lonn and I are ordinary friends. Instead of imagining my relationship with him here, you should worry about Sophia. She is chasing Lonn."
"My imagination is not that rich." Shawn turned to look out of the window and said indifferently, "I'm not so free as well."
Vanessa suddenly approached Shawn and asked, "Don't you care about your niece?"
At the right moment, Shawn's mobile phone received messages. He looked down and said, "Do you really think that I was looking for her?"
Vanessa smiled lightly and continued, "Then you let her get into the car of another man?"
"What's the matter?" When Shawn put away his mobile phone, he looked a bit proud, "Do you really think that Sophia is not smart in my family?"
Sophia was smart.
Vanessa nodded honestly, "You don't know what the silly girl did today."
...
"Atishoo."
Without warning, Sophia sneezed in Lonn's car.
"Do you need to turn on the air conditioner?"
Lonn asked.
Sophia covered her mouth with a paper towel, shook her head, looked at Lonn, and nodded again.
Lonn flipped the air conditioning button, and soon a warm wind blew out.
Lonn had driven for a long. But Lonn and Sophia had almost no communication.
When the warm wind blew, Sophia couldn't sit still.
She adjusted her sitting posture, the upper part of her body turned to Lonn slightly, and she looked at Lonn secretly.
"Mr. Foster, I heard that your company is in CBD?"
"Yes." Lonn adjusted the steering wheel, the car turned around at the intersection and he looked out of the window. "What's the matter?"
Sophia nodded, "Well, I thought you looked familiar. I was often in CBD. We may have met."
"Maybe." Lonn's tone was bland, but he wouldn't let the topic end, "Which company in CBD do you work for?"
Sophia, "...."
She lowered her head and touched her nails. "Coain Mall."
Lonn said, "Well? Department store industry?"
Sophia said, "Something like it. We increase the GDP of the whole Coain Mall."
Lonn smiled. "Sales champion?"
Sophia said, "Consumption champion."
"..."
After a long silence, Lonn just smiled and didn't comment on Sophia's words.
Ten minutes later, the car stopped outside the gate of Emerald Garden.
Since Sophia returned home, her family thought that she had grown up, so they bought her a house here.
But because Shawn also lived here, her house was mostly empty.
However, Sophia sat on the front passenger-side seat and did not move for long.
Lonn didn't urge her either. He tapped the steering wheel rhythmically with his fingers again and again.
Sophia looked at him secretly.
It was clear that he knew everything but did nothing.
Sophia didn't expect him to take the initiative to have her Whatsapp anymore.
Sophia took out her mobile phone and said, "Mr. Foster, could I have your Whatsapp?"
Lonn smiled and nodded, "OK."
Having his Whatsapp, Sophia should go anyway.
But Lonn's ambiguous attitude made Sophia confused and worried.
Sophia couldn't figure out his meaning or attitude.
He looked gentle and polite, but it seemed that he was refusing her.
It was said that females chased males like eating a piece of cake. Sophia was an impatient person.
After staying abroad for several years, she didn't like ambiguous attitudes, so when she got off the car, she put her arm on the car door, half bent over, and poked her head in.
Sophia looked directly at Lonn with her smiling eyes.
"Mr. Foster, do you have a girlfriend?"
Lonn looked up and said in a flat tone, "No."
Sophia raised her eyebrow at him, "What do you think of me?"
Lonn still smiled, "You're great."
Sophia thought to herself, "I can make it."
So next...
She looked at Lonn, and could not help smiling at the corners of her mouth, revealing two small dimples.
In fact, she had little experience in chasing men. When studying abroad, most of her classmates expressed their feelings more directly, and even did not have the concept of "chasing".
Moreover, she heard from Vanessa that Lonn had also studied abroad for many years. Each place had its streams in from all over the country. He should be more receptive to the foreign way.
So Sophia, regardless of her blushing face, whispered, "Well... Go to your house?"
...
After several days, Vanessa suddenly remembered Sophia in the busy pace of work.
During the lunch break, she made coffee for herself and sent Sophia messages.
Vanessa: By the way, I didn't ask you that day. Lonn took you home. Then what?
Vanessa: Did something happen?
Sophia: Don't mention it.
Vanessa: What's the matter?
Sophia: His family is too poor.
Vanessa: What?
Vanessa thought Lonn's conditions were excellent. His father worked in a high school and his mother was the dean at a secondary college of a university. His family condition had nothing to do with "poverty".
Of course, if Sophia insisted on a match, Vanessa couldn't refute.
But when Sophia first saw Lonn, she knew about his background.
Vanessa was puzzled.
Sophia: Do you know why his family is poor?
Sophia: God, I thought the atmosphere was appropriate, so I asked him if I shall go to his house.
Sophia: He said "No way".
Sophia: (Speechless expression)
Vanessa, "...."
Vanessa's fist clenched imperceptibly.
Vanessa finally realized how Emily thought of her back then.
Vanessa sent massages to Shawn.
Vanessa: Teach your niece. Her way of chasing people is so stupid.
For a long time, the words sent by Shawn made Vanessa speechless.
Shawn: How about you teach her?
Vanessa, "...."
Shawn: I think you are good at it.
Literally, Shawn was praising Vanessa.
However, since it was Shawn who said it, it seemed sarcasm.
The coffee didn't taste good.
...
At the end of the month, Vanessa got the visa as promised.
It was the first time for Vanessa to go to Bostabaca alone. Instead of being expectant, Vanessa was much more nervous. She hardly fell asleep the night before her departure.
During her short sleep, she also dreamed that she had been lost in Bostabaca. She was at a loss in a strange street, crying and holding her mobile phone, but could not make a phone call.
This dream caused Vanessa to be confused when she boarded the plane the next day. When she sat in her cabin seat, she fell asleep wearing a blindfold.
She didn't take off her blindfold until the plane was about to take off and the flight attendants began to carry out safety checks.
Vanessa rubbed her neck and adjusted her seat belt.
Inadvertently, she found that the woman sitting next to her seat looked familiar.
Vanessa had always had a strong ability to distinguish faces. After looking more, she was certain that the woman should be one of the many secretaries outside Shawn's office.
When she reached her conclusion, the secretary smiled at her.
"Miss Green, long time no see."
"Long time no see." Vanessa smiled and nodded. "What a coincidence. We're on the same flight."
The female secretary pursed her lips and smiled.
...
Vanessa slept soundly on the plane. The female secretary woke her up for dinner and even filling in the entry card.
Vanessa knew the English contents on the entry card, but after all, it was her first trip to Bostabaca, and it involved whether she could enter the country smoothly, so she was very careful when filling in.
On the contrary, the female secretary next to her filled in the card quickly. Obviously, she was a regular visitor to Bostabaca.
Vanessa said, "Excuse me, may I have a look at your entry card? I'll see if I haven't written anything right."
The female secretary smiled and said, "Let me help you fill it out."
Vanessa said, "Don't bother. I'll do it myself."
The female secretary gave her entry card to Vanessa.
When comparing the information one by one, Vanessa said in surprise, "Oh, we are in the same hotel! Are you also on business? What a coincidence."
The female secretary took a deep breath and nodded at her, "Yep, what a coincidence."
It happened that when the secretary was sitting comfortably in the office, she suddenly received a notice asking her to go to Bostabaca without doing anything. Just accompanied Vanessa and didn't let her get lost.
...
Because of her companion, Vanessa had a very good experience on her first trip to Bostabaca. With her company, Vanessa did not encounter any problems, and smoothly reached the hotel.
Moreover, the female secretary had attended college here, and she was very familiar with the local delicious food and fun. While free, Vanessa followed her everywhere to have fun. Vanessa abandoned herself to pleasures.
Looking at the photos that Vanessa posted on her Moments every day, someone may think that she had gone on holiday.
Seven days passed quickly. Vanessa was reluctant to leave.
Vanessa: Whimpering.
Vanessa: Your secretary is perfect. It's a pity to be your secretary. She should be a tour guide.
Shawn looked at his mobile phone and sneered.
The secretary with a high monthly salary made a special trip to work as a tour guide for Vanessa, but she did not accept it with shame.
Shawn: Have a good time?
Vanessa: What are you talking about? I came to work.
Shawn looked out of the window. The clouds were thick, and there was no morning light.
Since Vanessa left, it had been raining in Lantrie for several days. It was wet every day, and there was no sign of spring.
Shawn: Vanessa.
Vanessa: huh?
Shawn: You don't know how far Lantrie is.
Vanessa read these two sentences in succession, smiled slowly, shook her head, and said to herself, "Shawn is missing me."