Journey to Happy Ending

Chapter 1679 A Ferocious Quarrel (Part One)

Before the party commenced, Belinda unwittingly saw Rain. As someone who rarely came to YS

Group, it came as a surprise to see him there, and she found it a rare opportunity to make fun of him.

"Hey Rain," taunted Belinda, "Did the sun start to rise from the west? To what do we owe the pleasure

of having you here?" As she took a jab at the unsuspecting man, Belinda feigned surprise as he drew

closer. Then, as if to support her inquiry, she peered through the window mockingly, checking if the sun

did choose to rise from the other side that day.

Rain did not expect that Belinda would really believe that the sun was rising from the west and even try

to figure out. He just said ironically, "Now, do you find out where is the sun rising from?" He gave her a

long and daring look, his scorn visible from a mile away, and the scent of irony basically oozing from his

suit.

"What nonsense. Have you seen what time it is? The sun's in the middle of the sky," Belinda said,

matter-of-factly. "How would you see whether the sun rose from the west or east at this hour?"

Throwing a dirty look at him, Belinda snorted derisively at his simplicity.

"Good for you to know that," said Rain indifferently, "So why were you pretending to see the sun then?

You silly girl." Aware of the woman trying to play him, Rain couldn't figure out whether to stoop to her

level. It was apparent that Belinda was only intending to tease him. 'What a terrible woman, ' he

thought to himself.

"I just want to. What's it to you?" retorted Belinda, not skipping a beat. Personally, she was angry at

Rain for the way he would act and speak to her. His tone was rude, and he often acted inconsiderate,

yet treated Daisy with such reverence. The huge difference made Belinda uncomfortable.

"Where's Annie?" After a short and ridiculous quarrel, Rain decided to ask what he really wanted to

know.

"I wouldn't know," said Belinda, "It's not like she's my employee." As his attitude persisted to vex her,

she didn't want to give him the satisfaction by answering him quickly. She intended to drag this for as

long as she could.

"That's enough joking," said Rain seriously, "Just tell me. I'm very busy." There wasn't a lot of time to

waste. The boss' arrival was sometime tonight, and it only meant two things. He had to work at FX

International Group, and on top of that, he also had to complete a few things in KD Group.

"Okay, well," Belinda said, pretending to be deep in thought. "If you say something nice to me, I might

just consider whether I should tell you what you need." It annoyed her that he always referred to her as

Belinda Chick. Not once had he called her respectfully, like he so adoringly did when it was Daisy, and

she thought this was rather unfair.

"Belinda Chick," emphasized Rain, frowning. "You're not getting any younger. In fact, you're the mother

of a three-year-old kid. So could you please be a little mature?" Although serious, he couldn't help but

find the nickname just as interesting and funny as the first time he thought of it.

"Go away! Since I'm immature as you like putting it," Belinda said, gritting her teeth, "Why don't you just

look for her yourself?" Staring at him, she felt a rush of blood to the head. How difficult was it for him to

say something nice to her?

"No, no, no," said Rain, like a child throwing a tantrum. "Please tell me! You know as well as I do that if

I run around to find her, it will impose a negative impact on your company's usual operations. I suspect

you wouldn't want that to happen, would you?" It was widely known that women, if bewildered enough,

could be quite fickle. In his own opinion, no one else in the world suited the term more than Belinda

Chick.

"Since the CEO of this company doesn't mind you running around here, why do you care?" asked

Belinda in annoyance, "Just find her yourself! Stop dawdling, and be a man, okay?" Seeing him

anxious put a grin on Belinda's face. Nothing in that moment was better than watching him break out in

a cold sweat.

"Hey, hey," Rain said defensively, "This entire thing has nothing to do about being a man." All he asked

was for Annie's location. How could Belinda say such a ridiculous thing? It was simply irrelevant to his

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"Of course, it's got something to do with being a man. If I'm not mistaken, you have her mobile phone

number... right?" asked Belinda. "Well, why don't you call her directly? Why did you have to go through

a long chat with me when you could have done that? How's asking around like a lost puppy going to

make you manly? You silly guy!" Her lips curled into a sneer at his thought process. When it came to

falling in love, it appeared that no man or woman could stay rational for very long.

"You're just talking nonsense now," Rain said, rolling his eyes. "For the record, did you not think that

maybe I already called her? And that her phone might be off?" It was the only reason why he came all

the way from FX International Group in such a haste. Had Annie been reachable through a phone call,

he wouldn't have had to withstand the woman's ridicules.

"So now, you're anxious? What's the point in restraining yourself? You're no saint. If you like someone,

show her your intentions. It's meaningless to hide it, and by doing so, you might even lose your only

chance." 'He looks so smart and sophisticated. Why would he hesitate when he found love?' Belinda

thought secretly.

"You can't mean that I should destroy someone's marriage, can you? You must be mad." Rain looked

at her with such incredulous eyes. It never occurred to him that she had such a twisted moral compass.

"Why not? Maybe she loves you all this time? So instead of putting it that way, you should think of it like

you're not destroying her marriage... but that you're saving her from an abyss of suffering." As Belinda

wasn't involved in the predicament, she found it easier to provide frisky pieces of advice without taking

the consequences into account.

"Do you think life's like a romantic drama? Get your head out of the clouds, Belinda Chick!" Rain sulked

and turned around. He didn't have any more time for such a nonsensical conversation. On the other

hand, maybe she was right. Finding Annie by himself might've been a faster way to make it.

"Hey!" called out Belinda in surprise. "Don't you want to know where Annie is anymore?" Although

Belinda didn't tell him what he wanted to hear at once, she didn't intend to never tell him at all. All she

wanted was to play a joke on him first. But she never expected that he'd give up in the middle of their

bantering to find Annie himself.

"No!" Rain said decidedly. Then without a glance, he got ready to leave again.

"Hey! What's with the bad temper? Now that I want to tell you where she is, you're not going to listen?"

Marching briskly, Belinda tried to catch up to him.

"Hey," Rain said abruptly, turning around to face her. "Does your husband know that you pursue

another man behind his back?" A mischievous glint in his eyes appeared, partnered with a playful

smirk. Confused, Belinda took a moment to digest the sudden attack which made no sense.

"What do you think?" asked Belinda. Since Rain was ready to start another row, there wasn't a reason

for Belinda to back down.