The Unexpected Marriage

Chapter 39 A Blind Date

"I passed by the design department in the afternoon. I saw someone shopping and making video calls with their boyfriends. They were very happy. Do you think that I am a fool who holds a salary to pay staff who is chatting during working time?" He kept tapping his fingers on the table, which was getting more and more powerful.

He pointed at the nose of the chief designer and said sarcastically, "Chief? How did you write it on your resume? You graduated from Harvard, and came back from abroad. How come you are not as good as a woman who has been in jail in the Lu Company? Are you worse than her? "

The chief designer, who was cursed and pointed at by Scott, was here when his father was still the director of the board. He had always been arrogant and had never been questioned or said "no" by anyone. He was already upset since she was questioned by Scott.

"Mr. Scott, I'm respectful to you. But it doesn't mean that I'm your servant. I'm employed by your father. I made a contribution to the company when it was established. If you think you're lucky enough to find a talent, I'll give up my position. But you have no right to disrespect me!" He stood up slowly, took off the badge hung on his neck and threw it on the table.

However, Scott was pissed off. He put his arm in front of him and said, "Are you serious?" It's not up to you! "

The two men stood at the same time, without taking a step back. Both of them were not convinced. Seeing that, Jean could not help but walk out of the room slowly. "Alas, why do you have to say that, Scott?"

"He is father's friend, I think you should endure this." Jean whispered to her ears. However, her words didn't work. Scott was so angry that he couldn't stand it at all.

"Lu Company is on top of me and I feel uncomfortable with it. I cannot lead a happy life even just for one day. Do I need to act like a coward at my own place?" Looking around, he said, "If you don't want to work hard, all of you can

get out! I'll hire another batch of new employees!"

After that, he left, leaving the people looking at each other in dismay.

After Scott left, they expressed their dissatisfaction to each other.

"Mr. Jian must have lost his mind recently. It's not our fault. We didn't work because there was nothing to do in the company. It's the same to stare at the computer screen and be absent-minded. What's the difference?"

Another designer who was packing her backpacks said, "He was most likely not angry with what happened today. It was his ex-wife who had been kicked away by him. And now it was his ex-wife, who was more capable than him, that worked together to suppress him and the Jian Company. I guess he has been holding back his anger for a long time."

"That's right. I heard from Paula that she and many people whom Mr. Lu personally sent to talk with, were stopped by his assistant or the famous body guard. They were shut out several times."

As soon as she finished speaking, someone reached out to cover her mouth and said, "You really don't want to get involved in it. Be quiet. Hold it for a few days. Don't let him hear these rumors recently, otherwise we won't be able to get away at last."

The atmosphere in the car was odd and quiet. Looking at Scott who drove like a rocket, Jean felt that he was bringing her to hell.

Joan received an incredible call. She said it was because of the person who had called her. She had no idea why the call had to be made.

Celia, her younger sister, hadn't talked to her kindly ever since she was a child. It was just because of the accidental rescue that night that the two people seemed to be closer.

"Joan, I'm not calling to fawn on you." It was the first time that Joan saw her as a lovely girl.

"What do you want to say?"

Joan sipped at her coffee and asked calmly.

Celia bit her lower lip. Her mother had just brought a group of beautiful ladies to the banquet. They held Celia's hands and looked her up and down.

One of them was with two huge diamond rings on her hands. Laura was the most hospitable to her.

"Mrs. Lu, this is my daughter. I brought her up. She is very well-educated. Look at her. She also looks very dignified." Celia smiled faintly. She didn't listen to Laura and put on any expensive clothes. She just curled up on the sofa in the loose pajamas.

She didn't know how to tell her mother what had happened to her. Nor did she know how to change her attitude towards Joan, in order to remove her hostility towards her.

Moreover, she did not have the slightest intention to seduce any man now. She knew that the book was true. She was waiting for a right person. Before that, all she needed to do was to protect herself.

She looked at her daughter without any makeup and frowned. "Didn't I tell you that I would bring some guests here? Why are you dressing like this! I can't believe it! "

With guests present, she didn't say anything harsh. However, after Mrs. Lu saw Celia, she seemed to have seen a rare treasure. She held Celia's hands and looked her up and down.

"Yes, you are."

"Who do you refer to?." Laura asked deliberately. C0pyright © 2024 Nôv)(elDrama.Org.

"No one, I love a clean and lovely girl like her. Can she play mahjong? Come and play with Auntie. "

Celia called Joan. She kept thinking about what Joan had said to her on that day in the car. "Actually, people should have a way to live. We shouldn't insist, we should not expect too much. Let nature take its course."

'Now that Darren doesn't love me, then let it be, ' she thought.

"My mother invited someone to play mahjong, and there was Darren's mother. She seems to want to introduce me to him."

Joan was stunned. Half a cup of coffee was poured out. "Then, you can go check on him," she said. She wanted to distance herself from Darren and didn't want others to know her true feelings for him.

After all, they were only nominal couple. Wouldn't it be better if they could find someone they liked more? However, she still felt a little worried, although she comforted himself in his heart.

She looked into the distance and found that the light in Darren's office was still on. He looked cold outside but he was hot inside. Although he never said that, she knew that he must be with her during the overtime work silently.

He sent her home every day, regardless of whether it would rain or not. He also sent her a car and the jewelries, even though she didn't have a chance to use them.

'Face my true feelings.'. She sincerely thanked Celia.

"Thank you, my sister. It seems that it's the first time I have called you that."

Through the curtains in front of the glass, she could only see a black figure in the blinds. Darren seemed to have sensed her. "You can come in whenever you want. Why are you peeping outside? Miss Gu, do you have a quirk of peeping men?"

His words scared Joan, who was standing by the window. She hadn't decided how to talk about it yet. If his mother was going to set a blind date for him, did she want him to know that she cared about it?

"Well, Mr. Lu, I got a call just now." She said hesitantly.

Since she felt a little embarrassed and nervous, he drew a line with the pen on the paper with force. She looked flurried and didn't know what to say. Based on his inference, he guessed that it must be something very bad. "Did Scott ask you for help?" he asked

He assumed the most possible reason, but Joan shook her head.

"Is that Jean? Did she call you? "

"Not really." Joan shook her head again.

Upon hearing this, he heaved a sigh of relief. He turned to Joan and said calmly, "I don't like guessing. Just say it now. Or you can go back to work. Come to me after you finish the task this afternoon."

She bit her lips, stopped struggling and sat in the chair opposite to Darren. It seemed that she had made up her mind to negotiate with him face to face.

"Mr. Lu, I want to make it clear that I didn't do that for my own good. I'm doing this for your own good. I have a piece of news to tell you."

"What news?" he asked, looking at Darren in a serious manner

"Just now, my sister called me and said that my stepmother found your mother to play mahjong at home, and by the way, she introduced my sister to your mother. Your mother probably would arrange a blind date for you. I just came to tell you that I have to go if there is nothing else. I have a lot of things to finish."

Joan felt her anger was going to explode. After she finished her sentence, she stood up and was about to leave.

"Joan, are you jealous?"

Joan's heart skipped a beat, but she denied it. She was a girl, and she remembered what happened that night. He had done such a rude thing to her, so she couldn't admit that she had a crush on him.

'Even if he treats me well, it can't be changed.'.

'Be reserved, Joan. You can't take the initiative to chase the boy, ' she told herself!

"As I said, I just sent a message."

"But how do you know that I will never fall in love with your sister?" He stepped closer and said, "Unless it is, you don't want me to go out to see her in your heart."

He was forcing her to admit, but she didn't want to be fooled.

"Nonsense!"

"Nonsense?" Darren shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well, I got it wrong. But I don't think your sister is worse than you. How about I going to meet her?"

He wanted to play a little. He thought she was really funny. She looked so adorable that he even wanted to pinch her.

Unexpectedly, his joke made Joan angry.

It turned out that she was just flattering herself.

She turned back to him and said, "Yes, she is more gentle, quieter and prettier than me. Maybe you will fall in love with her without any acting. Your mother is satisfied with her too. You could kill two birds with one stone. I talked too much."

Although she said so, she felt a little disappointed as if her heart was clogged by a heavy stone. She had a feeling similar to the feeling she had when she divorced.