Strike

Both Eve and Bryan were momentarily stunned.

Eve's heart suddenly ached, and tears welled up in her eyes.

After the video ended, Bryan put away his phone.

"Can you send me the video?"

Eve quickly grabbed Bryan's hand.

Bryan shook her off. Straightening his shirt, he ignored Eve and left the rest area in large strides.

Eve covered her face, but the tears couldn't be held back.

Unable to find Eve, Cecil saw Bryan coming out of the corridor.

He vaguely guessed something and found the room he was looking for.

"Bastard, are you playing me for a fool? I..."

Before Cecil could finish scolding, he saw Eve with teary eyes, obviously just having cried, and was momentarily stunned.

"Damn it, did he force you just now?"

"No."

"He must have been provoked by both of us just now. That's definitely it. Men, no matter how smart their brains are, they still prefer to think with what's below."

"That's you."

"Why do you keep praising him and belittling me?"

Eve sighed, "It really wasn't because of that."

Cecil raised an eyebrow, "Then why are you crying?"

Eve wiped her eyes, silent for a moment, and asked, "Do you really want that project for the sanatorium?"

"Of course, who wouldn't want it?"

It was a lucrative piece of meat, and many people were eyeing it.

"Are you simply trying to compete with Bryan?"

"I'm not that reckless."

Eve stood up and headed for the bathroom.

After a few steps, she turned to ask Cecil, "Are you sure the foreign friend likes my type?"

"Huh?"

"What type am I?"

Cecil hesitated for a moment and said, "Looking pitiful, easily eliciting a man's compassion. But with an inadvertent smile, enchanting and seductive."

"You're praising me quite highly?"

"Otherwise, why do you think you've stayed by Bryan's side for eight years? You're not unaware of how picky he is. In short, you're the type that is both pure and flirtatious."

Eve's face darkened, "Read more books when you have nothing to do. If you don't have anything good to say, just shut up."

Entering the bathroom, Eve looked at herself in the mirror.

In fact, she didn't have much awareness of her own appearance. Madam Evans used to scold her as a 'slut', and Auntie Tess warned her that she was already a mother and should behave.

She had almond-shaped eyes inherited from her mother.

Yes, her mother was very beautiful.

There was a teardrop mole at the corner of her left eye, slightly reddened from crying, making that mole somewhat enchanting.

Her mouth was small, and she had an oval face, exuding an ancient oriental charm.

She used to like wearing cheongsams, but Bryan didn't like them because they were inconvenient to take off.

He told her to wear them less, and she hadn't worn them much since then.

After simplifying her makeup, Eve came out of the bathroom.

"Cecil, take me to meet that foreign friend."

Cecil hesitated for a moment, "So proactive?"

He hadn't even had a chance to use his methods of coercion and temptation!

Eve's almond eyes narrowed, "I also want him to taste the bitterness of loss."

If he hadn't tasted it, how would he know how painful it was?

Holding Cecil's hand, Eve came out of the rest area and followed him into the lobby.

This was a place of fame and fortune, with men in suits and women in evening gowns walking with straight postures and smiles, mingling everywhere.

Amidst the clinking of glasses, these people, with honeyed tongues and concealed schemes, were calculating every move.

If anyone among them genuinely smiled, it was probably Cecil by her side.

"Did you see just now? Several female celebrities were sneaking glances at me."

"..."

"Being handsome is indeed a kind of trouble."

Eve glanced around and saw Bryan standing not far away, talking to a foreign man.

The Western man was tall, but Bryan was still slightly taller, and his presence was even more imposing.

Probably for this reason, the foreign friend kept nodding, looking somewhat submissive.

"He's Stephen, the person in charge of HM Corporation's joint venture in A City to build the sanatorium," Cecil said.

Eve nodded, even without Cecil's introduction; she could recognize him.

She used to help Bryan organize his study and had seen information about Stephen.

At this moment, Calvin came over and said something to Bryan.

Bryan and Stephen nodded, then followed Calvin to another place.

"Let's go over," Cecil said.

But as soon as he took a step, a stunning woman rushed forward, arriving in front of Stephen before them.

The two exchanged flirtatious glances, and then went upstairs together.

Cecil held his breath, almost swearing.

"We lost. Damn it, the expedition has begun!"

Eve glanced at the entrance, her lips curving up, "Not necessarily."

"What do you mean?"

Eve didn't answer; she just went upstairs.

Watching Eve go up, Cecil was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered something.

This foreign friend seems a bit...perverted.