The Gorgeous Ex Girlfriend
/ The Gorgeous Ex Girlfriend Chapter 182
Her traitorous heart decided to act up right then and reminded her about the loneliness surrounding her . She argued with it and told herself that she was happier this way but the heart kept mocking her the entire time she took, to get ready for work .
She had found a place to live in one of the tiny one room studios at Covent Garden . Though it was terribly cramped, with no place to even cook, she was happy with the location . It was not overly expensive and was close enough to the workplace . Like every day, she got onto the Tube to go to the Hyde Park station . By now, she was familiar with the local transport and its rush hours .
Due to the delay caused by her wandering thoughts, she found herself in one of the crowded trains this morning . As she struggled to hold onto the hanging rails for balance, someone brushed past her almost knocking her down . The man turned to apologise but didn't make eye contact . After a hurried apology, he got off at the Piccadilly Circus station .
Jia Li stared at his retreating back, badly tempted to call out his name . She had been so shocked to see him there that she couldn't react for the first few seconds and then it was too late .
What was Wang Wei doing here???
Wei was terribly late for his appointment . Behaving like a local tourist had nearly jeopardised it . He had been trying to get an appointment with this particular doctor for nearly a month now . Why the hell had he decided to hop onto the Tube instead of hailing a cab at the last minute?
His father's complex heart condition had surfaced only recently and after the initial research and consultations, everyone had recommended this particular doctor . He had chased the doctor's secretary constantly through mails and phones . She had eventually asked him to fly down for a quick meeting with the specialist . He had carried all test reports of his father . She had told him that doctor would review the case first . If the doctor felt that he could make a difference, only then would he ask Wei to fly down his father for a check-up .
In his rush to get off at the station, he had nearly knocked off a poor woman in the process . But he had no time to feel guilty about it now . He almost ran towards the private clinic, located at one of the buildings in Piccadilly Circus .
Jia Li almost missed her station . By the time she recovered her wits, the train's doors were about to shut . She quickly disembarked and walked swiftly towards her office .
Running into Wei had just been a crazy coincidence . But Fate had given her the indication that she was on the right path . That's why he hadn't ended up discovering her presence despite walking right past her . Wei belonged to her past and inspite of the urge to turn around and go back to look for him, she walked ahead .
She had left the hair open today post a wash and made a pretty picture under the weak London sun this particular morning . Hair swinging, clear luminous skin, startling green eyes…she didn't know how bewitching that tableau was . She concentrated upon the upcoming meet with the clients today . She had done a thorough research on them, their behavior pattern, likes and dislikes . She was going to do her best to ensure that the meetings lined up for the next couple of days, went smoothly .
"Wow, Jia Li! You plan to mesmerise the clients with simply your looks today?" Camilla remarked as Jia Li punched in her entry time near the reception desk . Jia Li laughed at the receptionist's words .
"Only if it were that easy!" she replied tongue in-cheek .
She had been assigned a desk outside Hui's rarely used cabin . When she had first joined the company, she had dared not go inside the room . But as time passed and her boss hardly made an appearance here, she started using the resources available in the room . In her free time, she read up on Rare Earth elements extensively . The best books on the topic had either been written or collected, by Ying Hui . She borrowed them freely now, without any compunction .
She had chosen one such book few days ago and had carried it home . She placed her bag at her desk and pulled out the book . Swinging the door to Hui's cabin, she walked in without a thought .
And halted!
Hui looked up from the reports that he was reading while Eric lounged in the opposite seat .
"I…uh, I wasn't aware that you were in office . My apologies . I'll…just come back in later," she said haltingly .
Chapter end
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