The Gorgeous Ex Girlfriend
/ The Gorgeous Ex Girlfriend Chapter 228
Where was he? The ceiling looked unfamiliar, the bed felt cramped, he still had his shoes on .
Tang got up with a jerk as he took stock of his surroundings . He had fallen asleep at Jia Li's apartment . Grimacing at his terrible manners, he looked around for her .
The tiny apartment was empty barring a faint smell of her usual perfume in the air . He covered his face with his hands, feeling the sharpness of his stubble . Removing the blanket, he stepped off the bed . So much for his offering her the explanation for his presence at the office yesterday . He looked for his phone and found it plugged in the charger next to the bed .
"I shut off the phone's ringer so that you could sleep uninterrupted . There is a croissant in the paper bag at the table and chocolate milk in the fridge . Have it before you leave . Make sure to latch the door securely when you get out . Lastly, sending you a little souvenir from last night . Sorry, couldn't resist . Have a good day," he read Jia Li's message with growing embarrassment .
He couldn't believe it . He had been in her apartment, with her last night and he had fallen asleep in no time . It was all Zheng He's fault . Had he not taken him for early drinks and that too on empty stomach . . . the jet lag, the nervousness of meeting her, the alcohol, damn!!!
Wait, what did she mean by a souvenir? He clicked on the link which she had sent . The room was suddenly filled with noises coming out of his mouth and he could see his entire teeth structure at the angle in which it had been filmed . She had taken a video him while he was sleeping… no, while he was snoring!! Nooooooooo, Unbelievable .
"Great going, Tang . Keep it up . You really do know how to charm a woman," he was furious with himself .
He looked around the apartment one more time . He had to do something to make up for the last evening .
Jia Li was in the middle of a briefing being given by one of the managers when her phone indicated arrival of a message .
"I am so sorry for last night . Please allow me to take you out for dinner, to make up for it," it read .
She smiled to herself and thought of tormenting him a little more, "are you sure it wouldn't be your nap time, then?"
He sent her a "I am thoroughly embarrassed" emoticon in return .
She bit her lip from laughing out loud . The manager had been talking about introducing more ways to reduce the side effects of extraction of Rare Earth elements from other metals . She tapped her fingers impatiently, wondering what would be the comeback from "Sleeping Horse" . That's what she had kept his name on her phone now .
The message came back but only consisted the details of time and place for tonight's dinner . And that a car would be waiting for her below her flat to bring her there .
"Coward", she murmured .
"Uh, did you wish to say something, Ms . Lin?" the manager's attention was snared by her voice .
"Err, no I just, I simply wanted to say that we should take into consideration the costs involved in making the process more efficient . Else, the idea wouldn't sell," she said, praying that no one had already mentioned this point, because her attention had been on her phone rather than work .
Thankfully, the manager just nodded and moved on to the next point .
In the meanwhile, Tang had been having a busy morning . By the time he finished with his efforts, it was already noon . He had several missed calls from Zheng He . He finally picked up the phone to return his cousin's call . Though had started working with him recently, Zheng He looked upto Tang for guidance in all small and big matters . He was young, and extremely passionate about doing things the right way and hence had wished to start with a 'green processing unit' from the very beginning . But lack of funds hadn't made it possible up until now .
It was already 6:30 in the evening by the time Jia Li reached home . She had tried leaving slightly earlier from work but got delayed in the boss's cabin . These days, Mr . Hui was involving her more and more into his daily work schedule . He encouraged her to explore, research and give suggestions on whichever new theme that he was working on . This was polar opposite from the early days when he used to avoid her like plague . She was absolutely loving it but it also meant that she couldn't slip away early even if she wished .
She unlocked the door and stepped in .
Wrong flat!
Chapter end
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