Chapter 1979


    Chapter 1979 Another Invitation


    It was raining when she woke up the next morning. Cindy looked out the window and wondered if Ian''s


    work would be affected, since the shoot was done outdoors. It''s not early now. I think he''s already


    working. So, she didn''t call him. Instead, she made a simple breakfast and went to work.


    There were still a few employees who were on their way to work, so the others huddled together and


    comined about the weather. They said they were drenched.


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    I wonder if they came to work at the same time. They look so tight knit. Then, she thought, Maybe


    that''s because they have amon enemy—me.


    Hm, aren''t they worried that I might trip them up if they talk about me behind my back? Do they think


    that I can''t do anything because they outnumber me? She sighed. Maybe. At this thought, Cindy felt


    likeughing, but she cleared her desk before she went to Serena''s office and ced a draft on the


    table.


    Serena would be absent for a couple of days, seemingly because she had to take part in a show.


    However, she had told her assistant to assign tasks to the apprentices, and all of them had their own


    work to do. Cindy didn''t get any tasks, so she picked another topic from the list Serena gave her and


    started working on it.


    Some of the interns were talking about going to the award ceremony someday with Serena, but Cindy


    wasn''t interested. She had never thought about attending any events, since she didn''t have that kind of


    ambition. She just wanted to do her job. A designer''s job was to design, and she only wanted to do that


    well. Fame? Um, well, it''s a double-edged sword. Ian''s a good example. I''m fine with not being famous.


    As Serena wasn''t around, the apprentices started to ck off, but Cindy felt even more motivated. She


    wanted to prove herself to them with her own skills, so now that they were cking, it was time for her


    to work doubly hard if she wanted to reach her goal sooner.


    Cindy focused on her work the whole morning and finished one draft down to its details. Yep. Focusing


    does increase my efficiency. When she snapped out of her focus mode, she realized that she was


    alone, since it was lunch time already.


    She packed her things and was nning to have lunch in the cafeteria, but the moment she came out


    of the office, her phone rang. She went to the staircase and took her phone out. Gary again? She took


    a deep breath and hesitated for a moment, then she took the call.


    Gary said he was nearby and wanted to have lunch with her.


    Cindy didn''t want to go. During thest meal, Gary had said something that made her feel


    ufortable. She wanted to refuse him, so she said she already had an appointment with her


    colleague.


    Gary knew she would say that, so he asked, "Are you going to have lunch with your colleague? That


    means you guys haven''t eaten yet, right?"


    Cindy paused for a moment. She was worried that Gary might ask her to bring her colleague along.


    That''ll be a disaster. She said, "Yes, but I don''t see her anywhere. I should call her. Maybe she has


    something else to settle and is busy."


    Gary didn''t mind. He grunted. "Sure, go ahead. I''ll be waiting outside."


    She hung up and heaved a sigh. It''s just lunch. What can go wrong, right?