Chapter 631 What Do You Think Of Cross-Cultural Love


    ir noticed how Wesley walked on without saying a word. She sensed a brewing headache and


    wondered, ''Is he seriously giving me the silent treatment?''


    They reached a crossroad; if they went right, they would reach the parking lot. The other led to the front


    gate. Wesley stopped in his tracks, hesitating for a few seconds. He gestured to the path that would


    bring them to the entrance. "I''ll walk you to the gate," he said.


    "Sure," ir agreed as she let out a sigh of relief. He finally said something.


    On their way to the front gate, ir phoned Adalson. "Uncle Adalson, I have something to do and I''m


    leaving now. Yes, he''s with me now. Okay. Bye."


    Wesley escorted ir on the way out. With him by her side, she got through the gate''s heavy security


    without any difficulty. As soon as they got out of the base, a gust of cold wind hit her face.


    It was dark outside, with only a few streetmps on. ir jumped a few times to keep herself warm.


    She turned to Wesley and told him, "You can go back to your office. I''ll just wait for Orion here. I won''t


    go anywhere."


    He put a cigarette between his lips and took out the lighter from his pocket. "Keep your distance from


    me, please."


    ir''s lips twitched. Nheless, she took a few steps back and watched him light his cigarette.


    "You... Are you a heavy smoker?" She''d seen him smoke more than a few times before.


    He blew out a cloud of smoke opposite ir''s direction. He made sure his secondhand smoke would


    not reach the girl. "Not really." He only smoked heavily whenever he was annoyed.


    ''Not really?'' ir was not buying it. She tried her best not to nag, but she still ended up reminding him,


    "Don''t smoke too much. It''s bad for your health."


    Wesley turned to look at her. He was puzzled by the girl''s sudden concern for him. ''Is she worried


    about me?''


    The way Wesley was looking at her made ir uneasy. She was trying to make out what was going on


    behind his eyes. A few seconds passed and ir finally started speaking again. "Well, it was not my


    intention to meddle with your business," she said quietly. "I purely meant what I said. Smoking kills, you


    know?"


    Wesley pulled his gaze away from ir and huffed another puff.


    ir sighed. She gave up trying to read Wesley''s thoughts. Wesley seemed off to her. She just couldn''t


    quite put her finger on it.


    ''Is it because of my poor singing? Is he disappointed in me? Did I let him down?


    But I don''t think that''s the case. The younger soldiers told me I sang well, '' she thought to herself.


    ir kept moving around to keep herself warm. She tried jumping up and down, and stomping her feet.


    Aside from ir''s minimal squirming, there was only silence. The quiet was instantly interrupted by the


    buzzing of Wesley''s phone. "Hello?" he promptly answered.


    After exchanging a few words with the person on the other side of the line, Wesley hung up and looked


    at ir. She knew exactly what that look meant. It meant he was going to get busy again. "Please, go


    on with your work. I''ll wait here," she told the soldier.


    "Wait at the security room."


    Wesley led ir into the security room. She sat down and waited for Orion. Wesley gave the security


    guard a few instructions. He gave ir onest look before dashing out and disappearing without


    uttering another word.


    Twenty minutester, Orion finally arrived. ir heard the brakes of his car, but before she could peek


    out the window to check if it really was Orion, her phone rang. "ir, I''m right outside. Where are you


    now?" he asked the girl.


    "I''ming." ir hung up and notified the security guard that she was leaving. She ran towards the


    parked Lamborghini in which Orion was waiting.


    Orion got out of the car to open the car door for ir. "Why are you in such a remote ce?" he asked


    curiously. "If it weren''t a military base, I would''ve thought you were kidnapped or something!"


    ir chuckled. "Just running a few errands." She didn''t tell him more.


    The Lamborghini disappeared into the horizon and the security guard gave Wesley a call.


    It was 24 minutes to eleven. Wesley ended the call and continued with his work.


    Orion drove ir to a high-ss pub. He apanied her to a private room inside, and there they


    found ir''s schoolmate who they both knew.


    Aside from that one schoolmate that was familiar with ir, the rest of the people in the group were all


    Orion''s friends. They were all around the same age. ir felt at ease with them.


    After greeting everyone, ir did not beat around the bush and asked, "Orion, how did you know I''m no


    longer working at the Jin Group?"


    Orion handed her a ss of red wine. "We heard that the Jin Group, for some unknown reason,


    dismantled the trantion department. I went to thepany looking for you but they told me you


    resigned."


    ir nodded. "Yes, that''s true. But I resigned because I was no longer happy with my job in the Jin


    Group, and no other reason."


    Orion pped his hands in excitement at what ir just said. "Then work for mypany. My Chinese


    isn''t that good. You could be my Chinese trantor. ir, this job is perfect for you!"


    She smiled. "Where are you located? I didn''t know you had a branch here."


    "It''s not that far away from thepany you used to work for. This branch is still quite new. I still have a


    lot of things to handle. You might get busy." He clinked sses with her and they both sipped at their


    respective sses of red wine.


    The other people in the room all drank and socialized with each other.


    "That''s not a problem. But regarding my sry, please don''t give me any kind of special treatment. I''m


    okay with the same amount as I was given when I was in the Jin Group," ir told Orion. The idea of


    her getting a higher pay because she was friends with the boss did not sit well with her.


    Orionughed at her words. "ir, you''re the kindest and most honest Chinese girl I know. I really like


    you."


    irughed as well and teased, "Thanks. But I''m sure you''ll meet a lot of Chinese girls better and


    kinder than me. Keep an eye on the people you meet here. Maybe you can marry a Chinese girl in the


    future."


    His eyes widened. He asked her carefully, "ir, what do you think of cross-cultural love?"


    "Cross-cultural love?" ir thought for a second. "I believe distance won''t be a problem as long as the


    two love each other. And it''s also eptable for one to make sacrifices for the rtionship to work." It


    was exactly like her and Wesley. If he had said yes to her back then, she would have willingly given up


    her chance to study in Ennd.


    Besides, she knew there were other ways to securing a bright future aside from studying abroad. There


    were tons of other opportunities in this country.


    Orion was happy to hear her answer and took the chance to ask, "ir, do you have a boyfriend?"


    Orion had always known that ir was already in love with someone else. He also knew ir had


    never gotten the chance to be with that man.


    There was silence. ir took a sip of the red wine, carefully calcting her next words. She shook her


    head. "No. But Orion, you know I already have someone else in my heart," she said sullenly.


    Orion studied her face for a while. "If you can''t be with him, you should look around for a few options.


    Look around you," he said.


    ''Look around for a few options?'' She stayed silent at Orion''s suggestion. She didn''t think she could


    easily rece Wesley with another man. ir smiled at him. "Orion, I am happy with where I am


    currently," she said quietly.


    She was not Wesley''s girlfriend but she could take anything she was given: hispany and his


    protection. She was satisfied with that.


    Orion''s face was painted with disappointment. He grabbed a ss of liquor and chugged it. "As long as


    you''re happy. Anyway, when will you start working in mypany?" It was clear that Orion no longer


    wanted to continue talking about love. ir caught on when he switched the topic back to work.


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    "I originally nned on getting back to work after the Spring Festival, but since you''re so busy and in


    need of more staff, I can start tomorrow or the day after." The Spring Festival was still a month from


    now. ir had wanted to rest during that time and then go job hunting after the festival.


    Orion nodded without hesitation, "That''s great. I need your help. Get ready tomorrow ande to work


    from the day after. Okay?"


    "Okay!" ir agreed promptly.


    After epting the job, ir started socializing with everyone in the room. Soon, it was 11:40, only


    twenty minutes until midnight. Everyone was still ted, ordering more and more drinks. It didn''t look


    like they were nning to end the party soon, so she decided to bid everyone farewell. After all, she


    promised Wesley she would be home by midnight.


    Before she got the chance to leave, Orion took a bottle of red wine and was ready to pour another


    ss of wine for her. "Come on, ir," he told her. "Stay a little bit longer! We rarely get the chance to


    hang out together. I''ll just drive you hometer."