Chapter 7 Home


    "Autumn Ye!" Ryan shouted Autumn''splete name in anger. Charles was a few metres away, so he


    didn''t take notice of it.


    "That''s your job to fix it now, okay? You have changed the n from wine party to a conference without


    my consent. Do you know how much money I will lose because of this decision of yours? Now what I


    am asking you to do is to give Mr. Lupany and go have lunch with him, so we can have the chance


    to build a long-term cooperation with them. You owe it to me. Do you understand?"


    As Autumn didn''t utter a word, Ryan continued with a calmer tone, "You know that ourpany is


    going through a rough patch. Please just go and have lunch with Mr. Lu. This meal is covered by the


    Ryan''s carrot and stick strategy worked, and Autumn agreed to go out for lunch with Charles


    eventually.


    Ryan gave her the job when she had no major qualifications and nowhere to go. She couldn''t forget his


    kindness.


    Even though severalpanies had tried to poach her over the years, she never thought of leaving


    thispany.


    "Ye, are you ready to go?" Charles asked again. Ryan tapped her on the shoulder and said, "Just go


    with him, please."


    "Sure. Let''s go, " Autumn said with a tone of uncertainty. When they got out of the meeting room, they


    bumped into Pa Pan.


    Pa looked away with a snort. She was definitely jealous of Autumn.


    "You guys go back to office first, " Charles instructed his staff members. David Fan, Charles''s special


    assistant, could not help but notice the beautiful Autumn standing right next to his boss, Charles.


    He knew that there was something wrong with Charles today. Charles had a lot of important things to


    do, but in order to attend this meeting, he even skipped a video-conference. This meeting was so


    insignificant that even David Fan himself thought it wasn''t worth attending.


    But when he saw the woman besides Charles, he immediately understood why Charles was so eager


    toe to the meeting.


    Though yesterday David Fan was standing at a distance, he had very well remembered Mrs. Lu''s face.


    "Mr. Lu, there aren''t many decent restaurants around thepany. Let''s go to the coffee shop around


    the corner and have a quick bite there, shall we? And we can also discuss the details of your


    "We can drive up to other restaurants if there aren''t any good ones here. I''ve heard that there is a new


    restaurant on QL Road which serves lip smacking Japanese cuisine. Let''s have lunch there."


    "QL Road?" Autumn was shocked, "It would almost take an hour to go there and get back. Mr. Lu, I


    only have one hour to have lunch..."


    "Let''s go, " Charles stopped Autumn from talking and rushed her to his car. After Autumn sat, he drove


    away.


    "I would like to have, Fried salmon, tamayaki, octopus balls, Miso soup and... Cherry mousse. That''s it!


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    Thank you." It looked like Charles was very particr about his preferences. He ordered the food for


    both of them. Sitting right next to him, Autumn got the chance to peep at the price on the menu.


    The cost of the lunch was almost equal to her weekly sry.


    He might never know what eating at a fancy restaurant could mean to ordinary people.


    Now that they were alone, Autumn regained herposure. She could not help but ask, "Do youe


    here often with Rachel Bai?"


    Charles arched an eyebrow. He couldn''t understand why his wife kept mentioning Rachel.


    "Yes, we have been here a couple of times. The dishes I ordered are her favourites." Charles was


    definitely pissed off by her question. So he made up things to give back to Autumn.


    "Oh, now that makes sense, " Autumn nodded her head and continued, "Miss Bai is a star, you should


    treat her really well."


    Charles didn''t know how to respond to that.


    "Mr. Lu, if you have any different opinions about the presentation I had this morning, please tell me. I


    can revise it when I get back to the office." Autumn was still treating him like a client. This made


    Charles feel ufortable. So he deliberately pointed out some tough issues. Autumn marked them


    down on her notebook one by one.


    "Let''s eat first, " Looking at her straight serious face, Charles felt a little at ease.


    "I''m going to pick you up for lunch every day at noon, " Charles said suddenly. Autumn choked when


    she heard what he had just said. She turned him down immediately, "No no no... You don''t have to..."


    "Yvon... Ye, I am your husband now. You have to listen to me, " Charles said adamantly. He was in no


    mood for a No.


    Autumn thought of Miss Rachel Bai and tried to refuse again, "But..." Then she stopped. On a second


    thought, she believed that Charles had his own n. So she nodded her head in a yes eventually


    without saying another word.


    After lunch, Charles drove Autumn back to her office. This time, he stopped the car right at the gate.


    When Autumn walked into the office, Pa walked up to her with a ss full of water. Though Autumn


    tried to dodge, but the water spilled on her, making her clothespletely wet.


    "Oh no! Sorry, I''m so sorry..." Pa smirked.


    As the water wasn''t hot, Autumn didn''t get hurt. She ignored Pa and tried to walk past her. But


    before Autumn could take a step, Pa walked up to her and said, "Ye, even though you''re pretty, you


    shouldn''t break up other people''s marriages. You are lucky that this water only spilled on your clothes.


    Next time, someone might just dash some water on your face, " Pa sneered, "I''m warning you out of


    kindness. Mr. Lu is married. If you have some shame left, you will stop haunting him. If you don''t,


    maybe you might end up losing everything. I hope you don''t have to cry about it when the timees."


    Autumn frowned. She didn''t want to say anything to Pa at all and tried to walk past her.


    Autumn''s ignorance infuriated Pa further. She murmured behind her back, "Just keep acting like an


    innocent girl. Who knows how many men you have slept with..."


    In the afternoon, Autumn got a call from Charles'' servant. Charles told the servant that he would go


    home early for dinner. But she had something urgent to look after at home, so she had to trouble


    Autumn to make dinner.


    Autumn could have refused, but she was his wife now. So she said yes, eventually. She even asked


    the servant about Charles'' taste in food.


    Charles was surprised when the servant told him that his wife had agreed to cook him dinner. He


    tapped the table lightly with his finger, frowning.


    He had enquired about the woman he married before the wedding. As far as he knew, Yvonne Gu


    didn''t know how to cook. So, why would she agree to cook dinner?


    "Boss?" David Fan was reporting Charles thepany''sst month''s performance before the phone


    call. He didn''t expect Charles to be lost in thought after that. Charles had never behaved like this


    before.


    "David, do you think... it''s possible that some one changes their personality after marriage?" Charles


    thought that there might be something wrong about his wife, but he wasn''t sure what it could be.


    "I don''t think so, " David said with a confused face.


    In fact, David Fan didn''t think that he even knew the answer to this question. He wasn''t married yet.


    How could he even know?


    "Go and dig some information about Yvonne and her family. I want to know if there is anything wrong


    with her. Also get me some photos of her, " Charles ordered.


    Knowing that Autumn had agreed to make dinner at home, he left the office right on time for the first


    time. He often had a habit of working overtime.


    Autumn took the subway to the supermarket to buy some pork ribs, fish fillets, and several kinds of


    vegetables right after work. Then she went back home.


    She was brought up by her grandma, so she had learnt how to cook from her when she was a little girl.


    Though she hadn''t cooked for a while, she still knew the art well. She started to make dinner after she


    tied her long hair in a bun and put on an apron. She was busy cooking in the kitchen when Charles got


    home.


    "The dinner is almost ready. Wash your hands and then we can have dinner together, " Autumn said to


    Charles. She had noticed the sound of the door opening, so she leaned out and said to him.


    Charles wanted to solve the puzzle of her identity by trying her dishes. But when he saw Autumn


    wearing an apron, a word shed into his mind, ''Home.''