Chapter 1748 Talk


    "Mr. Gao, are you feeling alright? I think I should go and get a doctor for you right away!"


    Jason could see the nurse panic at seeing his condition. He let out a smirk as he watched the young


    medical staff turn around and disappear through the door.


    Even after disconnecting the line, Holley could not put her mind to rest. She was inexplicably frustrated


    and unable to focus on anything, for that matter. She tossed her phone aside and rested her head on


    her palms.


    Suddenly, she started feeling ustrophobic inside her own office and decided to take a walk out of her


    office. But to her dismay, the moment she stepped out of her office, the atmosphere outside made her


    feel more upset. As she walked through the passage, she could hear subdued whispers and


    staff. Since they wouldn''t dare toin to her face, they chose to talk about her behind her back.


    Holley regretted having lost her temper at the junior staff at the tea counter in the morning. She realized


    that she had acted too fast and without thinking. That must be the reason for so much criticism from the


    staff.


    The junior employee had been filling her cup with water when Holley had entered the tea room lost in


    her thoughts. She did not have the patience to wait in the queue. On top of that, she was indeed


    extremely disturbed, which had triggered her anger all the more. Holley had just lost her cool and


    shouted at the junior staff. In fact, in the heat of the moment, she even threatened the staff member


    with halving her sry as punishment.


    Everyone in the tea room had stared back at Holley with their mouths wide open. The office staff was


    already aware that Holley''s rtionship with ck had hit the rocks. Hence, they spected that they


    had finally ended their rtionship, or perhaps Holley had gone crazy. She hadpletely lost her


    sanity.


    "Holley''s arrogance is just hitting the roof nowadays. Who does she think she is? I guess Mr. Hu must


    be tired of her conceit this time. He must see through her as much as we do. But how ridiculous? She


    must have given her best to amend her ways to get back with ck. But she has failed miserably, it


    seems. She ispletely in self-denial mode. And now she is just venting out her anger on us!"


    "Sure, that must be the reason! How ridiculous she is! Even if we are working in thispany, and she


    is our reporting boss, she doesn''t have the right to hurt our dignity! Halve the sry? How disgusting is


    that! She is using our sries to pull down our dignity!" One of the female employees voiced her


    opinion while she straightened her already prim and proper uniform as she spoke. Even though her


    pitch was low, her demeanor was stern and confident.


    Everybody shared a sympathetic look with the poordy who was reprimanded by Holley. She seemed


    to coil up into her shell. It was clear that she was deeply insulted. She sat in her chair, but her eyes


    revealed the state of her mind. Then she dropped her head, as she failed to control the tears welling up


    in her eyes. Her body trembled as the tears started to roll down her cheeks, but she could not speak a


    single word.


    Her colleagues consoled her. "Don''t take it to heart. But be careful from now on and learn from what


    happened today. Holley must have been abandoned by ck, so she is mistreating us in this way. Let''s


    avoid her when we notice that she is not in a good mood."


    While they were talking andining about their boss, they didn''t notice that someone had almost


    silently walked into the office and was standing quietly behind them.


    It was none other than ck. He had been missing Holleytely. But Holley kept avoiding him. Atst,


    he failed to put up with it and showed up at her office. After all, as a board member of thepany,


    Holley''s office came partly under ck''s jurisdiction. And he did not need a reason to walk into his own


    office. In his opinion, it was a reasonable excuse for him to pay a visit to Holley.


    "Shut up!" Holley felt humiliated to hear that she was referred to as a deserted woman. She was


    seething in anger. But just as she was about to burst out on the employees once again, ck''s voice


    resounded loudly in the office.


    Everyone was shocked to hear ck''s voice. All the employees dropped their heads and sealed their


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    mouths.


    ck stomped a few steps forward and continued yelling. He charged toward them with his finger


    pointed at them and shrieked angrily, "How dare you? Do both of you want to get fired? How dare you


    talk like that about your superior in-charge behind her back? I am telling you, even if your superior


    loses her temper at you, you ought to put up with it or fuck off!"


    ck was furious. As he doted on Holley, anyone who talked badly about his beloved girl would face


    his vengeance. He did not even spare his father for this, let alone the employees of thepany.


    He was on the verge of losing his sanity. His eyes were burning with rage, as he cast another re at


    the gossipers. He clenched his fists. He would have punched the two female staff right in their faces,


    had he not been taught never to beat women.


    Holley was surprised to hear his voice. In the beginning, such an impromptu visit by ck had made


    her want to run away and find a hiding ce for herself. But hearing how ck supported her and


    reprimanded the employees who were backbiting her, made her heart mellow towards him.


    He was standing up for her. ck seemed to be willing to fight against the whole world for her, no


    matter whether she was right or wrong. Holley was touched by this gesture.


    "Holley!" ck looked at her with an intense look. There was a determined smile on his face that


    exined hisplete faith in Holley.


    Even though Holley''s heart was brimming with love and delight for ck''s intercession, she concealed


    her emotions from her face and put up a rather arrogant look. She questioned coldly, "What brought


    you here?"


    "I am here to see you. I miss you so much. You have been hiding from me for so many days, and I can''t


    bear it anymore!"


    ck never tired of expressing his true feelings to Holley, even if Holley showed indifference to him. He


    didn''t care about how others would think of him. He was willing toy his pride aside as long as he had


    Holley by his side.


    "I''ve told you not to show up like this, again and again. I had made myself clear, right? But here you


    are! Please, leave. My hands are tied up in business right now!" Holley frowned and spoke indifferently.


    "What''s wrong with you? Why do you talk to me like that? Haven''t we agreed to get back together and


    start everything afresh? Then why do you pull your face up at me again?" ck was tormented by this


    constantly distancing attitude of Holley. He felt Holley had been capricioustely, totally opposite of the


    girl he used to know.


    But, at the moment, ck could still capture the trace of love Holley had for him. Even though Holley''s


    moods always fluctuated and ck could never be sure about her true feelings before, yet, now, his


    faith in Holley returned, and he wanted to receive a positive response from her.


    "Please, go. There is nothing that I want to talk to you about!"


    Holley cast an indicative nce at her secretary before she turned and walked back to her office. There


    were so many workers around, and Holley didn''t want to continue her conversation with ck.


    However, the secretary was put in a dilemma. On the one hand, it was her duty to follow Holley''s order.


    On the other hand, ck, as one of the shareholders of thepany, could not be offended either.


    When the poor secretary was at a loss for what to do, ck sighed and offered to leave.


    Watching ck''s receding figure, the secretary took a deep breath of relief. She felt lucky that she


    didn''t act promptly in following Holley''s orders. If she had done that and asked ck to leave tantly


    at the time, she was not sure if she could keep her job in thepany.


    ck didn''t give up easily. When he walked out of thepany, he went across the road into a soda


    fountain store. He took a seat in the store and waited for Holley toe out of the office. He still


    wanted to get a clear answer from Holley.


    For ck, it felt as if time stood still; while, for Holley, time was flying faster than ever. ck kept


    checking on his wristwatch and waited anxiously. When Holley appeared at the entrance, ck


    immediately rushed over to her and blocked her way.


    Holley waspletely taken aback and knitted her brows out of irritation as soon as she found ck


    standing in front of her. She sternly looked at ck, with her lips tightly pressed into a straight line.


    ck could easily read what was on her mind from her expression.


    ck kept shing a big smile and ignored Holley''s displeased look. He said gently as he took a step


    closer to her, "Holley, can we have dinner tonight? I want to talk to you."


    Helpless, Holley knew she could not avoid it anymore. Holley felt that a clear statement was necessary


    so that ck could give up on herpletely. She was cornered by Jason and had no choice left. She


    felt she had to end her rtionship with ck. If she kept turning a blind eye to the situation and let it


    develop without consideration, it could end up in worse chaos.


    "Okay!" Holley replied, firmly. Her voice was cold and her face exuded no emotion.


    ck was still lost in the sweetness of his romantic fantasy. He didn''t take much into ount. To him,


    Holley''s words conveyed what was in her heart. Receiving her swift reply, ck felt as happy as a five-


    year-old child who was given candy.


    ck led Holley to his car. He opened the car door for her and helped her get in. He attended to every


    detail carefully, just to let Holley feelfortable. She couldn''t really believe that she had decided to


    leave such a meticulous man. If it weren''t for Ferry''s intimidation, she wouldn''t have made such a


    stupid decision.


    "Holley, what do you want to eat?" ck asked sincerely with a smile.


    "Anything."


    Holley''s calm andposed demeanor was a striking contrast to ck''s excitement.


    ck couldn''t wait to talk. As they drove along the road, he kept recalling the happy moments from the


    past that he and Holley had shared. But Holley remained indifferent. She was being offhand with ck,


    and she knew it. There were constant pauses because of Holley''s unresponsiveness.


    In no time, they arrived in front of a Japanese restaurant. ck swiftly parked his car. He carefully


    helped Holley get out, and then they walked into the restaurant.