Chapter 282 A Start-off
The timeline was very tight. Every one in the nning team was working overtime for the project. It
took two days toplete something worth presenting. After that, someone suggested to go to a bar
and celebrate it, but Autumn turned it down.
"We can celebrate it wherever you want but only after our presentation is carried out smoothly.
Today...... I suggest we go home and have a rest since we have been working on it for a long time and
didn''t get a chance to have a breather. Tomorrow, let''s regroup to discuss the n with fresh eyes and
see if there''s anything that needs modification." As Autumn said that, all of them became disappointed,
which amused her.
When Autumn got on the elevator she asked I, "I, how are you going home tonight?" I smiled,
"Someone ising to pick me up."
"Who is he?" Autumn smiled curiously and tried to guess, "Is it Aron?"
"Autumn." As I heard his name, she couldn''t help frowning. "I don''t want to talk about that jerk.
Please don''t even say his name or it will worsen my already stressful day."
Autumn went ck as she didn''t expect I to be so sensitive to this name. Indeterminately, Autumn
said, "I, do you have some spare time? I want to talk to you."
Autumn wanted to talk to I about Aron. If she happened to be free, now would be appropriate.
"If you want to talk about Aron, then I''m always busy." I grinned and said to Autumn, "I really have
no time today. I had a blind date the other day. The guy I met is good in every aspect. So I want to see
him again and see if I can get along with him. He is going to pick me up to watch a movie."
"You...... have already been with him?" Autumn asked I.
I nodded slightly, but then shook her head. She said to Autumn, "Not yet, but I''ll try to get along with
him. We both felt great thest time."
"It can''t be......" Autumn wanted to say something more, but the door of the elevator opened. They
walked out of the door, and there waiting outside was a in looking man. The man seemed quite
honest and reliable. He greeted I as soon as he saw her. The man said to I, "You look exhausted.
How about dinner first?"
He naturally took i''s bag. "It''s up to you, didn''t you say we''re going to the theater?" I replied.
"The movie is at 8 p.m. We have time for a quick bite." The man gave a smile.
All this time Autumn was watching them. Seeing I and the guy together and talking, Autumn didn''t
think they were a good match. They actually looked weird together despite the guy looking decent..
"Oh I''m so sorry, I forgot to introduce you two." I stood next to Autumn with a gleaming smile and
said, "This is Autumn, my boss and my good friend."
"Hello." The man was quite shy. I then introduced the man to Autumn, "This is Stephen, my friend."
"Hello, Stephen." Autumn was poised. She draw I aside and muttered, "Do you really want to live
your whole life with this man?"
"I just want to start off with him and see how it goes in the long term." I didn''t care much about it. But
Autumn knew that she was already taking it seriously. Otherwise she wouldn''t have introduced this man
to her.
"We should leave now. See you tomorrow." I was about to leave, but someone called after her, "Hey,
I."
I turned around with a full smile. But her smile disappeared into a frown when she saw who was
"What''s wrong?" It was an old woman who called I. Stephen looked at the old woman before he
turned to I. He asked her, "Who is she?"
I said nothing. The old woman slowly approached I and said to her, "Can I have a word with
you?"
"Grandma Joanna, I......" It was Aron''s grandmother. It was the first time I saw Joanna after that
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horrible incident with Becky. As she remembered it, she suddenly fell into a stiff and gloomy mood. She
spoke in a tough voice, "Why... What brought you here?"
"I''m here for you." Joanna grinned and said to I, "Have you got a minute? I want to talk to you."
"But......" I was in a dilemma. She could not help but frown. But the mere thought of such an old
womaning far away from home could not be brushed aside and snubbed. "There is a coffee shop
nearby, let''s talk there."
She turned around and said to Stephen, "We won''t take long. She wants to have a word with me."
Stephen grimaced, "But we are going to see the movie, aren''t we?"
His irritation made I feel very ufortable. At any rate it was an elder requiring her attention.
Stephen didn''t show any respect for that elder at all.
"It won''t take too long. Besides, the movie is at 8 p.m. So we''ve got enough time. I''m sure we can catch
it." I couldn''t hide her displeasure.
"But we''ve already decided to have dinner before that, so let''s go and eat." Stephen''s impatience was
starting to get annoying. "Why do you have to talk now? Can''t it wait till tomorrow?"
Stephen said it loudly. Joanna heard it and she was embarrassed, unable to keep the smile on her
face.
"It''s OK. Please give me a second. I will handle it." Stephen showing his true colors was not sitting well
with I. After consoling Joanna, I said to Stephen in a sharp tone, "Mr. Chen, I need to have a talk
with her now. You can wait for me if you are willing to, or you can leave right now. This..." I said,
pointing to the two of them, "is not a steady rtionship yet. If you don''t want to do this with me, just let
me know. We shouldn''t be wasting each other''s time."
"I......" Stephen was embarrassed. He dared not oppose I anymore because she had gotten angry.
He said to I, "Fine. I''ll wait here,e back as soon as you''re done."
The matchmaker who introduced them, told him that, although I was a bit older than him, she had a
good job and made good money. He just wanted to find a rich woman that could afford his lifestyle. So
he didn''t dare irritate I anymore. Otherwise he would need to start meeting another woman.
I ignored him and turned around to help Joanna walk into the coffee shop. She ordered a cup of
coffee for herself and a cup of milk for Joanna. Then she asked Joanna, "Grandma Joanna, what did
you want toe see me for? Is it something serious?"