Chapter 141: The aftermath (2/2)

On my way back to the hotel, I was in a zoned-out state the whole duration. I leaned my back against the taxi seat and stared outside the window. Based on the throbbing pain from my lower region and how sore I was, we must have done something very intensive last night.

But how did I end up in his bed after the party? It made no sense!

Before I could solve this riddle, the taxi had already arrived back at the hotel. I hurriedly paid and got off. I didn’t want to see the subtle smile that the taxi driver kept throwing at me.

I looked like filth. Fortunately, there was still two hours before work.

I knelt in front of my bed and questioned my life. How can I return to work after this? I’m definitely going to encounter Suyang at work! What should I say? I don’t even know what happened last night….what could I say?

The more I thought about it, the more scared I became.

Should I just not go to work?

No no! If I do that, it means I’m definitely guilty! The new hirees must know something?! I’ll just ask the friendly girl. She doesn’t seem to be the scheming type. Maybe I could find out what happened through her.

After making up my mind, I went to shower. But there was another problem. Suyang made so many marks and scars on my body. They were very visible! People would definitely notice it at work. What should I do?

I had no choice but to put on a high collar shirt to hide it. It will be hot, but it was better than letting people see the hickeys.

Even the side of my cheek was a bit red. Did he bite my face too? What the f**k! I had to use a band-aid to cover it. Afterwards, I tidied up everything and went to work.

When I went to my cubicle, I couldn’t sit still. I kept looking around. Suyang wasn’t in the office yet. I decided to head to another department to find that nice girl from yesterday. Sadly, she was nowhere to be seen.

Just as I was about to return back to my department, I turned around and noticed Suyang turning out of the elevator. I was so scared that I quickly hid underneath an office table next to me.

He shouldn’t have seen me, right? Right?!

I was still panicking so I decided to take a peek. Great. There was no one there.

But oh no!! It’s over! It’s over! It’s over! I said it three times on the inside.

Suyang came to work! How am I going to face him!?!? I have no face! Ahhhhhhh. I should just go home! When I say home, I’m talking about City B! I will transfer this case to Xialing. Ah shit! I can’t because Suyang knows Xialing. I’m going to make Jia Wenwen replace me!

“What are you doing?” While I was still in panic mode, someone appeared behind me. I swiftly turned my head around. It was Sister Luo, the woman that led us on a tour yesterday.

She surprised me and I harshly bumped the back of my head against the corner of the table.

“I came to find one of the new hirees. But she doesn’t seem to be here… haha.. I’m going to return now! I’ll come find her later.” I rubbed my head and tried to remain calm. She must think I am super weird. A job candidate from the marketing department is lying underneath the table of the finance department. She might even assume I’m trying to steal something...

Luo Zhen didn’t seem to be letting me go. She stared at me, up and down. Then, she mumbled, “Your clothes….”

I had no idea what she was going to say next. My heart was about to leap out of my throat.

“You have great taste in clothes.” She patted my back. “Many job candidates dress differently from you. They’re always wearing the same type of suits. I’m sick of it. In the future, continue to dress like this. I like your style.”

“Ah…” I was scared for nothing. I quickly smiled, “Thank you, Sister Luo. I will be returning to work now.”

“Ok. Go!”

While I was leaving, I turned to ensure that Luo Zhen wasn’t watching me anymore. It was only then that I felt a breath of relief. Along the way, I bumped into Guo Zijun.

He probably knew what happened last night. But seeing how he tried to set me up yesterday, I didn’t trust him.

“You injured your chin area?” He tried making casual conversation as if nothing had happened between us.

“Yes.” I coldly replied.

“How did you hurt yourself?”

“Umm.. this morning, I accidentally cut myself while I was shaving my beard.” I gave Guo Zijun a fake smile. Then, my smile vanished.

Guo Zijun actually believed me. He continued to follow me around and asked more questions. “You have a beard? Do you have to shave your beard every morning? That’s so crazy!!”

I wanted to ignore him so I turned and directly stared into Suyang’s office. Suyang also happened to be looking at my direction.

The moment we made eye contact, my heart was beating so fast that it probably broke my life record. My eyeballs turned the other direction before my head did.

“Oh yeah, did you get home ok last night?” Guo Zijun asked.