Chapter 123 - Beautiful Werden (1/2)

Beautiful Werden

Another workday was over It’d only been two days but Annina was very satisfied with her assistant To her, he was an exceptional ence and good manners It really was quite pleasant to ith him She also knew that Xia Lei was the person who had helped her She didn’t knohy he wouldn’t adrateful

“Lukas, I’ll send you to the train station” Annina said to Xia Lei before they went to the staff showers

“Aren’t you going to Josef’s birthday party? You don’t have to worry about me I can call a taxi to the train station,” said Xia Lei

“My place is 100 metres away from Josef’s so I’m not in any hurry Come on, wait for me after you’re done with your shower and I’ll send you back,” said Annina

Xia Lei smiled at her, “Okay Thanks”

Annina smiled sincerely at Xia Lei

They headed for the showers There were a lot of people heading there too since rease a lot on top of perspiring the whole day Most would shower before going ho to stink up their own car with their sweat or get avoided by others on trains

When they were al with a colleague as he walked and seerossed in conversation

Xia Lei was struck by a thought, ‘What is he talking about?’

He fixed his eye on Josef’s lips and wanted to lip-read his conversation but discovered that the mouth shapes he’d memorised for Chinese did not ith German The fa with the Gere

However, he was still able to mimic some of the ether soent, lathe, definitely, success

It was just a few siuess ht ‘My lip-reading in Chinese is good but that is because I’ue I’d have to study and familiarise myself with the Ger to be even s to learn and Xia Lei felt like he seriously lacked time for all of it

“Josef!” Annina quickly walked over

Josef saw Annina and a sht”

“I’ll definitely come” Annina walked up to Josef, then pulled hilanced at the the showers

Over tenand left the showers Annina walked out of the showers at the sa It was obvious that she had showered in a hurry

“I could have waited; there was no need for you to hurry like that,” said Xia Lei with a smile He felt a little thankful as he knew that she would not have had to rush through her shower if she hadn’t wanted to send him to the train station

Annina pursed her lips in a set our ride”

A few minutes later, Annina’s Breakout zoohhich led to the city

Xia Lei sat behind her and held tightly onto her slis, ot to a T-junction where the road ahead led to the city, and left to a sn next to the T-junction which read ‘Werden - 5 kn four times already but he had no clue what it looked like since he’d never been there before

While Xia Lei was looking at the sign, Annina suddenly turned into the road heading towards Werden

“Aren’t we going to the train station?” asked Xia Lei in surprise, “Where are you taking me?”

“To my place,” said Annina

“To… Your place?” Xia Lei was stunned

“I talked to Josef and he’s invited you to his birthday party Coo to Josef’s birthday party together afterwards,” said Annina

Xia Lei was speechless

“You aren’tyou haha,” laughed Annina

Xia Lei smiled, “How can I be mad? I’d like to make some new friends too”

Josef was a very accoineer and Xia Lei wanted to ry when he was looking for a chance like this?

The few kilometres went by in a flash and an old town cah valley, surrounded by several mountain peaks The architecture was a typical classical style, with Ros did not give one the feeling of es of Europe One could aling out of the maple forest next to the town at any moment