12 How Do You Know? (1/2)
The night passed without incident. Since the next day was a Monday, Fang Mo had to make use of the last few hours available to rest before work. Generally speaking, Fang Mo had a good impression of Ye Shuang. He was impressed by his looks, in awe of his physical prowess, and most importantly, admired his kindness… Nowadays, it was rare to find a friend who could be described as kind.
The only surprise for Fang Mo was this newfound friend of his was curiously conservative. The incident with the earlier changing of clothes aside, even Ye Shuang's pajamas were something else… This was the first time Fang Mo had seen someone's pajamas buttoned up to the very top in the middle of summer.
Fang Mo was woken up by his biological clock at 7 am the next morning. After changing into the clothes that he had sent for dry-cleaning the day before and calling for breakfast room service, Fang Mo glanced at the man who seemed to just have fallen asleep hours ago. Worried that the man was an office worker that had a strict schedule, Fang Mo thought about it and walked to shake the man awake just in case.
”It's 7.30 am, do you need to get to work?” Fang Mo asked politely. ”I need to get to my company, so if you're in need of a ride, do tell.”
”Get to work‽” Ye Shuang jumped up in bed on reflex. She was about to nod before she realized the state she was in. ”…It's okay, thank you.”
Even if she went reporting at work, probably no one would have believed her. Since the boss was standing before her, after a little hesitation, Ye Shuang helped herself apply for a working leave. ”By the way, I have a friend… Erm, she was in a bit of an accident lately and can't arrive for work today, is it possible to ask for a leave from you?”
Ye Shuang looked at the confusion on Fang Mo's face and then realized where the problem was. She explained, ”That friend of mine is from your company; I know that from the name card you gave me yesterday…”
Fang Mo nodded in understanding. This was nothing to him, so he nodded easily. ”Of course, which department is your friend from?”
”Admin, her name is Ye Shuang.”
Fang Mo looked at her with shock. ”A similar name to yours?”
”…”
”Such a coincidence, isn't it!”
Not long after that, breakfast was served. Both of them planned to leave shortly after.
Since she had already woken up, even though Ye Shuang was still quite tired from the influx of information the night before, she was afraid that she might incur more payment if she overslept past the check-out time… Furthermore, the hotel was still less comfortable than her own home. Perhaps Ou Qianru would have gone out with the film crew by the time she returned, who could really tell…
Fang Mo was truly a gentleman. When they reached the hotel parking lot, the first thing he saw was the large scratch on the bumper. However, other than a temporary pause in his step, he didn't point it out or ask Ye Shuang about it. He got into the car like he hadn't noticed anything out of the ordinary. He asked Ye Shuang calmly where her destination was.
Ye Shuang tried to play the innocent party to the best of her ability. She had Fang Mo send her to the nearest bus station. It was not that she didn't want to return home directly, but exposing her address to the man might cause future problems… and more importantly, her little brother had ruined his car. Fang Mo not commenting on it was him being gentlemanly, so she felt making such a demand would be too callous…