31 A Surprising Reward (2/2)
”Miss Ye Shuang‽”
She turned toward the voice and was surprised to see her ex-boss, Fang Mo, was out on a morning run in a tracksuit.
Ye Shuang smiled and greeted him instinctively. ”Brother Fang, good morning!”
Fang Mo thought he had got the wrong person. He sighed in relief when the person turned around, but before he got near, he was shocked by the overly-close term of endearment. ”Brother Fang‽”
Wait, the female Ye Shuang isn't that close to him! Ye Shuang recovered quickly and a respectful countenance fell over her face. ”Sorry, the words left my lips before I could stop myself, erm… Boss?”
No, wait, that's not right either. I'm no longer working under him, so what is the nature of our relationship? Strangers‽
Ye Shuang suddenly realized a crucial point: her two identities were destined to not be at the same spot at the same time. This meant that her two identities would each have their own social circles… so what kind of manner should Ye Shuang A adopt when she approached a close friend of Ye Shuang B‽
It would be awkward if she pretended to not know the other person, but it would be wrong as well to conduct herself in a way that others might misconstrued as overly familiar, especially when she was a woman…
Although Ye Shuang was caught in that conundrum, Fang Mo had already recovered. He smiled generously and said, ”No matter, I was merely startled… Based on my friendship with Xiao Ye, it wouldn't be out of place for you to refer to me as Brother Fang.”
Ye Shuang chuckled as she scratched her head. She was at a loss because she still hadn't come to a solution in her mind. However, she decided not to waste time on this detail anymore, so she changed the subject. ”Right, why did Brother Fang call me‽”
”It's nothing important.” By now, Fang Mo had reached Ye Shuang's side. He used the towel hanging around his neck to wipe his sweat, and the breath that escaped his lips caused the temperature around Ye Shuang to rise. ”I hear Xiao Ye was leaving the city today, so I planned to see him off, but he hasn't been answering his call… I happened to spot you, so I would like to ask you for his schedule. If possible, why don't we share a meal together before he leaves?”
Share a meal? At the same table‽ Ye Shuang blinked and then sighed with regret. ”Thank you for the kind offer, but unfortunately, he has already left.”
”Already left?” Fang Mo stopped moving before continuing. ”But it's so early in the morning; plus, why didn't take my call last night?” Fang Mo halted again as his gaze wandered downward. Ye Shuang followed his gaze and… What the f*ck!
”Those clothes…”
Ye Shuang instantly felt like crying; why did she run into a familiar face whenever she was wearing or carrying men's clothes‽ ”If I said, these are the clothes he left for me to take home to launder, would you believe me?”
”…” Fang Mo looked at Ye Shuang for a moment before moving his gaze several degrees to the left to fall on the large building behind her. The establishment's signboard gleamed luxuriously catching the morning glow, 'XX Motel'.
Ye Shuang also turned around, and when she saw that, she could feel tears in her eyes.