It was already late autumn, the weather was gradually getting colder, the leaves were changing color, and the roads through the city were wearing a bright coat of warm colors with the yellow and red of the leaves, immense in the gentle afternoon sunlight.
Nancy dreamily looked towards the distant sky through the small window. Her hand placed on the white paper unconsciously sketched the man's face.
The phone beside her vibrated and the phone number she had memorized appeared, making her suddenly uneasy, her heart pounding. After the contract for the Indochina high-end housing complex was signed, this was the first time he called her.
The project is still going smoothly, the Global Group's supervisors are enthusiastically supporting Lucky Company, Stephen has signed the decision to approve the change and her company has also imported more than half of the goods to the construction site. Everything was fine and easy, but why did she feel it was just the calm before the storm?
“I'm listening, Chairman.”
“You go have dinner with me. I know you're home, just prepare slowly, I'll wait.”
Today is the weekend, Jolie and her husband and two children went to attend the wedding of the supervisor of Global Group and have not returned yet, so she is the only one at home. But how did Dylan know that she was in the house?
She thought as she lowered her head to look down and saw him standing there looking up.
Nancy sighed sadly. She quickly changed her clothes, only applied a thin layer of powder on her face, applied very light lipstick, and then walked out.
The two of them walked side by side towards the alley entrance. The cold autumn wind made her feel a little sad, lost in her thoughts. The person she loved was here, but the love had drifted away somewhere.
The dinner took place in a quiet atmosphere. Dylan did not mention anything about work, he was still like when they were in love, ordering the seafood that Nancy liked, peeling shrimp and crab, and then getting food for her.
Because of him being like that, she was even more worried, trying to bend down to eat as quickly as possible, just hoping that the meal would be over so he could let her go home, otherwise, she would probably have a heart attack and die.
When the last dish had just been eaten by both of them, Nancy was overjoyed and quickly called the waiter to pay the bill. A moment later, the waiter brought the bill to the table. She reached out to take it, but Dylan was faster than her.
“Let me.”
“Who would let the investor invite contractors? Give me the invoice.”
“I invited you. You can issue an invoice to declare the guest fee if you want. Besides, I'm not sitting here as an investor. If you feel uncomfortable, you can walk with me for a while.”
“Why should I be uncomfortable?”
Even though Nancy said so, she still had to get in the car and let Dylan take her for a walk. If she went straight home, she was afraid he would be angry.
The car drove through several streets and stopped by the river on the edge of the city. She took a deep breath and got out, following Dylan to the riverbank.
The cold steam rising from the river made her shiver.  All the places that had left memories with him made her feel uncomfortable, including the restaurant she had just entered.
When she came here alone, she felt nostalgic and regretful, but when she was with him, she felt cold.
At this moment, Nancy suddenly thought about whether Dylan would push her and make her fall into the river and die. She is not like Oggy the cat in the cartoon who can go down there and inflate his belly to drink all the water and continue living.
While she was feeling uneasy, his arm suddenly hugged her tightly from behind.
“Chairman, what are you doing?” Nancy spoke up in panic.
“Let's forget all the unhappy things, come back to me, be my wife. It's okay if you don't love me, just let me be with you and love you, that's enough.”
She struggled hard, escaping from his arms, her legs staggering back. She didn't know what Dylan was thinking and how much of what he said was true.
“Forget? You hate me so much, can you forget in a moment?”
“Honey, what you heard was not my true words, I just lied to Rosalind. I was afraid that she would tell you that I was Nathan, I was afraid that you would not accept this truth.”
Dylan spoke as he approached Nancy, but her steps retreated, gradually creating distance. Fear made her unable to see the love and suffering in his eyes.
“You said what you said to her was not true, so how can I believe you are sincere now? President, we can't do that, there is already a flaw between you and me.”
After saying that, Nancy immediately turned away. She heard him screaming behind her. She ran faster and faster, leaving him alone in the dark.
The scent of her hair still lingered around him. The moon in the high sky disappeared in half, releasing a pale yellow light onto the river.
“Nancy, I have humbled myself so much, but you are still so heartless? Why don't you understand my feelings? I am not like Lyle, I cannot wait any longer, how many years have passed, do you know that?”
Dylan staggered to the car and leaned against it, looking up at the distant sky and sighing. He couldn't keep losing this love like this, he didn't want that scary darkness to surround him again. Losing her, he was like a ship lost in the middle of the ocean, unable to find a lighthouse to return to.
Over the years, the longing and resentment had gradually turned him into a cold-blooded and heartless person. Anyone, individual or organization, as long as they touched him, made him unhappy, they would suffer a tragic end.
But when she appeared, he changed and knew how to be tolerant and forgiving. A few months ago, when Michael came to kneel to beg, he also forgave everything, opened a way for him to live, and helped AS Group gradually regain its position in the market.
Coming home, tossing and turning in bed until late at night, Dylan still couldn't sleep.
Pulling the blanket away, he got out of bed, went straight to the wine cabinet, and gently stroked the bottle of red wine that Lisa had given him with his thin hand. He still hadn't had the chance to drink with the girl he loved.
He smiled bitterly, chose another bottle of wine, and walked towards the balcony.
The quiet night always makes nostalgia surge and make emotions burst out that cannot be hidden. The wind blew through the eaves, teasing his hair like someone playfully playing and whispering in his ear.
Hearing the rustling of leaves on the side of the road, he thought his lover's footsteps were gently approaching.
After drinking more than half a bottle of wine, Dylan staggered back in, fumbled for his phone, searched for his assistant's number, and pressed the call button, asking him to prepare a document to fax to Lucky Company early tomorrow morning.
The midnight call also woke Ella up. She saw that her husband's expression was not very good, so she worriedly asked.
“Is there something wrong with the company?”
“Regarding the president's unmarried wife and the Indochina project. The president initially allowed them to exchange the goods, but he let Mr. Stephen sign the approval. You know, the specifications of each manufacturer are slightly different, now the boss requires them to supply goods with specifications equivalent to or higher than the original design, not lower.”
“But you said there were some completed areas. They have imported and installed the goods, how can they take them down to exchange them? No one will allow you to exchange or return the goods.”
“The boss wants to drown others. I followed him and became a sinner. Luckily you're pregnant with a son. Well, go back to sleep.”
Ella sighed, gently rubbing her round belly. She felt sorry for that girl. She didn't think that Dylan would be so cruel to oppress the person he once loved.
Since the day she married Paul, she followed him to the city to live and handed over all the management of the Galaxy company to her younger brother who had just returned from studying abroad, while she supported him from afar.
But recently her younger brother kept calling to complain, insisting that she come back to help him manage because he couldn't handle it.
Ella wanted to go back to her hometown, but Paul said he could only resign after Edana had mastered the job. He said that if he left so suddenly, Dylan would have a hard time. After all, Dylan had never treated him badly and even gave him a luxury apartment like this.
Hearing her husband's reasonable words, she tried to wait a little longer.