At the office of FX International Group, Rain was tearing his hair out.
"Why are you telling me now?" asked Rain. He lowered his head to hide the look on his face.
"If I told you earlier, would you have a better idea?" replied Edward. He cast a cold glance at him. Rain's reaction was typical for him.
"At least I have time to get ready!" said Rain. He played with his shiny ear stud. The grin had fled his face.
"You'll never be ready. Or do you just want time to run off?" asked Edward. He suddenly looked up and fixed his gaze on Rain.
"Edward, you wound me! I'm not that type of guy. I won't run off!" replied Rain. 'I might hide, though.' thought Rain.
"Chill out. And don't embarrass yourself!" said Edward. He knew how much Annie meant to Rain. Rain always tried to pretend he didn't care. But deep in his heart, she was the only one. No one could replace her. "Her flight is arriving this afternoon? Why is she coming in so early? I didn't expect her so soon." asked Rain He was asking himself, not Edward.
"I don't know. Maybe someone can't wait to see you!" replied Edward. He flashed a meaningful smile and thought 'I haven't seen her in years. I wonder what she looks like now.'
"So I'm the only one going to the airport? How many am I supposed to pick up?" asked Rain. The C Financial Group and the FX International Group competed in the same industries. And both of their strength could not be underestimated.
"Three. A director, a special assistant and Annie. That's all. I'll have Aaron assist you. That way you can pay more attention to Annie." replied Edward.
He glanced at Rain momentarily. Rain was the guy to deal with the joint venture with C Financial, but Aaron was along just in case things took an unexpected turn.
"Alright! I got it." said Rain. 'Might as well get it over with. It's just ahead of schedule. Nothing changes, does it?' Rain asked himself.
"Rain, give her a second chance! Look at me and Daisy. You need to spend some time with her before you figure out if she is the one." said Edward. 'Sometimes I feel trapped in a web woven by Daisy. I can't go out with other woman, nor do I want to. I want to spend the rest of my life with her, but I'm scared. I can't even remember if I've ever been in love before. But I've fallen too deep to dig my way out.' thought Edward,
"Edward, are you in love with Daisy?" asked Rain. It was the first time that he asked Edward seriously. In his eyes, Edward had changed a lot. He used to be a playboy, now he was a devoted father and husband. Rain was not sure if Edward was playing with Daisy or he had fallen in love with her. Edward paused. Rain's question caught him off guard. He thought to himself, 'Am I in love? I think of her the moment I wake up. Is that love? I miss her so much the moment we part. Is that love? My heart hurts the moment I see her frown. Is that love?'
"What do you think? Is it difficult to fall in love with her?" joked Edward. He turned the question back to Rain.
"How should I know? I'm not you. But I'm not surprised you fell in love with an aloof girl like Daisy." said Rain. He wondered why Edward gave up on her, just to indulge in life of drunken debauchery.
"I don't know." said Edward. He put down his pen, leaned back lazily and thought, 'I can't tell you how I really feel. Because I have never fallen in love before. I don't even know what it feels like to be in love.'
"Oh my God, Edward! You are well-known as a lady-killer. You're famous for it. And you don't know what love is?" asked Rain. Hard to believe, he looked at Edward and thought, 'A lady-killer doesn't know what love is! I thought he was good at it! Love seems to be all Greek to him.'
Edward cast a fierce stare at him, and thought, 'It's not that strange. Women come to me. I don't need to worry about love.' "Edward, don't stare at me. People will be as shocked as I am if they know love is all Greek to you!" giggled Rain.
He totally ignored Edward's sullen face.
"Is it that funny?" asked Edward. He gritted his teeth and glared at Rain who was lying down on the sofa and laughing.
"Well... It's not that funny." replied Rain. He stopped teasing when he saw Edward's angry face. He would be damned if he still laughed at him.
Edward gradually calmed down, and thought, 'I need to teach him a lesson.' "You'd better get ready to meet Annie instead of laughing at me!" said Edward. 'Humph! It's my turn to make fun of you' thought Edward.
"Edward, you're evil. Don't rub it in. You're ruining my good mood." complained Rain. He lost his smiling face again.
"That's the only way to make you reveal your true feelings, is that right?" asked Edward. He put on a wicked smile and thought, 'It's not my style to tolerate the jokes on me. I'll get back if I'm teased.