At FX International Group
"You tricked me yesterday. Annie has never contacted C Financial Group, " Rain glumly said to Edward. He was sitting on the sofa sluggishly.
"Relax, nothing happened." Edward raised his head to glance at him. He then continued with his work.
"Are you sure? Did Luke check everything?" Rain got thrilled to hear that.
"Yes. Everything was clear yesterday." Edward frowned, looking at an application for financial assistance sent by an army group. They were asking a lot, but the amount was just a tip of the iceberg for him.
"Unbelievable! Why didn't you tell me about it til now? I thought about it all night yesterday. Look at the dark circles around my eyes!" Rain jumped off the sofa and stood close to Edward to show him his black eyes.
"You didn't ask. I assumed you wasn't interested." Edward looked at Rain and found that he seemed just a little tired.
"That's because I was too busy entertaining the people from C Financial Group. I didn't have the time to call you and ask. Also, I was afraid to hear bad news." His voice went low with the last sentence. No news was still good news. So he had been avoiding any news concerning her.
Edward laughed. He knew very well that Rain didn't tend on the guests. He was too scared. With Annie's incident, Edward got to know who Rain really was.
"What's your opinion on this matter?" Edward passed him the file and waited for his reply. "This is a sponsorship plan from some army group. How are we connected to them? Did this come via Daisy?" Rain was confused. They had never done any business with the army. Edward used to immediately throw away such files. Why was he interested suddenly?"
"Daisy didn't give me this. I'm just interested." Edward sneered. He remembered the conversation he had overheard a few days back. 'They think Daisy has a weak background? Let me make her background stronger. Nobody can treat my wife in such a highhanded manner!'
"That's a lot of money. Besides, I don't see how this benefits us." Rain started to carefully analyze the file. 500 million dollars was a meager amount for their company, but they were businessmen, they didn't get involved in an unprofitable business.
"You're right. It is unprofitable to us, but it may benefit Daisy." Edward leaned against the back of his chair in disapproval. Since those people were keen on connections, he couldn't miss this opportunity.
"Daisy? I don't understand." He wondered how Daisy was involved in this since she didn't send the file.
"You don't need to understand. What do you think of the plan?" Edward tapped on the table, looking positive.
"In terms of sponsorship, I don't think we should waste money on an unprofitable business, but if it is good for Daisy, it is fine with me." Rain tossed the file back on the table and squinted at Edward with crossed arms.
"OK, then you are in charge of the negotiations. I will take over afterward." Edward grinned. He was going to keep Rain busy so that he didn't get the time to complain again.
"Why me again? I already have a lot of files piling up on my table." Rain rolled his eyes, thinking, 'What a typical businessman! He can't live one second without thinking of ways to exploit me!'
"Because you showed up here early in the morning to complain and I had to listen to you, in spite of being busy." Edward gracefully sipped a mouthful of coffee and looked at him provocatively.
"Boss, you can't bully me like this. I have been working long hours for so long that my skin is getting worse." Rain was distressed. He resentfully looked at Edward who was smirking. Rain wanted to punch him in the face.
"You're a man. Since when do you care about preserving your skin? Are you turning into a transsexual?" Edward couldn't stand him paying so much attention to his appearance. Rain was a handsome man, yet he was incessantly worried about his looks. No wonder Justin and the others called him a sissy.
"You care about your skin too. Why else do you hate being in the sun?" Rain felt cheated. 'Why do I have to be exposed to the bad weather while he gets to stay in his comfortable air-conditioned office? Moreover, I have to endure his torment too. He's really a ruthless bully.'
"I don't hate being in the sun. I just can't bear the heat. OK?" Edward threw him a glare. His schedule was already full in this month. He didn't have the time for meaningless discussions.
"Huh, what's the difference? You are a hypocrite. You think you are some kind of a prince." Rain shook his head. He looked at Edward disdainfully and wondered how his skin was smoother and softer than women. "No difference? How about me also assigning you to the scandal of the entertainment company? It's no different from the case you just took over. You are dealing with problems anyway." Edward had been stressed by the entertainment company. He wanted to assign it to Rain.
"No. These are two different cases. You're busy but I also have a lot of work. I need to go." Alas! That he was smart enough to perceive it and run away from it.