It was getting dark, and the noisy city fell into silence again. The moonlight poured into the room through the curtains and shone upon the kissing couple, creating a beautiful image of love and affection. The night was long, and the loving couple opened up to each other with their actions. Days passed by and ushered in a busy Monday. In a formal dress, Belinda arrived at the company with a briefcase in her hand. All the office ladies in the company wore formal dresses, but Belinda looked a lot more attractive with the unique design and cut of her attire.
"Boss, this is the business plan with YD Group. I heard that the president of YD Group has arrived in S City. Shall I arrange a meeting with him?" Belinda had barely sat down in her office, when her assistant came in.
"Really? Well, do you know which companies he has been in contact with recently?" Belinda asked as she took out the documents out of her briefcase. She heard that the president of YD Group preferred credible and powerful partners. He liked to choose partners through a competition and never let any company become a partner through the back door.
"Not that I've heard of. He has kept his whereabouts a secret. So far, no other company knows that he's in the city. We just stumbled upon the knowledge by chance."
The assistant stole a glance at Belinda and immediately looked away.
"Okay, you may arrange a meeting. But remember not to use any inappropriate means, or he will be turned off by our business practices." Belinda fell into contemplation with a frown. Since the president of YD Group came to S City in secret, then he must have his own reasons. If someone visited him without an appointment, he would get upset.
"Got it. By the way, the business plan with FX International Group has been prepared. Please have a look at it and check if there are any amendments needed." The assistant took out a document and placed it on the table in front of Belinda.
"Okay. I'll go through it soon. You may leave now." Seeing the mass of documents on the table in front of her, Belinda felt a headache coming. She took a deep breath to steel herself.
"Okay. I'll take my leave," The assistant said as he closed the folder. To be honest, he seldom thought highly of a woman before, but he admired Belinda to the core. She built her business into a very successful company, making a name for herself not only as a well-respected businesswoman, but also as a local philanthropist. It was not an easy feat, not to mention she was a young and beautiful woman. Beautiful women were mostly just eye candies, but Belinda was an exception.
"Okay. By the way, please ask my secretary to get me a coffee," Belinda added as she buried herself into the business plan with FX International Group. She didn't expect Edward to generously give her such a large profit. He must have done it because of Daisy. She was so lucky to have Daisy as her friend.
"Got it." The assistant turned around and left the office. Soon, Belinda's secretary entered the office with a cup of coffee in her hands. Belinda was so absorbed in the contract that she didn't notice her secretary. The secretary placed the coffee on the table and got out of the office in silence.
Like Edward, Belinda would give her entire attention to work without letting external factors disturb her. After hours of focused concentration, she yawned and stretched her aching muscles before giving Daisy a call. She wanted Daisy to tell her if she had made a drunken fool of herself the other night.
Monday was a busy day for every working professional, and Daisy was no exception. She had been busy since the moment she arrived at the base. When Belinda called her, she was training the soldiers on the training ground.
"Hello, Belinda. What's going on?" Taking her mobile phone from Mark, Daisy wiped the sweat from her forehead and waved at the soldiers to ask them to keep training.
"You're breathing heavily. What are you doing now?" Belinda asked as she took a sip of the coffee and leaned back against her chair.
"I'm doing physical training with the soldiers. How are you getting on with Duke?" Daisy moved towards the entrance of the training ground. She couldn't quite follow Belinda's words because of the noise.
"Actually I'm calling you about that. Did I do anything strange that night? How did I get back home?" Belinda didn't believe that Duke had actually come to take her back that night. After all, he had been really upset with her at that time. When Duke told her that he had picked her up, Belinda couldn't believe her ears.
"Oh, so you know that you were behaving strangely that night then. Fortunately, I wasn't the one who made a fool of myself that night. As for how you got back home, I think Duke already gave you the answer." Daisy took off her cap and fanned herself with it, but she still felt very hot. Beads of sweat were gathering on her face. She was dressed in camouflage uniform, exuding a rather valiant and heroic bearing.
"Hey, don't make fun of me! Remember, we are best friends. If I made a fool of myself, then so did you," Belinda immediately retorted in embarrassment when she heard Daisy's response. She really regretted drinking too much wine. Daisy even took pleasure in her misfortune!
"No. Duke is the closest person to you in the world, so you both made fools of yourselves," Daisy stated as she gave a tiny smile. Wasn't it too late for Belinda to ask if she behaved strangely that night?
"Did he get mad when he saw that I was drunk?" Belinda asked after a short pause. Since Daisy confirmed that Duke came to take her back, she let go of the question and asked another one. She completely forgot what had happened that night.
"What if you were Duke? How would you feel if your wife kicked up a fuss like a crazy woman?" She tried her best to fight off the impulse to laugh out loud. It was so enjoyable to make fun of Belinda. Fine, she had to admit that Edward was a bad influence on her. After all, those who kept in the company of wolves learned how to howl.
Daisy Ouyang, are you making fun of me? I never kick up a fuss when I'm drunk! You're such a disloyal friend!" Actually, Belinda wasn't so certain if she had really made a scene that night. She lost all memory of that night from drinking too much alcohol. If that was really the case, it would be too embarrassing for her. How could she get along with Duke in the future? Damn it!
"Give yourself a moment to think about it. I'm not making fun of you." Daisy took a bottle of water from Mark and drank a mouthful from it. She didn't feel guilty about teasing Belinda in any way.
"Sister, if I could remember what happened, I wouldn't have had to call you! You're not my best friend anymore! Edward must have led you astray!" Belinda yelled at the phone, exploding in rage. She internally blamed Edward for influencing Daisy into becoming such a mischievous person.
"Relax, there weren't a lot of people present that night. You don't need to worry so much about it. Oh, I have training to finish now." Daisy waved her arm at a soldier, signalling to him that she was returning soon.
"Fine! I shouldn't have called you, traitor." Belinda hung up the phone in anger as she contemplated on what Daisy told her.
Did she really make a scene that night? That was impossible! She had never been in such a drunken fit before. Why would Daisy say that? Damn it! It was really annoying.
Daisy giggled after hanging up the phone. She successfully pissed Belinda off. But she wasn't about to tell Belinda the truth yet. Belinda would learn not to drink so much alcohol next time. Daisy shook the thoughts off her mind and trotted back to the training ground.