At Ren's place
Ren was thoroughly confused for a moment when suddenly his face beamed and a smile crept on into his lips.
"OH…. So it seems I will get a yes, right?"
"What? I do-don't kn-know." Linda stammered. Her face was red and her hands clenched as if any moment she would shout out of anxiousness.
"HAHAHA!!" Ren laughed heartily and felt good. After talking for about ten to fifteen minutes more they hung up.
...…
It has already been five days since she went to china. These four days she kept on going to different sites and talking to different people about the collaborations. It was finally time for Mr. Yemek to go to china.
Linda was so relieved that Mr. Yemek was going to be there with her.
"I can't take it anymore. Fein, when is Grumpygrumpy arriving?" Linda said. She face propped on her left hand and she was writing notes down on the contract with her right hand.
In a state of laughing, Fein replied, "Lady, he will be here by 10 pm today."
Linda looked up to Fein, literally she was shocked; her eyes widened and she became speechless, "WH-WHAT!!!!!!!!"
The shriek made Fein realize how stressed Linda was.
Linda grumbled on, "He is gonna come at 10pm... 10pm...…. 10pm...…." Her shoulders slumped as her head hit the table.
"Lady!" Fein was genuinely surprised by this behavior of Linda, "Are you ok?" his hands shaking, and "Does anywhere hurt?"
Linda glanced at Fein still sitting in that weird position, "Fein, I never knew that you had the potential to become a momma bear?"
Finally Fein couldn't take it anymore so he exploded "Now! That's enough. Finish your work before my. Yemek gets here and fries you up. At that time I am not saving you Linda. Hump!"
After saying his piece, he went out of Linda's room.
THUD.
He even closed the door very loudly.
"WOW! What just happened?"
She sighed, "I guess even Fein is stressed out. I feel sorry for Fein. Maybe I should lessen his workload." She said while acting like a baby.
Though normally Linda knew almost every detail about Fein and Mr. Yemek, this time she was wrong. Fein was not stressed from work.
...
Fein went back to his room. He also started going to the needed documents. While underlining and jotting down note he suddenly became dazed as he remembered the day he went out for a break after coming to china.
That day he went to the amusement park. Fein has always loved going to amusement parks, though no one knows why. He was taking a walk around the merry place when he saw his ex-girlfriend. His ex-girlfriend was not alone.
She came with one of her friend. The way she interacted with the friend made it look like they were dating. Fein mockingly laughed at himself, "Here I thought she loved me but huh...."
He was about to turn away from them but he noticed that the boy beside his ex-girlfriend. He seemed to know him. Suddenly Fein laughed out loud; the people around him were frozen.
The people thought what the hell were they witnessing; were they witnessing how a sane person becomes insane?? Or what??
Fein sensed the weird glance people were giving him so he stopped laughing and bowed to the crowd and ran away from there.
He went to the place with the least people and sat down on the bench. His ex was dating none other than his best buddy, ah no, not his best buddy but his ex-best buddy.
They used to go way back, they practically grew up with each other. They were like siblings; they fought; they cried; they laughed; they almost did everything together.
"So…. huh…. No wonder you did that. My best bud, you just left me in scrambles when you were in trouble and I took the fall for that. Now you even date my ex. Yeh! Life sure is cruel. The people I cared about all do the same."
Fein teared up recalling his memories of both his ex-girlfriend and ex-buddy. He suddenly slapped himself with both his hands and said, "What Fein? Why do you care about those nonsensical people? They are no one to you now. They abandoned you and yet you still love them. Hell with this thoughts."
He wiped his tears, "Now the people you care all care for you. I am not alone like then."
...….
The bell rang. Fein stood up and opened the door. He saw Linda waiting in front of the room with her head hanging low.
"Fein, sorry. I was acting like a brat. I am really sorry. I should not talk about how stressed I am when I know you guys are also stressed. Sorry." She said in one breathe before Fein could even speak up.
Fein scratched his head, "Lady, it is ok. No worries. You should rest. Tonight we have another meeting with the collaborators. Rest early."
Linda pouted, "Sure. But do you forgive me?"
Fein patted her head, "Obviously."
Linda smiled at him and they went back to their respective rooms. Fein smiled, "I sometimes forget Linda is still in her early twenties. She sure is one resolute girl."
...…..
At around 7pm
They went for the meeting. They kept talking and talking nonstop during the dinner. All the talk was not gossip but rather facts and their respective opinions on the project. Linda had so many projects ongoing. She not only remembered the points but also committed every single salable in the mind.
After two hours they finally finished their dinner. The collaborators went away with happy faces. Linda and Fein decided to wait for Mr. Yemek to come to the restaurant.
Linda went to washroom where she met with an unexpected pension. It was someone she didn't want to meet. She looked at her.
Tsk tsk. She still wore those flimsy clothes. Everything was see-through. A person could even gauge out her three measurements. The person looked at Linda and was taken aback.