The man looked at the umbrella in his hand and then looked at her, displaying a puzzled expression.
Sherry knew that such feelings were not so easy to understand if he wasn’t the one who experienced
the matter. She said urgently again, “Please, I really need this umbrella. Sell it to me. Just name a
price. I can pay as much as you want.”
The man handed her the umbrella directly, “There are many umbrellas like this in the convenience
store downstairs which are only sold at ten dollars. I can just give it to you if you need it.”
Sherry was speechless.
The corner of her mouth twitched, “You mean the umbrella that you are holding is sold at ten Yuan in
the supermarket downstairs?
“Yes, there was an event some time ago. If you spend more than 200 Yuan in the supermarket, you
can get it for free.”
Sherry felt very awkward.
After a few seconds, she pressed the button to the ground floor with an expressionless look.
The man asked, “Beauty, don’t you want this umbrella?”
Sherry gritted her teeth while saying, “No, thanks.”
After leaving the lift, Sherry rushed straight to the convenience store.
After confirming the umbrella was the only one they sold and it had only arrived two weeks before,
Sherry bought all the umbrellas of this style.
In the room, Daniel was playing the piano when he heard the doorbell ringing suddenly.
He opened the door and saw Sherry standing in the doorway with an umbrella in his hand.
Daniel said, “Why are you…”
Sherry smiled faintly, “Didn’t you say that this umbrella was your mother’s relic and it was important to
you. I thought I shouldn’t let you wait for so long. So, I asked my mother to send it here.”
Daniel probably didn’t expect her to do that at all and he was stunned before saying, “It’s not that
urgent…”
“That’s what I should do.” Sherry handed him the umbrella, “See if this is the one.”
Daniel took the umbrella from her. He knew that she had known the truth but he forced himself to act
like it was the one, “Yes, this is the one. My mother has left the mark on it when she used it. I could
recognize it easily.” He said, and then looked at Sherry, “I really thank your mother for bringing this
umbrella here in person. Can I greet her…”
“No need.” Sherry pulled the bag behind her out and shook out many umbrellas in front of him, “Your
mother would probably be very pleased to know that she has such a filial son as you.”
Daniel didn’t know what to say.
Leaving the bag there, Sherry turned around and went to open the door.
Daniel stepped forward and held her wrist. He smiled at her and said, “Sorry, I was just joking with
you.”
Sherry shook his hand off and said with an expressionless look, “A joke is only considered as a joke if
both parties find it funny. You are playing around with me over and over again.”
After Sherry finished her words, she pulled the door open directly and went in without looking back.
Daniel was about to say something else when the door was slammed hard in front of him with a “bang”
sound.
He rubbed his nose and looked at the umbrellas scattered around his feet. He looked very
embarrassed.
…
It had been raining all night. When Stella woke up, it was still drizzling outside.
She thought that she could not sleep all night in this new place. However, for some reason, she felt a
rare sense of peace of mind even though she was facing a crisis around her.
Even though she didn’t remember anything in the past, she had lived here for a few years after all.
After washing up, Stella changed her clothes and went downstairs.
In the dining room, Charles and Phoebe were having breakfast. When she saw Stella, Phoebe
displayed a pale expression as her hands were clutching the cutlery as if she wanted to cut Stella’s
body in half like the food on her plate.
Charles treated Stella with a good attitude, “Stella, do you want to have breakfast together?”
Stella was surprised as he never called her like this.
Stella smiled faintly, “Thank you, but no need. I still have something to do. I’ll leave first.”
Just as she turned to leave, Phoebe slammed her cutlery hard on the table, making a loud noise.
Stella ignored her, not knowing why she was making trouble again.
When she arrived at the studio, Stella bought her breakfast. When she entered the studio, she saw
several young girls huddled together. They were discussing something excitedly. When they saw Stella,
they quickly dispersed.
Stella felt it was a little strange, but she didn’t ask anything and went into the office.
She had just sat down and started to eat her breakfast when Sherry rushed over with a newspaper,
“Stella!!!”
Stella said, “Aren’t you moving things in your new house in the morning? Why are you here?”
Sherry said, “That’s not important. I will move my things later. Look at this!”
As she said that, she placed the newspaper in front of Stella and exclaimed, “That’s so astonishing! I
can’t believe that Clarence, the wretched man is so flirtatious!”
Stella didn’t quite understand what she was saying. She looked at the newspaper and the soy milk in
her mouth almost spurted out.
“Breaking News! The CEO of the Conrad Group Kissed with a Mysterious Woman Lovingly in the Rain!
They Looked Like They Would Not Leave Each Other!”
Stella choked on the soy milk and coughed for a while. She coughed so hard that she thought that she
might be about to die.
While patting Stella’s back to make her breath smoother, Sherry analyzed the photo published in the
newspaper, “Professionally speaking, the angle and clarity of this shot is very good. It just happens to
capture the two of you on the side. The photo could be considered as art if it didn’t bring up steamy
affairs.”
Stella was choked and her face blushed. After she managed to relax, she couldn’t help but ask, “Where
did this photo come from?”
“You still don’t know? The news is being spread everywhere. Oh yes, not only in the newspaper. It
becomes a trending topic when it was released. It attracts more attention than the official
announcement of the new drama acted by Winnie. Clarence is so famous in the public and even can
be compared with the well-known young artists in our country”
Stella looked at the newspaper and didn’t say anything for a long time. It was only after a while that she
said something as she tried to argue, “What’s this? Which unscrupulous news publisher is reporting
this kind of nonsense! It was raining, but it was only drizzling at that moment. The rainwater dried as
soon as the wind blew, so how did it become a loving kiss in the rain?”
After saying that, Stella clenched her fist. She was very angry, “It says that we are kissing lovingly, we
… we just kiss for a while. How can it be considered as kissing lovingly!”
Sherry patted her shoulder to comfort her, displaying a look as if she understood Stella’s feeling,
“Compared to that time, it wasn’t loving either.”
Stella was speechless.
She fell her head on the table and whimpered sadly as she felt ashamed to meet other people.
Sherry looked at it again for a while and vaguely felt that something was wrong, “Eh Stella, do you feel
that this photo is too clear? It does not look like a photo taken secretly at all. This title also mentions
Conrad Group. Isn’t the publisher afraid of losing his job?”
Stella became energetic hearing her words but she wasn’t able to think carefully as she was annoyed
with the news, “Ah?”
Sherry knew what was going on but she didn’t tell Stella directly. She taunted her and said, “No, no. I
was just babbling. However, this seems to be the first time that the wretched man has been published
in the public. Tsk, it really is the era in which people are attracted by beautiful people. A bunch of little
girls has already gone to the official account of Conrad Group in Weibo to leave their comments, saying
that Clarence is their husbands.”
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