After childbirth, Lily tries to get back to normal life and make a living in this new country.
Thanks to her prior studying experience in Toronto, she can basically speak English without strong
accent and practice daily conversation.
But what she knows is just basic knowledge, and there is still a lot for her to learn. Therefore, with the
help from Ryan, she goes to college and majors in law.
With time passing, Lily is occupied with taking care of Adair as well as studying. When Ryan comes by,
she also needs to attend to him. Sometimes she does part-time jobs. She doesn’t have time to think
about what happened before and life just goes on this way.
Through half a year’s studying, Lily has mastered expressions which were once strange to her, and
also gained deeper insights into Britain’s law.
She passes the test and gets the certificate required to be a lawyer, after which she is offered an
internship at a local legal firm.
Though British here are biased against Asians, Lily holds out. At first, she does negligible jobs like
running errands, buying coffee and cleaning office. Then she gets to handle some cases.
Through hard work, Lily is proving that she is not a good-for-nothing.
During two years at the law firm, she begins as an intern and finally becomes an official worker,
jumping from a grass-root worker to a barrister. She has won many cases and helped a lot of people.
No matter how hard it is to win a case, she never gives up. While she is gaining approval from
colleagues, her salary also gets higher.
However, Lily chooses to resign now.
Her boss is a 1.9-meter-tall white man. He does a lot of body language when talking. He is habitually
cranky but also takes talented people seriously. He says to her, "Lydia, you are doing a great job. I
don't think you should resign. If it is the problem of salary, I am sure we can discuss it."
Smiling, Lily shakes her head and hands over the resignation, saying, “Ken, I gave it a lot of thought. I
have my own plan and hope you can understand.”
Ken turns around facing the blind windows, and with hands behind his head, he scratches his hair
restlessly, asking, "Why do you got to leave? I really appreciate your talent and wish you can stay."
"I know, and you have been a great boss to me. But I am afraid I have my own career plan. So sorry
that I can't say yes, but I sincerely hope we will have other cooperation in the future."
Lily’s rejection comes in a straight way. She has saved some money in these two years. Though it is
not much, it should be enough to support them for a while. Now it is time for her to pursue her dream.
Having been in Britain for three years, she needs to make some changes.
On the day of her departure, standing at the firm’s gate, Ken hugs her and says, "I wish you a splendid
future."
Lily smiles and hugs him, "Thank you and you too."
At this moment, a soft voice comes from behind, "Mummy...Mummy..."
A bit surprised, Lily looks back and sees a toddler with black hair wobbling towards her. The kid wears
a light-blue T-shirt and a pair of khaki trousers. His shoes are limited edition from a famous brand.
Overall, this is a cute and handsome little boy.
Feeling a strain of warmth flowing through her, Lily squats down and holds the little boy, "Be careful."
During this whole time, Lily never brings Adair here, which makes Ken a bit surprised and confused at
meeting him, "And this is?"
Lily holds the boy’s hand and stands up, "This is my son, Adair."
“Hello, Adair, you’re so cute!” Ken bends over touching Adair’s head.
Adair smiles and greets Ken in English, too.
Ryan asks Adair to get her mommy because he doesn’t want Ken keep hugging Lily. However, now
Adair starts chatting with Ken.
Ryan takes off his sunglasses, tosses it on the front passenger’s seat, gets off the car and walks
towards them, whining, "Still not over?"
Lily squints at him and is surprised at his look today. Used to wear a tight suit, he only wears a T-shirt
today. What’s more, he is not wearing a tie and two buttons of his shirt are still undone, which leaves
his charming clavicle bare in sunlight.
From his look, Lily wonders where he has been.
Ryan catches her surprise and runs his fingers through his hair, explaining, "I just finished a business
trip and took a bath before coming out."
He is saying that’s why he hasn’t time to put himself in order.
Lily glances at his messy hair and strangely finds it kind of hot.
She nods, "Thanks for the ride."
"If you are so thankful, just get in the car. I have been waiting for a long time." He peeks at Ken beside
while talking. Though he is speaking Chinese, Ken can feel his strong jealousy even through his eyes.
Ken soon understands and laughs, "Bro, you are too possessive!"
Ryan doesn’t care how others look at him. He squints and reaches to hold Lily’s shoulder. He already
saw in the car how Ken hugged Lily and is very pissed.
She never lets him touch her. Why a stranger gets to do that?
Lily tries to break away but fails. She doesn’t want to embarrass Ryan in pubic, so she squeezes out a
smile and introduces Ken to him. "This is my boss, Ken."
Fortunately, Ryan hasn’t lost his mind and says to Ken politely, "Thank you for taking care of her here."
Ken waves his hand and replies, "No problem. She is a talented lawyer."
Lily can almost see embarrassment filling the air. She touches Adair’s head and turns towards Ryan in
slight anger, "Shall we go now?"
Getting what he wants, Ryan retreats his hand and walks straight to the car.
Watching Ryan’s back, Lily explains to Ken with helplessness, "This is how he is. Hope you don’t
mind."
"That’s all right. I can tell that he cares a lot about you. "Ken waves his hand and says, "So long, Lily.
It’s been nice working with you."
"Goodbye.”
Lily holds Adair’s hand and plans to sit in the back seats. But before she gets in, Ryan says, "Sit by my
side."
"If you are so thankful, just get in the car. | have been waiting for a long time." He peeks at Ken beside
while talking. Though he is speaking Chinese, Ken can feel his strong jealousy even through his eyes.
Ken soon understands and laughs, "Bro, you are too possessive!"
Ryan doesn't care how others look at him. He squints and reaches to hold Lily’s shoulder. He already
saw in the car how Ken hugged Lily and is very pissed.
She never lets him touch her. Why a stranger gets to do that?
Lily tries to break away but fails. She doesn’t want to embarrass Ryan in pubic, so she squeezes out a
smile and introduces Ken to him. "This is my boss, Ken."
Fortunately, Ryan hasn't lost his mind and says to Ken politely, "Thank you for taking care of her here."
Ken waves his hand and replies, "No problem. She is a talented lawyer."
Lily can almost see embarrassment filling the air. She touches Adair’s head and turns towards Ryan in
slight anger, "Shall we go now?"
Getting what he wants, Ryan retreats his hand and walks straight to the car.
Watching Ryan's back, Lily explains to Ken with helplessness, "This is how he is. Hope you don't
mind."
"That's all right. | can tell that he cares a lot about you. "Ken waves his hand and says, "So long, Lily.
It's been nice working with you."
“Goodbye.”
Lily holds Adair’s hand and plans to sit in the back seats. But before she gets in, Ryan says, "Sit by my
side."
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