Winnie still had work to do, so she wanted to shorten her meal time as much as possible. The most
time-saving was to eat in the staff canteen.
So she replied Brian readily.
"I want to eat the big pot food from the staff canteen. Do you want to join?"
"I'll eat whatever you eat. Go to the canteen, and I can show off my girlfriend in public."
Brian said. He seemed to be joking, but his expression was very serious.
"Forget it, let's keep a low profile. If it gets to the chairman, I can’t be alive tomorrow. Can you ask the
secretary to help us to get the food back?"
No matter Brian was serious or joking, Winnie did not want to take risk. She was looking forward to it,
but she was sure that she did not have that blessing.
"Well, whatever you say, I must obey you.".
Brian answered Winnie, and then contacted the secretary.
"Go to the canteen and get me two lunches."
After put down the phone, Brian came to Winnie. Without saying anything, he directly grabbed Winnie's
slender waist so that her body was closely attached to his body.
"Were you afraid to be alone last night?”
Brian said softly and there was love in his eyes.
"It was not for the first time. I often sleep alone and it has nothing to be afraid, but I felt like missing
something without you around."
Winnie said her true feeling niftily.
She found herself relying more and more on Brian, feeling insecure without him. This excessive
dependence made her feel afraid that she could not leave him.
"Good, it proves my place in your heart. But I don't feel missing something..."
Speaking of this, Brian deliberately stopped to attract Winnie's interest.
"I understand, I am not important to you. I am so sad, it is not fair, so I decided to reduce my love to
you."
Winnie knew that Brian was joking, and what she said was not real. If she could reduce her love for
Brian, she would not be trapped in it.
"No, you must love me more and more, and never less."
Brian said in an overbearing manner, but it was a joke.
"I was in bed with the two children last night, and they clung to me and wanted to sleep with me."
"They were not naughty, right? Did they provoke the chairman?"
Winnie could imagine the scene the children stuck to Brian, but she was worried that they angered
Felix.
"No, they were good. They went back to old house with Grandpa this morning. Sister said they will stay
there for two days. You come with me to the suburbs this evening."
"To the suburbs? Chairman said I can't go to the Bennet family. I will keep my promise to him."
Winnie wanted to stick to her promise to Felix and go to the Bennet family after she was allowed to.
"I'm not taking you to the old house, and his home is not in the suburbs, so you don't have to mind what
he said."
Brian felt sad to hear that. Grandpa insisted and Winnie insisted, they would have fewer opportunities
together.
"It is also the Bennet’s house. Come to my house and I'll cook for you tonight."
Winnie invited, otherwise Brian would insist on taking her to the suburbs.
"Ok, as long as I'm with you. By the way, when will your aunt and Vanessa come back? I haven't seen
your aunt till now. Now that we're boyfriend and girlfriend, I wonder if I could meet her."
Brian suddenly thought of Winnie's aunt and wanted to meet her in a solemn way. After all, she was the
only elderly in Winnie’s family, and she had been taking care of the children. So he felt he should meet
her.
"My aunt said that she would not come back until Vanessa started school. Because the university starts
late and there are a few days to go."
"When aunt and Vanessa come back, I will arrange you to meet."
Winnie said casually, but she did not want him to see her aunt.
There was no need to meet her aunt, because they just had a temporary relationship. And it would be
troublesome when they broke up.
"I have something to tell you. Last night I didn't have dinner at home, someone invited me to eat hot
pot."
Winnie changed the subject, not wanting to talk about her aunt anymore, or she could not be
perfunctory.
"Who? A man or a woman? Do I know it?"
Brian was nervous. He looked at Winnie, hoping he would not get jealous about the answer.
"A man and you don't know him. It is the owner of the hot pot restaurant where Megan got scalded."
Winnie gave a sly smile and wanted to know what expression Brian would have.
Brian's face instantly became frigid and there was jealousy in his eyes.
"A man? How old is he?"
Brian asked with alert, feeling Winnie to be snatched. But Winnie gave a sinister smile.
"He is 30, unmarried. I heard that he not only has one hotpot restaurant. He has chain stores all over
the country and the business is doing very well."
"Is it better than the Bennet Group? No, why do you know so much? Why did you ask such a private
question at dinner?"
"......"
Winnie wanted to continue to tease Brian, but before she could say a word, Brian continued to say.
"Well, you don't have to answer. Never contact with such a man. This is an order, or I'll keep you close
to me all day so that you can’t contact with any man."
Brian ordered like a king, but Winnie could not help but smirk.
"You..."
As Winnie was about to speak, she heard noise outside. She wanted to go out and have a look, but the
huge solid wood door had been pushed open and an old woman broke into.
Winnie and Brian still hugged together since they had no time to react. Brian didn't let go of Winnie until
he saw the woman coming in.
It was Wendy's mother, Zoe, who opened the door. After confirming that her daughter had broken up,
she remembered a woman called Winnie, and she came with anger.
When she saw the two embracing each other, her anger scorched all her reason.
This woman must be Winnie, and today she had to vent her angry for her daughter.
Zoe angrily rushed to Winnie and slapped in Winnie's face. Regardless of nothing, she scolded Winnie.
"You have no shame in seducing my son-in-law and breaking them up. You are so shameless. I'll rip
your face off today and see how thick it is."
She abused and then rushed to Winnie like a hungry tiger rushing to a wolf.
Winnie had not figured out what happened. This woman showed up suddenly and she did not expect
the slap, so she had no consciousness to escape.
It was lucky that Brian was by her side and the second slap avoided her.
Brian stopped Zoe, at the same time the secretary also rushed over to pull Zoe.
"Zoe..."
Brian wanted to scold Zoe, but Zoe clamored loudly.
“Let me go, Brian, open your eyes and see what kind of woman she is. She has purpose to be with
you. The only woman in the world who loves you is Wendy. You can't abandon Wendy because of this
woman."
Zoe's attitude was tough, as if she was to eat Winnie.
Brian wondered what Wendy had told her mother, why she blamed someone else. But Zoe did not give
Brian the opportunity to tell the truth.
Because she was an elderly, Brian could only endure it.
"Zoe, you are old, please watch your words. Don't insult Winnie. And..."
"And what? I did not grab her hair and take her clothes off in public. I......"
"You are unbridled."
Zoe was still clamoring, but a sonorous and powerful voice suddenly startled her, so she had to
swallow the next words back.
Everyone looked at the voice and found it was Felix.
He was angry to see the scene, looking domineering.
There was a sudden silence in the office. It was so quiet that the voice of air moving could be heard.
Felix glared at Zoe as if he wanted to swallow her. Step by step, he walked slowly and powerfully to the
inside and came to Winnie.
Looking at Winnie’s rosy face, Felix got angrier and felt distressed about it.
"You did nothing wrong, why you allowed she to bully you? Why did you allow her to hit you?
Remember, nobody in this world can hit you except your parents."
Felix said coldly, but Winnie felt warm in heart.
Although she was beaten and stunned, she knew Felix was concerned about her. No matter how it had
been, no matter how it would be, at least Felix was on her side for the moment.
It was awkward to be recognized like this, but Winnie was grateful from the bottom of her heart.
“Brian, who is he? Why he spoke for this woman without knowing the whole story?”
Zoe had never seen Felix, so she did not know who the old man was. But she was unconvinced that he
spoke for Winnie. But this old man was domineering, so she could only ask Brian.
"This is the chairman of the Bennet Group and my grandfather."
Hearing that, Zoe was dumbstruck and motionless, with cold sweat on her forehead.
Just as Zoe was stunned, Felix stepped up to her.
"Wendy’s mother, listen up, this is the Bennet Group, not the street, where you can make a scene. Go
back to ask the truth and question anyone after making sure your daughter did not lie."
"Winnie is our company's partner, and our company has the obligation to protect her. If you dare to
move her once more, I will make the Yup Group suffer a complete defeat."
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