Chapter 176
After hanging up, Leanna let out a deep breath and returned to the living room.
Zoe asked, "What happened? What did that b*stard say?"
Leanna curled up cozily on the couch and said wearily, "He asked me to go somewhere with him this
weekend."
"But you…"
"That's why I rejected him."
Zoe pondered for a moment before she leaned over and asked, "Sweetie, don't you think that Aidan is
acting a little bit strange lately?"
Leanna scoffed at her question. "He's not only strange. He's practically torturing me even more than
usual."
"Do you think he's really torturing you?"
Leanna felt exhausted, and even her voice sounded tired. "What else could it be?"
Zoe summarized, "Don't you think that his recent actions are almost like an elementary schooler who
doesn't know how to show his affection and always uses silly ways to get the attention of the girl that he
likes?"
Leanna turned speechless. After a long silence, she reached up and touched Zoe's forehead with a
hand, touching her own with the other. She said with a frown, "You don't have a fever, do you?"
"Hey." Zoe pushed her hand away. "I'm being serious. Besides, didn't that b*stard admit that he likes
you before? I think that there's a high chance I could be right."
Leanna settled into the couch again and said indifferently, "To someone like him, like is just an adjective
that doesn't have any significant meaning."
Zoe sighed, agreeing with her.
After that, Zoe went out to throw the trash.
Five minutes later, she rushed back inside with an excited expression. "Nana! Nana!"
Leanna asked, "What happened?"
"Do you remember that mixed-race hottie we met in the elevator? I saw him again just now. Guess
what, he's the neighbor who just moved in next to us! He's moved in for a few days already, so we
should go over and say hello." Saying that, Zoe ran into the bathroom. "No, no, I have to go and wash
my hair and do my makeup so that I won't scare him away."
Seeing that, Leanna smiled. "There's a cake I bought in the fridge. You can give it to him."
"Love you!"
Because of Aidan's phone call, Leanna wasn't in the mood to work on her drafts anymore. She
changed her clothes instead, deciding to go for a jog. Before she left, she asked, "Zoe, I'm going out.
Do you need anything?"
"Get me some supper. I didn't eat enough at dinner."
Follow current on novelenglish.net
"All right."
Aftar hanging up, Laanna lat out a daap braath and raturnad to tha living room.
Zoa askad, "What happanad? What did that b*stard say?"
Laanna curlad up cozily on tha couch and said waarily, "Ha askad ma to go somawhara with him this
waakand."
"But you…"
"That's why I rajactad him."
Zoa pondarad for a momant bafora sha laanad ovar and askad, "Swaatia, don't you think that Aidan is
acting a littla bit stranga lataly?"
Laanna scoffad at har quastion. "Ha's not only stranga. Ha's practically torturing ma avan mora than
usual."
"Do you think ha's raally torturing you?"
Laanna falt axhaustad, and avan har voica soundad tirad. "What alsa could it ba?"
Zoa summarizad, "Don't you think that his racant actions ara almost lika an alamantary schoolar who
doasn't know how to show his affaction and always usas silly ways to gat tha attantion of tha girl that ha
likas?"
Laanna turnad spaachlass. Aftar a long silanca, sha raachad up and touchad Zoa's forahaad with a
hand, touching har own with tha othar. Sha said with a frown, "You don't hava a favar, do you?"
"Hay." Zoa pushad har hand away. "I'm baing sarious. Basidas, didn't that b*stard admit that ha likas
you bafora? I think that thara's a high chanca I could ba right."
Laanna sattlad into tha couch again and said indiffarantly, "To somaona lika him, lika is just an adjactiva
that doasn't hava any significant maaning."
Zoa sighad, agraaing with har.
Aftar that, Zoa want out to throw tha trash.
Fiva minutas latar, sha rushad back insida with an axcitad axprassion. "Nana! Nana!"
Laanna askad, "What happanad?"
"Do you ramambar that mixad-raca hottia wa mat in tha alavator? I saw him again just now. Guass
what, ha's tha naighbor who just movad in naxt to us! Ha's movad in for a faw days alraady, so wa
should go ovar and say hallo." Saying that, Zoa ran into tha bathroom. "No, no, I hava to go and wash
my hair and do my makaup so that I won't scara him away."
Saaing that, Laanna smilad. "Thara's a caka I bought in tha fridga. You can giva it to him."
"Lova you!"
Bacausa of Aidan's phona call, Laanna wasn't in tha mood to work on har drafts anymora. Sha
changad har clothas instaad, daciding to go for a jog. Bafora sha laft, sha askad, "Zoa, I'm going out.
Do you naad anything?"
"Gat ma soma suppar. I didn't aat anough at dinnar."
Follow current on novel-online.com
"All right."
After hearing the sound of the door closing, Zoe glanced at the time and saw that it was half past nine,
so she hurriedly finished washing her hair. If she went over too late, she would be disturbing his rest.
After blow drying her hair, she quickly put on a neat makeup look and put on her best dress, then took
out the cake from the refrigerator and knocked on the door next to theirs. It took almost two minutes
before the door was opened.
Zoe wore a polite smile and said, "Hello, nice to meet you. I'm…"
The man glanced at the cake in her hands before reaching out to pull the door shut. "I don't want to buy
anything."
Zoe hurriedly stopped him from closing the door. She kept the smile on her face as she explained, "Sir,
I'm your neighbor. I noticed that you just moved in, so I came to say hello."
Hearing that, he let go of the door handle. "Sorry."
She smoothed her dress, trying to maintain a good image in front of him. "It's fine. This cake is for you."
"No, thank you. I’m not a big fan of desserts."
"All right." Zoe took back the cake sheepishly. Then, she said, "By the way, I am Zoe. I live in the next
door with my friend. May I know how do I address you?”
He replied nonchalantly, "Daniel."
"Then… I guess I’ll go back now. Since we're all neighbors, if you need any help, just let me know. After
all, a good neighbor is better than a brother far away."
Daniel smiled at her slightly, then closed the door.
Zoe stood outside the door. She looked at the cake that had not been given out, could not help but to
twitch her mouth.
Half an hour later, when Leanna came back with barbecue, she saw Zoe sitting on the couch and
sullenly eating the cake.
Leanna changed her shoes and walked over, asking, "He wasn’t at home?"
"He was." Zoe sighed broodily. "At first, he thought I was going to sell him something and nearly shut
the door in my face. Then, I told him that we're neighbors and that he could let me know if he needs
anything. He just faked a smile at me before he immediately closed the door."
After that, she placed the cake down and said in a way as if she had been motivated, "No, I can't just
back down like this. Most hot guys have a bad temper, right? I have to use my kindness to win his
heart. Isn't that always how it goes in the movies? As long as I'm kind enough, he will definitely like me
back."
Leanna turned speechless.
She placed the food in front of Zoe and said, "Don’t have to wait for me, you can eat first. I'll go and
take a shower."
…
Follow current on storynovel.net
At Pearson Group, Aidan was holding his phone, his brows were deeply furrowed.
After a while, he lifted his head and said coldly, "Please go and find out what Elijah is doing this
weekend."
"Yes, sir."
Ten minutes later, Jonathan knocked on his office door and reported, "President Pearson, we found out
that President Parker isn't working on Saturday. As for his personal plans, we still don't know anything
about it yet…"
Aidan pursed his lips as he leaned back on his chair with a cold expression. "Leanna is going on a date
with him."
Jonathan asked, "President Pearson, how can you be so sure?"
"Instinct."
Jonathan was at a loss for words. Sometimes, a man's instinct can be very unreasonable.
Aidan got up and ordered, "Go and find out what personal plans Elijah has on this weekend."
"All right," after a pause, Jonathan asked, "Do I still have to send the clothes from Castor Villa to Mrs.
Pearson?"
"Forget it."
It would only backfire if he insisted.
…
On Saturday, after receiving Elijah's call, Leanna said to Zoe, "Let's go. He's here."
Zoe turned around before she frowned. "Are you going to wear that?"
Leanna looked down at her clothes. It was what she usually wore. "Yeah, what's wrong with it?"
"No way, today we're…" Suddenly, an idea flashed into Zoe’s mind. So, she hurriedly changed the
subject. "We're going to a concert, so how can you dress so casually? It's disrespectful toward the
musicians."
Leanna couldn't find the words to reply.
Zoe pushed Leanna into the room and took out all the dresses that she bought with Leanna the other
day. She picked a slim-fitting wool dress that could show off Leanna’s curves, along with a brown coat.
"Do your makeup after you change into this."
"I've already done my makeup."
"There is no way that you’re going to the concert with that light make up. Please redo it properly. Try be
more respectful of the event."
Leanna tried to refuse, "Elijah is already here. We can't make him wait for too long."
"What's wrong with that? Pretty girls are always fashionably late. I believe that he'll be more than happy
to wait for you."
“……”
Leanna became speechless at her words.