The cafe was quite famous in J City, and tourists never failed to visit the renowned place and have their
sip of hot brewed coffees or cold lattes. With a rational architectural layout, the building with three floors
was altogether grandiose and classy. Guests on the second and the third floors could clearly see what
other people on the first floor were doing.
"Andrew, what are you looking at? Did you hear what I just said?" Bothered by his absent-mindedness,
Francis looked at Andrew and shouted at him with a loud voice to catch his attention. However, Andrew
kept looking down to the first floor as if searching for someone.
Francis, who had a delicate face with his skin as flawless as a shiny jade and a pair of charming eyes,
looked at Andrew helplessly. Curious at what Andrew was looking at, Francis looked down in the
direction which Andrew was looking now.
Unfortunately, he didn't find anything unusual happening on the first floor.
Taking a second look and studying the bustling crowd on the first floor more intently this time, Francis
noticed the man and woman sitting near the center table on the first floor.
The man was wearing a neat suit with black pants, but his appearance was somewhat beyond
description.
Wearing an odd colored dress, the woman also looked weird.
Seeing that Andrew was intently eyeing the couple, Francis was somewhat bothered. He couldn't
understand why Andrew was so curious about the couple that he kept staring at them all the time.
Just as Francis was about to say something, Andrew suddenly stood up and said, "Let's just meet
again tomorrow!" Without looking back, he hastily left Francis and went downstairs alone.
Surprised and taken aback, Francis sat there and stared at Andrew's receding figure.
He was held speechless and blank at being left alone, and he didn't know what to say at that moment.
'What's the matter with him?' Francis was confused.
On the other hand, Andrew quickened his pace to the first floor. Just as Leo was about to leave the
cafe, he noticed a tall man with a handsome face coming to their table.
Leo sensed the man's noble temperament, making it difficult for people to ignore him, so Leo couldn't
help but fix his eyes on him.
Dressed in a black well-cut handmade suit and with a towering height that appeared to be 1.88 meters,
Leo was overwhelmed by the appearance of the man approaching. He was wearing a cold face, and
when he looked at Leo, a strong chill crept through Leo's bones.
Approaching the table, Andrew went straight to Ashley and put his arm around Ashley's shoulders
possessively. What he said then shocked Leo.
"Ash? Why are you here?" Then with his eyebrows crossed he turned to Leo and asked, "Who is he?"
Detecting that Andrew was quite crossed, Leo felt the man was so frightening that his blood was frozen
stiff.
'Jesus Christ! His look is so threatening, ' thought Leo.
"Ah?" Astonished, Ashley didn't expect to meet Andrew here.
Besides, she didn't expect that he could still manage to recognize her even if she was dressed like this.
She had spent two hours dressing up today, and she had all the confidence that even her best friend,
Ellie, might not be able to recognize her. 'How could Andrew recognize me so easily? It is so
unbelievable!' Ashley thought.
Flabbergasted, Ashley didn't answer Andrew's question. She was staring at Andrew and wondered why
he recognized her so easily.
Upstairs, Francis who had been watching Andrew, opened his mouth wide when he saw the scene.
'What... What the hell? Andrew knew the woman?
Besides, how would he like that woman in such weird clothes?' Francis thought.
He remembered last time when Andrew invited them out for dinner, he asked them how to make a girl
love him. 'Does he like the woman downstairs? No way!
Or is it because Andrew often deals with boys that he has a different view about women?
Has he developed a special taste?' Francis continued.
"Ashley?" Noticing that Ashley was lost in her thoughts without saying anything, Andrew looked at her
passionately and rubbed Ashley's head gently.
"Well... He is just a friend of mine," Ashley came to herself and explained with a sudden jerk.
"Really? A friend?" Teasingly, Andrew accentuated the word "friend" on purpose as if he wanted to
make sure if the man was truly Ashley's friend.
"Yes!" Caught in an awkward situation, Ashley nodded and answered with a firm voice. Strangely, there
aroused a sense of guilt in her heart at this moment.
Hearing Ashley's words, Leo was now eyeing her in disgust.
He couldn't understand why such an ugly woman like Ashley would be chased after by men. Worst
was, the man was quite handsome and judging from the way he stood, obviously he did not belong to a
meager family. He must be a prominent figure in society. 'What's wrong with him? Why did he choose
this woman?' Leo couldn't help wondering.
Overwhelmed by what had just happened, Leo was left speechless and decided to leave the café.
Before leaving, he couldn't help looking up and down at Andrew with incredible expression.
Left alone with Andrew, Ashley fixed her eyes at Leo's receding figure, suddenly she wanted him to
stay there and not leave at all.
She wanted Leo to stay for the reason that she felt Andrew was going to be mad at her the next
moment he was gone.
"What's wrong? You don't want him to leave?" Moving to block Ashley's view, Andrew walked up to
Ashley, making her unable to see Leo anymore. He was acting so cold and possessive that Ashley felt
shivers running down her spine.
Andrew's indifferent tone and behavior made Ashley assume that an unpreventable 'disaster' was
going to take place.
"No… It's not what you think.," replied Ashley in a low voice while lowering her head.
"All right then. Let's go." Grabbing her hand, Andrew naturally took Ashley and led her to walk out of
the cafe.
Obediently, Ashley followed Andrew out, intending not to make a scene.
"Hey! Wait for me!" Francis on the second floor suddenly regained his consciousness as he watched
Andrew walking out. He rushed down in a hurry and tried to stop them.
However, Andrew went straight to the door dragging Ashley along without any hesitation as if he didn't
hear Francis' words.
When Francis saw this, he was mad and infuriated. 'How could he abandon me just because of a
woman!' thought Francis.
"Andrew!"
Hearing Francis' call this time, Andrew paused for a second and hesitated whether to turn around or
not. However, he soon went on stepping forward as if he hadn't heard Francis at all.
At the same time, Ashley also heard someone calling Andrew's name. She pressed her lips and
reminded him cautiously, "The man behind is calling you. Didn't you hear?"
"Leave him alone," Walking briskly, Andrew answered Ashley indifferently.
Looking at Andrew's back, Francis suddenly took out his mobile phone and took a photo of Andrew and
Ashley when they were walking out of the cafe together.
Out of his anger, he sent the photo to their group chat with four members. The members of the group
chat were Andrew, Francis and two other good friends of them.
A catchy caption was typed by Francis below the photo, 'See? Andrew with a woman. Unbelievable!'
Captured in the photo was Andrew, wearing a decent black suit with his usual straight posture. Walking
side by side with him was Ashley, dressed in a floral dress with her soft black hair draped over her
head. They resembled a sweet couple.
Zooming in the photo and examining the woman closely, Francis suddenly realized that the woman's
figure looked not so bad at all.
'If it hadn't been for the fact that I have just seen the real face of the woman, I would have been
deceived by her figure.
I may assume that she is of great beauty.' Francis had a sarcastic smile on his lips.
Meanwhile in the Gu Group company, Jeremy Gu was sitting in his office chair reviewing some
important businesses documents when his cell phone vibrated. There was a notification from their
group chat.
Unlocking his cell phone, he saw the photo Francis posted and the caption tagged below it.
Jeremy clicked the photo and looked at the couple walking side by side with their hands locked with
each other. Dazzled, the creases on his forehead deepened which complimented the shallow smile on
his handsome face.
However, after studying the photo earnestly, the smile on Jeremy's face gradually grew bitter.
If only his sister hadn't been lost, she should be as happy as the girl in the photo. Probably, she could
be happily engaged by now.
With a gloomy expression, Jeremy opened a drawer in the bottom right corner and pulled out a
yellowed photo from it. He gently blew the specks of dust away and wiped the photo clear with his
hands.
The old memorabilia was quite worn and the edges had been ruined. But it was very well preserved by
Jeremy. Obviously, the owner treasured it very much.
There were two beaming children in the photo, and the boy was a little older than the girl. The cute boy
seemed to be about seven or eight years old, while the girl was almost half his age. Looking at the
photo, one could say that the kids were extremely happy as they posed while holding their
toys.
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