It takes a long while for Lily to calm herself down. Fanny has left the room for the lovers quietly, and
maybe she’s taking care of Adair now. Rex doesn’t say anything and just holds her in his arms quietly.
But he is not that calm in heart. He has been waiting for this hug for more than five years. The words
“five years” are not that simple; it is not a period of time that flashes in a blink of eye. It was a long hard
time for him.
“Don’t cry. Adair is still waiting for you outside. If he can’t see you later, he would complain about me
again.” Rex comforts her in a low, soft voice.
Lily sniffs and loosens her grip, and then leaves his embrace. Since she cried so miserably in his arms
just now, she feels quite awkward to face him again, pretending to be calm she says, “I see.”
Lily wipes away her tears and fans her eyes, looks at her image in the mirror, and then walks out of the
bedroom after making sure that her nose and eyes are not so Red.
Rex was right. Just as she reaches the stairs of the second floor, she hears Adair shouting, “Mummy,
will we leave? Where did you go just now?”
Lily walks over, and then squats down to stroke his head. She stuns for a moment and then asks, “Do
you want to go hiking with Uncle Rex tomorrow?”
Adair blinks his big, watery eyes, “Of course I do. But, we should go back home…”
Lily hardens her heart when she sees Adair’s hesitation and depression, “If you want, you can stay
here for one more night.”
“Oh yeah!” Hearing her words, Adair claps his hands with excitement, but at the next moment, he
hesitates, “If mummy will not stay here, then I will not either. I want to be together with mummy…”
He must have recalled the question she asked her in the dining her, and Lily feels distressed for him,
“Mummy will be here, mummy is with you.”
“Re… Really?” The little child’s eyes widen in excitement, seeming like he’s waiting for her assuring
answer.
“Lily nods, “That’s true, mummy swears.”
“Oh great!!” Overjoyed, Adair runs around the living room, holding Fanny’s hand. He states politely,
“Granny Fanny, mummy said that she will stay with me here tonight. I can have the dinner cooked by
you again.”
Fanny also feels delighted when hearing the words. Just now, before Lily went upstairs, she was
determined to leave, but now, when she goes downstairs, she changes her mind. Mr. Rex must have
persuaded her.
Fanny beans, “Good, good, I will cook delicious dishes for you. What about your favorite chicken
wings?”
Seeing that Adair is so happy, Lily feels less upset, “Slow down, don’t drag Granny Fanny down.”
Then she sees Adair and Fanny run to the front yard to play on the swing. Lily subconsciously shifts
her gaze towards the second floor, pondering, “I’ve gone downstairs for a while. What’s Rex doing on
the second floor? Why didn’t he come downstairs?”
It is that he’s crying secretly.
The thought is quickly thrown away by Lily. He didn’t cry when seeing her crying like that, so there’s no
reason for him to cry secretly now.
Oh forget it. It has been so long, but she still can’t fully understand this man. Thinking too much will
only let her mind suffer.
...
Rex, who is on the second floor, of course is not crying. He takes the phone to the cloakroom
connected to the bedroom. After making sure that no one can hear him, he calls Joe.
The call is quickly connected and there comes the Joe’s loud voice from the other end of the phone,
“Rex?”
Joe is quite surprised, for he didn’t expect that Rex would call him late in the evening.
“Ahem, Joe.” Rex’s greeting startles Joe.
They have been working together for many years, but Rex rarely called him in such an intimate
manner. Hence, Joe has an ominous presentiment.
Joe’s eyelids twitch, “What’s the matter President Rex?”
“I need you to do me a favor. Help me arrange something.” Rex’s voice is quite calm.
Judging from his time, Joe thinks that maybe it’s about the business matters and doesn’t hesitate to
reply, “Say it, I will arrange it.”
This is the answer wanted by Rex. “I plan to give a surprise to Lily tomorrow. Help me book a romantic
place and decorate the arena. Oh yeah, girls like flowers. I’ve asked someone to design for you and he
gave me several design schemes. I’ll send them to you latter.”
Indeed, Rex has been making this plan in heart for a long time, but it is postponed as he hasn’t found
an appropriate opportunity. Now that Lily’s heart is softened, it would be the high time to do it. He must
catch this opportunity.
Just as what Pehry has told him, women all need to be coaxed. Man just need to give more thoughts to
win his beloved woman’s heart.
“…” It was the first time that Joe heard such a long speech from Rex, and he’s a bit dumbfounded,
“What?”
The excitement in Rex’s eyes cools down a bit. He felt embarrassed to ask Joe to do that, and Joe’s
reaction annoys him, “You don’t understand? Should I say it again?”
“No, no need.” Joe has no guts to do so. He has heard it clearly, it is just that he’s a bit shocked, “Rex,
are you asking me to arrange a place for you, so that you can give Miss Lily a surprise?”
Rex, this old man, is quite sensitive. He throws back the question in a gloomy tone, “Is there any
problems?”
“No…” Joe says to himself that he should forgive this timid man, “Send me the design schemes. I’ll
arrange it later. But as time is limited, maybe…”
“No MAYBE.” Thinking that what Joe is going to say will fluster him, Rex hastily cuts in, “I’ve been
waiting for Lily for five years. And this is the critical moment, help me please.”
Joe suddenly feels that the responsibilities on his shoulders are quite heavy that his phone almost falls
onto the ground, “Rex, please don’t say this…”
“I believe in you.”
“But…”
“I’ll inform Orson to double your dividend at the end of this year.”
Joe swallows the words he wants to say. When thinking of the dividends that will be doubled, he feels
so excited. He nods seriously, “There will be no time limit. At worst I will finish it although we have to
work overnight.”
For the sake of money, he can do everything!
Rex twitches his mouth corner, “Okay, then I’ll hang up first.”
Rex hangs up the phone and inadvertently sees his image in the full-length mirror in the cloakroom
when he looks up…
There are sweats on his forehead.
And his cheeks are flushed.
Fortunately, he said the request through the phone call. If he has to say it out face to face...No, he will
not be able to say it out if he has to talk in person. For him, doing this kind of thing is tantamount to
killing him.
He is inexperienced and timid. Therefore, it would be a torture for him to ask the other people to help
him pursuit his love.
Fortunately, with Joe’s help, everything should go on smoothly.
When seeing her crying miserably after going upstairs, he felt so distressed. However, undeniably, he
was somewhat happy in heart. At least, her reaction told him that she cares about him. What’s more,
she reached out her arms to hug him later.
Thinking of this, a smile appears at the corners of his lips, giving him more confidence.
This time, he will get back Lily and Adair.
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