When Lily resigned, Louis didn’t eliminate this department. He kept it until Lily came back to serve as a manager. This time, however, he directly eliminates the department.
Does this mean…
Miss Lily and Mr. Smith broke up completely, and Mr. Smith has no intentions of bringing her back?
David glances at Louis and says euphemistically, his tone careful, “Mr. Smith, women are a little temperamental. I think if you just coax a little more, Miss Lily will come back…”
“David.” Louis interrupts him, looking at him with his sharp gloomy eyes, “You have been with me for so many years and you know what kind of person I am. You have been talking way too much lately.”
David quickly lowers his head, not daring to try and care about such things anymore, “I’m sorry, Mr. Smith, I overstepped my boundaries.”
When David is about to go out, Louis adds indifferently, “Tell Human Resources to remove Lily’s information. Where ever she goes, she will have nothing to do with Smith Group.”
“Okay, Sir.”
As soon as he leaves the president’s office, David fails to remain his expressions any longer. He racks his brain to think: Why did Miss Lily break up with Mr. Smith?
David has been following Louis for so many years, and he knows very few instances of… no, almost no instances of emotional indulgence on Louis’s part. Lily is the first one.
He has watched Louis being affected by Lily, his mood changing day by day and his smile gradually increasing. He even saw a touch of gentleness in Louis’s eyes.
Some time ago, David had to run to Japan for some errands and he saw their feelings clearly.
It was the first time that he saw Louis beating up a person because Lily was injured. It was also the first time for him to see Louis, who never liked to join in the fun, dragged them on the stage in front of thousands of people. And it was only because of Lily’s words about being adventurous. He even sang the song “Perfect” for Lily.
What is it, if not love?
“Mr. Smith went home that day and then came back to the company, but his attitude was cold and full of indifference. Why…” David mutters, still thinking that his trip to the Smith family is the crux of the problem!
“David!” A secretary hurries over, “There is a lady in the lobby downstairs who is looking for Mr. Smith, but she doesn’t have an appointment. What do you think I should do?”
David trembles and asks hurriedly, “Is Miss Lily back?”
“No.” The secretary shakes her head with a puzzled face, “No, it’s not Miss Lily. The lady who is here is old and I don’t know why she is here. She has a thermos in her hand.”
“Okay, I’ll go and see.” David guesses that it must be Lily’s mother and quickly takes the elevator to go down.
David looks around when he reaches the first floor, and sees a small looking middle-aged woman standing there with a thermos. She was indeed Daisy.
David hurries over, “Madame, how come you are here?”
“Today, I came just to look around.” When she sees him, she finally breathes a sigh of relief.
She hands the thermos and two bottles of wine to David, “Here, it’s pig trotters and seaweed soup, please give it to Louis. Lily said that you like to drink. Newly brewed wine is not ready, I only have this much. I hope you don’t dislike it.”
“Oh, no, no, how can I dislike it?” David quickly takes the thermos and bottles and smiles, “You remembered me and brought me this, I am already very touched. Let me take you upstairs.”
“No need to go up, I came here to find you.” Daisy waves her hand and then asks hesitantly, “Do you know what happened to Louis and Lily? Did they… break up?”
David is startled and tries to keep smiling, “Why do you think that?”
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