A Graduation Gift novel Chapter 37

In the five-star ballroom, among the lively chatter, Cassandra, with her superb insights and ideas, unexpectedly closed a deal that few had expected would go through.

Even Rufus started to admire Cassandra. After coming out of the hotel, the woman still felt embarrassed about last night's fling. However, Instead of talking about it, they drove straight to the party.

"Miss Qin, you're indeed the most unique designer I have ever seen, and your ideas are refreshing. I had already given up the collaboration with Tang Group, but your insights have rekindled my desire to work with them,"

holding a glass of wine in his hand, the boss from the collaborating company did not hesitate to praise Cassandra and said.

Cassandra lowered her eyes, her face showing a light but sweet smile. She was not good at handling the elation of such an occasion.

"I'm flattered. Thank you for giving Tang Group another chance," she answered in her natural courteous manner. "I will do my best to carry through it."

With the echo of colliding wine glasses, the rising sound of a piano started to play in the ballroom. Turning away, Cassandra immediately met Rufus's gaze.

The throbbing of their hearts in that moment of glory was synchronized. They had finally completed a major task together.

Standing next to her, Rufus's face beamed with a satisfied smile, his eyes lighting up with appreciation.

This woman always looked confused in a lovely way. However, in the workplace, she looked calm, mature and intelligent, which surprised Rufus a lot.

"Mr. Luo, we look forward to a successful collaboration. Miss Qin is a really gifted, intelligent woman. I think you two are a match made in heaven,"

The boss again joked. In the process, he took note of Rufus and Cassandra's moment of interlocking gazes upon each other.

"Mr. Wang, we are not..."

Being praised like that made Cassandra somewhat uneasy. But before she could explain their relationships, Rufus interrupted, "Thank you, Mr. Wang, we also look forward to working with you."

Then slowly, he raised the rim of the glass to his thin lips and guzzled down the red wine in large gulps. When he spoke, unmistakable joy crowned his husky, confident voice. A smile formed at the corners of his mouth and his deep eyes were set on Cassandra, with a hint of playfulness that made her blush.

"Since our work here is done, can we return to G City?"

After the party, Rufus and Cassandra sat inside the moving black Lincoln Continental. Riding alone with Rufus in the same car gave Cassandra such a feeling of flutter in the belly that she spoke so softly, almost in a whisper.

Just before she was called on for her business pitch, she had butterflies in her stomach and wondered whether she was going to make it. But thankfully, she pulled through without a single hitch. So when she went to the dinner party she tried to mollify her nerves with an extra glass or two of wine, more than her usual light intake. Now, it was causing her to bloat.

The feeling made her sit uncomfortably next to Rufus who kept stealing glances at her with his thin lips rising slightly into a enchanting smile.

"The night view of H City is quite breathtaking. Can I take you there for an experience?"

It was a request, but his tone made it sound like a statement.

"No, let's go back as soon as possible. I, um, I want to..."

Looking straight at his face, Cassandra started to breathe heavily. She declined his offer, and quickly turned to face the window with a sort of guilty haste, trying to avoid looking at Rufus.

"If you don't want to go out tonight, it's understandable. Maybe you want to do something else with me instead?"

Rufus was deliberately teasing her. He appeared to enjoy being around her.

"Rufus! We are on a business trip, not on a vacation,"

said Cassandra objecting to his suggestions. Although soon she found herself fantasizing about him in bed. In that brief instant she had to suppress her resistance.