Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman novel Chapter 156

Jean rushed to the bus station. As she got closer, she stopped to breathe. She was panting as she was out of breath. Quickly, she sought out John and Maranda in the crowd. They were looking around, anxiously scanning everyone passing by.

"Jean..." Maranda said as soon as she caught sight of her partner. She hopped a little as she waved her hands for Jean to see where she was standing, "Here... here..." she shouted.

As soon as Jean heard Maranda's voice, she turned in the direction the voice came from. When she spotted her friend, Jean hurried to her.

At the same time, John's expression softened and his lips turned up in a half smile. However, when he noticed that Zed was following Jean, his smile faded and his expression grew serious.

"Why are you so late?" As soon as she reached John and Maranda, John asked Jean. His eyebrows were furrowed with concern.

Jean froze for a few seconds and looked embarrassed. She did not know how to respond to John's question.

"It's not her fault. I got up late." Zed had reached in time to hear John's question. Still standing behind Jean, he nodded to John and replied for her. Then he handed Jean's luggage to John and said, "Please take care of Jean."

"Don't bother, I can carry it myself." Jean said quickly. She had sensed that John was in a bad mood. She was also feeling guilty for being late and for having worried her colleagues. She grabbed the luggage as she didn't intend to cause John any further inconvenience.

However, Jean did not expect that Zed would ignore her and pass the luggage to John anyway.

John's expression soured further as he took the luggage from Zed.

"Well, it's time. We'd better get moving or we'll miss the bus?" Maranda clapped her hands in excitement as she reminded John and Jean with a big smile.

"I need to leave now. Be careful on your way home. I will call you when I arrive." Jean became anxious after hearing Maranda's words. She turned and quickly bade Zed goodbye.

"Okay. Take care of yourself since I will be not with you." Zed said with a worried look. He absentmindedly nodded at Jean. For some reason, he was more worried about her than usual. He felt the need to remind Jean to be careful.

"All right." Jean nodded in return. Just as Jean was about to walk toward her bus, Zed suddenly pulled Jean close and hugged her tight.

Since they were in a public place, Jean felt very embarrassed and intended to get out of Zed's embrace.

However, when she realized that it was unusual for Zed to openly display his emotions in public, Her heart softened. She stopped squirming and returned his hug.

"Remember to stay away from other men, and think of me when you are free." Zed leaned close to Jean's ear and whispered. Was he teasing her?

Jean smiled when she heard Zed. He was being so immature! But it felt nice to have someone feel that way about her. Jean grinned as she replied, "I will miss you!"

Zed felt a little better after hearing Jean's answer. And so, he withdrew from the embrace.

When Jean looked for her colleagues, she found that John and Maranda had already started walking toward the bus. And so, she waved to Zed, and then ran to catch up with them.

Zed watched as Jean's petit figure disappeared in the crowd. He stood and waited, hoping that the other people would move so he could catch one last glimpse of Jean. After a long while, Zed left reluctantly.

After Jean got on the bus, she quickly found her seat. It was next to Maranda's and before John's.

"Jean..." As soon as Jean sat down, Maranda smiled and joked with her, "You and Zed are so close! How enviable we are! Did you see it? When you and Zed were hugging each other tightly, John did not dare to look. Instead, he carried the luggage to the bus."

Maranda leaned forward and whispered to Jean.

Jean's face turned red at once and she changed the topic immediately, "The bus is starting. We should buckle up!"

"Please don't avoid my question. What have you done to make Zed want you so much? I'm not teasing. I genuinely want to know." Maranda asked curiously.

"I have not done anything!" Jean's face began to burn as she felt shy. Since Maranda was being so persistent, she feigned anger as she replied, "Don't ask questions like that. Don't you know how embarrassing your question is? I really haven't done anything special. Please believe me!"

"Okay, I believe you." Seeing how much Jean was blushing and her reluctance to answer, Maranda smiled and pacified her friend. A big smile played on Maranda's lips as she said, "All right, I will not make fun of you. Indeed, I am really happy for you. It is great that things are finally working out between you and Zed. Actually, when I heard that you married the CEO of the Qi Group, I was worried that he would consider himself superior and look down upon you. But seeing you two at the bus station today, I'm sure that he really loves you."