Daniel was being tailed by a few of his own subordinates, which lent him an ominous air.
Angela felt nervous and guilty. She lowered her head at once and said inwardly to herself, "Don't see me! Don't see me..." She was so nervous that she almost forgot that Arvin and Daniel were best friends.
She just felt Arvin hold her, and with his other hand he reached out and shook Daniel's hand frenetically.
"Ahoy matey! When did you come here? Why didn't you tell me?" Daniel said.
Arvin smiled, "Well truth be told, it's just a provisional decision, and a mad-cap one at that! I came to cheer Angela up first and then I was going to call you."
'What? Why did he say that?'
Angela tried to take her hand back, but failed. Besides, she felt Daniel was looking at her, so she raised her head and smiled at him, "Daniel, what a coincidence!"
'Arvin and Angela?' Daniel was surprised.
Daniel looked at them and found everything he needed to know when he saw Arvin holding Angela's hand. He raised his hand and was going to touch Angela's hair... But, he was stopped. Arvin knew what Daniel was going to do, so he stopped him.
They looked at each other. Daniel smiled while Arvin felt unsatisfied.
It seemed that Angela and Arvin were, as they say in the movies, together. Daniel, as Angela's brother couldn't even touch her head.
Arvin was in love with her, and that meant exerting his full control to keep her as one of his possessions.
'Cold Arvin and cute Angela going out together... It's a very interesting turn of events indeed!' A large genuine smile spread across Daniel's face. "I'm going to see a friend. My uncle Joey's son. Arvin, you met him before. Tonight, I will call Jane, you and Angela, Jerry and Sven together. Let's have a party."
When he was finished, Angela opened her eyes, "Daniel, my brother, please don't... call Sven!" She didn't want Sven to see that she was with Arvin!
Daniel glanced at Arvin upon hearing her words. It seemed that Daniel was tacitly asking Arvin what had happened. Arvin looked at Daniel, "Since Angela doesn't want to see Sven, don't call him. We can still have a good time without him."
... 'No! I never say that I don't want to see my brother!' Angela cried inwardly.
When they said goodbye to Daniel, Angela got into an SUV with Arvin and left City of Rose.
"Where are we going?" She asked him out of curiosity.
"You'll find it out."
...
The car stopped in a studio which was decorated in the Minguo style.
"You and Me Studio," read the signboard over the studio, which was engraved on an old tree root and hung over the door.
A middle-aged man in a black Sun Yat-sen suit was guarding the door and waiting for them. Maybe he knew about Arvin's mysophobia, because he wore a pair of disposable gloves to shake Arvin's hand with. "I knew you would come here today. So, I wore these pair of disposable gloves so that you needn't wash your hands later on!"
The man's voice sounded raspy. It was difficult to hear what he was saying if you didn't listen to him carefully.
Arvin reached out his hand, removed the man's gloves and held them in the air, "Uncle Culler, there's some powder on them! Are you sure they are prepared for me?"
The man laughed loudly and didn't felt embarrassed. Although it sounded horrible, he looked kind, "Wow, you've found it! Director Gu, the future of Yao Hospital must be very bright under your guidance!"
Arvin smiled and said nothing. Instead, he pulled Angela closer and introduced, "Uncle Culler, this is my girl!"
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