Man, what's wrong with you? novel Chapter 34

After all, Jeremy was her husband. But in the three years since they'd gotten married, they'd told very few people about it.

Sherry thought it was ridiculous to let other people know she was his wife. Her expression turned cold and she opened her lips, as though to speak, but she didn't say anything.

"I'll give you some time to consider it. You can go to work now," said Jeremy. He withdrew his hand.

As soon as he pulled away, Sherry turned and practically ran into the office building.

Jeremy watched her go. As soon as she was out of sight, he glanced at Chester, who was staring at him.

It usually didn't matter to Jeremy what others thought of him. But he wanted the people he cared about to see that, especially Chester.

Sherry worked in the advertising department. When she reached her desk, she dropped her bag, and then went straight to the tea room. She couldn't stop thinking about what Jeremy had just done, and it made her angrier with him. She was so annoyed that she would have bitten him if he was there right now, to show her displeasure.

She got a glass of water and returned to her desk. She had just gotten settled in her seat when she saw Beisy entering the office.

Beisy went to greet Langston, who suddenly looked over at her. He called, "Sherry, come here for a moment."

Sherry put down the glass and went to them. "Director Langston, Beisy, good morning," she greeted them.

"Mr. Gu is going to meet a client. Can you come with us?" Beisy asked.

Langston was quite capable of handling the meeting on his own. However, the fact that Chester wanted to take Sherry along to meet the client showed that he attached great importance to her.

Sherry nodded heavily. "Good, get your files and let's go. We'll start right now," Langston instructed.

Sherry and Langston arrived at the conference room. The room was full of staff who were busy setting up a projector and placing bottles of water on the table. As soon as they finished, Langston and Sherry went to their seats and brought out their own files, ready to listen and take notes on the meeting.

Langston was relatively young, not even forty years old, but he was very calm and trustworthy. Sherry knew that from her experience in working with him. He would patiently explain things and answer questions about the matters she didn't understand.

However, Langston had not yet discovered all that she was capable of, apart from the jewelry design he'd seen three years ago.

In general, his attitude towards her was neither too cold nor too warm, but Sherry didn't mind. They were deep in discussion about the upcoming meeting when they heard footsteps coming closer.

They glanced towards the door and saw Beisy enter, followed by a familiar face. It was Steve Song!

Langston stood up to give the client a warm reception. But Sherry remained seated, staring at Steve in a daze.

Steve looked totally different from how she remembered him. For this business meeting, he was dressed neatly in a sharp gray suit; his hair was combed back instead of tousled, and his face was bright and alert. There was no trace of the leering playboy she'd met before.

After Steve, Chester entered, followed by senior executives from both companies.

Sherry took a deep breath. Now was not the time to fall apart. She stood up and forced a welcoming smile onto her face.

"Mr. Song, good to see you," Langston greeted politely. Sherry's face was stiff as she repeated, "Mr. Song."

Steve had not noticed her yet, but when he heard that voice, he knew it sounded familiar. He turned his head quickly and saw Sherry standing behind Langston, on the opposite side of the table.

His eyes lit up. He said, "Miss Xu!"

Calling her 'Sherry' would be awkward, so he decided against it. There were too many people here, and this was a formal business association. It was inappropriate for him to do so. He and Chester were friends, and he was here to make a deal. He shouldn't be distracted by a woman.

Chester raised an eyebrow and glanced at Sherry. "Do you two know each other?"

"Yes, we've met," Sherry said quickly, praying that Steve would keep his mouth shut. If he shared any personal details about how they'd met, then her life at the office would become difficult.

Steve was the heir of the Song Group. The company had recently launched a new car, and they were looking for an advertiser to partner with. The famous SZ Advertising Company, where Sherry worked, was their first choice.

Sherry tried to focus but she was in a trance throughout the discussion. She was disgusted with the way Steve had looked at her. 'Why is he looking at me in such an outrageous manner?' she thought.

As soon as the conference ended, Chester left with Beisy. He was a busy man and he had other matters to attend to. Langston exchanged a few more words with some of the executives present at the meeting before he also left the room.

Sherry couldn't rush out as she had to put away the documents on the desk. She did so and was about to leave when Steve said behind her, "Miss Xu!"

Sherry bit back a groan. She had known Steve wouldn't let her escape but she had hoped he would let her go without saying anything more. Of course, with her luck, Steve stopped her before she could leave.

Was he going to bring up how Jeremy had offered to give her to him? She smiled bitterly to herself, and turned stiffly to face Steve.

Steve moved closer to her. He smiled and said, "Sit down, please. I have something to tell you."

He glanced at his subordinates and told them to go ahead, until he and Sherry were alone in the huge conference room.

Sherry went to the other side of the table and sat down on the chair opposite Steve. "What did you want to say?"

"You work for the SZ Advertising Company?" he asked, raising his brows. "Since when?"

"I started yesterday," replied Sherry shortly.

So she had just started yesterday. No wonder he hadn't been able to find out where she was working no matter how hard he searched. Steve nodded and said, "Well, it's been a while, so it's good to see you. Looks like we'll be seeing more of each other as we work together on our advertising plan."

Sherry gave him a bland, professional smile. She was impatient for him to get down to business so she could leave.

Before Steve could get to the point, however, a ringtone sounded. It was Sherry's phone.

Sherry was about to answer the call when she saw on the screen that it was Jeremy calling her.

She hesitated, not wanting to answer. The phone kept ringing. She put it on silent and ignored the call.

Steve noticed her helpless look and glanced at her phone. "Since we'll need to communicate in the future, I think it would be a good idea to exchange our contact numbers, don't you think so? If there's any problem, I want to be able to talk to you directly."