Chapter 256 The Scoundrel
“This city is only this big. It shouldn’t be strange for us to meet here, right?” Hank lied expressionlessly. He was becoming more and more like a scoundrel now. Seeing that she was not speaking, Hank knocked on the door of the car. “Let me get out of the car and go in for a meal,” he said. “Up to you,” Lyra snorted. She turned around and was about to step up the stairs, but because of the snow, her feet slipped and she almost fell on the stairs. Fortunately, Hank reached out and pulled her.
She fell into his arms.
“Be careful.” He lowered his eyes and looked at her. The moonlight was shining behind him.
“There’s no need for you to pretend to be kind,” Lyra said impatiently as she pushed his hand away. When Hank’s hand was empty, she had already walked in quickly. He smiled helplessly and was about to step up. From another car, a beautiful figure walked out. “It turns out that even an outstanding man like Mr. Barnwell would have a time when he would be distracted by a woman.” A few minutes later. Jing brought Lyra to sit with his classmates. “This is Han Jia, my classmate who studied design.” Jing smiled warmly while serving her food.
He was very enthusiastic throughout the whole process. Han Jia was a beautiful girl. At first glance, she looked very young. She had her long black hair combed straight. She smiled and said, “Jing usually doesn’t ask for help. When he called me, I was a little surprised. I didn’t know that the person he was going to introduce was you.” Lyra seemed to find this interesting. “Ah, don’t misunderstand. I read your design drafts from the school website. The teacher also explained your work to us. You were the designer Luna, right?”
Jing took the opportunity to look at Lyra. “You are Luna?” Then, the others also seemed to be very surprised. Lyra nodded. “Is there a problem?”
Jing raised his eyebrows. “You don’t know how famous you are, do you? Han Jia, tell her how much your classmates admire her design.” Han Jia’s smile deepened. She looked at Jing who was taking care of Lyra and changed the topic, “You guys aren’t studying design. I’d better communicate with Lyra privately.” “Alright, leave me your contact details.” Her words made Lyra suspicious. Previously, when she used Luna’s name in Jimmy’s shop, Jimmy seemed to be quite surprised too. However, at that time, Lyra did not think about it. “Jing, how did you two know each other?” Someone asked nosily, “You are the famous single young master in our circle. Now that you have a girlfriend, many girls will secretly cry.”
“I don’t bother!” Lyra turned off the tap and her eyes darkened. “Olaf Academy, right? You might not know, but Professor Irene is my senior. Before
she went abroad, we often met. I still have her contact information. Do you need me to talk to her about your character?” “What?” “To be able to study abroad is indeed a dream that I have not fulfilled. I will definitely not allow this dream to be trampled on. So, get out of here.” Lyra said and walked out of the bathroom. She walked quickly and did not notice the figure standing at the door of the men’s bathroom on the other side. On the way back to the room, Lyra was stopped by the manager of the restaurant. “Miss Jones, your friend asked me to take you to another private room. This way please.”
Jing? “Please come in. As the door opened, there was a table full of dishes that she liked. The drinks had already been poured, but the man sitting on the other side of the table was someone that Lyra did not want to see. “Hank, what are you doing?” Her patience had reached its limit. It was too far-fetched to say that it was a coincidence. This man was clearly following her and peeping at her life. This feeling of being stared at was very uncomfortable.
Hank did not quarrel with her and only said, “Ribs with sweet dates of this restaurant are special. There is also the pear chicken. It has just been stewed. It is more delicious than the sweet and steak at their table.” The dishes he ordered were indeed very much to Lyra’s liking. However, she would not lower her head to him. “Don’t think that I will retract my accusation against the Barnwell group just because you do this. Business and private matters…” Lyra frowned. “Are two different things. I know that Ms. Jones is the same as me. We are both people who distinguish between public and private.” He said in a light voice and put a bowl of soup in front of Lyra. Smelling the fragrance, Lyra indeed hesitated. She had to worry about Jing’s classmates and could not eat to her heart’s content, but Hank understood her appetite very well. “If you want to study abroad, I can invest to send you there.” He lifted his deep eyes and stared at her.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Sir, Please Mellow Down A Bit