The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 86

Linda took Leila to the same restaurant where she went with Autumn before. She asked Leila while looking through the menu. "Leila, what would you like to have?"

"Anything works with me." Leila replied. Leila looked at Linda with a smile and said, "Linda, I am not picky when it comes to food. Can you recommend the best cuisine of this restaurant? But let me clear you one thing in advance. I will pay the bill for this meal. It is my first day at work here and you are my senior. I am certain that I'll need your support and guidance in the future, so this is my way of extending my thanks and appreciation for you in advance."

"No. No. No." At the thought of what happened with Autumn, Linda was trembling with fear in the office but now she was all chatty with Leila. She replied, "I am your senior, so it will be completely unreasonable for me to let a newcomer treat me."

"Linda, don't be formal with me." Leila smiled and said, "We are colleagues now, so we must get along with each other today and in the days to come. You can take me to dinner later. But this time, it is my treat."

On hearing this, Linda didn't insist further.

Leila remained silent for a while and then said. "Linda, to be frank, I have to thank Ye. She is the one who introduced me to this job. If she didn't tell me about the job, I would still be helplessly hunting for a job. But I felt really weird when I found out that you and Ye aren't very cordial. Is there any problem going on? Did you both fight over something?"

Linda felt awkward when she heard Leila mentioning Autumn to her. David had forbidden her from disclosing Autumn's real identity to anyone, so she just smiled to avoid giving away any details to Leila. She said, "Of course not. I even dined with her in this restaurant on the first day of her work. Coincidently, she was sitting on the seat where you are sitting now. But Shining Company is big and complicated, so we usually talk less and work more in the office. Of course we talk to each other whenever we have to discuss anything related to work but that's just about it."

Linda smiled and continued, "It is natural for you to be confused about the entire equation, but I have to remind you that Shining Company is different from other companies. In case you are not good at your job, there is a fair chance of you being fired sooner or later. "

"I definitely understand what you are trying to say. Moreover, now that I have decided to work here, I am ready for everything." Leila grinned and said to Linda. "But I still want to thank you for giving me a reality check, Linda. Don't worry. I won't let you down."

"Well, I'm sure, you won't." Linda laughed merrily. Just then, the waiter arrived and served the dishes for them. Linda pointed at the chicken and said, "Try this. It tastes really good."

Leila immediately tried the chicken and was amazed by its taste. She said, "Wow, it is indeed a good restaurant and the food here is lip smacking."

"Well, Linda......" Leila hesitated for a second but finally said, "I want to ask you something that I am a little confused about."

"Go ahead." Linda replied while eating.

Leila was hesitant for a while, but then she finally asked, "When I was working at Cloud Advertising Company with Ye, I noticed that Mr. Lu always took good care of her. I think there is an unusual relationship between them. I even asked Ye about it many times but she simply denied and said that Mr. Lu is nothing but a colleague and a good friend."

Leila then stopped for a while and then continued, "But I feel it is quite strange that Mr. Lu even canceled his cooperation with Cloud Advertising Company after Ye's resignation. Not too long after, Ye became a secretary of Mr. Lu and she even introduced me to this job. So what do you think? Is there something going on between the two of them? "

"Why are you asking me about this? Linda looked at Leila vigilantly. On David's instructions, she had buried the secret about Autumn's identity deep in her heart. And she had no intention to share this secret with anyone.

"Nothing. It's weird and I am just curious about it. " Leila looked at Linda confidentially and added, "Do you think...... Do you think Ye could be Mr. Lu's mistress? Since Mr. Lu is married, it is really wrong on Ye's part to do that. It would be unfair to Mrs. Lu if Ye maintains such an ambiguous relationship with Mr. Lu."

"That's enough. " Leila's words reminded Linda of her own foolishness. She also thought of Ye as Mr. Lu's mistress before. In reality, nobody could think of Ye as Mrs. Lu in the first instance. "It is none of your business." Linda replied.