“It’s nothing serious, I just came to ask him for a favor, no big deal,” replied Gerald.
“I see… Oh! Since you’re already here, why not come in? I’ll make some tea for you!”
“Maybe next time, I’ll be back soon anyway. I’m just going to head to the bank now to withdraw some money,” replied Gerald as he smiled.
“What a coincidence! I’m also going to the bank to pass my mother’s cell phone over to her. Let’s go together!” said Cindy as she walked out of the shop and stood beside Gerald.
Gerald could only nod awkwardly.
All he wanted to do was to leave quietly after leaving the pendant for Matthew to analyze and withdrawing his money. He really hadn’t anticipated running into Cindy here today.
“So, your mother forgot to bring her cell phone out with her?” asked Gerald to break the silence as they walked to the bank.
“Well, that’s sort of correct. See, my mother has several cell phones. The bank that she works with urgently needs to attract funds and capital. Since my mother is a deputy director and she needs to meet her targets, she requires several cell phones to call different customers. She’s just really busy all the time!” replied Cindy.
Both of them arrived at the bank not too long later.
“Mom, I’ve brought your cell phone here for you!” called out Cindy to a middle-aged woman who seemed to be waiting for someone.
Hearing Cindy’s voice, she turned to look at Gerald and her daughter.
“Thank you Cindy, and who might this be?” asked Cindy’s mother.
“Just a friend. His name is Gerald. I think I’ve mentioned him to you last time! He was the one who had invited me to have French cuisine at the western restaurant. Hehe… It just so happened that we met while we were both on our way over to the bank! He’s here to withdraw some money!” replied Cindy with a smile.
“Oh? So this is the young man. Not bad, quite good looking as well! Are both of you going out together later to play?” asked her mother.
Gerald didn’t need to be a rocket scientist to tell that Cindy’s mother must already have considered him to be Cindy’s boyfriend at that moment.
“Oh, not at all! Once I withdraw some money to pay for my house I’ll be on my way!”
“Oh? You’ve already bought yourself a house!” said Cindy’s mother happily.
As she said that, she recalled when her daughter had told her about everything that had happened that night. The French cuisine was apparently very expensive and this was proof that this young man was at the very least, financially capable.
He had even bought a house for himself.
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