Have I Told You Lately

Chapter 51: I’ve Always Been Chivalrous

In the next half a month, Rachel hadn’t seen Kenneth or contacted him since that unpleasant quarrel.

However, every day when sitting in the office, she would subconsciously shoot a glance towards the

opposite building from time to time. But the curtains were never withdrawn, so she guessed he must

have come back to J City.

He had always been good at distinguishing personal affairs from business. As the thought popped into

her mind, she mocked to herself and soon set it aside.

After working in front of the computer for a whole morning, Rachel decided to go to the fitness room in

her company after the lunch and then walked briskly on a treadmill.

She had been too busy recently to remember that she was pregnant and that she should take good

care of the baby in her belly. Anyway, it was the most important thing for her at present.

"Manager Lewis, what are you doing here?" A colleague, who came here to do exercises, felt curious

when he saw her walking briskly on a treadmill.

Rachel smiled, “Can’t I take a walk after lunch?”

“Of course you can. But you’re the only one who walks on a treadmill. Rachel, I admire you.” He gave

her a thumps-up and bantered.

Rachel ignored his joking, put the headphones in her ears again, and continued to walk.

Ten minutes later, the machine stopped slowly. She stopped and panted slightly holding the treadmill.

"Rachel, here you are!"

A young and lively voice sounded from behind.

Rachel stunned and turned around to see a handsome young man who looked quite optimistic. A smile

blossomed on her face as she took off the earphones and took the glass of water, “Thanks.”

The young hunk was Miles Hughes, who joined her department half a month ago. He was three years

younger than her and was self-motivated and lively. She had a good impression on him.

“How’s your work recently? Do you have any problems?”

Miles stepped onto the treadmill next to hers and began jogging. He grinned, baring his white teeth,

“What can be difficult for me? The biggest problem may be that… I feel so boring.”

"..."

Rachel was speechless. She was too busy to rest recently while he said he was boring? Wasn’t him

afraid of her, his supervisor, being annoyed?

Seeming to notice her disconsolation, Miles beamed, “I have finished my tasks high-efficiently recently.

Rachel, if you can’t handle too much work, I can help you.”

Rachel raised her eyebrows and leaned against the treadmill to have a rest. She looked into his eyes

and joked, “Why am I having the feeling that I will be replaced someday? Are you sure that you are not

coming to take my position?”

“Oh I don’t dare to do that. I’m not as excellent as you are. So although I may be promoted to your

position a year later, I guess you’ll still be my supervisor.” Miles grinned and somehow showed his

ambition in his tone.

“A year?” Rachel’s lips twitched. “Hey kid, I’ve been working hard for three years to get this position.”

Miles laughed.

Rachel put down the glass, stepped off the treadmill, walked towards the other fitness equipment and

stated, “Didn’t you say you have a lot of spare time? I have a social engagement this afternoon, but

Magi has some other things to deal with. You go with me.”

Miles’ eyes lit up, “Are you asking me to drink alcohol for you?”

“…”

Rachel looked at him weirdly, “You seem to be so excited. Are you an alcoholic?”

Miles smiled, “I’ve always been chivalrous. Plus, my task is to drink alcohol for my supervisor. Rachel,

please remember this when you fill in the statement of performance appraisal at the end of the year.”

"..."

Rachel was speechless and casted her eyes heavenward, and then stared at him in disbelief for a few

seconds, joking, “Kid, you’ve just been working in our company for half a month but you’ve grasped the

essence of workplace. I bet you’ll be promoted to a position higher than mine in the future.”

Miles pretended to be innocent and scratched the back of his head, “Really? Thank you for your

admiration. I’ll not forget you training in the future.”

Rachel was amused.

Rachel, dressed in a suit, showed up with Miles at the door of Jinhua Hotel in the afternoon. The

slightly loose black jacket perfectly covered her bulged belly. With her long hair tied up, she wore a pair

of low-heeled shoes and took a small handbag today.

Miles was also in a suit, which made him look quite business. But when he spoke, the elite-like aura

was dissipated.

“Rachel, our dress is too formal. Is the guest we’ll meet later so important?”

Looking at the 1.8-meter-tall boy in front of her, although she wanted to pretend to be serious, she still

failed to hold back her laughter, “Say as less as possible in the negotiation and stay by my side. I

haven’t met this guest either. But Mr. Johnson told me he’s a big shot.”

Judging from the tone of Mr. Johnson when he made a phone call to her yesterday, she assumed that

Johnson would come to meet him in person if he wasn’t in a business trip.

“Okay…” Miles nodded and adjusted his tie as he didn’t know where he should put her hands.

Rachel burst into laughter again. She reached out to help him, “Don’t be so nervous. It’s not that

horrible. I thought you are not afraid of anything.”

Miles touched his nose and smiled awkwardly, “I… I’m afraid that I will dishonor you.”

“I’m not afraid of that. I’m just worrying that he would look down upon us. If that’s the case, we will fail

to promote the cooperation.” Rachel shrugged nonchalantly.

She was just a section manager. Since Mr. Johnson could not come, he asked her to meet this

distinguished guest. If his position was much higher than hers, then it would be really awkward.

The door of the elevator was opened. The two walked into the elevator and Rachel casually pressed

the button to the third floor.

They then arrived at the door of a private room and Rachel knocked on the door.

Several seconds later, the door was opened and Rachel and Miles walked into the room.

It was a super large private room and there were so many people. Rachel then understood that it was

not a one-on-one appointment; instead, it was a party for social engagement.

She looked around and found some familiar peers from some famous companies in N city.

“Rachel.” Miles lowered his head and exchanged glances with her.

Rachel waved her hand to signal him to calm down and then walked towards the crowd, smiling.

She stopped a waiter and asked, “Where’s Chairman Ogden?”

“There.” The waiter pointed at a direction.

Rachel looked over there and nodded, “Thank you.”

Then she walked over and greeted Ogden, who was surrounded by those representatives, “Hello, Mr.

Ogden, I’m Rachel Lewis, a manager of Vantage Inc.”

Although she appeared to be calm, she felt a bit shocked in heart.

She had thought that Mr. Ogden would be a fat middle-aged man, but she didn’t expected that he

would be so handsome and his aura and appearance was not inferior to Kenneth’s. Was he really

Chairman Ogden?

Hunks were always seen in the army or on TV. But it turned out that some hunks also chose to start

their own businesses no matter how hard it was. The old saying was really true – some people can

easily make a living by their handsome/beautiful faces but they still choose to work hard.

Upon hearing her greeting, Ogden turned his attention to Rachel. He studied her for a second and then

reached out his hand, smiling lightly, “Nice to meet you. I’m Ogden Reed.”

Rachel stunned. She had paid attention to Ogden’s appearance only and therefor forgotten to reach

out her hand. She quickly came back to her own sense and quickly shook hands with him, “Nice to

meet you.”

Ogden looked at her with a more meaningful gaze and curled his lips into a light smile, “No need to be

reserved. I invited you for a party, not for business negotiation. Just be casual.” Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.