The CEO’s Lovely Wife - Chapter 251

October went back to her office. She was walking alone in this big hallway as Yun Xixi had taken leave for a few days. Yet, she did not know about this or even hear from Yun Xixi about this a few days ago or just give a message.

‘Did something happened with her family? Is that the reason why she left? Or was it related to that call she received the other day that made her upset?’ October felt worried but the person seemed to not care about it. ‘What a troublesome secretary.’

October closed the door behind her and went to continue her pending work. Slowly, she felt that her office seemed more quiet and empty than it usually was. It also was more spacious. Was this because Yun Xixi was not here with her? Maybe.

Suddenly, her phone rang, indicating that someone was calling her. She pulled the string from her bun and let her curly black hair to fall like sparkling waterfall behind her back, smooth and silky. She took her time in combing her hair as if to ease her slightly pounding head.

“Hello.” Her voice sounded a little colder and empty.

“Berry~! Miss me? I miss you so much that I want to cry.” Ma Rong’s voice blared out rather loud like she always was. She sounded so energetic and carefree as if no problem can dim the sunshine in her.

“…” October felt like her pounding head became worse when she got her ear shouted by Ma Rong’s loud voice. Her brow twitched but her eyes brightened a little bit. “No.”

“What?! How cold of you? I’m here so worried about you and yet you’re here being so cold and distant. How can you be this heartless? Poor me. Huhuhu~” Ma Rong cried while wiping her nonexistent tears from her cheeks. “I’m so hurt.”

October tucked a stray hair behind her hair and closed her eyes. The office now felt lighter now. She did not expect that she would feel lonely when she was already used to being alone before.

She did not realize that she had already changed due to Lexus’ influence to her and the geniune friends she had; that is, Yun Xixi and Ma Rong. Speaking of friends, she remembered Elise who had been somewhat distant to her but surprisingly, she was not feeling hurt or abondoned. Was this her being too cold and indifferent to the friendship they had for five years?

“Berry? Are you still there? Are you…are you really that unmoved by my tears? By my brokenhearted voice?” Ma Rong felt incredulous. She was just faking it but still, she was slightly hurt ah.

October blinked her eyes as she came back from her daze. She heard the incredulous sad voice of Ma Rong that she deliberately trembled for effect and raised her brow. “No.”

Ma Rong choked from her own saliva. She does not know if October was being serious or just messing with her. But then again, knowing October who was not someone who jokes around, Ma Rong shook her head and could only bitterly smile at herself.

“You’re too much, Berry.” She pouted.

“What? Was it not you who had just suddenly vanished from the house without any sound?” October raised her brow and rested her chin on her hand, sounding uninterested and bored.

“Oh…ha…haha.” Ma Rong awkwardly laughed as she sweated, fanning her hot face with her free hand and paced back and forth in her room.

“Din’t “haha” me.” She felt the throbbing of her head coming back. She felt upset about it, really. Even though she was silent for the past few days, she was in fact quite worried about the well-being of her friend and sister who keeps on popping in and out like mushroom.

“Do you know about what will happen to the people that you had just suddenly left without saying a word or two? No, Rong’er. I don’t think you do.” October said, her tone serious and growing annoyed and angry. “You’ve already done this before and you’ve done it yet again.”

Ma Rong fell silent and showed a guilty face. She knew she did wrong for leaving without letting October know about it. However, she was just too scared and wanted to run away.

October sighed, feeling tired but the anger in her was still there before adding , “Do you still see me as your family?”

“…” Ma Rong knew that October sees her as a sister and that was worried about her. However, she did not expect she would be so moved to tears when hearing her say this directly. Her heart was tickled making her eyes burn and tears just started to drop uncontrollably and snot dripped from her nose.

“Be~rryyyy. I did not know that you think like that. Waaaa~!”

Ma Rong started bawling her eyes out and she did not care how great of a mess she was. She was just too touched and felt that she was so important to someone.

“What are you crying about? If you’re feeling bad about making a pregnant woman worry, then get back home.” And whhat she meant by home was the Song Family. To her, Ma Rong had already been part of that home she had just also been part with.

“*Hick*…Ugh!” Ma Rong unceremoniously wiped her tears and snot from her pink face. “Yes, I’ll…I’ll go home.”

“Good. I’ll see you later.” October nodded her head in satisfaction, contented of her answer and a small smile graced her pretty face. “I’ll see you then. Also, clean your face.”

As if seeing the snot-faced Ma Rong, October simply reminded. Ma Rong, who heard this, immediately followed what October said and wiped her face dry with her sleeve.

“Here, use this.” A man’s voice suddenly said next to Ma Rong with a box of tissue offered to her. He was looking helplessly at the woman in front of him and felt pained to see her tear-stained face.

October instantly had a black face. Her ears perked at the sudden sound of a man’s voice on the other end of the phone; meaning, the man wass together with Ma Rong. But strange, she find that voice a bit familiar, as if she had heard it before.

“Who was that?”

“Ah?” Ma Rong was startled that she had stopped crying and breathing altogether. Then pushed the man away from her in a fl.u.s.ter. “Nothing…no one.”

She awkardly laughed. But this only made October suspicious of her more yet October did not pursue the matter…for now.

“Nevermind. Before going home, buy me some strawberries.” She demanded as her mouth suddenly watered at the thought of it. “I want the biggest ones. Make sure that it’s fresh and sweet.”

“Ah?”

“Bye. Buy those.” October ended the call and dropped her phone beside her and resumed her work. However, before she could even flip into the second page of the binded papers, her telephone rang.

Not caring of who it was, she answered, “This is October. What can I do for you?”

“Oh. I didn’t think that you’d pick up your phone immediately. Were you that anxious to talk to me?” He chuckled without humor.

“…President Park, is there something you want from me?” October felt that her mood was ruined again. It was not even that long since she saw the man and yet here he was, calling her.