In the right corner of the Yellow River Hotel restaurant, a man and a woman sat opposite each other. It was just 7:30 in the morning, which was the time when the restaurant was busiest with diners. The man and woman seemed to attract a lot of attention, and in the huge restaurant, people kept looking over here.
Sophia was indeed charming, but the most attractive person today was obviously not her, but Zhao Xiaohai, who sat across from her. This big man with a strong personality wore a pair of large sunglasses in the newly warm weather. He wore these sunglasses not to show off his coolness, and certainly not to block the sun, but simply to cover the purple circle under his left eye.
Looking at Zhao Xiaohai who was sitting opposite her without saying a word, Sophia felt quite apologetic. This emotion came out of nowhere. It could be said that ever since she met this Chinese man, she had a feeling of rejection towards this guy from the bottom of her heart. However, this emotion had been changing unconsciously during the months they had been together.
If it were at the beginning, Sophia would never feel guilty for having swollen one of Zhao Xiaohai's eyes. On the contrary, she would probably be happy to punch him again and give this money-worshipper a "runway" on his right eye as well - the relationship between people, especially between men and women, is very subtle. A princess can fall in love with a woodcutter, and a prince can be attached to Cinderella, and the most crucial point in all this is the word "fate".
"Sir, your breakfast." The waiter who delivered the food interrupted the dull eye contact between the two.
"Are...your eyes okay?" After the waiter left, Sophia picked up the knife and fork in front of her, lowered her head, and asked casually.
"Fortunately, I won't die for now." Zhao Xiaohai said angrily, holding a cigarette in his mouth. To be honest, Zhao Xiaohai didn't feel that much anger at the moment, he just felt very frustrated. It was all because of those two damn soldiers. Don't these two guys know that interrupting others' good things will lead to the extinction of their descendants? If it weren't for these two guys, he might still be discussing "life" issues with Sofia at this moment. Hehe, I didn't expect that this Russian woman in front of me, who was always cold all day, was actually a typical cold-outside-hot-inside type, and a slut who would go limp all over if touched...
"I'm sorry..." Sophia lowered her head, pondered for a moment, and said softly.
"What did you say?" Zhao Xiaohai was fantasizing and didn't hear clearly what Sophia said.
"Nothing." Sophia sighed deeply, somewhat relieved that Zhao Xiaohai didn't hear what she said clearly. She coughed dryly and said, "You...um, what are your plans for starting a company? What should we do now?"
"What to do?" Zhao Xiaohai snorted. "Look at me now. How can I even see anyone? So we can't do anything right now. Let's just stay in this hotel and wait until I heal the wound on my face."
"That won't do," Sophia said, looking up and frowning. "You know we don't have much time. Comrade Zyuganov's payment deadline cannot exceed the middle of next month at the latest. You..."
"Why, you're concerned about me now?" Zhao Xiaohai picked up the cup in front of him, took a sip of the fragrant milk, and then said disapprovingly, "If you care so much, then watch your attitude in the future. Don't forget, you came with me this time not just to monitor me, you also have to assist me. To put it bluntly, you are now my secretary, and I am your boss. Have you ever seen a secretary who dares to beat up his boss without any hesitation?"
"Can this be blamed entirely on me?" Sophia subconsciously raised her head and retorted, but when she saw the large sunglasses on Zhao Xiaohai's face, her tone of rebuttal was obviously much weaker, "If it weren't for you..."
"If not me, what?" Zhao Xiaohai was happy to hear Sophia pause here and her tone was not so firm. He could feel the contradictory mentality of the female major in front of him when facing him. This was a good sign.
"Nothing," Sofia shook her head and sighed. "I don't want to talk about what happened this morning anymore. If you still mind, I can apologize. If you still think it's not enough, you can just punch me in the face. But I want to remind you that you must get the money before the deadline Zyuganov gives you. Otherwise, the consequences will be much more serious than you imagine. At the very least, I believe that none of the three of you will be able to save your lives. In our army, executing one or two people will go unnoticed, so you'd better not take any chances."
"Oh," Zhao Xiaohai smiled. He leaned over the table, staring intently into Sophia's eyes, and said in an ambiguous tone, "Major Sophia, could you please tell me first, are you threatening me with what you said to me, or... or are you just caring about me?"
Zhao Xiaohai's question was too offensive, especially the way he stared at her. It made Sophia's heart beat faster, and she felt at a loss. She subconsciously shrank back, avoiding his naked gaze, and replied nervously, "Whatever you think. I'm just thinking about myself. Don't forget that I also have responsibilities in China this time."
"Oh, is that so? So I misunderstood?" Zhao Xiaohai smiled and said jokingly.
Sophia didn't say anything. She glanced at Zhao Xiaohai, her eyes seemed full of resentment.
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