Chapter 21 The Fuzzy Relationship

"..." May was watching Joseph eat vegetables, and she had an inexplicable lousy feeling in her gut. Joseph asked her to stay for dinner and have a discussion of the design draft, but apparently, that was not the case. She understood that she could not afford to offend this "Buddha" in front of her. They were having a quiet breakfast time, but May felt uncomfortable with it. Joseph sat on the opposite side of May. May couldn't resist the idea of thinking of the video interview yesterday: A man like Joseph is the best of the best. After the meal, May intended to mention the things of Sunny Bay while she's watching Joseph wiped his mouth elegantly. "I will send you home, and we can talk about it later in the car." Joseph sat up and walked upstairs, replied to May. May was choked for a second since she was about to say that she can go back by herself by taxi, but Joseph had got into his bedroom and disappeared in front of her. Somehow, there's a weird feeling in May's heart. Waited until the man changed his suit, they walked to the elevator to get to the parking lot. Then they met a middle-aged man on the lift. The middle-aged man was also in a black suit, he glimpsed at May several times secretly, and finally could not hold his breath to ask: "My nephew, is this charming young lady your girlfriend?" Harry had watched that video and also misunderstood May. The things he said put May into an awkward situation, as May just about to explain, Joseph opened his mouth, "Uncle Qin, why do you go to the office so early?" The middle-aged man laughed and glanced up at May, "You know Harry has gone to study medicine, there's no one to take over the family business. I'm not as lucky as your father. He could leave everything away and enjoy his retired lifetime while I cannot." Two men smiled tacitly. May was a little upset. They got into the car, and the car moved into the traffic. There was a traffic jam in City B. May was sitting next to Joseph, feeling weird and unnatural. Joseph was speechless, then May turned her head to the man who was driving beside her, "You should be explaining that I'm not your girlfriend..." Here she looked slightly embarrassed. The words that he just said would mislead others into thinking that she is Joseph's girlfriend. Joseph asked faintly, "Have you ever checked my preference?" He changed the topic of conversation. May was confused, but when she was aware of Joseph had entered the topic she wanted to talk about, she could only nod her head, "Yes, I have checked it already, there are the one-side view and official view. For example, the official site showed that Mr. Huo (Joseph) prefers the neoclassical style, but Mr. Huo prefers the modernist style with a simple atmosphere." She paused and looked at the man that's driving, "I wonder if Mr. Huo has any idea or view on the architectural style of this area?" It's not only the interior design, but the architectural design is also the most critical part of the Sunny Bay project. Joseph only showed half of his face to May. The window on his side half-opened. The sunshine lay on him, and his head was in a faint gold color, which made him less indifference, and more gentle. "Although Sunny Bay is a high-class residence community, it's just an apartment community." His voice was low, but it's pleasant to hear, "Neoclassical style can be applied to the overall style design of the community, but not to the interior design." May paused for a second, seem to have sudden enlightenment. "Mr. Huo, I promise that I will try my best to finish the design layout drafts!" In a moment of excitement, May could not help to make a promise to Joseph. Her eyes became bright, her face was shine, and she was in such a good mood. Joseph looked straight at the joyful face of Mays and thought: is this little thing enough to make her so satisfied? He leaned back his body, "So you did an investigation of my habit just for the design draft, Right?" He asked May with a different purpose. His cheek was exquisite, and the curve of his eyes was just perfect to May. He usually looked quite severe and strict, but she could feel the warm and mild in this man at the moment. She had a crush on the curve of his eyes. That was too much for her. May paused again and quickly looked away from Joseph, "It's all about designing a neighborhood that would satisfy Mr. Huo, and that was also an essential thing for Mr. Chu and me." He used the corner of his eyes to look at May, the corner of his mouth slightly moved upwards and pretended to hear nothing. "Did you see my video interview yesterday?" May's excitement changed to a little disturbed and embarrassed, and May did not know what Joseph tried to express. Was he talking about his career development or something else? "Any view about the speech that I presented yesterday?" As if what he just said was not powerful enough, he slammed on his brakes on the red light. He turned around and carelessly asked again. The man in front of her was already handsome enough. The quality, sharp suit made him look more professional and successful. He had great charm, life experiences, and accumulated wisdom was all over him. People cannot get to understand him too quickly. May saw his deep and dark eyes were looking at her, and her palm started to sweat. All the things that happened to her already made her feel weird and strange... She hoped things would not go the way as she thought. She clenched his palm, her mind was already in a mess, and had a dazed expression on her face, "Um... What interview?" Joseph frowned at May, seemed to examine her. Soon he reluctant turn of the lips and said, "Nevermind, forget about it." The green light was on. Joseph released the brake. May was hiding somewhere that cannot be seen from Joseph's perspective and sighed with relief. The car started. Joseph seemed to be pleasant this morning. May hesitated, grabbed her bag, and asked cautiously, "Mr. Huo, would you mind giving me the phone number of James Huo?" The car braked suddenly, May was taken forward by inertia, and then slowly hit back to the chair. She raised her dizzy head and saw a red light ahead. Joseph narrowed his eyes with hostility, turned around, and asked, "What do you want his phone number for?" Seeing the man's face in front of her changed back to the cold and hard, May felt dissatisfied, but she didn't say it out. She shook her head and said: "It doesn't matter if it's not convenient for you, then forget about it." At least she did ask it. “13xxxxxxxxx.” Joseph turned around and said a series of numbers lightly. May paused for a moment, and she typed the numbers into her phone quickly. She had a good memory so she could memorize the numbers, even though Joseph just said it once. Josh saw May's face looked anxious, and he suddenly felt that he was not in a good mood. May sat next to Joseph. The low air pressure that came from nowhere made her felt dizzy. When the car arrived at the destination, she quickly got off the car. Joseph watched May ran away and thought of the name that May whispered when she lay on his arms last night... Joseph bit his lips over and over.