Chapter 35

Wilson had called Sofia earlier that he would be home for dinner tonight. And Sofia was waiting to go home with him from work, thinking about what they would have for dinner. She was wondering if Wilson's other dishes would be as good as the tomato and egg noodles. As she was getting ready to leave work, Lydia suddenly came over and told her that Wendy had called her to the office. She had to stop what she was doing, knock on the door, and walk into her office. Wendy was sitting in her office drinking water and smiled when she saw Sofia coming in. She was going to make Sofia understand that if she dared to confront her, it would never end well. "Director Pai, what can I do for you?" Sofia spoke politely. Wendy felt better at her respectful look. Arrogant as Sofia was, she had to address her as Director and obey her order. "En...I accidentally left an important folder in the scrap of paper you just took to shred. I'm in a hurry to use this file tomorrow morning, and now I'll have to trouble you to recover that original copy. There's a lot of important raw data in the file that needs to leave on file." Sofia looked at Wendy, this was a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for her. How could such an important original manuscript get caught in the shredded paper? It was her own work mistake, so why did she have to do this. Usually, the raw data archived electronically, and now she was told that there was no archive. Wasn't this playing a trick on her? "Director Pai!" "As you admit me as your director, the first thing you need to do as a qualified employee is to obey your superiors unconditionally. Now you're just an intern, and I'm teaching you how to be a qualified employee. You go to the shredder and find the advertising plan for the City West Casino. I want it tomorrow morning." Wendy laughed and got up to grab her LV bag, humming away from Sofia. "Cousin, sorry to cause so much trouble. After all, I'm a woman with a baby and I can't work too many hours or it won't be good for my child." Wendy smiled, patting Sofia on the shoulder as the phone in her purse rang. She picked it up right in front of Sofia, "Well, I'm off from work, I'll be right down. I know, I'll be careful. Don't worry, see you soon, I won't let you wait for me with the cold air down there. See you later." This seemed to say on purpose to Sofia. Hanging up the phone, Wendy winked at Sofia, "I'm leaving, I hope it won't rain heavily tonight. You don't seem to have an umbrella with you. What a pity!" Sofia wanted to throw all the paper from the shredder at Wendy, but she had to obey her orders. Sofia pinched her face and said to herself, "Forget it, let's just play jigsaw puzzles!" She didn't want to play the game though, who had neither the status nor the speaking right now. As the people in the office were leaving, Sofia got all the paper out of the shredder and began to sort through them. The phone rang and Sofia remembered that she had forgotten to call Wilson back. It was only when she opened the phone that she saw a message from Wilson. "I have an important meeting at the last minute. Don't wait for me, eat by yourself." The message was concise and didn't even have any tender words, but Sofia's heart still warmed. There was a feeling of being cared for all the time. She smiled and replied, "I know, I'm working late too, remember to eat." She only remembered to instruct Wilson to eat, but she had forgotten. The time always went by so fast when she was head down and busy. Sofia's neck was stiff when she looked up, and she sighed as she looked at the finished original on her desk. She glanced at the clock and it was eleven-thirty. "Oh no!" Sofia quickly gathered her things and turned to leave. Wilson called as he arrived home and knew she hadn't come back, so he made the next call. "Where are you?" "I just got out of the office. I'll take a cab back, soon." "I'm coming over now." Not waiting for Sofia to refuse, Wilson had already hung up the phone and driven over. Sofia stood in front of the office, watching the rain drifting in the night sky. A cold wind blew through and she shivered, all awake. This year's winter seemed to be particularly cold, especially on this rainy night, so Sofia had to walk back and forth to warm herself up. As the rain was getting heavier and heavier, Sofia was a little worried and sent another message, urging him to drive more carefully. Within two to three minutes of sending her message, a white Land Rover pulled up in front of her. She recognized it as Wilson's car and felt warm inside. How did he get here so fast, was he driving fast? The black coat made Wilson look stable and secure. Sofia always forgot to bring her umbrella. And every time she wished there was someone who could come to pick her up when she didn't have one. Wilson's legs were long, and in a few steps, he was in front of Sofia and taking her into his arms. He moved very naturally, as they often did. "It's cold and raining so hard. Are you driving fast? You have to drive slower when it rains, what if something happens." Sofia's petite figure cradled in Wilson's arms, sending warmth through her. And it was Sofia's heart that was the warmest. "Are you cold?" The deep voice rang in her ears. Sofia nodded, rubbing her hands and jumping. "Let's get back!" Sofia was to go, but her hands were in Wilson's coat pockets. "That'll keep you from getting cold." Wilson kept a poker face and cradled her in his arms. Sofia had a pair of small hands in his pockets, her little face flushed and smiling. "Mmm!" It was raining hard, and this night was cold. But right now, Sofia neven feel the slightest bit cold. Perhaps it was the presence of him by her side that made it so different.