Wendy was embarrassed, and her cheeks slowly turned red.

She always felt that "love" was a heavy word. There was an essential difference between liking one person and loving one person.

She forgot where she had seen it that if you liked someone, you wanted to talk a lot with him, share tasty dishes and cold drinks with him. You wanted him to see your best side and he was unbelievably awesome in your heart.

However, when you loved a person, you wanted to possess him as a whole regardless of all the shortcomings he had. You were just willing to take it all.

Just like how she uncontrollably fell in love with Gavin even though she knew that Gavin had countless female confidantes and had loved many women.

Realizing that she felt more than just liking for Gavin, Wendy suddenly felt discouraged. She lowered her head and held her chin in dismay. "Cousin, if there is no outcome between Gavin and me, what do you think I should do?"

"...As for this, you can refer to Freya," Joanne said, "Freya has been chasing after my brother for more than ten years. Everyone thinks that she and my brother won't work out. However, she never thought about the results. She just wanted to do her best in the pursuit. As for the time she didn't spend in pursuing my brother, she just lived in the way she wanted to."

Wendy seriously thought about it and suddenly nodded, "I know what I should do!"

Joanne felt a little gratified. "So, when are you going to give Gavin a hint that you like him?"

"Hint?" Wendy shook her head with a blank face. "I don't intend to give a hint to Gavin! Didn't you just tell me to do what I want to?"

"..."

Joanne was speechless.

"Why did Wendy only hear the latter half of the sentence? Her focus was on the first half of the sentence, okay? It was appropriate to take the initiative, take the initiative!"

Although it was said that this was an era in which all people would flirt with each other, the cooler thing was for the girls to flirt with men!

Nevertheless, according to Wendy's character, she could not do anything that Freya did.

But Wendy was still lucky because Gavin also liked her.

Gavin was an old hand in love. He should know very well how to deal with such a little girl like Wendy. Joanne did not need to worry too much.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, Gavin would catch up with Wendy sooner or later.

Thinking of this, Joanne was relieved to change the topic and discussed what to eat at night with Wendy.

After Wendy came to Arlington, she was influenced by someone and turned into a big glutton. She was even more greedy for the cooking skills of the five-star chef of the Lambert Family, so she was easily led astray by Joanne.

After dinner, it was completely dark. Wendy, who had eaten and drunk enough, stretched her arms and said, "Cousin, I'm going to the hospital to be on duty."

Joanne arranged a driver to send Wendy out.

It was not yet seven o'clock, and Brian definitely hadn't come back yet. Wendy was a little worried. "Cousin, will you wait for my cousin-in-law to come back?"

"He usually comes back before eight o'clock." Joanne smiled, and her eyes were full of relief. "Don't worry about me. Just go to work. Even if something really happens, I'll know how to deal with it."

Wendy thought about it and felt that there was really no need for her to worry about Joanne. She got into the car without worry and asked the driver to send her to the hospital.

At the moment, Brian and Gavin were just setting off from the company, and their high-performance car was heading for a hotel in the city center.

Gavin sat in the passenger's seat and thought for a long time before making a decision. "Mr. Brian, there's something I think I should tell you."

Brian was reading a document. When he heard the words, he didn't even raise his eyes. Instead, he just asked faintly, "What's the matter?"

"I found Wendy staring at someone at the wedding of Chris and Freya yesterday. Guess who she is?" Gavin deliberately pretended to be mysterious.

Brian turned over the document, and his tone was still calm. "Who?"

"You'll see this person later-" Gavin said word by word, "Xia, Mi, Li!"

Something flashed through Brian's eyes quickly. He looked up at Gavin coldly and said, "Make it clear." Wendy and Miley didn't know each other at all, so there was no reason for her to keep an eye on Miley.

But if someone else asked Wendy to keep an eye on Miley, then the whole thing would be different.

Gavin carefully observed Brian's expression and said, "You've thought of it, too. Maybe it was Joanne who asked Wendy to keep an eye on Miley."

Brian almost rejected Gavin's guess without thinking. "It can't be Joanne."

He knew Joanne too well. If Joanne really suspected that there was something between him and Miley, she would ask him directly instead of monitoring him.

Joanne was gentle, but she pursued efficiency when she did things. In her opinion, no way could be more efficient than communication. If she really doubted something, she would definitely mention it.

Following him secretly... It sounded like something Freya, who had used to stalk Chris every day, would do.

That was to say, it was likely Freya was the one who suspected that he had something to do with Miley. However, on the day of the wedding, it was inconvenient for Freya, so she asked Wendy to stare at Xia Lily for her.

Joanne's delivery date was getting closer and closer. The doctor privately warned Brian to try not to provoke Joanne's mood as much as possible, otherwise, it would be very easy to get into trouble. This was also the reason why Brian did not mention Miley to Joanne.

However, it seemed that Freya would not let him escape the trouble.

After a moment of silence, Brian took out his mobile phone and sent a text message to Chris.

Gavin looked at Brian's series of actions and did not know what to say. "Mr. Brian, do you know what's going on?"

"For the most part." Brian changed the subject. "By the way, when are you going to confess to Wendy?"

Speaking of this, Gavin had a headache and pressed his temple hard. "Now, things are not as optimistic as I had thought."

Brian frowned and closed the document. "What happened?"

"Some time ago, I found out that someone was looking up my information. I thought that it was Rowdy's people who wanted to lay hands on me. In the end, I found that it was Joanne's aunt, so I didn't stop them." Gavin smiled bitterly. "Recently, she may have found out that I was an orphan. At noon today, she arranged a date between Wendy and Connell."

"..." Brian was silent for a moment. "If you want Connell to leave A Arlington, I can help you with that."

"It's not necessary." Gavin had an expression of calmness on his face. "It's just Connell, and he won't make me lose confidence in myself. Let's compete fairly and let Wendy make the choice. I won't let myself lose."

Brian smiled. "Very good." Gavin was full of confidence in himself. There was indeed no need for him to help.

They arrived at the hotel right on time. Brian and Gavin got out of the car together and walked toward a private room in the hotel.

This private room had the best view of the hotel. At this time, there were already several well-dressed men and women in the private room, and one of them was Miley.

The seat next to Miley was Yuan Xun, the president of the MR group in the Eastern District.

The final goal of this dinner was to promote the cooperation between Lambert Group and MR Group.

Before this, Yuan Xun and Brian had never been in contact, but he had heard of Brian's style of doing things. He uncertainly asked Miley, "Do you think it will succeed?"

"As long as we have enough sincerity and good conditions, Lambert Group will not refuse us." In comparison, Miley was full of confidence. "What's more, this is also a good chance to open up the North American market for Lambert Group. Although the initiative is in their hands, I believe Bo... Mr. Brian won't refuse."

Yuan Xun smiled meaningfully and said, "Everyone here is from our company and they all know that you and Brian have been classmates for many years. When you were at school, you almost became his girlfriend. So it's nothing to say his name directly."

Miley smiled slightly and said, "Boss Yuan, that was a long time ago."

"But you haven't forgotten it yet, have you?" Yuan Xun's smile was very meaningful. "Although it is said that Brian loves his wife as much as his life, you should know men well after struggling in business for so long. Brian's wife is pregnant now. This is a good opportunity for you."

Miley just smiled. At this moment, the door of the private room was suddenly pushed open, and the slender and tall figures of Brian and Gavin appeared at the door.

Including Miley and Yuan Xun, all the people in the private room stood up at the same time. Yuan Xun first nodded and said, "Mr. Brian, Special Personal Assistant Shen, welcome."

The waiter pulled out two chairs. Brian and Gavin sat down respectively, and negotiation was carried out among the delicacies and wine.

In addition to her wisdom and courage, the reason why Xia Mi Li was able to get the position in the company was that she had a strong persuasion. As for Yuan Xun, he was the regional president of a multinational group, so his strength could not be underestimated.

During the dinner, each of the two parties' words determined their own interests.

No one had figured out Brian and Gavin's negotiation routines over such a long time. Yuan Xun and Miley were careful, but they still failed to convince Brian completely.

In the end, Yuan Xun gave up the negotiation and simply talked about their relationship.

"Mr. Brian." Yuan Xun poured wine into Brian's red wine glass. "You and Freyaa are old classmates. You only met this once after so many years. To be fair, the atmosphere of our dinner shouldn't be so stiff."

Brian smiled slightly. "Mr. Yuan, we are talking about cooperation."

The implication was that the cooperation and the friendship between classmates were two different things. It was better not to mix these things up on the negotiating table.

Miley was embarrassed, but Brian hadn't said anything clearly. She could only swallow her embarrassment back and bring it back to the topic of cooperation.

She understood Brian more or less, and naturally understood another level of Brian's meaning: he wouldn't decide it for the sake of their friendship.

When a serious investigation was made, the relationship between her and Brian was only limited to that of old classmates. In fact, they were not so familiar.

The negotiation lasted for more than an hour. In the end, all the conditions were almost settled. Miley suppressed her expectation and asked, "Mr. Brian, what do you think of it?"

Brian pondered for half a second. "I'll give you the answer tomorrow."

Miley was stunned. "Why do you want us to wait for one night?"

"It's not a trivial matter for our company. I can't make a hasty decision." With this, Brian looked at the time. "What's more, it's getting late, and my wife is still waiting for me at home."