The working atmosphere of Lambert Group was fierce, and the gossip atmosphere was even more intense. In particular, the top managers represented by Brian in the company were all handsome young talents.

In such a strong atmosphere of gossip, Brian and Miley were classmates, and the gossip that they almost dated during the school time had already spread to every corner of the company.

Brian finally decided to sign the contract with the U.S. Group, which meant that he would often contact Miley in the future. What was more explosive was that after the meeting, Xia Lily, who should have left, followed Brian into the office.

In just a few minutes, Lambert Group' interior was in chaos. Numerous people gossiped about the internal communication function of the company's software. They wondered how the relationship between Brian and Miley would develop in the future, and whether Joanne would enter the dangerous area.

In contrast, Brian and Miley were much calmer.

Before entering the office, Brian told Daisy, "Make a cup of coffee for Ms. Xia."

"Yes, sir."

Daisy stood up and walked to the tea room, and Brian took Miley into the office.

At the moment when she entered the door, Brian casually made an imperceptible little gesture. Therefore, the office door did not close automatically, while Miley, who was immersed in her secret happiness, did not notice this detail.

After entering the office, Brian spread out his palm and pointed to the sofa, "Have a seat."

"Thank you." Miley was dressed in a very particular suit, nicely tailored and made. She sat down on the sofa and said with a decent smile, "I..."

After saying one word, Miley suddenly stopped and smiled, as if she didn't know how to continue.

Brian glanced at Miley and slightly raised the corner of his mouth. "Let me begin first."

After so many years, Miley still couldn't resist Brian's smile, and she was in a daze. After a while, she reacted and said, "Okay."

Brian said leisurely, "At present, we are partners. So, I hope you can call me like other people in the MR Group."

In the conference room, Miley called Brian Mr. Brian, but as soon as she walked out of the conference room, she called Brian's English name, just like how she did back in school.

She thought that she could get closer to Brian by that, but what did Brian mean by specially letting her sit down and talking about it?

Miley was almost at a loss. "Why?"

Brian explained faintly, "I don't want to cause any misunderstanding. Secondly, few people call me by my English name after going back to the homeland."

His main point was obviously on the first half of the sentence. Miley would not ignore the main point. After a while, she said with some disappointment, "I understand."

After examining Brian for a while, Miley sighed and said, "You've changed."

Miley would never forget the first time she saw Brian.

There was uneasiness hidden in the heat at the campus in summer. The grass on the ground and the leaves on the trees seemed to come alive. Young and fashionable men and women traveled back and forth on the school road. They were youthful, energetic and beautiful.

Miley was born in a normal family. It was mostly due to her own efforts that she went to the United States for higher studies. She had been proud and sensitive at the campus. There was a small circle of domestic students at the campus, but she had never thought of blending in.

Later, a classmate from the United States told her, "Hey, there is another person at school who is as magical as you! He comes and goes alone, but he is really handsome!"

A few days later, when Miley went to the library, she saw Brian coming out. He was the person described by her classmate, who was as magical as her.

At that moment, Miley's head was blank. The word "stunning" was not enough to describe her shock.

It was at that moment that Miley realized that there was really someone who could make people fall in love at first sight. In addition to his face, what she loved more was the alienated and noble temperament of Brian, which was so cold and charming.

Perhaps it was Miley's illusion, or it was Brian's casualness. Just when Miley was in a daze, Brian's eyes swept over her. It seemed that he stopped for half a second before he moved his eyes away faintly.

After that, the look in her eyes, which she did not know whether it was real or not, was recalled by Miley for a long time.

It was also during that half a second that all of the blood in her body sped up and every cell in her body was screaming. She wanted to be together with this person!

After that, she tried to create opportunities to encounter and stay with Brian.

However, although Brian didn't treat her as indifferent as the way he treated others, he had always been polite and distant. It seemed that there was an invisible barrier around him. Even if someone could get close to him with the barrier, the person could not break through the barrier and enter his heart.

Occasionally, with the girl's sixth sense, Miley could vaguely feel that Brian seemed to be secretly in love with someone.

But on second thought, why did someone like Brian need to love a girl secretly? There should only be someone who had an unrequited love for him!

She euphemistically expressed her affection to Brian.

At that time, Miley was confident. She was not bad-looking, and her professional grades were not less than Brian. In the whole school, she was the only one that could match Brian.

What she did not expect was that Brian's refusal was very direct.

When he refused her, Brian's face seemed to be covered with a layer of ice, and his words were like ice shards. Every sentence made her feel cold and desperate.

It was also at that time, Miley understood that she had never really been close to Brian.

At the most challenging times, Miley did not cry. But after being refused by Brian, she turned around and cried.

She almost thought that Brian had no heart, or his blood was cold.

What she did not expect was that Brian would change after so many years.

When he was working, Brian's eyes were still sharp, and his style of doing things was still calm and decisive. But after he got out of work, his whole person was soft.

In the several years at school, Miley had never seen Brian smile; but in less than five minutes just now, Brian laughed once.

Although she was unwilling to face it, Miley knew better than anyone that the reason why Brian had changed was Joanne.

Joanne-what kind of magic did this woman have? She had worked hard for four years and nothing came out of it. Yet, Joanne had accomplished it in just a year.

"You've changed." Since Joanne was pregnant, Brian often heard this sentence.

Today, when he heard it again from Miley, Brian was not surprised at all. He just slightly raised the corner of his lips. "I am already about to be a father." He had another identity. It was not surprising that there was a change.

"She..." After thinking for a while, she continued sadly, "They, I mean your wife and children, they must be very happy."

Brian did not say anything, but Miley asked, "Can I ask you a few questions?"

Brian nodded slightly and motioned Miley to ask.

It was as if she had plucked up a lot of courage in order to open her mouth, "At first, you didn't really want to cooperate with our company, did you? But then, why did you change your mind?"

"It's because of my wife." Brian said briefly, "She doesn't mind, so I have no worries."

Miley was stunned, and then she let out a laugh. There was a hint of bitterness in her laughter, "I see."

It turned out that the reason why Brian did not make a decision at the dinner party that day was because he was afraid that Joanne would be unhappy.

To her surprise, at this moment when Joanne, who was pregnant and was supposed to be should be sensitive and suspicious, didn't mind that Brian would contact her frequently in the future.

Was this woman silly, or did she have enough confidence in herself?

In any case, Miley began to admire Joanne a little, but it did not mean that she would give up.

Miley still asked Brian tentatively, "If your wife is not happy, you won't agree to cooperate with us, no matter how much benefit it will bring to you, right?"

"Yes." Brian did not hesitate, and at the end of the conversation, he changed the subject. "However, according to Joanne's character, the situation you said will not happen."

According to Brian's understanding of Joanne, there was no such thing as unhappiness for Joanne. If she really didn't want him to contact Miley, she would have told him directly.

Miley leaned on the sofa and seemed to be sighing, "You have such a tacit understanding. I'm really envious."

However, there was only one Brian in this world, and he already belonged to Joanne. No matter how much she envied them, it was in vain.

Unless she snatched the man away.

Miley stood up and said, "I understand what you said today. You should be very busy, so I won't bother you anymore."

After saying that, Miley walked out of the office. Only then did she notice that the door of the office was open.

She was stunned without leaving a trace, and then a bitter smile climbed on her face.

She had a big misunderstanding.

Brian talked to her in a gentle voice, not because he had changed his attitude towards her, but because after he married Joanne, he was no longer the Brian he used to be.

The reason why he took her back to the office was not to be alone with her, but to make everything clear to her.

When they were talking, as long as the door of the office was open, there would be no gossip in the company. Perhaps the messages that had been spread a long time ago would break down without any defense.

Brian was really caring for Joanne all the time.

Daisy came back from the tea room with steaming coffee, only to see that Miley had come out. She was surprised and asked, "Miss Xia, have you finished your talk with Mr. Brian?"

"Yes." Miley squeezed out a smile. "There is no need for the coffee. Thank you for your hard work."

"It's okay, you're welcome." Daisy stepped aside and politely watched Miley walk away.

After Miley entered the elevator, Daisy put down the coffee and rushed into the secretary's office, "What's the matter, that Miley looks extremely depressed!"

Another secretary pointed at the door of Brian's office. "Just now, Mr. Brian had kept the door open. I think she must have understood the fact that Mr. Brian couldn't love her in the office."

Daisy said, "Tut, this is really a sad story!" Daisy took out her mobile phone and said, "I'm going to announce this news to break the rumor that Mr. Brian may have moved his affection to another woman!"