Chapter 149: Take Care

Obviously, Raelle couldn't understand that the sourness that Cloe could taste was actually because of how much Raelle was seemingly showing off her relationship with her husband. Although it was subtle, for someone reclusive and indifferent like Raelle Xiang, even this much subtle change was shocking enough.

"Didn't I send you to bring a new copy of the documents?"

Cloe looked towards the door and frowned, "I told my assistant to get the new print out. I don't know why he is taking so long." Although she was still acting as Raelle's assistant, her official position was still Vice General Manager. It'd be weird if she didn't have an assistant of her own. In fact, she had three assistants. In that aspect, she was better than Raelle who only had one assistant.

"It seems your assistant is lazier than mine," said Raelle in a deadpanned manner.

Cloe nodded her head, "It seems so." But suddenly she paused and looked at her boss, "Chief, I'm your assistant."

"I know," replied Raelle.

"That means you called me the 'lazier' one?"

"Of course," responded Raelle.

"Chief, did you just criticize me?"

Raelle merely lifted her eyes to look at her as she said, "I don't do troublesome things like criticizing. I was merely stating a fact."

Cloe snorted, "Indeed! Whatever you say is a fact!"

"I absolutely agree with that."

Cloe gaped at her boss, not knowing what to say to her. Was there even a point in arguing when she knew that Raelle would find a way to jab her with her so-called 'facts'? In the end, the one to get brutally attacked would be her. And she didn't like throwing herself before the sharp tip of the sword that was also known as Raelle's eloquence!

She took a deep breath and said, "And here I thought today is my lucky day."

"And what really made you believe today is your lucky day?" inquired Raelle as she put down the phone.

Cloe got excited as she told her, "In the morning, I found two seasoning packets inside my instant noodles." She laughed out, "That was a sign that today was bound to be a good day for me." Before Raelle could ruin her mood, Cloe went on, "I know you don't believe in superstitions but please, you don't have to always throw cold water on my passionate self. It's a harmless belief, but it's keeping me hopeful for the day. Please, don't take that from me!"

Raelle swallowed back her words of reproach and asked, "But is it really unusual to get two seasonings inside the instant noodle packet?"

Cloe nodded her head vigorously, "It's extremely rare! You tell me, have you ever gotten this lucky?"

Raelle tucked her hair behind her ear saying, "I have never tried instant noodles, how would I know if I'm lucky?" That was enough to remind Cloe that indeed, her boss would never eat something like instant noodles. "Yanyan says, instant noodles lack the right amount of nutrients."

Cloe sighed out, "Well, you have a chef who will personally make the dough then roll the noodles for you. But people like me can only survive on instant noodles when they are being lazy."

There was a knock at the door and she knew it must be her assistant, so she went over to get the documents. Meanwhile, Raelle held Shui Xian's phone in her hand again and contemplated whether to call her own number to reach her husband or not? Since she was carrying his phone it was only right for her to inform him about the call he received.

And just as she was about to unlock his phone, another call came and she ended up picking the call accidentally.

"Xian!"

Even before she placed the phone against her phone, she could hear the voice of the man from the other side. And seeing the called id, she didn't hesitate to place the phone against her ear but didn't say anything or more like the person on the other end, didn't even give her the chance to say anything.

"Are you upset that I didn't keep my promise?" The person on the other side asked in a slightly awkward manner. "But it wasn't intentional. I really wanted to invite you and Raelle out for dinner but..." He paused briefly and frowned to himself, "Hey! Why are you so quiet?"

"Maybe because you're not giving me an opening to join this conversation?" retorted Raelle calmly.

The person on the other side was slightly taken aback and even checked the contact details on his screen before he continued to ask, "Raelle?"

"Hello, Mr. Zhai!" replied Raelle.

Zhai Yanjun sighed out as he said, "Should I even bother asking why you have your husband's phone with you?"

"I have a motto," began Raelle. "One should definitely stay away from bothersome things."

Zhai Yanjun chuckled softly at her reply and nodded to himself, "Indeed. There is nothing wrong with you having Xian's phone. But since he isn't around, I'll just talk to my dearest sister-in-law." He took a moment to add, "So, how are you doing?"

"Definitely better than you," replied Raelle making Zhai Yanjun choke on his own saliva.

"You really..." He didn't know what to say to her so he ended up sighing out, "But it's true. You must be doing better than me. You're sitting inside your luxurious office while here I'm suffering under the scorching hot sun."

"Are you complaining, Mr. Soldier?" asked Raelle.

"I never had any complaints regarding my duty," replied Zhai Yanjun resolutely. "Forget it. I won't discuss this with you. Just know that I'd keep my promise and take you both husband and wife for that meal."

"Sure," answered Raelle not finding him as dislikable as she originally did.

"It was a pleasant surprise to talk to you like this," said Zhai Yanjun with a smile on his lips. "Have a good day. And hopefully, we'll be seeing each other soon."

"Mr. Soldier," called out Raelle. "Take care of yourself out there."

Zhai Yanjun was stunned with his eyes opened when he heard Raelle's words.

"Now, I'm gonna hang up," saying that Raelle didn't even wait for his reply before she hung up the call.