Cherry saw the interaction between the couple and smiled. "You know, I used to have a secret crush on Jack, but that was all in the past."
"You don't have to tell her that."
At her senseless words, Jack immediately frowned at the implication. He turned to Rachel and explained himself, "She was just an immature girl that time. The only thing she knew back then was to chase handsome boys around."
"It seems you've grown an even bigger head since the last time I saw you." Cherry slapped the back of Jack's shoulder heavily before turning to the other woman. "I hope you don't misunderstand, Rachel. This is just how I joke around."
"It's fine."
Rachel didn't think too much into their relationship. She just found the two very interesting. In fact, she never heard that Jack had a female friend before.
To be even more frank, she had never seen this side of him before—the one that was more playful without any inhibitions.
Jack turned serious. "Isn't the exhibition over by nine?" he asked. "Where are you going now?"
Cherry rubbed the back of her neck. "Well, something had gone wrong with our hotel, so now my husband and I have to find another one. Otherwise, we will be sleeping on the streets."
"How many days will you be staying in the city?"
There was silence before she answered, "About a week."
"If that's the case, then you don't have to find another hotel." He shrugged. "You can stay at my place. I can ask the maid to clean the guest
never slept on the floor before.
A few minutes ago, he had thought that as long as he could sleep in the same room as her, he would be satisfied. However, the cold floor was really uncomfortable to sleep on.
Recalling the time the two of them spent in the Fu family house, he quickly traced a line in the middle of the bed. "I swear, I won't cross this line."
"No way!"
Rachel kicked him, indicating that he should return to the floor.
"Can't I sleep here for one night?"
"If you really want to sleep here, go ahead. I'll sleep on the floor or in the study." Rachel pretended to step out of her bed.
As a result, he had no choice but to compromise. "Fine, I'll go back to sleep on the floor." No matter how uncomfortable it was, he refused to head back to the study. He was already in the same room as her, so there was no way he was going back to square one.
However, when Jack woke up the next day, he could feel his body aching from the hard surface. With a grunt, he freshened up and headed to his office.
Austin was there to greet him when he arrived. After reporting today's schedule, he noticed that his boss was frowning. His right hand was stretched around his back, and his face was twisted into an uncomfortable expression.
"Mr. Fu?"
"Call Mr. Wang later and ask him to send the first draft in two days."
Jack folded his paper. However, just as Austin was about to open the door, he stopped him. "Wait, do you mind massaging my back?"