Chapter 424
Melody took out her phone as he walked out.
When she saw who sent the message, she stopped in her tracks.
It was the Zack that she had always wanted to poach but had always been on a business trip.
Melody could not be bothered to chase after Ken. She quickly opened the message. [Miss Fox, I’m back from a business trip. If it’s convenient, I’ll see you at six o’clock tomorrow night in Rokuden.]
Melody’s eyes suddenly lit up. She thought, ‘Zack is finally back!’
Melody quickly replied: [No problem! I’ll see you at six tomorrow night.]
At the same time, she was thinking, ‘Zack must have a serious OCD.’
The only Rokuden shop was by the Six Bridge of Silverlake.
Melody felt that such a person was obviously much harder to deal with than ordinary people.
If she had not saved Zack once by accident and saved him from a car accident, she might not even have gotten this chance to meet him so easily.
Ken sensed that Melody did not follow him and turned around to look for her.
Melody stood at the door of the cafe while shifting her expression from smiling to frowning.
“What are you looking at?” Ken took a few steps forward, feeling a little unhappy.
He felt that she seemed to only have one expression for him.
When Melody heard Ken’s voice, she quickly told him the good news that Zack had taken the initiative to contact her.
She thought that Ken would be happy with her, but he did not look surprised at all. She asked, “What kind of reaction is that…”
Ken shrugged and said, “Zack encountered a lot of twists and turns on this business trip. He was able to contact you voluntarily firstly because he owed you once for almost getting into a car accident last time. Secondly, it is because he is also uncertain about his career in his current company.”
Melody knew that Ken had been sending people to secretly observe Zack’s movements. She quickly asked, “What happened to him?”
Ken gestured for her to get into the car.
When the two of them got into the car, Ken said, “Do you still remember what I told you? Although Zack’s current company is listed, it’s still operating like a family workshop?”
Melody nodded. “I remember. The executives of that company are all the boss’s relatives. If Zack wants to do anything, he has to listen to those relatives who don’t know anything.”
“Yes,” Ken replied, “He went on this business trip to discuss a long-term project. However, this company is short-sighted and doesn’t want to invest too much in the early stages. Just after he had already negotiated a collaboration, the higher-ups suddenly went back on their word and didn’t want to work on this project anymore.”
Melody’s mouth twitched. “There’s actually such a weirdo…” Ken raised his eyebrows and said, “As far as I know, Zack has been working non-stop for a long time on this project. No matter how much he feels for that company, it has already been exhausted this time. Therefore, he took the initiative to contact you as soon as he returned. This can be considered as God helping us.”
Melody was very happy. “Doesn’t that mean that victory is in our grasp?”
Ken shook his head. “It’s not like that. According to the information I have, not only did he want to talk to you, but he also arranged a meeting with several headhunters in the industry. The competition is probably very intense…”
Melody focused. She suddenly thought of something and said, “Zack’s only hobby is chess. There’s a match tomorrow for Silverlake. He’ll definitely participate. I can meet him in advance and have a chat with him. This way, we’ll at least have the time advantage.”
“Sure.” After they were done talking business, Ken suddenly said, “I helped you out today. Don’t you have anything to say?”
“Help?” Melody’s brain took a moment to react. She realized that Ken was talking about the Truth or Dare they participated in.
The expression on her face immediately stiffened. She glared at Ken angrily and blurted out, “I didn’t ask you to help me! Do you know that that was my first…”
Melody stopped mid-sentence. She could not let Ken know that was her first kiss. But it was clearly too late now.
Ken’s eyes darkened. He looked at her with a faint smile and
asked, “Could that be your first kiss?”
“No!” Melody quickly denied it.
Ken asked meaningfully, “It’s really not your first kiss?”
“It’s none of your business!” Melody was really furious.
She thought, ‘Who would dedicate their first kiss to Truth or Dare?’
Ken raised his eyebrows and a thick smile appeared in his eyes. It seemed that he had guessed correctly.
There seemed to be a circle of ripples in his heart, and those ripples were all in the shape of flowers.
Ken did not continue this topic. Instead, he asked, “About Nana, did you have a plan in mind when you proposed to let her do chores for you for a month?”
“How do you know?”
As Ken started the car, he said, “I saw you search for information about Nana’s family. Her family is the same as Justalion Group. They are in the clothing business. They used to be inferior to the Justalion Group. Now, their statuses have completely reversed.”
Melody did not deny it. She nodded and said, “The Justalion Group was founded by my mother herself. I have to get the Justalion Group back sooner or later. It’s not a bad thing to take this opportunity to rope in people in the same industry.” Ken glanced at her and said, “But what you’re doing doesn’t seem like you’re trying to rope her in. Instead, you’re pushing Nana further away. She can’t wait to eat you up. Why would she be roped in by you?”
Melody smiled and said, “Time reveals a person’s true heart. Nana is just deceived for a moment. If I can lead her onto the right path, I won’t waste my time tonight.”
Ken did not say anything. After a while, he said, “Melody, do you think it is a waste of time to participate in my class reunion?”
Melody was stunned and subconsciously looked at Ken. His expression was cold, and there seemed to be a hint of sadness in his eyes.
She had come for revenge. Anything that had nothing to do with revenge was a waste of time for her. It was the same for tonight’s class reunion.
However, for some reason, she could not bring herself to say “yes”.
After hesitating for two seconds, Melody shook her head against her will. “I think it was a waste of my time. Didn’t I get Nana?”
Ken did not reply and drove in silence.
Soon, the car arrived at the courtyard house. Melody broke the silence and said, “Thank you for sending me back. I’ll go back first.”
“Okay.” Ken did not have much of an expression on his face as he watched her leave.
Melody did not return to her room immediately after entering. Instead, she stood at the door and listened to the commotion outside.
She only let out a sigh of relief when the footsteps went far away.
Zack had contacted her. This was a great thing, but she could not be happy no matter what. Her mind was filled with Ken’s gaze at that time, and the scene of Ken kissing her kept flashing in her mind. His mind was in a mess.
Melody knocked her head in frustration and cursed in her heart, ‘Melody, are you crazy? If you have time to think about that, you might as well think about how to convince Zack to work at Ximber Tech tomorrow.’
She shook her head hard, and her rationality slowly returned. Night had officially fallen. There was only one light in the courtyard house, but the Fox family was brightly lit.