Chapter 427
“Don’t worry, I didn’t forget. There will be a team checkup in the company in a couple of days. I will think of a way to let her participate.” James paused for a moment and asked
suspiciously, “Why are you so concerned about her physical examination? Isn’t your relationship with her bad?”
Melody said, “You don’t have to know that. You just have to fulfill your bet.”
“Alright.” James shrugged and took out his phone to report to Ken.
At the same time, in a bar in Silverlake.
As soon as Sid walked through the door, the noisy music filled the air. As soon as he left the pub, Ken called him to this bar.
Sid quickly scanned the bar and immediately saw Ken sitting in the corner.
He quickly walked over and asked with a surprised expression, “Ken, you rarely come to such a place. Why are you in the mood today? Do you want me to call a few friends over to drink with you?”
Ken glared at Sid and pointed at the spot opposite him. “Sit down. I have something to tell you.”
Sid asked in confusion, “What do you want to say? Why are you so serious?”
Ken hesitated for a while and said, “I have a friend who likes a girl, but he doesn’t know how to woo a girl, so he asked me.”
“Wait!” Sid raised his hand and said, “Who in their right mind would ask you about relationship problems? Are they crazy? What’s your friend’s name? Tell me and give me a laugh.”
Ken’s face darkened. “What do you mean?”
Sid quickly put on a frightened expression and laughed dryly. “Nothing, I’m just joking. But usually, when someone starts with ‘I have a friend’, it usually refers to that person…”
Ken’s heart sank. Just as he was about to speak, Sid spoke again. “But you’re different. You don’t even care when it comes to relationships…”
Ken’s expression turned even uglier. However, he held back his anger and covered his nose. He coughed dryly and said, “You have more experience in this aspect. I’m also here to help him learn.”
Sid shrugged. He was even more curious about who that friend was. However, Ken would not say anything that he did not want to say.
Sid knew this very well, so he simply did not ask. He only asked, “Does your friend not have any relationship experience?”
“I guess so… He once tried to woo a girl, but he failed. Now that he finally has a girl he likes, he doesn’t want to fail again.”
Sid nodded. “If that person doesn’t have any experience in relationships, he only needs to follow one sentence when chasing girls.”
“What sentence?”
“Women are emotional creatures. If you want her to fall in love with you, you have to make her owe you first.”
“Debt?”
“That’s right. Just ask your friend to do things for her. The more the girl owes him, the more guilty she will feel. To a woman, guilt is always the best way to maintain and produce love.”
Ken looked at Sid in surprise. “How many romance novels have you read to reach such a conclusion?”
“Why would I read those things? These are all practical experiences!”
Ken scoffed on the surface, but he secretly remembered what he said in his heart. “Let’s drink!” He raised his glass and clinked it against Sid.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, Sid began to feel a little tipsy. He even spoke with more confidence, “Ken… I have a question that I really want to ask you now…”
Ken frowned and said, “You drank too much. Let me help you out.”
“I didn’t drink too much. This little bit of wine is nothing.” Sid pushed away Ken’s outstretched hand and said, “I just want to ask you, if one day, you have to choose between Melody and Janet, which one do you choose?”
Ken’s hand that was supporting Sid paused. He asked with a deep gaze, “Why are you asking this?”
Sid hiccupped and said, “Never mind why I asked. Just tell me, between Janet and Melody, who would you choose?”
“That’s a boring question. Come find me when you’re sober.”
“No…” Sid grabbed Ken’s collar and said, “You have to choose.”
Ken’s eyes darkened. If there was such a compulsory question, he would follow his heart.
He opened his mouth and was about to speak when he heard Sid say with a pained expression, “You can’t choose Melody. Let me tell you… Janet and I have worked hard with you for so many years. Even if we did something wrong, you can’t abandon us. Otherwise, you will disappoint the entire Ximber Tech’s executives…”
Ken frowned. He could tell that Sid was implying something. He lowered his eyes and asked, “What did you do wrong?” “No… We didn’t do anything,” Sid said nonsensically, “I just wanted to say that you have to… stand on our side. You can’t forget your old friends just because there’s a new one. Also, my stomach hurts. I feel like the spaghetti I ate tonight is coming out…”
Ken’s expression darkened. He pushed Sid away and raised his hand to make a gesture. “Guys!”
Soon, a group of disguised bodyguards ran over.
On the other side, Sid was already vomiting violently. Ken took a few steps back with a disgusted expression. “Take him back.” “Yes, Mr. Swanson!” Soon, the bodyguards dragged Sid away.
Ken looked at Sid’s back as he left. The gloominess in his eyes became even more serious.
He wasn’t sure if Sid was talking in a drunken stupor or a drunken mantra.
He thought, ‘If I chose Melody, would the entire Ximber Tech be disappointed?’
At that moment, his phone rang. It was James.
Ken only answered the call after leaving the bar. “What is it?”
“Mr. Swanson…” James immediately told Ken about what happened to Astrid. Then, he smiled and said, “Miss Fox is quite good at joking. She even said that she helped Mabel with the question Ander came up with.”
Ken stopped in his tracks. “What if… she’s not joking?”
“How is that possible?” James blurted out as he held his phone, “If she’s so smart, how did she get into a community college? Besides, we all know her relationship with the Fox family. How could she help Mabel to get into Ander’s laboratory?”
Ken bent and got into the car. He changed the topic expressionlessly and asked, “Where is she now?”
“In the room, she said that she wants to look at the chess records and prepare for tomorrow’s chess match,” James reminded him, “Zack will also be going to that match. Do you want to go? If you do, I’ll get you a participation letter.”
“I’ll see,” Ken massaged his temples and said, “Keep a close eye on Astrid. Report to me if she makes any moves. Also, keep a close eye on Ulric. Find out the identity of the woman he has been in contact with recently as soon as possible.”
“Yes!”
After the call ended, Ken pressed his temples again. For some reason, he had a bad feeling.