Chapter 22: Chapter 22 - Mr. He's Woman?

Chapter 22 Mr. He’s Woman?

“It’s so noisy… Mm…” The woman’s voice was lazily charming. She sounded as if she hadn’t quite woken up yet.

The meeting room was very quiet so even though Vice President Zhou’s phone wasn’t in speaker mode, the voice from the other end of the line could still be heard.

Everyone was shocked and in disbelief.

Did Mr. He miss today’s meeting because of this woman…?

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Didn’t people say that Mr. He was never close to any woman? Everyone exchanged glances, trying to guess who the woman was.

But before anyone could react, Clarence had already hung up the phone.

Ning Yao had slept deeply last night, thus when she was woken up by Clarence’s phone and saw how she was in his arms with their hands still intertwined with each other, she immediately sobered up as her eyes widened in shock.

Heavens, what was going on? Weren’t she and Mr. He sitting on the sofa yesterday?

She took a good look at him as the first rays of the morning sun fell on the man’s handsome face. It was a sight more cinematic than a movie. He winked at Ning Yao and said, “Good morning.”

Good morning? Ning Yao could not understand how Clarence was so calm.

Ning Yao moved away awkwardly, not daring to look Clarence in the eye.

Black also woke up eventually. He looked at Clarence and NingYao as he wagged his tail leisurely. Then, he slowly let go of their hands.

Clarence said in a deep voice, “Don’t worry, I’ll give it a good beating. You don’t have to feel any psychological burden. I was afraid that you would catch a cold in the living room yesterday, so…”

“I understand, Mr. He.” Ning Yao hurriedly stood up and did not dare to continue listening. She quickly changed the topic. “I’ll go back to school first. I believe I still have class today.”

Clarence felt a little sad when he saw Ning Yao ready to run away in a panic, but he knew that he couldn’t be too anxious.

Based on what he knew about Ning Yao so far, she had never been in a relationship before, so it was normal for her to feel a little uncomfortable with such intimate contact with him.

“Okay, go ahead. I’ll arrange for a chauffeur to send you.”

“It’s fine. My school is the last station on the subway line. It’s very convenient for me to take the subway. Thank you for your kindness,” said Ning Yao, shaking her head.

Ning Yao was determined to keep her distance from Clarence in the future. She would never allow such a ridiculous thing to happen again.

After she rejected Clarence’s suggestion, she got up and found her clothes that had been dried. She changed into them and left Clarence’s house.

It was only when she returned to the school dormitory that she felt that she had returned to reality.

Since she woke up late today – it was already past 10 o’clock – she would definitely not be able to make it in time for the morning class. So she could only pray that the professor was not taking attendance today.

Ning Yao turned on her computer to check her emails. She saw an email from her mentor, saying that she had accepted a few haute couture designs from several brands. However, she had been very busy recently, so she wanted to give Ning Yao a few orders to train her.

Ning Yao was pleasantly surprised. Although she was a little worried about her ability to complete the task, she still didn’t want to miss this good opportunity.

Ever since she went to college, she had been learning about fashion design from her mentor in private. Her mentor had said that she was talented and hardworking, and it was only a matter of time before Ning Yao would become a top designer in the industry. This was also the reason why her mentor was willing to accept her as an apprentice.

Ning Yao replied to her mentor, saying that she would cherish this opportunity and make sure that the brand would be satisfied with the design.

Her mentor replied to her very quickly, telling her the theme and specific requirements of the design.

It was already noon by the time they finished discussing this. Song Ying had also returned from class.

Seeing that Ning Yao had returned to the dormitory, Song Ying handed her the notebook in her hand. “Yaoyao, these are the notes for class since you didn’t go today. Also, the teacher let me sign you in. But if we get a strict teacher next time, I don’t know how to help you.”

Ning Yao nodded her head in embarrassment. “Yes, thank you, Song Ying. I’ll treat you to a mini hot pot tonight!”

The two of them were discussing what they wanted to eat when Xu Na returned. When she saw Ning Yao, she sized the latter up with a strange look and chuckled. “I thought someone was very pure and noble. But it turns out that she was just pretending.”

Ning Yao frowned. “What do you mean?”

“Oh, I didn’t say it was you. Don’t make that connection.” Xu Na smiled provocatively at her as if she was looking at some cheap, dirty thing.

When Song Ying saw Xu Na’s expression, she wanted to argue with her but was stopped by Ning Yao.

Song Ying’s glare remained at the door even after Xu Na had just walked out. “Yaoyao, you know she was talking about you. Aren’t you going to do something about her?”