Chapter 1292: Luck

Chapter 1292: Luck

But in today's phone call, Ayan wasn't explaining the time to Crystal,

but telling her, "I don't want you to be too enthusiastic towards them. If

you continue like this, it's hard to guarantee that they won't suspect

anything. You're also a girl, and a single word or even a letter can give

rise to countless imaginations in your mind. So, don't have too frequent

contact with them."

Crystal was somewhat dissatisfied and said, "Mr. Simpson, we only

meet for a meal once in a long while. Are you going to take that away

too?"

“I'm not taking anything away, just reminding you. If she really has any

misunderstandings or negative thoughts, then I don't think it's

necessary for you to stay in Hance City anymore. We agreed that I

won't hinder your goals, but the premise is that she willingly accepts it

and won't be harmed or provoked. Otherwise, I won't comply with your

wishes."

Ayan's words left no room for negotiation, causing Crystal's heart to

tremble, and she fell into a momentary state of dazed silence.

Ayan's voice continued, "Crystal, I know you're trying to get close to

Camille, to develop a connection with her, to make her understand you

and the Bill family. But as I said, now is not the time. You can be friends

with her, but the condition is that you can't make her suspicious or

question the purpose of your presence. She's someone who starts

overthinking once she has any doubts, and it will seriously affect her

mood. If that's the case, then I think it's really unnecessary."

From the very beginning, Ayan had made it clear to Crystal that if she

only cared about the final outcome, he would do everything to stop

Camille. As long as he didn't allow it, Camille would naturally choose to

stand on his side.

So, Crystal couldn't ignore Ayan's reminder or disregard his words. She

couldn't help but keep Ayan's words in mind.

After a brief silence, Crystal finally spoke softly, “I understand what you

mean. I won't be too eager in our interactions from now on. I'll treat it

like a normal friendship.”

“It's good that you understand. Don't misunderstand anything. Her

surprise was only because she felt your enthusiasm. So, she asked

me, and I couldn't give her much of an answer. I could only tell her that

you wanted to be friends with her because of Preston. Due to that,

Cami doesn't dare to open up completely.”

Because they had reached an age where they didn't do anything

without considering the consequences, both Ayan and Camille

understood this. Their previous friends had been able to maintain their

relationships up until now, so they would naturally continue to

accompany each other for the rest of their lives. But if they hadn't

reached this point, their paths would naturally diverge, and they

wouldn't have much interaction anymore.

This was Camille's and Ayan's thoughts. Now, it was necessary to

understand the friends they were getting to know and slowly move

towards becoming genuine friends after having a basic understanding.

Crystal indicated that she understood, not for anything else but

because she didn't want to end things with Camille at this point.

Since Crystal understood, Ayan naturally wouldn't say anything more.

After the phone call ended, Kian, who had been waiting on the side,

heard everything clearly. Seeing Ayan's continuously unpleasant

expression, he spoke up, "Mr. Simpson, is Crystal being too impatient?"

"Probably."

Impatience is not a good thing. Madam's personality is originally

reserved, and if Crystal is too eager to express her enthusiasm, Madam

will definitely suspect something. Moreover, there's Mrs. Ward, who is

equally intelligent as Madam. When the two of them are together, along

with Yessica, they will surely imagine all sorts of possibilities.

"Well, you're right," Ayan nodded in agreement because that was

indeed the case. He took a deep breath and said, “Let's finish up the

work here as soon as possible and then return to Hance City!"

Kian nodded, and they both left the hotel room.

Ayan didn't have much going on in the evening, but Mr. Tillery had

arranged a meeting with several partners from the Tillery Group for

Ayan to meet. These partners were the owners of companies that had

just completed the project, so Ayan knew them to some extent,

although they weren't very familiar. Meeting them for dinner tonight and

having a drink would help establish some business connections.

Ayan arrived at the hotel where they were going to have dinner, but Mr.

Tillery hadn't arrived yet. However, Ayan wasn't alone; one of the

partners named Hannibal was already there.

The age difference between the two wasn't significant, and they had

met at the reception last night, so it wasn't an awkward situation.

They sat on the sofa in the private room, sipping coffee and chatting.

After a while, Hannibal suddenly asked, "Does Mr. Simpson know

Rong?"

Ayan instinctively paused and looked at Hannibal with a hint of

confusion in his eyes and an expression of disbelief on his face.

Perhaps sensing his surprise and shock, Hannibal smiled slightly and

said, "Mr. Simpson, don't be surprised. Rong and I have been good

friends for many years. He has been a great help to my company. If it

weren't for him, I wouldn't be sitting here talking to Mr. Simpson right

now."

Hannibal's words confirmed to Ayan that he was indeed associated with

Horace. After all, he had only talked to Horace earlier today about

finding someone who knew Mr. Tillery to inquire about him, and now

someone appeared in front of Ayan.

However, without verifying with Horace, Ayan couldn't simply assume

that what Hannibal said was true.

Ayan nodded slightly and whispered, "You're a grateful person, and in

our language, such people are said to have good fortune."

Hannibal laughed, seemingly pleased with Ayan's response.

He was someone who believed in good luck. He considered himself a

kind person, which is why he believed fortunate things happened to

him.

Hannibal added, "Mr. Simpson is right. I'm a grateful person, so I will

have good luck. Rong said Mr. Simpson is also a good person, so he

will be lucky too."

“Thank you!"

“You're welcome. That's the truth. As for the concerns in Mr. Simpson's

heart, he doesn't need to worry. Rong often tells me a saying, "When

the boat gets to the bridgehead, it will go straight across." Everything

will be resolved smoothly.”

Hannibal said this sentence in somewhat broken Mandarin, which

surprised Ayan, but admiration could be seen in his eyes.

The two of them chatted for a while until Mr. Tillery and the other

partners finally arrived.

After exchanging greetings, they all sat together, drinking coffee and

chatting. The conversation naturally revolved around the upcoming

projects. Mr. Tillery had many projects on hand, but the larger ones

required partners. The more people he collaborated with, the bigger his

projects would become.

So, throughout the discussion, it was mostly Mr. Tillery doing the

talking, while everyone else listened quietly.

After a while, Mr. Tillery mentioned Ayan and looked at him, asking,

"Does Mr. Simpson have any good suggestions?"

He was referring to the project he had mentioned earlier, which focused

on international trade and selling worldwide. Mr. Tillery had sufficient

funds, but he lacked reliable sales channels.