âValda, whatâs wrong?â Brian asked urgently.
Valdaâs eyes were getting redder, her nose was runny, and her voice was choked up as she said, âIâ¦
Iâm fineâ¦butâ¦how could you cross the street like that just now? Thereâs no crosswalk here, and if a car was speeding and didnât see you, what would you do? Do you know how dangerous that was?â
As she spoke, tears couldnât help but fall from her eyes. âBrian, how could you be so careless about your own safety?â
He felt sorry for her and used his sleeve to wipe away the tears on her face. âIâm sorryâ¦Iâm sorryâ¦I was wrong. Please donât cry.â
Her tears made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
âYouâ¦of course you were wrong!â Valda sniffled and swung her small fist as if venting her anger, hitting Brianâs chest. âDo you know how worried I was about you just now? I was so afraidâ¦so afraid that a car would hit youâ¦â
âOkay, okay, I was wrong, I was wrong!â Only she could make him apologize so humbly. âPlease donât be sad anymore.â
âThen youâ¦canât just cross the street like that again in the future.â
She sobbed.
âOkay,â he replied.
âWhen crossing the road, you need to⦠need to look at the traffic lights and follow the traffic rulesâ¦â
she continued.
âOkay!â he obediently replied.
Is she treating him like a three-year-old?
Finally, Valda stopped crying, and Brian breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that this was more stressful than negotiating a multi-billion dollar deal.
âWhat happened to you earlier? I couldnât reach you on your phone,â Brian asked, which was why he rushed over in a hurry.
âI was in a taxi that got rear-ended, and my phone happened to fall under the seat. When I picked up my phone, I found that it was blacked out, so I thought Iâd take another taxi to your company,â
Valda explained.
âDid you get hurt anywhere?â he asked anxiously.
âNo, it was just a minor fender bender,â Valda said.
Brian looked relieved, âWhen the phone suddenly cut off earlier and I couldnât reach you, I was really scared.â
At that moment, his body trembled uncontrollably, his mind went I am afraid that something unexpected might happen to her, and I am afraid that he might not be able to see her again.
I am extremely afraid!
Valda stared at the manâs pale cheeks in front of her, and there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. âIâm sorry for making you worry.â
Valda murmured as she lifted her hand to help wipe the sweat off the other personâs forehead.
Just as she finished wiping off that layer of sweat and was about to retract her hand, he suddenly grabbed onto it and said, âIn the future, please donât make me worry like this again, okay?â
âOkay,â she promised.
His eyelashes trembled slightly as his lips landed on the back of her hand.
Her face immediately turned red and she stammered, âThere are so many people here!â
He looked at her blushing face and knew she was shy, so he said, âLetâs find a place to eat first. After we finish our meal, we can go buy you a new phone.â
âNo need, I just need to fix my phone. Besides, I havenât had it for very long!â she hurriedly said.
âOkay, you can do it however you want,â said Brian.