Chapter 39 - 39 38 Infinity

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39: Chapter 38: Infinity 39: Chapter 38: Infinity Sunny Nguyen’s face turned cold in an instant as she gritted her teeth and said, “No way, don’t even think about it.” James Brown immediately showed a look of utter surprise and said, “Really? Are you serious, Director Nguyen?” When Sunny Nguyen sought out James Brown today, she hoped for the best outcome—that James Brown would simply agree not to bring up the matter again and that the two of them could act as if nothing had happened. But she knew this possibility was minuscule, and this hope stemmed only from James Brown’s behavior in the bar, which had convinced her that he wasn’t someone who would cause trouble for others. However, she had not expected James Brown to be so shameless as to still want to maintain that kind of relationship with her, which demeaned her. Sunny Nguyen had made a mistake, but she wouldn’t continue making it, so she refused even to consider it. “You can propose any other conditions and we can discuss them, but I will absolutely not agree to this one,” Sunny Nguyen emphasized her bottom line once again. James Brown touched his head, shook it, and then sat back down, looking helpless as he said, “It seems that being a white-collar worker really isn’t easy. It’s only been three days since I started working, and I guess I’m already resigning.” James Brown’s comment was out of the blue and left Sunny Nguyen confused, but she quickly got scared. His words implied he would rather lose his job than compromise with her. At that thought, her face turned ghastly pale, drained of all color. Taking a deep breath, Sunny Nguyen fixed her gaze on James Brown and said, “James, you need to know when to stop pushing. Don’t push me into a corner. You could ask around; I, Sunny Nguyen, am not someone you can easily bully.” But her words seemed somewhat lacking in confidence. James Brown shook his head repeatedly, a look of grievance on his face as he said, “I’m telling you, Director Nguyen, I haven’t bullied you. seaʀᴄh thё Novёlƒire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. I’m just saying we should keep the relationship where you’re the director and I’m just an employee, but you won’t even allow that. You’re forcing me out of the company, isn’t that too unreasonable? What else do you want from me?” “What?” Sunny Nguyen suddenly stood up, her eyes fixed intently on James Brown. James Brown leaned back, looking frightened, and stammered, “Director Nguyen, what do you want to do? I’m telling you, we agreed that day, it was consensual, and there should be no strings attached afterwards. You don’t intend to hold on to me, do you? I’m not even married yet, just let me go.” “You… you…” Sunny Nguyen stuttered, and then suddenly burst out laughing, sitting back down as she scolded, “You jerk, you’re just trying to scare me, aren’t you?” By then, James Brown wasn’t pretending to be aggrieved anymore and chuckled, saying, “Director Nguyen, you’re too tense, so I was just joking with you. Don’t mind me.” “You really scared me. I thought you were a terribly greedy jerk,” Sunny Nguyen said sharply as she glared at James Brown, but her face showed a smile. She had been nervous for so long, afraid all day, and in the end, this was the outcome, which made it hard for Sunny Nguyen to hide her pleasure. James Brown said cheerfully, “Although I’m not rich, I still understand the rules of the game. You can rest assured, Director Nguyen, if you still invite me to the bar today, I wouldn’t mind another ‘one-night affair,’ but not here, I wouldn’t dare.” “I shouldn’t take you to that bar,” Sunny Nguyen said in a playful tone, her face suggesting a flirty demeanor. James Brown immediately put on a lovesick expression and said, “I’m telling you, Director Nguyen, don’t seduce me. You’re making it hard for me to resist.” At this point, Sunny Nguyen was not afraid of James Brown at all and glared at him as she said, “You’d better keep it in check. Remember, I’m going to be your finance director. If you don’t behave and ignore what I say, just wait and see when you want to get reimbursed, if I will sign it off for you.” “Oh my God, this is totally a personal vendetta.” “James Brown, it serves you right for not keeping your mouth shut.” James Brown finished the wine in his glass in one gulp and said, “The wine is gone, and we’ve nearly finished the meal, so I should be going.” “Leaving so soon?” Sunny Nguyen asked reflexively. James Brown chuckled and said, “I’m off to hunt at the bar. Director Nguyen, do you want to join?” “Get out of here, you big-headed pervert. Just go,” Sunny Nguyen said, waving her hand in agitated dismissal. James Brown laughed heartily, turned, and strode out. Indeed, Sunny Nguyen was an impressive woman. He would love a few more ‘one-night affairs,’ but since they all worked at the same company, it would be awkward to proceed with such entanglements, so James Brown gave up the idea. After James Brown left, Sunny Nguyen sat in the private room in a daze for a while. This way of resolving the situation had indeed been beyond her expectations, but it clearly was the best solution. “That jerk, going off to play at the bar again, such a big lecher.” For some reason, the idea of James Brown going out to the bar to hunt made Sunny Nguyen very angry, very annoyed, and she even felt the urge to stop him. But stopping him would lead to what? Another ‘one-night stand’ with this guy? Sunny Nguyen startled herself with the thought. She had made a mistake once and couldn’t make it again. Even if her husband had wronged her first, Sunny Nguyen was not that kind of woman. She wouldn’t repeat the same mistake—not because of her unfaithful husband, but because she was inherently a conscientious person. James Brown didn’t head to the bar to drown his sorrows as he used to; he didn’t need a woman to vent his negative emotions anymore. Occasionally going to the bar to hunt for pretty women was fun, but doing it every day would kill the charm. Returning to his room, he heard a banging noise coming from the wall of the bedroom—clang, clang, quite irritating to the ear. The noise seemed to come from the apartment on the left, the flight attendant’s place. James initially thought it would soon stop, but to his dismay, the noise went on and off endlessly. Finally unable to bear it anymore, he went over and knocked on the flight attendant’s door. After a while, the door cracked open, and the flight attendant peeked out, cautiously asking, “What do you need?” Frowning, James replied, “I mean, sister, what are you doing? In the middle of the night, aren’t you letting people sleep?” “Ah! Sorry, sorry, I was hammering a nail,” the flight attendant quickly apologized, sticking her tongue out at James playfully. James couldn’t help but smile and offered, “Do you need some help?” “Really? Would you help me?” “What’s the big deal? It’s just hammering a couple of nails, a small task as long as you let me into your place.” The flight attendant’s face changed immediately, and she nervously looked at James, unable to speak. “Well, how about this—I’ll come over and help tomorrow during the day. It’s the middle of the night now; you’re not scared, but I’m worried you might take advantage of me.” With that, James turned and left. “Ah, I trust you, come help me,” the flight attendant suddenly called out from behind him. James waved his hand, saying, “Let’s make it tomorrow. It’s late, and the noise from hammering can be heard upstairs and downstairs. It’s simply a public nuisance, and I don’t want the neighbors coming over to complain.” Watching James really enter his apartment and close the door, the flight attendant was somewhat taken aback. All the men she had met always tended to cater to her every desire, but this man had refused her. This sparked her curiosity about James—what kind of man was he exactly? The next day, James arrived at the office on time. There were many people in front of the elevators; even with three elevators, it might take more than two goes to get a ride. It was an unavoidable situation. During rush hours, the elevators were always crowded, and though James used to think his security guard colleagues were superior in their patience compared to these office workers, now he also had to wait. Behind him came the rapid, rhythmic sound of high heels; without turning, James knew it was Gina Lopez approaching. Turning around, James greeted her with a smile, “Hello, Ms. Lopez.” Gina nodded, her face expressionless. To her, James was just an employee and the fact that he had pretended to be her boyfriend over the holidays wouldn’t change this, especially inside the company where she couldn’t let their personal connection be known. Although Gina was a boss, she was only one of the bosses in the building, which housed twenty companies across twenty-eight floors. Even if other company’s employees recognized her, they wouldn’t necessarily try to ingratiate themselves with her. Thus, she had to wait for the elevators like everyone else. At that moment, Sunny Nguyen also arrived, greeted Gina first, and then nodded at James, who, as promised the day before, treated her with polite courtesy. Sunny looked at James briefly before saying to Gina, “Ms. Lopez, I’ve gotten a better understanding of the company’s finances and have some thoughts. If you have time later, I’d like to discuss them with you.” Gina nodded, replying, “I was also thinking of discussing some company matters with Director Nguyen.” With too many people around, Gina and Sunny only exchanged a few words about the general stuff, saving the specifics for later as they waited for the elevator like everyone else. After another group ascended, James, Gina, and Sunny finally squeezed into the elevator. These past few days of taking the elevator were quite enjoyable for James because during these moments, many female office workers were pressed close together, which was normal. Although he wouldn’t make a move inside an elevator, the unavoidable physical contact still pleased him. However, today was different. Today he was packed into an elevator with two senior corporate executives, standing right next to them—a thrilling experience for any man.

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