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“Ben!” Thomas had no idea that he had been criticized in the foreign beauty’s heart. He pleaded like a coquettish woman, “Please, just tell me! If you don’t tell me about her, I can’t fall asleep tonight.”
At this moment, all the passers–by looked at Thomas strangely.
Ben was also shocked by his words. He said expressionlessly, “Then just stay up if you can’t sleep. I don’t care!”
With that, he hung up on Thomas.
“Hey! Don’t…” Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Thomas‘ curiosity grew even
stronger.
He thought to himself, “No, I must go back. Immediately!
It isn’t easy to watch the fun about Ben.
What’s more, once Ben regains his stunning appearance, there will probably be a lot of fun
to watch.
I don’t want to miss it.”
Thomas quickly went back to the bar to pay the bill and planned to fly home overnight.
However, as soon as he returned to his seat in the bar, the woman who had been flirting with him looked at him and said encouragingly, “Tom, face your true self! We’ll always
stand by you.”
Thomas was confused.
Although Thomas didn’t know what the woman meant, he felt he shouldn’t waste any time and left in a hurry after replying to her perfunctorily.
The next day, Ben appeared at the Programming Department when it was time to get off work.
In the past, with Ben’s arrival, the staff in the Programming Department would feel
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stressed and would tease Susan about it in private.
However, the staff had already gotten used to it by now, so they wouldn’t spare a glance at Ben when he came unless he performed a striptease on the spot.
After picking Susan up, Ben said, “Susan, we are going to pick up a friend at the airport today. After that, we’ll have dinner together.”
“A friend?” Susan looked at Ben in surprise.
She had never heard that Ben had any close friends.
Ben’s face darkened when he saw Susan’s reaction.
He thought, “Why is she looking at me like this?
She seems to think I don’t have any friends at all!
I just disdain to get involved with those who had ulterior motives!”
However, Ben still patiently explained, “He is Thomas Smith. When I was a child, his father was a private physician who served the Landor family with excellent medical skills. Later, Thomas surpassed his father in medical skills. I grew up with Thomas and felt it was a waste of his talent to stay in the Landor family, so I suggested that he go abroad for further study. Then, he skipped several grades and soon obtained his doctorate in medicine abroad. Therefore, I think it’s
almost time for him to return home after finishing
his studies.”
Susan nodded with some curiosity, “I’ve never heard you mention him before.”
Ben was at a loss for words, thinking, “I’d like to mention him.
However, Thomas is an indescribable weirdo!”
Ben couldn’t help reminding Susan, “Ignore him no matter what he says later. Don’t talk to
him! He’s insane.”
Susan revealed a helpless smile.
But she also understood that Ben and Thomas were on good terms.
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Otherwise, Ben wouldn’t have said that Thomas was insane.
Susan considered it a joke between friends.
Therefore, even though Susan nodded, she didn’t take Ben’s suggestion seriously.
An hour later at the airport.
Susan stretched her neck to search in the stream of visitors walking out.
“Come on, Ben. Take a close look. Don’t miss him,” Susan uttered to remind him.
Ben remained expressionless as he said, “I won’t miss him. Just look. He’s the one who stands out in the crowd the most.”
Hearing this, Susan was curious.
She wondered if Thomas was exceedingly handsome and thought she might as well take a good look.
“The one stands out the most…”
Susan muttered.
Suddenly, she saw a person and couldn’t help gaping at him.
Several beautiful girls stood in a circle in the crowd of people getting off the plane.”
In the middle of the circle stood a flashy man.
On such a hot day, he was wearing sunglasses and a scarf.
Was
He in thin denim jeans and a thick padded coat.
The instant he appeared, he drew the gazes of others at the airport over. Some girls even excitedly guessed if he was a star.
Some bold ones even kept taking photos of him.
The man also enjoyed being in the limelight.
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When he saw some people taking photos, he even waved enthusiastically at them like a superstar.
Susan was struck dumb.
She turned to look at Ben in shock.
Ben nodded with reluctance and said, “Although I really don’t want to admit it, it’s him.”
At this moment, he faintly regretted coming to pick up Thomas.
He thought it would be a good idea to leave with Susan first and ask Thomas to take a cab to the restaurant himself.
Ben was planning to get away when Thomas saw them at a glance.
Thomas‘ eyes immediately lit up as he waved enthusiastically at them. “Ben, Mrs. Landor! It’s me! I’m here!”
Ben quickly grabbed Susan by the hand and said, “Susan, let’s go first.”
“That’s not appropriate…”
While Susan was still in a daze, Ben dragged her out with his head down.
“Hey, how can you just leave like that? Wait!” Thomas was anxious and hurriedly chased
after them.
A few minutes later, Thomas squatted beside the car, panting.
“Ed… Ben, you’re so mean! Why did you run away as soon as you saw me? I even lost my limited edition scarf to catch up with you.”
Ben looked expressionlessly at Thomas‘ sorry state and said ruthlessly, “I’m happy to see
this.”
“You… you…” Thomas looked at Susan gloomily and said sadly, “Mrs. Landor, stop him. He’s mean.”
Susan hesitated for a moment before she said, “Then… shall I go pick the scarf up for you?”
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Thomas looked as if he was touched by Susan’s kindness. “Mrs. Landor, you’re so nice to
- me. But you don’t need to pick it up. It’s dirty. I don’t want anything that has fallen to the ground and stained with dust.”
Susan couldn’t help but ask helplessly, “Then do you know… Most of the vegetables we eat are all planted in the ground?”
Thomas was speechless.
He looked at Susan in frustration. “Mrs. Landor, what have Ben told you?”
Susan felt a little embarrassed.
She didn’t mean to make things difficult for Thomas, it was just that Thomas was so affected that Susan involuntarily wanted to tease him.
Susan coughed and said apologetically, “I’m sorry. With the rapid development of technology, there may be food that doesn’t grow from the ground.”
Thomas was helpless.
He couldn’t help but think this couple was truly a perfect match for each other since they were both good at making him speechless.
Thomas looked at Ben with an aggrieved expression. “Ben, your wife is such a tease.”
Ben looked at Thomas and said seriously, “She is right. Since I know you are a neat freak, how about I invest in soil–free cultivation technology for you in the future?”
Thomas was once again speechless.
He thought, “Forget it. I’ll just pretend that I don’t exist.”
He finally understood the reason why Ben loved Susan was that the two of them were
birds of a feather.
Thomas ate up half of the dishes during the meal to show his grievances.
Susan was taken aback by his reaction and couldn’t help asking Ben, “Is he all right?”
Ben replied calmly, “Don’t worry. He just turns his grievances into a good appetite.”
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Susan nodded knowingly.
Thomas snapped furiously, “Don’t think that I can’t hear you whispering.”
“So what?” Ben asked.
Thomas was stunned for a moment before he replied, “Nothing.”
He suddenly regretted returning so eagerly.
He felt he was simply looking for trouble here.
In the past, Ben was the only one who would tease him.
Now, he was also teased by Mrs. Landor.
“Life is so hard!” Thomas sighed in his heart.
Susan felt very sorry at the sight of Thomas‘ sad look.
She took the initiative to say, “You’ve eaten so much. You must be stuffed. How about you go to our place? Let me make you some coffee to help you digest.”
“Sounds great.” Thomas‘ eyes lit up.
Ben’s face instantly darkened as he said with a hint of jealousy, “You have never made
coffee for me!”
Ben sounded extremely jealous.
Susan pinched Ben’s arm in embarrassment to stop him.
Thomas immediately looked away and said, “I didn’t see anything!”
Susan blushed even redder.
