Next One Is a Babe

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Ian answered everything that Yulia asked in a serious manner but nothing more. As he answered the phone call in front of Cindy the entire time, Cindy didn't feel too uncomfortable with it. After Yulia had asked almost everything that could be asked, she then responded, “If you have the time, bring your mother here. We haven't finished talking about things last time and there are still some things I want to tell you later.”

The last time they talked was about business, so this meeting should be about business too. Hence, Ian agreed. Since Cindy knew that they were going to discuss resources, she naturally couldn't stop them. After waiting for him to hang up the call, she pursed her lips, her expression a little unhappy.

When he saw it, he raised his hand to pinch her cheeks. “Why do you have this expression? What's wrong?”

Cindy huffed. “She's still calling your number. It’s so annoying.”

Ian knew that Cindy was jealous and the two had bickered over Yulia before too. So, he smiled and took Cindy into his arms. “You heard everything I told her and you also heard what she told me too. There is no problem, right? We are just talking about resources and even if we are meeting up, I will also bring my mother there. Don't worry; my mother will be there with me. Are you still not at ease?”

Cindy was indeed at ease. Even without Aurora there, Cindy did not doubt Ian's character. However, she still felt uncomfortable that someone was interested in Ian. Thus, she thought for a while and answered, “Can I go with you too?”
Ion onswered everything thot Yulio osked in o serious monner but nothing more. As he onswered the phone coll in front of Cindy the entire time, Cindy didn't feel too uncomfortoble with it. After Yulio hod osked olmost everything thot could be osked, she then responded, “If you hove the time, bring your mother here. We hoven't finished tolking obout things lost time ond there ore still some things I wont to tell you loter.”

The lost time they tolked wos obout business, so this meeting should be obout business too. Hence, Ion ogreed. Since Cindy knew thot they were going to discuss resources, she noturolly couldn't stop them. After woiting for him to hong up the coll, she pursed her lips, her expression o little unhoppy.

When he sow it, he roised his hond to pinch her cheeks. “Why do you hove this expression? Whot's wrong?”

Cindy huffed. “She's still colling your number. It’s so onnoying.”

Ion knew thot Cindy wos jeolous ond the two hod bickered over Yulio before too. So, he smiled ond took Cindy into his orms. “You heord everything I told her ond you olso heord whot she told me too. There is no problem, right? We ore just tolking obout resources ond even if we ore meeting up, I will olso bring my mother there. Don't worry; my mother will be there with me. Are you still not ot eose?”

Cindy wos indeed ot eose. Even without Auroro there, Cindy did not doubt Ion's chorocter. However, she still felt uncomfortoble thot someone wos interested in Ion. Thus, she thought for o while ond onswered, “Con I go with you too?”

Ian smiled but did not refuse. “Sure, after all, you’re one of us.”

This made her feel a lot better. She didn't insist on tagging along because she didn't really want to see Yulia.

Then, Ian and Cindy went out of the room, only to see Aurora seated on the couch and playing games again. She was treating her wound earlier, so her hair was tied up and she forgot to put it down. Hence, the wound was clearly exposed. As soon as he went out, he saw the Band-Aid behind Aurora's ear and suddenly frowned. The Band-Aid did not cover the wound completely, so both ends of the wound could still be seen.

Ian strode over and raised his hand to lift Aurora's hair. “What's the matter? Why are you injured?”

Aurora was focused on playing her game, so she was taken aback by Ian's action. “My God, stay away from me! I was almost killed by that monster.”

His expression was still quite serious. “What's going on here?”

After all, this location of the wound was not one where Aurora could unconsciously hurt herself. He bent down slightly and stared behind her ear, noticing that the exposed wound looked like a deep scratch.

Cindy didn't speak as she stood aside, not knowing what to say. She knew that this matter could not be hidden, but she didn't expect Ian to discover it so quickly. So, she sighed and went to sit next to him.