Chapter 11 Would the chairman come?

People were excited, but they did not forget their Chairman. For a while, whether the Chairman will come on this trip or not become the hot topic of discussion. She was also thinking about Edwin Carter in her mind when everyone was discussing this topic. It’s been a week that Edwin Carter is out of town on a business trip. She hasn’t seen him for several days. When will he come back? Every night he calls her on time. Their relationship has not reached the point where mere utterance of words is enough. Still, in most of the calls, they both didn’t say anything and listen to silence. During this discussion, someone started an activity. The topic was “Chairman would come on this trip or not”. Each participant has to give 500 RMB. Five hundred yuan is not a big amount so many people participated. Many said he would come many said he will not. Erica Michael and Wilson Paul at the same time came to find Jane and excitedly asked her, "Jane, do you want to take part?" Jane thinks deeply. Edwin Carter’s has a cold personality, but this is the first time since he took the position of Chairman in the office that his company has organized such a large event, and it’s a nice place to go. Sienna Henry will prepare everything for him if he ordered. So Jane and Erica Michael said that Edwin Carter would come. Just before she left the office, she received a call from Edwin Carter. He informed her that he had returned from his business trip. Jane during her way to home, went to the supermarket bought some food, daily necessities, and snacks for tomorrow’s trip. When he reached home, Edwin Carter was busy in his study. Jane greets him and went to the kitchen to cook dinner. During the meal, Edwin Carter was eating quietly. Jane looked at him several times before daring to ask, "Edwin Carter, will you come to tomorrow’s trip?" It seems that Edwin Carter didn’t hear her question, he keeps eating in the same serious manner. No response from his side makes Jane feel embarrassed. She bowed her head to eat silently. After a long time, Edwin Carter put down his chopsticks, picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth. He said casually, "I am not interested in this kind of activity." Edwin Carter did not say no directly, but this obviously means a No. "Oh," Jane whispered, her voice couldn’t hide the disappointment. "What? Do you want me to go?" Seeing Jane’s look of disappointment Edwin Carter couldn’t help and a sentence like this came out of his mouth. Jane scratches her head and thinks in her mind. It doesn’t matter whether you go or not. I just care about the five hundred dollars I put in the bet. Under the bright lamp’s light, Edwin Carter’s eyebrows slightly rose up, he thought if she wanted him to come, as his husband he should manage time to come. ... The next day, Jane got up early, but Edwin Carter was still earlier than her. They have lived together for some days. No matter how early she got up, she always saw Edwin Carter dressed neatly and sat by the window reading the newspaper. Sometimes, Jane feels that Edwin Carter is not like a person from this world. His daily routine is so abhorrent still he takes time to read the newspapers every day. Rather than to get the information via the Internet he has a habit of newspaper reading which doesn’t prevail in today’s generation. "Get up!" He looked up at her and down at the newspaper. "Hmm, morning!" Jane looks at him, and for the moment cannot move her eyes. Today he is wearing white casual clothes, sitting quietly in the single sofa beside the window, with crossing legs. Through the window sun rays gently sprinkles on him which makes him look more attractive. This man is not a human being, but a rare work of art in the world, which is so beautiful that one would not want to collect it. Jane’s hot eyes attract the attention of Edwin Carter, but he didn’t let her realize, calmly flip the newspaper’s pages with his hands. His appearance often attracts countless gazes, which makes him feel annoyed, but Jane looks at him with such certainty he couldn’t dislike. Jane continuously stared at him. He looked up at her and said, "Aren’t you going to take part in the activity organized by the company?" Edwin Carter’s voice was like cold water splashing her up. "If you didn’t remind me, I would forget it." Jane embarrassingly smiled and said the words that came in her mouth. She was still thinking that a piece of art as Edwin Carter sells at a good price if they auctioned. ... The company rented two buses of fifty seats to take colleagues to Bihai Villa Holiday Resort. When the head of the department start counting the number of people, everybody’s eyes start wondering here and there. They all are looking at whether the Chairman will come or not. Erica Michael said innocently, "God please, Chairman must come, must come." "He won’t come," she blurted out. Erica Michael stared at Jane with wide eyes. "How do you know?" Jane was well aware with her slip of the tongue, she immediately added: "The Chairman is usually a very punctual people, today he has not come till now, so I guessed he wouldn’t come." Erica Michael lowered her head in disappointment, and all-female colleagues after hearing her sighed in disappointment. Their thoughts were very clear. They can’t get the chance to see Chairman in their daily routine work and to perform in front of the Chairman. They think this tour as an opportunity to reach the Chairman’s good books. It took more than an hour to get to Bihai Villa situated on the beach, and the first thing to do was to get their room card. Jane decided to get a room with Katelyn Max, but Sienna Henry suddenly stood up and said, "Jane, this room is not arranged enough. You can live in a room with me." Sienna Henry is a famous person near the Chairman. She asked Jane to stay with her in a room, which made people envy her. When everyone was busy collecting their room cards from the reception so they can go to their rooms, Sienna Henry said, "Everyone please wait for a minute. Chairman Edwin wants to talk to you all." Chairman Edwin!! For a moment, everybody’s eyes were shining. Is Chairman Edwin really here? In front of everyone’s awaiting eyes, Edwin Carter appeared, dressed in a silver-grey hand suit, entered slowly from the gate. Every step he took, made his female colleagues jump excitingly. She was so happy to see Edwin Carter, Jane thinks that she not only gets back her 500 yuan but has won more than that. When Edwin Carter’s eyes swept over her, he saw Jane smiling brightly. He thinks that only taking some time to come here can make her so happy? He came up and smiled politely at the crowd. "Have fun, Eats as much as you like. The company is responsible for all the expenses." The crowd jumped up in the excitement and said "long live Chairman". Only Jane was stood quietly behind the people, thinking that having money is a good feeling. Sienna Henry excused that there is no room at this side, so she took Jane to the independent villa of the resort. Seeing the scenery and facilities of this area, Jane felt a little drumming in her heart. Is it Sienna Henry who brought her to live here or for some other purpose?