Help! My One-Night Stand Is Examining Me?!

Chapter 140: Chapter 140 Matter closed

Alana blushed and retorted, “Who gives underwear as a first gift? I don’t want them! I’m a proper, demure, and conservative girl, I’d never give something so... so embarrassing!”

Eve said with a straight face, “Hey, hey, hey, how can it be that shameful? It’s a kind of romance! Don’t you want to repay him properly?”

“I...” Alana stamped her foot. “Get a different gift, this one won’t do!”

Eve eyed Alana from head to toe, stroked her chin, and thought seriously,

“Then...how about some sexy lingerie?”

Sexy lingerie?

Alana was dumbfounded. “Isn’t that for me to wear?”

What kind of lingerie would a man wear?

Eve said, “It’s for you to wear. Put on some sexy lingerie tonight and present yourself to him as a gift, I guarantee he’ll love it! Hehe, preferably the sheer, see-through kind, spaghetti straps, lace trim, black stockings, and lacy ties...”

Alana exhaled.

She shouldn’t have relied on Eve for gift ideas.

Just look at her...nothing but terrible ideas!

She gritted her teeth. “Forget it. I’ll figure out what to get him myself!”

Eve gave a suggestive smile and knew when to back off. “Hehe, girl, I was just

kidding! The clothes here are too expensive. Just get him a tie, it’s more practical!”

A tie?

Alana nodded; that actually sounded like a good idea.

Relieved that her best friend had finally come up with a sensible idea, Alana and Eve walked over to the men’s tie section together. There was a wide variety of ties, in all sorts of colors and styles.

Alana was struck by decision paralysis.

“What color tie should I get him?”

Eve asked, “What colors of ties does he usually wear?”

Alana thought for a moment, “Hmm, black, gray, darker shades.”

“Then you should get him one that stands out!”

Alana frowned. “So what color is the most unique?”

“Red, I think. I feel like it suits him, it gives off a subtle yet fiery vibe!”

Eve picked out a dark red tie and held it up for Alana to see. “This one’s perfect!”

Alana ran her fingers over the red tie; the texture felt nice.

But when she checked the price, it was over ten thousand.

For just a tie?!

Why did Eve bring her to such a place?!

But then over ten thousand was much cheaper than the ruby necklace worth over 50 million he’d given her.

Alana made up her mind on the spot.

“Let’s go with this one.”

After a moment’s pause, she looked at Eve with pleading eyes. “If I don’t have

enough money to survive, can I borrow some from you?”

Eve smiled, “No problem!”

Alana promptly had the sales clerk wrap up the tie.

After buying the tie, she couldn’t help but ask, “Is there anything else you want to

buy?”

Eve was surprised. “Buy more? Is your little wallet big enough? Don’t buy too much all at once. You have plenty of time to buy him more things later once your little wallet is a bit fuller!”

Alana nodded. “Alright.”

She hoped he wouldn’t look down on her gift.

This was already too expensive for her.

At that moment, a twinge of regret welled up inside Alana.

Was it a good thing or a bad thing that she’d agreed so easily to be his girlfriend? The gap between her and him was just too wide.

She felt an inexplicable sense of inferiority, as if she wasn’t good enough for him. Just as she was thinking this, Eve suddenly asked,

“By the way, Lana, tell me exactly how big he is.”

Alana glared at her friend while Eve burst into laughter.

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Eve drove Alana back to the office.

Alana returned to her desk, but before she’d even had a chance to settle in, Carla spotted the bag from a certain men’s clothing brand in her hand.

Her eyes lit up with curiosity. “Wow, what did you buy?!”

Alana replied coyly, “Nothing much.”

Carla smiled mischievously, not buying it. “Are you sure it’s nothing?”

“That’s a bag from JL, a high-end men’s fashion brand. Did you buy something for a

guy?”

Alana swallowed.

She guessed exactly right, but please don’t guess anymore.

Carla asked, curiously, “Lana, you aren’t... dating anyone currently, are you?! Who is it? Do I know him?!”

Alana blushed, too embarrassed to say.

Seeing this, Carla gave her an even more suggestive look.

“Are you really dating someone?!”

“What does he look like? Is he handsome? What’s his build like?! Is he ripped? Is he the cute puppy type or the big bad wolf type?!”

The conversation was getting more and more out of hand.

Alana was too embarrassed to answer.

Just then, Deputy Director, Grace came over to give her instructions.

“We’re having a department meeting in a bit. Go get some tea for everyone.”

Alana felt instantly relieved and quickly replied, “Okay, I’ll go do that right away!”

By the time she had the tea ready, the meeting had already begun.

She walked in carrying the tea, and everyone turned to look at her.

Deputy Director, Grace’s menopausal symptoms flared up again, and she launched into a lecture.

“What’s going on? I asked you to prepare a few cups of tea, why did it take so long?”

Alana thought to herself, ‘They gave me less than twenty minutes to prepare, of

course I didn’t have enough time.’

Doesn’t boiling water, brewing tea, and pouring it take time?

Although she was grumbling inwardly, she kept it to herself and maintained her

composure.

Cole glanced at Alana and said calmly, “Alright, everyone, quiet down. Let’s

begin the meeting.”

Everyone else quickly averted their gaze and sat up straight.

Grace began her PowerPoint presentation. The presentation covered new product development, product design, and product competitiveness.

Alana was in charge of serving tea to everyone.

When she reached Cole’s desk, he stared intently at her. His slender fingers

seemed to brush against the back of her hand casually, his gaze carrying a distinct hint of meaning.

Alana felt like washing her hands.

Because of this disgust, the teacup, which hadn’t been set down firmly, caused the tea to spill.

Some of it splashed onto Cole, leaving a large wet patch on his shirt.

Alana gasped and blurted out, “Oh, I’m so sorry!”

Grace, who had been speaking, was interrupted, and her expression instantly darkened.

Without hesitation, she scolded Alana, “What kind of work ethic is that? You can’t even carry a cup of tea without spilling it, and on top of that, you’ve splashed it all over our Manager Cole. You’re so clumsy, get out of here!”

The others looked at her, their expressions a mix of disapproval and pity.

When serving tea to the others, everything went smoothly, so why did the tea spill when she served it to Manager Cole?

Could it be that she did it on purpose, just to get his attention?

If so, this Alana girl was far too calculating.

One wouldn’t think so, she has such a pure, innocent demeanor, yet she was so calculating.

Alana’s face paled slightly.

This was really unfair, she hadn’t meant to spill the tea. It was just that someone had

distracted her, so...

Grace snapped, “What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get out!”

Alana found herself in a bind. Biting her lip, she turned to leave.

Just then, Cole spoke calmly, “Director Grace, everyone makes mistakes. There’s no need to make a big deal out of this. Besides, she’s just an intern; there’s no need to be so harsh on her.”

Grace was taken aback; she hadn’t expected Cole to speak up for Alana. She’d assumed he’d be furious that Alana had spilled tea on him.

So she went with the flow and berated Alana on his behalf.But to her surprise...

Grace took a deep breath and said to Alana, “Alana, since Manager Cole isn’t holding your mistake against you, let’s consider this matter closed.”