After going out of the restaurant far away, Evelyn was still in high spirits and felt herself particularly awesome because of what she said just now.
Humph!
She would rather not get married for the rest of her life than marry such a man. Her mother must be crazy. How could she introduce all kinds of men to her? She wouldn't listen to her this time!
Just when she was feeling complacent, her phone rang again. When she saw that it was a phone call from her mother, she was no longer smug and immediately became frightened. Her hands trembled and she did not dare answer the phone, so she hung up directly.
But the phone rang again after a few seconds. After hanging it up a few times, Evelyn was about to cry. Finally, she was worried that her mother would be sent to the hospital because of anger again, so she had to pluck up courage to answer the phone.
"Hello?" She said in a trembling and nervous voice.
"Evelyn!"
Her mother roared, which startled her, "Ha- ha, mom..."
"What's wrong with you! You not only left him to eat alone, but also dared hang up on me!" Her mother's voice finally became calm. Although her voice was calm, her words sounded like that she wanted to give Evelyn a lesson.
Hearing this, Evelyn disliked the man even more. As soon as she left, he called her mother to complain. He was so wretched!
But she could only endure the disdain for him. She laughed and said, "No, there was something wrong with my phone just now. The screen didn't work, ha-ha."
"Ha-ha, is that so?"
"Yeah!"
"Bullsh*t!" Her mother suddenly became unhappy, "I asked for many favours from others and finally found him for you. How can you go against me like this? You didn't take what I said seriously, did you?"
"Mom." Evelyn was a little helpless, but she said patiently, "I know that you are doing this for my own good, but aren't I still young? Even if I become a leftover woman, can you figure out what kind of man he is before letting me see him? I don't want to say that he is a bald man again, but I really don't like his character."
"He is bald, but so what? I think he's very good! He is an oversea PhD holder, having a good job and a large income. His parents are teachers, and they are kind. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking about. You just want a handsome man to be your boyfriend. What's the point of just being handsome? Ah? Let me tell you. Marriage is that you live a life with your husband. If a man is only handsome, can he make you live a good life?
Her mother's tone softened as she added, "Evelyn, I hope that you can live a good life. Now people in this society are so complicated. I'm afraid that you will be fooled by others. Understand? You haven't graduated yet, and I may worry about your marriage too early. But your school is so far away, and I just want to find a reliable person who can take care of you on behalf of us."
"Mom, I know you're doing this for my own good. But... Alas!" Evelyn sighed and said, "I'll talk to you about it another day. Anyway, don't think that I will meet that man again."
"You..."
Evelyn was afraid that her mother would say something more, so she said before her mother spoke, "Mom, I have something to do now. I'll hang up first. Bye!"
Evelyn sat on the sofa, and looked around the room cautiously.
"Miss Wu, please sit here for a while. Our president is having a meeting now and he will be back soon." Samuel said as he put a cup of coffee in front of Evelyn.
What else could Evelyn say? She just nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay."
James did not say a word. He only took out a card, put it on the tea table, and pushed it to her, "Take it."
A bank card?
As soon as Evelyn saw the card in front of her clearly, she was stunned and opened her eyes wide. She didn't know what was going on and got so surprised.
"This..."
James withdrew his hand and put his elbows on his knees, "Well." He coughed and said, "My wife, that is to say Elizabeth. She's in a bad mood because of something recently."
Evelyn frowned. On the one hand, she blamed herself for not contacting Elizabeth recently. On the other hand, she was a little worried, "Elizabeth? What happened to her? But... Why did you give me this card?"
"Well, I hope you can find some time to accompany her recently. You two can go out for a walk and relax." He looked at her as he spoke, "She often mentions you. If you can accompany her and persuade her, maybe she will feel better. I know you have your own work, but I still hope that you can find some time to accompany her." After receiving a call from Lydia, James had this idea.
"No problem!" Evelyn agreed without hesitation, "But this card..."
"Take this card. If you go out with her, you'll have to spend money when you eat and go shopping."
Evelyn breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did she understand why James gave her a card, and she felt much more relaxed. Just now, she was really afraid that James would say something that made her want to beat him.
"Don't tell her that I've found you. Just ask her to go out as usual. Thank you."
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