"I'm used to it!" Lawrence's tone immediately became relaxed, "I can handle the work well."
Evelyn scratched her hair, "That's good, ha-ha..."
"It's not very good." Lawrence's tone became depressed again.
"What's wrong? Is your work not going well?
Didn't you say that you could..."
Before Evelyn could finish speaking, Lawrence said softly, "Because this isn't my home, and I can't see that girl who I want to see at anytime."
Evelyn's heart plunged.
Her heart was knocking wildly, and then her whole body became a little hot.
Although Lawrence didn't make it very clear, she immediately understood that the girl he referred to was her.
"..."
She pursed her lips, and her mind was blank.
"Evelyn?"
"Ah?"
"Are you listening?" Lawrence's voice became lower and lower.
"Yeah, I'm here."
"I miss you so much."
Evelyn held her breath. To be exact, it seemed that her breath was not so smooth.
"When I eat, I miss you. When I work, I miss you. When I have a meeting, I miss you. When I talk to others, I miss you. I even miss you before I fall asleep every day. We're far away from each other now, and there is a time difference. When I'm eating, you're sleeping. When I'm sleeping, you're at a daytime. But... I can't stop myself from thinking about you."
"I wonder if you have a good meal. I wonder whether you can fall asleep soundly or not. I wonder if you are happy today."
"Evelyn...." Lawrence paused, "I wish that I could fly back to A City right now, even if I can just take a look at you."
Evelyn took a deep breath and slowly swallowed, "You'd better... work hard." She thought for a moment and added, "You can come back early after you finish your work over there. Otherwise, you'll get sick if you... run back and forth."
When she heard Lawrence's words, she was touched. However, she didn't think that she was fully-prepared.
If she promised to be his girlfriend, he would definitely come back. If... he came back, they would really be in a relationship.
She was not sure... if she wanted to be his girlfriend.
"It's okay." Lawrence said unconcernedly, "Evelyn...."
"Go ahead."
"Do you want me to go back to see you?"
Although Lawrence asked her like this, he was somewhat cautious and expectant.
Evelyn was in a dilemma and didn't know how to answer him at the moment.
She replied to him in a euphemistic way just now. In fact, she wanted to leave herself a way out.
Maybe she was selfish and it made her not so lovely. But what could she do?
Evelyn frowned. What did Lawrence say? Did he want to improve himself in front of her? How could she deserve it?
"Don't worry. I'll try my best. As you just said, if I can do a good job this time, 1*11 show my strength and satisfy my uncle. In that case, it'll be much easier for me to do business in the future."
"Right." Evelyn said, "So you have to focus on your work now. As for the other things... let's talk about them when you come back."
He had said that he might stay aboard for a very long time. He didn't know exactly when he could come back.
When he returned, she would make up her mind, right?
At that time, whether he would ask her or not, she could give him an answer and tell him whether she was willing to be his girlfriend or just a common friend. At that time, she would not hesitate anymore.
"Okay. I'll try my best to finish the work here as soon as possible."
"Mm."
"It should be 11:30 p.m in A City now. Go to bed early."
"Okay, go and do your own work."
"Good night."
Subconsciously, Evelyn wanted to say "good night" to Lawrence, but she suddenly remembered that it was daytime in England. She thought for a moment, and only replied with one word, "Okay."
Just as she was about to hang up the phone, Lawrence suddenly stopped her, "Evelyn!"
Evelyn's hand paused, and she had to put the phone back to her ear again, "Huh? Whafs wrong?"
"Nothing. I... just want to tell you... Wait for me to come back."
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