Female Novel
Chapter 2012
Ian pulled her over to him before touching her face. "Calm down. I'm fine now, aren't I?"
Cindy frowned and hesitated for a moment before speaking. "How could you get yourself injured? Thatwas so careless of you."
Ian was reluctant to tell Cindy that he had gotten injured because he was trying to protect the femalelead. Both of them were in the midst of filming, and the prop had actually fallen in the direction of thefemale lead. Ian only got injured because he was trying to save her.
He didn't tell Cindy about this, not because he had anything to hide, but because he didn't want Cindyto overthink. It had been an instinctive gesture for him to protect the girl, and it had nothing to do withhis feelings for her. However, others might not trust him if he revealed this, so he figured that it'd bebetter for him to keep his mouth shut. He simply pulled Cindy's hand over to his lips before giving it akiss. "It was just an accident. I didn't want this to happen either. Don't blame me for this, okay?"
Cindy felt her heart melt upon hearing his words. "I'm not blaming you for anything. I was just worriedabout you."
After spending the morning in the hospital with Ian, they had lunch together before Cindy returned toher company. She had just started work a while ago, so she felt bad taking time off. The company'slunch break hadn't ended by the time she got there, so the office was somewhat empty. Cindy sat downand hesitated for a while before she pulled her phone out to send Gary a text.
She had gotten a brief summary of what Ian and Gary talked about during lunch, and it seemed like Iandealt with it pretty well.
It made complete sense for Gary to be angry. Everyone had their own stances on this matter, so thesituation was tricky. Since Gary still didn't reply to Cindy, she had no choice but to put her phone downbefore pulling out the files she had been working on.
Ian's injury wasn't too serious. Although he suffered a mild concussion, he would only have to rest for awhile before resuming his filming. Cindy felt rather exasperated upon hearing this. I can't believe he gotinjured from filming a modern drama. Is he unlucky, or is there something wrong with the productioncrew's safety measures?
But since Ian injured his head, the production crew agreed to give him an extension to his holiday sothat he could relax and rest for a while. That was the only silver lining they found in this matter. If Cindyand Ian were to get engaged then, they wouldn't have to do it in a rush.
After a while, the rest of Cindy's colleagues returned. They all knew that Cindy hadn't been around inthe morning—they were especially observant when it came to matters related to Cindy. When theyreturned to the office and saw Cindy there, they started sending each other looks across the room.Cindy was done looking through her files, so she took some draft paper with the intention of sketching.
Before she could start, Mary walked into the office. Everyone knew that Mary would only come overwhen she had to see Cindy, so the rest of Cindy's colleagues immediately turned to look at her onceMary entered. Cindy only responded to Mary when Mary stopped in front of her desk. "Yes? Is anythingthe matter?" novelbin
Mary nodded. "I was wondering if you're free tonight. Would you like to have dinner?"
"Dinner? Just the two of us?" Cindy was puzzled. Mary quickly shook her head with a smile. "No. Ofcourse it's not just us. There'll be some managers from other departments." Both of them were
speaking in their usual voices, so the people around them could hear their conversation.
If there are managers from other departments attending this dinner, then it seems like it is a prettyvaluable opportunity. Cindy hesitated for a moment, and Mary immediately picked up on it. "Are youbusy tonight?"
Cindy pouted for a moment. "Well, my boyfriend is free to come home tonight. You know how hisworking hours are rather odd, right? He's usually busy with filming, so it's rare for us to meet oneanother. I really wanted to spend the night at home with him."
Ian's hospitalization was hidden from the public, so Cindy had no choice but to come up with anexcuse.