Meeting You Was Fate

Turning around, Nathan smiled and gave Mandy a gentle look.
"I'm in the underground garage of the MK International Restaurant. I'm sitting inside my car." Audrey was in a daze as she
looked at herself in the mirror. Maybe it was because she was too drunk, but for some reason, an absurd scenario kept playing in
her head.
"Send me the address. I'll send someone to pick you up." While still on the call, Nathan hugged and gave a doting smile to
Mandy.
The smile brought unusual ease to Mandy's mind. Closing her eyes, she snuggled into his warm chest. After taking a deep
breath, she relished the minty scent of her man.
Audrey's face went stiff. After what seemed like years to her, she said, "Nathan. Can't you come and pick me up?" She bit her
lips, feeling helpless. She looked picture-perfect, aggrieved, and frail.
"I'm already in bed. Serge will be there in ten minutes," said Nathan.
Audrey felt displeased and unsatisfied with this kind of treatment. She curled her lips and asked, "Nathan, is it because of your
wife?"
"Audrey, don't get me wrong, but I won't come even if my wife is okay with it. After all, it's so late in the night. I know we are
friends, but we still have to keep some boundaries," Nathan said without giving Audrey any time to refute.
Audrey's eyes instantly turned red and tears began trickling down. Using her slender fingers, she quietly wiped the tears away.
She took a breath and sobbed. "Nathan, I'm sorry for bothering you so late. I didn't mean to do it, it's just... It's just my first day
working at the hospital, and the doctors in my department already don't like me. I didn't do anything wrong, but they are still so
hostile towards me. I feel so wronged! The Dean of the hospital held a party this evening in the guise of welcoming me. They
kept toasting me. I drank too much. I'm sorry."
Nathan wasn't touched by her words. "You are just overthinking," he said without much thought.
"No! They really don't like me." Audrey's makeup was in a mess due to her tears.
"Well, don't think too much. I'll ask Serge to pick you up. Bye," Nathan said in a cold tone. His voice was just as cold as the
weather outside. It was cold enough to make Audrey realize the distance between them.

Audrey was not stupid. She sneered, "Sorry for disturbing your sleep! You don't have to ask anyone to pick me up. I'll just call my
driver."
"Okay," Nathan answered and hung up the phone. He thought, 'If you could call your driver, why did you call me?'
Actually, Nathan knew the answer as he wasn't a fool. He knew that Audrey had feelings for him. But he was already committed,
so he kept a certain distance from her.
It was quiet on the balcony. Nestling on Nathan's chest, Mandy hooked her arms around his neck like a koala. Her red cheeks
shook as she breathed on his neck and whispered near his ear, "Audrey?"
Glancing at her with his obsidian eyes, he answered without hiding anything, "Yes. She was drunk and asked me to pick her up."
"Why don't you go?" Mandy joked.
"Won't you be angry if I go there? You will get angry, we will go through a cold war, I will coax you, and finally, we will make up.
So, why should I even bother making you angry? I'm perfectly happy now." His low and deep voice sounded especially elegant
on this hazy night. Mandy's heart couldn't help but bloom like a lotus when she heard his answer.
"Yeah, you did right. You acted like a prim and proper husband tonight." Mandy raised her head and smiled, looking cute. She
reached out her hand and scratched his nose like a playful cat.
Mandy's hand was caught by Nathan before it could retreat. As his warm breath caressed her fingertips, he asked with raised
eyebrows, "Where did you learn this?"
"I learned it from you." Using her other hand, she pinched his waist and sneakily rubbed his abdominal muscles—his abs to say.
As if a cat catching its prey, Nathan caught her hand and threatened, "Little girl, you are walking on a thin rope. Provoke me
again, and I will eat you up."
The threat was effective because Mandy turned docile within seconds. As a result of her afternoon nap, she wasn't all that sleepy
before. But it was getting late now, and the fatigue and sleepiness finally caught up to her. She lifted his big hand close to her
cheek and said, "Well... I'm tired after taking care of Adrian the whole day. So, we shouldn't do...that, okay?"
Nathan looked Mandy up and down. Her tender face looked beautiful under the moonlight. If not for those dark circles under her
eyes, she would look like a descended goddess. Obviously, she didn't sleep well these days.

In fact, taking over the Mandy Mall placed a lot of pressure on Mandy's shoulders. Fortunately, she had a competent assistant
who helped her a lot.
"I see. You must be tired. You have been staying up till late recently. Look at those dark circles. You look like a panda."
"Nathan, to be honest, I want to be a panda in my next life.
You know why?" "Because you are lazy.
Ha-ha!" "Why can't I be lazy? If everyone is as hard-working as you, the world will become chaotic! Life should be equal parts fun
and work!" exclaimed Mandy.
"So... Your dream is to become a panda?" Nathan raised his eyebrows, and the corner of his mouth formed a smile.
Mandy shrugged and spread out her hands. "Yes, it's so good to be a panda. I will be cute, soft, and well taken care of every day.
There would be no need to manage human relationships. Also, animals are kinder than humans."
Nathan embraced her tighter. "It's okay if you want to be a panda. But you have to remember, you will be my wife in the next life
too."
Hearing Nathan's commitment, Mandy instantly cheered up. After that, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle. "I didn't
expect that you would have the same dream as mine."
"If I could choose, then I would choose to become an animal for sure. Although an animal's lifespan is short, it's still better and
simpler than a human life. Anyway... Whatever species you decide to become in the next life, I will become the same and protect
you in the next life too." Nathan used his long arms to hold Mandy's head and ruffled her hair while smiling.
Mandy and Nathan hugged each other with passion. After standing on the balcony for a while, they went into the room and found
Adrian asleep. When she looked at his sleeping face, a warm feeling rushed into Mandy's heart.