Love is the Sunshine

Carla gazed at Noah. She noticed his eyes kept shifting from her and Julie back and forth. Then she took the seat across the two as Julie took her place beside Noah.

Julie tried her best not to sit too close to Noah. When her hand grazed his sleeve, she jolted and shifted herself further away from him. Julie said, "Noah, I am here to dine with a friend. I didn't expect you and Ms. Carla would also be here.

Please don't mind me. Just enjoy yourselves! My friend is waiting for me." She was about to stand up when she felt someone tug her hand.

"Julie, there's no need to be shy around us! Just invite your friend to dine with us."

It was Carla who stopped her and Carla looked at Noah, convincing him to do something.

Noah cleared his throat as if he knew what Carla was thinking. He smiled, "Julie, since we just bumped to each other, why not ask your friend to come dine with us?"

Julie was surprised but it was replaced with a warm feeling in her system. She nodded as she smiled brightly. Then she called her friend to join them.

Once they were all seated, Julie's friend sat beside Carla.

The girl was more energetic than Julie, judging from her sunny smile. She looked at Noah and enthusiastically greeted him, "It's so great to meet you, Mr. Hua! Julie would always tell me about you. She keeps on going about how awesome you are. And finally, I met you in person! The person who makes my little Julie giddy!"

"Lily, please stop it,"

Julie whispered with her face getting flushed with embarrassment.

Lily Bai's eyes widened at Julie. "Come on, Julie! Why can't you be more open to your boyfriend? You're being too prude right now. If you won't ask him, then I'll ask for you!"

Lily Bai's eyes met Carla's. "So hey, I don't mean to be rude, miss, but what's your relationship with Julie's boyfriend?"

Lily Bai was, after all, Julie's best friend. She knew Julie could be some sort of a pushover and wasn't expressive of her feelings. She took it upon herself to be some kind of spokesperson for Julie.

Her sudden question made Carla dumbfounded. Then she broke into a polite smile. "Ah, Mr. Noah is a friend of mine. I was asking him for some information since I am going to a business trip tomorrow at HA City.

Since he comes from there and has a large influence there, I was asking for some information. Maybe he could offer me some help during my stay."

Noah looked at Carla. She didn't tell them the truth that he asked her out. Was she trying to protect him by making up stories?

"Hmph, I see. Looks like you're quite familiar with Mr. Hua, eh? You just called him by his first name. Do you know him well?" Lily Bai pushed on, ignoring Julie's pleading eyes.

decided to teach Julie to fight for her boyfriend. How could she let others girls get too close with her man? Why

she kept being like that, Noah would become another

feel Lily Bai's hostility. Her

so impolite! If you are really casual acquaintances, you should call him in a polite way. Why are you even

lectured Carla with one raised eyebrow and crossed arms. She brushed off Julie's hand, which was desperately trying to stop her under the table.

smiling, "Of course. I shall remember it. Thank you. Time to dig

down and started eating.

Lily Bai insult her not because she

have dunked the bowl

wasn't with Terence at the moment. She

boyfriend alone first. It was normal for Julie and her friend to mistake their relationship and get mad at

sensed something and her face

pushed Julie to Noah's car and she waved goodbye

to drive this little girl home. Don't worry, Mr. Hua. I'll take care

Julie

look at Carla and mumbled, "Disgraceful coquette!

"I'm not going to drive

She wasn't even going inside her car even if she got invited. Then

was driving silently.

passenger seat nervously. She didn't spoke a

silence was becoming too unbearable for

enough for she had stayed with him for years.

to be expressive. Yet she knew that the quieter he would be, the angrier

a single word, after all. She wished she could have done something to prevent Lily Bai from running

snapped out of her thoughts when she realized that he already parked by

trembled as tears were edging at the corners of her eyes. "N-Noah, I'm sorry for what happened just

Carla to apologize tomorrow. Just please don't

elegantly. Finally he

mad so she leaned towards him and put her head against his

my fault. I won't let Lily do that again. I'm so

finished the cigar.