In fact, she also had hidden motives, wanting to see if she could get so useful information about FZZL from Julian Xavier’s mouth.
Serena Jennings called the waiter first and calmly ordered a cup of coffee, then turned to Julian Xavier and said:
"Because I have both business and personal matters to discuss with you... such as... Lana."
Julian Xavier lifted his eyes slightly and smiled, "It seems that not only are you half my leader in the project, but whether or not I can marry Lana may also depend on your expression."
Hearing Julian Xavier ntion "marry," Serena was a bit surprised, not expecting Julian and Lana Xavier to have progressed so quickly.
"I only have Lana as a close friend, so her future happiness, I naturally have to help her keep an eye on."
"Hmm, you’re right..." Julian Xavier supported his chin with his hands, squinting and smiling, "Then to leave a good impression on you, tell , what do you want to know about the FZZL project?"
"Not much, you don’t need to tell any top secrets, I just want to know how this system operates, the current challenges it’s facing, and how much profit it can bring to us shareholders after launch."
Serena spoke in a businesslike manner, flawless, seemingly without any ulterior motives.
Julian Xavier naturally revealed everything straightforwardly.
However, while explaining the FZZL project to Serena, one of his hands was under the table, constantly tapping on his phone.
Outside, the sky gradually darkened; neon lights began to glow, with cars bustling by.
Lana, excited, arrived at Cat Eye Café. As soon as she approached, she saw Serena sitting by the window.
Sitting opposite Serena was Julian Xavier.
"Oh?!"
Lana’s eyes widened.
Tonight was rare, as Julian had actively invited her out. She had dressed up ticulously, expecting to spend a sweet evening alone with Julian.
But who could have thought that Serena would beat her to it?
"No, no, no..."
Lana shook her head forcefully.
Serena and Julian Xavier didn’t have much of an overlap, perhaps she misunderstood sothing.
If she just walked in and asked clearly, the misunderstanding would naturally be resolved.
That’s what Lana thought, but her feet wouldn’t move.
She didn’t know why she hesitated about whether to go in right now.
Her heart felt restless, and before she made a decision, Serena had already walked out accompanied by Julian Xavier.
Instinctively, Lana pressed herself against the wall, hiding, unclear why she was acting guilty as a thief.
After Serena left, Julian stood at the store entrance, pretending he had just seen Lana.
"Lana? Why are you standing here?"
"Ah... I... I..."
Lana stamred.
"Did you just arrive?"
"Mm..."
"So did I."
"Huh?"
Lana’s eyes widened.
Julian had clearly been sitting in the shop with Serena for quite a while.
So, Julian was... lying to her?
Lana shook her head.
She shouldn’t think like this about Julian; he might have intentionally not ntioned Serena to avoid misunderstanding.
However...
Lana followed Julian inside.
The more he hid, the more uncomfortable she felt.
They simply had a cup of coffee and ate so sweet treats as Lana’s doubts gradually dissipated.
She originally thought it was already late, and their date was over, but Julian took her to a hotel.
"Wait a minute..."
Lana stood at the hotel entrance, her face flushed.
"Let confirm, we’re... dating, right?"
"Of course, would you have physical intimacy with a man who isn’t your boyfriend?"
"Of course not!"
Lana almost bit her tongue, fearing Julian might misunderstand.
Since they were boyfriend and girlfriend, going to a hotel together was naturally expected!
Lowering her head, Lana followed Julian inside.
But she felt like they sohow skipped so steps.
For example...
Did Julian ever say he liked her?
Lana’s doubts were overshadowed by Julian’s sweet words, and they rolled in bed again. This ti, Lana at least didn’t pass out from pain, but afterward, she was too shy to look Julian in the face.
Julian and Lana lay on the sa big bed, the atmosphere between them was both ambiguous and awkward.
Lana usually felt she was quite carefree and talkative, yet now she couldn’t think of anything to talk about with Julian.
"Lana..."
Julian finally spoke first.
He held Lana’s hand gently.
"Tell about yourself!"
"About ?"
"Yes... We’ve known each other for a short ti; I want to know more about you, like your past... What were you like when you were studying?"
Having a topic, Lana imdiately began to chat.
Julian guided Lana to share her high school life effortlessly.
"In high school, I was closest to Serena and Ethan White..."
"Serena... you an Serena Jennings?"
"Yeah!"
"I heard she’s Caleb Lockwood’s wife..."
"Ex-wife, ex-wife!"
Lana corrected urgently.
"Just ntioning that scumbag makes angry."
Julian chuckled quietly.
"According to you, Serena ca from an ordinary family, how did she manage to reach the CEO of the Lockwood Group?"
Lana told Julian the story of how Serena once saved Caleb.
"But Serena said she and Caleb knew each other long ago, when she was 13. Caleb was Serena’s first love, but that jerk didn’t even rember and had long forgotten about her."
"...I see..."
Julian raised an eyebrow.
"Tell more! I love hearing Lana talk."
Thus, Lana and Julian talked late into the night; officially, Julian was listening to Lana talk about herself, but most of the conversation revolved around Serena.
After spring began, the weather gradually started to warm up, and today finally showed signs of spring.
Serena was invited to the Golden Sparrow Palace.
Today, the Blackwood Family hosted an outdoor cocktail party on the lawn outside the Golden Sparrow Palace, to welco Ian Blackwood back ho formally.
Having returned from Zephyria, Ian was now gilded with a PhD.
The cocktail party invited nearly all the notable figures from the political and business circles of City A.
Though the Blackwood Group and The Lockwood Group had past grievances, since the FZZL project began, they had started cooperating, so Caleb Lockwood was also among the invitees.
Serena hadn’t expected to be invited at all.
While she was a master in jewelry design, in the business world, her capital was far from notable.
However, her invite was handwritten by Ian Blackwood, showing sincere intentions, so she didn’t decline.
Though the weather ward up, wearing revealing gowns at an outdoor cocktail party still felt cold, so Serena chose a dark green, three-quarter sleeve silk velvet dress, with a princess neckline adorned with scattered diamonds and sequins, and a fitted rmaid hem with luxurious and exquisite gold embroidery.
To stay warm, she draped a white mink cape over her dress.
Stepping onto the lawn, she felt countless eyes watching her.
Among them were Ian Blackwood, Peter, Patrick Rhodes, and—
Caleb Lockwood.
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