At noon, Jane Quinlan went upstairs to find Kay Forrest.
Surprisingly, Wendy wasn’t there.
She pushed the door open and Kay Forrest was extremely busy.
Seeing her come in, he waved and said, "Come here, baby."
Jane Quinlan approached: "Why are you so busy?"
"After today, I won’t have much to do.
Actually, I could have spread this work over a few days.
But I want to get it done early so I can accompany you to your hometown."
"Ah? You’re going with me to my place? When?"
Kay Forrest smiled: "To take you home."
"No need, it’s not that hard to get a bus ticket, there are extra buses to my place."
"I make the decisions," Kay Forrest said as he pulled her onto his lap.
"Don’t argue with me about this, just listen.
Since we’re planning to get married, I should meet your parents beforehand and talk to them about it."
Jane Quinlan looked at him, unaware that he had already planned it.
With him, she felt secure in any situation.
"Why didn’t I see Wendy, did she go out?"
"She went upstairs to deliver documents to my dad," he said, clamping the files: "Let’s go, time to eat."
Jane Quinlan frowned: "Aren’t you going to ask why I wanted to eat in the cafeteria today?"
Kay Forrest affectionately kissed her: "I don’t need a reason for your actions."
Jane Quinlan sighed; Kay Forrest really spoiled her too much, wasn’t he afraid of spoiling her beyond control?
She held his hand and spoke as they walked: "I’ve thought it through today, ’Rumors stop with the wise’ they say.
But I see none of these rumor-mongers trying to be wise.
If that’s the case, then let me be that wise person.
Otherwise, I’m afraid these little things will constantly bother them and we won’t have a pleasant time."
"Alright, then we’ll play it by ear."
He held her hand, and the two of them entered the restaurant noticeably.
The restaurant was bustling with people.
"So many people," Kay Forrest somewhat helplessly furrowed his brows, "Don’t you find it noisy?"
"It’s a bit noisy, but my brother said that the food in the Skyward Group cafeteria is incredibly delicious."
"Your brother’s exaggerating," he said, pulling her through the crowd into the kitchen.
The cafeteria manager saw Kay Forrest coming and quickly ran up to bow respectfully.
"Director Forrest, you’re here, dining here today?"
"Yes, what’s on the menu today? Bring the menu."’
As the manager turned to fetch it, Jane Quinlan immediately said, "Oh, no need, I’ll check it out myself."
She let go of Kay Forrest’s hand and walked to the serving counter.
Many people were queuing outside to get food, and almost everyone could see Jane Quinlan serving herself.
After choosing two portions, she brought them to Kay Forrest, "Okay, what do you think?"
"You got everything I like, let’s go."
Kay Forrest took the tray and turned around; she followed him to a vacant table in the restaurant and sat down.
Curious glances came their way, and Kay Forrest looked at her, "Go ahead, try the food and see if it’s really tasty."
Jane Quinlan tasted a bite of the dish and nodded, "It’s pretty good, you want to try?"
Kay Forrest smiled at her, then picked a piece of eggplant from her plate and tasted it: "I still prefer the dishes you make."
"But this is a cafeteria, being able to make food that tastes like restaurant quality is impressive enough, you’re just too picky."
Seeing some sauce on the corner of her mouth, he pulled out a tissue to wipe it for her.
"You’re not a child, why do you eat so messily?"
"With you here, what’s there to worry about?"
She smiled sweetly and joyously.
Her Kay Forrest knew exactly why she wanted him to dine in the cafeteria, to show affection publicly.
She didn’t even have to mention it, he was already doing it so well.
While they were midway through their meal, Evie Larkin arrived, carrying her tray over to their table, her face weary but with a faint smile.
"Kay, Miss Quinlan, what a rare sight, you dining in the cafeteria too."
Jane Quinlan looked up at Evie Larkin, "Yes, Miss Larkin, I heard the cafeteria food is delicious, so I asked Forrest to bring me to try."
"Yes, the dishes and flavors are quite good here."
She looked around and said: "No one here, right? Can I join you guys?"
Kay Forrest didn’t look at her from the beginning to the end, disinterested in her presence.
Jane Quinlan nodded: "Sure, take a seat, Miss Larkin."
Evie Larkin sat down after placing her tray, "I was wondering why the cafeteria was so quiet today, it turns out you all are here."
"I also heard the cafeteria has been very lively, especially recently.
Everyone’s been discussing your issue with Forrest.
Now I’m also involved."
"Gossips are unavoidable, Miss Quinlan, don’t take it to heart.
Otherwise, you’d get a headache being talked about every day."
Kay Forrest said coldly: "Right, you’ve been spoken of as the victim instead of the culprit, you needn’t care."
Jane Quinlan patted his hand: "Alright, stop talking."
"You see, at times you always stop me from talking.
Others are calling you a homewrecker, and you remain silent."
Jane Quinlan smiled at Evie Larkin: "Miss Larkin, don’t mind it.
These days, because everyone is saying I’m the third party that split you and Forrest apart, he’s quite upset."
"I’ve also heard some, and even people have asked me if it was true.
I don’t know why such rumors would emerge.
I’ve clearly explained to many people, it’s not like that.
Kay and I had broken up many years ago.
But the rumors seem not to have subsided at all.
Miss Quinlan, I’m really sorry for making you take the blame because of me."
Evie Larkin’s face showed guilt as she spoke.
Jane Quinlan laughed: "It is a bit unfair, today I even heard someone in the restroom calling me shameless, saying I stole your boyfriend."
Kay Forrest looked at her: "They said it to your face? Do you know who they were?"
"Yes, I saw them, they are from the advertising department, one named Stephen Quentin, the other Frances Lewis."
Kay Forrest nodded: "Okay, don’t be upset, I’ll take care of it for you. This afternoon I will ask finance to distribute their annual bonuses and the last month’s salary.
Starting next year, they can start looking for jobs elsewhere."
He said and raised his hand to rub her head: "Next time you hear someone gossiping about you, the first thing is to remember their names, remember their department, don’t bother about anything else.
There are countless people who want to work at Skyward Group.
If they don’t want to work, let them talk freely as they wish."
Jane Quinlan didn’t say anything like ’don’t do this’.
In fact, she wanted Kay Forrest to do just so.
Why come to the cafeteria today? To show affection and serve as a warning to others.
There definitely were people around who heard their conversation, so let’s see who dares to gossip in the future.
Initially, she also thought about trying to understand their feelings.
Because a woman like her being together with an outstanding man like Kay Forrest, it’s normal for them to be displeased.
But just because they are discontent, do they need to hurt her with words?
Her stepping back isn’t because she’s weak or easy to bully; it’s because she wanted to be considerate towards them.
But since no one can see her compromises, and they still aggressively insult her, they even start insulting her after her parents.
Then she has nothing more to yield.
She, who did nothing wrong, has no reason to bear the infamy of a homewrecker.
Thus, Kay Forrest’s decision to fire those two, she clapped and supported.
Seeing that Jane Quinlan didn’t speak, Evie Larkin actually looked towards Kay Forrest on the opposite side to plead for those two employees.
"Kay, isn’t your decision to dismiss them a bit too harsh?
They just unwittingly followed others in gossiping a few sentences.
They had made a lot of effort to get into the company initially.
"So, they went through great pains to get into the company just to gossip about the future lady of the company and give her trouble?
Skyward Group needs employees, not adversaries.
If they don’t respect the future Young Lady, the company will not respect their past efforts either."
Kay Forrest said, put down his chopsticks: "No one needs to persuade me about this, if anyone feels what I’m doing is wrong, they can resign themselves.
I, Kay Forrest, am , acting on whims and feelings.
It doesn’t matter if they call me a playboy, but they can’t hurt the woman I love.
Jane Quinlan is my bottom line, anyone who touches it will be unlucky."
Having said that, he stood up and pulled Jane Quinlan with him as they left the cafeteria.
The moment they left, the cafeteria erupted into chaos.
Evie Larkin put down her chopsticks, lowered her eyes, closed them, and tears began to fall relentlessly.