Love is the Sunshine

Chapter 181 Business Travel To HA City

After ending the call with Terence, Carla kept wondering about what he had said to her.

If Noah approached her with a purpose just as Terence said, then what did he want?

What could he get from her? She was just an ordinary girl.

Carla sensed that Terence was holding something back from her. Things just weren't adding up, and it

was becoming more and more evident as time passed that there was definitely something going on.

It was becoming all so overwhelming for her, and her mind was a mess thinking about it all.

'Just forget it! Stop thinking about it, ' she thought to herself, feeling frustrated.

No matter what the secret was, the truth would always managed to surface in the end.

The next morning, when Carla arrived at the company, her desk was already stacked high with work

waiting for her to do. She was only slightly injured and didn't want to be the reason to slow everyone

else down.

"Carla! The manager wants to see you in his office, now," informed one of her colleagues.

"Okay, I'll be there soon."

Carla put down the order sheets on the desk and headed out towards the manager's office.

"You wanted to see me, sir?"

asked Carla as she pushed the door open. The manager was engrossed in his work behind the desk.

When he heard her, he said, "Carla, come in.

Please, have a seat." Manager Zhao placed a thick file in front of Carla he then rested back onto his

seat and said, "Carla, there's a package of high standard goods that needs someone to supervise in

the factory personally.

I was wondering if it would be convenient for you to take a business trip? The factory is in a newly

developed suburban area in HA City. Naturally, the business trip will be subsidized. Can you make it?" Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

Carla took the file and looked through it. Since she had been working in the company for a while now,

she knew the importance that this package of goods had. It needed to be handled with high precision.

Any deviation would have a significant influence on the end result.

It had happened several times in the past. However, this time, the order was substantial, so it was

needless to say that the company expected to arrange for Carla to have a business trip to make sure

everything ran smoothly.

"It won't be long. A week at most. The key is to make sure that their products match our sample

products. If there's any problem ask them to fix it and deliver the goods in time," added Manager Zhao.

Carla thought about it and nodded. "Okay, no problem."

Since Sean wasn't at home with her, then she really didn't have an excuse not to accept the offer to go.

"All right. You can leave work earlier today. Go home and pack what you need for the trip, and you will

be leaving tomorrow morning. I will send the rest of the details like the address of the factory and the

booked hotel to your phone later.

You can choose the method of transport that you would prefer to get there. Either train, coach, or by

plane. It doesn't matter; the company will pay for it,"

said Manager Zhao nodding to her approvingly. He admired Carla because she was hardworking and

wasn't afraid to get her hands dirty if the task required it. Unlike some other urban girls who wouldn't

dream of even breaking a nail.

"Carla, once you come back from this business trip I will give your salary a raise. Even though you

haven't worked here for very long, you have proven to be an excellent employee and very good at your

job. We really need more people like you."

Carla was flattered and smiled awkwardly. She felt a little guilty because she was planning on resigning

from the company by next month.

Sean was alone in JA City. How could she leave him there by himself and not worry about him?

In the afternoon, when Carla had left work earlier, she bought some items that she would need for the

trip. Since it was still too early to go home, she decided to pay Karen a visit.

When she had finished visiting Karen, it was already getting dark outside. So she headed for home.

"Noah?" asked Carla when she saw him standing beside his Land Rover, which was parked under her

apartment building.

'What is he doing here?' wondered Carla.

When Noah saw her approaching, he gave her a soft charming smile that would even mesmerize

middle-aged women that were passing by. "I'm worried about you. Are you getting better?" asked

Noah.

Carla smiled and nodded back. "I'm fine. It's just a small injury. Noah, you really didn't need to come

here and visit me in person."

"It's nothing. I'm free today, so I came here to have dinner with you. You haven't had dinner yet, have

you?" asked Noah with his beautiful hazel eyes gazing at her softly.

Carla hesitated for a moment and then replied with a warm smile, "No, I haven't had dinner yet. But—

will Julie be okay with you and me having dinner alone?"

Although Julie didn't like Carla, Carla could understand why. Carla didn't actually hate her.

When Noah heard her mention Julie's name, he remained composed. Smiling gently at her with

sparkling eyes, he said, "It's all right. You're just the woman that did me a favor, and now I'm paying you

back for it. She will totally understand."

Carla couldn't help but laugh out loud at what he said. "Noah, I'm afraid you don't really understand

women. Women can become very jealous over the simplest things especially when she is your

girlfriend."

"Trust me, she won't. It will be all right. Just get in the car," insisted Noah as he opened the passenger

door for Carla to get in.

She was going to say something else but swallowed back the words and kept quiet instead.

Carla had her own plan. Since Terence had already warned her that Noah approached her for his own

purpose but wouldn't give her any details, then Carla was going to find out the reason for herself.

Noah took her to a well known and famous fish restaurant in BH City.

The restaurant was so popular that all the tables were already taken during dinner time. However, their

seats were apparently reserved beforehand.

The interior of the restaurant was nicely decorated, and everything was made out of wood. The window

sills were adorned with window flower boxes that were filled with beautiful blooming flowers. Carla

gazed outside the window, enjoying the vast green lands that surrounded the restaurant. A gentle

breeze blew on her face, and she closed her eyes, imagining that she was in an open field.

Noah quietly observed her and smiled. It seemed that he had picked the right place.

"Noah, I need to go on a business trip to HA City tomorrow," said Carla, turning to him after she had

finished taking pictures of the beautiful view with her phone.

She had informed him just in case he would come and try to find her again.

"HA City?" Noah frowned and seemed surprised.

"Yes." Shortly afterward, the waiter brought the charcoal grilled fish to their table. When Carla breathed

in the delicious aroma, she couldn't wait to grab her chopsticks and take a bite. "I'll only be gone for just

a few days. If my memory serves me right, Noah, you are from HA City, right?" said Carla.

Noah nodded. "Yes, and I happen to be going back to HA City as well to run some errands. I can take

you there."

Carla was slightly taken aback at the coincidence but soon nodded and smiled. "All right, thank you,

Noah. It seems that I will have to bother you yet again, then.

The fish is so delicious! Try it!" She had never had any fish as delicious as this.

Noah picked his chopsticks up and said, "Do you remember the restaurant Gangnam Building in HA

City that I told you about? I'll take you there this time."

At the mention of food, Carla couldn't refuse and immediately nodded. She also had other plans

brooding in her mind.

The Hua family had so many secrets.

She had just found out that Terence would marry another daughter of the Hua family. Why did it always

have something to do with the Hua's?

Only by approaching Noah could Carla finally find out the truth.

So now she changed her attitude and would not refuse Noah anymore. She was curious about what

was hidden behind them.

After dinner, Carla went to the bathroom. When she came back, she saw Julie.

She was dining in the next room.

Julie also noticed her and was surprised as she didn't expect to see Carla here.

"Julie? You're here as well. I was wondering why Noah didn't ask you to dine with us,"

asked Carla as she went to greet her since they had already seen each other.

"Carla? What a coincidence! You're here with— Noah?" Julie stood up from her table and came out of

the room, she glanced down the hall, trying to spot where Noah was.

It was apparent by Julie's reaction that she didn't know that Noah was having dinner here with Carla.

Carla suddenly felt awkward and self-conscious.

'Why did they both choose to dine at the same restaurant? Or was it just a coincidence?' wondered

Carla to herself.

"It's all right. You continue to enjoy your dinner," said Julie looking down at the floor.

"No, wait, Julie!" Carla held her by the arm. She felt terrible that Julie had mistaken her dinner with

Noah for something else.

And she didn't want Julie to suffer unnecessarily.

Carla led her in front of their room and pulled the curtain apart. "Hey! Noah, look who I ran into," said

Carla, smiling.

Then she pulled Julie into the room with her.