NOVPUBChapter 1046: Chapter 1046: What’s Meant to Come Will Come_1 Chapter 1046 -1046: What’s Meant to Come Will Come_1 Upon hearing this, Cindy Clarke immediately asked, “Have you been in trouble recently?”
Not waiting for Peggy Lewis to answer, Cindy expressed her dissatisfaction: “Why didn’t you tell me when you ran into trouble?
Don’t you consider me a friend anymore?”
Before, she didn’t have the capability, not to mention helping Peggy.
In many instances, it was Peggy who needed to help her instead.
Even though their relationship was good, it didn’t require such nitpicking.
However, Cindy felt that now that she had this ability.
Of course, it’s mainly due to Adrian’s capabilities.
But in any case, if Peggy had any issues, Adrian would surely lend a hand.
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Yet, she was surprised that Peggy didn’t tell her first when she encountered problems.
She felt somewhat excluded.
“No,” Peggy said softly, “It’s not that I didn’t tell you, I just didn’t have time to tell you yet.”
“Huh?” Cindy immediately understood, “Do you mean that before you had time to tell me, your problem was already solved by your friend?”
“Yes.” Peggy nodded.
“Who is your friend?
Do I know him?” Cindy, out of curiosity, asked.
She had a feeling it was Lyke Zhekova.
“Well…” Now, Peggy was somewhat caught in a bind and unsure how to explain to Cindy.
At this moment, Lyke Zhekova suddenly turned his head and asked, “Is it Cindy?”
Lyke’s voice was not too loud or too soft, just at a normal volume.
So, Peggy had no way to argue that he did it on purpose.
The volume was just right to be heard by Cindy.
“Is that Fourth Uncle?” Cindy’s hearing was excellent.
Peggy: “…”
She highly suspected that Lyke did it on purpose, but she had no evidence.
“Yes.” What’s going to come will eventually come.
After the matter was brought up, Peggy felt more relaxed.
“It’s just that Reish and Majestic were cooperating this time, and before that, I happened to have met with your Fourth Uncle.” Peggy explained.
She scratched her ears and said, “You know, I was competing for the manager’s position with a person in our department, right?”
“Just because of the collaboration with Majestic, we had an unpleasant time.” Peggy continued, “His tactics in securing contracts were not honest, yet he turned the tables and accused me.
He blamed all the things he did on me.”
“Because it involved Majestic, your Fourth Uncle helped me a lot.
I haven’t even had time to tell you that the problem has already been solved.” Peggy briefly explained.
The specifics, however, were too complicated to explain in a short period.
Lyke, listening by the side, heard Peggy referring to him as “your Fourth Uncle” over and over again.
It made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Cindy was surprised by this matter, but her thoughts weren’t sidetracked.
She still remembered the reason why Peggy initially came to see her.
Cindy was quite clear about this.
“So, you specially wanted to learn the stomach-nourishing cuisine from me for my Fourth Uncle, right?” Cindy asked with a smile, her face full of gossip.
Cindy talked to Peggy on the phone, without avoiding the two elders.
If it had been about something else, Cindy would have gone aside to talk.
But when she heard that one of the people involved was actually Lyke Zhekova.
Cindy chose to stay instead.
Moreover, when she mentioned Lyke’s name, both the kid and the Old Madam looked over instantly.
Their eyes were intense.
Both pairs of eyes were radiant, the strong presence attracting attention unavoidably.
Cindy understood their intentions.
She decided not to leave.
“Yes, it is.” Peggy braced herself and confessed.
Lyke Zhekova couldn’t hear what Cindy was saying on the other end.
Therefore, when he heard Peggy admit it, he didn’t find anything special about it.
“Isn’t it a hassle to keep sending food back and forth?” Cindy began with her questioning.
Peggy: “…”
Peggy would never admit that she was currently living at Lyke’s house.
If she did, Cindy would surely steer the conversation in another direction.
“It’s okay, it’s all in the name of sincerity!” Peggy said.
“That’s true.” After some thought, Cindy realised that the more times Peggy sent food, the more they would interact.
Through these back and forth trips, they could become even more familiar with each other.
Cindy said: “Peggy, my Fourth Uncle is a good man.”
Originally, Cindy wouldn’t have casually said this.
At least not in front of the elders.
At most, she would mention it privately to Peggy.
But since the Old Madam clearly expressed that she highly accepted Peggy.
Even wanted to find an opportunity to matchmake.
Then Cindy certainly wouldn’t mind saying it in front of the Old Madam.
As expected, upon hearing Cindy’s words, the Old Madam’s eyes became even brighter.
The Old Madam repeatedly nodded at Cindy, highly approving of Cindy’s evaluation of Lyke.
Lyke Zhekova is quite a good man!
Cindy continued: “Even though he is my Fourth Uncle and the generational gap is somewhat significant, his age isn’t that old, he’s still in his prime.
He’s only 6 years older than Adrian.”
With the turn of the year, Adrian had turned 31.
Time passed by so quickly, it was quite astonishing.
Peggy: “…”
The implications in Cindy’s words made her feel somewhat uneasy.
“Peggy, I don’t have any other intentions, I just want to tell you that there’s no need to feel burdened when interacting with my Fourth Uncle.
Just treat him as an equal.”
Cindy dared not say more.
She hadn’t confirmed with Lyke yet.
She didn’t know what Lyke’s thoughts were, so stirring Peggy’s heart prematurely would do more harm than good.
“You shouldn’t regard him as an elder like me purely because he is my Fourth Uncle.
He’s an elder to me, not to you, so treat each other as equals.” Cindy said.
Treating each other as equals, without the restriction of seniority.
At least Peggy could be more open and not erect a barrier between her and Lyke because of her relationship with Lyke.
Always interacting with Lyke with apprehension and burden makes one unable to truly loosen up.
Initially, she took a step forward, but then withdrew half a step.
“You are my friend, but there is no generational connection between you and my Fourth Uncle.” Cindy reminded her.
“Yeah, I know.” Peggy nodded.
Lyke Zhekova had explained this long ago and had already convinced her.
So now Peggy had been fully persuaded by Lyke Zhekova.
Added with what Cindy said, Peggy was now completely unburdened.
Moreover, she couldn’t help but be attracted to Lyke.
Now it’s impossible to consider him as an uncle based on seniority.
After all, they originally had no familial ties, why out of the blue call him uncle.
The deeper meaning of Cindy’s words was to let Peggy open up her heart.
To regard Lyke as a man of the same generation, and if there were feelings, to be more courageous about it.
But Cindy didn’t dare to say it directly to Peggy.
Fearing it might unnecessarily rouse her feelings.
She could only say this now to help Peggy open up her mind.
As for the rest, she had to let Peggy and Lyke develop freely.
“Alright, I’ll organise the stomach-nourishing recipes now.” Cindy said, “It’s not troublesome at all, I’ll tailor it for you.”
