It'll Come Naturally
Chapter 1334 The Encounter (Part One)

"Fuck off. We're not the same. I can live without a girlfriend, but you..." Tom quickly attacked Rain for his comments. Perhaps too quickly. Because he kept thinking about a certain girl, and didn't know why.

"You mad, bro? Come on, I was just joking. But duty calls. See you after work!" Rain was never one to follow the rules, being a very spontaneous guy. Even if he was one of the most important people in the company, he only did what he wanted. He even made his own schedule, never showing up at 9, and never leaving by 5. This annoyed Edward a bit. But as long as Rain did his job, Edward decided to turn a blind eye to his actions.

"Patricia, what the hell is up with your eyes?" Michelle asked loudly, as soon as she saw Patricia.

"Nothing. I'm good. I just drank too much water before I went to sleep last night." Patricia looked askance as she avoided Michelle's eyes. She was too ashamed to admit that she'd been crying.

"Still going to train? If you can't see that well you might get hurt." Michelle didn't notice that Patricia was lying. She was just worried about her. She was right, if you were concentrating on your red eyes or blinking too much, you might miss a critical turn and really get hurt. "I'm fine, really. Don't worry about me." Patricia looked at Michelle with grateful eyes. She really appreciated that Michelle cared about her. But she wasn't about to skip training. The race was too important to her, and she was definitely ready. "But I still don't think that it's a good idea. How about this? We skip training, go out, and have a few drinks! My treat. Sound good?" Michelle didn't know why, but she had a bad feeling about today. So she was going to try and convince Patricia to play hooky. "But I've already changed into my one-piece..." Patricia didn't like Michelle's suggestion much. She felt sad and lonely, so she decided to throw herself into her work, get her mind off a certain doctor. She wanted to let it all out.

"You can change back! It's no big deal." Michelle was persistent. She really didn't think that Patricia was in the right state of mind to train. And she was probably right. Last time, she just wounded herself. Who knew what might happen today.

"Okay." Patricia finally relented. Maybe it was a good idea. Though she couldn't train today, maybe she could still let alcohol numb her mind and lessen the pain she was feeling right now. And there was such a thing as overtraining. Probably a good idea to have a rest. "Awesome! Let's go grab a bite first. Then, to the bar!" she pointed, with a flourish. Michelle immediately dragged her away before she could change her mind. She wanted Patricia out and having fun before she could think too clearly.

Sometimes fate had a way of throwing us together with what we tried to leave behind. So when Patricia saw Tom again, she tried her best to ignore him.

"Mr. Xia! Fancy seeing you here." Michelle greeted Rain a bit excitedly. She remembered the time she got into a fight with a stranger on the road. Rain and Daisy helped her out.

"And you are..." Rain was a bit startled. He couldn't remember this girl. She clearly knew him, though. He racked his brain trying to come up with a name.

"Michelle! Remember? I got in an accident, but you and Daisy helped me." Michelle knew she wasn't that hot looking, but she didn't think Rain would completely forget her. To be honest, she was a bit disappointed. "Michelle?" Rain furrowed his eyebrows and tried to think. A young girl dressed like a punk came to mind. And finally, he remembered! "Oh! It's you! Long time no see. Looks like your fashion sense hasn't changed."

"Oh... I..." She wasn't sure it was a compliment. In fact, she wasn't sure what to say at all. Michelle didn't know how to take that. Did she really dress that badly?

Patricia stopped in her tracks because Michelle stopped to socialize. But she didn't even glance at Tom. She completely ignored him as if they were real strangers. 'This is what he wants anyway, right?' Patricia thought bitterly to herself. And that was just it. Tom didn't react, either.

"It is of course a compliment." Rain smirked. He saw her reaction, and he was his usual charming self. One could not tell from the look on his face if what he said was true or not. And that was Rain, all the time.

"Come on, let's go!" Tom interrupted. 'Thank God that annoying woman didn't try to talk to me. Otherwise, that would have been awkward, 'he thought. That was exactly what he wanted, wasn't it? He didn't want Patricia to keep pestering him. So why was he disappointed? Was she that far out of his league? Was he out of his mind? He hadn't even started drinking, for God's sake!

"Okay okay. We're going now. See ya." The only reason Rain stopped to talk to Michelle was that Daisy liked her. If it weren't for that, Rain wouldn't have given her the time of day.

"Of course. Bye!" Michelle said to Rain. Unlike the girls Rain had met before, she didn't approach him on purpose. It was just a chance meeting.

Rain stopped for a second when he walked past Patricia. He glanced at her with meaningful eyes but didn't say anything. Then he quickly caught up to Tom. He was curious. There was something going on there, something he didn't quite get.

"Hey! What is it with you and that girl? I know that look, by now, my friend. You guys know each other." Rain elbowed Tom's side as he said this. He knew it. Now he just had to get Tom to dish.

"What girl? That chick you talked with at the door?" Tom pushed open the door to the box in the bar. He knew who Rain was referring to by 'that girl', but he wasn't going to make it easy for him. Rain was being too nosy.

"Cut it out. I'm talking about the other one. Isn't she Leena's bestie? Are you dating her or what?" Rain followed Tom inside and closed the door. Being his usual lazy self, he immediately plopped down on the big sofa.