Chapter 15 : It seems That your taste hasn't changed

That night, she moved in.

Locked the door and lay on the bed.

She slept soundly that night, even though she woke up in the early morning to video chat with her three children.

It was much safer than staying in the Imperial Garden.

After working a few days at the plastic surgery hospital, Alice looked just like Emma, a stable office worker, and no one could tell that she was a victim of persecution.

One afternoon, after finishing work and heading to the restroom, her phone vibrated.

Seeing an unfamiliar number, Alice froze.

She didn't know who it was, but subconsciously thought it might be Adam.

If it was him, she didn't dare answer.

She touched the screen and answered, "Hello?"

"Alice, it's me."

Alice's tense nerves relaxed, "Oh, do you need something?""I just left the company and happened to be passing by, want to grab a meal together?"

Alice immediately thought of Adam's warning that night and refused, "No, I'm a bit tired from work and don't really feel like going out."

"Okay, that's fine. Rest up and we'll make plans for next time." Ethan paused for a moment but didn't insist.

"Okay." Alice treated it as a standard courtesy.

She went to the restroom and then to the tea room.

Sitting inside, she drank water and looked at food delivery options on her phone, not sure what to eat.

The hospital didn't provide food or lodging, so she had to take care of it herself.

The salary was quite high. During the probation period, Alice would earn a minimum of 6,000 yuan, and after becoming a formal employee, she would earn 10,000 yuan. Her salary would be based on her performance, such as receiving commissions for introducing customers. This was much more than the guaranteed salary.

Alice thought that if it weren't for her situation, the prospects of earning such a job would be quite promising.She also thought about the three children she needed to take care of!

However, it was necessary to earn some milk money for the children before returning to them! Three children might be too much to feed!

"Alice." A female nurse came in carrying a lunch box. "This is for you."

"Mine?" Alice took it, a specially made hotel freshness bag and box, making her wonder.

"A man had it delivered to the front desk. I heard he's a handsome guy who drives a Porsche! Hey, is he your boyfriend?"

Alice was stunned. She knew who it was, Ethan...

The nurse didn't ask again when she saw that Alice didn't speak and turned and left.

Alice looked at the bag of food, feeling melancholy.

Because she refused to have dinner with Ethan, did he just use this method to make her eat?

Alice didn't have a presumptuous mindset, but when there was nothing to eat, having a delicious meal in front of her would certainly feel warm. Her stomach even growled.The sound of a text message came from her phone. When she opened it, it was from Ethan: No seafood, feel free to eat.

Alice stared at the short line of words, lost in thought and feeling a bit sour inside.

She never expected Ethan to remember that she couldn't eat seafood...

Alice replied, "Thank you, but I can't trouble you like this next time."

Ethan didn't reply, and she didn't know if he had heard her.

Alice took out the food box, opened it, and unsurprisingly, it was delicious and didn't have a hint of seafood flavor.

Since it was already delivered, she couldn't just not eat it.

As she ate, Alice thought to herself, they were all from the Davis Family, and they all didn't have a mother, so why was there such a big difference in their personalities?

Adam was a complete devil!

As she was finishing up, a tall and elegant figure leaned against the doorframe caught her eye.

Ethan walked in and sat down in the chair across from her, glancing at the empty food box. "Looks like your taste hasn'tchanged."

Alice blushed, feeling a bit embarrassed, and quickly packed up the food and put it aside. She wiped the corners of her mouth with a tissue and asked, "Why did you come over?"

"Not welcome?" Ethan asked seriously, looking towards the door. "Do you want me to close it?"

Alice chuckled at his teasing. "Won't that make people suspicious?"

Ethan looked at her beautiful and lively smile and felt a slight flutter in his heart, but he concealed it well.

As it turned out, someone did pass by the pantry, and it was Xia Zhixing, the owner of the plastic surgery hospital.

Upon seeing the people inside, he paused for a moment and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Ethan stood up and replied, "Just came in for a drink. Is there anything you need? This is your employee, Alice."

Xia Zhixing glanced at Alice and greeted her, "Hello." Then he turned to Ethan and said, "Actually, I have something to discuss with you. Can we talk in my office?"

Ethan noticed that Xia Zhixing didn't look well and asked, "Iseverything okay? You seem quite serious."

"The plastic surgery hospital is going to change ownership. Do you think that's serious? I'll be waiting for you in my office." Xia Zhixing turned and left.

Ethan turned to Alice and said, "I'll go see what he wants."

"Sure."

After they left, Alice stood in the pantry, lost in thought.

The plastic surgery hospital is changing ownership?

No way. She had just started to get used to her job here. Does that mean she'll have to find a new job again?

If they're not laying off employees, does that mean she can stay here?

That's impossible.

She only got this job through connections and has no knowledge of plastic surgery.

Oh well, she'll just wait and see if she gets laid off...

Ethan didn't show up for work that day.

Alice went to her own department to start her shift.In the afternoon, she heard her colleagues and even the doctors discussing the change of ownership at the plastic surgery hospital.

"I heard it's not an acquisition, but a direct purchase. It shows that the other party is very wealthy!"

"Purchase? Who on earth is it? That's too terrifying!"

Alice was also shocked. She knew very well the difference between purchasing and acquiring. Purchasing was much more expensive than acquiring!

The only advantage of purchasing was that it was faster than acquiring!

However, for normal businessmen, they would not choose to purchase...

"What if it's a forced transaction? Our Wan Mei Plastic Surgery Hospital in Star City is one of the best. How many celebrities come to us? How many resources do we have? Why would Boss Xia sell it? Either he was forced to, or he was cursed!"

"So, you mean the buyer not only has money, but also power?"

"Maybe it's someone important in Star City. Alice, what do you think?" One of the nurses asked her.

Like them, Alice was wearing a nurse's uniform and was a bit slow to react. "Maybe..."

She had left Star City for so many years and was like an outsider who knew nothing.

But one thing she was sure of was that the plastic surgery hospital was being forcibly bought and sold. Otherwise, Xia Zhixing wouldn't have asked for Ethan's help.

Alice hoped that the owner wouldn't change...

However, just one day later, the plastic surgery hospital changed ownership.

From the doctors' mouths, she learned that the management still led as they pleased, and the doctors and nurses below followed suit.

No one was laid off or had their positions changed, including Alice who was just a filler. The only one missing was their boss, Xia Zhixing.

It had been several days since the new boss took over, but they had yet to see any sign of him.

However, the lower-level employees didn't really care as long as they weren't laid off. It didn't matter who they worked for, as long as they had a job.