The Mismatch Was Supposed to End Chapter 3

Olivia put the cup on the bar, took the tissue she handed over, crumpled it in his hand, and wiped it on his wet clothes as if he was just going through the motions. He nodded and said, "You too, you're even more beautiful now."

She responded to her previous sentence without denying her. She imitated her tone and took over the topic as if nothing had happened.

It sounds quite polite, but this is her evaluation from the bottom of her heart. She had been attracted to this face involuntarily before. She was amazed when she first met her and couldn't help wanting to make friends with her. At that time, she thought it might be because she was more obsessed with looks.

Josh seemed not to hear her compliment. He half-lowered his eyes, looking guilty, staring at Olivia's waist and abdomen, as if the unlikely encounter was not as attractive as being charged with a cup of Coke.

Not wanting to make the person standing still in front of her feel too guilty, and mainly because she couldn't stand such an embarrassing situation, Olivia rubbed her waist with paper, feeling that she would feel uncomfortable if she didn't rub it a few times. She said sympathetically: "It's not a big problem. My clothes are black, so you can't see anything. But you..."

Josh followed her drooping gaze and looked down. The beige skirt was splashed with a lot of Coke, and irregular brown spots were printed on the skirt. With the owner's perfect face, it really made people want to change this dirty skirt for her immediately and replace it with a clean white one.

Josh shook his head: "It's okay, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Hearing her guilt-filled tone, Olivia wanted to ask her to just leave alone. After all, in Josh's eyes, they probably weren't that familiar with each other before. To put it bluntly, they were just strangers who knew each other. Now they were just being polite to each other. It was really awkward for them to meet suddenly and get along with each other.

She wanted to laugh to ease the atmosphere, but her current state made it impossible for her to laugh. She couldn't even tell the lie that she wasn't feeling uncomfortable. She tugged at the wet fabric around her waist that was sticking to her skin. If it was water, she would feel better, but this was Coke, and she would be very uncomfortable if she didn't change her clothes soon.

Josh regretted what he said as soon as he said it, and felt that what he asked was indeed unnecessary.

It was obvious that she was not feeling well.

She chuckled unconsciously and said sorry again.

A gentle smile was on his face.

Olivia shook his head slightly, looked at her calmly, met her gentle eyes, and looked away a little embarrassedly. He coughed awkwardly and said generously: "It's okay, I'll just go to the toilet over there to clean it up."

After saying that, she turned sideways and was about to leave. She really wanted to leave. She looked terrible now and didn't want to see anyone.

The arm was gently pulled.

Josh held her, his eyes falling on her slender waist again. Her clothes were all wet, and there was nothing she could do to clean them up in the bathroom.

The force used was not strong. The moment their skin touched, Olivia's eyes fixed and she subconsciously tried to break free. She pursed her lips and turned her head, looking at her puzzledly. Could it be that she didn't understand that she didn't want to be entangled anymore?

"I live nearby, it's only a few minutes' walk. Why don't you come back with me? You'll feel much better after changing your clothes."

His kindness was not appreciated. Olivia turned his arm slightly, looked cold, and took a step back, "No, it's too much trouble."

I said in the bar that I wanted to take her home and treat her as my child. Kids nowadays won’t just go with anyone else, okay?

Josh's lips curled up slightly, without any embarrassment of being rejected. She nodded nonchalantly and said self-deprecatingly: "Actually, I don't seem to remember the way back."

It was not a lie. She took a car to enter the community, and walked out. However, she followed Harper and turned a few corners. She was not familiar with this place at all, so she would probably need to use navigation after leaving the bar.

Olivia looked at her suspiciously, not quite believing it, with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.

She shouldn't be too outrageous.

Josh took out her phone and opened the navigation. She copied the address Harper gave her and entered it. The navigation was successful and she looked it up to show Olivia.

Olivia: ...

She still took a careful look and it was indeed not far away, just over here, but it was impossible and unnecessary for her to go over there.

Not sure whether she was feeling too guilty or too enthusiastic. Olivia pursed her lips, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, hiding the impatience in her eyes.

She turned her body and looked out the door. "Really, no thanks." The refusal was obvious.

Josh nodded to herself, but was still studying the navigation. She didn't know where the underground passage written on it was. She clearly remembered that she and Harper didn't walk through any passage when they came here.

Seeing this, Olivia thought she was still thinking about taking her back, so she curved her lips to show a polite smile and refused again: "It's not that serious, your friend should still be waiting for you, you go back first."

Josh raised her head with a little hesitation and looked in the direction she pointed. Harper was sitting in her original seat, chatting happily with the little girl.

After just a glance, she retracted her gaze and remained silent for two seconds, staring at her straightly, which frightened Olivia. Suddenly, she chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter. She doesn't have time to think about me."

Olivia could only maintain a polite but not awkward smile, "I met her on the road today. I didn't recognize her at first, but when I saw you two sitting together, I remembered you now and have some impression of you."

I met them abroad three years ago. She was traveling abroad with her friends and they met there.

Josh nodded and smiled.

After Olivia finished explaining, she realized that the other party didn't ask anything, which made her seem like she was trying to cover up something.

The atmosphere that made Olivia feel uncomfortable was soon broken. Josh looked at his phone and said bluntly, "Just wait for me here. I'll go back and get you a set of clothes. It's not far. Just wait for me here."

I emphasized twice that she should wait.

Olivia turned her head away, feeling awkward. She wanted to say no, but the other person just left a word.

He went as soon as he said he would, and he really didn't give her the chance to refuse, but fortunately her embarrassment was also resolved.

Olivia went to the toilet to clean up, then came out and sat near the door, afraid that the other party would not be able to find her when she came back. In fact, she wanted to leave, because she was not used to wearing clothes that others had worn, but it was not good to leave without saying goodbye, because the other party had deliberately gone back.

She sighed silently. Today really was a day when everything went wrong.

After waiting for a long time, the person still didn't come back. Olivia looked at the time and felt puzzled. It wasn't far, so why did it take so long?

Olivia felt a little uncomfortable and couldn't sit still. After hesitating for a while, she picked up her bag and left.

The rain outside had stopped. Coming out of the chilly bar, Olivia relaxed his shoulders and felt much more comfortable, but soon felt hot again.

Summer is really unfriendly.

Holding on to a fluke mentality, Olivia walked along the route indicated by the navigation, thinking that maybe he could run into Josh coming back. What if it was really such a coincidence?

She walked for a few minutes and looked up at the hotel not far away. She didn't want to walk any further.

It’s better to get a room by myself than to wait for her to come.

I didn't see her along the way...

Josh walked back carrying the clothes in the bag. It was not that she deliberately took so long, but because she really couldn't find where the underground passage was. She followed the navigation and turned around for ten minutes before she realized that it was near her.

She didn't expect to meet Olivia at the hotel entrance. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to her side.

"Sorry, I brought you the clothes. I haven't been back for a long time and I'm not familiar with this place. I'm glad I met you."

The relief and apology in his eyes were obvious.

Hearing her voice out of the blue, Olivia turned sideways and looked at her in surprise. After looking at her for two seconds, he said, "Sorry for the trouble. Thank you."

After saying that, he looked at the bag in her hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally took it.

Josh shook his head slightly and chuckled, "Don't worry about wearing the clothes. I haven't worn them before. We are similar in body shape, so it will be fine for you to wear them."

Olivia was silent for two seconds and then nodded. Seeing that the person in front of her stopped talking and the atmosphere was awkward, she coughed lightly and took out her phone, "Add WeChat, and I'll return the clothes to you when the time comes."

Josh still had a gentle and comfortable smile on her face. She held the phone in her hand, thought about it and finally agreed.

Olivia opened WeChat and scanned the QR code in front of him. With a beep, he saw the screen pop up and looked surprised. He actually had a friend there.

Josh blinked and said calmly, "I added it before, but you forgot."

Olivia didn't believe it. Looking at the account that had never had any notes, he opened the chat history, but there was nothing.

Facing her puzzled look, Josh spread his hands and said, "I can't remember clearly. You seemed to have drunk too much at that time."

Olivia choked up, and the hand holding the phone trembled. There is also this matter...

Josh looked at her and smiled. Olivia looked away and coughed lightly: "Forget it if you can't remember."

Josh lowered his head slightly, looked down at the phone, typed his name into it, raised a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, and soon raised his head again and asked softly: "Go change it quickly, I'll go back first."

Olivia nodded. She felt very uncomfortable wearing this dress.

Just about to leave.

Unfortunately, the sky was not kind. There were rumbling thunder and raindrops falling bit by bit, making pattering sounds on the ground.

The rain was falling harder and harder.

Olivia grabbed Josh's wrist and pulled her back, and the two of them stood under the eaves of the hotel to avoid the rain.

She looked at her. It was raining just now. She saw that she was standing there without moving, looking at herself in a daze. She didn't know what she was thinking, so she pulled her.

The main reason was that I didn't want her to change clothes again because she had gotten wet in the rain. She had already changed the off-white skirt that was stained with Coke.

Olivia stood in the bathroom, letting the water from the shower pour over her body to wash off the excess bubbles. But after a moment, her hand that was reaching for the bathrobe paused, remembering that there was someone outside, so she decided to put on her clothes. She didn't know if the bathrobe in this hotel was clean, so she really didn't dare to use it.

Josh stood by the window, looking out, listening quietly to the sound of rain, with a faint smile on his lips.

The rain made her stay.

The phone vibrated several times. Josh took a look and saw it was Harper.

Harper: [Where are you?]

Josh: [Hotel.]

Harper: [! ? ]