Teacher, forgive me and clear up the misunderstanding

  Thinking of the sweetness they once shared, and then thinking of their current identities and circumstances, tears flowed even more fiercely. Chen Qingchu heard her unusual anxiety and asked her.

  "Xiao Li, what's wrong with you? Have you been crying?"

  She raised her hand to cover her mouth tightly, not allowing herself to make another sobbing sound. She couldn't let Qingchu know that she still had lingering feelings for him, or it would only delay his opening up to accept other girls. She forced her voice to sound calm.

  "Sorry Qingchu, Friday night, I...I..."

  She choked out a sound again, and the words in her mouth couldn't be spoken, Chen Qingchu suddenly understood.

  "Is it that man? Did he ask you out first?"

  Xu Liu'nv silently endured, she heard that Chen Qingchu on the other end seemed to slam something in anger, then his pained and mournful loud cry.

  "Why why why? Xiao Liang, why don't you belong to me anymore? I'm not willing to give up, we used to love each other so much..."

  Xu Liuyi didn't have the courage to listen anymore and suddenly hung up the phone, then buried herself in her blanket, letting tears fall wildly. She also wanted to ask why, she was unwilling, but what could she do?

  Far away in Wen City, Chen Qingchu clutched the invitation tightly in his hand, closed his eyes painfully and let out a low and mournful howl. At the same time, a drop of clear tears slid down from the corner of his eye. Before, he was always ahead of that man, why now is he always half a beat slower than that man?

  His tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and the pain inside gradually turned into intense hatred: Lu Zhouyue, you took her away from me, I won't let you get away with it either. I will do whatever it takes to take her back, and then destroy you! Who would have thought that the once sunny and handsome young man would become a deeply thoughtful man little by little?

  Shen Yuan CEO Office.

  Lin Shanni, dressed to the nines, lingered at the door for a long time before finally mustering up the courage to walk in. That night, after her loss of control, he was still as calm and collected as ever, his eyes serene and unruffled, as if nothing had happened. But the more he acted like this, the deeper the guilt in her heart grew, especially after learning that the girl hadn't returned since that night.

  He was bent over, reviewing the documents, his striped shirt accentuating his robust physique and highlighting his regal demeanor. She closed her eyes, turned away, and dismissed all of this from her mind.

  "Director Lu, regarding that night's incident, I'd like to go find Miss Xu to explain things. If she still minds, then I'll resign and leave N City to return to Wen City..."

  He stopped his work and looked up at her, hesitating for a moment before speaking.

  "Alright!"

  She turned back to him in astonishment, thinking she had misheard. Having followed him for so many years, she had never thought of leaving. What she said just now was only meant to express her inner guilt, and she didn't really mean to leave. But he actually agreed! In an instant, her heart felt like it had been pierced by a sharp sword, with blood gushing out.

  He seemed not to have noticed the sadness in her eyes, and lowered his head to continue looking at the file while saying indifferently,

  "In any case, after she graduates in a few days, we'll also be heading back to Wen City. After all, that's where the headquarters is located, and with her mom's health condition, it's not like she can stay in N City forever. You should head back ahead of time to get things settled!"

  Lin Shanni suddenly didn't have the courage to continue standing here and listening to him go on, even though she had always known that almost everything he did was for that girl, but now hearing him say it out loud still made her heart ache uncontrollably.

  She knew that he had set up Shenyuan in N City back then just to give himself an excuse to stay and take care of the girl, even though the girl never knew his existence. At first, he would travel between Wen City and N City several times a week, sometimes so tired that he would fall asleep in the office, but he was happy as can be.

  She suppressed the sourness in her heart and tried her best to fight for a chance to stay.

  "If I go back to Wen City, how will you handle daily affairs here? The new secretaries in the company don't understand your preferences..."

  He continued without lifting his head,

  "Let HR pay attention to her, if she's looking for a job and submitting resumes, let her come in for an interview!"

  Lin Shanni's lips were almost bitten through by herself, the meaning of what he said was already very clear, he wanted to get that girl into Shen Yuan, and also get her by his side. Others may not know, but she knew clearly that he did this for two reasons: one was because he wanted to see that girl every day, and the other was that the girl could only have the opportunity to show off her architectural design talent under his protection.

  Because she didn't have a regular architect's certificate, nor did she graduate from a regular architectural college, no construction company dared to want such a designer who had nothing. After all, building design is a rigorous thing, and sometimes one steel bar or one screw can affect the quality of the entire building, so the requirements for architects are extremely strict.

  And if she were to go work for another company, she could only find a job that matches her current major, probably just being an ordinary clerk. Maybe later on she'll have the opportunity to get promoted, but forever be unable to touch architectural design, and her talent will be buried like that for the rest of her life. But how can he bear to let her live such a regretful life?

  "Got it..."

  Lin Shanni finished speaking and almost fled his office in a flustered manner, that's it, he's had enough, he's come to his senses.

  Give up on this hopeless love affair. She dares to swear that even if Lin Shanni were to die for him, he wouldn't give her a second glance.

  That's the difference between love and not loving.

  She made an appointment with the girl at a coffee shop near their school gate. From afar, she saw Pingting walking towards her, wearing a simple white T-shirt with a very personalized black vest outside, and casual ripped jeans on the lower body, looking youthful and vibrant, like a delicate narcissus.

  She looked down at her old-fashioned professional suit and suddenly felt both amused and heartbroken.

  Although she is Lu Fangting's adopted daughter, she has always known her own situation. Lu Fangting even wants to use his own biological son as a pawn, let alone her, an adopted daughter?

  She also wants a man who can shelter her under his wings, give her a carefree life, and let her be herself without reserve. No need to carefully put on a smiling face, no need to work hard for the sake of living.

  With a woman's intuition, she felt that the girl dared to be so reckless because she had seen how much he loved her, indulged her and couldn't leave her, perhaps without realizing it herself, but this was an undeniable fact.

  As she watched the girl calmly sit down in front of her, she began with a tone full of apology.

  "Miss Xu, about that night, I'm really sorry. I had too much to drink and lost control, it has nothing to do with President Lu..."

  The girl glanced at her and interrupted her lightly.

  "You don't have to use getting drunk as an excuse, admitting that you like someone isn't that embarrassing!"

  She felt a bit embarrassed and lowered her head, sipping her coffee to cover herself up.

  "Hehe, same here..."

  It's also true that admitting to liking someone isn't a shameful thing, she always lives cautiously and worries about the future, so maybe that's why he doesn't like her, unlike this girl who is straightforward, genuine, and simple.

  She looked up at the girl opposite her and suddenly smiled mischievously.

  "Now that you've encouraged me to admit my liking for Director Lu, I suppose you won't be angry with Director Lu about this matter again!"

  This is still Lin Shanni, who has lived for so many years, with such a happy expression for the first time. I don't know why, but after seeing through some things thoroughly, it's easy to let go, and my heart seems to be much more relaxed.

  "I wasn't originally angry with him, and I'm not even mad about this thing!"

  Xu Liu'er awkwardly avoided eye contact, who said she was angry with him because of this matter, she was actually angry about Peng Weizhe's affair.

  Besides, this female secretary is indeed clever and tactful, she actually managed to make him not have any excuses to be angry with her again. Lin Shanni had already said that, if she was still angry, it would mean that she was jealous because of this matter.

  Lin Shanni timely told her about Peng Weizhe's matter.

  "That thing with Peng Weizhe was a misunderstanding of President Lu!"

  Xu Liu'er stared at her in a daze, Lin Shanni smiled and spoke up,

  "Peng Weizhe suddenly went abroad because his biological father came! General Peng was unmarried and pregnant back then, the man's family was powerful and didn't accept or acknowledge her identity, they even drove her away, so she had to leave with the child in her belly!"

  Xu Liu's eyes widened in surprise, no wonder she had never seen Peng Weizhe's father before. It turned out that he was not deceased as she had imagined, nor was it a divorce, but rather he had never been acknowledged by his father to begin with. No wonder she often saw a faint sadness in Peng Weizhe's eyes.

  Lin Shanni continued to say,

  "Now it's said that the old man who drove General Peng out of his home back then, who is also Peng Weizhe's grandfather, is seriously ill and wants to see his only grandson, so he sent someone to find him, and General Peng had him sent abroad in a hurry!"