Teacher, let me go and don't leave me
After all these days of getting along, he figured it out. No matter who was wrong, whether she was wrong or he was wrong, this woman would never admit her mistake to him and apologize. He always had to go and please her first.
Sometimes even if he tries to get on her good side, it's not necessarily welcome. At this time, when he reached out to hold her hand, she pulled it away from him. He sighed and tried again, holding her hand more firmly.
"Let's make a bet then?"
She finally turned her head to look at him, but her eyes were full of inquiry. His gaze was intense as he looked at her and solemnly opened his mouth.
"I agree that you can go to the party, but if Chen Qingchu also goes like I said, then you have to promise me that from now on, you will never leave me again!"
Sometimes he thought to himself, wasn't he just as bad as Chen Qingchu? Hadn't he also gone all out to win her over? He had clearly seen through Chen Qingchu's intentions, yet he still let her make him a promise that she would never leave his side. But he couldn't help it, he was afraid that one day she might just leave him after all.
Xu Liu stared intently at him, hoping to see something from the depths of his eyes, to see what kind of plan he was brewing, but she couldn't see anything. Fighting with an old fox like him, she hadn't even had a chance to make a move before losing.
But she, though panicked by the promise of never leaving, still believed that Chen Qingchu wouldn't be as cunning as he said, so she reluctantly agreed.
"Good!"
As soon as her words fell, she saw the corners of his mouth curve up in a satisfied and sinister arc. Her heart skipped a beat, and a wave of panic and unease surged up inexplicably. She quickly turned her head to conceal her emotions.
He raised his hand to turn her face, leaning in close, the distance between them very near, his scorching breath sprayed on both sides of her nose, his lips seemed about to kiss hers.
"Flowing, would you like to go back to my place with me tonight?"
She immediately became like a small beast with fangs, standing up with full face of defense and hostility.
"Alright, Teacher Lu, it's a big festival today. I don't want to cause trouble for my dad, and I also don't want the esteemed Lu family to be in an uproar!"
If she followed him back to his house, Lu Fangting wouldn't go crazy, and of course, the next one to suffer would be her dad. As for the fact that she had already married him, she had never mentioned it to Xu Dingbian, nor did she mention it to Lian Su, but it's unknown whether he told Lian Su himself.
But for some reason, although she also faced opposition from her family, it didn't make her feel as desperate as Chen Qingchu did. Subconsciously, he felt that he would always protect her completely.
"When were you planning on telling your dad about us?"
Lu Zhou didn't worry that Lu Fangting would object or anything like that; if he had valued her opinion so much, he wouldn't have married her in the first place.
He was worried about her situation, afraid that she would be in trouble at Xu Dingbian's place, so he had been indulging her to hide this matter, but in fact, he was unwilling. He couldn't tolerate such an important thing as his marriage being hidden from him.
When he asked her like this, Xu Liu'er avoided his gaze and looked away.
"Let's talk about it later, at least after I graduate..."
He grasped her hand firmly, his tone leaving no room for doubt.
"Flowing waters, I can continue waiting, but don't forget what you just promised me!"
As long as she promised not to leave him, it didn't matter when.
His words made Xu Liu'er even more uneasy, so she pursed her lips and fell silent. Lu Zhou also didn't force her to speak, and the two of them spent the next few hours of flight time in silence, with his hand still tightly holding hers, not letting her pull away.
The plane landed at Wen City Airport in the afternoon, and his car took her all the way to the downstairs of her house. She said a lukewarm "thank you" and turned around to get out of the car with her bag, but was pulled back by him, hugged into his arms and kissed forcefully for a while.
From the cold war between the two of them a few days ago to this moment, he had not been intimate with her. This morning, he returned from his business trip to N city and she directly transferred flights back, so he kissed her passionately and forcefully, his large hands grasping her head and pressing her into his embrace, sucking on her lips again and again, as if wanting to swallow her whole, regardless of the driver and Lin Shanni sitting in front.
Xu Liu Yan was completely shameless, watching as the driver and Lin Shanni turned away to open the car door and get out. She angrily pushed him, but he didn't give her any chance to resist, instead kissing her even more forcefully, sucking on her lips until they hurt, until he had his fill and finally let her go with a gasp for air.
She was so angry that her whole body was shaking, and she fiercely wiped her lips several times before turning around and rushing out of the car into the building. He leaned against the car, helplessly smiling as he watched her disappear from view at the stairwell entrance, thinking about how he would spend the next few days without her. Lin Shanni and the driver returned to this place again, and the black car silently drove away.
In the car, Lin Xanni took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down before speaking.
"Director Lu, I received a message from the HR department a few days ago, saying that Miss Xu has started sending out her resume to look for a job. The positions she's applying for are all ordinary secretary, assistant or clerk roles. Do you think we should have the HR department notify her to come in for an interview after the holiday?"
That girl didn't know that Shenyuan was his company, looking at her attitude towards him, if she knew, she would definitely not submit a resume to Shenyuan's, and even more unwilling to work with him together, so he had to secretly get her in.
"Hmm..."
He faintly responded with a single word and leaned back against the rear seat with his eyes cast down.
With one hand propping up her forehead, she seemed to still be in a daze from the passionate kiss with that girl just now. This scene was like a sharp pain in Lin Xanni's eyes.
After the black car drove away, a silver luxury car slowly pulled up to where the black car had just stopped. The window rolled down, revealing a handsome face filled with pain inside the car. Chen Qingchu looked up and murmured softly in one direction.
"How did we end up like this, from the carefree days to the current desolate landscape? Now I want to see you, but can only resort to such means?"
She had just gotten out of the car with that man, and the scene was still piercing his eyes. He had found out she was returning to Wen City today, so he had been waiting downstairs at her place all along, knowing full well that the man would send her home, yet still wanting to catch a glimpse of her. The sight of Lin Shanni getting out of the car with the driver was a stark reminder of what was happening inside the vehicle, and for a moment, he really wanted to rush over, pull her out, and kiss her passionately in his arms.
But reason told him he couldn't, and he didn't want to see the headline "Just returned Chen Group's young chairman and Lu Corporation's president get into a fight" on tomorrow morning's news. Driving around her building, he thought bitterly in his heart: Lu Zhouyi, if I can't have her, you won't be able to either!
Two men each had their own thoughts, but she didn't know that at all. As soon as she entered the house, Lian Su warmly welcomed her. She looked at Lian Su's gradually reddening face and couldn't help but feel a sourness in her eyes. Some illnesses really need to be treated with money.
After resting for a while, she had to go to Xu Dingbian's place again. Fang Hui still didn't have a good expression when he saw her, but he didn't dare say anything excessive in front of Xu Dingbian. Fang Hui always thought that Xu Dingbian was an easy target, but since the time he refused to lend money for Lian Su's medical treatment and slapped him in anger, he didn't dare be too presumptuous again.
Xu Dingbian was very pleased with Xu Liu'er, and since she arrived, the smile on his face had never stopped. He called her to the study room and asked about her studies and work after graduation in detail. Xu Dingbian's intention was that he hoped she could return to Wen City, and he could help her find a better job through connections. She politely declined.
She doesn't really want to go back to Wen City for the time being, and even if she does, she doesn't want to find a job through her relationship with Xu Dingbian. She thinks that with her own abilities and education, finding an ordinary job shouldn't be a problem.
Xu Dingbian appreciated her self-reliant attitude, so he didn't force her anymore. After asking about her studies, he hesitated and asked about Lian Su with hopeful eyes. She smiled as usual in response.
"She's all right, don't worry!"
It's not that she didn't want to answer anything else, but this was the response she had been specifically instructed to give every time she came to the Xu family home. As long as Xu Ding asked, no matter how he asked, she only needed to respond with these few words: Very good, don't worry.
Xu Dingbian felt very disheartened. He had also questioned her before about why she always gave such perfunctory responses to him, and all she could say was that it was what her mother had taught her.
"But Xiao Li, I heard that your mother was hospitalized for a long time recently, and it was even in a high-end ward. The cost..."
She lowered her eyes and said faintly
"It was paid by a friend..."
"I heard it was Lu Zhouyue who helped you pay for it, Xiao Liang, you and Lu Zhouyue..."
Xu Dingbian carefully observed her complexion and asked, she opened her mouth, but ultimately only said,
"I and Lu Zhouyue are just ordinary teacher and student!"
She had a momentary urge to confess her relationship with Xu Dingbian, but seeing the emotions in his eyes, she swallowed her words again. She knew that even if Xu Dingbian found out, he wouldn't say anything to her, but she couldn't bear to see him being torn apart. Moreover, she never thought that man could be with her for a lifetime; perhaps one day they would part ways.