The Downtrodden Villain In A Redemption Romance Novel Chapter 57

Chapter 57 Hold on

“…”

Xu Wen stared at Lu Qingrang, speechless for a moment.

Lu Qingrang still maintained his calm posture.

He rested his elbows leisurely on the table, held the side of his face in his palms, tilted his head slightly, and had the same gentle smile on his lips as usual.

Seeing Xu Wen’s delay in responding, he uttered a soft question from his throat:

“Huh?”

His expression was as natural as if he had just suggested whether to add more dishes in the evening.

Xu Wen opened his mouth and squeezed out a few words dryly: “Brother Lu, stop joking…”

He stared closely at the corners of Lu Qingrang’s lips, hoping that there would suddenly be a cunning arc, and then he would hear “Hahaha, I lied to you.”

But Lu Qingrang didn’t.

He just tilted his head slightly and stared at Xu Wen quietly with his beautiful peach blossom eyes.

The gaze was still gentle, but it trapped Xu Wen in place.

Xu Wen felt uncomfortable looking at him, and his voice weakened unconsciously: “You…are you serious?”

Lu Qingrang’s eyelashes trembled slightly, like the wings of a butterfly resting on it.

He still didn’t speak, but the light flowing in his eyes gave him a clear answer.

The air seemed to be stagnant at this moment.

Xu Wen felt flustered. He subconsciously looked away, but couldn’t help but glance back secretly, trying to find a trace of a joke on that familiar face.

No, nothing.

There was only an almost stubborn calmness, and a seriousness that left Xu Wen at a loss.

Xu Wen took a deep breath and unconsciously clenched the corners of his clothes with his fingers: “Brother Lu, this is really inappropriate. The company’s technology is yours, and so is its creativity. I haven’t done anything, so why should I be the controlling shareholder?”

There was obvious confusion in his voice: “I know neither technology nor management. Even the eight million I’m keeping for you now makes me very stressed. Looking at the numbers in the account every day, I’m afraid that I’m doing something wrong…”

Having said this, he raised his head with sincere eyes: “This is your capital to stand up, and it is your confidence to confront Nangong Chen. How could I…how could I just take advantage of everything you have worked so hard for?”

“Xu Wen.”

Lu Qingrang gently interrupted his increasingly excited words.He put down the hand that had been supporting the side of his face, sat up straight, and looked calmly.

“Don’t do this,” his voice was very soft. “You deny everything about yourself so easily. You said you didn’t do anything?”

He leaned forward slightly and said word by word: “You were the one who brought me out of that room full of despair. You were the one who stood by my side without hesitation when everyone was watching my jokes. When I didn’t even have the courage to live, you were the one who stubbornly held my hand and told me over and over again that it would be fine.”

“Without you, I wouldn’t be where I am today. Let alone setting up a company, I wouldn’t even be qualified to stand here.” His tone was calm, “So, don’t say that you have taken everything from me. All of this belongs to you.”

He paused, looked at Xu Wen’s still blank eyes, and softened his tone:

“In fact, I am a novice like you when it comes to managing a company. I am familiar with code and technology, but how to run a real company is also a new area for me.”

“So,” his eyes became firm and gentle again, “My idea is that you first stay with me as my assistant. We will start from scratch and learn together how to read reports, how to analyze the market, and how to make decisions. During this process, you will supervise me and watch me.”

“As for the identity of the controlling shareholder… you can think of it as a symbol and a guarantee. It means that we jointly own this company, and it means that at any important crossroads, you have the power to be with me, and even to hold the direction for me when I may go astray.”

“Such an arrangement,” he asked softly, with careful probing, “can you consider it?”

Xu Wen’s sentence “I still feel it’s inappropriate” rolled over and over on the tip of his tongue, and finally he swallowed it.

He looked at Lu Qingrang, who sighed almost inaudibly before he spoke.

That sigh was as light as a feather falling to the ground, but it made Xu Wen’s heart sink.

“Xu Wen,” Lu Qingrang’s voice was a little tight, “I’m very scared.”

He lowered his eyes, and his long eyelashes cast a small shadow under his eyes: “I face everything alone.”

As he spoke, he gently took Xu Wen’s hand on the table, his movements cautious, as if he was holding some fragile treasure.

He placed the warm palm against his slightly cold cheek, rubbing it dependently like a kitten seeking comfort.

“Xu Wen,” he raised his eyes, his eyes filled with water, and his voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible, “please help me, okay?”

The last three words, with a subtle tremor:

“Please.”

Foul!This is so foul!

Xu Wen watched helplessly as Lu Qingrang buried her face in his palm and rubbed it gently, looking like a cat seeking comfort after getting wet in the rain.

The most terrible thing was that the ends of Lu Qingrang’s eyes were still glowing with a seductive red color. His always beautiful peach blossom eyes were gleaming with water at the moment, and tears were rolling in his eyes, almost falling.

Xu Wen suddenly panicked.

He felt that if he said half a word “no”, the other party’s fluttering long eyelashes would really blink away those small pearl-like teardrops!

This…this guy!!

Xu Wen suddenly withdrew his hand that was hot from being rubbed by Lu Qingrang, and the tips of his ears turned crimson uncontrollably.

“Okay, okay!” He almost blurted out, with obvious panic in his voice, “I promise you!”

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he regretted them.

But looking at Lu Qingrang’s eyes that lit up at that moment, he couldn’t say anything he regretted.

Under the tabletop that Xu Wen couldn’t see, Lu Qingrang’s hands were trembling slightly from beginning to end.

From the moment he said that proposal, a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on his palms, and his fingertips were cold.

He is far less calm than he appears.

When Xu Wen finally said the word “agree”, a wave of ecstasy instantly overwhelmed all his reason.

He agreed.

He took it.

He took hold…

The collar, the only chain that was forged by his own hands and tightly wrapped around his neck, was now held in Xu Wen’s hand.

A feeling of pleasure mixed with extreme relief and trembling ran down the spine and throughout the body.

He lowered his eyes and used all his strength to suppress the muscles that wanted to raise the corners of his lips, maintaining that grateful and fragile appearance.

Under the table where Xu Wen couldn’t see, his hands that had been shaking slightly finally calmed down slowly.

He succeeded.