The Downtrodden Villain In A Redemption Romance Novel Chapter 77

Chapter 77 Delusion

Su Xia flicked on her phone anxiously. The lock screen dimmed for less than three seconds before it lit up again, and so on.

This was already the third day after the press conference and the second day after she returned to Su’s house.

Chen’s side… has become too chaotic to end.

When she came back this time, she put down all her pride and asked her parents for help.

But even if the Su family used all the connections at their disposal and exerted all their strength, the negative public opinions that were once easily suppressed could not be stopped or suppressed this time, and instead intensified.

An uncontrollable feeling of uneasiness lingered in Su Xia’s heart.

When she closed her eyes, the scene of the press conference would appear in front of her eyes.

Her Chen, standing under the spotlight, had a look of almost twisted embarrassment and…panic for the first time on her always calm and dignified face.

Su Xia shook her head vigorously, trying to dispel the scene of that day, but another figure broke into her mind.

Lu Qingrang…

He has changed.

He was no longer the down-and-out young man who was forced into a desperate situation by her, Chen, and everyone, and remained silent and forbearing.

He walked in against the light, and his whole body seemed to be filled with a calm aura.He seemed… to have transformed back into the handsome, talented and gentle young man he was a long, long time ago.

But it seems that something is different again.

The eyes that once only contained skills and occasionally showed tenderness, but were later sealed by despair, have now become more calm.

His appearance was as gentle and handsome as ever, but inside he seemed to reveal unshakable strength and indifference.

A kind of indifference that made her feel strange, even faintly afraid.

Su Xia was in a daze when a soft voice interrupted her thoughts.

“Mom!”

The two-year-old boy ran toward her with unsteady steps and threw himself into her arms.

Su Xia subconsciously reached out and gently stroked the child’s soft hair.

“Baby…baby…I miss my mother.” The child nuzzled in her arms, raised his little face, and asked timidly: “Daddy…when is daddy?”

Su Xia continued to touch the child’s head absentmindedly and did not answer.

Yes, the child misses Chen.

Her Chen is currently troubled and too busy to get away from.

She had to help him, she had to help him.

An idea became clearer in her mind.

She had to find Lu Qingrang.

She still didn’t want to believe that Lu Qingrang could really do this well after more than ten years of love.

I can’t reach you via mobile phone. It must be because we haven’t seen each other for a long time.

Su Xia unconsciously raised her hand and touched her cheek, completely unaware that the child in her arms was still nagging questions.

“Mom! Take care of Xiaohan for me!”

Su Xia shouted towards the back room.

Mother Su heard the sound and came out: “Aren’t you going to spend more time with the child?”

“I’m going to help Chen, Mom, just leave it alone.”

Su Xia left these words and turned around and went upstairs without looking back.

Looking at her daughter’s hurried away figure, Su’s mother could only sigh helplessly.

Su Xia stood in front of the mirror in the cloakroom and looked at herself in the mirror carefully.

She finally chose a pure white lace dress with fine woven flowers on the hem and a soft streamer on the neckline. This was a dress that Lu Qingrang had once praised.

She sat down again and painted carefully in front of the dressing mirror, striving to be perfect every stroke, as if she was going to an important date.

After packing up, Su Xia dialed the number of Nangong’s full-time driver.

“I need a car, come and pick me up.” She ordered to the other end of the phone.

“Okay, ma’am.” The driver said with well-trained respect on the other end of the phone.

Within twenty minutes, a black Bentley that showed the identity of the Nangong family slid silently to the door of Su’s house.

Su Xia gracefully sat in the back seat and turned the phone screen to the driver’s seat. The address of Xiangyang Technology was clearly displayed on it.

“Go here.”

“Okay, ma’am.”

——-

Xu Wen felt that he was about to fall apart.

Xu was accustomed to a regular schedule in Lin City, but the high-intensity operation after returning to City A had almost drained him of his last trace of energy.

His eyelids were so heavy that they trembled, and the reports in front of him began to blur.

For a start-up company, just preparing various qualification documents and application materials is enough to make the entire team peel off.

At this moment, it finally came to an end, and the office was filled with a sense of exhaustion from the aftermath of the disaster.

Xu Wenqiang raised his equally heavy head and looked around.

Very good. The bruises under the eyes and the dirty looks on the faces of his colleagues perfectly reflected his current state.

At this moment, the door to the inner office opened gently.

Lu Qingrang walked out and glanced at everyone’s tired faces.

“After finishing the urgent matters at hand today, let’s all go back.” His voice was not high, but it reached everyone’s ears clearly. “It’s half a day’s paid leave. Thank you for your hard work.”

He then turned to the HR girl who was facing the computer screen and almost scratched her hair out, and added: “All overtime work in the past few days will be calculated as double salary.”

Silence lasted about two seconds.

Immediately——

“Long live Mr. Lu!!”

“The boss is wise!”

The office area that was lifeless just now exploded instantly, and the cheers almost lifted the ceiling.

Everyone seemed to be resurrected in an instant, saving files, shutting down the computer, and grabbing their belongings at lightning speed. The office was empty in the blink of an eye, leaving only the atmosphere of joy that had not completely dissipated.

Xu Wen watched the last colleague disappear from the door, and the energy he had just held on was instantly released.

He almost floated to the door of Lu Qingrang’s office, weakly scratched the door frame, then drifted to the large boss chair with clear purpose and sat down in front of it.

“Mr. Lu -” he drawled, his voice full of exhaustion, “for the sake of hard work despite no credit, please give me a way to survive… I’m really going to fall apart.”

Lu Qingrang looked at his dishonest look, with a clear smile in his eyes.

He walked behind Xu Wen and gently squeezed the stiff muscles on the back of his neck with his cool fingertips.

Xu Wen shrank his neck at the sudden touch, but let out a comfortable sigh.

“You go back to rest first?” Lu Qingrang leaned over and spoke in a very soft voice, with a tone of discussion, “I may be here for a while.”

“No, I’ll wait for you.” Xu Wen refused without thinking, his voice soft due to exhaustion.

Lu Qingrang was not surprised by his answer.

“Then go to the lounge inside and take a nap.” He straightened up and gestured with his eyes to the ajar door inside.

“Hmm -” Xu Wen responded lazily, his voice dragging out for a long time. Then he reluctantly struggled up from the comfortable boss chair and moved towards the lounge with three unsteady steps.

The not-so-spacious single bed was nominally Lu Qingrang’s resting place, but it had already been occupied by Xu Wen, who took advantage of the opportunity to catch up on some sleep during the past few days.

Xu Wen kicked off his shoes skillfully and fell into the soft quilt. He sighed with satisfaction almost as soon as he fell in.

Through a door, Xu Wen’s vague voice came out muffled:

“You’re done… come and take a rest.”