The Downtrodden Villain In A Redemption Romance Novel Chapter 78

Chapter 78 Discourteous

Su Xia pushed open the car door, and her pair of exquisite high heels stepped out first, landing on the slightly rough concrete floor.

She raised her eyes and looked around, an undisguised irritation rising between her brows.

The remote streets and some old office buildings were completely different from the top business districts in the city center that she was used to visiting.

Xiangyang Technology, just stay in a place like this?

Su Xia pursed her lips, suppressed the discomfort in her heart, and walked step by step toward the building that was incompatible with the luxurious aura around her.

As she got closer, her eyes scanned the floor more critically.

Just rented one floor?

There is an incompatibility between her and this place, from the air to the dust.

If it weren’t for Lu Qingrang, she wouldn’t have even set foot in a place like this.

Su Xia took out a scented wet tissue from her handbag and wiped every finger carefully.

Then he pressed the floor where Xiangyang Technology was located through the wet tissue.

The elevator door slowly opened, and outside the door was a very standardized office floor corridor.

To her critical eye, there was nothing outstanding about it.

Fortunately, the glass door of Xiangyang Technology is open.

It was noon, but the open office area was empty and surprisingly quiet.

She was slightly surprised by this strange emptiness, and couldn’t help but slow down her steps.

It wasn’t until I heard the clear sound of keyboard tapping coming from the innermost room that my hanging heart dropped a little.

She followed the sound and stopped in front of the door.

Su Xia looked at the familiar figure inside who was focusing on the screen, and was a little pleased. She quickly adjusted her expression and called out in a gentle and moving voice:

“Qing Rang.”

Lu Qingrang raised his head from the screen.

Standing at the door of the office was an old friend whom he had not seen for a long time.

Dressed in a pure white lace dress with a gentle smile on her face, it was exactly the look he was most familiar with in his memory.

However, beyond all Su Xia’s expectations, there was no fluctuation on Lu Qingrang’s face, no surprise, no nostalgia, or even the polite smile she expected to have from an old acquaintance.His eyes were calm as if he were looking at a stranger.

“Miss Su.” Lu Qingrang spoke, his voice as steady as if he was receiving a visitor for the first time, “What do you want?”

The smile on Su Xia’s face froze for a moment.

She subconsciously raised her hand and elegantly tucked a strand of long hair behind her ear, trying to resolve the coldness: “Brother Qingrang, we… haven’t seen each other for so long, why have you become so unfamiliar?”

Lu Qingrang didn’t answer, just looked at her with his calm eyes.

This silent pressure made Su Xia even more embarrassed. She couldn’t help but stretched out her hand and gently pulled the hem of the skirt, trying to evoke some common memories: “Brother Qingrang, do you still remember this skirt? You used to… praise it for how beautiful it is.”

“Purpose.” Lu Qingrang finally spoke again.

Su Xia’s face instantly showed a hurt look, and her voice also had a trembling tone of grievance: “Brother Qingrang, don’t be like this… We haven’t seen each other for so long, I just… want to catch up with you.”

“If you want me to apologize to Nangong Chen, there’s no need to say it.” Lu Qingrang interrupted her, without any emotion in his tone, “I won’t see you off, Miss Su, please help yourself.”

Su Xia looked at him in disbelief, as if she really knew the person in front of her for the first time.Her eyes quickly turned red, and she took a few steps forward, trying to get closer: “Brother Qingrang… I…”

“Miss Su, please respect yourself.” Lu Qingrang’s brows finally furrowed.

Lu Qingrang looked at her instantly pale face and stated the facts indifferently: “I think I made it very clear, so please stop acting, okay?”

The word “performance” was like two slaps on Su Xia’s face.

Su Xia’s face turned from white to red, and then from red to completely pale.

She had never heard such harsh words, and she could not imagine that these words came from the mouth of Lu Qingrang, who had always been obedient to her.

But in just six months, why has everything changed?

Her tears, her weakness, once invincible weapons, why are they completely ineffective at this moment?

A sense of utter humiliation instantly enveloped her.

“Lu Qingrang!” Su Xia raised her voice uncontrollably, trying to cover up her panic with anger, “Do you know who you are talking to?! If it hadn’t been for me…”

“Miss Su.” Lu Qingrang’s voice was still calm, but it cut off her last resort to maintain her arrogance. “There is no need to remind me of your life-saving grace. I think I have already paid for it with profits, so I have to make a clean break.”

The trump card was completely overturned.

The feeling of losing control instantly overwhelmed Su Xia.

Su Xia froze on the spot, her mind going blank.

Why…is this happening?

“If you don’t leave, I will contact security.” Lu Qingrang finally gave Su Xia a heavy blow.

“You…you…”

Su Xia simply couldn’t believe that this cold and unreasonable man was the Lu Qingrang she knew.

But she really couldn’t stay any longer and left the office almost as if she was running away.

The office finally returned to silence.

Lu Qingrang stood where he was and could clearly hear his steady breathing.

He realized that what he had just said and done was rude, even mean.

He was in a daze for a moment.

The voice and figure that once made him feel a heavy burden with just a look or a soft word, and even turned into a lingering nightmare for a time, now really reappeared in front of him, and when he tried to get closer, he felt no waves in his heart.

He was stunned for a moment, then understood.

It turns out that letting go has been done silently.

His thoughts did not linger for a moment because of Su Xia’s embarrassing departure, and naturally drifted towards the ajar door in the back.

I don’t know if it woke Xu Wen up.

This thought occupied his entire mind.

During this period, Xu Wen accompanied him around the company, contacting resources, coordinating all parties, and appeasing the team. He became visibly thinner, his eyes often looked tired, and he had not been able to sleep well for a long time.

Su Xia was arguing here at a high pitch just now… but be sure not to wake him up.

Now, he just wants Xu Wen to have a good sleep in peace.

Lu Qingrang breathed lightly and walked slowly towards the ajar door.

In the crack of the door, there was a scene that made him feel at ease.

Xu Wen slept in a disorganized manner. His suit jacket was placed on the shelf in the corner. The shirt on his body was wrinkled by his sleep. The collar was askew. A few strands of black hair stuck softly to his forehead, rising and falling slightly with his steady breathing.

He looked defenseless and fast asleep.

Lu Qingrang stood at the door and watched quietly for a while, making sure that the long breathing was not disturbed. Then he carefully closed the door of the lounge completely.

Then, he turned around and quietly locked the door of the office and the door of the company outside one by one before sitting back in front of the computer and getting back to work.