The Downtrodden Villain In A Redemption Romance Novel Chapter 84
byChapter 84 Cake
“Qingrang, can we meet?”
The gentle female voice on the other end of the phone stopped Lu Qingrang in his tracks.
“”
Lu Qingrang held the phone tighter.
“Qing Rang…”
She responded with a crisp hang-up sound.
Lu Qingrang skillfully blocked and deleted this number.
But the next second, another unfamiliar phone call came in.
Lu Qingrang frowned and hung up.
After doing this several times, his patience finally ran out.
When the next phone rang, he pressed answer.
“What’s the matter?” His voice was cold and hard.
“Qing Rang, your father and I are near your company.” The woman’s voice was still gentle, “We want to meet you.”
“No need.” He refused simply.
Just when Lu Qingrang was about to hang up, the other party said hurriedly: “Today is your birthday, and we brought a cake specially. Just meet up, okay?”
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
Birthday?
Lu Qingrang was in a daze for a moment.
Does it count?
He did not know who his biological parents were, nor did he know the exact moment of his birth.When I was in the orphanage when I was young, I only had a vague concept of age, and there was no so-called birthday.This date was just a number randomly registered on his ID card on that ordinary winter day seventeen years ago, when he was adopted by the Xia family.
His fingertips were hovering on the hang up button, ready to end the conversation.
But at that moment, that winter day, that woman had smiled at him so tenderly and handed a piece of cake to him…
That was his first taste of cream.
After a moment, his deep voice sounded:
“Where?”
On a quiet alley on the side of the office building, a middle-aged man and woman were waiting quietly.
The woman in a woolen coat has a gentle temperament, and the man in a suit and leather shoes next to her is carrying a cake box.
The two of them gently moved their stiff bodies from time to time, obviously having been waiting here for a long time.
Lu Qingrang clenched his fists unconsciously, hesitated for a moment, and finally stepped forward.
Lu Qingrang came closer and could clearly see the impatience on their faces due to the long wait.
It wasn’t until Lu Qingrang came closer that the two of them noticed him, and the woman’s expression instantly changed from irritation to joy.
The woman came forward quickly, and Lu Qingrang subconsciously took half a step back, but she didn’t notice it at all.
“Qing Rang.”
Lu Qing asked Shen Mo to stare at the well-maintained woman in front of him.
Qin Lanru, his adoptive mother.
With Qin Lanru behind him, there was a man in a straight suit and a meticulous hairstyle.
Xia Guanshan, his adoptive father.
Xia Guanshan did not speak, but nodded slightly to Lu Qingrang, with a seemingly friendly smile on his face.
Lu Qingrang’s eyes remained cold and he did not respond.
The air was stagnant for a moment.
In the end, it was Qin Lanru who spoke first: “Qing Rang, I haven’t seen my parents for a long time. Why don’t you even say hello?”
“Yes, Qingrang.” Xia Guanshan agreed.
Lu Qingrang remained silent.
Seeing that Lu Qingrang remained silent, Qin Lanru leaned forward again: “Qingrang, let’s book a place nearby and have a meal together.”
Lu Qingrang pursed his lips.
Qin Lanru stretched out her hand to hold him, but Lu Qing stepped aside and avoided it gently.
“Did Nangong Chen ask you to come?” He finally spoke, his voice low and hoarse.
He couldn’t tell whether the wavering at this moment was because of this so-called birthday or a little expectation in his heart.
“How could it be, Qingrang.” Qin Lanru’s voice was still gentle, “We just really miss you.”
She was about to continue saying some warm words, but was interrupted impatiently by Xia Guanshan: “What does it look like standing here? Do you know how busy we are?”
Qin Lanru looked at her husband, swallowed the words on her lips, and finally just nodded lightly.
“”
“You have already met me. Keep the cake for yourself. Today is not my birthday.” Lu Qingrang lowered his eyelashes to hide all his emotions.
He turned to leave.
“Stop!” Xia Guanshan’s voice suddenly rose.
Lu Qingrang’s footsteps paused in response. It was an almost instinctive reaction. The body’s memory was faster than the brain’s instructions.He clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and prepared to leave.
“Qingrang, please forgive the Nangong family this time. The Nangong family and the Xia family both prosper and suffer!” Qin Lanru finally said what Lu Qingrang expected.
really.
Lu Qingrang, you are such a fool.
He twitched his lips in a self-deprecating tone: “I don’t want to say harsh words to you two. Since you are so busy, please come back.”
“Qingrang, are you going to force mom to death?” Qin Lanru said with a choked voice from behind.
In this moment of hesitation, Qin Lanru grabbed his arm and tried to pull him back. Xia Guanshan also stepped forward quickly, trying to pull him together.
Lu Qingrang finally lost his patience and slammed his hand away.
This move completely angered Xia Guanshan.
He looked at the once docile adopted son in front of him, but now he had become so unruly, and his anger instantly surged up.
“Lu Qingrang! Do you remember who raised you?” He slammed the cake in his hand to the ground. The delicate packaging box deformed instantly, and the cream squeezed out of the gap.
Qin Lanru’s eyes were red and she looked at him sadly, ready to cry.
His ears were filled with Xia Guanshan’s scolding, but Lu Qingrang seemed to be unable to hear anything.
His eyes fell on the cake that had fallen apart on the ground.
The sweet aroma filled the air, and the cream was splashed everywhere, covered in dust and becoming dirty.A few drops of cream splashed on Lu Qingrang’s shoes, and the sweet and greasy aroma stuck firmly to his body.
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Xu Wen sat slumped in his chair, turning his pen unconsciously, and glanced at the clock on the wall for the third time.He reached for the phone on the table and glanced at it. Twenty minutes had passed.
It stands to reason that even if there is a queue at the restaurant downstairs, Lu Qingrang should be back by now.
He clicked on WeChat, found the familiar dialog box, and clicked on it.
No response.
Xu Wen sat up straight suddenly, something was wrong!
He quickly asked the system in his mind: “Has Lu Qingrang’s redemption value changed?”
[The current value has not changed, and a slight fluctuation in the target emotion has been detected.】
Xu Wen stood up with a whoosh, and the chair slid back a certain distance due to the sudden movement.
As he strode out, he quickly dialed Lu Qingrang’s number.
The phone rang for a long time and no one answered until it automatically hung up.
Xu Wen almost ran towards the elevator and kept pressing the down button.
Various bad possibilities flashed through his mind, Nangong Chen’s revenge?Still
Xu Wen ran down the elevator and rushed out of the office building door, looking around anxiously.
The next second, his steps suddenly stopped.
Not far away, Lu Qing’s slender figure stood out.
He was being pulled to the left and right by two well-dressed middle-aged men. The atmosphere between the three was tense, and they seemed to be arguing fiercely about something.