Nanxi returned to her office, quickly packed up her things, said a few farewells to her colleagues, and left. When she got into the taxi, her phone inside her bag began to ring, it was Lu Yinchu!
Her eyes flickered, she instructed the taxi driver to start driving, and answered the call.
"Nanxi, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No... it’s Susu... She needs something from me, asked me to come over, but I couldn’t find an excuse to ask for leave, so I told the team leader I was feeling unwell!" Nanxi lied.
After listening to her, Lu Yinchu nodded on the other end of the call and asked if she needed a ride.
Nanxi declined, "No need, I have already got in a taxi. I don’t need you to drop me off, plus it’s broad daylight, so it’s safe!"
Lu Yinchu nodded, "Alright then, I’ll pick you up after you’re finished!"
"No!" Nanxi bit her lip, then continued, "Lu Yinchu, I want to stay the night with Susu, don’t come to pick me up, I... I will come directly to work tomorrow!"
Lu Yinchu didn’t respond from the other end, so Nanxi took a deep breath, "You should get back to work. I am hanging up!"
Without waiting for Lu Yinchu to reply, Nanxi had already hung up the call.
A few seconds later, her phone rang again, it was still Lu Yinchu. Nanxi held up her phone, looking at the number flashing on the screen, her heart suddenly filled with sadness!
She hung up the call, sending a brief message: Just work well, no need to worry about me!
After that, she switched off her phone.
At the moment she hung her head, tears inexplicably fell down, she had no idea why!
Seeing this, the taxi driver handed her a packet of tissues, "Young lady, most men are very career-oriented. As long as he holds you in his heart, it’s not a big deal if he doesn’t have time to accompany you. You need to understand this... stop crying now!"
Nanxi bit her lip, and hearing the driver’s words, she cried even harder. The driver then remained silent, feeling that he was not good at consoling people!
Back at the company, Lu Yinchu received Nanxi’s text and frowned slightly. He tried to call her back, but her phone was switched off.
He sat in his chair for a moment, then activated the intercom. Secretary Li quickly came in, "Mr. Lu, what is it?"
"Help me find out what Nanxi has been doing and whom she has met since she left my office at noon... report to me as soon as you find out!"
Secretary Li nodded in surprise, "Alright, Mr. Lu, I’ll get on it right away!"
Unfortunately, as the taxi neared to Yang Su’s apartment, it began to rain!
When she got out of the taxi, the driver handed her an umbrella, "Here, take this, don’t get wet! Be careful, or your boyfriend will worry about you!"
Nanxi pursed her lips and shook her head, "No need, thank you!"
Then, she handed a hundred dollar bill to the driver, not asking for change, and then left running, leaving the driver yelling after her to no avail.
After running a certain distance, Nanxi slowed her pace. She raised her head to look at the dark sky, but couldn’t see anything clearly.
Nanxi remembered what Lu Yinchu had said about the weather in the city changing quickly, and the 2.1% chance of rain Neil had mentioned that morning, and her heart felt strange and uncertain.
Yang Su signed a contract with her boss at noon and had no work at the studio in the afternoon, so she stayed at home.
Recently, she had been convinced by a colleague’s theory that "to tie a man’s heart, the first step is to fill his stomach", so she, who never cooks, began to study cooking zealously. Lan Qiqi was undoubtedly the guinea pig.
Lan Qiqi complained that if they kept on for another month...
Yang Su interjected immediately, "You would definitely gain more than ten pounds!"
Lan Qiqi shook her head, "No, I would lose more than ten pounds! It’s even more effective than diet pills!"
Although Yang Su was hit hard, she didn’t give up her study of recipes!
When the doorbell rang, Yang Su was engrossed in a cookbook. She opened the door and saw a soaked Nanxi standing there, she was totally taken aback- "Nanxi, what’s the matter..."
"Nothing, it just started to rain outside, I forgot to bring an umbrella!"
"You could have called me, silly..."
"My phone ran out of battery..."
Alright, Yang Su gave in, she pulled Nanxi inside and ushered her into the bathroom, then went to find a clean set of clothes for Nanxi.
By the time Nanxi had finished showering and had changed clothes, half an hour had passed.
"Tell me, did anything happen?"
Yang Su looked at Nanxi sitting opposite her, asking earnestly.
Nanxi’s eyes sparkled, she shook her head, "Nothing happened!"
"Huh~ Just by looking at your eyes I know that’s not true!" Yang Su studied her, squinting her eyes, "Do you want me to force it out of you?"
She said, raising her green-painted nails ready to tickle her...
Alright, Nanxi admitted defeat. She believed that this was what a true friend is like, who understands your feelings and thoughts just from a glance or gesture, and knows when you are troubled.
Nanxi repeated all the words Han Baobao said to her at noon to Yang Su. She was glad that when she was at a loss, and she had trustworthy friends like Yang Su and Lan Qiqi beside her.
Nanxi said, "I feel that they truly know each other, and may even have known each other for many years. Because according to my understanding of Lu Yinchu now, his desire for control and possession is actually quite strong. He met me two years ago, and discovered that I had a boyfriend, so he gave up then. I don’t know why he hesitated for about a year and a half and then appeared again. But based on his nature, after looking for me for all these years, how could he give up just because I had a boyfriend? But he actually did hesitate, and I think the reason for his hesitation is very likely because I was Weihuan’s girlfriend, and it just so happens that he knows Weihuan!"