When Lu Yinchu returned, it was already forty minutes later. As he stepped out of the elevator, he spotted Li, the secretary, anxiously waiting for him.
Li reported, âDirector Lu, Miss Gu has been waiting in the office for a while!â
Lu Yinchu frowned and without uttering a word, he headed straight to the office, his pace brisk.
As the office door swung open, Nanxi must have heard the noise. Subconsciously, she stood up, her ink-dark eyes reflecting the manâs tall and handsome silhouette.
âWhy didnât you call me to let me know you were coming?â
Lu Yinchu strode over, noticing the paleness of Nanxiâs face, his handsome gaze narrowed, he reached out to touch her face, âWhatâs wrong? Are you not feeling well?â
Nanxiâs eyes flickered, her gaze lowered, and a faint pain began to spread from her chest!
Lu Yinchu was still the same man, gentle as water, cherishing her like a treasure in his palm. Yet why was it that she now found his gentleness painfully sharp, rather than warmly sweet?
She had always known that this man was inscrutable, and she never dared to hope that she would understand him.
He had life experience, high IQ and EQ, and had been navigating the business world for many years. He was not as mellow as he appeared on the surface.
He was ruthless, decisive, and once he made up his mind to have something, he would get it, regardless of the method!
She thought back to that morning when he had called Han Shaojing from the balcony. She had no idea what the call was about, but afterwards, she had picked up on the threat in his words, possibly related to Han Qing.
It should have been about her!
She wanted to ask him about his relationship with Li Weihuan. He said he had gone to great lengths for her!
Wasnât that the case?
He had given up on her once, but eventually chose to act. A man like this, who would even treat his own nephew so harshly, how could he show mercy to others? (As an explanation for Lu Yinchu: Nanxi was not aware of the DV case.)
She had made a mistake. This man had never been simple. Underneath his gentle exterior, was a mottled heart. A man who had stepped out from the darkness, having weathered so much hardship, how could he be simple?
Feeling hard done by, her eyes inexplicably moistened. She raised her gaze to look at Lu Yinchu, her thin lips trembling, âI saw itâ¦â
Lu Yinchu furrowed his brows, âSaw? Saw what?â
âThe photo of you and Han Qing, you kissing Han Qing, you holding herâ¦â Nanxiâs voice quivered with sobs, tears already dropping from her eyes, âLu Yinchu, under such circumstances, do you still want to deceive me, saying you and Han Qing are innocent? That thereâs nothing between you?â
Lu Yinchu was taken aback, âWhat photos? Me holding Han Qing? Kissing her? How could that be?â
Lu Yinchuâs eyes brimmed with icy indifference, he reached out to pull Nanxi towards him, but she dodged his touch.
He stared at Nanxi, watching the tears welling up in her eyes, feeling as though his heart was being jolted, a slight pain!
âHow could it not be? I saw it clearly; do you still want to deny it? Lu Yinchu, even if something did happen between you and Han Qing⦠If you and Han Qing did have something, even though I would feel uncomfortable, I would definitely not hold it against you. Who doesnât have a past? Who doesnât hold on to the past while wishing for a brighter future? But why did you have to lie to me? Do you know⦠do you know how heartbroken this would make me?â
Lu Yinchuâs face changed, he asked Nanxi, âWhere did you see it?â
Nanxi, with tear-filled eyes, hesitated for a moment before recounting the incident she encountered at the magazine agency earlier that day.
Nanxi said, âThat report was originally supposed to be published, but you suppressed it, right? Youâre rich and powerful, you can suppress the report from being published, but you canât suppress the fact that this incident has happened⦠I guess, there must be more than one scandal about you that has been suppressed. Today, I just got lucky and stumbled upon this one! Lu Yinchu, now that it has come to this, how are you going to explain it? How are you going to explain this to me?â
âNanxiâ¦â Lu Yinchu called out in anguish, âNanxi, listen to me, donât cry for now, and donât get angry either. I promise, Iâll give you a reasonable explanation, this matter⦠itâs definitely not what you think.â
Nanxi was silent, her small red nose sniffling, Lu Yinchuâs heart aching at the sight.
The little girl really was heartbroken this time!
He called Mo Yan over the phone and ordered him to immediately go to Qingfeng Magazine and retrieve the report. Mo Yan acknowledged and left at once.
Nanxi gave a cold laugh, watching him, âAre you going to destroy the evidence?â
âWhat evidence am I going to destroy? Iâm going to find the truth⦠after all, Iâm not quite sure about the report you mentioned, with all the hugging and kissing, I donât have any impression of it. As for suppressing it, because I once ordered the PR department to suppress all my scandals, it was within these two years, that they suppressed the scandals that were neither critical nor minor. It was just to catch your attention and let you know that in this city, there is a man called Lu Yinchu. But unfortunately, the plan seems to have failed, you have never noticed meâ¦â
Nanxi pursed her lips, her little nose still sniffling and she thought, this man was now saying these things, making it seem like he was the pitiful one!
She wouldnât be easily persuaded by his few words! Absolutely not!
âSo you mean that all your scandals from the past two years have been suppressed?â
ââ¦Pretty much!â
âYou must have many scandals then. Otherwise, you wouldnât specifically instruct the PR department to suppress them!â
ââ¦â Lu Yinchu.
âAlso, isnât this a blatant case of you daring to act but not daring to acknowledge your actions? Even if youâve done something, you donât dare let people know. Lu Yinchu, tell me, how does this make you a hero?â
ââ¦â Lu Yinchu, a light cough, his thin lips hooked up a faint smile. He reached out to pull the red-eyed little girl into his arms. Nanxi struggled, but was unsuccessful.
âLu Yinchu, let go of me, donât act shamelessly. Let go!â
âI was wrong!â The man bowed his head and kissed her on the eye, âWhat hero? In front of you, Iâm just a cowardly nobody who fears getting a death sentence from you⦠Ah, little girl, you have no idea how much I fear you!â
Nanxi: ââ¦.â
Biting her lip, for a moment, she didnât know what to say!
âNanxi, promise me, for now, donât be in a rush to cry, or get angry. I assure you, Iâll give you a reasonable explanation, and if youâre not satisfied then, you can sentence me to death. I guarantee I wonât bear any grudges! Can we do that?â
Nanxi looked up at him, sniffing her little nose, her mouth pouted, clearly still angry!
Lu Yinchu again reached out to pull her into his arms. This time, she just struggled lightly, without significantly resisting.
She heard Lu Yinchu say, âLittle girl, donât you know? I, in this lifetime, am utterly defeated by you.â