Chapter 38 [38]

Wronged

Before meeting Lu Mingxiao, Luo Qingyue had no dating experience.

Firstly, Luo Hanzhou was quite strict in this regard, preventing men from getting close to her. Secondly, she was well-off and didn't want anyone around to cause her trouble—she knew very well how immature boys her age were, she couldn't like them, and she was too lazy to even think about it.

But Lu Mingxiao is different.

He has an aura about him; no matter where he is, he is an presence she cannot ignore.

He cares for her, looks after her, spoils her, listens to her patiently, and tolerates her little temper tantrums and whims.

Late at night, Luo Qingyue lay in bed, hugging her blanket.

I closed my eyes, too excited to sleep, and couldn't suppress the smile on my lips.

She was grateful that Lu Mingxiao had responded to her feelings, but after thinking about it, she was even more grateful to herself. Without her persistence and hard work, Lu Mingxiao wouldn't have been able to face his own heart, would he? So, she decided to reward herself and go to a spa tomorrow.

Because she had taken the day off, Luo Qingyue turned off the alarm clock.

I slept until I naturally woke up, and when I reached for my phone on the bedside table, it was already past 11 a.m.

I turned off airplane mode, opened WeChat, and found no messages from Lu Mingxiao, but I was surprised to see that he had posted a message on his Moments.

The photo shows the bouquet of purple roses she gave him last night, which Lu Mingxiao placed on the bar counter in the office coffee corner.

His WeChat Moments didn't have an entry point before, but he specially posted nine photos of this bouquet from different angles, which shows how much he really likes it.

Luo Qingyue gave him a thumbs up, and the appearance of the little red heart stirred ripples in her heart as well.

Back in the chat, she sent Lu Mingxiao a cute emoji that said, "Your little cutie suddenly appeared."

Lu Mingxiao did not reply immediately. Luo Qingyue sat up from the bed and stretched.

She threw back the covers and got out of bed, then drew back the curtains. Warm sunlight streamed in through the glass window, making her feel incredibly comfortable.

She stared blankly at the artificial lake downstairs for a while, as the sunlight gradually grew stronger, making it hard for her to open her eyes.

She turned around, picked up her phone from the bed, and went to the bathroom to wash up. Just as she squeezed toothpaste onto her toothbrush, her phone screen lit up with a new message.

Luo Qingyue brushed her teeth and tapped the message details.

[Lu Mingxiao]: Good morning to you.

[Lu Mingxiao]: I got up at 5:30, but I didn't dare to say anything because I was afraid of disturbing you.

Lu Mingxiao's biological clock was unwavering. Luo Qingyue admired him greatly and returned Lu Mingxiao's greeting with a "Good morning."

【Crescent Moon】: I put my phone on flight mode when I sleep.

【Crescent Moon】: You can message me anytime, it won't matter.

Lu Mingxiao replied with an "okay," and a new message followed immediately.

[Lu Mingxiao]: Your brother commented on my WeChat Moments.

After putting down her toothbrush and mouthwash cup, Luo Qingyue quickly opened the photo again.

Luo Hanzhou said this: When I gave someone 999 roses, I didn't show off like you. These 11 ugly and tacky things are actually worth your first post on WeChat Moments?

Luo Qingyue pouted and angrily pressed the phone screen.

【Crescent Moon】 replied to 【Brother】: It's ugly and tacky, but I think it's much more high-end and classy than 999 roses!

[Brother] replied to [Crescent Moon]: Little Moon, don't be angry. It's my fault for being blind. If you like it, I'll buy you a bouquet too.

My boyfriend will buy it for me, I don't need you to buy it for me.

Despite her thoughts, Luo Qingyue politely declined with just two words: "No need."

Back in the chat, Lu Mingxiao told her.

[Lu Mingxiao]: Your brother actually asked me where I bought the money.

[Lu Mingxiao]: I said this is unique in the world, there is no second one.

Now her brother should give up, right? Luo Qingyue washed her face before returning to Hui Mingxiao.

【Crescent Moon】: Have you ever thought about what would happen if my brother found out about our relationship?

[Lu Mingxiao]: I'll put up with it and call him that, but his birth month is earlier than mine, so it doesn't seem so unfair anymore.

Luo Qingyue sent a laughing emoji, forming a united front with Lu Mingxiao.

They should talk secretly first, and when the secret can no longer be kept, and the fire wrapped in paper has burned out, then they can proceed with the next plan.

Luo Qingyue went to the dressing room to choose an outfit for the afternoon, and Lu Mingxiao asked her about her plans for the day.

【Crescent Moon】: Let's go out for lunch first. I found a place with beef and egg rice, it looks pretty good.

【Crescent Moon】: I had a spa treatment this afternoon, and afterwards I went to Hi Coffee & Car to meet Jingxi. I haven't told her yet that we're together.

[Lu Mingxiao]: Did you tell Lü Shuyi?

Luo Qingyue took a pink halter-neck dress out of the closet and then returned to him.

【Crescent Moon】: Last night, she and Li Heng attended the POT fashion show together.

【The Crescent Moon】: Li Heng told her, and she came over to ask me. We talked until 2 a.m.

[Lu Mingxiao]: It's 2 a.m.... What can we talk about for so long?

【Crescent Moon】: You know how it feels to be in a relationship, how I felt when you confessed your feelings, and how exciting it was to ride the subway together.

Lu Mingxiao sent an "Mm".

[Lu Mingxiao]: The person I most want to tell is my dad.

[Lu Mingxiao]: But if my dad finds out, he'll definitely keep nagging me to bring you to him, so I'll wait and see.

【Crescent Moon】: Few people talk about these things with their dads. You and your dad have such a good relationship.

[Lu Mingxiao]: He was my strategist in matters of the heart, giving me advice on how to pursue people. The most useful method he taught me was to be thick-skinned.

Luo Qingyue changed her clothes and began to recall.

【Crescent Moon】: It is quite thick. You replaced my takeout, and you acted as if it were perfectly reasonable and self-righteous, saying without batting an eye that you didn't want to be a human being. I was really angry at you at the time.

Lu Mingxiao sent a particularly aggrieved emoji.

[Lu Mingxiao]: It was clearly you and Li Heng who angered me first.

【Crescent Moon】: Are you bringing up old grievances?

[Lu Mingxiao]: No, I wouldn't dare.

【The crescent moon】: You'd better be.

【Crescent Moon】: Don't mess with me, or I might really get my parents to buy out your company.

[Lu Mingxiao]: I'm so scared. I'll listen to you from now on.

Luo Qingyue smiled as she walked out of the dressing room and glanced at the time.

【Crescent Moon】: It's your lunch break now. I order you to lie down on the sofa.

【Crescent Moon】: I'm going out to find some food, I'll talk to you later.

[Lu Mingxiao]: Okay, be careful on the road and have fun.

——

Luo Qingyue drove her Ice Berry Pink Panamera out today.

She prefers the feeling of having the steering wheel in her hands to being a passenger, as if she has gained the freedom of the whole world.

After leaving the spa, feeling completely relaxed, Luo Qingyue headed straight for Hi coffee & car.

She parked the car at the car wash next door as usual, handed the keys to the car wash attendant, and went to the coffee shop to find Jingxi.

It's four o'clock in the afternoon, and there aren't many people in the store, so Jingxi has plenty of time to entertain this distinguished guest.

"I now believe that Mingyue's workload is really heavy."

Luo Qingyue sat down on the high stool, and Jingxi looked her over carefully. "We haven't seen each other for almost two months. When has it ever been this long before?"

"That's right."

Luo Qingyue cupped her face in her hands and gazed at Jingxi, "One project after another, endless overtime, even though I eat a lot, I've still lost three pounds. Life is unbearable."

The shop has launched many new cakes, and Jingxi told Luo Qingyue to choose whatever she wanted, as she would treat her to this meal.

Luo Qingyue looked at the refrigerator and chose the jasmine grape cake. Her drink was still the iced Belgian dark chocolate.

As Luo Qingyue ate her cake, she heard Jingxi ask, "So, how far have things progressed between you and Lu Mingxiao?"

I knew I couldn't avoid this topic.

Luo Qingyue smiled slightly, and Jingxi blurted out, "You got her?"

Luo Qingyue didn't hide anything from her: "We just talked about it last night, and I couldn't wait to come over today to share this good news with you."

"Awesome, my moon."

Jingxi exclaimed in amazement, "Others go to work, get promoted, get a raise, and become general managers. But you, you've risen to the top in one step and become the boss's wife!"

"Don't say that, I didn't want to either."

Luo Qingyue took two sips of dark chocolate and sighed lightly, "What can I do when the boss likes me and forces himself on me?"

Jingxi clicked her tongue twice: "Lu Mingxiao should be the one who got taken advantage of."

Luo Qingyue spread her hands, her voice full of pride: "That is his honor."

In the following days, Luo Qingyue revealed many details of her interactions with Lu Mingxiao to Jingxi, such as how Lu Mingxiao jumped from the second-floor terrace into the pool to save her on Lefen Island, and how Lu Mingxiao gave her a leg and foot massage after the auto show and spent a fortune to buy her a whole year's worth of sneakers.

Her eyes were full of admiration, and she talked on and on without stopping, just like a young woman deeply in love.

As darkness fell outside the glass window, more and more people entered the store.

In addition to Belgian dark chocolate, Jingxi has launched many other caffeine-free drinks, which are very popular.

She had just finished taking orders from a customer when she looked in Luo Qingyue's direction and saw her holding her phone with a somewhat serious expression.

Jingxi asked her what was wrong.

Luo Qingyue rested her chin on her hand and let out a long sigh.

"Lu Mingxiao is on a last-minute business trip to Hong Kong and is already on his way to the airport. I haven't even had a chance to get to know him properly before we have to part ways again."

For Lu Mingxiao, business trips were a very common occurrence.

Luo Qingyue had known this for a long time and had made mental preparations, but she still couldn't help feeling down.

Of course, she only showed this to her best friend; when it came to Lu Mingxiao, she simply said, "I'll wait for you to come back."

Luo Qingyue assumed that Lu Mingxiao's business trip would be the same as usual: discussing cooperation, project implementation, meeting with leaders and suppliers, and attending a few dinners.

Unexpectedly, when she arrived at the company the next day and heard Feng Xuejiao talk about it, she realized that the situation was much worse than she had imagined.

"I heard that the accounts at the Hong Kong branch were a complete mess, and there were also significant problems with the supply chain and sales channels. The person in charge there tried to cover it up and didn't report it to headquarters. After it was discovered, General Manager Lu immediately went there, and not only him, but General Manager Cheng and General Manager Fan also went."

Besides Cheng Wang, Mingyue also has three vice presidents.

Ms. Fan is an outstanding woman, a true heroine, and is in charge of finance and capital operations.

Three people died at once, and even if Feng Xuejiao didn't give a specific description, Luo Qingyue could imagine how serious it was.

As is customary, Lu Mingxiao would tell her how many days he would be away and when he would be back when he went on a business trip. However, this time he did not. He simply told her that he was going on a business trip.

She knew he didn't want her to worry, so she didn't ask too many questions and just waited for him quietly in Dongchuan.

However, how could she not worry? It wasn't just because Lu Mingxiao was her boyfriend, but also because he was the president of Mingyue.

Mingyue was the empire he built from scratch. She loved him and hoped that everything would be alright for Mingyue. Now that things weren't going well, her heart was constantly aching.

She spent Tuesday morning lost in thought, and then He Jiale helped her retrieve her takeout.

Just as Luo Qingyue opened the lunchbox lid and took out her utensils to eat, Xiao Jiang from the front desk knocked on the office door and brought her a bouquet of flowers.

"The sunflowers from last time were also a gift from this L, right? He has good taste; this bouquet is also very beautiful."

This is a pink bouquet with a variety of flowers, and a giant bow tie at the bottom.

Lu Mingxiao once said that whenever he went on a business trip, he would send her a bouquet of flowers every day, as if he were still with her.

Luo Qingyue never expected that he would remember his promise at this critical juncture.

She smiled as she held the bouquet, but then she started to cry. After a while, she took out a tissue and finished her lunch properly.

Actually, she wasn't completely out of touch with Lu Mingxiao.

We didn't talk much; the conversations were mostly about when we ate and went to bed, a brief update on our schedules, and letting each other know we were doing well.

The bouquets on Wednesday noon were blue and white, those on Thursday were orange and yellow, and those on Friday were purple.

Four bouquets of flowers were placed on Luo Qingyue's desk, making her workstation a popular tourist attraction. Even Director Lin couldn't help but take a look when he came over.

Before leaving get off work on Friday, Song Tao asked Luo Qingyue to go to the movies. In order to distract herself, Luo Qingyue readily agreed.

Song Tao packed her things and came to find her. Looking at the bouquets piled up on the desk, she asked curiously, "Your Mr. L is so romantic! We're so familiar with each other, when are you going to bring him to meet me?"

Luo Qingyue turned off her computer, got up, and pushed her chair under the table.

"Have you noticed that the first letter of my name is also L?"

"Actually, Mr. L never existed from beginning to end. I bought it for myself. Surprised? Unexpected?"

Song Tao took Luo Qingyue's arm and smiled slightly: "I might have believed you when you said this last time when we were collecting sunflowers, but now that five bunches of flowers have passed, you're just trying to cover up the truth and burying your head in the sand."

Luo Qingyue snorted and replied to her using Lu Mingxiao's words: "You naughty peach, it's a real pity you're not a secret agent."

The movie they watched tonight was a Chinese animated film.

Luo Qingyue took a picture of the movie ticket as a souvenir and posted it on her WeChat Moments, also sending it to Lu Mingxiao.

Two hours later, as she left the screening room, Luo Qingyue took out her phone from her bag and unexpectedly received a message from Lu Mingxiao asking how the movie was.

Song Tao went to the restroom, while Luo Qingyue waited at the cinema exit, pressing her phone screen to connect with Mingxiao.

【The Crescent Moon】: The plot is very interesting, with no dull moments, and the ensemble cast of characters is all very well-developed.

【Crescent Moon】: Our theater is full. It's a great Chinese animation. I have a feeling it will top the domestic box office.

Lu Mingxiao replied instantly.

[Lu Mingxiao]: Since it's so good, watch it with me again.

Luo Qingyue agreed without hesitation.

【Crescent Moon】: I'm sure I'll discover many details I missed when I watch it a second time.

[Lu Mingxiao]: Then let's do it tomorrow night, before you completely forget the plot.

The cinema was on the fourth floor of the mall. Song Tao came over, and Luo Qingyue and she stepped onto the escalator together before they saw the message.

She opened her eyes wide, suppressing a scream: Lu Mingxiao is going back to Dongchuan.

[Author's Note]

Xiao: I heard you're going to [winking emoji][winking emoji][winking emoji]

Moon: The weather is so nice today! [eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds]

Luo Hanzhou: You shameless couple, just you wait!!! [Angry][Angry][Angry]

It wouldn't be right for you two to watch a movie without kissing, would it? [Sprinkling flowers][Sprinkling flowers][Sprinkling flowers]