"Oh, I'm too full!" Hao Lili gently rubbed her stomach. "I'm going to buy some coffee. Do you want some to warm you up?"

After returning from the villa, Qi Nuan hadn't slept well these days. She shook her head and said that she would just wait outside the cafe.

While waiting, she took out her cell phone and realized that she had muted it during the morning meeting and had forgotten to turn it back on.

Qi Nuan habitually used her index finger to light up the screen. Because the lock screen message content was set not to be displayed, she could only see two missed calls and two new text message alerts.

After unlocking her phone, she first looked at the missed calls. One was from Lu Yin, and the other was from an unfamiliar number.

Not in a hurry to call back, Qi Nuan clicked on the unread message again.

Sure enough, one of the messages was from Lu Yin: I'll get off work on time, pick you up, and go pick up Qi Zhangkai together.

Oops! Qi Nuan cursed herself for being so careless. She actually forgot about her nephew's follow-up visit to Liucheng that afternoon.

She thought about it and decided that since their relationship had not been exposed yet, it would be best not to let Lu Yin pick her up.

Holding the phone, she replied with a "da da da" sound: Okay, don't come over, I'll find you in the parking lot.

Looking at another message, the number it was sent from had no name on it, so it was not in her address book.

But looking at the number alone, it seems to be a familiar number, and the content is also very simple: Xiao Nuan, give me some time, let's talk.

A completely unwelcome object.

Qi Nuan didn't reply, but simply swiped to delete and clicked it.

The clients of Design Department 2 are mainly the various branch companies under the group.

The centenary celebration had just ended, and there had not been many design requests in recent days, so Qi Nuan was relieved and left work on time.

In order to avoid being seen by people she knew, she deliberately took the underground passage, then swiped the special access card that Lu Yin had someone give her, and went directly down to the parking lot reserved for Mr. Lu on the next floor.

Special Assistant Zhao was already waiting beside Lu Yin's car. When Qi Nuan saw him waving, she also walked over there.

"Xiao Nuan, wait a moment."

Hearing her name being called affectionately, Qi Nuan stopped in her tracks. She knew that this person was definitely not the Boss Lu she had an appointment with.

She lowered her head, looked at the parking guide line under her feet, sighed, and turned away.

"I sent you a text message, but I didn't receive a reply. I didn't expect to meet you here. I'm so lucky."

The man who was dressed maturely and in a dark, straight suit was none other than Mr. Lu, the young Mr. Lu whom Qi Nuan repeatedly refused to see, her nominal ex-boyfriend, Lu Heng.

Qi Nuan refused to go to the cafe under the group hotel, and instead went into the cafe on the first floor of a nearby shopping mall with Lu Heng.

It was just after get off work, and the mall was bustling with people, making it a bit noisy.

Special Assistant Zhao did not follow her. He chose to continue waiting for his boss, Mr. Lu, by the car.

It is a place that everyone can see, so Qi Nuan doesn't have to worry about the privacy of the space or any unnecessary trouble.

Qi Nuan crossed his arms and looked at the man sitting opposite him.

The person who repeatedly said he wanted to chat, but after sitting down, just stroked the handle of the coffee cup and said nothing.

The ring finger where he used to wear a wedding ring was now empty, with only a faint mark left by years of buckling.

Qi Nuan put his phone on the table, picked up the cup, took a few sips of coffee, and cleared his throat.

"Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about? I already have an appointment and I have to leave soon."

She only glanced at Lu Heng, then pretended to shift her attention to the Breguet watch on her wrist, gently turning the strap to adjust the position of the dial.

Lu Heng glanced at the watch on her wrist and quickly looked away.

"Didn't you see the text message I sent?"

I see.

Qi Nuan didn't say anything.

So what if she saw it? She would delete it immediately anyway and would never reply.

"Since then... we haven't had any contact..."

Qi Nuan sneered silently: "Is there any need for us to contact each other?"

"Xiao Nuan, don't be so cruel... I really just hope to have a chance to apologize to you properly."

Lu Heng covered his mouth and nose with his left hand and pinched the bridge of his nose hard.

The habit of trying to ease the awkwardness remains.

Qi Nuan ignored him and picked up the cup to drink coffee again.

She and Lu Heng are three years apart in age. Because their two families were good friends at that time, they often got together since they were young and could be considered childhood sweethearts.

Compared to Lu Yin's "bad record" since childhood, Lu Heng, the good boy, can be considered a model student.

They were not interested in each other from the beginning. Qi Nuan agreed to Lu Heng's love and started dating him shortly after her father passed away.

She was heartbroken and vulnerable at that time, and she lost her common sense and judgment.

Lu Heng's constant companionship and comfort finally touched her and made her mistakenly believe in his so-called deep affection.

"You were expelled from school that year... There were a lot of rumors. I know you would misunderstand, but it wasn't me."

Qi Nuan put the coffee cup down on the table and suddenly became angry: "Did you come to me just to make these meaningless excuses?"

"No, I'm not trying to make excuses."

Perhaps it was because the look in her eyes was too contemptuous, but Qi Nuan was stunned when she saw the man opposite her look up and look at her.

Oh, this man, after all these years, still wants to treat her as a little girl who knows nothing?

She had been hiding from him for so long, and even forgave him just because he said "believe her"... How funny!

He probably thought that if he brought people to the drinking party, as long as he was drunk, as long as those people were not instructed by him, and as long as those things were not done by him personally, he could find an excuse to shirk responsibility.

My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!