Yan Zhi hugged Su Rao, her voice soft and nasal: "Su Rao, but I hope you're okay. Don't do this again next time."
Yan Zhi never wanted to lose Su Rao again, just like she lost Fei Fei. She was afraid she wouldn't be able to bear it.
Su Rao was taken aback at first, then patted Yan Zhi's back casually: "Baby, don't be afraid, I'm lucky and have a long life."
The phrase "lucky to be alive" seemed to have touched a nerve with Yan Zhi, causing her emotions to suddenly break down. As a child, she couldn't express herself clearly; as an adult, she spoke insincerely. True farewells aren't at Peach Blossom Pool or along ancient roads, but on a similarly sun-drenched morning, when some people are forever frozen in yesterday.
Su Rao sensed Yan Zhi's change and knew that it must be because of her words that Yan Zhi remembered her deceased lover.
She knew she had said the wrong thing, and a hint of guilt flashed in Su Rao's eyes: "I'm sorry..."
Yan Zhi shook her head, her eyes red, and her voice choked with emotion, "No matter what, Su Rao, I hope you're well and live a long and healthy life."
Su Rao had never encountered this situation before and didn't know how to handle it. She hugged Yan Zhi back, trying to give her strength, and coaxed her, "Okay, okay, I'll try my best to live to be a hundred years old."
Leng Linli returned to his office but didn't see Yan Zhi. He went to the break room and found two women embracing.
Yan Zhi cried!
She actually cried!
He cried while holding another woman!
During this time, he treated Yan Zhi very badly. No matter how he tormented her, she remained unmoved, as if she had no emotions. But now, she is crying in another woman's arms.
She was crying...sobbing.
How heartbroken must one be to cry like that?
For a moment, Leng Linli felt like a failure.
His woman never throws herself into his arms when she's sad.
Leng Linli had seen Yan Zhi cry before. The last time she shed tears was because of Su Rao. He was at a loss when he saw her cry last time, probably because it was the first time he had ever seen her cry.
But this time, he actually felt heartbroken because Yan Zhi shed tears.
Leng Linli stopped walking, looking at the two of them with a complicated expression, his heart filled with mixed feelings.
It was Su Rao who first noticed Leng Linli. For some reason, Su Rao didn't greet him. Instead, she glared at him hatefully.
In that one look, there was resentment, disgust, and a misconception that he was ungrateful.
Leng Linli was glared at by Su Rao and secretly left the tea room, because at that moment he realized that Yan Zhi seemed to need Su Rao more than him.
After Leng Linli left, Su Rao belatedly realized that she had actually dared to glare at President Leng.
She actually glared at that cold, ruthless, and decisive man!
Oh no, she's probably going to die!
I'm already drenched in sweat!
Su Rao instantly thought of a hundred ways to die.
While comforting Yan Zhi, she also mourned her own untimely death.
Su Rao kept thinking about how to make amends.
The CPU is almost burnt out.
But... in this situation, President Leng didn't interrupt them or punish them. Instead, after a moment of contemplation, he silently withdrew.
Surprisingly, President Leng wasn't angry!
As he left, his eyes seemed to still be filled with disappointment.
...Disappointment?
Even CEO Leng has moments of disappointment?
His disappointment was because of... Yan Zhi?
For the first time, Su Rao felt that Yan Zhi was wrong.
Perhaps, Mr. Leng loves Yan Zhi, but Yan Zhi doesn't know that Mr. Leng loves her.
Or perhaps, both President Leng and Yan Zhi love each other, but neither of them knows that they love the other.
If that's the case, then Su Rao has to help them.
At the very least, we can't let that white lotus get too cocky!
When I returned to my workstation, it was already ten minutes later.
Just as Yan Zhi was about to turn on her computer, a WeChat notification sounded. Yan Zhi opened WeChat and saw a message from Leng Linli.
Leng Linli: [There's a family dinner tonight. You're allowed to go home now. I'll have Bai Lian handle anything that needs to be done this afternoon.]
Leng Linli saw that she was in a bad mood and let her leave work early, but he couldn't bring himself to let Yan Zhi feel that he cared about her. The words he typed looked very businesslike and lacked any warmth.
Upon seeing the message, Yan Zhi assumed that Leng Linli was worried that her presence would interfere with his and Bai Lian's relationship, so he was calling her home.
Yan Zhi chuckled and replied to the message: 【Okay, President Leng.】
Yan Zhi wasn't an unreasonable person, and she didn't want to be a third wheel for Leng Linli and Bai Lian, watching them being all lovey-dovey in front of her.
Yan Zhi chose to comply with Leng Linli's arrangements. In addition, she had just cried and was indeed in low spirits and a little tired. Leaving get off work early would only benefit her and not harm her.
It had been so long since she had cried so unrestrainedly.
Perhaps it was her period and her mood was unstable, perhaps it was the memory of Fei Fei, or perhaps it was Su Rao's kindness, but she lost control today.
Yan Zhi simply sent a WeChat message to Su Rao explaining the whole story, then packed her things and left the company.
Leng Linli looked at the message Yan Zhi sent and couldn't help but smile. He then put his phone in his pocket. It had been a long time since she had listened to him like this.
During this period of time, although Yan Zhi did not directly refute what he said, she would express her resistance with silence or a casual smile, which made him feel uncomfortable.
Yan Zhi hadn't been this obedient and compliant in a long time, which pleased him greatly and put him in a good mood.
Leng Linli leaned against the window, enjoying the cool breeze. Sure enough, he soon saw Yan Zhi cross the small square in front of the company, get into her car, and leave.
Leng Linli's office was on a high floor, but he still recognized Yan Zhi's shrunken figure at a glance.
Recalling the woman who broke down crying in the break room, Leng Linli felt a dense, persistent pain in his heart, a pain he could no longer ignore. Even now, the feeling in his heart was still very clear; he had never felt this way before.
At this moment, Leng Linli could no longer deliberately ignore the fact that he had developed feelings for Yan Zhi.
The frustration he had been carrying for so long was instantly resolved, and Leng Linli's agitation vanished, leaving him feeling much lighter.
But this ease didn't last long. His cold and sharp brows were once again clouded with worry. Yan Zhi's motives for marrying him were impure, yet he had developed feelings for her. What would happen if Yan Zhi found out his feelings?
Love only makes people stupid, and unrequited love is the most torturous. Leng Linli really doesn't know if this is a good change.
But what Leng Linli could clearly see at this moment was that he did indeed have feelings for Yan Zhi that he shouldn't have. He even got used to her being in his life, used to her being in his life, used to... her existence.
Leng Linli closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and calmed his emotions.
Yan Zhi went home and took a nap. When she woke up, it was almost time to get off work.
On the phone screen, there was a WeChat message from Su Rao: 【I'll take you out to have fun tonight.】
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