Chapter 7 I called him, but the number remained unchanged
Next to the flower bed downstairs of the hospital's inpatient department, the air was filled with a damp feeling from the sun evaporating the rain.
On the bench, the woman was thin, and the skin exposed from her sleeves and skirt was as white as fat.
She casually tied her hair into a low ponytail, lowered her head and looked at the screen of the mobile phone in her hand, revealing a slender white neck.
Occasionally a summer breeze blew by, lifting a few strands of her hair that fell on her cheeks.
The slender fingers tapped the dial key a few times, and a string of mobile phone numbers popped up on the screen.
This phone number seemed to be engraved into An Ning's bones.
Just press the button and you can get these 11 numbers.
But for four whole years, she didn't dare to call once.
I don’t know if he changed his number.
After hesitating for a long time, his trembling fingertips finally dialed the number.
"beep--"
The sound was like a hammer hitting An Ning's heart, causing pain in her chest.
My fingers subconsciously clenched the phone.
The call can be connected!
......
Oteng Group.
President's Office.
"Mr. Lu, did you encounter a ghost today? You've been absent-minded all day. Something's wrong with you!"
On the large black leather sofa, Liang Xu was dressed in a suit and tie, with a relaxed posture, jokingly joking with the man who was flipping through documents at the desk.
The man was wearing a crisp, custom-made black suit that was well-tailored. The patterns on the fabric and the buttons were just the right amount of noble, yet low-key and unobtrusive.
Her short black hair was meticulously groomed, her facial features were deep and distinct, and her temperament was extremely cool.
Silent, yet extremely oppressive.
He ignored the other party's teasing, without even raising his eyelids, and with his slender fingers holding a metal pen, he signed his name vigorously in the blank space in the lower right corner of the document.
Lu Xiyan remained silent, and Liang Xu became even more excited. "Tsk, you know what, Mr. Lu's figure and appearance are quite like a work of art."
Hearing this, the cold man finally opened his eyelids, opened his thin lips slightly, and uttered a word neither lightly nor heavily.
"roll."
Well, I finally paid attention to him.
Liang Xu chuckled twice, "Last night, Wanwan called me and asked where you were going."
Suddenly, Lu Xiyan's hand paused as he was signing, and the tip of his pen fell on the paper, leaving a black dot stained by ink.
last night......
Some emotion flashed across his deep eyes and disappeared in an instant.
Liang Xu didn't notice and asked jokingly, "Don't you think this is strange?"
"What's strange?"
"Wanwan is your fiancée, and you're getting engaged soon. She wants to know about your whereabouts, but she doesn't ask you in person, but keeps asking me. What's that?" Liang Xu muttered. "That's weird. So I'm just part of your play?"
Lu Xiyan didn't raise her eyelids, "Maybe she likes you."
The cold and indifferent words almost choked Liang Xu to death. He jumped up and said, "Just say this to me as a joke, but don't let Wanwan hear it. You know she's not in good health. If you make her sick due to anger, not to mention the Cheng family, even your grandfather won't forgive you."
Lu Xiyan ignored him and while he was talking, the phone on the desk rang.
He glanced at it and saw it was an unfamiliar number.
The location shown is Jining City.
Liang Xu thought it was Cheng Wanwan calling and came over curiously. "Hey, such a remote place? Our company hasn't expanded into Jining, right? This advertising guy is quite skilled at calling, actually calling you."
Lu Xiyan was just about to hang up the phone when he was suddenly stunned.
Advertising and promotional calls cannot be received through his mobile phone number.
As if realizing something, his finger had already pressed the answer button.
......
On the mobile phone screen, the call time moves second by second.
An Ning's breathing stopped and the sound of her heartbeat broke her eardrum.
The other party didn't speak, and she was not sure if it was him.
After being silent for ten seconds, she spoke first, "Hey..."
......
"Hello......"
The gentle voice came into his ears through the phone, and Lu Xiyan clenched his hands almost subconsciously.
In his originally calm and cold eyes, a dark tide suddenly surged.
Something seemed about to burst out, and he heard the other party ask cautiously, "Excuse me, are you... Lu Xiyan?"
......
This simple sentence almost exhausted An Ning's entire body's strength.
Especially when she pronounced those three words, her voice trembled unconsciously.
The other party remained silent. Just when she thought the number had been used by someone else, she heard a low, cold voice from the phone, "Hmm."
At this moment, even time seemed to stand still.
She wondered if he recognized her voice.
She opened her mouth, her throat dry, "I am... An Ning."
"Is there something wrong?" The other party asked in a cold tone.
An Ning lowered her eyes, holding a chocolate wrapped in gold in her hand.
"Nothing special." She straightened out the words on her lips and said softly, "Don't I owe you money for a box of chocolates? How should I pay you back?"
The other party didn't say anything and seemed very impatient with her sudden interruption.
An Ning clenched her palms, "How about you send me the payment code and I'll scan it for you."
"My phone's out of battery," the other person said coldly. "Three o'clock in the afternoon, at the coffee shop on Jinhuan Street."
"Ah?" Before An Ning could react, the call was cut off.
......
The disconnected phone was held in the palm of a pair of hands with distinct joints and strong knuckles.
Jining City.
Why is her phone number Jining City?
Didn’t she go abroad?
Didn’t he disappear abroad for four years?
The temperature in the office dropped by more than ten degrees in an instant.
It’s cold, incredibly cold.
Liang Xu saw that his handsome face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, even more so than an ice cellar.
"Who is it?" he asked curiously. "What's going on at the coffee shop at 3pm? Do you have a client meeting?"
This expression and tone don't seem like that of a customer.
Moreover, any big client would require President Lu to personally negotiate with him.
Lu Xiyan casually threw his phone on the table, took a cigarette out of the cigarette box and bit it in his mouth, "Not a customer."
Liang Xu frowned, "Who is that?"
With a "click", the lighter lit the cigarette.
Lu Xiyan took a deep breath and slowly blew out smoke rings, "Peace."
"Who?" Liang Xu thought he had misheard, then he suddenly raised his voice, "Who? Who are you talking about?"
Lu Xiyan raised his eyes to look at him, and said in a low voice, "An Ning."
"Holy crap! She's back in Jinghai!"
Liang Xu cursed, almost exploding. "Are you fucking sick, Lu Xiyan? Have you forgotten how she dumped you? Why the fuck did you even make an appointment with her?"
Liang Xu pointed at his nose, exasperated, "You're such a bastard! You won't be satisfied until you die once!"
"Oh!"
Lu Xiyan chuckled, and the corners of his eyes raised with a hint of coldness, "Impossible."
He can be stupid for once.
I won't be stupid a second time.
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