Lu An Ning didn't want to elaborate, and Zhong Ling didn't ask any more questions. She just couldn't help but mutter.
"Just now, if you don't come out, I'm going to call the police."
She had sharp eyes and only vaguely saw Lu Anning and the coffee shop owner suddenly get very close. They didn't look like they were chatting happily. Although the coffee shop owner was beautiful, after looking at her twice, Zhong Ling still felt a little strange and couldn't like her.
Her intuition told her that there was a subtle and unfriendly atmosphere between the coffee shop owner and her own boss. At this time, she must of course consider her own boss.
"Boss Lu, that coffee shop owner, could he be coming for the Third Master?"
Lu Anning paused while eating: "Is it obvious?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
She had seen him several times, either on his way to work or coming home from work. He was someone everyone wanted to see but couldn't. Yet, he always showed up on his bike at the time when San Ye was picking someone up. She could say it was a coincidence once or twice, but it couldn't be like this every time. It was too deliberate!
At first, she thought the owner was pretty cool—a beautiful girl who could ride a bike and run her own coffee shop, handling suitors with ease. Now she realized she was after Mr. Tang San.
That's so disgusting!
"You don't need to let me affect your emotions towards others. We won't have much interaction anyway, so you don't need to care. What belongs to me can't be taken away. What doesn't belong to me can't be kept."
Zhong Ling sighed, "What a classic Libra quote!"
"Yeah?"
Lu Anning had never studied her zodiac sign. She only knew that the person who truly loved her was her only preference and would be unwavering and firm. If there was even the slightest hesitation, he would be unclean.
She suddenly thought of Tang Jingyuan. If he were asked to choose, would he hesitate?
"What's the Third Master's zodiac sign?"
"May 23rd!"
Zhong Ling's eyes lit up: "Then you don't have to worry. Libra and Gemini are a perfect match. You win."
Lu An Ning didn't believe this, but after hearing what Zhong Ling said, Lu An Ning felt much better.
Although they had spoken on the phone at noon, Tang Jingyuan was still worried and came to pick her up early. However, there was no sign of Rose today. It was still early, so Tang Jingyuan only glanced at the coffee shop and turned to walk into the company building.
Lu Anning only heard the footsteps and didn't look up. He thought it was Zhong Ling and said to himself, "Today's work should be almost done. No need to work overtime. You should go back and rest early."
After a long while, Lu Anning didn't receive a reply. When she looked up, she saw Tang Jingyuan standing in front of her, looking at her.
Lu An Ning was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared between his eyebrows: "Why did you come so early today? I don't think I received the message you sent."
Tang Jingyuan didn't answer, but noticed the wound on Lu Anning's neck. She had fair skin, so the red streak was particularly noticeable.
"What's wrong with your neck?"
Lu Anning raised his hand and touched his neck, then smiled and said, "I scratched it accidentally."
Tang Jingyuan frowned and didn't ask any more questions.
"Why aren't you more careful!" He walked around to the front and took a closer look at the red mark on the neck. As soon as he touched it, Lu An Ning shrank her neck, after all, she was afraid that he would see through her.
Tang Jingyuan lowered his eyes, pursed his lips, and looked away.
Tang Jingyuan didn't say a word all the way back. Even after dinner, he couldn't help but call Lu Anning.
"I made some tea, come and try it."
As he spoke, he pulled Lu An Ning to sit down. Seeing his serious look, Lu An Ning guessed that he had something to say.
"What's up, you look so serious?"
Tang Jingyuan's eyes fell on Lu Anning's neck: "Now you can tell me, who caused the injury on your neck?"
If you accidentally scratched it with your fingernail, it wouldn't look like this at all.
He took a quick look and the more he looked, the more it looked like it was caused by a sharp weapon, so he didn't dare to think further.
Lu Anning no longer concealed it: "I met Rose at the coffee shop at noon."
Tang Jingyuan's expression froze, and he tightened his grip on the teacup. "When you called and didn't answer?"
Lu Anning nodded: "It's okay, it's just a little scrape, it doesn't hurt."
Tang Jingyuan frowned deeply, and still refused to mention Rose. Lu Anning lost her patience.
"Aren't you ready to tell me the truth?"
Tang Jingyuan remained silent, and he was not the only one who had this thought.
"I understand you're worried about my safety, but have you ever considered that I'm never afraid of danger. What I fear is that danger is right in front of me, yet I'm completely unaware and defenseless. I'm not a teenage girl, Jing Yuan. You should believe that I have some ability to protect myself."
After a long while, Tang Jingyuan took a deep breath, looked up at Lu Anning, and smiled helplessly: "Sure enough, there is still no way to hide it from you."
When the two looked at each other, Lu Anning suddenly became nervous.
"Rose, is she the person behind Bai Lu?"
Realizing what she had said, she felt a pang of fear in her heart. She could not connect Rose with the identity of a drug maker.
"At this point, she has the best chance."
It was precisely because they had no substantial evidence that they had held off on taking action. Unexpectedly, she would open a coffee shop downstairs from Haitian Pharmaceuticals. Tang Jingyuan knew very well that this was a warning to him.
Lu Anning pressed on: "What's the grudge between you and her? What does she want to do?"
Lu Anning clearly realized that Rose had come with ill intentions.
"Rose is a chemistry genius, but also a very dangerous person. She didn't want you to know because she was afraid you'd be in danger. Who knew she'd find you anyway?"
Tang Jingyuan was confident that he could see through many people's minds, but he could not see through Rose's true thoughts.
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