The moment the door was gently closed, Shang Wu slowly turned her head, looking at the empty doorway, her eyes slightly red.
She was really exhausted.
After losing her child, she became inexplicably depressed and so exhausted that even expressing her emotions became difficult.
Shang Wu didn't want to attribute these emotions to depression, but she didn't know how to cheer herself up.
...
Lu Rang drove to the law firm, filled with misunderstandings and worries.
Lu You arrived at the law firm a step earlier than him.
She grew angrier the more she thought about it, and stormed into Yan Yue's office.
"Yan Yue, fire that newcomer, Lin Ruan, immediately."
Yan Yue was taken aback by her sudden outburst of anger: "Lin Ruan? What's wrong with her?"
Lu You sneered, "She took Lu Rang back to her house last night and spent the night there. This morning she even used Lu Rang's phone to call A Wu. What's the point of keeping someone with such ulterior motives at the law firm? By the way, what were you doing yesterday? You weren't even on guard!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Yue's expression also turned serious.
"No, Lu Rang wasn't drinking, he was sober, why would he go straight to her house?"
He immediately called the human resources department.
Just then, Lu Rang walked into the law firm and went straight to his office, ignoring Lu You who was coming towards him.
"A-Rang!" Lu You called out to him, "Have you explained things clearly to A-Wu? How is she?"
Lu Rang stopped in his tracks, but did not turn around. He simply replied in a low voice, "It's nothing."
After saying that, he went into his office without looking back and closed the door.
Lu You felt a sinking feeling in her heart when she saw his expression.
This doesn't look like anything's wrong.
Did the two of them have a fight?
As she was thinking, a commotion suddenly broke out at the entrance of the law firm.
Lin Ruan, who was supposed to be expelled, actually returned and rushed in, her eyes red and her face streaked with tears.
She had a clear goal and went straight for Lu You.
"Miss Lu!"
Lin Ruan stood in front of Lu You, her voice trembling with tears, yet filled with a stubborn determination.
Why did you ask Attorney Yan to fire me?
Lu You crossed her arms and looked at her coldly: "Why? Don't you know the answer in your heart?"
Lin Ruan's tears fell, but her tone remained neither humble nor arrogant: "I know! It's because Lu Lu stayed overnight at my house last night, isn't it?"
"But I really didn't mean anything by it! I just panicked and didn't handle it well!"
She took a deep breath: "Besides, I have a boyfriend, and we have a very good relationship. Last night, Lu Lu was so drunk that he was unconscious. My boyfriend helped me carry him upstairs and took care of him. My boyfriend can testify to that!"
Upon hearing this, not only Lu You was stunned, but even the employees who were listening nearby were taken aback.
Lin Ruan pointed to the group photo on her phone screen.
"This is my boyfriend. We've been dating for three years. Even though I, Lin Ruan, am considered pretty, I'm someone who takes relationships seriously and works honestly!"
"You can't assume I have ulterior motives just because Attorney Lu happened to sleep at my house. Judging me by my appearance is so unfair to me!"
After she finished speaking, she burst into tears, feeling wronged.
Looking at Lin Ruan, who was crying her eyes out, Lu You was speechless for a moment.
Do you have a boyfriend? Or are you taking care of her together with your boyfriend?
If what she said is true, then what happened last night might really have just been a false alarm.
Was she overreacting?
Lu You blinked and coughed lightly.
The atmosphere in the law firm became somewhat awkward.
Inside the office, Lu Rang's office wasn't very soundproof, and he could vaguely hear the arguing outside and Lin Ruan's sobbing.
He rubbed his temples in frustration.
At this moment, he had no mind to discern the truth or falsehood in Lin Ruan's words, nor to worry about his inexplicable unconsciousness last night.
His mind was filled with Shang Wu's tired and distant appearance, and her words on the phone, "You're not doing well."
Lu You looked at Lu Rang's tightly closed office door, feeling extremely anxious.
She knocked on the door and went inside without waiting for a response.
Lu Rang was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, surrounded by a low-pressure atmosphere.
"A-Rang, are you planning to hide here forever?" Lu You walked up to him, her tone filled with reproach and worry.
Lu Rang didn't turn around, his voice hoarse: "Why would I go back? To see how annoyed she is just seeing me?"
"What's bothering her?" Lu You asked, puzzled. "Awu is just feeling down because she hasn't fully recovered. As her husband, shouldn't you spend more time with her during this time?"
"Stay with her?"
Lu Rang smiled bitterly, with a hint of self-mockery, "She doesn't even want to hear my explanation. She even feels that she's not doing well right now."
He turned around and looked at Lu You: "Tell me, if my appearance will only make her more tired and unhappy, why should I go back and bother her?"
Lu You was speechless after hearing his words.
She realized that her brother had gotten stuck in a rut.
The crux of the matter seems to lie not in the misunderstanding last night, but in Shang Wu's overheard remark, "I'm not doing well."
"Did you hear something?" Lu You asked tentatively.
Lu Rang pursed his lips and did not answer, but his expression said it all.
Lu You sighed, knowing that directly advising Lu Rang would be useless.
She thought for a moment, took out her phone, went outside, and dialed Cheng Zhou's number.
"Cheng Zhou, are you free to go see A-Wu now?"
Lu You lowered her voice, "A-Rang is getting a bit stuck on this. He thinks A-Wu doesn't want to see him. Could you help me sound out A-Wu and persuade her to call A-Rang? Even just a text message would be fine. She needs to have a way out."
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