However, this daze was quickly replaced by strong resistance.
Li Susu shoved Fu Xingzhou away abruptly, her tone icy, "President Fu, please have some self-respect!"
Fu Xingzhou, who had been pushed away, felt a surge of disappointment.
He stiffly withdrew his hand. In the darkness, he couldn't see Li Susu's expression, but he could feel the chill emanating from her.
"I'm sorry," he said softly.
Fu Xingzhou tried hard to control his emotions, reminding himself that she was no longer the Li Susu he remembered.
A cool, strong fragrance filled the air—the perfume Li Susu was wearing.
She rarely used this flavor before.
Fu Xingzhou frowned slightly, his doubts deepening.
The elevator doors slowly opened, and blinding light flooded in instantly. Li Susu subconsciously closed her eyes, her slender fingers gently pressing her temples.
The oppressive feeling of darkness suddenly disappeared, and her tense nerves relaxed.
When she opened her eyes again, the world was bright again. She took a deep breath, and the lingering feeling of suffocation in her chest gradually dissipated.
The assistant quickly helped Li Susu up and asked with concern, "Mr. Chen, are you alright?"
Li Susu gently shook her head; her face was still pale, but her eyes had regained their clarity.
She turned to look at Fu Xingzhou standing to the side, her tone cold and distant, "Thank you, Mr. Fu."
This thank you was devoid of any warmth, as if it were merely a routine formality.
Fu Xingzhou looked at her, his eyes deep and his thin lips pressed tightly together. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to begin.
Li Susu didn't linger. With elegant steps, she left the elevator directly.
The high heels tapped crisply on the polished marble floor, each sound like a sharp pain piercing Fu Xingzhou's heart.
As he watched her receding figure, an indescribable sense of loss welled up in his heart.
Even though it's so close, it feels like it's worlds away.
Once in the car, Fu Xingzhou took a file bag from the driver, opened it, and found it contained a cooperation proposal from the Li Group.
He carefully flipped through the pages, his brows furrowing slightly.
This plan was almost identical to the one Li Yulin had given him before.
Fu Xingzhou leaned back in his leather seat, closing his eyes to rest.
The terms of the cooperation agreement flashed through his mind, almost identical to the one Li Yulin had previously submitted.
He originally thought that this power outage would allow his relationship with Li Susu to take another step forward.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a false alarm.
Disappointment spread through my chest, like a lingering gloom.
Fu Xingzhou took a deep breath, trying to dispel the vexation in his heart.
Suddenly, the image of Li Susu trembling helplessly in the darkness, along with the faint, unfamiliar scent of her perfume, once again entered his mind.
This feeling... is strangely familiar.
It felt like I'd been there before.
Fu Xingzhou suddenly opened his eyes, his sharp gaze fixed on the rapidly receding street scene outside the window.
Fragments of memory spun rapidly in my mind, but I could never piece them together into a complete picture.
What exactly is it?
What made him care so much?
On the other side, Li Susu sat alone in the examination room, her hand tightly gripping the strap of her bag.
The scene that happened in the elevator kept flashing through her mind.
Darkness, suffocation, and the warmth emanating from Fu Xingzhou.
All of this made her feel inexplicably fearful and uneasy.
The feeling of being on the verge of collapse, in particular, left her with lingering fear.
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