bestfiction Chapter 126 Familiar Stranger
Chapter 126 Familiar Stranger
The business planning meeting was held intensively throughout the morning.
By the time it was over, everyone was starving.
When An Ying returned to her office, Shu Wen jogged up to her and handed her a freshly brewed coffee.
"Sister Ying, you were amazing today! You managed to convince several major shareholders of such a complex business plan."
"You were almost late this morning, and I was so worried about you that I almost thought you weren't coming today."
An Ying took the coffee and smiled faintly.
If it weren't for that idiot Lu Qiyao wasting so much of her time with the car accident early in the morning, she could have performed even better.
Shu Wen leaned closer and whispered, "During the meeting just now, Director Lai was nitpicking our project report, saying that this part was wrong and that part was bad..."
An Ying flipped through the documents in her hand expressionlessly.
It's nothing more than Lai Yu-Chiang knowing full well that today's project would be very important to An Ying, so she took the opportunity to stir up trouble.
Recalling their previous confrontation on the rooftop, An Ying leaned back in her chair, looked up at the ceiling, and smiled.
Fortunately, An Ying had used special methods to intimidate Lai Yuqiang last time.
She's been incredibly well-behaved these past few days, only daring to talk.
Otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble they might cause next.
The news that Lai Yuqiang's father had been kicked out of the board of directors spread like wildfire throughout the company.
It's just impotent rage. She likes to nag, so let her be.
Today's planning meeting was a great success, and all subsequent projects will continue to move forward.
As long as nothing goes wrong, the publicity effect will be even better when the project is completed.
Just then, An Ying's phone rang.
Lu Qiyao's phone call.
An Ying took a deep breath, staring at her phone screen, hesitating whether to answer the call or not.
No, letting Lu Qiyao continue to cause trouble like this is not a solution.
He recklessly crashed his car today.
Who knows, maybe tomorrow they'll jump off a building, and the day after tomorrow they'll commit suicide.
Who could stand being tormented like this in front of her every day?
I don't know what illness he was receiving treatment for abroad, or what kind of trauma he suffered.
After he returned, he acted completely erratically.
I need to find a way to completely sever ties with him.
An Ying pondered for a long time, but her phone kept ringing.
Shu Wen asked in confusion, "Sister Ying, whose call was that?"
An Ying said calmly, "A familiar stranger."
After saying that, Shuwen sensibly left An Ying's office.
An Ying pressed the call button.
On the other end of the phone was Lu Qiyao's slightly drunken voice.
Drinking at midday on a weekday, that's really something.
Lu Qiyao, slurring his words, said, "An Ying, you...you have such a hard time answering the phone? You, do you have a new love interest?"
An Ying said calmly, "Whether I have a new love interest or not is none of your business."
Lu Qiyao muttered under his breath, "Hmph, you must have forgotten about me..."
An Ying sighed.
"Lu Qiyao, let's meet."
On the other end of the phone, Lu Qiyao's whimpering suddenly stopped.
After a few seconds of silence, Lu Qiyao became as energetic as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
He coughed a few times, his voice trembling with nervousness: "Now? You're willing to see me now?"
An Ying hummed in agreement and hung up the phone.
I sent Lu Qiyao a restaurant address.
She bent down and rummaged through the bottom drawer for a while, then took out a black USB drive and put it in her bag.
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The last time I ate at this restaurant was more than a month ago, when I first started working at Fu's. An Ying and Ye Rao had a meal here.
This restaurant used to be located near Beicheng University, and later opened a branch.
Speaking of which, the boss's signature dish is still as delicious as it has been for over a decade.
It lasts even longer than the relationships between people.
An Ying sat quietly in a corner of the restaurant, by the window.
She was drinking tea with her head down when she heard the sound of a chair being pulled out opposite her.
Lu Qiyao sat upright in front of her.
Water droplets still clung to her face.
He clearly washed his face with cold water to sober up.
Before An Ying could speak, Lu Qiyao said seriously, "Xiao Ying, I'm sorry about this morning. It was an impulsive act when I hit your car. Uncle Hat also gave me a lecture."
An Ying nodded.
Lu Qiyao: "I know that An Xiaoxiao's matter caused you a lot of grievances. I was wrong in many things in the past."
Lu Qiyao stared intently into An Ying's eyes.
"Can you give me another chance? I want to start over with you..."
An Ying remained calm and did not answer.
He simply looked down and took a black USB drive out of his bag.
She slowly said, "When I left Lu's Group before, I didn't return these confidential project documents worth hundreds of millions to you. Now I'm returning them all at once."
Lu Qiyao was taken aback.
His gaze fell on the black USB drive.
"An Ying, what do you mean? Do you want to completely sever ties with me?"
An Ying: "Shouldn't we draw a clear line?"
Lu Qiyao frowned: "I didn't doubt you."
An Ying smiled faintly: "I'm not an employee of your company anymore. These are your company's documents. There's always a risk if these things fall into my hands."
Lu Qiyao's excited heart calmed down.
When I first received her call, I thought she had changed her mind and was no longer angry or upset.
The result is to draw a clear line completely.
The waiter served the food.
She looked up at Lu Qiyao: "Aren't you hungry?"
Lu Qiyao wasn't hungry at all; he felt like he was full of anger.
"Not hungry."
An Ying said "oh" and started eating by herself.
Lu Qiyao glanced down at the dishes on the table.
He was surprised to find that An Ying had ordered the same dishes she used to love when she was in college.
I can't bear to change the car I've driven for many years, and I still like the dishes I've eaten for many years.
She has always been a sentimental person.
She no longer felt any nostalgia for him.
An Ying suddenly spoke up: "Do you remember Su Jixun?"
Lu Qiyao snapped out of his daze and gave a lazy reply.
An Ying: "Do you know that he has always wanted to take advantage of me?"
Lu Qiyao lit a cigarette: "Of course, there are some things men shouldn't talk about with you, otherwise why do you think I keep beating him up?"
“Back when I was in college, he once said he wanted to sleep with me. I got angry and punched him.”
“Every time I see him approach you, I want to beat him to a pulp, but men sometimes just say it, they may think it but not necessarily have the guts to do it.”
An Ying put down her chopsticks and said seriously, "Actually, you should have told me."
Over the years, Su Jixun has presented himself as a respectable but treacherous person, leading An Ying to mistakenly believe he is a good person and thus contact him repeatedly without hesitation.
If only I had known his true colors earlier.
Perhaps nothing would have happened that night in Yuncheng.
Lu Qiyao looked at An Ying in surprise.
"What did he do?"
An Ying averted her gaze: "It's nothing."
Lu Qiyao frowned: "Wait a minute, I need to call him..."
An Ying: "There's no need to fight anymore. He won't be appearing in Beicheng anymore."
Lu Qiyao's hand, which was holding the phone, froze in mid-air.
What does it mean that they won't appear in the North City?
An Ying did not answer.
That night almost resulted in a death, and she doesn't want to talk about it anymore.
Just like her seven years with Lu Qiyao, she didn't want to look back anymore.
Some people, no matter how much they once loved each other, are destined to return to being strangers in the end.
An Ying silently finished her meal and looked up at Lu Qiyao again.
"Lu Qiyao, I used to like you, but I won't be foolish again. Let bygones be bygones."
Her voice was gentle.
Lu Qiyao felt as if he had traveled back to many years ago, to his school days, to the first time he saw An Ying on campus.
She smiled at him gently, her sweet voice making Lu Qiyao panic.
From now on, she would never smile at him like that again.
All she left behind was a cold, indifferent silhouette.
Lu Qiyao sat in his chair, staring blankly at An Ying's departing figure.
My heart felt like it was sinking.
That girl has completely abandoned him.
Lu Qiyao picked up the black USB drive on the table and held it tightly in his hand.
What does "let it go" mean?
Seven years, and she says she can just let it go?
What does it mean to be foolish? Is loving him considered "foolish"?
ridiculous.
Lu Qiyao silently thought to himself: An Ying, I will not let you go.
Outside the restaurant.
On the other side of the street corner.
In a secluded corner, a camera lens emerged from a dark alley, snapping away and capturing everything that happened in the restaurant.