Chapter 50: Chapter 50 After Running Away, the Disabled Tycoon Stopped Pretending 12
When the manager heard Su Zhiruan say this, he looked up at her, “Have you found a new job? I remember your grandmother…”
Su Zhiruan was calm and composed as she sat on the sofa across from the manager, “I am planning to take my grandmother to another city, so I’m preparing to submit my resignation letter. I have received this month’s salary, but there are still five days left. I will continue to work for the next five days.”
“You are a good child,” the manager knew her family situation and, after a deep sigh, he didn’t say much to try to change her mind, “I know you graduated from Capital University. With your degree, it’s easy to find a good job in a small city. Take good care of your grandmother and spend more time with her.”
Su Zhiruan nodded. The manager was quite nice; after learning about her family situation, he even secretly asked her if she needed donations.
After explaining the situation, she planned to go back to Lu Peijin’s Fujin Water Pavilion, so she went downstairs. As she walked out, she unexpectedly saw a familiar face at a bookstore next to the hotel entrance.
“Ruanruan? Is that you?” It was Sister Zhang’s son, Ji Chengzhao. He was holding a few books and smiled broadly when he saw her, “Long time no see! I didn’t expect to run into you here!”
“Senior? What a coincidence.” Seeing him, Su Zhiruan immediately thought of Sister Zhang, who had been eager to set them up, and felt somewhat helpless, “Senior, what brings you here? Are you waiting for Sister Zhang?”
“That’s not it. I just happened to be passing by and thought I’d check out some books.” Ji Chengzhao lifted the books in his hands, smiling brightly.
The two exchanged a few words casually.
At that moment, a sleek black luxury car slowly drove out of the hotel.
In the car, a man dealing with his emails, broad-shouldered and slim-waisted, his appearance stunningly handsome and his demeanor noble.
The secretary driving in the front lowered the speed and asked, “President Lu, to the office or back to the Lu family?”
“Back to the Lu family for what?” Lu Peijin frowned upon hearing that, “To the office.”
“Okay.” The secretary changed lanes, merging into another stream of traffic.
Lu Peijin casually looked out the window.
It was then that he saw Su Zhiruan.
And the man opposite her.
“Wait a moment,” Lu Peijin immediately spoke, “stop at the West Street parking lot.”
“Ah?” The secretary initially didn’t understand, but after glancing in the direction of West Street, he immediately understood and turned the car around.
A car slowly parked in the parking lot.
Lu Peijin watched the two talking outside with the sharp gaze of a hawk.
The secretary looked at Su Zhiruan outside and then at Lu Peijin.
He suddenly felt a pang of emotion.
Their President Lu… seemed possibly halfway caught up… though he probably didn’t know it himself.
Lu Peijin watched out the window, his hand on the emails having long since stopped.
Unable to hear the outside noise, but when Lu Peijin saw the young man reaching out to grab Su Zhiruan’s hand, he immediately closed the laptop in front of him.
A low-pressure aura surrounded him.
“President Lu…” The secretary, seeing a side of him that was vastly different from his usually even-tempered state through the rear-view mirror, called out softly.
“It’s nothing.” Lu Peijin was not looking at the secretary but at the two outside the window.
Ji Chengzhao intended to step forward and grab her hand.
Su Zhiruan immediately dodged.
Shortly thereafter, she said something in a tone different from before.
Lu Peijin, though he had not been around her for many days, could tell what some of her expressions meant.
The expression she was showing towards that man now was impatience, a strong desire to leave, but the other party kept talking incessantly.
Lu Peijin didn’t even know if he was possessed, but after guessing that she was annoyed with the person in front of her, he even felt a secret delight, and the heart he had lifted moments before was entirely put back in place.
She hadn’t shown him any signs of impatience.
Did that mean his status in her heart was somewhat different?
Lu Peijin felt a small bud of something starting to grow in his heart.
The car was very quiet, with no one speaking.
The secretary glanced again at Boss Lu through the rearview mirror; his face showed no expression.
Having followed Lu Peijin for several years, he roughly knew that even if Boss Lu had many thoughts on his mind, he could hide them very well if he chose, not letting anyone see his true thoughts.
In other words, he was a natural-born negotiator in the business world.
At this time, the secretary was actually a bit curious, after all, he was the one who knew the most about the relationship between these two; after some internal struggle, he still felt somewhat gossipy.
“Boss Lu, do you feel something different for Miss Su?” the secretary asked, then saw Lu Peijin’s gaze shift towards him, followed by a casual glance.
“What different feeling?” Lu Peijin asked leisurely. “That contract was drafted by you. You should know it best.”
“The contract remains unchanged. After she gives birth, neither the child nor I will have anything to do with her,” the man lowered his eyes, repeating the content of the contract.
Anyway, she doesn’t want to stay in Jinghua.
Being so smart, she naturally knows what is right to do, like leaving him.
“Are you really driving her out of Jinghua?” Seeing that Lu Peijin was not resistant to this topic, the secretary grew bolder and continued to ask.
“It depends on her choice,” Lu Peijin took a deep breath and looked out the car window, feeling somewhat choked up inside. “If she wants to stay, let her stay.”
This was the first time in 27 years that he had experienced such emotions, feeling uncomfortable but not knowing what to do or how to act.
Because of an insignificant Su Zhiruan.
He might be having mental issues lately.
Lu Peijin thought silently to himself.
Outside the car window, Su Zhiruan had just dodged Ji Chengzhao’s attempt to grab her hand and felt somewhat annoyed.
She didn’t want any complications. Even though her relationship with Lu Peijin was only contractual, during this period, she was not a disloyal or deceitful person; having followed Lu Peijin, she would not give other men any kind of hints.
After saying another couple of sentences, Su Zhiruan found an excuse to part ways with him.
Ji Chengzhao, left behind, saw his previously happy expression completely vanish, replaced by a determined look of wanting to possess and take.
Su Zhiruan returned to Fujin Water Pavilion; there was no one in the villa, and Lu Peijin wouldn’t be back at this hour either.
She returned to her room, rearranged her clothes, then opened the refrigerator to look inside; it was rather full of fresh ingredients.
She rubbed her hands together, preparing to cook dinner by herself.
Before she was bound by the Childbirth System, she handled several jobs at once to save money and, unwilling to dine out, often cooked herself, eventually becoming quite good at it.
After planning to make a few dishes, she suddenly thought about asking whether Lu Peijin would be home today. If he was coming back as well, she would prepare enough for two.