The matter of the advertising fee has been settled, and Yu Sangwan checked out to prepare for her return.
She walked out of the lobby, carrying her luggage towards the entrance for the bus to the resort.
As she descended the steps, she saw Lu Jinxuan standing there, once again impeccably dressed in his usual elegant suit, one hand in the pocket of his dress pants, while his right hand habitually played with that antique lighter.
Yu Sangwan noted that this seed to be a habit of his. Every ti she saw him, he was holding that antique lighter. She couldn’t help but wonder—Lu Jinxuan didn’t seem to smoke, so why did he always carry a lighter?
However, she didn’t dwell on the question for long, because she had just accepted his help. Yu Sangwan furrowed her brow, walked over to him, and stopped by his side.
"Ahem." Clearing her throat, she murmured, "Um, well... thank you."
Lu Jinxuan didn’t look at her, just lowered his gaze slightly, his thin lips parted lightly, "Fifty million, adding to the previous, that’s a total of one and a half billion."
"..." Yu Sangwan was taken aback. She suddenly looked up at him, her expression and tone both flustered, "What do you an by that?"
Lu Jinxuan slightly tilted his head, lowering his eyes to look at her, "Nothing much, just stating the facts. Such simple math, can you calculate it?"
As he spoke, he moved step by step closer to Yu Sangwan.
"I have plenty of money." Lu Jinxuan leaned in, his warm breath swirling by her ear, "But I never spend it on useless things. Do you understand what I an?"
It was a very ordinary gesture, but when he did it, it was so alluring.
Yu Sangwan’s heart raced wildly, subconsciously swallowing, her eyelashes gently trembling, "I..."
Ahead, in the open space, a royal blue Maybach slowly ca to a stop, and Tang Yueze and the driver got out, opening the car door, "Young master, Miss Yu, please get in..."
Lu Jinxuan lifted his eyebrows and actually extended his hand towards Yu Sangwan, clearly intending for her to take it.
Yu Sangwan was stunned, stamring, "I, I didn’t ask you... to do this."
Lu Jinxuan lightly shook his head, raising his hand to brush against her temple, "It doesn’t count as a transaction, okay?"
Not a transaction? Yu Sangwan was a bit confused. What did he an?
In her backpack, her phone suddenly rang.
"Uh, let take this call." Yu Sangwan snapped back to reality, hurriedly pulling out her phone and answering it, "Hello, Zi Hao..."
At the mont he heard the na, Lu Jinxuan’s eyes darkened, his expression turned stern.
Yu Sangwan turned away, speaking intermittently, "Mm, I just ca out of the lobby. I’m heading back now... What? You’re here? Where are you? At the entrance? Oh, okay, I see, I’ll co over right away..."
Hanging up the phone, Yu Sangwan looked at Lu Jinxuan with a hint of guilt.
Lu Jinxuan looked at her expressionlessly, swept her a light glance, said nothing, and then stepped down the steps and directly got into the car.
"Young master, Miss Yu isn’t joining us?" Tang Yueze asked, puzzled and curious.
Lu Jinxuan furrowed his brow, a shadow over his head, "Drive, why do you also have so much nonsense!"
"Uh, yes."
The Maybach sped away, leaving Yu Sangwan feeling a sense of loss. The scent of exhaust lingered in the air, but the words Lu Jinxuan just said seed like a re illusion...
"Phew!" Yu Sangwan exhaled deeply, tapping her forehead, "Don’t overthink it, he was just teasing you! Stay clear-headed!"
An Zihao was still waiting for her at the entrance, and Yu Sangwan hurriedly jogged over.
"Wanwan!" An Zihao leaned against the door, seeing Yu Sangwan co out, he rushed forward, "Why so slow? You know I’ve been waiting here, couldn’t you hurry up?"
"Sorry." Yu Sangwan pressed her lips together and didn’t say much else.
"I’m not blaming you." An Zihao’s tone softened, taking the bag from her hand and pulling her into his arms, "I missed you. Couldn’t you even think of that? How long has it been since we last t? Didn’t you want to see sooner?"
"..." Yu Sangwan tugged at the corners of her mouth, smiling without saying a word.
"Let’s get in the car!" An Zihao opened the car door, helping Yu Sangwan into the vehicle, then leaned over to fasten her seatbelt.
"Drive a little faster, my parents are still at ho waiting... If I don’t bring you back, they’ll think I’m bullying you again." An Zihao held the steering wheel with one hand, holding Yu Sangwan’s hand with the other, both his expression and tone natural.
Yu Sangwan, however, couldn’t do the sa. She withdrew her hand from his, "Focus on driving!"
"Haha, okay." An Zihao nodded with a laugh.
Yu Sangwan leaned against the car window, her thoughts scattered...
In fact, the matter with Xu Hui wasn’t An Zihao’s first ’infidelity.’
The first ti Yu Sangwan found out about An Zihao’s misconduct, she was only sixteen. Back then, she was completely bewildered. An Zihao’s explanation at the ti was ’just a fling,’ ’just playing along,’ ’not serious at all.’
So many years had passed, and he was still the sa...
This man is utterly unreliable.
Precisely because of this, after enrolling in university, Yu Sangwan moved out of the An Family, working part-ti while studying to beco as independent as possible. She knew in her heart that with An Zihao’s worsening behavior, it was only a matter of ti before they went their separate ways...
Their car drove off, and behind them, Lu Jinxuan’s Maybach followed.
Neither the driver nor Tang Yueze could fathom Lu Jinxuan’s intentions. Was the young master... spying on others? This wasn’t in line with his usual style.
Just monts ago, in the vehicle, when he saw An Zihao holding Yu Sangwan affectionately, Lu Jinxuan’s face grew even more grim, his gaze sharp and commanding.
That An Zihao was simply an eyesore!
Lu Jinxuan appeared sowhat agitated, leaning back and raising his hand to loosen his tie.
Tang Yueze cautiously glanced at him, unable to discern his thoughts, "Young master, where to now?"
Lu Jinxuan frowned, "To ’that place.’
That place, Tang Yueze naturally understood.
"Yes."
At the border of Donghua, in a villa.
In the master bedroom, a doctor was briefing Lu Jinxuan on the situation.
"Young master, the new dication has been transported from the Holy City and started on Miss Mu. We are logging daily data; things are looking good. Miss Mu’s nerve responses and various indicators are now suitable for surgery... We’re just waiting to secure Dr. MARK to perform the operation."
This answer eased the frown lines on Lu Jinxuan’s forehead slightly.
He cast his gaze towards the bed, where a girl lay. Her na was Mu Qinglan... she had been in a coma for seven years.
Lu Jinxuan instinctively reached into his pocket for that antique lighter, took it out, and flicked the trigger.
Due to its age, the lighter could no longer produce a spark. He simply repeated the chanical motion, as if deriving so form of solace from the sound.
"Keep an eye on MARK’s whereabouts."
"Yes."
Lu Jinxuan closed his eyes, pressing his hand to his forehead, as fragnts of mories from seven years ago flickered through his mind...
Seven years, and finally, there was hope in sight.
The overdue advertising fee was successfully received, marking a significant achievent for Yu Sangwan.
The manager looked at her even more amiably, "Yu Sangwan, I see great potential in you. Why not stay in the advertising departnt?"
"Manager, I’d still like to return to my team; this isn’t really my field." Yu Sangwan declined politely.
She had unspoken grievances. How could she claim any potential? All of this was thanks to Lu Jinxuan.
"Oh, why don’t you think it over?" The manager sighed, not giving up, "I genuinely value your talent."
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