Su Qing didn't have time to entangle with him anymore. She turned to leave, but Lu Xiu didn't comply with her intentions. With a step to the left, he blocked her path again. "Is there something?" Su Qing furrowed her brows, one hand gripping the strap of her canvas bag.
He remained silent, seemingly intent on wearing down her patience, waiting for her to get angry. After a minute passed, Su Qing looked at the handsome face before her with annoyance. "Lu Xiu! What exactly do you want?"
"I'll walk you." His eyes flickered, seizing her wrist, then he furrowed his brows, lowering his head to look at her slender arm.
Why is it so thin?
The atmosphere froze in that moment.
"No need." She bit her lip, struggling to pull her hand away, but it was futile. Her eyes stared at him. "I said I don't need it."
Lu Xiu slightly furrowed his brows, then adopted an indifferent look. "I also said I'll walk you."
Su Qing tugged at the corner of her mouth, suddenly mocking. "Lu Xiu, after all these years, you're still so clingy. Can't you live without me?" She looked up at him like that.
"Damn it, don't play this game with me."
Although Lu Xiu appeared nonchalant, his grip tightened.
Su Qing winced, her brows furrowing in pain. She didn't cry out, unable to break free. Seeing that it was almost time for work and unable to resolve the deadlock, she had no choice but to get into the car with him. She looked out the window, unwilling to speak to him. Lu Xiu didn't speak either, and the car was quiet, contrasting with the noisy world outside.
Arriving at the company, she composed herself, then turned to Lu Xiu and said, "We've broken up after all. Let's not meet again, it's better for everyone."
Without waiting for Lu Xiu's reaction, she opened the car door, seemingly escaping. Honestly, Su Qing didn't understand what he was thinking. Everything had been made clear before. He had always been shining.
In other words, he deserved better, and how could someone like me match him?
Listening to the sound of the car passing by behind her, her heart trembled. Soon, she smiled again, as if nothing had happened.
Arriving at the company, she saw a pile of documents on her desk, which had become routine for her. She put down her bag and started organizing them.
It wasn't easy for Su Qing to come to this company. Coupled with her high school education, she was doing the most exhausting work for the least pay, and being bullied was normal.
She skillfully organized and printed the documents. As she watched the pile on her desk decrease bit by bit, she sighed in relief, sitting at her desk and rubbing her eyes. She heard the voices of two female colleagues opposite her.
"Did you see Weibo yesterday? Young Master Lu from the Lu family is back in the country."
"I did. I was quite surprised. Wasn't he supposed to stay abroad for several more years? Why did he come back right after graduating?"
"I guess he must have someone he likes here. Otherwise, why come back?"
"It's not necessarily the case. Those foreign women have great figures. Which rich second generation doesn't play around? Besides, Young Master Lu is so handsome and wealthy. If I were to marry him, I'd go to the temple every day. Ah, I wonder which woman will benefit from him in the future?"
"You should be realistic. Just seeing him once in this lifetime would be lucky for you."
Su Qing rubbed her temples, thinking of Lu Xiu's appearance, indeed handsome. When she was with him before, many girls openly asked for his WeChat. There were probably many girls who liked him abroad too; he was so dazzling... Her thoughts flashed through her mind, then she shook her head, pushing these thoughts aside.
"Hey, you, are the documents copied yet?" The woman opposite Su Qing, named Liang Qingqing, gave her a disdainful look.
Su Qing raised her head, looking at her, and Liang Qingqing had always made things difficult for her since she arrived. She used to argue back a few times, but now it seemed like she had gotten used to it.
Straightening up, she handed the printed documents to Liang Qingqing. Liang Qingqing rolled her eyes and complained to the colleague next to her, Yang Zhiyan, "Ah, these people nowadays, they can't even do simple tasks properly. I don't know why the company hires such people."
"Exactly, look at those dark circles under her eyes. Who knows what she does at night?" Yang Zhiyan chimed in, lifting her cup with her pinky raised, taking a sip.
Su Qing pursed her lips, remaining silent. It was better to avoid unnecessary trouble. After all, they could only talk big.
They couldn't stand Su Qing's indifferent attitude, watching her cold expression. Who knows how many men she's played around with, looking so cold? She didn't speak, and they lost interest.
Busy all morning, Su Qing sat at her desk. Everyone had finished lunch and returned, but she still didn't feel hungry.
Still, she took out a piece of bread from her bag and nibbled on it. The bread had been bought for almost half a year; she didn't check the expiration date, but she guessed it was close.
The bread was dry, and after a few bites, she didn't want to eat anymore. She put away the uneaten bread, glanced at the time on her computer, precisely on time for work.
Su Qing's job was tedious, and the company was small. There weren't many people, and when she interviewed, she just tried her luck, not expecting to get the job.
With only a high school diploma, she couldn't find a suitable job. Besides her own work, she also helped with printing documents and fetching takeout for them at the company. The salary was minimal, barely enough for medicine. Fortunately, her mother had left her some money, but it wasn't much. She still hadn't used it; she always felt like that money was still there, a remnant of her longing.
She had always lived cautiously. As long as she didn't touch her bottom line, everything seemed tolerable. Lu Xiu was right; her heart was quite cold, cold enough to sometimes regret it.
Completing the last task, she slapped her face to wake herself up, looked around, and most people had left. She shut down her computer, turned off the lights, and when she came out, it was silent outside.
The company was in a remote location, and she had to take the bus an hour early every day. Being late meant deduction of wages, so she always arrived early.
Standing under the bus stop sign, she blew on her hands, then rubbed them together for warmth.
Su Qing boarded the last bus, sitting directly in the innermost seat, staring blankly outside as the scenery began to blur.
When she reached her stop, she hadn't snapped out of it yet, and the driver honked to bring her back.
She got off the bus, hands in her coat pockets. The motion sensor lights in the hallway turned on as she made noise,She got off the bus, hands in her coat pockets. The motion sensor lights in the hallway turned on as she made noise. without an elevator. She had grown accustomed to climbing up and down the stairs every day.