The crowd was shocked. Lu Xiu's voice was unmistakable, and many people had made videos of his abusive words on Weibo, which had been circulated wildly for some time.
"That's not what this is about," Su Qing said, lifting her head to see the man trembling with nervousness, while everyone around, except for Yang Zhiyan and Li Xuanqi, stared in astonishment at the three big characters "Lu Xiu" on the screen of the phone.
"This...you..." The man stuttered, pointing at Su Qing in disbelief.
"Let's forget about it, Su Qing. We're all colleagues, there's no need to make things difficult," people around began to advise, their expressions completely different from the ones who had laughed at her just a moment ago.
Su Qing smiled, pushed back the stray hair from her forehead, and slowly spoke, "Didn't you all ask me to make the call? Now you're acting like the good guys?"
They didn't dare to speak anymore; now they didn't want to be implicated in this situation.
"Who bullied you?" Lu Xiu's voice from across the table became heavier.
This time, Su Qing didn't want to let it go. She spoke again, calmly, "Nobody bullied me, but someone claimed to be your father and wanted to talk to you." Then she handed the phone over, raised an eyebrow, and looked at the man in front of her, who seemed at a loss.
The man didn't dare to take it, looking nervously at the white phone. Before he could speak, there was a light "hmph" from the other end, and this oppressive sound made him subconsciously shiver.
"Who claims to be my dad? Why isn't he speaking now?" Lu Xiu's voice carried a natural intimidation, combined with a hoarse tone. The women around couldn't help but look at Su Qing with admiring eyes.
They never expected Su Qing to know Lu Xiu. These two didn't seem like they belonged to the same circle at all. Even those who were slightly familiar with the internet knew that the young master of the Lu family had been revered by everyone since birth. Due to being the only child, he was pampered from a young age, even if he made mistakes, someone would clean up after him.
But Lu Xiu was always rebellious, refusing to be disciplined, unruly.
Su Qing graduated from high school; although she had a strong ability to learn, she couldn't resist the harsh reality. With a southern softness typical of her appearance, she rarely spoke in the company, focusing on her work. But she had a strong resilience deep down.
From beginning to end, no one could associate them together. For a moment, they even thought Su Qing was some kind of heiress forced to work.
Their gazes returned to them.
The man spoke loudly, trying to bolster himself: "You...are you really Lu Xiu?"
"Are you not my dad? I don't even know who I am?" Lu Xiu's voice was slightly threatening, and everyone's eyes turned to Su Qing, with a hint of pleading.
A hint of sarcasm appeared on Su Qing's gentle face, and she didn't hide it as she spoke, "Weren't you saying that I attached myself to him? Why aren't you saying it now?"
Sweat broke out on his forehead, and he swallowed hard, "We were just joking."
Joking? Just now, they were so enthusiastic; it didn't seem like a joke at all.
There was silence for a moment, and everyone looked at Su Qing's expression in silence.
"It's obvious that I attached myself to you."
Lu Xiu spoke, and with a faint electric current sound, he always expressed his love so openly.
After saying that, Su Qing hung up the phone with a snap, a suspicious panic in her heart.
Then she pursed her lips, sat down, and a blush appeared on her pale face. The man rubbed his head, his expression ferocious, as if losing face but not daring to get angry. After adjusting his mindset, he finally spoke, "Sorry, I didn't mean it that way. I really didn't know you were with him. I misspoke."
The man beside him also spoke, "Look at us, we really didn't mean it that way. Don't take it to heart. I guess we just saw Li Xuanqi, who just graduated from college and is still young, so we wanted to help her out a bit."
Li Xuanqi also came over and tugged at Su Qing's clothes, looking incredulously at the man, then said, "It's also my fault for not having any experience in the workplace. I'll pay more attention to my words in the future."
She shifted the blame to Su Qing again; men always fell for this trick.
With Su Qing's keyboard tapping, this matter came to an end. Evening.
Su Qing didn't expect Lu Xiu to come and pick her up again. She hurried over, a coldness lingering on her face, not dissipating for a long time.
"Why are you here again?" she asked.
Lu Xiu raised an eyebrow, his gaze fixed on her, "Were you bullied?" Finally, he reached out his warm hand and touched her face.
A trace of warmth touched her icy face, sending shivers down her spine.
She blinked, looking at the person in front of her stubbornly, and said stubbornly, "No." Then she brushed off his hand.
People from the company came out one after another, and when they saw the two, they all visibly paused.
"After all this, you still weren't bullied? Was it them?" Lu Xiu raised his chin toward the people behind her.
Su Qing turned to look at them. She knew Lu Xiu; who knows what he might do later. But she wasn't doing it for them.
She was doing it for Lu Xiu.
Shaking her head, she changed the subject, "I'll move in with you, but I'll still pay rent every month."
Lu Xiu's eyes deepened, a smile playing at his lips, "Pay rent? Are you sure?"
"Mm." Su Qing nodded, "I'll start moving my stuff tomorrow."
"Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Lu Xiu!"
Su Qing's voice was a bit loud, with a hint of coquettishness. Colleagues who hadn't gone far couldn't help but look over when they heard her call Lu Xiu this way.
In the darkness of the night, a petite girl stood in front of a tall man. Their expressions couldn't be seen clearly, but the man kept his head down, his gaze never leaving her, while the girl seemed accustomed to it, occasionally looking at her toes when she spoke.
"Damn, are they really together?" the man turned his head in surprise.
"They were embarrassed at lunch, but do you really think they're in a romantic relationship? Can Lu Xiu really like her? I don't believe it," another man said, hooking his shoulder
.
"You look at them, they don't seem like what Yang Zhiyan said, a sponsored relationship, right? Yang Zhiyan, your information seems to be wrong."
Yang Zhiyan was startled, almost biting his lip. "Do you really think they're in a romantic relationship? Don't forget, everyone online is talking about how Lu Xiu still misses his ex-girlfriend. Maybe he's just interested in Su Qing for a change."
"That's true, but Su Qing is pretty good-looking. She's the type that those rich kids like." "It's just her personality that's not so great."