There was only one class in the afternoon. As soon as class was over, Elizabeth Liang packed up her books and went to find Evelyn Wu's senior friend. At Kuture. It was a medium-sized private fashion design studio and had gained a solid reputation in A City in the past few years. Not only did many famous socialites seek out their designs, but many celebrities also came to have their clothes custom-made. Elizabeth talked to the receptionist when she arrived. After a while, a fashionably dressed young lady came out to meet her. "You're Elizabeth Liang, right?" The lady had long and wavy chestnut hair and looked very chic and stylish. She was not remarkably pretty, but had a charming aura to her. "Yes, and you're Evelyn's senior?" Evelyn's senior friend was not actually an A University student. They used to attend the same high school, but the senior later went abroad to study fashion design for two years. "Yes," the woman nodded and added. "
The phone call was made, but nobody picked it up until it finished ringing. James Lu furrowed his eyebrows and called again! But still, nobody answered! "Well, well, well, Elizabeth, it looks like you've got quite a temper!" James grunted and tried again. He was determined to hear her answer the call. But Elizabeth Liang, who was entirely focused on cleaning the bathroom, had no idea that her cellphone had been vibrating in her changing room locker. After the 37th unanswered call, James finally gave up and miserably hurled his cellphone onto the couch. The phone bounced off the couch and fell onto the floor. James became even more infuriated. He wanted to kick it away, out of sight and out of mind, but he suddenly stopped and bent down to pick it up. James dialed Isaac Bai's number. He roared into the phone as soon as the call connected, "What kind of bullsh*t advice did you give me last night? Worked like crap!" Not only did
"Yes, yes, of course!" President Fang nodded repeatedly with a smile. "No wonder you're such an outstanding entrepreneur in A City, Mr. Lu! You could have easily sent a trusted agent to inspect the place for you, but you took the hands-on approach! You are a role model to the people of the whole A City, Mr. Lu!" President Fang was an impressively bootlicker when he was happy. James Lu secretly grunted in his heart, but his face was waveless. "You flatter me, President Fang." "Since you are already here, why don't we discuss this at my office?" Hearing this, James coughed softly and refused him, "There's no need!" "Um ..." the smile on President Fang's face flickered as he felt his dream of building a grand library crumbling away again. "Ahem!" James managed a smile. "I am only here today to inspect the campus on my own. How about discussing the specifics on another day?" He remembered a certain person and then added, "How about tomorrow?"
"..." Elizabeth Liang glanced at James Lu and chose to ignore him. She took out her slippers from the cabinet, put them on, and then headed inside. James bellowed at her back, "Are you ignoring me, Elizabeth Liang?" Elizabeth turned around, looked at him, and shook her head. "Have you eaten? I'll make dinner right away." James was even more infuriated by that. "Don't you think that it's a little too late to ask if I've had dinner NOW?" He walked to her in a few steps. "Do you know how many god damn calls I made, Elizabeth? And you didn't answer any of them! What were you thinking?" "I didn't have my phone on me because I was busy with something else." "Then couldn't you have called me back? Don't you know ..." James was going to say, "Don't you know how worried I was?" But he stopped halfway through because it felt too embarrassing and uncharacteristic of him. "Don't you know how hungry I was?" He said instead after a pause. "My pho
"..." "You don't love me, and I ..." Elizabeth Liang paused and then slowly saying. "I don't love you either. I know you're in love with someone else, and if that person ever came back, you'd probably want to divorce me as fast as possible ..." She felt a pang of pain in her heart, but she tried her best to smile calmly and peacefully. "If I become used to taking what you give me and relying on you for everything, what should I do when you're gone?" "..." James Lu's imposing figure trembled slightly. He didn't know whether it was because she said that they didn't love each other, or because she said that he would divorce her as fast as possible. "After what happened with Uncle Wu, I've truly realized that just studying is not enough. It took me some time to understand that, but it's not too late yet, is it? I need to learn more than what my college can offer me. I have to go out and face the challenges of society." James moved his lips. After a while, he s
"You ..." Elizabeth Liang couldn't move. Her pretty face turned white from panic and the force that was put on it. James Lu lifted her hands above her head and got even closer to her. "What did you think of me as? A roommate? Or a saint who was helping you with no conditions at all?" His warm breath blew onto her face, and the heat caused her pale complexion to instantly flush red. "..." Elizabeth managed to shake her head a little under his grasp. "Ha!" James sneered, "We're barely newly-weds, and you've already forgotten whose surname you took?" Elizabeth frantically shook her head. "Should I do something to make sure you remember?" James leaned closer and their noses touched. "How about a kiss?" Elizabeth's heart pounded violently in alarm. "No ..." He glared at her and snorted. Instead of kissing her, he pushed her onto the sofa. Elizabeth was a little dazed from the impact and looked at him blankly. "James ..."
Samuel Lee was deep in thought during the whole drive, but he couldn't understand why his boss was suddenly interested in building a library for A University out of the blue. His boss's father, the chairman, has always been very invested in charity work. But Mr. Boss himself was only focused on making money, and left the charity and good deeds to his father. So what was up with him this time? "Welcome Mr. Lu, welcome!" President Fang had been waiting at the campus gate with several high-ranking officials since early morning. When he saw James Lu get out of his car, he happily walked forward and tightly held James's hands as he gave him a hefty shake. James frowned slightly when he was grasped by the President's somewhat sweaty palms. Then he said in a calm voice, "President Fang!" There were more than ten people standing in front of James and Samuel. Looking at the crew, Samuel was secretly surprised that it is almost equal to that they make all the
President Fang also stood up with a look of surprise and panic. "There's no need to hurry, Mr. Lu, could we discuss this further?" As he said this, he squinted at the officials standing on the side. One of the officials forced himself to step up. "Mr. Lu, President Fang is eager to build this library, not only as an achievement for A University, but also as a gift for all of our students!" "Exactly!" The others chimed in and nodded in agreement, but didn't dare to raise their voices. James Lu smiled and turned to look at the anxious President Fang. "Since President Fang mentioned that fifty million is not a small amount, shouldn't you give me a tour of the current library before I agree to invest in it?" President Fang froze, and then broke into a smile. "Yes, yes, of course, I should. This way please, Mr. Lu!" James nodded and glanced at the officials who were ready to go along with them. He said coolly, "We're just having a casual stroll. I don't believe