Luo Xiaoxi had been staring off into space throughout her entire workout session.
She had followed her personal trainer's instructions to a tee and had made every effort to perform all her workouts in perfect form. However, her face was completely devoid of any expression throughout the entire session.
The private trainer sighed and then told herself that she still preferred the old Luo Xiaoxi: the one who poured everything into each training session but did so with a highly expressive face; the cheeky one who would slack off occassionally or do something deliberately just to annoy and tease her.
The workout session lasted for two hours. Next up would be her training course, most of which involved teaching new models on ways to dispel performance anxiety, how to deal with questions from the press, et cetera. Luo Xiaoxi's mind did not register a single word by the lecturer, though. Even after the lecturer had wrapped up the lecture, Luo Xiaox
Two weeks later. After the disclosure of the confidential plans had been dealt with, everything returned to normal back at Cheng An Group. Chen An Group's higher-ups had not released any official statements regarding the matter; however, the unofficial rumor was that it was Luo Xiaoxi who had leaked the plans. Plus, considering that Luo Xiaoxi's absence from the company recently, the unofficial rumor soon became the infallible truth. Pretty much nobody knew about the secret investigation that Xiao Chen had been conducting behind the scene. As it turned out, the result of his investigation was something that Su Yicheng would both like and hate to see. To Xiao Chen, such a result was anything but desirable, which was also why he did not report to Su Yicheng right away. Somehow, Zhang Mei had caught wind of the investigation that Xiao Chen had been conducting. That afternoon, she came to the office to look for Xiao C
Luo Xiaoxi moved back home since that day. Miraculously, she felt as if her entire being had calmed down the moment she was home. She had slowly let go of her hatred against Qin Wei, though she still had no wish to see Qin Wei's face ever again; whenever her father mentioned about having Qin Wei over at the house as their guest, she would firmly reject the idea. Qin Wei never came by. On the other hand, her yearning for Su Yicheng had morphed into something else: an emotion suppressed and hidden within the depths of her heart. Although that emotion would still come out from time to time, throwing her into a daze, it no longer affected her daily life. The saying was right after all, "Home is your safe haven. No matter what happens, you'll feel alright again after coming home." It was also during this time that Luo Xiaoxi had become more caring. She noticed the sure signs of age in her parents. But in their eyes, sh
It seemed like these sponsors who were eyeing Luo Xiaoxi like tigers had no plans of leaving her alone. Luo Xiaoxi would not be considered as the hottest among all the women gathered in the banquet hall right now, nor would she be considered as the most well-dressed woman among them; however, the thing that made her stand out was her beautiful and delicate facial features. There was something special about her mien and the way she carried herself, like an inborn quality that was solely hers. The impression she gave people was the type which made her seem a bit aloof, yet showy and open at the same time. There was an elegance to her comportment which could only be found in people with affluent upbringing. Add to this the fact that she was young, beautiful and had a face which was the perfect amalgamation of that of an angel and a demon. She was the most eye-catching person in the entire hall. The fact that her photo had been used as the cover
Su Yicheng's cousin, the daughter of his paternal aunt, grew up in Australia. Since his aunt had severed ties with Su Hongyuan a long time ago, Su Yicheng had not had many opportunities to see Yunyun. As far as he could remember, his cousin was still just an innocent and ignorant little girl. If Yunyun had not been part of the student exchange program which allowed her to finish one year of her studies in the University of City A, and if his aunt had not specifically requested him to look after Yunyun, Su Yicheng would not have the slightest idea that Xiao Yunyun had now grown into a fine young lady. As a matter of fact, the young lady's words just now had struck him right in the heart. The fact that a woman could make him jealous was a sign that he had genuinely fallen for that woman. But what about those "relationships" of his in the past, the ones that did not incite any feelings of jealousy in him at all? Did those even cou
"You guys head back first," Su Jianan told her colleagues. Without saying another word, Su Jianan jogged towards the car and stood beside the door of the driver's seat. Bending down at the waist, she peeked into the window. Through the ambient light from the street lamps, she saw that Lu Boyan was asleep in the car. Even in the murky ambiance, the lines of his profile were distinct; he looked incredibly handsome. Su Jianan rapped the glass of the window with her knuckles. "Lu Boyan." Lu Boyan had always had a keen sense of awareness. At the rapping sound, Lu Boyan opened his eyes. Seeing that it was Su Jianan, he opened the door beside the passenger's seat. "You're done?" "Mm." Su Jianan settled into the seat and buckled her seatbelt. "Jiang Shaokai and the others can handle the rest. Why didn't you leave?" "How're you supposed to go back if I leave?" Lu Boyan glanced at the clock. The sun would rise
While Su Jianan was knotting his necktie, she realized that Lu Boyan had chosen to use the same one that she had given him last time as a gift. Now that she thought about it, that necktie had made quite a several appearances these days. Having dealt with work-related matters, Lu Boyan hung up the phone. That was when he noticed Su Jianan staring off into space. Although she was still holding on to his necktie, her hands were not moving. He flicked her forehead. "You can even daydream in the middle of knotting a tie?" Su Jianan rubbed her forehead. "Lu Boyan, do you like this necktie that much?" She asked. "You've been using it a lot these days." "Well, it's placed on the outside, so it's easier for me to grab it. That's why I use it often." All of a sudden, he looked as if he had just thought of something. "Is this the one you gave me?" Su Jianan had thought that the reason Lu Boyan wore this necktie
After Shen Yuechuan and Mu Sijue had left, Lu Boyan was left alone in the spacious office. Despite the mountainous pile of documents on his desk, waiting for him to go through, he was standing in front of the window, holding a half-finished cigarette between his fingers; flakes of ashes had deposited on the floor all around his feet. There was a time when he had been a heavy smoker. It was also during that time that he had accidentally discovered Su Yicheng's attempts to quit smoking. Back then, whenever they saw each other, Su Yicheng always had a pained look on his face and the first thing he did was ask Lu Boyan for a cigarette. "Where are your cigarettes?" He had asked Su Yicheng. "Ask that sister of mine. Yeah, that's right. The same one who had followed you around and called you 'Brother Boyan' when you were younger." Su Yicheng sighed, though there was a happy smile on his lips. "She could spend the whole day nagging me
Although Shen Yuechuan had retreated to the car, he could still read Su Jianan's lips through the rear-view mirror; he knew what Su Jianan had told Lu Boyan. As for Lu Boyan's reaction... Well, Shen Yuechuan could pretty much guess it even if he could not see Lu Boyan from inside the car. If nothing else, he could already guess it based on Su Jianan's reaction. "What's the point in hurting her on purpose?" He questioned Lu Boyan. "You have the heart to tell her all that crap? From the look of shock on her face just now, I bet she wouldn't even want to set foot in Lu Enterprises ever again, not even if everyone in the company kneeled before her." "It's even better if she isn't there," Lu Boyan said, closing his eyes. "Kang Ruicheng plans to take everything away. He will notice us sooner or later. I don't want her to be noticed by Kang Ruicheng." Shen Yuechuan sighed. "When you left just now, she still had this pitiful look. I do
Xu Yuning looked at the two children, pondered for a moment, and suddenly made a decision-- "I'm going to make sure my kids fall in love early in the future!" Mu Sijiu looked at Xu Yuning doubtfully, "Are you sure?" "Sure!" Xu Yuning's tone was certain, the bottom of his eyes full of longing, "A childhood sweetheart, two children don't you think this kind of relationship is beautiful? If the two children end up together, it will be a lifetime of good stories. If they don't get together, they also have a wonderful memory!" Mus mused for a moment, not knowing what came to mind, and "hmmm" in agreement. "Huh?" Xu Yuning looked at Mu Sijue in surprise, "Do you agree?" She had always thought that Mousseguy would protect his children well against early love. But he's actually okay with it? There is a demon in the matter! "I agree." Mu Sijiu said breezily, "I've eve
Musashi seemed a bit curious and raised an eyebrow, "Tell me about it." Xu Yuning pointed with his chin to the two little ones who were chasing each other not far away, "Do you know what their relationship is?" Mu Sijun looked like he wasn't interested in what was going on between the two brats and asked lightly, "What relationship?" "......" Xu Yuning scrutinized Mu Sijue for a while he probably really wasn't interested. It didn't matter, she had the confidence to tickle his fancy! Xu Yuning slowly said ''Their parents are good friends, they grew up together, but also have always been in the same class, it is not too much to say that they are childhood sweethearts, right? "After the little girl got sick, she took a temporary break from school and was sent to the hospital by her family. When the little boy found out, he tried to injure himself every day and had to come to this hospital
Xu Yuning couldn't imagine if she left this world as suddenly as Lily did ...... The world certainly isn't changing. But Mousse's world, it would be completely turned upside down. Speaking of which, she wasn't really afraid of death, what she was more afraid of, was causing pain to Mu Sijun. She'd carved enough scars into Mousse over the past two years. For the rest of her life, all she wanted to do was to bring joy to Musashi. So she was afraid that Little Lily's tragedy would happen to her, and subconsciously avoided this place until today-- I don't know which small child recognized Xu Yuning first, excitedly shouting at Xu Yuning, "Auntie Yuning!" Xu Yuning's thoughts were drawn back, his gaze following the child's voice to the children's playground- That not-so-small corner was filled with young and lively kids, some new faces and some familiar ones.
As it turned out, everything was just Xu Yuning thinking too much. "You sent me a message?" Mu Sijiu was completely outside of his state and looked at his phone before realizing that he had actually received a message from Xu Yuning. He raised an eyebrow and looked at Xu Yuning, "I was about to return to the hospital when you sent me the message." Xu Yuning shrugged, "...... Okay." Mu Sijun walked to Xu Yuning's front, pressed Xu Yuning to sit down and looked at her, "There's nothing you want to ask me?" "Sure there are! But there's a bit many, so you let me think about which one I'm going to ask first." Xu Yuning didn't look like he was joking, and after saying that, he really leisurely plopped down his legs and began to meditate. She didn't know what had happened in the past few days, and the only thing she could be sure of was that Mu Sijun must have known long ago that
"Kang Ruicheng, don't put gold on your face." As soon as Xu Yuning's words fell, not only Kang Ruicheng's men, but Mu Sijun's group of men also froze. There were only a handful of people who dared to talk to Kang Ruicheng like this. However, there was one thing that Kang Ruicheng had said correctly Xu Yuning was indeed someone he had trained. Surprisingly, Kang Ruicheng didn't have any overreaction, just looked at Xu Yuning with an unknown gaze, and only after a long time did he open his mouth if he had a point "Ah Ning, you've changed." If it was before, give Xu Yuning ten more guts, she wouldn't dare to talk to him like this. Now, who gave her such a hard-on? Mousseur? "One thing has not changed." Xu Yuning looked at Kang Ruicheng coldly, her voice as cold as if it was frozen, and said word by word, "Kang Ruicheng, I still hate you as much as I did before I can't wait to
Sujanan only felt her heart skip a beat-She and Mu Sijun tacitly hid the fact that Kang Ruicheng had been released from prison from Xu Yuning.However, in case Yun Yun accidentally reveals it, Mu Si Jue's piece of hard work will go down the drain.Su Jianan looked at Xiao Yun Yun almost prayerfully-She only hoped that Rue had the same understanding as they did.Xiao Yun Yun could see Su Jianan's nervousness in a second, and smiled at Su Jianan's quirky smile, "Cousin, don't worry, I'm not that stupid!""Well ...... then what?"Su Jianan looked at Xiao Yun Yun with unblinking eyes, waiting for her next words.Xiao Yun Yun continued, "After I came to the hospital, I found that Yuning didn't seem to know about Kang Ruicheng's release from prison at all, and I more or less guessed that it was you and Boss Mu who hid it from her. I thought to myself, it's good that Yuning doesn't know, to save her worry. In that case, of course I wouldn't
Su Jianan had always been very self-aware.She knew that in terms of being a hooligan, she would never be Lu Bo Yan's match.However, although she couldn't afford to mess with Lu Bo Yan, she could afford to hide!"That, you keep an eye on Xiyou." Su Jianan pointed to the house, "I'll go prepare dinner first."As soon as the words fell, Su Jianan disappeared in a gust of wind, and Lu Bo Yan didn't have time to say anything.Xiyou was playing with the Akita dog and saw Su Jianan leaving in a hurry, blinking at Lu Boyan in confusion, "Daddy?"Lu Bo Yan walked over, sat down in front of Little Xiyou, and touched the little one's head, "Good boy, mom left you to me.""Hmm?"Little Xiyou seemed to be struggling to understand Lu Bo Yan's words, her big, dark eyes looking blankly at Lu Bo Yan with a confused expression.Lu Bo Yan's heart instantly warmed up, and the corners of his eyes were filled with tender love.He rubbed the li
Su Jianan prepared all the materials and Xiao Xi met woke up. After he learned to walk, Xiyou didn't like to be held, and it was Aunt Liu who led him into the kitchen. The little one's voice with its strong milky scent was still remnants of sleep, and he called out in a daze, "Mommy." Su Jianan took off her apron, washed her hands and walked over, hugged the little guy and looked at him with a smile, "You woke up?" "Uh-huh!" Xiao Xi met is not resistant to Su Jianan hug him, buried his face into Su Jianan's arms, the appearance of how good to be good. Seeing this, Aunt Liu smiled and said, "Ma'am, leave the preparation of the ingredients to me, and you bring Xiyou." "No, I'm all set. But there are a few things that need to be put in the refrigerator first, just put them in." Su Jianan said, "I'll take Xiyou out first." Aunt Liu nodded happily, "Good." Su Jian
Little Xiangyi wasn't walking very steadily yet, wobbling along the way like a delicate and pretty tilting doll.Su Jianan couldn't help but laugh out loud when she saw half of it.Little Xiangyi felt herself getting closer and closer to her mom, and also smiled very brightly. However, when she was about to hug Su Jianan, Su Jianan suddenly took a big step back-Mom, who had been close by, instantly pulled a large distance from her.Little Xiangyi had an expression of not knowing what was happening, blinking quietly in confusion, frozen in place and not moving, just looking at Su Jianan.Su Jianan did it on purpose.This is the only way for Sagiri to learn to walk faster.Su Jianan continued to coax the little one, "Xiangyi, come, walk over to mommy."Of course, Xiao Xiangyi didn't know that this was Su Jianan's "scheme", tilted her head for a moment, and innocently took a step towards Su Jianan.However, there seemed to be no en