It's strange to say that during this period, Luo Xiaoxi didn't miss him so much every day like she did when the car accident happened.
It's not because I'm too busy, or because my parents have finally recovered.
She just put Su Yicheng in the deepest place in her heart, just like Su Jian'an once safely hid her feelings for Lu Boyan.
On this day, Luo Xiaoxi ran to the hospital as soon as she got off work, as usual.
Lao Luo was actually ready to be discharged from the hospital, but in order to accompany his wife, he never asked Luo Xiaoxi to help him handle the procedures. Luo Xiaoxi naturally regarded the hospital as half of his home, and stayed there until eleven o'clock every day before returning to the apartment.
But today was a little different from the past. The moment she stepped out of the elevator, she was stunned——
At the other end of the corridor, her mother was walking towards her, as if she had been waiting for her for a long time.
After repeated confirmations, she was able to believe that she was right. Her mother, who had been sitting in a wheelchair after waking up, was now able to move around on her own!
"mom!"
Luo Xiaoxi screamed in surprise and ran over to hug her mother.
Mother Luo smiled kindly and patted her daughter on the back, "Xiao Xi, you have worked hard during this time."
"It's not hard!" Luo Xiaoxi shook her head vigorously, her eyes already filled with tears, "As long as you and Lao Luo get better, I am willing to work no matter how hard it is!"
At this point, good luck seems to have begun to befall Luo Xiaoxi again.
Both parents were discharged from the hospital, and Lao Luo gradually began to deal with the company's affairs. Luo Xiaoxi no longer had to worry when she couldn't make up her mind, and just threw the documents to Lao Luo.
Occasionally, she would discuss a certain project of the company with Lao Luo. When they had different opinions, the father and daughter would become red-faced, but in the end they would always burst into laughter in unison.
"Damn girl." Lao Luo nodded his daughter's eyebrows as if accusingly, but his movements were full of the love and affection of an elder, "I have just been discharged from the hospital, and I don't know how to let me go."
"Don't come!" Luo Xiaoxi tidied away the documents scattered on the table, "You've been fine for a long time! Besides, this is related to the company's interests, not a child's play!"
"..." Lao Luo sighed pretending to be very hurt.
Luo Xiaoxi smiled and hoped that life could continue like this.
On Friday night, Luo Xiaoxi was invited to a dinner party.
In the past, if she had to attend such an occasion, Luo Xiaoxi would definitely dress up in a sexy and charming way, so that the men present could not take their eyes away from her.
But since she got used to wearing black and white and gray suits, she also followed Su Jianan and fell in love with low-key. She pursued modesty more than sexiness, and only wore a black tube top dress and a set of exquisite diamond accessories.
After putting on makeup, she skillfully took a selfie in the mirror and sent the photo to Su Jianan on WeChat.
Su Jianan was at home after get off work and quickly replied with a "?" number and asked: What's wrong with you?
"I am now the 'Little Luo Director' of Luo Family. I must be steady and elegant!" After typing, Luo Xiaoxi added a very arrogant expression at the end, and Su Jianan replied with a string of dots.
Arriving at the hotel just in time, Luo Xiaoxi took Qin Wei's hand and handed the invitation letter to the guests. Qin Wei joked: "Will we be considered a couple like this?"
"We were almost a couple." Luo Xiaoxi pursed her lips and her smile returned to its usual pride, "It's because you don't know how to seize the opportunity."
"Come on." If it weren't for the occasion, Qin Wei would have rolled his eyes at her.
After walking a few steps with Luo Xiaoxi on his arm, Qin Wei paused suddenly, tapped his chin in front of him, and motioned for Luo Xiaoxi to look over.
Su Yicheng was there without a female companion.
Luo Xiaoxi's smile paused for a second, and she pulled Qin Wei and wanted to change the direction, but Qin Wei calmly held her down.
"Are you afraid?" Qin Wei smiled, as if he had understood everything.
"Afraid of ghosts!" Luo Xiaoxi hurriedly denied it. When she met Qin Wei's sharp eyes, she later realized that her guilty conscience was revealed.
She tilted her head arrogantly, whitewashing her heart.
In fact, it would be more accurate to say that she was panicked. Just like when she first met Su Yicheng when she was a teenager, she could hardly control her heartbeat. He didn't bring a female companion, but she was secretly happy.
Admit it, Luo Xiaoxi, you will never be successful facing Su Yicheng.
Qin Wei glanced at Luo Xiaoxi sideways, "I'm going to meet some friends. Are you going?"
Luo Xiaoxi quickly withdrew her hand from Qin Wei's arms, "I'm not interested in your friends, you can go alone."
As soon as Qin Wei walked away, Su Yicheng walked straight towards her.
Luo Xiaoxi's hands quietly closed into fists, her rapidly beating heart was about to jump out of her throat, and she almost wanted to run away.
But before she had a chance to put her thoughts into action, someone grabbed her hands and took her away.
The banquet hall was full of people, and Luo Xiaoxi didn't dare to scream. She just struggled, but Su Yicheng's hand was like a strong iron lock, and she couldn't break free at all.
She was taken into a room by Su Yicheng.
The big ceiling light was not turned on, and the light from the wall lamp was dim and ambiguous. Luo Xiaoxi was pressed against the wall by Su Yicheng, his chest rose and fell slightly, and her breath was filled with his familiar scent.
Luo Xiaoxi swallowed her throat and tried to sound calm: "What do you want to do?"
Su Yicheng just stared at her.
The dim light made his eyes look even more intense, almost burning Luo Xiaoxi.
At a loss, Luo Xiaoxi only felt a dark shadow shrouding her, and a familiar touch came from her lips...
Strangely, his expression was so cold and hard, but his lips were still as soft as before.
Luo Xiaoxi suddenly realized that she remembered everything, Su Yicheng's kiss, his breath, his hug, she had not forgotten anything.
Like an electric shock, something ran from her back to her limbs, and she almost softened into Su Yicheng's arms.
Fortunately, she had learned to be rational - the next second, she put her hands on Su Yicheng's chest, pushed him hard, and protested vaguely, but it was ineffective.
I don't know how long it took before Su Yicheng let go of her and pressed his forehead against hers, "Xiao Xi..."
There was some sand but still a magnetic voice, helpless and full of nostalgia. Luo Xiaoxi's rejecting hand froze in mid-air, and her heart softened little by little.
It's not like she hasn't thought about Su Yicheng for so long.
Su Yicheng was definitely not the only one who was sad.
"I didn't mean to hurt you, let alone hide it from you forever." Su Yicheng's rough thumb touched Luo Xiaoxi's cheek, and she opened it.
She tilted her head and said, "Zhang Mei told me that her father is kind to you, and I know you must protect Zhang Mei's reputation."
"..."
"..."
"I have done everything I can and should do." After a long silence, Su Yicheng's voice revealed a sense of hopelessness, "If you still refuse to forgive me, then..."
Luo Xiaoxi suddenly pounced on Su Yicheng, blocked his lips, and kissed him without any skills, like a revengeful little lion.
Su Yicheng's hands and feet froze, and it took him a moment to react. He held Luo Xiaoxi with one hand, clasped the back of her head with the other, took the initiative and kissed her fiercely.
Luo Xiaoxi refused to admit defeat and pulled off Su Yicheng's tie and unbuttoned his shirt. Not long after, the two of them had moved from the living room to the room.
This is more like a game. No one wants to be the passive party, no one wants to admit defeat, and both sides have tried their best.
At the end of the morning, Luo Xiaoxi was already dying.
She kicked Su Yicheng, "How long...have you...been without that...?"
"Which one?" Su Yicheng's eyes showed a kind of charming laziness, so he asked her leisurely.
Luo Xiaoxi gritted her teeth and said three words angrily: "Touch a woman!"
Su Yicheng stared at her, "How long have you ignored me?"
Luo Xiaoxi was silent and turned her back. She didn't know what she was thinking.
"Xiao Xi." Su Yicheng stretched out his hand to touch Luo Xiaoxi's back, but as if she felt it, she turned over and got out of bed, picked up the dress on the floor and limped into the bathroom.
He quickly dressed and came out, "I'm leaving."
As soon as he took two steps, Su Yicheng grabbed his hand from behind and said, "Let's talk clearly." He could no longer bear such ambiguity.
"There's nothing to say, everyone just takes what they need." Luo Xiaoxi turned around and smiled in an indifferent way, "We are all adults, you don't think this is a big deal, do you?"
Su Yicheng's chest rose and fell suddenly, and he gritted his teeth and squeezed out three words: "Luo Xiaoxi!"
"I told you a long time ago that there is no possibility for us..." Luo Xiaoxi pushed Su Yicheng away, "This is the last time. Goodbye, Su Yicheng."
She rushed out of the door, went to get her coat, wrapped it tightly around herself, and got in the car to go home.
Her parents had gone to bed long ago. Luo Xiaoxi quietly sneaked back to her room, but she still couldn't fall asleep.
She opened the bottom drawer of the bedside table and pulled out some photos.
It was a photo of her and Su Yicheng in the ancient town.
Several times, she wanted to cut off these photos with scissors and throw them into the trash can, but remembering that these were the only photos of her and Su Yicheng, she couldn't do it no matter how determined she was.
She stuffed the photo back under the cabinet again, fell on the bed, and kept her eyes open until Dongfang Lubai fell asleep.
Drowsily, she dreamed of Su Yicheng.
He decisively let go of her hand and said, "Goodbye, Xiao Xi."
Then he left without looking back.
Her heart seemed to be entangled with thin and dense threads. The pain was so painful that she could not speak, so she could only squat down and hug herself.
By shrinking yourself into a ball, the damage may be minimized.
When she woke up, Luo Xiaoxi wiped the corners of her eyes subconsciously, and tears fell from her hand.
Damn it! You can’t be productive even if you sleep.
Looking at the time again, it was already past ten o'clock.
She took a breath and remembered that today was Saturday, so she relaxed her nerves again, went to wash up slowly, put on a turtleneck sweater to cover the hickeys on her collarbone and neck, and went downstairs as if nothing had happened.
Lao Luo was drinking tea in the living room. Seeing that she finally woke up, he asked her to have breakfast.
Luo Xiaoxi shook her head, "I'm not hungry."
"Come here then." Lao Luo patted the seat next to him, "Sit down, Dad wants to talk to you about something."
Luo Xiaoxi sat down obediently.
Lao Luo smiled first and said, "What time did you come back yesterday?"
"It's early in the morning." Luo Xiaoxi felt a little guilty, "You and mom were both asleep when I came back, so I didn't call you."
"I thought you weren't coming back." Lao Luo's smile suddenly became very meaningful.
Luo Xiaoxi felt even more guilty, "Dad..."
Lao Luo raised his hand to signal that Luo Xiaoxi did not need to explain, "Seriously. I have fully recovered now and can return to the helm of Lowe's at any time. Are you willing to continue to work at Lowe's? If so, I will arrange a job for you.
The right one can train you for your position. Of course, you also have the right to say 'no'."
"..."
Luo Xiaoxi had long known that she would have to face this choice sooner or later.
