novelraw Chapter 852: Petty and Holds Grudges!
Chapter 852: Petty and Holds Grudges!
Until he discovered that Zhang Lingying was online helping him clarify the rumors.
Zhang Lingying, who followed Professor Zhang in doing experiments, had hardly any contact with outsiders. When she refuted netizens, she used her real name account.
A new account not verified before.
In the midst of netizens’ various nicknames, it seemed quite formal.
At first, Chen Chen also thought it was someone with the same name. It wasn’t until he checked the phone number bound to the account called "Zhang Lingying" that he confirmed it was actually Zhang Lingying herself.
Lu Jing lowered his gaze, clearly remembering that when he woke up from a coma that day, his assistant had a hesitant look, yet eventually couldn’t help standing up for Zhang Lingying.
"President Lu, Miss Zhang truly cares about you. Look, she didn’t even use an alias and went on with her primary account to help you argue with netizens. Such a friend, if missed, you’ll really lose!"
In the assistant’s view, since Zhang Lingying now works at the Qin Technology Group laboratory, from any perspective, it should be avoided letting people know about her relationship with Lu Jing.
Yet she didn’t care at all, just speaking up online for Lu Jing.
Is it about believing the innocent will clear their name? No! It’s clearly because she cares about him, President Lu, far more than her own reputation!
A divine friend!
Lu Jing had already forgotten what he felt at that time, only feeling a numbness in his chest, his heart seemingly losing its sense of feeling.
Holding the phone, scrolling through one comment after another online.
The slanders and curses from strangers didn’t affect him, but a few words of defense from Zhang Lingying made his eyes moist, unable to speak a word due to a dry throat.
At that moment, he realized that the questions Zhang Lingying asked in his office weren’t about doubting his character; she only wanted to uncover the whole truth... She wanted to clarify for him.
Thinking of this, Lu Jing held Zhang Lingying’s fingers even tighter, unwilling to let go.
Zhang Lingying didn’t expect Lu Jing to notice her responses to the netizens. She shrugged indifferently and said, "I just said what I knew, couldn’t really help much. Actually, you were right that day, from my position, I really have no say in your affairs."
"I wasn’t in a good mood that day, so..."
Lu Jing couldn’t continue speaking.
He has never been someone who cares about others’ opinions, he only follows his heart in what he does, so he didn’t know how to tell Zhang Lingying that he was jealous that day.
He was jealous of Zhang Lingying’s words defending Qin Nanyu, jealous that she chose Qin Technology Group, while he could only stand opposite her, always being regarded as a cautious opponent.
"An apology is useless, I’m petty and hold grudges." Zhang Lingying withdrew her fingers, rubbing the slightly numb tips, glanced at the stunned Lu Jing.
"How about this, from now on, eat well, and have your assistant send me a video of you eating three meals a day. If you behave well, I might consider."
Lu Jing: "..."
After saying this, Zhang Lingying picked up the lunchbox she brought and headed toward the door.
The next second, she found herself unable to move.
Looking down, she saw Lu Jing holding onto the corner of her clothes, like a child in the morning throwing a tantrum, unwilling to let their mom go to work.
Their eyes met, Lu Jing opened his mouth: "I..."
He didn’t know what to say, he just instinctively didn’t want her to leave, and his hand acted on its own.
"Can’t you stay?" he asked softly.