novelraw Chapter 291 Wanting to Treat Her Better
Chapter 291 Wanting to Treat Her Better
Just as Tong Keke froze at the doorway, too afraid to push the door open, the door suddenly swung open from the inside.The man’s strikingly handsome face appeared in Tong Keke’s vision, and what met her gaze was his deep, obscure eyes.
When Gu Qianxi saw the little figure before him, his expression flickered slightly. Right after that, it was as though something softly brushed by his heart, bringing a subtle, tingling sensation.
"Why... are you in my dorm room?" Tong Keke was the first to speak. But instead of sweetly calling him ’Uncle’ as usual, she used the word ’you’ instead.
Gu Qianxi stiffened slightly upon hearing how she addressed him. Then, his voice dropped to a hoarse whisper: "Keke, please, don’t be stubborn. Come back with me. I truly can’t be at ease with you here."
Tong Keke instinctively took two steps back upon hearing his words. "I’m not going back with you. You don’t need to worry about me—I’m doing perfectly fine now."
Gu Qianxi watched as she retreated, and his heart suddenly tightened. Almost instinctively, he reached out, grabbing her wrist.
"Keke, be reasonable!"
But Tong Keke sharply shook off his grasp and turned to run.
Gu Qianxi chased after her for several steps, but he couldn’t catch her.
She had just said she was doing fine, but clearly, she had lost so much weight.
Gu Qianxi’s heart hurt sharply at that moment. This stubborn little one was truly giving him endless headaches.
Even though he hadn’t called her or sought her out in these past few days, Gu Qianxi had still transferred several large sums of money into her account—adding up to almost a million.
In the past, he would limit her allowance, but even with the limits, it was always more than enough for her to live the most carefree life.
Depositing a million into her account as pocket money was something Gu Qianxi had never done before.
Just thinking about how she was living outside and having to look for a job to make money had inexplicably pained him.
He thought that as long as she had enough money, even if she wanted to step out from under his protection, at least having financial security would give her a sense of safety.
But the pity was, he didn’t know that of all the money he sent, Tong Keke hadn’t taken a single penny of it.
On her first day at work, Huo Anya stirred up so much trouble that Lin Banxia ended up leaving the company altogether.
Leng Weichen’s attitude also left her feeling uneasy.
She decided she’d talk to Huo Yanting about the matter—whether or not she should head to Lish for work was something she was still undecided on.
Honestly, leaving this city mired in conflict would be a good thing for her.
The only fear was that while she might leave physically, her heart wouldn’t—meaning no true liberation, just another form of emotional bondage.
A little after three in the afternoon, Lin Banxia suddenly received a call from her father, Lin Kunhuai.
Whenever her father called, it was never for anything good. Lin Banxia felt a strong reluctance to pick up the phone.
But the phone rang once, then rang a second time.
Utterly vexed.
"Hello, Dad, what is it?" Lin Banxia asked indifferently.
"Do you have time right now?" Lin Kunhuai asked directly.
"What do you want?" Lin Banxia’s tone turned instantly wary.
"Come to the café across from my office. I have something to talk to you about," Lin Kunhuai said. Then, he hung up the phone.
Lin Banxia frowned deeply, sensing that her father’s tone suggested he truly had something to discuss with her. Since she didn’t have anywhere else to go anyway, she might as well hear him out.
Although Lin Banxia had long been disappointed in this father of hers, he was still her father, after all. Irritated as she was, she couldn’t possibly pretend he didn’t exist.