novelraw Chapter 133: Looking for Him
Chapter 133: Looking for Him
Secretary Yao walked into Pei Xu’s office with a grave expression, closing the door behind him.
"Lingzhi didn’t come to work today. Did we go too hard on her?"
The man in the chair frowned slightly, his voice deep, "She should know those things. Fu Yinli is not suitable for her. Seeing this clearly sooner might actually be a good thing for her."
"Even so... Lingzhi will probably hate me to death. She won’t even answer my calls." Secretary Yao said worriedly, "You don’t think she would do something rash, right?"
"She won’t."
Seeing him so certain, Secretary Yao took a deep breath and said nothing more.
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Today, the sky was unusually overcast, thick clouds seemed to press down, making it hard to breathe.
Su Lingzhi looked up at the towering building in front of her, took a deep breath, and stepped through the door.
The receptionist downstairs stopped her at the entrance, "Miss, may I ask who you’re looking for?"
"Fu..." Just before the words came out, Su Lingzhi changed course and replied, "I’m looking for President Fu’s assistant, Assistant Li."
"May I ask your name?"
"Su Lingzhi."
"Alright, please wait a moment." After speaking, the receptionist picked up the phone.
While waiting, Su Lingzhi accidentally caught a glimpse of Shao Yuwei’s figure appearing at the entrance.
Her matte cheongsam paired with a white cape exuded noble elegance, inadvertently showcasing the epitome of an aristocratic lady.
The most beautiful woman in a cheongsam in the Beijing Circle—it’s not an empty title.
She truly was beautiful, with a luminous and dignified presence that was hard to look away from.
As their eyes met, Shao Yuwei scanned her from head to toe and then walked over indifferently, saying to the receptionist, "I want to see Yinli."
The way she called "Yinli" was particularly lilting and graceful.
Su Lingzhi looked away, only to hear the receptionist ask her, "Miss Shao, do you have an appointment?"
Shao Yuwei replied calmly, "I have matters to discuss with him."
The receptionist naturally recognized her, but didn’t dare to let her go up easily and thus had to first ask the higher-ups, "Please wait."
"Please wait."
After a while, the receptionist made a call and then smoothly handed her a temporary elevator card, "Take the left elevator up."
"Thank you." Shao Yuwei shot a glance back at Su Lingzhi, walked towards the elevator in her high heels, her posture proud, even her back exuded the air of a victor.
However, Su Lingzhi didn’t take her to heart.
With a ding, Assistant Li came out of the elevator, immediately spotting Su Lingzhi waiting at the reception, and walked over quickly, "Miss Su."
Su Lingzhi looked at him for help and said, "I want to see Lili, could you help me?"
"Miss Su, please follow me."
Seeing him agree, Su Lingzhi breathed a sigh of relief, thanked him, and followed him all the way to the top floor.
She was led into Fu Yinli’s office but didn’t see him.
Assistant Li told her, "Miss Su, please wait here for a moment. President Fu is still in a meeting."
"Okay."
The entire office was predominantly in deep tones, almost everything here was black.
The light shone brighter than the outside sky, Su Lingzhi’s gaze lingered on the honors displayed on the bookshelf for a moment, then she sat down on the leather sofa, waiting quietly.
A minute, ten minutes, an hour, the clock on the wall ticked around and around, the figure on the sofa at some point had fallen asleep, serene and at peace.
In the cold reception room, Shao Yuwei drank cup after cup of tea.
A colleague accidentally bumped into Little Li in the pantry and asked him, "Aren’t you afraid President Fu will be angry for letting the Shao family heiress in on your own?"
Little Li responded with an expressionless face, "In the current state of President Fu, who in the company wouldn’t suffer his cold shoulder? It’s not my fault if she wants to run into trouble herself."
"You really are something, that’s pretty devious, does the Shao family heiress have a grudge against you?"
"Not really, just want to get rid of this trouble sooner."
"If President Fu finds out you think like this, you’re finished."
A trace of worry flashed through Little Li’s eyes, "I’m taking a gamble."
...
After a while, a group of high-ranking executives in suits and leather shoes walked out of the meeting room, none of them looked happy.
Shao Yuwei watched them pass by, somewhat puzzled,
She moved to the meeting room on her own to see him.
She saw Fu Yinli sitting at the head of the table, his hands naturally resting on the desktop, his gaze unfocused, not even noticing she had come over.
"Yinli."
Fu Yinli turned his head, a cold expression instantly appearing, "Who allowed you to come up?"
Shao Yuwei’s voice caught in her throat, her heart suddenly tightened, she suppressed her fear and said, "I came to talk to you about my mother."
Fu Yinli’s gaze moved away from her, letting out a cold laugh, "Caught keeping a man outside, she must be having a hard time at the Shao family."
"Did you really do it?" Shao Yuwei looked at him in disbelief.
"Those who scheme against me don’t end well, you should be very clear about what she did to me," Fu Yinli said coldly, "A distinguished lady of a great family, lonely and lowly enough to resort to drugging someone, shouldn’t I send you a man to let you experience what it’s like to be taken advantage of?"
"You..." Shao Yuwei felt a chill run through her, chilled to the core, unable to believe he would say such a thing, "Are you crazy? How can you treat me like this?"
Fu Yinli stood up, looking at her coldly, "In the future, when you see me, stay far away, don’t provoke me, or don’t blame me for being ruthless."
With that, Fu Yinli picked up his computer and walked past her.
Shao Yuwei felt as if all her strength had been drained, barely able to stay on her feet.
She never expected their relationship would become so fragmented, she had no idea he loathed her so much, to the point of enmity.
From knowing him till now, she had never seen this crazy side of him, he was always restrained and courteous to everyone, how could he suddenly become like this?
How could he say something like, sending her a man?
...
When Fu Yinli pushed open the door, he paused in the doorway, his gaze falling on the curled-up pink figure on the sofa.
In that moment, the hostility in his eyes gradually disappeared completely, replaced by an unknown softness.
He subconsciously lightened his steps, took a suit jacket and draped it over her, silently gazing at her peaceful and gentle sleeping face.
After only half a minute, he straightened up and headed to Little Li’s office, instructing, "Prepare a nutritious meal for Zhizhi."
"Yes, President Fu."
"What happened with Shao Yuwei will not happen again."
A shiver ran through Little Li’s heart, and he promised, "Understood."
Fortunately, there was no blame, just a warning, it seems Miss Su still has influence...
As he was leaving, Little Li hurriedly called after him, "President Fu, where are you going?"
What responded was a cold, indifferent back.