novelraw Chapter 128 Don't Mess With Me
Chapter 128 Don't Mess With Me
Song Kexin finally realized what was happening, screaming and raising her hand—
Lu Xiran intercepted him in mid-air.
Hard.
Shake it off.
Song Kexin took two steps back.
Lu Xiran took a step forward.
"Song Kexin".
She spoke, her voice as soft as if she were talking about the weather.
But there was something suffocating weighing on that light, airy tone.
"I haven't settled the score with you for drugging me yet."
She paused.
"You dare use my child as a pretext now?"
Song Kexin's face turned from red to white.
"You... what nonsense are you talking about?" Her voice shrill, trembling noticeably. "Who drugged you?"
"No?"
Lu Xiran took her phone out of her pocket.
Click to play a recording.
Song Kexin's own voice came from inside—
"Once your private photos are posted online, I'll see if you can still maintain that innocent facade."
The tea room was deathly silent.
The interns huddled in the corner, barely daring to breathe. The coffee machine ticked away, like some kind of countdown.
Song Kexin's face completely lost its color.
"You...how could you have...?"
"You don't need to worry about that." Lu Xiran put away her phone and took a step forward. "All you need to know is that I have this recording."
Song Kexin instinctively stepped back.
He hit his back on the windowsill.
"Song Kexin," Lu Xiran stood in front of her, looking down at her, "where do you think you'd be right now if I took this recording, checked the surveillance footage from that day, and handed it over to the police?"
Song Kexin's lips began to tremble.
"Detention center?"
"You...you're scaring me..."
"Did I scare you?" Lu Xiran laughed.
That smile was faint, yet it sent a chill down Song Kexin's spine.
"When you drugged someone, didn't you ever think this day would come?"
"But you didn't call the police!" Song Kexin tried to remain calm. "If you had, you would have called the police already! Why didn't you?!"
Lu Xiran looked at her.
Of course she couldn't report it.
That was a recording of Lin Chen's phone call. Once it's made public, her relationship with Lin Chen can no longer be hidden.
But Song Kexin doesn't need to know this.
Lu Xiran leaned down slightly and whispered in her ear.
Speak in a voice that only two people can hear:
"Because this is our bargaining chip in negotiations with you."
Song Kexin was stunned.
"Tell me," Lu Xiran's voice was as soft as a sigh, "what do you think your dad will do if I release this recording?"
Song Kexin's pupils suddenly contracted.
Her dad.
Song family.
She knows her dad too well.
Yesterday, her stock price plummeted to its daily limit, and her father immediately arranged for her to marry a spoiled rich kid.
We made the decision without even meeting in person.
Her father had seven children, including those outside the family.
We don't need her.
If her reputation gets worse...
It's not even of that use anymore...
The color drained from Song Kexin's face little by little.
Lu Xiran took a step back.
Look at her.
"Song Kexin, listen carefully."
Her voice wasn't loud, but it was loud enough for everyone in the break room to hear.
I'll give you two choices.
She extended her first finger.
"First, I'm releasing this recording along with the video of you modifying data last time. Guess what will happen to you?"
Song Kexin's lips were trembling.
"second--"
Lu Xiran extended her second finger.
"Resign voluntarily. Disappear from my sight by tomorrow."
Song Kexin glared at her.
There was hatred, fear, and a final trace of resentment in his eyes.
"What right do you have?! Who do you think you are?! A discarded—"
He hadn't finished speaking.
Lu Xiran picked up her phone and tapped a few times.
"Should I send it now?"
She showed the screen to Song Kexin.
Sending interface.
Recipient: Haicheng Daily.
Song Kexin's face fell completely.
She lost.
A complete defeat.
"I...I resign."
She lowered her head.
The sound was so soft it was like a mosquito's hum.
Lu Xiran looked at her.
Looking at that arrogant person just now, now curled up in a ball, like a plucked chicken.
"Also," Lu Xiran said, "go and explain to those interns. Everything you just said was utter nonsense."
Song Kexin raised her head.
"you--"
"What? You don't want to?"
Lu Xiran took a step forward.
Song Kexin immediately shrank back.
"...I'll explain."
Lu Xiran didn't look at her again.
She turned and walked toward the coffee machine.
Pick up the cup of coffee that has gone cold and pour it out.
I got another cup.
Steam rose in wisps.
She stopped as she passed by Song Kexin.
I didn't look at her.
The sound, however, reached her ears clearly.
"Song Kexin, don't mess with me again. Otherwise, it won't just be a matter of losing your job."
The high heels clicked steadily on the floor.
As I walked out of the tea room, I heard Song Kexin's suppressed sobs behind me.
Lu Xiran did not turn around.
"Emma!"
Upon hearing the news, Fang Rui and Xiao Xiao immediately gathered around. The two of them, with their four eyes, shone like searchlights.
"Um?"
"You were so cool just now!" Fang Rui whispered, unable to contain her excitement. "Two slaps! Recording! Threats! My god, why weren't you inviting me for this?!"
Xiao Xiao nodded frantically beside her, her eyes red-rimmed.
Lu Xiran looked at Xiao Xiao.
"From now on, you can do what you love at the design institute. You won't have to worry about what others think anymore."
Xiao Xiao was stunned for a moment.
Then tears started falling.
"Emma..."
"You know what?"
Xiao Xiao nodded vigorously.
Lu Xiran smiled, sat down, and continued drawing.
"Emma," Xiao Xiao hesitated for a moment, then leaned closer and whispered, "Is that recording... real? Did she really drug you?"
Lu Xiran paused for a moment.
Then continue drawing.
"I know, it's none of your business."
She looked up at Xiao Xiao.
"Don't blame yourself."
She paused, then leaned close to Xiao Xiao's ear and said in a voice only the two of them could hear:
"Besides, I didn't drink it."
Xiao Xiao was stunned.
Then her eyes became even redder.
She took Lu Xiran's hand.
"Thanks."
Lu Xiran patted her hand.
"Go."
Xiao Xiao and Fang Rui exchanged a glance and wisely went back to work.
My phone vibrated.
It's news about Gu Yanshen.
I heard you got physical in the break room?
Lu Xiran stared at the line of words and smiled slightly.
You're quite well-informed.
【Um. 】
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end.
Then a new message pops up.
Next time something like this happens, call me.
Lu Xiran's heart skipped a beat.
What do you want?
I'll call it for you.
She stared at those two words for a long time.
Then he curved the corners of his mouth into a smile.
[Mr. Gu, do you know that hitting someone is wrong?]
The reply came instantly.
Hitting her is wrong. Hitting me is right?
Lu Xiran was stunned for a moment.
Then it dawned on me.
—He meant that she hit him, yes.
She remembered that last night in the guest room, she had indeed left quite a few marks on him. Fingernail marks, teeth marks, and...
Her face flushed red.
【rogue.】
Come over tonight.
Lu Xiran looked at the screen.
My heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of my chest.
She typed a few words, then deleted them.
In the end, he only replied with one word:
【it is good. 】
After hesitating for a few seconds, he typed three more lines—
Gu Yanshen, I love you.
Only you.
Forever.
My fingertip hovers over the send button.