Sheng Yan was extremely angry, but Feng Qing ignored him, making his anger seem rather ridiculous. Feng Qing helped him back into the car again and silently stood in front of the car, waiting for the designated driver.
Sheng Yan was dizzy. After getting back into the car, he didn't cause any more trouble. Leaning against the front of the car, Feng Qing recalled the look in Sheng Yan's eyes when he said he hated her just now.
For some reason, it reminded her of the scene when they parted at the airport five years ago. At that time, Sheng Yan told her that he would never forgive her, but she didn't take it to heart at all. Who would have thought that he would really hold a grudge for so many years.
It was really hard on him. Clearly hating her to the core, he still came to work at Fengxing and had to work under her every day.
Well, it was her fault that his working ability was really good. Let him hold his grudge. Maybe it would save her a lot of trouble.
Twenty minutes later, the designated driver came on his scooter. After greeting him, Feng Qing returned to the company without even glancing at Sheng Yan.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Sheng Yan watched Feng Qing's back. Under the influence of alcohol, his head was dizzy and painful. But this discomfort was far less than the annoyance brought by Feng Qing's ruthlessness.
"She can really be so heartless," Sheng Yan muttered to himself as he watched her back. Unconsciously, he remembered what people in school had said about Feng Qing after she went abroad.
Indeed, at that time, many people were captivated by Feng Qing. They all regarded "It's worth dying under the peony flower, even as a ghost, I'll be a happy one" as the golden rule. No one believed that Feng Qing could be so heartless, but she just was.
But Feng Qing was so dazzling at that time. Even though they knew they wouldn't have a good ending, they still flocked to her.
Presumably, he wasn't the only one who hated her now.
After the designated driver dropped him off at home and left, he didn't get out of the car immediately. He sat alone in the car for a while. This car belonged to Feng Qing. She was so trusting as to let him drive it back. She really had no guard against him.
The car was very new. It seemed to be a new purchase after Feng Qing returned to China. Some of the interiors also matched her current status. It was a pity that Feng Qing didn't put much effort into decorating the car. He couldn't even find a trace of her presence.
He blinked hard to regain a bit of clarity, then slowly got out of the car and returned home.
It was only when the hot water poured all over his body that he realized how stupid the words he said to Feng Qing were.
He wasn't a person who lost control of his emotions easily. Why did so many unexpected things happen when he faced Feng Qing?
After the hot bath, the alcohol evaporated. He lay in bed and soon fell into a dream. In the dream, he returned to his college days. He met Feng Qing soon after entering the university, and it didn't take long for them to confirm their relationship. They did intimate things like other couples, and their love for each other was passionate.
Until the night they went to the rooftop to watch the stars. Everything was so perfect that night. Feng Qing was so beautiful that all his senses were screaming with satisfaction...
When Sheng Yan opened his eyes, the situation on the bed was in complete disarray. He pressed his temples hard to relieve the dullness caused by the hangover. Looking at the situation on the bed, he was in a daze for more than ten seconds. Finally, he convinced himself to accept the fact and got up to change the sheets.
He woke up a bit late. Most of the morning work time had passed. He hoped that Feng Qing would keep her word and not deduct his salary for the half - day leave.
In the afternoon, Sheng Yan returned to the company. Before he went to the office to greet Feng Qing, he was first stopped by his colleagues to solve some work problems. When he went to Feng Qing's office, she had just hung up a phone call, and the smile on her face lingered for a long time.
His direct gaze soon caught Feng Qing's attention. She tilted her head, and her sight shifted from the computer in front of her to Sheng Yan. "Do you have anything else?"
Sheng Yan shook his head.
"If you have nothing to do, go out first."
Feng Qing was in a good mood, so there was always a faint smile between her eyebrows, and her tone was even lighter.
Sheng Yan really couldn't figure out what could make her so happy. But the scene on the bed this morning kept flashing through his mind. He suddenly felt that he couldn't face Feng Qing either. Without saying anything else, he left the office.
Feng Qing's good mood didn't last until night. An email in her mailbox instantly dampened her mood.
The school was having its anniversary celebration and inviting alumni from all previous years to return for the alumni reunion. This reunion wasn't divided by grade but by the "contributions" made by the alumni to the school. In other words, only those who received the invitation were considered alumni.
Feng Qing's contribution to the school was almost zero. Maybe the good deeds her father had done for the school were credited to her, so she had received this email in previous years. But because she was abroad, she never returned to the school.
Previously, she could use the excuse of being abroad to avoid attending. Now that she was in Luocheng, there was no reason to refuse.
While she was still thinking about how to balance her work, Sheng Yan soon came to ask for leave.
"The school has invited me to give a speech at this alumni reunion, so I may need a longer leave."
Feng Qing listened to him calmly, then calmly glanced at the invitation email on her computer screen.
"Take one day off."
Sheng Yan nodded and asked, "You also received the invitation, right? Are you going this time?"
——"Are you going this time?"
Feng Qing didn't know if she had some kind of radar in this regard. As soon as Sheng Yan asked this question, she seemed to immediately hear the subtext.
Come to think of it, during the previous anniversary celebrations, had he specifically observed whether she had attended?
She slightly raised her eyebrows and still calmly nodded. "I'm in the country now. There's no reason for me not to go."
If a teacher came to tell her that she didn't have to go, she would immediately change her mind.
But until the day of the anniversary celebration, no teacher contacted her to tell her that she could skip it.
Helpless, she could only make a simple preparation and return to the school with Sheng Yan.
There were quite a lot of alumni returning this time. The road was already congested before they even reached the school gate. Feng Qing was still looking at documents in the car. The stop - and - go traffic made her feel nauseous.
"Find a parking space and park the car. I'll walk to school."
Sheng Yan dropped her off by the roadside and went to park the car himself, while Feng Qing walked towards the school alone. The school was still a bit far away, and there was also a considerable distance between the school gate and the auditorium. Fortunately, she had the foresight to wear flat shoes today, so it wasn't so uncomfortable to walk.
She didn't know if she walked too slowly or if Sheng Yan really had long legs. As soon as Feng Qing entered the school gate, Sheng Yan caught up with her.
Since they came together, they didn't separate. Feng Qing didn't know what Sheng Yan was thinking, but she was open and aboveboard. Since she dared to come with Sheng Yan, she wasn't afraid to appear with him.
Coincidentally, as soon as they reached the auditorium, they ran into one of Feng Qing's classmates head - on. Feng Qing only thought he looked familiar but couldn't remember his name at first. Seeing the other person greet her warmly, she could only politely return the greeting.
The other person quickly recognized Sheng Yan too. His eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "You're still together. That's great! Are you married? I always said you two were really a good match. I even bet with others on how long you'd be together back then. I didn't expect you to hold on to your long - distance relationship for so long."
The smile on his face wasn't fake, and Feng Qing could feel the sense of relief of "a happy ending for lovers" radiating from him. But although she could feel it, this relief was obviously just his imagination.
It was a bit embarrassing, but she didn't want to lie. "Thank you. We broke up a long time ago. We're colleagues now."
"Oh, even if you're colleagues now, there's still a chance in the future. After all, you've loved each other. Rekindling old flames is quite popular these days," the other person seemed completely unaware of their discomfort and still happily imagined their future.
Feng Qing was too lazy to argue with him. She didn't even bother to change her expression and just pursed her lips and said nothing.
Sheng Yan walked from behind her to the front. Looking at Feng Qing's classmate, his expression was extremely unpleasant.
"I'm her assistant now, and she's my boss. Are you satisfied?"