By the end of her speech, Gu Anrou's voice was tinged with sobs. Xu Qingqing frowned and slightly shook her head in disgust.
What self - righteous acting skills! If Lu Chuanbai believed her, he'd either be blind or a fool.
Xu Qingqing thought to herself.
However, Lu Chuanbai frowned slightly and said, "Alright, stop making a scene here. After I finish dealing with the company's matters today, I'll accompany you to make it up to you. Is that okay?"
Hearing Lu Chuanbai's promise, Gu Anrou's face brightened up. She immediately skipped over, trying to hook her arm through Lu Chuanbai's.
But Lu Chuanbai dodged slightly and said, "Just say what you want to say. There's no need for all this touching."
Xu Qingqing watched this scene, a flash of disappointment crossing her eyes.
How could Lu Chuanbai not see through such clumsy acting?
Originally, after Lu Chuanbai stayed at her place for a night and played with An'an and Yiyi, although Xu Qingqing didn't say anything, she could feel Lu Chuanbai's heart.
She even tried to give him a way out. But seeing Lu Chuanbai not rejecting Gu Anrou, Xu Qingqing's heart was broken once again.
It was the same back then. He'd rather believe Gu Anrou, that arrogant and self - centered young lady, than her.
Was it just because she was the person found by Lu Fenglin?
Fine. Xu Qingqing suddenly had a rebellious thought. Since Lu Fenglin was now approaching her, saying he wanted to pursue her, no matter what his purpose was, if it could anger Lu Chuanbai and make him feel what she felt back then, why not give it a try?
Thinking of this, Xu Qingqing suddenly changed her attitude, smoothing out the pain in her heart.
She smiled and looked at Lu Fenglin. "Since your brother has already made an appointment to accompany Miss Gu, I want to take An'an and Yiyi out to play tonight. It's a bit unsafe for me to take them alone. I wonder if you'd like to accompany me?"
Hearing Xu Qingqing's invitation, Lu Fenglin was briefly stunned, suspecting he'd misheard. After sensing Xu Qingqing's mood, he smiled charmingly and said politely, "It's truly my honor to receive Miss Xu's invitation. I'll be at your service anytime as long as Miss Xu is available. If Miss Xu wants me to move into the Xu family, that's fine too."
Hearing this, Lu Chuanbai didn't care about comforting Gu Anrou anymore. He instinctively walked up to Xu Qingqing. "What did I tell you? Have you forgotten so soon? Why don't you ever take my words to heart? Do you think I'd harm you?"
Xu Qingqing took a step back, putting some distance between them.
"Mr. Lu, we're not really familiar. I'm grateful that you saved me, but you've already made an appointment with Miss Gu. Let's do it another day. I'll bring my family to thank you."
"Alright, I have to go to work now. Yiyi, An'an, come with Mommy."
Noticing the change in Xu Qingqing's mood, Xu Yiyi didn't dare to cling to Lu Chuanbai anymore. He obediently followed behind Xu Qingqing. She took the two children and got into Xu Yan's car. He drove them to Lu Qi's shop.
In the car, Xu Qingqing was very quiet. Xu An'an blinked her eyes and comforted her, "Mommy, don't be mad at Uncle Lu. I think Uncle Lu likes you more. He just treats Miss Gu as a younger sister."
Xu Qingqing smiled and stroked Xu An'an's head. "An'an is so young but knows so much. How do you know Uncle Lu treats Miss Gu as a younger sister?"
Xu An'an tilted her head in thought and pointed at Xu Yiyi. "Just like brother. Sometimes when I cause trouble or feel wronged and tell brother, he'll comfort me."
Xu Qingqing smiled, not taking her words seriously.
Xu Yan also spoke up at this time. "If you can't figure something out, don't dwell on it. Respect your own heart and live a comfortable life. You already have An'an and Yiyi. Whether you get married or not doesn't matter, and whether you have a man or not doesn't matter either. Our family can afford to support you."
Hearing Xu Yan's over - confident words, Xu Qingqing immediately smiled and ruffled An'an's hair. "See? This is what a real brother protecting his sister looks like. Yiyi, you have to protect An'an well in the future too."
Xu Yiyi lifted his chin proudly. "Don't worry. The money I earn now is enough for An'an to spend. I'll buy her whatever she wants."
The atmosphere in Xu Qingqing's car was pleasant, while the atmosphere among the three people left at the Xu family's door was quite tense. After seeing Xu Qingqing leave with the two children, Lu Chuanbai immediately sensed that something was wrong.
He walked up to Lu Fenglin, his face showing a warning. "Didn't I tell you not to approach Xu Qingqing with ulterior motives and not to hurt her? Why did you still accept her invitation?"
Hearing this, Lu Fenglin found it funny. "Since you can agree to accompany your Miss Gu, why can't I accompany my Miss Xu? Brother, aren't you being too domineering? You've occupied the Lu Corporation, and now you even want to monopolize Miss Xu. Should I just give the whole world to you?"
Lu Chuanbai's eyes were fierce. "Haven't you done enough harm to me? Just because I don't bring it up now doesn't mean I've forgotten. For Father's sake and for the sake of the entire Lu family, I hope you don't overstep the boundaries I've set for you and cause trouble here."
Lu Fenglin shrugged indifferently. "Think of me however you like. I actually find Miss Xu quite interesting. I'm really interested in her."
He patted Lu Chuanbai's shoulder and lowered his voice. "How about we see who can pursue Miss Xu first? Oh, no. Brother, you may not even like Miss Xu."
After saying that, he left first, leaving space for Lu Chuanbai and Gu Anrou.
Seeing Xu Qingqing leave with the two children, Gu Anrou was extremely happy. Now that the troublesome Lu Fenglin had also left, only the two of them were left.
She walked over cheerfully, trying to hook her arm through Lu Chuanbai's and act coquettishly. But he dodged again. She pouted aggrievedly and still asked puzzledly, "Brother Chuanbai, why have you been so cold to me recently? You never rejected me so harshly before when I hooked my arm through yours. Is it all because of Xu Qingqing?"
Lu Chuanbai avoided her intense gaze. "It's nothing. Let's go. I'll take you shopping to make up for the misunderstanding yesterday."
Seeing Lu Chuanbai deliberately avoiding the topic, Gu Anrou didn't bring it up again.
Lu Chuanbai directly took Gu Anrou to a high - end jewelry store. After picking out a set of jewelry for her, he was about to return to the company.
But Gu Anrou insisted on dragging him to buy clothes. Lu Chuanbai simply gave her a card and told her to spend on her own.
Then Lu Chuanbai left. Gu Anrou stamped her foot angrily on the spot.
Just then, Gu Anrou's phone rang.