Chapter 944 - 941

Chapter 944: Chapter 941

...If she finishes today and doesn’t come tomorrow, will he still be able to see her?

"Uh." Gu Xiaoning was momentarily stunned, then quickly bowed her head and nodded, "Yes."

Gu Xiaoning packed up her things and was about to leave.

Just outside the door, Le Zhengsheng had not left yet; it seemed he was waiting for the driver.

Gu Xiaoning awkwardly touched the straps of her backpack and walked down the steps with her head lowered.

"Let me give you a ride!"

Gu Xiaoning’s steps paused; it took quite a while for her to come to her senses... she mechanically turned her head to look at Le Zhengsheng. Not daring to believe it, she looked around again. Was Asheng talking to her?

Le Zhengsheng chuckled, "No need to look; it’s just us here... I’m talking to you."

"Uh." Gu Xiaoning’s face flushed with embarrassment, "Yes... but, there’s no need; I can take the bus back myself."

As she spoke, she pointed to the bus stop not far away, "It’s very convenient."

"Oh." Rejected, Le Zhengsheng nodded awkwardly, "Alright... forget it then."

"Thank you." Gu Xiaoning nodded slightly and turned to leave.

Le Zhengsheng stood rooted to the spot, feeling absurd!

Why? How did it come to this? They had once been the closest people in the world!

It echoed the saying: moving from strangers to familiarity is simple. Going from familiarity back to strangers is even more alien!

They managed to meet, yet... they became complete strangers...

From the palm to the heart... waves of pain!

The driver parked the car in front of Le Zhengsheng, who then got in to pick up Jiujiu from Guan Chao.

He was a bit late today; when he arrived, Yu Sangwan told him, "Jiujiu is upstairs, sleeping with Rice Ball."

... Rice Ball, Yu Sangwan’s daughter. Originally, Lu Jinxuan had named his daughter Rice Bucket, but Yu Sangwan thought it was unpleasant, so it was changed to Rice Ball.

"Hmm." Le Zhengsheng frowned as he sat on the sofa.

He casually took out a cigarette, lit it, and took several deep puffs.

Yu Sangwan was puzzled, "What’s wrong?"

Le Zhengsheng remained silent for a long time, finishing the cigarette quickly. After putting it out in the ashtray, he finally said, "She... is back."

"..." Yu Sangwan was stunned for quite some time before she reacted, "She? You mean... Ningning?"

Le Zhengsheng furrowed his brows tightly, "Hmm."

"Ah..." Yu Sangwan’s mouth dropped open in surprise — it was so unexpected!

To be honest, she still couldn’t believe Gu Xiaoning had betrayed Le Zhengsheng! But in these two years, Gu Xiaoning had been completely out of sight, so even if they didn’t want to believe it initially, it couldn’t be explained.

Yu Sangwan stammered, "Then you... what do you plan to do?"

Le Zhengsheng shook his head, exhaled a breath, "I don’t know, I’ll go and get Jiujiu downstairs."

Watching his back, Yu Sangwan sighed silently, oh... Asheng, when will you truly be happy?

Chapter 640 – Beyond Life: Transferred Affections

With no idea what to do, Le Zhengsheng headed to the office first thing the next morning.

He didn’t go inside but headed straight to the main hall.

In the main hall, there was the sound of a sewing machine.

Le Zhengsheng felt a moment of joy, his eyes falling on the person... but his face immediately turned dark!

Even just from the back, he could tell it wasn’t Gu Xiaoning!

Le Zhengsheng asked calmly, "Who are you?"

"..." The person was startled and quickly stood up, turning around, and stood there in front of Le Zhengsheng with their hands at their sides, "I am the main designer for the dolls; I heard there was a problem with them, so I... I came to address it."

Le Zhengsheng smirked, his face full of hostility, "Who allowed you to come? Who the hell told you to come?"

"..." The person was dazed, "I, I..."

"Hmph!"

Feeling deeply vexed, Le Zhengsheng turned to Liao Jingqing, "Contact their boss!"

"Uh, yes!"

Liao Jingqing, also confused, hurriedly contacted Manager Yang and looked at Le Zhengsheng, "Director, do you want to speak with them personally?"

"Give it to me!"

Le Zhengsheng grabbed the phone, his tone harsh, "Manager? Where is that Gu Xiaoning from yesterday?"

"Uh!" Manager Yang, startled even over the phone, replied, "Director Le, here’s the thing... Gu Xiaoning is new; she’s a novice, so we specially arranged for another..."

Before he could finish, Le Zhengsheng interrupted impatiently and asked again, "Is that your idea, or is it her own?"

"Uh?" Manager Yang was momentarily confused, not understanding his question, "It was Little Gu’s suggestion... we thought we should handle it with care..."

"So..." Le Zhengsheng couldn’t bother to listen to the nonsense, "Did she say she didn’t want to come herself?"

"Ah?" Manager Yang was completely bewildered, stammering, "Uh... yes."

Was it? Although, it didn’t seem like it meant what Director Le said!

Fine! Very fine indeed!

’Bang’!

Le Zhengsheng put away the phone and slammed his arm to the ground.

Liao Jingqing’s mouth fell open, "Uh..."

How should he word this? Director, this is actually his phone!

Le Zhengsheng glared over, "I’ll buy you a new one!"

He was beyond frustrated now and needed to do something... or he’d explode!

Gu Xiaoning had returned; they had finally met... and like a naive boy with his first crush, he had run over at the break of dawn to see her, but what happened? She ran away? Based on what, based on what?

Liao Jingqing didn’t dare say a word, swallowed, "Yes..."

"Jingqing!" Le Zhengsheng suddenly gritted out, his expression fierce.

"Yes."

Le Zhengsheng squinted, speaking softly, "Let them fire that Gu Xiaoning!"

"Ah... ah!" Liao Jingqing was quite shocked; was it really okay for the Director to make things difficult for a girl like this?

But he dared not ask more, "Yes, sir."

...

Thus, Gu Xiaoning’s second job, which hadn’t even lasted two days, was terminated again.

Gu Xiaoning left the factory, listlessly...

Thinking about the words Manager Yang had just said to her, "Little Gu, did you offend someone? We received orders from above; we’re just a small factory... I think you should look for better opportunities elsewhere!"

Look for better opportunities?

A person like her, without any special skills, just doing the simplest of jobs, who could she possibly offend?

Gu Xiaoning had never argued or had a falling out with anyone her whole life; if there had to be someone, it would be Le Zhengsheng.

"Tch." Gu Xiaoning tugged at the corner of her mouth, it must be him!

She knew he was mad at her!

Yesterday, she had seen him up close.

After seeing him like that, Gu Xiaoning wasn’t regretful of the decisions she made two years ago. Now, Asheng seemed healthy and no longer had the troubles of regular treatments. Then, all her grievances were worth it.

But now, what should she do next?

She still had to find a job!

... In the office, Liao Jingqing placed a stack of documents in front of Le Zhengsheng.

"Director, here’s what you requested."

"Hmm." Le Zhengsheng nodded slightly and opened the folder.

Inside were Gu Xiaoning’s documents, including her financial status.

The more he looked, the less he understood.