Chapter 724: She Can’t Have a Choice

Book:The Selfish CEO Published:2024-6-2

Xia Feiqing almost dropped the cell phone directly, however, he had long been used to converging all his emotions. So, in the end, he just coldly said, “Since she doesn’t know how to be good, then let her fend for herself! In the future, she doesn’t need to report anything to me.”
The words fell out, and without saying anything else, he ‘snapped’ and hung up the phone decisively.
In life, the greatest fear is not a body full of holes and wounds, but a chest full of hopelessness.
Zhao Lanlan felt that, well, there was still that glimmer of hope in her life. It was the child in her womb. For the sake of this child, she also had to be strong and pull herself together.
Life, it didn’t allow her to have any choice.
Morning.
Putting on her makeup, wearing her suit and heels, she clocked into the office like her usual every day self. She was still wearing a smile, as usual – only, only she knew how many hard-to-heal wounds were under this smile.
“How come you’re here at work? Didn’t I tell you to take a few days off?” Everyone up and down the company knew about the accident at home.
As soon as the editor-in-chief saw her appear at the newspaper office, he said, “Go back and rest, counting you as a special case, and resting without deducting your salary.”
“It’s okay with me, it’s better to work.” Zhao Lanlan refused the editor-in-chief’s kindness.
If you don’t work, what can you do? Pity and feel sorry for herself in that little 40 ping house? That feeling is what would drive her crazy. She’d rather keep herself busy and be able to think about nothing.
“I see you, you’re getting thinner and thinner, you need to eat more.” Her colleagues also sympathized with her at the moment.
She laughed bitterly.
No, she’s not. She’s pregnant, but now she’s as thin as skin and bones. Even in her suit, she couldn’t see any signs of pregnancy in her belly. The doctor said that it was a matter of body type and mood, and that her pregnancy sickness was considered extremely severe.
I can’t even smell the slightest bit of grease. Occasionally eat a little bit of fruit, the flavor a little heavier, can be given to vomit clean. Now, even the esophagus was vomited up pain.
“Thanks, I’ll try to eat as much as I can.”
Even if it was for the baby, she had to get herself well.
She worked as usual, but everyone took her special circumstances into account, so there was a tacit agreement to take more or less of her work away from her. She was grateful and suddenly felt that life wasn’t so hopeless.
“Eh, this has to be sent to the Cultural Affairs Bureau for approval. Little Anzi, you go and deliver it for me, I still have a bunch of things to do in my hands right now.” Colleague Lu Lu handed over the information in her hand to Little Anzi.
Little Anzi didn’t even raise her head, “Sister Lu, you can change someone else, I’m still proofreading right now!”
LuLu looks around the room, where is anyone free?
“I’ll do it.” Zhao Lanlan stood up and took the piece of information in her hands.
“You? Forget it, you rest and take a break.” LuLu wanted to take the information back again, Zhao LanLan didn’t comply, “You’re all so busy and I’m still resting, how can I feel good about it? Besides, I used to be the one who went to the Cultural Affairs Bureau, so I should be the one to go now. You guys get busy, I’ll be back soon.”
Zhao Lanlan finished speaking, hugged the information and went out the door.
Also good!
Instead of sitting here with nothing to do, it would be good to go out for a walk.
Zhao Lanlan took the subway to the Ministry of Culture and had just handed over a bunch of documents to the person in charge before she was about to go out when she heard a burst of footsteps. She subconsciously turned around, and saw the director’s office being pulled open from the inside, and in addition to Director Qi, another figure that couldn’t be more familiar struck her.
His face changed, and he couldn’t even bother to greet Director Qi as he turned around and was about to leave.
Originally, he could have left this way without a sound, but his footsteps were so flustered that he knocked over a vase that was set up on the side. ”Bang–” With a sound, the vase shattered all over the ground, and also startled all the people in the entire office.
Everyone’s eyes were directed toward her in unison, and even with their heads bowed, they could feel the sharp sight.
From the man she least expected!
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry …,” she apologized repeatedly, not even knowing who she was supposed to be apologizing to, and quickly crouched down again, forcing herself to be calm, “I’ll take care of it right away.”
Director Qi had already recognized her and glanced sideways at Xia Feiqing on his side. However, he only saw that his expression was condensed, and there was not a single ripple in those bottomless eyes, as if what he was looking at at the moment was a woman who was a complete stranger.
He secretly ‘tsked’ twice. The legend that Secretary Xia was a cold-hearted person seemed to be true.
“Secretary Xia, let’s talk about the rest tonight, what do you think?” The atmosphere of the entire office was a bit stifled, and Director Qi only had to open his mouth first to break the silence.
“Uh-huh. See you at the usual place tonight then!” Xia Feiqing politely shook hands with Director Qi, then led his assistant Pei Yajun to leave in the first line.
As he left, he brushed shoulders with Zhao Lanlan, who was crouching on the ground.
Looking at the pair of clean scuffed leather shoes stepped over from the broken porcelain tiles without a pause, Zhao Lanlan was relieved, but …
Her chest, however, swelled with another unknown emotion, making it a little difficult for her to even breathe.
She gathered up the pieces of the vase, still having a cut pulled out of her finger from carelessness. She hadn’t really done these things before, she had servants to take care of her in whichever home she was in, so it was a bit clumsy to do it now. However, she didn’t even furrow her brow, as if she didn’t have a wound.
This kind of pain, in today’s world, really doesn’t count as an injury.
Waiting until she packed up and came out, she straightened her clothes again and deliberately waited for a while to make sure that she wouldn’t meet Xia Feiqing again when she went downstairs in a while, before she entered the elevator.
Walking out with my bag, I took a deep breath and headed for the subway station.
But …
Only after taking a step out, she heard a car’s horn behind her. Her face changed slightly, and she subconsciously tugged the bag in her hand tighter. It couldn’t be him, could it? He wouldn’t even wait for her to be right!
“Turn around!”
The domineering, cool four words made her stiffen slightly, and then, with a heavy breath, she turned back around.
Xia Feiqing stood against the car, less than two meters away from each other, and he looked at her out of the corner of his eye from above. The line of sight, just swept from her face, the color of her eyes unconsciously sank.
Missy is really Missy, once something happened at home, her whole body became as thin as an African refugee. However, unlike an African refugee, her face was pale, as if she had no life at all.
“Something?”
She assumed a calm demeanor, a hint of extra expression lacking on her face.
“This, who asked you to return it?” Xia Feiqing pulled out the bank card Pei Yajun had given him and looked at her coldly.
“If you’re only here to talk to me about this, then I guess there’s nothing to talk about between us.” Zhao Lanlan’s eyes had mockery, “Your money, I’m too dirty!”
With that, she turned and walked away.