After leaving the hospital, she called Lu Ze.

Lu Ze was driving. He answered her phone call but didn't speak.

They both fell silent.

After a long silence, Qiao Xun spoke first: "Lu Ze, I want to see you."

Lu Ze's voice was cold: "Do you want to go home, Mrs. Lu? Just in time, hairy crabs are on the market. Lin's cooking skills are pretty good, why don't you have dinner with me tonight and try some?"

Qiao Xun pursed her lips. "I want to talk about Auntie Shen."

Lu Ze's voice became softer: "Is that so? Then let's talk in my office!" After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone without giving any leeway!

On the streets of late autumn, Qiao Xun shivered with cold.

This is Lu Ze!

Back then, his occasional tenderness was merely a way to coax her home. Once he realized it no longer worked, he'd revert to his true self—

Cold and heartless!

Qiao Xun put down her phone. Without hesitation, she got on the bus.

After turning twice, he arrived at the Lu Family Building.

All employees of the Lu Group know her, knowing she is Mrs. Lu, but also knowing how unbearable this Mrs. Lu is!

Qin's secretary came to pick her up.

Upon reaching the top floor, Qin the secretary pushed open the CEO's office door. Her attitude wasn't exactly warm: "Mr. Lu is out on business, please wait a moment for Mrs. Lu! I'll go make you a cup of coffee."

Joe was standing alone in his office.

She saw the violin again, treasured and placed in the bookshelf behind Lu Ze's office chair.

She looked absentminded.

Behind her, Qin the secretary came in without being noticed.

Qin Shishu followed her gaze and smiled faintly: "Mrs. Lu, do you know why Bai Xiaoxiao hates you so much? You probably don't know, four years ago, Mr. Lu actually wanted to marry her. Mr. Lu doesn't have a particular preference for anyone, so it didn't matter who he married. Bai Xiaoxiao just happened...to appear out of nowhere and awakened Mr. Lu!"

She placed the coffee on the table.

When he straightened up, a smile played on his lips: “But Mrs. Lu… that is, General Manager Lu’s mother, dislikes Bai Xiaoxiao very much. She thinks she comes from a humble background and is not worthy of appearing in public! So even if Mrs. Lu doesn't appear, Bai Xiaoxiao will absolutely not be able to enter the Lu family!”

She acted as if she didn't care about Qiao Xun at all.

Qiao Xun suddenly asked, "What about you, Qin Secretary! With your background, wouldn't Lu Ze's mother look down on you?"

Qin's secretary was taken aback.

She didn't expect that Qiao Xun could see through her thoughts.

Qiao Xuan lowered her eyes and gave a bitter smile. How could he not see it?

Once, she deeply loved Lu Ze. Naturally, she knew the people around him well. Qin's secretary had an admiring gaze for him that was sometimes even undisguised.... Qiao Xun wasn't a fool; with a little thought, she could understand!

......

Lu Ze ignored Qiao Xun for a whole day.

It was four in the afternoon when he returned to the company. As he pushed open the door, Qiao Xun was standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the setting sun.

Hearing a sound at the door, she slowly turned her head.

Lu Ze looked at her for a while, then turned to Qin, his secretary, and said, “Go down first! I won’t see anyone today!”

Qin's secretary left, taking the door with him.

Lu Ze stood at the door, looked at Qiao Xun for a moment, then walked to the back of the desk and sat down.

He leaned back in his chair, long fingers digging into the knot of his tie and gently loosening it. He felt a little more comfortable then he looked at Qiao Xun: “What do you want to talk about? A plea for mercy?”

Qiao Xun stood by the back window.

Beyond the window, the evening clouds tinged the horizon red, making the vastness of heaven and earth seem incredibly small.

Joe knelt down and said humbly, “Yes! I’m here to beg you! Lu Ze, please let Aunt Shen go.”

She knows what he wants.

And she just wanted the same, so she began to unbutton her blouse.

The lights were off inside.

Her skin was pearly white in the dim light, like fine silk, begging to be touched... For a moment, her blouse and skirt fell to the ground, and her body trembled slightly.

Lu Ze's black eyes were filled with anger.

But when he gets angry, his eyes are particularly captivating, leaving one wondering what he's thinking. He twirled the gold pen on the table, letting out a sneer: "Why don't you take it off?"

After saying that, he stood up and walked towards her.

He paused before her alluring figure, reaching out to lightly caress her fragrant shoulder with a hint of playfulness in his touch. It was as if he were treating her not as his wife, but rather like one of those women he would flirt with on the business scene.

Long fingers, gently caressing and teasing.

With a sneer: "I didn't expect that Mrs. Lu, who is known for her chastity and loyalty, would also have such a wanton side! What, do you want to do it?"

(Editor in charge：precious based on the novel)