"If you want, we can go together," Lu Yan didn't beat around the bush. Seeing her serious face, he made a reasonable suggestion. "I guess Lin Chuluo won't mind."
"Then let's go together," Ning Anmiao didn't hesitate. She casually straightened the collar of her shirt.
She was eager to see how long Lin Chuluo could keep up his hypocritical act.
---
In the high - end coffee shop, the three of them stared at each other.
The originally elegant and relaxing atmosphere seemed extremely oppressive and tense at their table.
Lin Chuluo had thought that "Ning Anmiao" would come alone. When he saw "Lu Yan" also show up, he couldn't help being surprised.
"Miaomiao, Lu Yan," Lin Chuluo adjusted quickly. He was the first to speak, looking a bit haggard. "I'd like to apologize to you for what happened before."
Apologize?
"Ning Anmiao" raised her eyes slightly, not even sparing a glance at Lin Chuluo. "Mr. Lin, we're all adults. We need to be responsible for our own actions."
It was clear that she didn't intend to forgive him.
Lin Chuluo was taken aback. He felt that Ning Anmiao was different from before.
He had vaguely felt this way since last time. After not seeing her for a few years, the girl in front of him seemed to have changed completely from the inside out.
She used to be simple, cheerful, with a bright smile and couldn't hide anything. But now her eyes were cold, and her way of doing things was just like Lu Yan's.
She was unpredictable.
He paused slightly and then continued, "I know it's hard to make up for the harm I've caused you."
After saying that, he turned to look at "Lu Yan" sitting beside him. For a moment, his male pride made him speechless.
Yes, he had come today to plead for mercy.
But for the sake of Yanyun, he had to speak up. "Miaomiao, could you please ask Lu Yan to spare Yanyun for the sake of our past classmate friendship?"
His sudden humble tone caught "Lu Yan" off guard.
Spare Yanyun?
Did that mean Lu Yan had done something to Yanyun recently?
Ning Anmiao's nerves immediately tightened.
"Mr. Lin should have thought of this when he acted impulsively," "Ning Anmiao" said indifferently, her eyes cold. "Yanyun should be ashamed to have a boss like you."
Lin Chuluo gasped. Looking at Ning Anmiao in front of him, he was so shocked by her strangeness that he couldn't say a word.
He never thought that one day he would hear such cold words from Miaomiao's mouth.
"Lu Yan," Lin Chuluo turned to "Lu Yan" directly. "It was my fault this time, but you should also consider the overall development of Yanyun."
"What's the difference between poaching a large number of Yanyun's in - service employees and buying Yanyun's shares at a low price during its stock market turmoil? It's just like taking advantage of someone's misfortune!"
At this point, for the first time, there was a different look in Lin Chuluo's gentle eyes, as if there was regret and anger.
Poaching employees? Buying shares?
Ning Anmiao was instantly shocked. Her eyes fell on the calm "Lu Yan" beside her, and she was truly stunned.
In just three days, Lu Yan had so easily grasped the lifeline of Yanyun in his hands.
Yanyun was not an unknown small - scale enterprise. It was Yanyun, one of the top companies in the whole Shanghai!
Although she knew that Lu Yan was notoriously ruthless in the industry, witnessing it with her own eyes was a whole different feeling.
There was a powerful aura around him, a leisurely aura that made everything seem to be under his control, making people have to submit.
This kingly aura of his was a natural gift.
Seeing that neither of them spoke, Lin Chuluo got a bit anxious and his tone became more urgent. "Lu Yan, leave some leeway. There's no need to be so extreme."
"I apologize to Miaomiao for what happened before. I hope you can handle the matter of Yanyun rationally."
Looking at Lin Chuluo's anxious look, Ning Anmiao felt no pity or sympathy, only calmness. She slightly parted her lips and spoke in a calm voice.
"Why should I consider the future development of your company? Yanyun's current situation is Mr. Lin's own doing."
She had still held a glimmer of hope, thinking that Lin Chuluo came to apologize sincerely. But it turned out that he was still only after interests.
Such a person was truly despicable.
No matter how kind Ning Anmiao was, she wasn't that muddle - headed.
She didn't think Lu Yan had gone too far.
Seeing that the conversation had reached an end, Lu Yan was very satisfied with Ning Anmiao's reaction. He slightly raised his eyebrows. "Mr. Lin, if there's nothing else, Miaomiao and I will go back first."
"As for Yanyun, please fend for yourself."
The backs of the two of them leaving were so eye - catching in Lin Chuluo's eyes.
He took a deep breath. Thinking of all that had happened recently, a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes.
Since he couldn't have Miaomiao, he mustn't let Yanyun go under.
He picked up his phone.
...
On the way back, seeing that Ning Anmiao was silent, Lu Yan took the initiative to speak. "You really surprised me."
Hearing this, Ning Anmiao turned to him. "What surprised you?"
"I thought with your kind heart, you would plead with me to spare him," Lu Yan said calmly, with a hint of teasing in his tone.
Hearing the teasing in his words, Ning Anmiao shrugged indifferently. "I'm kind, not stupid."
"Just because of what he did to 'Ning Anmiao' before, I'll never forgive him."
Although she was kind, there was a sharp edge hidden in her kindness.
Ning Anmiao clearly knew that if she and Lu Yan hadn't swapped bodies, the consequences would have been even more unbearable.
She could clearly tell right from wrong.
Lu Yan's gaze swept over Ning Anmiao and he stared at her for a few seconds. "Miaomiao, you're calmer than I thought."
Ning Anmiao didn't answer him.
She knew that she had always been well - protected, but at the same time, she had to grow her own armor and learn to protect herself and the people she cared about.
She would never give in to those who wanted to hurt her.
---
As soon as they got home and were standing at the entrance taking off their shoes, Ning Anmiao's phone rang.
Her phone was in Lu Yan's pocket. He reached for it. The moment he saw the caller ID, his pupils suddenly shrank and he instinctively wanted to hang up.
"Who's calling?" Just then, Ning Anmiao took off her coat and glanced at the screen. She also saw the caller's name.
At that moment, she almost dropped the coat in her hand.
Knowing that he couldn't avoid it, Lu Yan held the ringing phone, his eyebrows slightly furrowed. "Answer it?"
Ning Anmiao swallowed hard. This was the first time in several years that she had seen the name of that person and received a call from him.
Her heart was pounding. She couldn't help but hold a glimmer of hope.
"Answer it."