The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief
Chapter 192 - 109 At Least Give Me a Chance for Redemption

Chapter 192: Chapter 109 At Least Give Me a Chance for Redemption

After finishing the breakfast that Lu An’an had made for her, Song Qiao gathered her documents and walked towards the elevators.

Their company occupies the entire building, which comprises over a dozen departments spread across fifteen floors, and their department is just one floor below the boss’s.

She pressed the elevator button, one hand holding the files to her chest while the other couldn’t resist pulling out her phone to check for any missed calls or messages.

Just as she unlocked her phone, she found an unread message from Ning Wan.

Her eyes abruptly narrowed as she opened the message, which read briefly, ’Qiaoqiao, I’m leaving for a while. Everything is fine, no need to worry about me.’

Reading those few words, Song Qiao couldn’t help but feel a warmth in her eyes, suddenly overwhelmed with the urge to cry.

She dialed the number immediately, only to find out that the phone had been switched off.

The message was sent half an hour ago. She wondered if it was Lu Jingchen who had set her phone to silent, which explained why she hadn’t heard any rings.

Clenching the white phone tightly, Song Qiao’s emotions fluctuated wildly like a rollercoaster, eventually leaving her no choice but to sigh helplessly and quietly wait for the elevator.

She believed that Ning Wan would be alright, after all, she is Ning Wan.

Although Song Qiao wasn’t very familiar with Xi Mohan, she knew well what kind of man he was; she couldn’t believe that Xi Mohan didn’t like Ning Wan, or even that he didn’t love Ning Wan.

However, there were many occasions where that man seemed to harbor deep animosity towards Ning Wan, Song Qiao didn’t understand it and didn’t want to understand it either.

The CK Group office was abuzz with the arrival of Zuo Yuqing—it was sensational news for everyone at CK.

The day when Hollywood Actress suddenly visited the CK Group to see their boss, people speculated not about whether Zuo Yuqing had an affair with their president but whether she had been recruited by CK.

After all, everyone in the company believed that their president was a man of great restraint; it’s said that for many years, he had not been close to any women other than the scandal with Song Qiao which made headlines, making it hard to find news about President Lu not only in An City but internationally.

Assistant Xie, who has known Lu Jingchen for many years, knew more about Lu Jingchen and Zuo Yuqing than others. Seeing Zuo Yuqing on the president’s office floor, he was somewhat surprised.

He had just returned yesterday from a business assignment abroad and was still unaware of Lu Jingchen and Song Qiao’s marriage.

Lu Jingchen had several secretaries and two assistants, but compared to others, he trusted and favored Assistant Xie the most.

"Miss Zuo," Assistant Xie advanced a few steps, greeted her politely, with an appropriate smile on his face.

Zuo Yuqing paused, her tall figure dressed in the latest fashion outfit, wearing oversized sunglasses on her face, adding a touch of mystery and making her appearance even more captivating.

She removed the sunglasses from her face, smiled slightly, and nodded, "Assistant Xie, long time no see. I didn’t expect you to be the one who has been with Jingchen the longest."

Assistant Xie smiled lightly, his facial expression was impeccably polite, utterly flawless, with a humble yet dignified tone, he responded, "Miss Zuo jests."

After a pause, Assistant Xie glanced at the assistant behind Zuo Yuqing before speaking, "Are you here to see the Boss? The Boss is currently in a meeting in the conference room, you might need to wait a bit."

"It’s fine, I can wait," Zuo Yuqing showed no displeasure and gently nodded, looked around the surroundings—since she had visited once two days ago, she was not unfamiliar with the place, but perhaps because of her arrival, the secretaries who were busy couldn’t help but stop their work now and then to glance over, "Can I wait in Jingchen’s office for him?"

It was Saturday when she came two days ago after hearing that Lu Jingchen was working overtime. Since it wasn’t a working day, there were no secretaries in the office and she went straight in unimpeded.

But now there were too many people around, although she personally thought she didn’t need to seek Assistant Xie’s consent to proceed directly, rationality told her that her current relationship with Lu Jingchen was still very awkward and unclear.

Assistant Xie hesitated for several seconds before nodding, "Miss Zuo, please have a seat inside. I’ll have someone prepare a cup of coffee for you."

"Thank you, you’ve been very helpful, Assistant Xie," Zuo Yuqing smiled slightly. She had a good impression of Assistant Xie, certainly more so than Special Assistant Xu, another of Lu Jingchen’s aides.

Half an hour later, Lu Jingchen walked out from the conference room, with Special Assistant Xu following behind, reporting the work schedule of the past few days on his iPad.

The man’s face bore no expression, revealing only a subtle hint of fatigue.

"President, the work schedule for the next few days is arranged like this. The chairman from Fengya Group just called wanting to invite you to dinner. Do you see any need for adjustments?" Special Assistant Xu directly placed the iPad in front of Lu Jingchen.

Lu Jingchen glanced at the schedule on it, his expression indifferent. With one hand in his pocket and the other holding several documents, his tone flat, he said, "Keep the evening free, do not arrange any social events for now. Reschedule Fengya Group to tomorrow noon, and follow the current plan for the subsequent itinerary."

"Yes, President." Special Assistant Xu immediately noted it down, and then respectfully said, "President, if there’s nothing else, I will take my leave now."

"Mm, alright!" Lu Jingchen nodded, then added, "First organize the meeting materials when you get back. If there’s nothing urgent, you can take the afternoon off."

Upon hearing this, Special Assistant Xu’s eyes flickered, a touch of gratitude appearing in his expression, "Thank you, President."

His mother had accidentally fallen and injured her back last night. He had initially planned to take leave, but considering his boss had just taken office and needed their help in many tasks, he had gritted his teeth and hired a nurse, planning to visit the hospital after work to look after his mother.

Unexpectedly, the boss knew about this and even allowed him to take leave.

Special Assistant Xu, who had been working closely with Lu Jingchen for three years now, deeply knew that Lu Jingchen was a workaholic, much like those around him.

Getting a vacation was hard to come by, and even Assistant Xie seldom managed to take leave.

As soon as Lu Jingchen returned to the office and opened the door, he saw Zuo Yuqing standing in front of a shelf holding decorative items as if waiting for him. His eyes narrowed, his expression shadowed and unclear.

Upon hearing the office door open, Zuo Yuqing abruptly turned around and saw Lu Jingchen in a smoke grey shirt, tall and upright. A surge of joy rose in her heart as she quickly set down the decorative item and approached swiftly with a smile, her charming, delicate makeup enhancing her pretty face. Her voice was soft, "Jingchen, have you finished your meeting? I’ve been waiting for you here for a long time."

Lu Jingchen paused briefly, then closed the office door behind him, his expression unchanged and indifferent as he hummed a response and then walked past the woman, "Miss Zuo, is there something you need from me?"

Hearing how Lu Jingchen addressed her, Zuo Yuqing’s face changed slightly, her breath tightening as she watched the man unhesitatingly brush past her, her gaze dropping slightly as she forced a bitter smile, "Jingchen, do we really need to be like this?"

She had always been very clear; this man could be more loving than anyone when he had deep feelings, but once detached, he was incomparably ruthless.

She had always believed that there was still a chance for them, but being treated coldly time and again made her heart ache with confusion and pain.

Between them... was there really no future at all?

How could that be possible?

He once loved her so deeply. How could he stop loving her just like that?

Sitting down at his desk, Lu Jingchen finally raised his gaze slightly to look at Zuo Yuqing, who seemed slightly injured, his expression still unchanged, his deep eyes inscrutable. His voice indifferent, he directly asked, "Then tell me, what should we do?"

Zuo Yuqing suddenly looked up at him, meeting those obscure eyes.

The man’s tone was too cold, far from how he usually addressed her.

Zuo Yuqing paused, slowly adjusting, her hand clenched at her side, her beautiful nails digging into her palm, "Jingchen, although we broke up, we can still be friends, right?"

He spoke indifferently, "Friends? Perhaps."

"Since we are still friends, then you don’t need to be so cold to me, do you?" Zuo Yuqing managed a strained and difficult smile, her voice soft, "Every time you speak to me like this, it feels like someone hit me on the head with a club."

"Should I be as gentle with you as before?" His tone was calm, as if he were discussing something commonplace.

But perhaps it was Zuo Yuqing’s sensitivity that allowed her to discern a hint of sarcasm.

She sighed, bitterly smiling, "I know it was me who hurt you before. I don’t expect us to immediately return to how things were, but at least give me a chance to redeem myself."