Chapter 825: Chapter 824: There Is No Such Thing
"Daddy..." Lin Ruoxuan appeared like a pear blossom bathed in rain, looking utterly pitiable.
However, in the face of Lin Ruoxuan’s show of weakness, her father was completely indifferent, his voice stern, "Get out now! The farther, the better! And never come back!"
"Daddy... I really don’t know what I did wrong, please don’t send me away..." Lin Ruoxuan continued to feign pathos.
"Shut up!"
Her father glared at her, "Don’t call me Daddy! Are you worthy?"
Lin Ruoxuan’s eyes were bloodshot, and she bit her lower lip, sadness written all over her face as she looked at him.
She had never seen her father this fierce before. Though he had always been indifferent to her over the years, he had never been as harsh as he was today.
Could it really be because she failed to bring Ruoxuan back, that her father no longer liked her?
Yet, her feelings for Liu Zheng... she genuinely didn’t want to give up!
"You don’t want to leave, fine!" Liu Zheng suddenly spoke up, "Then just take your proper place as Mrs. President of Han Corporation!"
Lin Ruoxuan abruptly looked up, her face a picture of shock as she turned to him.
"You don’t want to? Then I’ll marry someone else!" Liu Zheng said with a cold smile, stood up, and prepared to leave.
"Wait!" Lin Ruoxuan called out to him, "You... you really want to marry someone else?"
Liu Zheng stopped in his tracks, "I don’t think I owe you an explanation of whom I’m going to marry."
Lin Ruoxuan clenched her lower lip, her expression fraught with complexity. She glanced at Liu Zheng, then at her father, and finally lowered her eyes in silence, retreating to one side.
Upon seeing this, Liu Zheng felt a bout of irritation.
This silly woman! She actually believed those words said in anger?
He couldn’t fathom if she was genuinely foolish or just pretending to be!
All he wanted was to annoy her!
Liu Zheng stormed into the bedroom and slammed the door shut behind him.
Sitting on the bed, he lit a cigarette and smoked, his mind replaying the events of the evening.
Lin Ruoxuan was the president’s wife of Lin Corporation?
Lin Ruoxuan was the second daughter of the Lin Family, and the only girl, so he had never considered her important.
But tonight...
Only tonight did he learn she was actually Lin Ruoxuan, the eldest miss of the Lin Family.
Lin Ruoxuan, the eldest miss of the Lin Family... She was the only bloodline of the Lin Family?
This was more unbelievable than winning the lottery!
Sadly, what he didn’t know was that the Lin Family’s only girl wasn’t only Lin Ruoxuan but also her brother, Lin Ruoxue.
Lin Ruoxue was the true legitimate grandchild of the Lin Family, the future heir, while Lin Ruoxuan was the illegitimate daughter, the one cast aside!
Liu Zheng took a deep breath, Lin Ruoxuan’s stubborn little face coming to mind.
He couldn’t help but let out a wry smile. What was wrong with him? Wasn’t he just trying to get revenge on her? She said she wanted to marry another man, didn’t she? Fine, he didn’t care for her anyway, so he would let her marry!
Only, why did he suddenly feel... a bit empty inside?
Liu Zheng angrily stubbed out the cigarette between his fingers and tossed it aside.
...
Lin Ruoxuan had a sleepless night, and the next day, she arrived at the company with dark circles under her eyes.
When Liu Zheng saw her, his eyes showed a trace of disdain.
His attitude made Lin Ruoxuan startle. Could he be unaware of last night’s events?
"Last night..."
Just as Lin Ruoxuan tried to explain, Liu Zheng interrupted her.
"I’ve almost forgotten what happened last night—Secretary Lin, there’s no need to mention it again!" Liu Zheng’s tone was icy, his look even more disdainful, as if she was a dreadful calamity.
Lin Ruoxuan was taken aback, her eyes immediately turning red. She bit her teeth, lowered her head, "I..."
Liu Zheng frowned, his face showing disgust, "Stop playing the victim in front of me—I won’t fall for that!"
"I..." Tears streamed down Lin Ruoxuan’s face.
She never expected Liu Zheng to turn out this way.
Did he really not have any lingering feelings for her?
She truly loved him so much... so why couldn’t he afford her one more glance?
"Secretary Lin, what the hell are you trying to do?" Liu Zheng was a bit annoyed. "I don’t care why you lost your memory, your job right now is just to do your own work well. Don’t come bothering me again!"
Liu Zheng finished speaking, turned, and walked away, not even leaving her a farewell word.
"..." Lin Ruoxuan stared blankly at his retreating figure, tears streaming down like a fountain.
Inside Lin Ruoxuan’s office.
She slumped in her chair, her gaze vacant, motionless.
Liu Zheng really had no feelings for her at all.
He’d actually treated her like trash to be thrown by the side of the road, without a word of comfort...
Lin Ruoxuan’s mind echoed with the words Liu Zheng had said before he left.
"Don’t cling to me anymore, I don’t like you anymore!"
"I’m getting married, Secretary Lin, I hope you can wish us well!"
Lin Ruoxuan covered her ears with her hands, shaking her head desperately, "No, Che Brother, you can’t leave me behind! Don’t get married! Che Brother, Che Brother..."
She called out desperately, but the only response was her own cries for help, no other sound.
No! She couldn’t let him get married!
Lin Ruoxuan stood up abruptly and rushed towards Liu Zheng’s office.
"Secretary Lin, you can’t go in!"
"Get out of the way! I want to see Che Brother! Let him come out to see me!" Lin Ruoxuan yelled angrily, forcibly pushing aside the security guard blocking her way.
Unable to stop her, the security reluctantly stepped aside, "Secretary Lin, President Han is already in a meeting on the third floor. You should come back another day to see him!"
"Fine! I got it!" Lin Ruoxuan bit her lip, turned and left.
...
Lin Ruoxuan arrived at the third-floor conference room and saw that Liu Zheng’s assistant and some of the senior executives had been waiting there for quite some time.
"President Han..." Lin Ruoxuan approached, timidly looking at Liu Zheng. "You... you’re getting married? Who is the prominent lady? May I have the honor of seeing her?"
She looked at him with an expectant expression, hoping he would tell her who his bride-to-be was.
"There’s no need for that, I’ve already delegated this to my special assistant, he’ll handle it for me. It’s not convenient for me to reveal too much," Liu Zheng glanced at her coldly. "If you really want to know who it is, go ask her yourself!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Ruoxuan’s complexion turned instantly pale.
She bit her lip, lowering her eyelids.
She dared not ask any further.
She was afraid, afraid of the name that might come from Liu Zheng’s lips, afraid she couldn’t bear it.
"You all continue with the meeting, I’ll return to my seat." Liu Zheng got up and walked away, letting out a scoff before he left.
Liu Zheng’s assistant and a few department heads couldn’t help but click their tongues inwardly at the president’s cold attitude toward Secretary Lin.
They didn’t understand what it was about Lin Ruoxuan that made the president so fixated on her, to the point of being willing to leave his wife just to be with her?
...
Inside Lin Ruoxuan’s office, she sat in front of her computer desk with a despondent look, staring at the various messages that were wildly circulating online, feeling dizzy and on the verge of collapse.
Why?
Why did Liu Zheng have to torture her like this? What was wrong with her?
Liu Zheng, tell me!
Lin Ruoxuan clenched her fists tightly, she was not convinced, absolutely not!
By what right? What was wrong with her?
By what right did Liu Zheng treat her this way?
In Lin Ruoxuan’s eyes, a fierce hatred and jealousy flickered, reminiscent of a wild beast ready to pounce.
Liu Zheng, you forced this on me. Since you want to break up with me, don’t blame me for not being polite!
A fierce look flashed in Lin Ruoxuan’s eyes, and she picked up the phone, dialing a number.
The phone rang for a long time before it was finally picked up.
"Hello, you’ve reached..."
"It’s... it’s me..." Lin Ruoxuan’s voice was shaky, seemingly very excited.
"Is... is this Lin Ruoxuan?"
"Yes, it’s me... I have something important to ask you..."
