Chapter 826: Chapter 825 Leaving
Liu Zheng returned home, and it was almost midnight.
"Master, you’re back?" Wang Ma greeted him, asking with concern, "The old master is still in the study working on the company’s affairs. Do you want to go up and call him?"
"No need."
"Oh."
Liu Zheng took off his suit and hung it on the coat rack.
He went upstairs and, as soon as he entered the study, he saw his father Lin Tiancheng busying himself behind the desk.
"Dad, you haven’t slept yet?" Liu Zheng curled the corners of his lips slightly and asked with a smile.
Hearing his son’s voice, Lin Tiancheng immediately stopped what he was doing and stood up to look toward the door.
"Che’er, why are you only coming back now? I was about to send a servant to call you. Was today’s socializing very tiring?" Lin Tiancheng asked tenderly.
"Mm, it was okay." Liu Zheng replied, then asked, "Dad, are you still busy?"
"Quite alright, hurry over and play a game of chess with me!" Lin Tiancheng said.
"Dad, I’m tired, I want to rest for a bit..."
"Che’er, you wouldn’t refuse my request, would you?"
Liu Zheng remembered how, when he was a child, every time his father wanted to play a game with him, he would use this tactic to threaten him.
"Alright then, I’ll play with you." Liu Zheng agreed reluctantly.
He went to the study, where Lin Tiancheng had neatly set up the chessboard.
"Che’er, I’ll go first, you just play however you like!"
Liu Zheng nodded, sat on the couch, picked up the remote, and turned on the TV.
The variety shows being broadcast on TV were all entertainment programs, which he found uninteresting, so he changed channels a few times before he no longer wished to continue watching.
His thoughts were entirely on Lin Ruoxuan.
He wanted to know how she was doing now.
Liu Zheng picked up the cellphone from the coffee table and dialed that number he knew by heart, but unfortunately, no one answered.
Undeterred, Liu Zheng dialed again, but still, no one picked up.
"Why is there no answer..." Liu Zheng muttered to himself, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart. Could she have encountered some danger?
No, that couldn’t be!
He had to rush back immediately; if she really was in danger, he was ready to risk his life to protect her!
Liu Zheng hurriedly dressed and prepared to leave.
"Che’er, you’re going out so late?" Lin Tiancheng asked in confusion.
"I have something urgent, I need to leave right now." Liu Zheng said while putting on his shoes, his urgency apparent.
"What could be more important than playing chess with me!"
Liu Zheng didn’t answer and hurriedly ran out of the house, got into the car, and drove straight to the airport.
...
After driving to the airport and boarding his flight, Liu Zheng called Lin Ruoxuan.
Lin Ruoxuan was immersed in sorrow. When she heard the persistent ring of her phone, she initially didn’t want to answer it, but the ringing continued relentlessly.
Finally, she picked up the phone and glanced at the caller ID—it was Che’er.
Could it be that Che’er had heard about her getting fired and wanted to come back to convince her to stay?
Lin Ruoxuan hesitated for a moment, then pressed the answer button.
"Che’er..." she choked up, "you finally decided to care about me?"
Liu Zheng’s brow furrowed, "Little girl, I don’t want to hear your grievances. Listen, pack up your things right now and come back to me. I will marry you, and you will be Liu Zheng’s woman."
Lin Ruoxuan was stunned; she could hardly believe that Liu Zheng would suddenly make such a request.
She couldn’t believe it, "What did you just say?"
"I said, I’ll be coming back to the country right now to take you as my girlfriend," Liu Zheng said coldly.
"Liu Zheng! Do you realize what nonsense you’re spouting?"
Lin Ruoxuan’s anger surged; she had not expected Liu Zheng to make such an outrageous decision!
"I’m not talking nonsense; I’m serious," Liu Zheng said with an unwavering tone.
"You... Liu Zheng!"
"Lin Ruoxuan, if you dare not follow me obediently, you can forget about ever seeing your darling again!"
"Darling?"
Hearing those two words, Lin Ruoxuan’s heart clenched in intense pain.
Over the past two years, she had fantasized countless times about marrying Liu Zheng, but she had never imagined that one day she would hear the word "baby" from Liu Zheng’s lips!
Baby, baby...
Lin Ruoxuan’s tears brimmed over, rolling down her cheeks.
She covered her mouth, unable to suppress her sobs.
Liu Zheng, seeing her tearful state, felt a sudden pang of distress.
He sighed and said softly, "Little girl, I’m sorry."
Lin Ruoxuan sniffled, wiped the tears from her face, and said with a choke, "Liu Zheng, I... I don’t like it when you talk like that, I... I don’t want to be your girlfriend..."
"Not be my girlfriend? Then whose? You want me to marry a woman I don’t love? Lin Ruoxuan, are you dreaming?" Liu Zheng’s tone turned icy, "Do you think you have the right to choose?"
"Liu Zheng... you bastard!" Lin Ruoxuan cursed, "What gives you the right to interfere with my life, what right?!"
"Listen carefully, Lin Ruoxuan! I am your boyfriend, I am your husband, I am the father of the child in your womb, so you have to listen to me, understand?!"
"Ptui! You’re not worthy of me!" Lin Ruoxuan yelled.
Liu Zheng snorted coldly, "Hah... Whether I’m worthy or not isn’t for you to decide!"
"You..."
Lin Ruoxuan trembled with rage, unable to believe that Liu Zheng could be so domineering!
But this time, she didn’t want to compromise because Liu Zheng’s words were too cruel to her.
She didn’t want to lose her treasure, and even less did she want to marry a man who didn’t even know her real name!
She wanted to leave this home, to fly far away, never to return!
"Lin Ruoxuan, you had better not let me find out your exact location! Otherwise, I will not be lenient!"
After speaking, Liu Zheng hung up the phone, a fierce look flashing in his eyes.
Lin Ruoxuan gripped her phone, her eyes filled with resentment!
Liu Zheng!
You wait!
...
Han Corporation.
Liu Zheng pushed open the door to the CEO’s office and saw a tall figure sitting on the couch, legs crossed, elegantly sipping red wine.
"Mr. Che! You’re back?" The woman lifted her head to reveal a delicate face, smiling sweetly at Liu Zheng, oozing charm.
Liu Zheng frowned and asked coldly, "How did you find this place?"
This woman was Xia Qiqi, his ex-girlfriend.
When Xia Qiqi had pursued Liu Zheng, she had spared no effort to catch his attention, and later, when Liu Zheng was married, Xia Qiqi had given up and stopped pestering him.
But who would have thought that Xia Qiqi would sneak into his home and even find this place!
Liu Zheng felt that this woman was shameless!
"Mr. Che, have you forgotten? We had an agreement!" Xia Qiqi smiled coquettishly, her allure fully on display.
Liu Zheng glanced at her with disdain, "An agreement? You mean the one where I bring you to my home as my woman?"
Xia Qiqi looked at him with a grin, "Of course, I’ve always remembered our agreement! As long as you change your mind, I’ll be with you for life as your woman."
"Humph! Never!" Liu Zheng said bluntly, crushing her hopes, "I already have a wife. I can’t marry another woman. I’m telling you, you better drop this idea."
"I don’t believe it! Mr. Che, you were so infatuated with me before; how could you fall out of love so quickly? Tell me the truth, is it because that woman is too charming?"
"She is not that charming!"
Xia Qiqi pouted, "If that’s the case, then why won’t you marry me?"
"No marriage!"
Liu Zheng was firm.
"Mr. Che, do you really have the heart to make me sad?" Xia Qiqi looked at Liu Zheng with tears in her eyes.
His gaze swept coldly over her face, "I don’t need to worry about your issues."
"But, I really like Mr. Che so much!" Xia Qiqi had a pitiful look on her face.
Liu Zheng frowned, feeling he had run out of patience. Whether she was pretending or acting, he didn’t care to delve into it and said bluntly, "Stop pretending. I’ve been sick of you for these three years."
Xia Qiqi’s face turned white; she couldn’t believe that her three years of dedication were met with Liu Zheng’s dismissal, "I’m sick of you."
Had he really changed his heart?
Xia Qiqi bit her lip unwillingly, "I don’t believe it. That base woman must have used tricks to gain your sympathy, that’s why you can’t stop thinking about her, Mr. Liu, you love me!"
