"Then have you told Assistant Qiao?"
Luo Xiangdong did not answer but asked: "Liang Zijin, what did you want to say when you called me?"
There was obvious anxiety in his tone, and I was also restless on the other end of the phone, so I had to bite the bullet and said: "Mr. Luo, only the two of us know what happened at the hot spring hotel that day. You only need to tell Ms. Li In one sentence, there won’t be so many misunderstandings. Now many people are scolding Assistant Qiao, and I don’t want Assistant Qiao to take the blame.”
After I finished speaking, I heard Luo Xiangdong reply in an indifferent voice: "You don't want Kitty to take the blame, then why don't you take the blame yourself?"
I was stunned by Luo Xiangdong's words. After a few seconds, I whispered back: "I said something wrong. I can admit it. There is no need to implicate others..."
Luo Xiangdong's cold voice remained unchanged, but with a little more sarcasm. He said aloud: "You can stand up openly, and you can tell everyone that the person in the hot spring hotel that day was you, not Kitty, but this time It’s up to you to wear the hat of the three and the foot.”
I frowned and retorted: "Nothing has happened to us..."
But halfway through saying this, I felt guilty.
It is not possible to make every misunderstanding clear these days.
I said that I was not alone with Luo Xiangdong. I said that I was waiting for four grown men to play mahjong all night in the house. Who would believe it
Taking a step back, even if some people believe it, they will still ask, what is the relationship between me and Luo Xiangdong? Why should he ask me to come into the room to serve him when he is playing cards with his friends
Even if I have mouths all over my body, I still can’t explain it clearly.
Luo Xiangdong heard my guilty conscience, and he said sarcastically: "Liang Zijin, you are not the hero."
I suddenly felt a wave of anger welling up in my mind, thinking to myself who had put me in this dilemma
Now he is really embarrassed to add insult to injury.
Frowning, I didn't bother to argue with him about what was right and wrong. I just said in a deep voice: "Mr. Luo, if you have to choose one person to take the blame between me and Assistant Qiao, then I will take the blame!"
I was the one who made the mistake in the first place, so there was no reason for others to carry it.
When Luo Xiangdong heard this, he replied with a smile but not a smile: "Okay, stop trying to be a hero here, someone will handle this matter."
I felt very unhappy. I didn't know whether I hated the way Luo Xiangdong talked to me or the way he behaved.
Suppressing the anger in my heart, I asked aloud: "Then have you explained it to Assistant Qiao?"
Luo Xiangdong said: "You want me to tell her that it was you who made her take the blame?"
My face froze, as if there was something stuck in my throat.
Luo Xiangdong continued: "I told you earlier, Kitty will handle it on her own, and you really love to cause trouble for yourself."
I said, "But I can't just keep silent and pretend nothing happened, right?"
Luo Xiangdong said: "Then what can you do? If you don't have that diamond, don't take the porcelain job here."
“…”
I breathed heavily in my heart, and before I could say the words, I felt a surge of sourness and my eye circles turned red.
Luo Xiangdong heard that I didn't speak for a long time, and he said aloud: "Why, you are not happy when I tell you?"
Tears welled up in my eyes. If I spoke out now, my power would definitely be broken, so I held it back. After a few seconds, I whispered back: "No."
Luo Xiangdong said: "Liang Zijin, I am determined to protect you, but you insist on stepping forward to catch me, so don't blame me for scolding you."
When I heard this, my first reaction was: give me a slap and a sweet date
I was silent, and Luo Xiangdong said again: "Anyway, don't worry about this anymore. Just pretend that the person who was in the hot spring hotel that day was not you and has nothing to do with you at all. Do you understand?"
By this time I had held back my tears and replied aloud: "I understand."
Luo Xiangdong hummed, and then said, "Is there anything else?"
"No."
Luo Xiangdong hung up the phone without saying a word.
I listened to the beeping sound coming from the phone and was so angry that I threw the phone onto the sofa.
WTF!
More than an hour later, I had just come out of the bathroom when my cell phone rang.
I walked over and saw that it was Kuang Yiyang calling.
After answering the phone, I said, "Yi Yang."
Kuang Yiyang said: "Senior sister, I have arrived at school."
I subconsciously raised the corners of my lips, hummed, and replied: "Okay, then I'll feel relieved."
Kuang Yiyang said again: "Senior sister, what do you think I am eating now?"
I sat on the edge of the bed, rolled my eyes, and said, "Fried skewers!"
Kuang Yiyang's surprised voice came from the phone: "Senior sister, how did you know?"
I smiled and replied, "I smell it."
Kuang Yiyang paused and then replied: "At that moment, I took it seriously."
I was overjoyed and talked on the phone with Kuang Yiyang.
A few minutes later, my phone showed another call coming in.
I took a look, and then said to Kuang Yiyang: "Yi Yang, my mother called me, I'll answer it first."
Kuang Yiyang immediately replied: "Senior sister, please pick it up quickly. I have nothing to do. Bye and good night."
I also said good night and immediately answered my mother's call.
Ever since she found out that Chen Wenhang and I broke up, my mother has always wanted to come to Night City to visit me, but I always refused because she was busy with work. However, the phone calls that used to come once a week have now become once a day, or even twice a day.
After answering the phone, I lay on my bed and said in a long voice: "Mommy...what's the matter?"
My mother started to say that nothing was wrong, and chatted with me for more than ten minutes in a relaxed tone. Finally, after talking in a roundabout way for a long time, she said carefully: "Zijin, I was shopping today and saw Chen Wenhang's mother. He even asked me if you two are getting along well lately..."
I told my mother that Chen Wenhang and I broke up, but I never elaborated on why.
Liangcheng is a small place, and Chen Wenhang and Zhang Xinwei and I have been lovers and good friends for so many years. It can be said that all the families know each other.
I can get angry and yell at Chen Wenhang and Zhang Xinwei in front of tens of thousands of people, but after all, these tens of thousands of people are more like strangers to us, other people.
But I can't say this to my mother, and I don't want to embarrass the parents. After all, they haven't done anything wrong.
Chen Wenhang said that I was ruthless, and Zhang Xinwei also said that I was ruthless, but they didn't know that even though I was mad with anger, I was not crazy. I always give them leeway.
Because of a phone call from my mother, I tossed and turned all night last night without closing my eyes at all.
Early the next morning, I came to Luo's wearing light business attire and big sunglasses on my face.
When I was still five meters away from the Luo Building, I saw a lot of people surrounding me on the three floors in front of me, as if something had happened.
A trustworthy person like me couldn't control my feet and quickly walked over to take a look.
As I walked closer, the people in the innermost circle didn't see clearly, but they heard a group of people shouting slogans: "Qiao Kaili, Luo's assistant to the president, is the third party who interfered with Li Yanshu and Luo Xiangdong. The mistress is shameless, Deserve to be reviled by thousands of people..."
It was now working time, and not only Luo's employees, but also employees from dozens of companies in this dozens-story building were arriving one after another.
When this happens, even passers-by can't help but stop and watch.
Nowadays, the whole front door of Luo's Building is packed with people.
I stood on the periphery of the crowd and vaguely saw people inside holding up a sign with Kitty's face printed on it. The slogan was: The mistress is shameless and everyone can punish her...
This scene inexplicably reminds me of the ancient scene of adultery being dipped in a pig cage.
What made my spine shiver even more was that I thought about what Luo Xiangdong said to me on the phone last night. He said: You can stand up openly, and you can tell everyone that the person who was in the hot spring hotel that day was... You are not Kitty, but you have to wear the hat of third party and intervention.
Neither Kitty nor I actually have anything to do with Luo Xiangdong, and now Kitty is wearing the "mistress" hat that should have been placed on my head, and is being reviled by thousands of people on my behalf.
Last night, I swore to Luo Xiangdong on the phone that I would take the blame.
But at this moment, seeing such a battle, I was really scared. I was afraid of being criticized by thousands of people, and I was even more afraid that I would not be able to clean myself up if I jumped into the Yellow River.
Just when I was lost in my own horrific thoughts, someone suddenly called my name from behind.
"Zi Jin..."
I felt guilty, trembled with fright, and quickly looked back in panic.
The person standing two steps behind me is Wang Huining.
Wang Huining looked at my face, and then asked in surprise: "What's wrong with you?"
Behind me are those "brainless fans" of Li Yanshu, who keep saying they want to denounce Kitty.
My scalp felt numb when I heard it, and I couldn't help but reach out and hold Wang Huining's arm, and walked quickly into the Luo Building.
Now the entire lobby downstairs is filled with employees from various companies rushing to work. Everyone walks together in twos and threes, chatting in low voices about Kitty.
The women who walked past me said openly, "Qiao Kelly is in big trouble this time. How dare she pry into the corner of a female star?"
"No, I've just stirred up a hornet's nest. Let's see how she steps down. It'll be embarrassing..."
I looked ugly, as if those people were talking about me.
Wang Huining looked sideways at me and whispered: "Just wait and see, Kitty is usually very cute, but this time it's inevitable that she won't be able to finish her meal and walk away."
I felt like there was a lump in my throat and I couldn't say anything.
Wang Huining said again: "Zijin, what's wrong with you? Are you scared?"
I tried my best to control the expression on my face, but Wang Huining still saw the clues.
Subconsciously raising the corners of my stiff lips, I whispered back: "It's too scary outside."
Wang Huining looked calm, sighed, and said aloud, as if with emotion: "The time you have been in Luo's is still short. It will be fine after you have been around for a long time and get used to it."
I thought to myself, I can't get used to this kind of thing.