Read Novel Full Chapter 3998: Is Standing Up for Him Not the Right Thing to Do?
Chapter 3998: Chapter 3998: Is Standing Up for Him Not the Right Thing to Do?
Lu Zhi remained silent for a moment, ignoring Jian Jin’s hinting looks, and coldly said, "He’s in the way. Besides, I owe Nie Qingru a favor. This is her condition, and I have no reason to refuse."
Qiao Nian crossed her legs, nodded at the cue. Her dark eyes remained calm, as if she knew Lu Zhi would say this: "Fine!"
Jian Jin seeing her demeanor knew Lu Zhi went too far, Qiao was angry.
She disregarded the few executives still present, and quickly tried to mediate, blocking the sparks between the two: "Qiao, Boss Lu doesn’t mean it that way. He... you know he has issues! Sometimes his brain just short-circuits, doing incomprehensible things."
She paused, pleadingly: "But we’ve known each other since childhood, weathered storms together and finally got to where we are now. Can you forgive him just this once?"
Qiao Nian, barely suppressing her anger, nearly flipping the table to quarrel with Lu Zhi, met Jian Jin’s imploring gaze.
Her anger, with nowhere to vent, she endured, temples throbbing, pressing her tongue against her jaw, striving to calm herself: "I have forgiven him once."
Jian Jin recalled last time, Lu Zhi had done the same good deed!
She was speechless, glancing back at the unmovable young man behind the desk, feeling overwhelmed, then turned back: "... He can make amends."
Qiao Nian had a rough idea of what she would say.
"Indeed Di Xicheng is in Tian Chen’s hands." To be precise, Di Xicheng is in Lu Zhi’s hands.
Jian Jin was shocked: "Qiao, you know?"
She instinctively turned her neck towards Lu Zhi, full of confusion, temporarily unable to directly ask if Lu Zhi had privately told Qiao Nian.
But her expression betrayed her thoughts, Lu Zhi hesitated momentarily and replied, "Not me."
His voice deep: "I didn’t say anything."
"..." Jian Jin was puzzled.
Then how does Qiao know?
The three were like playing charades, leaving the few executives stuck in the office confused, utterly unable to understand what Qiao Nian and the others were discussing.
——Who is Di Xicheng?
This question lingered in the minds of the executives present, each wanting to ask someone nearby, yet only receiving ’I don’t know either’ looks.
Lu Zhi roughly knew why Qiao Nian was looking for him, a clear, deep gaze shot over: "You’re standing up for Ye Wangchuan?"
Though he phrased it as a question, he used a declarative tone.
And suddenly, his tone turned unfavorable.
Jian Jin’s temples started to throb, reflexively watching the girl’s reaction.
The girl sat coldly on the couch, fiddling with a lighter in her hand, dark eyelashes drooping and faintly shrouded by light.
She raised her eyes, speaking to Lu Zhi: "Even if I’m not standing up for him, I would still find you. Besides... isn’t standing up for him the right thing to do?"
Lu Zhi was momentarily stumped: "You really don’t know?"
"Know what?" Qiao Nian retorted.
Lu Zhi stared at her for a while, turned away, his hand unconsciously flipping open a document, though his gaze never landed on it, his tone considerably more indifferent: "I still have unfinished business, no time to entertain you today. Ask Jian Jin to see you out..."
Jian Jin opened her mouth, yet had no chance to speak with Qiao Nian.
The girl’s temper suddenly flared, throwing the lighter onto the table with a loud ’bang.’
Simultaneously, she stood up, looking at the young man sitting behind the desk and asked with a voice akin to frozen frost: "Lu Zhi, do you really think I’m easy to bully?"