âLu Li, is she your girlfriend? Coming to check on you now?â Cao Yingying asked tentatively, feigning curiosity.
âSheâs not my girlfriend. She is the future general manager and deputy general manager of my company, the one who attended Grand Masterâs birthday banquet with me last time, whom youâve met. She had been ill before, and now sheâs recuperating at my place.â
Knowing Xiaomeng was still alive, Lu Li was genuinely happy. In his miserable life, only a few people were worth reminiscing about.
Cao Yingying frowned slightly. She knew the Chen Xiaoyi who had attended the banquet with Lu Li last time. In her previous life, Chen Xiaoyi was unearthed by Ye Chen as a business prodigy, creating a lot of commercial value for him.
This life, for some reason, she had ended up at Lu Corporation, and was now living with Lu Li.
âNo, if I hesitate, Lu Li will definitely be snatched away by another woman. If he really gets taken awayâŠâ Cao Yingying couldnât help but feel a strong sense of bitterness welling up inside her.
âWhatâs wrong?â Lu Li waved his hand in front of Cao Yingyingâs face a few times.
Cao Yingying, the more he looked at her, the weirder she seemed.
âItâs nothing!â Cao Yingying collected her thoughts and apologized with a smile.
The meal was served, and Cao Yingying temporarily set aside her jumbled thoughts, looking at Lu Li, she started eating calmly.
It was just a simple meal, but it made Cao Yingying feel a whirlwind of emotions.
In her previous life, Lu Li sat numbly in front of her. Seeing her come, he had no reaction, just eating by himself. Even when she stubbornly picked food from his plate, he just looked up at her indifferently, saying nothing.
What was Lu Li thinking back then, after experiencing so much betrayal, he must have stopped believing in anyone.
Every time Cao Yingying thought of Lu Liâs past experiences, it felt like a giant hand was squeezing her heart, so painful, so painful.
Now heâs in front of her, smiling so gently, a scene that could only exist in her dreams before. She wouldnât allow anyone to ruin it.
Looking at Lu Li, her eyes shimmering with tears, this simple moment had finally come true, she fought back the urge to cry.
âWhatâs wrong, are you okay?â Lu Li looked at Cao Yingying, who seemed off, confused.
âSorry, I was just thinking about something, got a bit emotional,â Cao Yingying gathered her emotions.
The meal was simple, three dishes and a soup. Neither of them was pampered growing up, and they enjoyed the meal.
âLu Li, you donât have a girlfriend now, do you?â Cao Yingying suddenly asked, her flushed face making her exceptionally beautiful.
âNo!â He shook his head, looking curiously at Cao Yingying.
ââŠMy grandfather likes you a lot, I can tell. Heâs never smiled so happily in front of anyone else!â Cao Yingyingâs face seemed to redden even more.
âMy grandfather has always been urging me to find a boyfriend. Since you donât have a girlfriend, how about we pretend to be a couple, to make grandpa happy?â
Blurt it out, Cao Yingying raised her head, voicing words she couldnât believe she was saying, taking the initiative to confess to a boy, something she had never imagined doing.
In her previous life, she liked Lu Li, but only quietly stayed by his side, accompanying him in his daze or doing some meaningless things.
This was Cao Yingyingâs first time pursuing a boy!
Chen Xiaoyi had put a lot of pressure on her.
âYingying, donât joke about this.â Lu Li was taken aback, surprised to hear such words from Cao Yingying, and seriously shook his head.
Wanting to laugh, pretending to be a couple, isnât this a plot often found in urban romance novels?
Now itâs actually evolved to involve him, the antagonist.
The plot has really changed quite a bit!
The character of this female lead seems a bit off, coming up with the idea of pretending to be a couple, isnât this exactly the operation of a naive female lead in those stories?
Cao Yingying became anxious: âIâm not joking. After pretending to be a couple, grandpa will support you in many things. It can make grandpa happy, and you can benefit too, why not!â
Though shy, Cao Yingying couldnât bear the thought of losing Lu Li, now that Chen Xiaoyi had moved into Lu Liâs house. Who knew what the future held?
She couldnât bear the cost of losing Lu Li.
This was the best solution Cao Yingying could think of, pretending to be a couple. After spending more time together, she could be more open in front of Lu Li, and Lu Li would gradually develop feelings for her.
Eventually, the pretend could become real.
âMiss CaoâŠâ
Cao Yingyingâs heart sank at Lu Liâs address, suddenly feeling a bad premonition.
âIâve said Iâm a businessman, and Iâve never denied it. I agreed to treat your grandfather because I wanted compensation from your Cao family.â
Lu Li spoke calmly, still wearing that gentle smile, but Cao Yingying sensed a distance.
This made her uneasy.
âSince thatâs the case, you can get without having to giveâŠâ Cao Yingying wanted to
âRight, but I wonât trade on matters of sentiment.â Smiling simply, he admitted he really did have a good feeling for Cao Yingying.
Grateful for her company before the end of his last life.
But he knew what emotions were about, having his feelings trampled on by women like Lu Ya and Zhang Ziqin in his previous life, which he never received any return for, so he valued them even more.
âIâm not tradingâŠâ Cao Yingying blurted out in panic, instinctively wanting to explain something.
âAlright, Miss Cao, letâs eat. After weâre done, Iâll take you back!â Lu Li stopped Cao Yingyingâs words. He intended to win over this woman, to make her fall for him because he also had different feelings for her.
But nowâŠ
He helplessly shook his head, forget it!
Donât let the beauty in his heart shatter, itâs better to keep it forever in his heart.
ââŠâ Cao Yingying bit her lip, feeling unwilling and somewhat aggrieved. She hadnât treated her feelings as a transaction! She just liked Lu Li, thatâs why she made such a request, but had no idea how to express it. Surely telling Lu Li, âI liked you in my past life,â would make him think she was crazy.
Lu Liâs sudden coldness left her at a loss.
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