I'm Really Tired

Lu Chengwen asked in confusion, "Big sis, can I ask what you're thinking?"

"There's no need to think. Ever since you, Young Master Lu, took over Great Sage Group, you've never made a losing deal. So whatever you invest in, I'll invest in too."

Sweat broke out on Lu Chengwen's forehead.

Wasn't all this effort for nothing!? After going around in such a huge circle, we ended up right back where we started!

I'm definitely going to lose money on the shantytown project, so what are you getting out of this? I'm not even afraid of bankrupting myself, but the Leng Family can't afford any more setbacks!

Besides, Long Aotian and your daddy are still waiting for good news from me! If you insist on investing with me in a money-losing project, won't they skin me alive?

Leng Qingqiu looked at Lu Chengwen's dumbfounded expression and laughed so hard she swayed like a flower in the wind.

"Look at that silly face. Are you really that afraid of my father and Long Aotian?"

Lu Chengwen said, "I'm serious. You really can't touch the shantytown project."

Leng Qingqiu looked at Lu Chengwen. "Brother Chengwen, tell me honestly... do you still like me?"

Lu Chengwen instantly went dizzy.

Seeing the serious look on Leng Qingqiu's face, he hurriedly shook his head. "No. I don't like you anymore."

The light in Leng Qingqiu's eyes dimmed at once. "When did you stop liking me?"

"I can't really say. Anyway... let's settle the engagement first. If you can make money quickly from this project, and if you can join forces with Long Aotian, Qianfeng Group will definitely rise again. By then, there won't be any need for a marriage alliance. You'll be free to pursue the boy you like, without having to put up with trash like me."

Leng Qingqiu said, "I suddenly..."

"Huh?"

Leng Qingqiu grew nervous, suddenly feeling her heart pound fiercely.

Seeing Lu Chengwen staring at her with knitted brows, seriously waiting for the rest of her sentence, she became so nervous that her heart raced and sweat formed in her palms.

"I..."

"What is it?"

Leng Qingqiu's lips moved for a long time before she finally gathered her courage. "I think... I've fallen for you."

Lu Chengwen's eyes widened, and his brain crashed for a moment. "You... what did you say?"

"I said I like you."

Lu Chengwen stared at Leng Qingqiu, his mouth half open, completely motionless.

Leng Qingqiu's face flushed red. "These past few days without you... I felt... really unaccustomed to it."

She lowered her head shyly, then let out a soft laugh. "I know this is crazy, but I really seem to be able to hear your heart and know what you truly think. I feel like... you're a good person."

Lu Chengwen seemed to have been struck in an acupoint. He did not move at all.

Leng Qingqiu pressed her lips together. "So... if you're willing, if you don't hate me... then starting today, I'll be your girlfriend. And next month's engagement..."

Leng Qingqiu was so nervous that she was starting to ramble.

Her heart beat like a drum, thump, thump, thump, as though her entire body were echoing with it.

"...If you think getting engaged is too soon, we can put it off for a while. We can get to know each other first, try... being together... date first, and then... tell our families..."

Lu Chengwen had turned to stone. He still did not move or react at all.

"It's okay if you don't agree."

Seeing Lu Chengwen make no response, Leng Qingqiu's thoughts became a complete mess.

Overthinking was a girl's instinct. Her excitement and nervousness quickly turned into anxiety and misery.

"It's not like it has to be you. But... actually... we can take things slowly. I don't want to pressure you so much either. It's just... I have a lot of flaws, and I'll need you to be more understanding. But you'll have to change too, because I... I'm planning to... give myself completely to you..."

After saying that, Leng Qingqiu was so shy she could not even lift her head.

But Lu Chengwen still showed no reaction.

Leng Qingqiu finally sensed that something was wrong.

She raised her head and looked at Lu Chengwen. "Brother Chengwen? Are you okay? Could you... say something?"

Leng Qingqiu waved her hand in front of Lu Chengwen's eyes. No response.

"Brother Chengwen? Are you okay? Hey?"

Leng Qingqiu pulled out her phone. "Hello, 120? I need to call the police. Someone here has crashed. He's completely motionless. He won't respond no matter how I call him, like he can't hear anything I say. What caused it? I just... confessed to him. I said I liked him, and then he crashed. Crashed means crashed! No reaction, totally motionless! You're the doctor, and you're asking me? How am I supposed to explain it clearly? Hurry up and send someone over. We don't need anyone from a funeral home. He crashed, he didn't die..."

Lu Chengwen returned home with unfocused eyes, like a walking corpse.

It's over. Completely over.

The Main Heroine! A Gold Token Main Heroine! Number one in the harem!

She confessed to me!

What the hell kind of plot is this!?

That wasn't a confession. That was the death knell announcing my meeting with the King of Hell!

As a Villain, I actually picked up the Main Heroine!?

There's no way the male lead won't beat me to death!

No matter who writes this plot, I'm dead! There isn't even the slightest way out!

What did I even do wrong!? Where did I mess up?

I've been doing everything I could to make you hate me, fanning the flames, adding fuel to the fire, trying my hardest to make you all hate me and stay far away from me...

Does this Main Heroine have something wrong with her head? You confessed to someone like me?

Do you have no standards or bottom line at all when choosing a boyfriend?

So none of you will be satisfied until I'm dead, is that it?

Lu Chengwen was already out of his mind as he staggered into the living room.

His father and mother were chatting with Chen Mengyun. When they saw Lu Chengwen return, they were both delighted.

Mother Lu said, "Chengwen, look who's here."

Chen Mengyun hurriedly stood up, her cheeks slightly red. "Brother Chengwen."

"Yeah." Lu Chengwen answered casually and kept walking toward the stairs.

"Hey!" Mother Lu walked over and grabbed him. "Mengyun has been waiting here for you forever. Keep her company and talk to her."

Lu Chengwen said weakly, "Mom, you talk to her. I'm tired."

Mother Lu glared. "Tired? What are you tired from? Mengyun came here specifically to wait for you. Do you have any manners at all?"

Lu Chengwen turned to look at Chen Mengyun.

Chen Mengyun suddenly became a little shy and forced out a polite smile. "Brother Chengwen, I just... came specifically to thank you."

Lu Chengwen nodded. "All right, I know. You can go back now."

Chen Mengyun had not expected that.

She had taken the initiative to come to his home to see him, just like in High School and college. She had been so proactive and enthusiastic, not even afraid that the Lu Family would laugh at her.

Yet Lu Chengwen was so cold, acting as though she did not matter at all.

Chen Mengyun felt humiliated and said awkwardly, "Then, Uncle and Auntie, you sit. I'll head back first."

"Hey, don't go!" Mother Lu held onto Lu Chengwen and snapped angrily, "She's been waiting here for you all this time. What are you putting on airs for?"

She turned around. "Mengyun, how about this? Go upstairs with Chengwen and chat. You young people can talk on your own. Your Uncle Lu and I have plans to play cards, so we'll be heading out."

Chen Mengyun had no backbone at all. She actually wanted to stay.

"Would that... be appropriate?"

"It's appropriate, it's appropriate. Oh, you haven't come by the house in years. Auntie is happy you came. You two talk. We're leaving."

The Lu Family elders all left.

Lu Chengwen turned to take the elevator, and Chen Mengyun hurriedly followed him in.

Standing inside the elevator, Chen Mengyun looked a little nervous. "Brother Chengwen, thank you for what happened that day."

Lu Chengwen gave a bitter smile. Those were lines she should have been saying to Long Aotian, yet she kept saying them to him instead.

"Aren't you supposed to be busy lately? Why come all the way to my house over something so minor? A message would have been enough."

Chen Mengyun felt deeply wronged.

Do I not know how to send messages? Why did I come to your house? Of course it was because I wanted to see you!

Chen Mengyun said, "What happened back then..."

Lu Chengwen quickly interrupted, "Don't bring up the past. You were pretty ruthless back then. My young heart suffered a huge blow. But I was the one who made the mistake first, so I don't blame you. Anyway, don't mention the past. I don't care about it anymore, and you shouldn't remember it either."

Chen Mengyun had countless things she wanted to say, but Lu Chengwen would not let her get a word in. He gave her no chance to speak.

He just kept shutting down every conversation.

When a man and woman talked like that, it usually took fewer than three sentences for both sides to understand what the other was thinking.

Chen Mengyun had not expected Lu Chengwen to be so cold. She felt both humiliated and heartbroken.

She had come to his door on her own initiative, already planning to get closer to his family and recapture some of the feelings they had shared before.

And this was his attitude?

I was wrong about you, Lu Chengwen.

"Then... I see you're tired too, Brother Chengwen. I'll head back first."

This was Chen Mengyun's final attempt.

If Lu Chengwen tried to keep her, there might still be a chance.

Chen Mengyun waited expectantly, looking into Lu Chengwen's eyes.

But Lu Chengwen did not even look at her. "Fine. I'll have Zhao Gang drive you."

Chen Mengyun was completely furious.

Her expression instantly turned cold. "No need. I can leave on my own."

Even as Chen Mengyun took the elevator back down by herself, Lu Chengwen did not pay her any attention.

Even Chen Mengyun thought she was pathetic.

So pathetic!

Why did I come looking for him?

He saved me once, and I thought our old feelings had rekindled? That we could go back to how things were?

I remember so many carefree days from when we were children, but he's forgotten everything! He doesn't care anymore!

Chen Mengyun's eyes reddened as she walked miserably toward the parking area outside the Lu Family villa.

Just as she was about to get into her car, Lu Chengwen suddenly charged down from upstairs as if his pants were on fire, jacket in hand, shouting, "Zhao Gang! Get the car ready!"

Zhao Gang had just driven Chen Mengyun's car over and parked it. He looked at his boss with a baffled expression. "CEO Lu, what's wrong?"

Lu Chengwen rushed over and snatched the keys away. "Whose car is this?"

Zhao Gang had never seen Lu Chengwen in such a rush. He pointed at Chen Mengyun. "Miss Chen's."

Lu Chengwen said, "Get in."

Chen Mengyun was still angry. "What are you doing?"

Lu Chengwen had already gotten in and started the engine. "Get in!"

Chen Mengyun stood there with her arms crossed. "This is my car, Lu Chengwen. What exactly are you doing?"

Zhao Gang was quick to catch on. As a qualified lackey, when the boss was like this, you did not make him waste words. You simply did whatever he told you to do.

Chen Mengyun was still standing there throwing a tantrum, while Zhao Gang had already buckled his seat belt.

Lu Chengwen roared, "Damn it! Get in! Hurry!"

Chen Mengyun jumped in fright, stunned by Lu Chengwen's roar.

"F-Fine, I'm getting in! Why are you being so fierce?"

Before Chen Mengyun had even sat properly, Lu Chengwen's car shot forward.

Zhao Gang knew what to do. He had already called over the intercom, "Open the gate, open the gate! Young Master Lu's car is heading out!"

By the time the car reached it, the huge iron gate had already opened.

Chen Mengyun's face turned deathly pale. "Lu Chengwen, are you insane!?"