Believe in Science

Lu Mingyu: "?"

There was such a good thing?

He nodded. "Fine. You can coordinate directly with HR regarding your resignation."

Tang Ruan had not expected Lu Mingyu to agree so readily. She stood there in a daze, opening her mouth as if to explain something.

Lu Mingyu moved faster, turning to Song Shi'an. "Assistant Song, Miss Tang hasn't been at Lu Group for long and may not know where HR is. Take her there and help her process her resignation paperwork while you're at it."

Tang Ruan panicked, and Song Shi'an panicked even more.

Was the relationship between the male and female leads really this fragile?

So soon, the female lead was leaving Lu Group?!

He carefully chose his words, trying to put in a good word for Tang Ruan. "President Lu, Miss Tang was referred here by the old madam. If she resigns now, I'm afraid it won't look good."

Lu Mingyu said, "Miss Tang chose to resign herself. I can't exactly force her to stay. I'll explain things to Grandma."

"I..."

Tang Ruan had barely spoken when Lu Mingyu interrupted her. "Miss Tang, you weren't playing hard to get just now, were you? Using resignation to threaten me?"

Tang Ruan's face flushed bright red. She could neither speak nor remain silent.

Song Shi'an gritted his teeth and continued defending Tang Ruan. "President Lu, Tang Ruan's mother is seriously ill, her father is in debt, and she has a young younger brother. If she loses this job, her whole family will be finished."

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately shot Tang Ruan a meaningful look.

Tang Ruan followed Song Shi'an's lead. "President Lu, my family is poor. I have to work several jobs a day. I can't lose this one."

Lu Mingyu lightly tapped the desk with his index finger, his dark eyes sharp. "Miss Tang, you were the one who brought up resigning."

Tang Ruan choked, not knowing how to answer.

She had truly lifted a rock only to drop it on her own foot.

Just as the atmosphere grew tense, a cheerful voice rang out. "Mingyu, I found true love at a bar yesterday."

Fu Jingyan pushed open the door, only then noticing the frozen atmosphere. He raised a brow. "Looks like I came at the wrong time."

"You may leave first." Lu Mingyu spoke to Tang Ruan.

Tang Ruan composed herself, pursed her lips, and left.

As she brushed past Fu Jingyan, he suddenly grabbed her wrist.

"Wait, why do you look familiar?" Fu Jingyan lowered his head and studied Tang Ruan.

Like a startled deer, Tang Ruan yanked her hand back. "Sir, please show some respect!"

After saying that, she ran out of the president's office.

Fu Jingyan frowned slightly, walked over to Lu Mingyu, and asked, "That woman just now looked familiar. What's her name?"

Lu Mingyu gave him a cold glance, his tone equally cold. "Everyone pretty looks familiar to you."

"Hehe." Fu Jingyan gave an awkward laugh. "This time, it's real."

Lu Mingyu knew exactly what was on his mind and kindly warned him, "That woman is trouble. You'd better stay away from her."

Fu Jingyan refused to let it go. "Just tell me her name. Maybe I really know her."

"Tang Ruan," Lu Mingyu said.

Fu Jingyan's eyes lit up, and he grew excited. "Mingyu, this time, I really found true love."

Lu Mingyu kindly reminded him, "You already said that when you came in."

"This time is different," Fu Jingyan argued.

Lu Mingyu said, "You say that every time."

"Ahem!" Fu Jingyan knew what he was usually like and hurriedly explained, "Didn't I fall into the water by accident when I was in the countryside as a child? A little girl saved me then. I still remember her name was Tangtang. I think this Tang Ruan you mentioned is her!"

Only after Fu Jingyan finished speaking did Song Shi'an remember.

[That's right, the female lead did save Fu Jingyan when she was young. After Fu Jingyan recognized her later on, this playboy settled down and fawned over the female lead in every possible way—the classic simp!]

[Whenever the male and female leads had any conflict, Fu Jingyan stood by Tang Ruan's side. He even declared that if Lu Mingyu treated Tang Ruan badly, they wouldn't be brothers anymore.]

[I remember that when Lu Mingyu tortured her physically and emotionally later on, Fu Jingyan stabbed the overbearing CEO in the kidney to avenge Tang Ruan.]

Lu Mingyu: "..."

Looking at Fu Jingyan baring his teeth and grinning foolishly, Lu Mingyu suddenly got angry and kicked him.

"Ow!"

Caught off guard, Fu Jingyan staggered from the kick and looked at Lu Mingyu. "What was that for? Why did you kick me out of nowhere?"

"I don't like the look of you," Lu Mingyu said.

He and Fu Jingyan had been friends since childhood, the kind who were close enough to wear the same pair of pants.

Yet Fu Jingyan was going to stab him over a woman.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

Although Fu Jingyan was a playboy, he had a good temper. He chuckled and, completely unfazed, leaned in again, blinking his peach-blossom eyes. "How about introducing her to me?"

Leaning back in his chair, Lu Mingyu refused. "Not convenient."

"Why?" Fu Jingyan demanded.

Lu Mingyu glanced at him. "I'm afraid you'll trick her body and heart away."

Fu Jingyan looked hurt. "Is that what you think I'm like?"

Lu Mingyu nodded.

Fu Jingyan: "..."

As expected of brothers—they didn't hold back at all when slandering each other.

"I'm serious. That woman just now looks exactly like my savior! Let me go investigate, will you?" Fu Jingyan began pestering him relentlessly.

Seeing this, Lu Mingyu finally relented. "Have Assistant Song take you over."

Fu Jingyan immediately beamed. "I knew you were the best."

After saying that, he dragged Song Shi'an out the door.

The moment they stepped outside, Fu Jingyan started asking, "Assistant Song, what kind of person do you think Tang Ruan is?"

"I'm not too sure." Song Shi'an truly did not want to start by badmouthing her.

But after spending time with her these past few days, Tang Ruan had not done a single good thing.

Even if he wanted to praise her, he could not find anything to say.

Fu Jingyan thought Song Shi'an was brushing him off. "Assistant Song, I've known your President Lu since childhood. You don't have to be so guarded around me."

Song Shi'an fell silent for a moment, then looked at Fu Jingyan seriously and asked, "President Fu, do you want the truth?"

"Of course." Fu Jingyan smiled, presumably still thinking about the moonlight of his childhood.

Song Shi'an said, "She can't do her job properly, she likes to cry, and whenever she is with President Lu, accidents happen. When President Lu was drugged, she was there.

President Lu got into a car accident because she was driving. President Lu was injured this time because she grabbed him and wouldn't let him leave."

Silence.

A long silence.

The smile at the corner of Fu Jingyan's lips faded, and he awkwardly asked, "Is that so?"

"Mm." Song Shi'an nodded.

Fu Jingyan's steps slowed.

He seemed to be weighing it all.

Seeing that Fu Jingyan had stopped moving, Song Shi'an kindly reminded him, "President Fu, Miss Tang is in the office ahead. Aren't you going?"

Fu Jingyan persuaded himself, "Actually, I'm not that obsessed with what happened when I was little."

Song Shi'an smiled. "President Fu, perhaps those were just accidents. We should believe in science."

Fu Jingyan took a few steps back. "My family believes in Buddhism. I just remembered that I have something important to discuss with Mingyu. I'll go another time."