Chapter 13 Dignity

The examination was over, and Yan Luoxi was escorted back to her ward by a nurse.

Li Yeqi leaned against the wall, his posture graceful and aristocratic. He watched as Mou Chenyi, dressed in a white doctor's coat, quickly approached him and raised an eyebrow slightly, "What's the result?"

"A minor concussion, and a big bump on the back of her head. You didn't get forceful with her and punch her, did you?" Mou Chenyi said, looking at Li Yeqi.

Don't be fooled by Brother Seven's sharp suit and lazy elegance. His brutality in the military was well known to all.

Li Yeqi's brows furrowed slightly as he turned to look at the girl lying quietly on the hospital bed. His husky voice was faint, "It wasn't me who got forceful with her, it was Meimei who did."

"That fat Husky?" Mou Chenyi looked at him strangely. Meimei was an arrogant fat Husky that stuck to Li Yeqi and ignored everyone else. What surprised him even more was, "You took her home?"

Li Yeqi's face showed no expression, ignoring his exclamation. He took a long stride and entered the ward.

Standing in front of the bed, he looked down at her. The girl's eyes were tightly shut, her thick eyelashes like two little fans casting faint shadows on her eyelids.

She looked pitiable, yet the dark circles under her eyes ruined the beauty.

He reached out a finger, softly brushing over the area around her eye socket. Maybe it tickled; she murmured something, turned over, and continued to sleep with her back to him.

Li Yeqi couldn't help but smile, withdrawing his hand. A trace of itchiness remained on his fingertips as if a feather was gently stroking him, reaching into his heart. He slowly clenched his fist and turned to leave the ward.

Mou Chenyi quickly caught up, "Brother Seven, you're not going to wait for her to wake up?"

Li Yeqi paused, casting him a cold glance, his thoughts inscrutable, "Do I look like I have that kind of free time?"

Mou Chenyi: "..."

As he watched the handsome and upright figure disappear down the corridor, Mou Chenyi turned back to look at the ward, puzzled. Brother Seven's attitude towards Yan Luoxi was indeed strange and unfathomable.

The next day, Yan Luoxi woke up to the annoying ring of her cell phone. With a throbbing temple, she reached for her phone and squinted at the caller ID, lazily answering, "Manager Lin, what's happened?"

"Luoxi, come to the company immediately," said Manager Lin with an unusually serious tone.

Yan Luoxi furrowed her brow, sat up after ending the call, and felt a piercing pain at the back of her head, seeing stars. She still felt residual fear thinking about being knocked down by that massive creature last night.

Ignoring her discomfort, she picked up her clothes and headed into the bathroom.

After changing, she looked at herself in the mirror and nearly had a breakdown. She hadn't gone around with those big panda eyes in front of that man all last night, had she?

She touched her forehead, thankful that she had brought along makeup remover; otherwise, she wouldn't dare show her face in public.

After freshening up, she stepped out of the bathroom, put on sunglasses and a duckbill cap, and quietly left the private hospital.

Just as she arrived at the office, she was caught by her assistant waiting there, who dragged her straight to Manager Lin's office.

Manager Lin was on the phone, visibly angry, slamming the phone down so hard it echoed. Seeing her walk in, she suppressed her anger and said, "Sit. I have something to ask you."

Yan Luoxi felt an inexplicable unease and sat up straight, "What's wrong?"

Manager Lin gestured to the assistant with her eyes, and the assistant immediately turned and left, closing the door behind her.

Only the two of them remained in the office when Sister Lin walked up to her. "Luoxi, tell me the truth, what's the problem between you and President Lu?"

Yan Luoxi narrowed her eyes, "You first tell me what happened?"

"President Lu has taken away all the resources allocated to you, it looks like he's planning to ban you. What did you do to make him so heartless?" Sister Lin had sensed something unusual early in the morning, but she hadn't expected the consequences to be this severe.

Yan Luoxi's hand hanging by her side clenched into a fist. After last night's incident, she had expected Lu Zhaoran to ban her, but she hadn't thought he would do it so ruthlessly.

"Well, he wanted to sleep with me, and I didn't let him."

Sister Lin laughed at her crude wording, "Aren't you two engaged? Don't tell me you're so innocent that you've only held hands. And so because he's sexually frustrated, he's using such drastic measures to ban you?"

Yan Luoxi didn't want to explain the actual reason; it was the last bit of dignity she had left.

"To whom did he give the resources?"

"Who else could it be? All recent resources have been thrown at Lai Zhiyuan, it's just a pity that Lai Zhiyuan is a lost cause. If she had half your vitality, she would have been famous long ago." Sister Lin was a seasoned agent with a sharp eye for talent.

A sting shot through Yan Luoxi's heart. It was indeed a woman he had been with. So even though he knew Lai Zhiyuan couldn't become popular, he still spared no expense in supporting her?

Seeing Yan Luoxi's pale face, Sister Lin knew the situation clearly, "What do you plan to do now, grovel to President Lu?"

"Do I look like someone who lacks backbone?" Grovel to Lu Zhaoran and then willingly sleep with him? She felt disgusted just thinking about it. If she had been willing to sell her body, she would have been famously successful long ago.

Sister Lin raised an eyebrow, "If President Lu really wants to ban you, do you plan to just sit and wait for doom?"

"Sister Lin, do you believe in me?" Yan Luoxi looked at her seriously. Even with her pale face, there was a mild and faint smile that made it difficult to fathom her deeper intentions.

Sister Lin was taken aback. The first time she saw Yan Luoxi, she had just graduated from college, fresh and lively with a ponytail. Her bright and pretty face had an air of youthful innocence that touched the heart.

She wasn't formally trained, yet her perception was even better than those who were professionally educated actors.

Back then, she had the potential to become famous, but for the sake of President Lu, she gave up all her opportunities, willingly relegated to the background, becoming a stepping stone for others.

Now, wounded by love, was she truly awakened?

"I believe in you!"

Yan Luoxi suddenly smiled broadly, her eyes sparkling brilliantly, showing no sign of defeat. "I won't let you down."

Yan Luoxi left Sister Lin's office and went straight to the general manager's office. The secretary stopped her outside the door, "Miss Yan, President Lu is not available right now, please come back another day."

Not available?

A mocking look flashed in Yan Luoxi's eyes as she bypassed the secretary and approached the office door, where muffled moans and heavy breathing could be heard. She pushed the door open forcefully.

With a "bang," the sounds inside the office abruptly stopped.

Yan Luoxi stood at the door, immediately seeing the scene inside the office. Lai Zhiyuan was sitting stark naked on the large desk, her legs rested on the shoulders of a similarly disheveled Lu Zhaoran.

This scene, even more graphic than the one at the apartment last time, assaulted her eyes directly.