Chapter 98: President Fu, Don't Let Your Persona Collapse

Fu Sijue turned around, his face showing unmasked nervousness, and the moment he saw Lu Xiwán he breathed a sigh of relief, "Are you okay? They said you were taken away by Yun Ruojin."

Lu Xiwán avoided Fu Sijue's gaze, sitting awkwardly on the chair.

"In broad daylight, how could Vice Director Yun do anything to me," Lu Xiwán paused a moment, lifted her head and met Fu Sijue's eyes, "President Fu hasn't answered my question yet, how are you here?"

Her gaze was like a torch, which instead made Fu Sijue feel a bit embarrassed.

Fu Sijue felt a panic that his hidden thoughts were being seen, hurriedly covering the concern in his eyes, which looked very awkward under Lu Xiwán's stare.

"Come down to look for someone, and also see you… if Yun Ruojin is targeting you, tell me." His pretended composure turned out rather clumsy.

His miscellaneous affairs were all handled by Shen Shu and his secretary; in a company this big, it was unusual for Fu Sijue himself to come down looking for someone.

When it came to lying, Fu Sijue had no experience at all; Lu Xiwán could see through it with a single glance.

Lu Xiwán couldn't help but laugh out loud at what she saw, then followed with sarcasm.

"My matters I can handle myself, so I won't trouble President Fu with my concerns." Lu Xiwán's tone was cool as she politely declined Fu Sijue's concern, the intention to send him away already written on her face.

"You are my person, so of course it's related to me."

With those words, the office fell silent, and Lu Xiwán's words got stuck in her throat.

Lu Xiwán looked at Fu Sijue with a strange expression, "President Fu, do you know what you're saying?"

Fu Sijue, being naturally cold and indifferent, could never say such words.

Even now, Lu Xiwán can recall with closed eyes the cold gaze he and Gu Qingmeng had when standing together.

"You were invited by me, I won't let anything happen to you in the Fu Clan." Fu Sijue's voice deepened considerably, and his eyes carried a heavy, ink‑like emotion.

If it were before, Lu Xiwán might have truly believed his words, but now things are different.

She is no longer as easy to deceive as before.

When they were still in school, back when Fu Sijue wasn't as powerful as now, he said earnestly, "I won't let anyone hurt you, Wanwan."

She believed him, and years later she watched helplessly as Fu Sijue drove the deepest knife into her chest.

Lu Xiwán laughed mockingly, her gaze indifferent as if she didn't feel Fu Sijue's attitude at all.

"If President Fu doesn't want me to attract others' attention, he should restrain himself; otherwise Vice Director Yun will be the first to not let me go."

Lu Xiwán's voice had no inflection, yet Fu Sijue clearly sensed a fleeting sorrow on her.

"Yun Ruojin is not a good person; once she decides you and I are connected, she won't let you go easily." Fu Sijue's face was stern as he explained, becoming increasingly uneasy under Lu Xiwán's cold stare.

Lu Xiwán seemed able to read his thoughts at a glance, allowing him no room to explain even a bit.

Fu Sijue felt a sudden sourness in his heart.

"She's not a good person, President Fu thinks I'm a soft target? My safety need not trouble President Fu."

Lu Xiwán didn't even look at Fu Sijue, and with an unkind tone rejected his concern.

"I'm worried you'll be bullied." Fu Sijue's face darkened.

He had never been so worried about being misunderstood; this time he had to admit it.

Lu Xiwán seemed as if she heard a joke, a smirk curling at the corner of her mouth as she laughed.

How funny—she was bullied by Gu Qingmeng back then, and Fu Sijue turned a deaf ear as if he hadn't seen it.

Now he's hurrying to care about a woman he doesn't even know.

"I've heard people say President Fu has deep, unwavering feelings for Lu Xiwán; now it seems just superficial." Lu Xiwán stood up, unflinchingly staring straight at Fu Sijue.

Her gaze was icy, blunt as if trying to see into Fu Sijue's heart.

"If President Fu has time to worry whether I'm being bullied, he'd better think more about her, lest his persona collapse."

Lu Xiwán's suppressed emotions nearly erupted.

When she said this, her lips trembled slightly.