Chapter 200: I Only Give Gifts to My Woman

Inside the office—

Li Beijue remained expressionless, listening to Assistant Chen report on work, when suddenly a knock came from outside the office door.

"President Li, a Miss Lu is downstairs saying she wants to see you. She says she is a close friend of yours, and that you even gave her jewelry as a gift a few days ago..."

Someone at the door asked in a low voice.

Li Beijue's gaze flickered for a moment, and he let out a cold snort in his heart.

A friend?

She certainly knows how to gild her own lily!

Li Beijue wanted to refuse without a second thought, but just as he was about to speak, he suddenly thought of something and instantly changed his tone: "Bring her up."

The person outside acknowledged the order and turned to leave.

Not long after, footsteps sounded outside the office door once again.

"President Li, Miss Lu has been brought up."

The person outside knocked tentatively, and as soon as the words fell, Lu Qing'er pushed the door open and walked in with great self-assurance.

The moment she saw Li Beijue, her eyes lit up immediately!

"Jue, I'm glad you're okay. You haven't been answering your phone, and I was so worried that something might have happened to you..."

Lu Qing'er came up and looked at Li Beijue with great concern, putting on the appearance of a gentle, well-bred young lady.

Li Beijue, however, wore a cold face. Seeing Lu Qing'er's hypocritical act now, he finally understood where his previous discomfort had come from.

Fake.

Her greetings, her concern—they were all fake.

She was just like all the other women who tried to get close to him; there was a greater or lesser degree of unconcealable greed in her eyes.

It was just that before, he had thought she was the girl who saved him sixteen years ago, which was why he had deliberately ignored this and forced himself to try and get along with her.

Li Beijue's gaze flickered for a moment, his eyes slowly falling on the necklace she was wearing around her neck.

"Miss Lu, regarding the matter of you losing the diamond earring at the banquet earlier, do you have anything to say to me?"

Li Beijue suddenly asked in a cold voice.

Upon hearing this, Lu Qing'er couldn't control her expression for a moment and stiffened.

Why would Li Beijue suddenly ask her about this?

What did he know?

A trace of panic flashed in Lu Qing'er's eyes, but she pretended to be nonchalant on the surface and said, "I was sad at first, but of course I was very relieved later. After all, this was the first gift you ever gave me. I wanted to protect it well, and it's a good thing it wasn't actually lost..."

She spoke these flattering words in a low voice, unaware that her guilty expression at this moment had been completely taken in by Li Beijue.

Seeing her reaction, Li Beijue had already guessed what was going on and sneered in his heart.

He then asked unhurriedly: "Is that all? I can have the server who pointed out Jiang Baobao and Cai Xiaotang that night brought over to see if you have anything else to say?"

Lu Qing'er's heart skipped a beat, and she barely managed to maintain the hypocritical smile on her face.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't make up her mind for a moment. She was afraid that the more she said, the more she would err, and she even felt some regret for why she had come here today.

Had Li Beijue discovered what she did that night, which was why he suddenly stopped answering her calls?

Lu Qing'er felt anxious, and a trace of regret faintly appeared in her eyes.

If she had known it would cause such big trouble, she would have just endured that bitch Jiang Baobao for a while longer!

Lu Qing'er stood where she was, not daring to speak, while Li Beijue had already seen through what she was thinking.

How could a woman like this be the girl who saved him back then!

He should have seen it clearly long ago!

A trace of impatience flashed in Li Beijue's eyes; looking at Lu Qing'er for even one more second made him feel annoyed.

Glancing at the necklace she was wearing around her neck, his mood plummeted even further.

"Miss Lu, I misunderstood some things before. I will not be contacting you again in the future, and you don't need to make special trips here anymore. Also... to avoid unnecessary trouble later, you don't need to return the dress and jewelry from before, but please transfer the costs at the time to my assistant, and please take off this set of jewelry as well."

Li Beijue spoke coldly. Thinking that it was he who had mistaken the person first, he left Lu Qing'er a shred of face despite his displeasure.

Lu Qing'er was slightly stunned, her expression suddenly turning somewhat ugly.

What did Li Beijue mean by this?

How could there be any reason to take back something that had already been given?

This man...

Besides, she had told all her friends before that this was jewelry specifically given to her by Li Beijue...

Lu Qing'er subconsciously clutched the necklace at her chest, looking completely unwilling.

Li Beijue, however, had no patience to wait for her to think and spoke again: "Please hurry up. I don't want others to misunderstand that I specifically gave you a gift."

Li Beijue's words could be said to have left absolutely no room for sentiment.

He truly did not want Jiang Baobao to know that he had given another woman a gift.

Especially since this damn woman would even make a special point of showing it off.

Assistant Chen also stepped forward at the right moment and said, "Miss Lu, please take off the necklace and earrings."

Lu Qing'er's face was full of unwillingness, and suddenly, refusing to give up, she asked loudly: "Jue, is it that woman Jiang Baobao who said something to you? Her words cannot be trusted. She has never liked me since we were young, so she definitely wouldn't say anything good. And... she knows you've been close to me lately, and she said a lot of nasty things to me that day too. There must be some misunderstanding in all of this..."

Hearing her mention Jiang Baobao, a storm began to brew in Li Beijue's eyes.

She still dared to bring this up?

Did she really think he didn't know who the person with the character problem was!

"Take off the necklace! Get out!"

Li Beijue interrupted Lu Qing'er's words in a deep voice, his eyes filled with gloom, cold enough to freeze a person.

It was the first time Lu Qing'er had seen such an expression from him, and she was so frightened that she instantly shut her mouth, not daring to say another word.

After pausing for another two seconds, she hurriedly braved Li Beijue's gaze, which seemed as if it wanted to kill her, tremblingly unclasped the necklace from her neck, and placed it on the table along with the ear studs.

"Beijue..." she called out to Li Beijue in a low voice, a glimmer of hope still in her eyes.

But the next second, she saw the man before her expressionlessly toss the jewelry on the table directly into the trash can to the side!

He then spoke in a deep voice: "You can get out."

Lu Qing'er's expression suddenly stiffened; she could not hold onto her dignity, and her face burned with heat.

"Miss Lu, please come with me to the Finance Department to settle the cost of the dress."

Assistant Chen looked at Lu Qing'er expressionlessly and pointed toward the door, signaling that she could leave.

Lu Qing'er dared not vent her anger, so she could only take one last look at Li Beijue before striding away, unwilling to accept this.

After the dress was paid for, Assistant Chen personally escorted her into the elevator.

As soon as the elevator doors closed, Lu Qing'er's face immediately fell, and she glared irritably at her own reflection in the elevator.

How could things have suddenly turned out like this!

Li Beijue had clearly been responsive to her every request at the beginning!

It must be Jiang Baobao!

Because she couldn't have Li Beijue, she was sabotaging her chance to enter the Li Family!

That bitch who deserves to die!

Does she really think she can't be bested?

Just wait and see; she would definitely not let this matter rest!

One day, that bitch would be trampled under her feet!

Everything that Jiang Baobao cannot have will belong to her, Lu Qing'er!