C21 Stress Reaction

Chu Qingyan suddenly felt bored, so she thought about such an unreliable matter. She wasn't a sensitive young girl in the Spring Festival, so she felt that everyone was interested in her.

She buried her head in silence as she ate the porridge. Then, she heard Du Mufeng ask, "Is your Boss Kang on a business trip again?"

"Yeah, he's on a business trip again. He'll be back next month."

At this point, Chu Qingyan couldn't help but feel sad.

Even if Kang Wenyuan knew that it was her birthday, he wouldn't have left his busy work to accompany her.

She subconsciously took out her phone. There was no text message and no missed call. It was quiet and lonely.

Du Mufeng saw the loneliness in Chu Qingyan and comforted her, "Men prioritize their career, of course. You have to understand him better."

"Well, I know he works so hard to make me feel better, and I don't blame him."

Actually, Chu Qingyan didn't feel upset because of Kang Wenyuan's trip, but she felt that there wasn't a big difference between getting married and not getting married. There was still no one who doted on her and loved her.

Halfway through their meal, Du Mufeng picked up a phone call and left in a hurry, leaving Chu Qingyan and Lee Jingyu facing each other.

The awkwardness of being alone with Lee Jingyu made Chu Qingyan feel uncomfortable. She wanted to leave alone, but Lee Jingyu insisted on sending her home.

They walked side by side into the underground parking garage.

Suddenly, all the lights in the garage went out, and before Chu Qingyan's eyes could adjust to the darkness, a shrill whistle sounded behind her.

She was shocked and quickly dodged to the side. Unexpectedly, she ran into Lee Jingyu's arms.

His hand closed quickly on Chu Qingyan's shoulder, and he backed her away from the passing cars.

The light went out for a few seconds, then returned to normal.

Lee Jingyu also let go of his hand the moment the light went on, then took a step back.

"Sorry, stress reaction."

His eyes quickly swept over Chu Qingyan's flushed face and then looked up. "I think it's because of the hot weather and I used too much electricity."

"Yes." Chu Qingyan lowered her head, her face still burning.

The heat from Lee Jingyu's embrace and the scent of his cologne stimulated her nerves, causing her left eyelid to twitch.

Chu Qingyan rubbed her eyelids as she followed behind Lee Jingyu and maintained a safe distance of three meters. She was afraid that if she walked too close, she would smell the fragrance off his body and add fuel to the flames of unrest in her heart.

After driving out of the garage, Lee Jingyu parked the car by the side of the road and went to buy water.

Chu Qingyan could see the bustling night scenery of the Heaven Street in the West City. The passersby had surprisingly mixed together a familiar face.

Her family lived in the east of the city, and she worked in the east as well. She rarely came to the west of the city.

If she hadn't come to eat with Lee Jingyu today, she wouldn't be here and wouldn't have seen anything she shouldn't have.

On the sidewalk, Kang Wenyuan, who was supposed to be out on a business trip, had a suitcase in one hand and a beautiful woman in the other.

The street lights shone on their faces. The two of them talked and laughed, brimming with joy.

Chu Qingyan was momentarily stupefied. Kang Wenyuan had not been on a business trip and was confident that she would not go to his company for verification. That was why she was so confident.

Her heart suddenly sank. There was no pain, no hate, only an exceptionally tranquil indifference.

Chu Qingyan didn't open the door to get out of the car, nor did she roll down the window.

To be fair, Kang Wenyuan treated her pretty well these few years, so she wouldn't embarrass him.

He acted as if he didn't see anything and was exceptionally calm.

It was unknown whether Chu Qingyan hid her feelings too well or whether Kang Wenyuan's cheating didn't bring her too much pain, but she could still smile when facing Lee Jingyu.

Lee Jingyu was a very humorous person. Along the way, he chatted and laughed all the way to Chu Qingyan's house. Thinking about going back home alone, he couldn't help feeling a bit disappointed.

Chu Qingyan asked carefully before getting off the car, "Director Lee, can you wait for a while?"

"What's the matter?" He raised his eyebrows, his eyes dancing with laughter.

"It's not important. Just wait five minutes, okay?"

He didn't ask any more questions and nodded.

Chu Qingyan thanked him and hurried to a nearby cake shop to buy a small cake.

Chu Qingyan carried the cake and got into the car. She raised her head and looked at Lee Jingyu's questioning eyes. Before he could say anything, she explained, "Director Lee is treating me to dinner, I'm treating you to cake."

Chu Qingyan secretly thought that with Lee Jingyu to accompany her to have a birthday cake, it wouldn't be that desolate.