Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 364 If it were him, he would also find it unacceptable.

Lou Qi seemed not to hear, took a sip of wine, and upon closer inspection, his peach blossom eyes carried a hint of coldness at the corners.

Lou Qi, the boss, can arrogantly refuse to answer, but Jiang Xing, the 'secretary,' cannot, especially when Lou Qi hasn't explicitly instructed her not to say anything.

"President Lou—" Jiang Xing caught a glimpse of Lou Qi looking at her out of the corner of her eye. Lou Qi even seemed to be watching the show with a bit of a spectator's mentality, wanting to see how she would react.

Jiang Xing gave an official smile and said, "President Lou is a person who keeps his personal and professional life separate. I don't know much about what kind of girl he likes, but you should have heard about his ex-girlfriends. They were all very beautiful, had great taste and personalities, and most of them came from good families."

The woman didn't mind at all that Lou Qi's exes could fill several mahjong tables if they were added together. She happily said, "Then I understand. Mr. Lou doesn't value education and talent much, but likes beautiful women, right? What a coincidence, my cousin is the school beauty at his school. She's sweet and well-behaved!"

When she said the second half of the sentence, the woman looked at Lou Qi, her meaning clear: if Lou Qi was interested, she could nod at this point, and everything else would fall into place naturally.

Jiang Xing could even see a hint of expectation and determination in the other person's expression, which showed that he was very confident in his cousin.

"Heh." Lou Qi suddenly chuckled, but shook his head without a hint of amusement in his eyes.

"Mr. Lou?"

"I like smart minds, and I don't care much about looks, family background, or personality." After Lou Qi finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Xing and said, "It seems that you are not a good secretary and have not observed your boss properly."

He emphasized the word 'boss', as if to suggest that this identity had a deeper meaning.

Jiang Xing's face felt a little hot.

She still remembered the embarrassment on the stranger's face when she left the venue.

Jiang Xing originally thought that no one would recognize her today, but unexpectedly, she was recognized by a lady near the end of the banquet.

Then, less than ten minutes later, Jiang Xing's phone rang.

It was an unfamiliar number. She answered, and a familiar voice came from the other end: "Jiang Xing, didn't you break up with my son? Explain why you're with him tonight."

These words clearly imply that Jiang Xing was shamelessly clinging to Lou Qi.

Jiang Xing blocked Lou's mother's original phone number, but the other party called her from a different number.

She looked expressionlessly at the person who had started this, and said in an unfriendly tone to the person on the other end of the phone, "Auntie, you should ask your son about this."

Lou Qi recognized who was on the other end of the phone, grabbed Jiang Xing's phone, and immediately hung up and blocked him.

"Feel sorry."

Jiang Xing looked at him in surprise, her face clearly saying, 'You actually apologized.'

Lou Qi laughed in anger, opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing in despair.

He was not only disliked by her, but also by his family.

Tsk.

If it were him, he would also find it unacceptable.

The two of them left the venue early. There were few people around, the environment was quiet, and the temperature was slightly cool, which made them feel refreshed.

Jiang Xing looked at Lou Qi and, recalling his reaction just now, felt a strange pang of guilt.

She did indeed experience intense emotions from Lou Qi.

"Lou Qi, thank you for your help over the past six months. I am also very grateful to you for being there for me during the most painful time after my parents passed away."

This was the first time Jiang Xing had spoken to him so earnestly and gently since their breakup.

With divine compassion—this description seemed absurd even to Lou Qi himself.