Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 382 Her Relationship with Lou Qi: An Ambiguous Relationship

Jiang Xing turned to look at him, calm and composed, with a faint smile in her eyes: "But when I saw the worst possible result, I was pretty sure that I wasn't happy."

Lou Qi stared at her intently.

After a few seconds, when Jiang Xing didn't say anything more, he couldn't help but ask, "So, are you happy with this excellent result?"

The man's eyes held both trepidation and anticipation.

Having known Lou Qi for so long, this was the first time Jiang Xing had seen him like this. He found it both novel and somewhat amusing.

She nodded slightly and admitted, "I'm relieved."

Sociology posits that humans are social animals. Interpersonal relationships constitute a person's connection to the world. Since the successive deaths of his parents, Jiang Xing has only two close interpersonal relationships in this society:

One is Ying Kaian, because he has not yet avenged his great enemy.

The other is abandonment, because... it's unclear and ambiguous.

Lou Qi forcefully and domineeringly entered her life, binding her to him both physically and mentally.

“Lou Qi, I can feel your love for me, so I have to be honest with you,” Jiang Xing said with pity, both for Lou Qi and for herself. “I’m afraid I can’t reciprocate with the same level of affection, and that’s not fair to you.”

She was originally a slow-burning and indifferent person when it came to relationships, and on the road of love, she wasted too much energy and effort on Ying Kaian, this scumbag.

"It's...it's alright! That's enough!" Lou Qi hugged Jiang Xing tightly. "That's enough, Xing!"

How could he possibly expect Jiang Xing to love him in the same way?

Feelings can never be treated equally and fairly.

There has never been true fairness in this world.

There are only gains and losses.

……

Jiang Xing originally thought that Lou Qi would be eager to do something with her, but after returning home, he was surprisingly well-behaved. After kissing Jiang Xing, he went back to his study to make a phone call.

It seemed as if Jiang Xing had misread the situation on the bus.

Not long after they arrived, Gao Zhu arrived at the apartment with a group of people.

Upon meeting Jiang Xing, Gao Zhu greeted him with a beaming smile and a slightly mischievous expression, saying, "Congratulations!"

Then he instructed his companions to move Jiang Xing's temporary bed away. Another group of people brought in various women's clothing and daily necessities and tidied up the room, leaving Jiang Xing no room to return.

Assistant Gao said, "These were all personally selected for you by President Lou, ranging from haute couture to regular clothes."

The use of haute couture implies that he will frequently bring her to formal occasions in the future.

Regular attire is a way of respecting Jiang Xing's personal life and preferences.

Jiang Xing was slightly taken aback. The two had only been 'reconciled' for less than half a day, and Lou Qi had already thought of so much? It seemed he had been planning this for a long time, just waiting for this day...

"Oh, right, this is for you." Assistant Gao handed Jiang Xing a thick brown paper document bag.

Jiang Xing assumed that she was to pass it on to Lou Qi in the study, so she didn't ask any questions and took it and placed it on the coffee table.

Gao Zhu was a perfect assistant. He moved the bed out and brought things in in less than ten minutes and quickly led the people away.

An hour later, Lou Qi came out of the study.

“I already have all the clothes and daily necessities, so you can move them over. There’s no need to buy new ones.” Jiang Xing felt that today’s large-scale undertaking was a bit extravagant and wasteful.

"You can leave those things at your parents' house. It'll be convenient for you to come home to live later." Lou Qi pulled her onto his lap, buried his face in her neck, and said in a muffled voice, "Of course, I don't want that to happen."

"Since you don't want that opportunity, then why don't you—"

“Ah Xing, I don’t want to see you take your things away from here.” Lou Qi interrupted her, saying in a low voice, “I feel very guilty.”

It was as if this wasn't her home, as if he was trying to drive her away.