Chapter 19: I Miss You

Shi Ran woke up when the sun was already high in the sky.

She supported herself with her waist as she got up, still yawning repeatedly.

It was supposed to be four times, then five, six times…

Lu Beiyan, that man, never kept his word!

A note was placed on the bedside table: “Business trip to M country for a week, Ranran remember to miss me, be good~”

Humph. Considering that he didn’t get angry with her after returning yesterday, she reluctantly suppressed her displeasure. Miss you? As if!

Unfortunately, her happiness was short-lived.

Her phone on the bedside table rang, an unfamiliar number.

“Hello, is this Ms. Shi Ran? I’m Shen Linyang’s mother. There’s something urgent. Could we meet?”

Shen Linyang’s mother?!

When she ran off with the little puppy, his mother didn’t show up. Why is she looking for her now after the breakup?

Although the overbearing Lu Beiyan was abroad, his comprehensive surveillance of her wouldn’t lessen. If she met someone related to Shen Linyang now, wouldn’t she be playing with fire?

“Ah, Auntie, hello. Just tell me on the phone, please.”

“Then I’ll make it short. Yesterday, Yangyang went to see you and came back injured. Also, Shen Corporation was shorted overnight and is on the verge of bankruptcy. My husband couldn’t take it and collapsed.”

The voice on the other end was anxious. “Ms. Shi Ran, I guarantee Yangyang won’t look for you again. I’ve tried all my contacts but couldn’t reach Mr. Lu. Please, please plead with Mr. Lu to show mercy, please…”

Finally, sobs came through the phone, evoking pity.

Shi Ran crumpled the bedsheet in her hands. She thought Lu Beiyan hadn’t cared about yesterday’s incident, but it turned out he…

When he helped her into the car yesterday, she only saw the bodyguards stopping Shen Linyang, not laying a hand on him!

And Shen Corporation, such a huge group, gone overnight! In all of City A, only Lu Beiyan had the power to do this!

“Ms. Shi Ran, please, help us. Yangyang just liked you too much, he just liked you too much, he shouldn’t be treated like this…”

Shen’s mother’s sobs pulled Shi Ran back to reality. She clenched her fists. How could Lu Beiyan do this!

“Auntie, don’t worry, it’s our fault. I’ll go find him, wait for my news.”

“Okay! Okay! Okay! Thank you!” Relieved, the other end wept with joy.

After hanging up, Shi Ran immediately called Lu Beiyan.

“Sorry, the number you dialed is switched off.”

“Sorry, the number you dialed is power off.”

She ran downstairs, saw Afei, and grabbed him. “Why can’t I reach Lu Beiyan?”

Afei’s eyes lit up. “Ms. Shi, you’re looking for the CEO? You’re calling the CEO yourself?”

What’s with this focus? Shi Ran ignored his two questions. “I’m asking you, not the other way around!”

Afei bowed his head respectfully, apologizing. Ever since the CEO had Ms. Shi by his side, his phone-checking frequency had increased by a hundred percent. He stared at his phone constantly, especially during lunchtime and before getting off work.

In the past, the CEO was a workaholic, always working overtime, his mind only on work. There was never a scene of him staring longingly at his phone.

Since Ms. Shi Ran appeared, he basically never worked overtime.

Once, when it was time to get off work, he hadn’t left yet, sitting quietly, his eyes fixed on his phone on the desk, turning the screen on and off.

He stared for two hours.

Afei couldn’t help but ask, “Didn’t the CEO get off work yet?”

The usually proud CEO actually looked sad and sighed, “Why doesn’t she call me?”

That’s why Afei was so excited, because the CEO was always waiting anxiously for Ms. Shi to contact him, to remember him, to have him in her heart!

“Afei? I’m asking you!”

“Oh oh, it’s like this, Ms. Shi. The CEO should be on the plane now, flight mode is on, and…”

He glanced at his phone, feeling it wasn’t accurate enough, then took out his phone again and continued, “The plane will land in 34 minutes. Call him then, remember to call him, it lands at 12:21.”

The CEO will be very happy.

Shi Ran: “You’re being weird.”

Half an hour later, Shi Ran had brunch.

She was worried and panicked. Lu Beiyan wasn’t that obedient. What if he refused?

Afei was even more anxious.

He reminded her every five minutes.

“Ms. Shi, you can call the CEO in thirty minutes.”

“Ms. Shi, you can call the CEO in twenty-five minutes.”

…

“Ms. Shi, you can call the CEO in ten minutes.”

“Ms. Shi, you can call the CEO in five minutes.”

“Ms. Shi, you can call the CEO now.”

Shi Ran was watering flowers in the back garden. Lu Beiyan had air-freighted various flowers from abroad that weren’t in season, all in full bloom, creating a unique scene in the chilly month.

Seeing her calm and leisurely watering,

Afei, the emperor’s eunuch, couldn’t help but almost snatch the watering can.

“Ms. Shi, the CEO’s plane has landed, half an hour ago. You said you had something to find him, you can find him now? Should I help you make the call? I can take care of this small matter of watering flowers!”

He stretched out his hands, eager to grab the watering can.

Shi Ran laughed at his appearance and put down the watering can.

“With your clumsy way, I’m afraid you’ll ruin my flowers.”

Afei scratched his head and smiled foolishly.

“Why are you so eager? If I told you I’m calling him to settle the score, would you still urge me?” Shi Ran teased him.

Afei was a tall and strong young man with wheat-colored skin, always a bit foolish.

“Ah, settle the score? The CEO is so good to Ms. Shi, what do you need to settle the score with the CEO?”

“You’ll find out soon.” Shi Ran took out her phone and dialed the number she had never dialed before.

The note was: My Man.

The number was from a day when Lu Beiyan relentlessly tormented her.

In heat, hugging her, whispering in her ear: “Ranran, I really like you.”

Then he used her phone to enter his number himself, shamelessly adding his information to her phone as: My Man.

The phone was answered in less than three seconds.

“Ranran? Is that you? You’re looking for me? Do you miss me?” The voice on the other end was hoarse and urgent.

“…!”

Miss you, my ass!

Think about what you did.

But Shi Ran’s call was to ask him to show mercy to the Shen family. Although she could stand on the moral high ground to criticize Lu Beiyan’s behavior,

Right or wrong wasn’t for her to judge.

He had the power, and he hadn’t broken the law.

Besides, for a ruthless capitalist like him, what morality was there to talk about?

“Hmm, I miss you.”