Chapter 097: You didn't even read a book

Xu Mengting walked over worriedly. "Sister Su, what's going on? Why didn't Captain Lu come to work today? Everyone's worried about him. What's wrong with you? You don't look right?"

Su Mianmian looked at her in a daze. "What did you say?''

Xu Mengting felt that something was wrong. "Sister Su, did you hear anything I just said? Captain Lu didn't come to work. It's so strange! Captain Lu never comes late or leaves early. Why did he suddenly not come today?"

Why did his disappearance attract so much attention? If she went missing, she assumed that not many people would care.

Su Mianmian looked at her phone; it had been very quiet all day. What was wrong with him? She tried to call him again, but his phone was still turned off. She turned over in her bed to stare at the ceiling. Something was missing.

Waiting for him was so painful. She knew that she had been a little fierce to him before, but he wouldn't hide just because he was sad, right? This didn't seem like something he would do.

Lu Xiangdong was actually in France. He had received a last minute phone call from a client, and had to immediately take a plane to France. When he arrived in France, he had dinner with the client, and then the client invited him to a high-end entertainment venue. He wanted to use these few days to calm his mood, so he kept his phone in his pocket and didn't bother to check it.

He took out his phone to look at it, but it was already out of battery. When he returned to the hotel and recharged it, he saw all the missed text messages and phone calls.

He first called his assistant back to let him know where he was.

The assistant heaved a sigh of relief. "President, next time you go, can you inform me? I have been scolded by the chairman for a whole day, you've really made me suffer."

Lu Xiangdong was speechless.

"You have to learn to adapt to the situation. I might have a situation where my phone is out of battery or the phone signal is bad at any time."

The assistant tensed. He heard the phone hang up and said with a sad face, "President, I want to resign. It's not easy to be an assistant!"

Lu Xiangdong saw all the miss calls from Su Mianmian. When he called back, Su Mianmian was taking a shower. She came out to check her phone, but Lu Xiangdong had already hung up. After he put down the phone and put on his coat, he went out.

Su Mianmian had been drying her hair when she realized that her phone screen had lit up. She quickly threw down the towel and picked up the phone to see that it was Lu Xiangdong calling.

To be able to receive this call meant that he should still be alive. She pressed the number back.

The phone kept ringing with no answer. Su Mianmian tried a few more times, but the result was the same; no one picked up. Could it be that he wasn't the one who called? Was he the one who dialed the wrong number? Su Mianmian bit her lip and threw her phone back on the bed. She gritted her teeth and picked up the towel to dry her hair again.

She was sleeping soundly when a loud sound came from downstairs. She was so shocked that she immediately sat up and hurriedly put on her clothes. She felt uneasy. Was there a thief? Who had the guts to intrude into the villa? Although she usually looked very strong, it did not mean that she was not afraid of anything.

The sound seemed to come from the living room. The thought of a thief entering the living room made her shiver. It would be great if Lu Xiangdong was here.

She cracked open the door and observed the situation outside. She could see no movement. Could it be that a mouse had knocked over something? Su Mianmian patted her chest and prepared to go downstairs to investigate.

She tiptoed down the stairs. The light was in the living room. She had to go downstairs to flick the switch.

She was only one step away from touching the switch.

Although it was night, a little moonlight came in through the window, making it possible for Su Mianmian to see what was in the living room. Su Mianmian suddenly bumped into something that was taller than her and blocked her way.

She was stunned at first, but then she screamed. "Ah! There's a thief!" She turned around in a panic and ran, and she bumped into the sofa behind her. She flipped over the sofa and fell to the ground.

"Ow!"

Lu Xiangdong had seen enough excitement and thought that it was time for him to make a sound.

He turned on the lights and crossed his arms as he looked at the motionless woman lying on the ground.

Su Mianmian slowly adapted to the sudden light. She raised her head and narrowed her eyes at the man standing in front of her. Her mouth twitched slightly. "Why are you pretending to be a ghost? Why didn't you knock on the door when you came back in the middle of the night? Also, I called you, why didn't you pick up?"

Lu Xiangdong leaned his back against the wall. "You've asked so many questions at once. Which one should I answer?"

She was so angry that she was speechless.

His attitude was annoying her. This mess was clearly his fault, but he would not reach out a helping hand.

Lu Xiangdong looked at her, it seemed that she had fallen very badly. He walked over to her, grabbed her arm, and pulled her up.

"Slow down, I think I twisted my side." Su Mianmian was in so much pain that she could not straighten her torso at all. It hurt a lot!

His expression instantly became serious. "Where did you twist it?"

"What's the use of telling you? You're not a doctor. Why am I so unlucky?" Su Mianmian twitched from the pain.

"Where did you twist it?" He repeated. He would not give up.

Su Mianmian pointed to her right side unhappily. "Here, it hurts like needles."

"Bear with it, I'll help you take a look."

"..."

She didn't believe that he could help her. Su Mianmian suddenly let out a sigh and jumped up.

"It's done." He stood up and pointed at her waist.

Su Mianmian moved her waist. It was really fixed. "Lu Xiangdong, have you studied medicine before?"

"No, I just know a little," he told her. In reality, he knew things beyond her imagination, but she didn't know this.

She looked at him suspiciously and pointed at him. "What exactly did you study? Why do you know so much?"

"Is what you study important? What's important is that you use it flexibly."

Seeing that he was about to go upstairs, she said, "Where have you been these past few days? Why is your phone always switched off? Do you know that many people are very concerned about you? Don't go missing again in the future."

"Many people are concerned about me? Including you?" He said in a deep and hoarse voice, causing Su Mianmian to lose her focus for a moment.

"Of course I'm concerned about you. You're the captain. Without you present, everyone becomes lazy. It's not just me. The other colleagues in the crew are also very concerned about you."

He sighed. "It's very late, rest early."

Su Mianmian frowned. She had been most worried about him, but she couldn't say it out loud!

She pulled open the curtains and stretched lazily towards the window. She was only halfway there when her attention was taken by the scene downstairs. There was a table beside the fountain, and on the table was a cup of steaming hot coffee. Lu Xiangdong sat on the chair. His faced away from her, and his head was lowered.

Su Mianmian was stunned. Lu Xiangdong had got up very early. He was wearing a white t-shirt and leaning against the back of the chair, holding a book. His long legs were crossed, the black pencil pants he wore made his legs look very slender.

He didn't seem to be disturbed by those outdoors as he carefully flipped through the book in his hand.

Su Mianmian touched her chin and wondered, when had he become so free and elegant?

Su Mianmian opened the glass door of the villa and appeared in front of him. She was wearing a set of sportswear. "The weather is good. It's suitable for sports."

She blocked his view and began to do gymnastics. "One, two, three, four-"

Lu Xiangdong frowned and put his book aside. He rubbed his temples. "Why did you choose to do the gymnastics here? You should go to the swimming pool."

Su Mianmian snorted. "You don't understand. You have to warm up first before swimming."

He couldn't win against her. He knew that she had chosen this place to practice her gymnastics. He should just give this place to her.

Seeing that he was about to get up and leave, she quickly sat down. "Read your book. I won't disturb you. I'll go over there to swim."

Lu Xiangdong felt that she did not want him to have any peace and quiet.

"Su Mianmian, are you going to swim with your clothes on? Or do you want to take them off and swim naked?" The corners of his mouth curled up with interest as his gaze wandered over her body.

"Don't you have any experience? Who said you can't swim with your clothes on? Let me show you." Su Mianmian walked towards the swimming pool, then stood by the side of the pool and took a deep breath.

She couldn't lose her composure in front of him. She couldn't afford to. She could just go back and throw her clothes into the washing machine to wash them.

"I suddenly have no interest in reading. I'll swim with you! " He suddenly grabbed her collar and lifted her up. Su Mianmian let out a yelp before she was dragged into the swimming pool.

She swore that she did not want to swim with him. He had pulled her into the water without any warning! Su Mianmian had not been prepared for this, she choked on the water.

"Lu Xiangdong, you didn't even want to read the book. You were just trying to trick me!"

"Who said I didn't read the book?" He leaned against her back and pinched her chin. His hot breath sprayed on her face.