Three years after our breakup, you came back to China, and I'm just giving up. Why are you cryi

Lu Hao could easily handle the role of the veteran actor, Hongtangshui.

I dare not speak for anything else, but when it comes to this, he dares to say that he is the first to do it, and no one dares to say that he is the second.

During my four years of university, except for my freshman year, I cooked once a month.

After graduation, I shared an apartment with Zhou Mengmeng, and I cooked almost every month. Later, Ning Shu joined us, and she also cooked for Lin Ran a few times occasionally.

Brown sugar water master!

Lu Hao brought out a bowl of piping hot brown sugar water from the kitchen. He squatted down in front of Lin Ran, scooped up a spoonful, blew on it gently a few times, and then held it to Lin Ran's mouth. "Beautiful Lin, open your mouth."

Lin Ran obediently opened her mouth, and the warm brown sugar water flowed into her mouth through the spoon. It went down her esophagus with a warm sensation, and the pain in her abdomen disappeared.

After finishing his bowl, Lu Hao pulled out a tissue and handed it to Lin Ran to wipe her mouth. He then got up and went to the kitchen to clean it up.

Returning to the sofa and sitting down, Lu Hao looked at Lin Ran, whose complexion had regained some vitality, and said, "I remember you didn't have this much discomfort when you had your period before."

"Sigh... I still have a headache about what happened yesterday." Lin Ran sighed, his face looking grim.

"Zhang Xiang came to me today and said that the manager position is rightfully his. I think he must have found some connections..." Lu Hao didn't continue, believing that Lin Ran understood better than he did.

A flicker of pain crossed Lin Ran's eyes as she slumped weakly against the sofa. "If he gets the manager's job, I'll quit."

"Resign?" Lu Hao's eyes widened in shock. He looked at Lin Ran, puzzled. "It can't be that serious, can it?"

"Once Zhang Xiang takes the manager's position, there won't be any changes for at least five years. I'm already 28 this year, I can't wait that long."

Lin Ran's words silenced Lu Hao.

According to his thinking, he simply couldn't understand why Lin Ran was so determined to rise to the top.

With her current position as team leader, her salary plus performance bonuses should easily bring her around ten thousand yuan a month.

What's wrong with waiting five years? Why make it to the point of resigning?

"Are you really planning to leave?" Lu Hao's eyes held a complex expression.

"Yes." Lin Ran's tone was firm. "Do you want to come with me?"

This question stumped Lu Hao, and he didn't answer immediately, causing the living room to fall silent.

"I'm leaving, but I won't be taking your attendance anymore, and you won't be as free as you are now."

Lin Ran's words, like the murmurs of a demon, kept echoing in Lu Hao's ears.

That's what they say, but at the new company, will Lin Ran still be the team leader? Will he continue to cover for me like this?

Moreover, I also have to adapt to the new environment and new colleagues.

In Lu Hao's view, these were all troublesome matters.

He did not answer Lin Ran's question, and Lin Ran did not press him further.

After chatting for a few minutes, Lu Hao made an excuse to leave Lin Ran's house.

He looked up at the bright moon in the sky, his eyes slightly narrowed.

These are truly turbulent times; we must ensure Lin Ran stays.

Lu Hao followed the dim streetlights out of the residential area, hailed a shared electric scooter by the roadside, and headed towards Mochou Bar, enjoying the summer night breeze.

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Mochou Bar.

Lu Hao weaved through the crowded people and arrived at his "exclusive" spot.

Li Xu was chatting with a girl, while his boss, Mo Li, sat with her legs crossed, a cigarette between her fingers, her eyes glazed over as she watched the singer performing on stage.

Lu Hao sat down next to Molly, picked up a beer from the table, opened it, and started chugging it down.

After downing the entire bottle in one gulp, he turned to Molly and asked, "Who tipped that woman off about my whereabouts last time?"

"Nobody said anything. That woman just left after posting the missing person notice inside, and happened to see you outside." Molly smiled, and before Lu Hao could reply, she continued, "But that woman was pretty arrogant; she didn't even pick up all that money, she just left."

Lu Hao curled his lip, recalling the money that woman had thrown out that night, which must have been at least ten or twenty thousand yuan. She really was a little rich woman.

Judging from this, her status at Xiyue Apparel must be quite high. As long as I can persuade her, even if my proposal isn't adopted, at least I can't let Zhang Xiang's proposal take the lead.

In this way, although Lin Ran cannot be promoted to manager, at least he will not have to resign.

"Has she come over in the last couple of days?" Lu Hao opened another bottle of beer.

"She's gone. I haven't seen her since last time."

Molly's words disappointed Lu Hao. It seemed that waiting here to take advantage of someone was not a wise choice.

Could it be that I should follow Su Yu's example and ambush her at Xiyue Clothing?

Lu Hao quickly put the idea out of his mind.

First, I didn't know when she got off work, and second, I didn't know where she came from.

If she has a car and goes directly to the underground parking lot, then it would be a pipe dream for me to wait for her.

Lu Hao was getting more and more annoyed. After downing a few cans of beer, he leaned back on the sofa, lit a cigarette, and watched the swirling smoke dissipate in the neon lights.

"Brother Lu, are you planning to find new talent? You drank so much in one go!" Li Xu sat down next to Lu Hao and teased him.

Lu Hao glanced at him, then looked at the spot where Li Xu had been sitting. The woman he had been chatting with earlier was gone.

"Your prey is gone?"

"Her husband came home early, and she had to go back to deal with him. But we added some green bubbles."

"Heh... she's already married, huh? Your spring has come, kid." Lu Hao chuckled.

"Brother Lu, do you think what I'm doing is immoral? After all, she has a family..." Li Xu said with some concern.

"If you don't go, does that mean she won't go find someone else?"

Lu Hao's words enlightened Li Xu, and his guilt vanished. "Brother Lu, you really see things clearly."

Lu Hao ignored him, lit another cigarette, took a puff, and then drank most of the beer.

If you have a family, why would you come to a bar? Isn't your intention to indulge yourself?

In his view, such people are not worthy of sympathy.

It was just tough on that honest man.

But this is the prevailing social trend nowadays.

Pure love, at least, wouldn't happen in a bar.

There's an old saying that goes, "Not all girls who come to bars are bad girls, but good girls don't come to bars."

It's wrong to generalize and condemn everyone, but people tend to view it through a lens of bias.

Li Xu left sometime earlier, and by the time Lu Hao came to his senses it was almost eleven o'clock.

He waited in vain for the woman to appear and returned to his rented room in disappointment.

For three consecutive days, Lu Hao came to stake out the spot, but still came up empty-handed.

Tomorrow is the weekend, and Lin Ran said that Xiyue Clothing will give a reply on Monday. By then, even if he finds a woman, the matter will be settled.

With two days left, Lu Hao decided to go for a stroll downstairs at Xiyue Clothing Store, just in case he bumped into her.

On Saturday, Lu Hao got up very early.

He hadn't forgotten his promise to Zhou Mengmeng to set an example for her in blind dates.

He invited four girls out today, and they all chose to meet near Xiyue Clothing Company.

Pulling the still-sleepy Zhou Mengmeng along, Lu Hao arrived at a coffee shop.

"You sit here, listen carefully, watch carefully, and learn carefully."