The spacious and bright office couldn't mask the biting chill in the air.
Before Anna went in, she called her grandmother. Her grandmother seemed to have anticipated what Lou Yuming would do to her.
As expected, the moment she stepped inside, she heard a mocking sneer from ahead.
The man sat in his leather chair, his face grim, his eyes seemingly imbued with the coldness and danger to destroy everything.
He stared at her coldly, his dark pupils filled with boundless disgust and malevolence.
Anna's face turned pale for a moment, but she mustered her courage and said, "...Yuming, Uncle Su said you canceled the contract with him?"
Lou Yuming raised an eyebrow, his tone indifferent, "Does it have anything to do with you?"
Anna was choked up, "Don't misunderstand me, I just want to know why. Uncle Su is, after all, our elder—"
"Ganging up to get me drunk. He's truly a 'thoughtful' elder."
Anna's pupils constricted. When did he find out?!
Lou Yuming seemed unwilling to waste another second talking to her, and said coldly, "Get out. Don't come to the company without my permission from now on!"
"Why..." Anna began to feign helplessness, "Yuming, what exactly did I do wrong? Last night, you were the one who was drunk and held onto me, so we..."
*Bang!*
The cup was violently thrown to the floor, the loud noise making Anna stop abruptly. She looked at the man walking towards her in a furious rage, disbelievingly.
His tall figure exerted an invisible pressure on Anna. His handsome face, now contorted with anger, looked unusually sallow and ugly.
Yet, Anna still didn't know when to stop. It was as if she were deliberately provoking Lou Yuming, as she retreated and said, "Yuming, I know it doesn't mean much to you, but last night for me... Although I like you, I never thought it would be like this! You must have misunderstood Uncle Su. I just happened to run into you at the club last night."
"Happened to?"
He raised his hand and ferociously choked her neck.
His grip was devoid of any gentleness, not even feigning a threat. He tightened it quickly and without hesitation, his well-defined knuckles gradually turning a chilling white from the exertion.
Seeing the woman's fragile and wronged appearance contort in pain, Lou Yuming sneered, his gaze sinister, "Shao Anna, how much truth is there in your words!"
"Yu... Ming!"
Her eyes rolled back as she struggled to beat his arm, but her strength was insignificant to an enraged man.
At that moment, Anna finally seemed to realize that he might truly... want her dead!
*Knock, knock—!*
Just then, there was a hurried knocking at the door from outside.
The instant the door was pushed open, a hint of ferocity flashed in Lou Yuming's eyes. Then, as if discarding trash, he flicked his hand.
*Bang!*
The woman was thrown directly to the door, slamming it shut again.
This tremendous commotion caused the person outside to frantically knock and call out in an anxious and weak voice, "Nana... Nana!"
It was Old Madam Shao.
Lou Yuming stared at the unmoving Anna on the floor, his eyes narrowing cruelly. She had even prepared such a move.
He slowly tidied his clothes, the malevolence radiating from him undiminished.
He walked over, slowly opened the door, and completely ignored Anna lying on the floor.
His voice was clear and calm.
"Grandma Shao."
Old Madam Shao saw Anna curled up on the floor, her face pale, at a glance.
She squatted down, heartbroken, and hugged the child, "Nana, what's wrong! Yuming, what in the world is going on?"
Lou Yuming's expression remained unchanged. He looked down and said, "Ask her."
Anna took a long time to recover, forcing her eyelids open, and weakly said, "Grand... ma, it has nothing to do with Yuming. It was me, I accidentally fell."
A cruel smile flickered on Lou Yuming's lips. He turned back to his desk.
"Since you're here, take her away."
This was said to Shao Cheng, who was standing at the door.
His expression was tense, and he suppressed his anger as he walked into the office. Looking at Anna's state, there was no trace of tenderness in his eyes, only ice.
The elderly woman still didn't understand what had happened and quickly asked Shao Cheng to carry Anna to the hospital.
An hour later, Shao Cheng sent a text message.
[I'm sorry]