War of Roses: The Proud Tycoon，Please Surrender!-Chapter 267: You Still Care About Me

In the President’s office, Gu Yan asked Tang Yuxiu, "Are you sure there won’t be a problem with what you just said?"

"Don’t worry, I was just speaking the truth, there won’t be any issues."

Gu Yan paused, "I thought you were just going to acknowledge what’s in the newspaper, I didn’t expect you to say that."

Tang Yuxiu sat in his office chair, looked up at her, and a hint of playfulness appeared deep in his eyes, "What did I say?"

Gu Yan was about to respond but then felt it was strange, "You know what you said, why ask me?"

Tang Yuxiu raised an eyebrow casually, "I have selective amnesia."

"Oh, really? Alright, then you just forget it, I’m not going to accompany you."

Gu Yan tightened her backpack, huffed at him, and was about to leave.

Tang Yuxiu asked, "Where are you going?"

"To work."

Tang Yuxiu, "... I just needed an excuse to get you here, not to really make you work."

"That won’t do. When President Tang personally says something, it can’t be random. I must go, I’ll leave now, take your time with work."

Tang Yuxiu watched Gu Yan leave the office, and he was alone again.

He initially thought she could accompany him for the day but didn’t expect to drive her away with his own words. He truly experienced what it means to shoot oneself in the foot.

In the spacious office, Young Master Tang worked silently.

Entertainment Department.

When Gu Yan appeared here with her backpack, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked up at her.

Gu Yan paused, feeling very uncomfortable.

She glanced at everyone, quietly walked past them, and quickened her pace towards the music group office.

It’s probably because everyone heard about what Tang Yuxiu said this morning that they had such a reaction.

She arrived at the music group’s office, and Lin Fei saw her, paused, then looked down to continue her work, as if her arrival had nothing to do with her.

Wang Qi was also surprised, "Gu Yan? Why did you come down here?"

"Ah, the President said I had to come to work, so I came."

Wang Qi, "... Does that guy have any humanity? You just got back, and he’s already eager for you to work. Gu Yan, that kind of man is too inconsiderate, you can’t go with him."

Gu Yan nodded heavily, "I actually think so too."

Wang Qi, "Does the President know you’re talking like this?"

Gu Yan indignantly, "Weren’t you the one who said it!"

Wang Qi made an X sign over her mouth, "I’ll shut up. I can’t say anymore, or I’ll get fired."

"Wow, now you remember he’s your boss?"

"You brat, who do you think I did it for?" Wang Qi pointed a finger at her forehead.

Gu Yan surrendered, "I was wrong, it’s all for me!"

With Wang Qi and Xue Xianglan, two true friends, she has no regrets in life.

Friends aren’t about quantity but about sincerity.

She’s not greedy.

Just then, Yang Min came out of her office and was quite surprised to see Gu Yan.

Gu Yan also saw her, immediately stopped joking with Wang Qi, composed herself, and walked over to her.

She bowed apologetically to Yang Min, "Yang, I’m sorry for leaving without a word for over a month, causing trouble for you."

Yang Min looked her up and down, regardless of whether she knew if she was the President’s girlfriend or not, she was always so calm and didn’t get arrogant just because she had the President’s support. At this moment, being able to humbly admit her mistake, truthfully, she is quite a decent person.

Moreover, her abilities are widely recognized.

"Gu Yan, even though you’re the President’s girlfriend, I never keep people who don’t follow the rules and are useless here, you know that."

"I understand." Gu Yan listened humbly.

"Since you’re here to admit your mistake, then just get back to work and don’t let it happen again."

Gu Yan smiled and gratefully said, "Thank you, Yang."

Yang Min nodded, turned, and went back into her office.

Gu Yan felt relaxed and returned to her desk, chatting with Wang Qi from time to time.

It felt like she never left, like nothing much had changed from before.

The only change was that she and Tang Yuxiu were no longer sneaking around but dating openly, which made her feel no longer oppressed and very relaxed.

Meanwhile, after Xue Xianglan left the Tang Family, she stood at the entrance for a moment and suddenly thought of going somewhere.

She had come with Xue Jiarui’s car, so she had no car now and had to take a taxi.

"Doctor Xiang, a young lady is waiting for you in your office."

Xiang Linghao was holding a lab report, flipping through it while heading to his office when a nurse stopped him.

Hearing this, Xiang Linghao was puzzled, "Which young lady?"

The nurse shook her head, "I don’t know, I haven’t seen her before."

Xiang Linghao was even more puzzled, "How long has she been here?"

"For quite a while."

"Didn’t you tell her I was busy? Why is she waiting like this?"

"I did, but the lady said it was okay, she had plenty of time, so she just waited."

"Alright, you go on with your work, I’ll go to the office now."

"Okay."

Xiang Linghao pushed open the office door and saw no one inside, puzzled; wasn’t someone waiting?

He walked straight to the desk, and suddenly the chair turned around, and someone was sitting on it.

Xiang Linghao froze, she... why did she come?

She actually came to find him?

Xue Xianglan sat leisurely in his office chair, looking up at his stunned expression.

"What? You weren’t expecting to see me?"

Xiang Linghao snapped back, quickly shaking his head, "No, no."

"Then why do you look like that?"

"It’s just that, I’m surprised."

"Surprised by what?" Xue Xianglan continued to ask, as if she wouldn’t give up without a thorough inquiry.

Xiang Linghao paused, then honestly replied, "Surprised that you suddenly came here..."

All these years, he never dared to hope for her forgiveness, let alone a fresh start.

He was already happy that she didn’t avoid him anymore, so her unexpected visit brought both surprise and delight.

"I just came because I wanted to." Xue Xianglan said bluntly.

Xiang Linghao silently thought, yes, she’s always been like this—doing whatever she thinks, never holding back.

"What were you doing? Making me wait so long." Xue Xianglan asked again.

Xiang Linghao glanced at the lab reports in his hand, organized them, and placed them on the desk, "I was conducting experiments, researching medicine to maintain Uncle Tang’s vital signs."

Mentioning Old Sir Tang, Xue Xianglan also felt worried.

The Xue Family and Tang Family were long-time friends, and Old Sir Tang had treated her and Xue Jiarui well. This sudden incident of him falling into a coma was worrying for both her and Jiarui.

"How’s the research going?"

Xiang Linghao frowned and shook his head, "No progress, this medicine is difficult, and it won’t have results anytime soon."

Xue Xianglan lowered her gaze, then looked up at him, "Don’t rush things too much, just let it be. No matter what, your health is important."

"Yeah." Xiang Linghao nodded, then paused, and looked at her unexpectedly.

Was she, caring about him?

Could he understand it that way?

Xiang Linghao felt a little excited inside.

Thinking so, he just went ahead and asked, "Xiang Lan, are you concerned about me?"

Xue Xianglan raised an eyebrow, straightforwardly, "Haven’t I made it obvious enough?"

When Xue Xianglan said these words, Xiang Linghao’s heart felt like a blossoming garden, filled with incomparable joy.

"You... you still care about me..." Xiang Linghao spoke with a bit of a stutter, he was so happy.

Seeing the unabashed joy on his face, Xue Xianglan knew he was genuinely excited and happy.

Silently chuckling inside, she maintained a calm exterior, "Of course I care about you, after all, everything we went through is in the past. Since I’ve let go and stopped avoiding you, I might as well care for you a bit. After all, we grew up together, there’s still some feelings there, and we are still friends."

So, they’re just friends, are they?

So, all those past memories, in her heart, they were just gone.

Xiang Linghao’s emotions felt like a fast roller coaster, from the peak moments ago to a steep decline now, reaching the lowest point.

Experiencing an emotional rise and fall in just seconds.

Xiang Linghao slightly lowered his gaze to hide the disappointment in his eyes, still forcing a smile in front of Xue Xianglan, not wanting her to notice anything.

How could Xue Xianglan not see through it? Honestly, seeing him still have such a reaction because of her words made her feel good.

It proved that he still had feelings for her.

But why was he so timid?

Now, Xue Xianglan realized how impressive Tang Yuxiu was, at least he was assertive and domineering!

When he liked someone, he expressed it directly. When Gu Yan left, he did everything he could to find her, determined to keep her by his side.

Xiang Linghao was different from Tang Yuxiu.

He had too many worries, thinking solely on her behalf, considering her feelings, never caring for his own, which resulted in him seeming timid due to excessive love and fear.

Little did he know, what Xue Xianglan wanted was for him to occasionally think about himself, and straightforwardly express his feelings and thoughts to her.

With Xue Xianglan’s pride, she couldn’t easily lower her head to reconcile with him proactively, especially since he was the one who gave up on their relationship back then. Many years later, if he still wanted to be with her, he had to take the initiative to make peace.

She’s not in a hurry now; after all these years, she could afford to wait.

In any case, she’s implicitly decided on him; even if she grows old, it doesn’t matter. She would just stay by his side, with no destination, he shall accompany her until the end.

Yes, that was Xue Xianglan’s love for Xiang Linghao.

Even if we can’t be together, I won’t love anyone else, and you can forget about loving again. If we live, we’ll be lonely together, and if not, we’ll wait for the next life together.

Xue Xianglan thought, silently curling her lips into a smile.