Su Banxia held him close, her soft voice tinged with a slight nasal tone as she murmured, “You weren’t like this that night.”
He draped his coat over her like a gentleman, he made room for her on the bed and no longer resisted her approach.
A person’s character, no matter how peculiar and changeable, must have been influenced by something to suddenly change their attitude towards others. Misunderstandings had no place with her, and she had to unravel the mystery immediately.
“Did I make you angry?” Su Banxia continued when she saw that he hadn’t pushed her away. “If you have any dissatisfaction, you can tell me.”
Shang Lu lowered his gaze and looked at the obedient and clingy girl in his arms.
He recalled that day.
“For the sake of marrying Shang Jingyao, she has to marry him.”
“He’s physically disabled and has a reclusive personality. How can he be worthy of you?”
Ever since his accident left him with paralyzed legs, everyone around him had distanced themselves. They all looked at him with strange pity and even mocked him with hurtful words. He had grown accustomed to being treated this way, so why did Su’s mother’s words hurt him so deeply?
He wasn’t a normal person, and nobody would like him. Su Banxia was just playing around or had some ulterior motive. She was waiting for him to fall for her and then would abandon him, telling him that she had only played with his emotions.
Shang Lu pressed his thin lips together and looked at the girl in his arms with a cold, hard gaze. “No.”
“You’re lying; I don’t believe you,” Su Banxia insisted.
She remembered someone telling her that people with disabilities or illnesses often had fragile and self-esteem, and they built high walls to protect themselves from being hurt. They longed for closeness but resisted it out of fear.
So, he ultimately decided to stay in the darkness, believing it was the safest place.
Shang Lu was just that kind of person.
Su Banxia suddenly raised her head and kissed him on the face.
Shang Lu handsome and cold face tensed up, and he was about to issue a warning.
Su Banxia’s bright and attractive eyes gazed at him sincerely, saying, “Shang Lu, you are the best, no one can compare to you.”
What did it matter if he had a disability in his legs? He hadn’t given up on life. Under his leadership, the company prospered, and in the business world, he was the most formidable warlord. He was truly outstanding.
Shang Lu expression was momentarily dazed, and he couldn’t control the strange feeling welling up inside him. Suddenly, he dared not meet her gaze for fear that one more second would make things even stranger.
“I need to change my clothes,” Shang Lu gently pushed her away.
Su Banxia opened her mouth but wisely closed it upon seeing his reddened earlobes, leaving him alone in the dressing room.
After leaving the room, she hurried to the bathroom, looked at herself in the mirror, and realized she was holding her burning face. Why hadn’t she learned the art of sweet talking before?
Afraid that Shang Lu might leave after changing his clothes, she quickly freshened up, ran out, and called out to him.
Shang Lu had just come out of the dressing room and glanced at her before activating his wheelchair and heading towards the door.
“Shang Lu,” she called to him.
The wheelchair stopped, and the man turned his face slightly. “Is there something else?”
This was a sign that he wasn’t angry anymore. Well, that was easy to appease.
Su Banxia suddenly remembered that he sometimes got so busy with work that he forgot to eat. She smiled and said, “How about I bring you lunch?”
Shang Lu hesitated for a moment and said in a cold tone, “No need.”
Su Banxia: “…”
The door slammed shut in front of her, and Shang Lu’s figure disappeared from the bedroom.
Su Banxia chased after him, saying, “Even if you don’t need it, I’m still going to bring it.”
Back in her room, she picked up the blanket from the sofa and placed it on the bed. She lay down, took out her phone, opened the app, and checked the data. The first empty star had gained a lot of luck points, and the system had taken back one-tenth of the luck.
Su Banxia couldn’t help but smile. Little Lulu might be stubborn, but his body couldn’t fool her. An increase in luck points was the best proof.
It was still too early to regain one hundred percent of the luck, so she couldn’t slack off. She continued to grind!
After a short rest, she went downstairs for breakfast and encountered Lu Yurou.
In the past few days, after her encounter with Lu Yurou, that wealthy friend of hers, every time she saw Lu Yurou at home, the latter had a pale face.
Su Banxia didn’t pay much attention to it. She was Shang Lu’s wife, and she had nothing to do with Lu Yurou. The original plot didn’t provide many details, but she knew that Shang Lu’s transformation was related to his stepmother, Lu Yurou.
Su Banxia went to the kitchen and instructed the maid to prepare breakfast. She also mentioned that she would be taking lunch to the company.
The maid had a mediocre attitude towards her as the young mistress of the house, but she had a deep fear of Shang Lu. Therefore, without a second word, she agreed to prepare the lunch.
…
At noon, the employees of the Shang Corporation began packing up their things, preparing to go to the company cafeteria for lunch.
Lin Xuan knocked on the office door and, after receiving a response from inside, pushed the door open. “Mr. Shang, would you like to go downstairs for lunch, or should I reserve a restaurant and have the meal delivered to you?” she asked.
“No need,” came the cold response from the man.
Shang Lu, dressed unusually in a black dress shirt, had long, sweeping eyelashes, and his gaze remained fixed on the documents on his desk. With a straight nose and slightly pursed lips, he looked as handsome as he did in magazines. People often said that a man was at his most attractive when he was seriously focused on work, and Shang Lu was a perfect example of that.
Even with his leg disability, he possessed a divine appearance, coupled with an impeccable family background, making him superior to ninety percent of men.
Lin Xuan, lost in her thoughts, remembered the first time she saw him at school, and how she had wanted to follow in his footsteps, thinking that one day… Her face flushed with excitement.
She didn’t mind his leg disability; after all, with the Shang family’s wealth, there would be plenty of servants at her disposal.
“Mr. Shang,” she said, temporarily forgetting that Shang Lu didn’t like others interfering, her tone gentle and caring, “Skipping meals isn’t good for your stomach. I remember you have acute gastritis. It’s better to eat something earlier.”
As she spoke, she took out her phone and continued, “I’ve been to a few restaurants, and the food there is quite good. How about I help you order lunch to be delivered?”
Shang Lu raised his dark eyes and looked at his secretary. Under his cold gaze, Lin Xuan couldn’t help but reach up and play with her hair, feeling somewhat shy.
Every day before going to work, she put a lot of effort into her appearance, just hoping that he would linger a few seconds longer with her. Today, she wore a white blouse on top and a blue pencil skirt at the bottom, showcasing her feminine beauty.
In the world, half of the men liked capable female assistants who could accompany them in their struggles and provide gentle comfort when they were tired. A woman who was both gentle and competent was irresistible to anyone.
“Secretary Lin, do your job properly and don’t take matters into your own hands!” With a tone that was both indifferent and stern, Shang Lu said, “Manager Zhang recommended you for the position of secretary, believing in your work abilities. I hope you don’t disappoint him.”
Lin Xuan, criticized severely by the man, froze with a forced smile on her face.
“Mr. Shang, I’m sorry,” she immediately lowered her head and apologized with a very good attitude. “I was just concerned about your health.”
Shang Lu responded coldly, “Leave.”
Lin Xuan turned around and hurriedly left the office, her eyes filled with grievances.
Just as she walked out, a woman carrying two thermos flasks came towards her, walking gracefully and in stark contrast to Lin Xuan’s disheveled appearance.
Lin Xuan had originally intended to go to the restroom but stopped in her tracks and asked, “Who are you looking for?”
Sudden the woman recognized the woman in front of her, dressed in a professional suit. She had seen her in the hospital last time, Shang Lu’s secretary.
“I’m looking for Shang Lu. Is he in his office?” The woman asked.
Lin Xuan had just suffered in the office, and when a stranger suddenly appeared on the CEO’s floor, her tone turned stern. “Do you have an appointment with Mr. Shang?”
The woman with the thermos flasks began to explain, “No, but I…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Lin Xuan interrupted her, “If you don’t have an appointment, please leave.”
The woman thought to herself that Lin Xuan had changed so much in just half a month that this secretary didn’t recognize her as Shang Lu’s wife, which was understandable.
“Shang Lu!” She shouted towards the CEO’s office.
Lin Xuan’s face turned cold. In the past, there had been women with ulterior motives who came to see Shang Lu, intending to seduce him for business interests, but they were all escorted out by security.
This woman was truly scheming, taking advantage of the lunch break when company employees were coming in, treating the CEO’s office like a marketplace, coming in uninvited and causing a scene.
“Madam, please leave,” Lin Xuan took out her phone and threatened, “or I’ll call security.”
Su Banxia was getting anxious, “I’m Shang Lu’s wife!”
Lin Xuan almost burst out laughing. The woman in front of her actually dared to claim she was Shang Lu’s wife.
She had seen Su Banxia in the hospital before, with messy wine-red hair, pale and gloomy complexion, and extremely poor health. She looked like a tacky woman who had spent the night in a bar.
The woman in front of her had black shoulder-length hair, delicate makeup on her face, and was wearing a dress without any brand logos. Lin Xuan didn’t know where she had come from, but her makeup had significantly enhanced her appearance.
Lin Xuan couldn’t help but feel a twinge of jealousy. She wondered what she looked like without makeup.
“Madam, if you don’t leave now, I’ll call security immediately.”
Su Banxia wanted to pick up her phone and call Shang Lu, but then she realized she didn’t have Shang Lu’s number and hadn’t added him on WeChat.
“Listen to me…”
At that moment, the receptionist at the CEO’s office and Shang Lu’s bodyguards, Xiang Lei and Special Assistant Zhou Zhou, came out of the elevator. Lin Xuan quickly said, “There’s a crazy woman here who didn’t make an appointment but insists on seeing Mr. Shang. Hurry up and get her out of here.”
Hearing her words, the three of them thought there was really someone causing trouble and rushed over to escort the woman out of the building.
“Hey, this isn’t the place for you to cause trouble.”
Su Banxia turned around.
Assistant Zhou was taken aback, his words stuck in his throat, and he almost choked. He looked somewhat bewildered and said, “Miss Su?”
Xiang Lei’s expression darkened slightly, his face showing a coldness. He remembered very well how Su Banxia and her mother had criticized Shang Lu in the bedroom the last time.
The receptionist, who hadn’t seen Su Banxia the first time, stood there in astonishment.
So, this is the rumored eloped wife of Mr. Shang. She’s quite pretty, and she’s bringing lunch to Mr. Shang. They seem so loving.
Except for Lin Xuan, who was thunderstruck. Her face turned red and then pale. She hadn’t recognized that the woman in front of her was Su Banxia.
Last time in the hospital, Su Banxia looked like a ghost.
Could her memory be so confused? That’s impossible!
Rich people’s young ladies are really something. The makeup artist is amazing. This isn’t just a face swap; it’s a complete transformation.
Su Banxia glanced at Lin Xuan, who had an unusual expression, and said, “Assistant Zhou, is Mr. Shang in his office? I’ve come to bring him lunch.”
Assistant Zhou enthusiastically replied, “Mr. Shang is in his office. I was wondering why Mr. Shang didn’t go for lunch even though it’s noon. It turns out he was waiting for Miss Su.”
Su Banxia was surprised, “You’re not trying to trick me, are you?”
Earlier in the morning, in the bedroom, Shang Lu had refused her offer.
“I absolutely wouldn’t deceive you,” Assistant Zhou smiled and said, “Miss Su, please follow me. Mr. Shang has been waiting for you.”
Lin Xuan watched as the two of them walked towards the CEO’s office, her face showing her displeasure and jealousy.
“Miss Su is quite attractive.”
“Her features are so delicate, and she has a good temperament. She’s truly the daughter of a wealthy family.”
“Haven’t you heard the saying, ‘Buddha depends on gold attire, while people depend on clothing’? She’s beautiful because of the heavy makeup.”
The two receptionists stopped talking. Lin Xuan’s tone was so sour.
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