My sister regretted sending me to the correctional facility.

I held the phone, listening to Gu Yao crying incessantly on the other end.

But I feel no pity now.

On the contrary, I felt a sense of exhilarating pleasure.

Hearing Gu Yao's crying.

I am very happy.

She was finally punished.

But this punishment.

This is just the beginning.

Gu Yao thought that by crying, she would receive my comfort.

Because that's what she used to do.

So now she thinks she can still do it.

But Gu Yao cried for five minutes.

I remained unmoved.

Gu Yao even wondered if I had hung up on her.

When Gu Yao glanced at her phone, she found that she was still on a call.

She was somewhat angry.

Gu Yao questioned me with dissatisfaction, "Lu Yi, are you still calling me?"

I replied, "Yes."

Gu Yao was stunned for a moment.

It turns out I've always been here.

She then said, "Look how pitiful I am, why don't you say a word to comfort me?"

"We grew up together, how can you be so cold-blooded?"

Cold-blooded?

I heard Gu Yao use this word to describe me.

It really makes me laugh!

You're calling me cold-blooded?

Who is more cold-blooded?

Who sent me to the correctional facility and tortured me for a year?

Who is giving me the silent treatment?

And who is it that keeps forcing me to wash away the so-called "dirty thoughts" from my mind?

It's all because of you, Gu Yao!

You are a more cold-blooded person than I am.

How dare you call me cold-blooded?

I just sneered: "Comfort you? Why should I comfort you?"

"Gu Yao, if you need comfort, shouldn't you go to your fiancé?"

"I, Lu Yi, am just a tool that you scolded and told to cleanse the filthy thoughts from my brain."

"So, what right do I have to comfort you?"

This sentence completely baffled Gu Yao.

Gu Yao quickly explained, "Lu Yi, let me explain. I really didn't mean to treat you as a tool."

"Is it too late to explain now?"

My firm stance left Gu Yao speechless.

"Gu Yao, the past is the past, and I don't want to keep talking about it with you because I think it's pointless."

"I'll say it again: you asked me to clear all the filthy thoughts I had about you, and now I've cleared them all out, without reservation, without a trace!"

"My last connection with you is about Aunt Gu!"

"Don't worry, I will definitely bring Zhao Ming back and avenge Aunt Gu!"

"Okay, that's all for now. I have to go."

Gu Yao heard that I was going to hang up the phone.

She panicked and quickly said, "Lu Yi! I was wrong! Don't hang up! I'm really scared being alone right now. Can you come and keep me company?"

"I was wrong to tell you to clear your mind of all those filthy thoughts about me before. Now I'm allowing you to add those filthy thoughts about me back into your mind!"

Hearing this, I felt no joy at all; on the contrary, Gu Yao's words disgusted me!

What does Gu Yao mean by those words? What do you think I am?

Is it a tool that can be summoned and dismissed at will?

If she was unhappy, she could scold me and send me to the correctional facility.

When she was happy, she beckoned me over to her side as if calling a dog.

I faced Gu Yao's desperate pleas.

His answer at that moment was as firm as iron.

"Gu Yao, please preserve the last vestige of your image in my heart. Don't shatter my last good impression of you!"

After saying that, I immediately hung up the phone.

But I didn't expect that.

This was originally something I used to warn Gu Yao.

However, her understanding was flawed.

"Lu Yi just said that he still has a good impression of me, which means that I still have a place in his heart."

Gu Yao immediately got out of bed.

She began to recall exactly when she had formed a good impression on me.

"It must have been during high school and college! That was when Lu Yi had a crush on me the most!"

Then, Gu Yao began to reminisce about what high school and college were like.

She dressed in youthful clothes, transforming herself into a pure and innocent young girl.

But time has passed, and years have taken their toll.

I'm almost thirty years old.

No matter how you dress up, you can never go back to looking like you were seventeen or eighteen.

.......

I have made up my mind to say goodbye to the past.

That is, to look forward to the future.

Just after Zhao Ming absconded with all the company's assets.

Previously, Zhao Ming's business partner was Liu Chaoyang, the CEO of the largest sand and gravel company in Jiangcheng.

Suddenly he found me!

When he found me, I was having lunch at a fast food restaurant downstairs from Lin Xia's company.

The sun was very strong outside at noon.

I was eating when Liu Chaoyang walked in and found me.

When I saw him, I immediately thought of the time when I went to find Liu Chaoyang.

His receptionist refused to let me into the company.

This is the scene that caused me to suffer from heatstroke from being exposed to the sun outside!

Why did Liu Chaoyang suddenly find me at this time?

Liu Chaoyang walked straight toward me.

I slowly tightened my grip on the chopsticks, wary of any inappropriate actions the other person might take against me.

Liu Chaoyang walked up to me.

He immediately flashed a fawning smile: "You, you must be President Lu?"

Mr. Lu?

It seems that Liu Chaoyang has inquired about my background.

I said, "I'm not some CEO Lu."

Liu Chaoyang was taken aback: "Aren't you Lu Yi?"

"it's me."

"So you must be President Lu!"

Liu Chaoyang's obsequious and servile demeanor was a far cry from the cold, disdainful gaze he had held over me under the scorching sun that day.

I find it hard to reconcile the middle-aged man in front of me with the cold and indifferent boss from that day.

I still remember that afternoon.

Liu Chaoyang looked at me and shook his head indifferently.

He said, "Those who don't know how to be content will not have a good ending, and no one will pity them!"

I stared at Liu Chaoyang's fawning expression.

He asked, "Did you need something from me?"

Liu Chaoyang quickly apologized: "President Lu, regarding what happened at my company's entrance last time, my receptionist and security guard were blind and didn't recognize you, sir, and stopped you from entering the company! I've already fired them and punished them severely!"

Upon hearing this, I immediately laughed.

Without an arrogant and domineering leader like you, how could there be such a domineering subordinate?

I said, "It's because I'm not qualified enough to step into Mr. Liu's company."

Upon hearing this, Liu Chaoyang turned pale with fright and almost knelt down on the ground.

It's clear that Liu Chaoyang is in big trouble right now.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have paid so much attention to my reaction.

"Mr. Lu! You flatter me! Your presence in my company is an honor for us!"

"I was deceived by that scoundrel Zhao Ming and believed his slander, which is why I misunderstood you!"

"I had no idea that the chairman of the renowned Xinglu Group was actually you!"

Xinglu Group is the name of the company my father left me.

However, I haven't heard anyone mention this name to me in a long time.

Whenever I hear this name, my thoughts always turn to my deceased father.

How happy I was when my father was still alive.