President, please comfort me.

After saying these words, a barely perceptible bitter smile appeared on her face.

Lanling stood up, took a deep breath, and forced a smile: "Since you're so busy, I won't bother you any longer. I'm going home now. Goodbye."

Tang Chao felt something was off, but couldn't quite put his finger on it. He assumed she wanted to return to the Tang Dynasty aristocratic family, so he went along with her and said, "I'm not in a hurry now, I'll take you back."

No sooner had he finished speaking than there was a knock on the office door. In this situation, only Jiangnan would dare to knock on the door. Assistants who can sit in this position must be perceptive, and knocking on the door at this time must mean that there is something urgent.

Lanling walked straight over and opened the door. Jiangnan smiled and nodded at her, then whispered to Tang Chao, who followed closely behind, "President Tang, Mr. Zhang from Zhuoyue has been waiting in the reception room for a while."

Tang Chao didn't even look at him. Instead, he quickly caught up with Lanling, tried to take her hand, and left with an unquestionable remark: "Let him wait."

Lanling strode on, not intending to let him see her off anyway. Hearing this, she had no choice but to stop, lifting her eyelids slightly, and said gently and calmly, "Go to work first, we'll talk tonight."

Seeing that her attitude had softened, and considering that Mr. Zhang was in a hurry, Tang Chao had no choice but to compromise. He smiled and looked at her, saying, "Okay, I'll pick you up tonight and take you out for something delicious."

"Ah."

Relieved by the affirmative answer, Tang Chao followed his assistant to the meeting room.

Lanling stared in the direction he left for a long time, until tears welled up in her eyes, before reluctantly turning away.

Goodbye, Tang Dynasty.

The two talked in the corridor without any regard for the employees who were on duty. In particular, when Tang Chao said the last sentence, which was obviously ingratiating, the three women who had heard it earlier were sweating profusely and fidgeting.

Lanling really wanted to hold back her tears. She had originally planned to find a secluded corner after returning to Xiamen and have a good, unrestrained cry.

However, she severely underestimated her feelings for the Tang Dynasty.

Realizing that every step she took away meant getting further and further away from him, and that the past two weeks they had spent together were about to become a thing of the past, a wave of grief surged through her heart, instantly overwhelming her.

Uncontrollable tears, like a flood bursting its banks, silently streamed down her pale cheeks. She couldn't stop them; they fell like cold raindrops onto her heart, dampening the joy in her dreams.

Lan Zhan had come specifically to bring his younger sister home. He was bored and staring intently at the gate when suddenly Lan Ling, who was crying her eyes out, appeared in his field of vision, which terrified him.

She hurriedly opened the car door and ran over: "Lanlan, what's wrong?"

"Brother~ I want to go home, let's go back to Xiamen." Lanling buried her face in Lanzhan's arms, sobbing uncontrollably.

Lan Zhan frowned, his voice cold and hard: "Who bullied you? Tell me!"

Lanling nestled in his arms and cried for a while before replying to him. Her voice was still muffled, but her mood had clearly improved: "Who dares to bully me? I just had a one-sided breakup."

Upon hearing this, Lan Zhan grabbed her arms with both hands, pulling them apart, and asked incredulously, "One-sided heartbreak? What do you mean? Don't tell me you came to the capital to meet your online friend in person!"

Seeing his shocked and serious expression, Lanling wiped away her tears and was amazed by his wild imagination: "Brother, what are you thinking? Why would I be having an online romance?"

"It's just that I've fallen for a guy, but he doesn't like me back."

"I'm leaving, going home. Let's invite them to dinner another time. I just want to go home now." Lanling looked at Lan Zhan blankly, sniffed, and got into the car without paying any attention to him.

Lan Zhan was stunned by this unexpected news. He stood there for a while before slowly getting into the car.

After getting in the car, he drove while lecturing, "No, what's the rush for someone so young? Even if you don't get married, I can support you for the rest of your life."

Lan Zhan was still furious and said arrogantly, "Besides, what kind of man is so blind? My sister is such a good, cute, and beautiful girl, how could he not like her?"

Lanling couldn't help but laugh as she watched her brother stand up for her, acting like a self-promoting vendor: "Don't worry, it just so happens that we met. Besides, you're my brother, of course you think I'm better."

"Oh dear, don't talk about me like that. You're so old and you still haven't found me a sister-in-law. How dare you criticize me?"

"I'm only twenty-nine, what's the rush? If I'm not in a rush, you shouldn't be either."

"Okay, I understand. I've already told Xiaoqi and the others that we're going back to Xiamen first, and we'll get together again next time."

"Okay, I'll have my assistant arrange it. Let's go back now to get our luggage, then head to the airport and go home!"

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When Wen Qi and Yang Xu saw Lanling's message in the group chat, they were still at work. They thought they could have lunch together, but things didn't go as planned.

Lanling directly confessed that she saw Tang Chao and his ex-girlfriend entering and leaving the company together this morning, and declared that she was going to give up. Chasing someone was too tiring, and she was not good enough for him. She was not going to suffer the pain of love.

Wen Qi and Yang Xu walked to the side and called her. After three rings, the call was answered, and Lan Ling's unusually hoarse voice came from the other end: "Hello, Qi Bao."

Wen Qi was very worried: "Where are you? Ah Xu and I will come find you."

"No need, I'm fine. You guys go to work and don't worry, my brother is still here."

After a moment of silence, Wen Qi asked cautiously, "Could there be any misunderstanding? The people of the Tang Dynasty are actually quite nice."

Lanling pouted and said with a heavy heart, "To be honest, he and I don't really have anything to do with each other. If he wants to get back together, I'll just wish him well. I can't keep pestering him like this."

"Let's leave it at that for now. I'm going back to Xiamen. Remember to come celebrate my birthday during the National Day holiday." Lanling really didn't want to continue this sad topic.

"Don't worry, I'll take you to the haunted house at the amusement park you've always wanted to go to." Yang Xu was going all out to make her happy.

Except for Yang Xu, the other three were all rather timid and never dared to go to haunted houses when they went out. Lanling had asked Yang Xu many times, but he had never agreed. Now that Lanling heard this, he was indeed a little happier: "Okay, it's settled then. We're about to board the plane. I'll tell you when we get home."

"it is good."

"Xiao Nuo is probably at the gym right now. Give her a call and tell her I'm going to turn off my phone."

"Well, don't worry."

Everything went so smoothly that Lan Zhan and Lan Ling returned to Xiamen at 3 p.m.