100: Chapter 100 Maybe I will really look back at you?

At noon, in a restaurant in the building.

The table was laden with steaming food, and Xiao Ran and Sister Su Lan sat opposite each other.

Su Lan's complexion was quite good, but her eyes still looked a bit unusual.

She simply put on a pair of black-rimmed glasses to conceal the flaws in her appearance.

With just these glasses, the mature woman was almost transformed into a seductive one!

Xiao Ran, on the other hand, looked quite content, seemingly basking in success.

Because her state was not bad, and she didn't forcibly cling to him, he was happy to be at ease.

Xiao Ran swirled the red wine glass in his fingertips, looked at the girl in front of him, and said,

"Sister Su Lan! I wish your company prosperity and great success in the future."

A simple blessing.

But for the beauty, it brought endless disappointment.

Su Lan looked at the beloved person in front of her, sighing with a hint of annoyance.

Her hands were a bit restless, constantly stirring the dishes on the plate, as if venting her frustration.

Xiao Ran watched her actions, put down his wine glass with a hint of speechlessness, and said with a look of disdain,

"Sister Su Lan, if you keep turning it over and over, it'll be covered in your saliva. How am I supposed to eat it?"

"We just broke up! And you're already starting to dislike me!" Su Lan said with a resentful expression.

"My dear! It's not a matter of disliking you! You should at least pay attention to your image!"

Xiao Ran rolled his eyes and continued,

"It's one thing for a beautiful CEO to come out to eat wearing ugly slippers. But to eat a meal with all sorts of emotions, who are you putting on a show for?"

As his words fell, Su Lan subconsciously lowered her head to look at her feet.

Black stockings, paired with mini flip-flops.

The toes were forcibly squeezed into the grooves.

Perfectly revealing the outline of all ten toes.

Su Lan: "..."

"One shoe is missing... I can only wear it like this..." she said with a somewhat awkward expression.

"What? You lost the shoes I gave you?" Xiao Ran asked with a surprised look.

"Uh~~"

Did she accidentally let something slip?

"Never mind, give me the other shoe back. Consider it a souvenir."

"Ah? Xiao Ran! You don't have some strange fetish, do you?" Su Lan said, somewhat surprised.

Who would ask for high heels they'd given away back?

And ones she had worn for a month!

What else could it be but perverted!

Xiao Ran took a sip of red wine, feeling a bit awkward.

Does collecting count as a strange fetish?

It shouldn't, right?

Pah!

What 'collecting'!

That was his lost youth!

"Less nonsense! I'm just asking if you'll give it to me or not!" Xiao Ran pulled out his chopsticks and said 'fiercely'.

"Give it! I'll give it! If you want it, I'll give it! Why are you being so fierce!" Su Lan shrank her neck and said weakly.

Unbeknownst to him, a subtle flicker of secret joy passed through her eyes.

'Xiao Ran, little brother actually has such aHobbies!'

'Then can I use this to capture his heart once again?'

Xiao Ran nodded in satisfaction and said, "Since you can't protect the gift I gave you, then I will keep the remaining one."

His big box wasn't full yet.

Such a large size 37 shoe couldn't be wasted.

"Then... if Xiao Ran, little brother needs to re-scent the shoe, you can... come to me anytime..."

"???"

Xiao Ran looked utterly bewildered, she really thought he was a pervert!

Is there such a handsome pervert in this world?

Perhaps there really is!

Just like the person currently smiling like an auntie!

"Alright, Sister Su Lan, hurry up and eat. I have a date this afternoon!" Xiao Ran said casually.

"What date? A man or a woman?" Su Lan heard his words and subconsciously stepped into the role of a girlfriend.

Xiao Ran took a mouthful of rice and replied, "A woman, a new prospect I've found."

Su Lan: "..."

Xiao Ran's words were undoubtedly adding insult to injury!

Her complexion, which had just improved, collapsed once again.

Her heart, glued with 502, showed signs of cracking again.

"Xiao Ran, little brother... why don't you just lie to me..." Su Lan said with a bitter expression.

How much she wished her dear Xiao Ran, little brother would lie to her about such things.

At the very least, it would give her heart a brief moment of comfort.

Poor Su Lan had no idea that Xiao Ran was still flirting with several other wild cats outside.

She felt like a useless clown, unable to even keep her own boyfriend.

This meal they were eating now was a genuine breakup meal!

After this, it was possible that they would never have any deep interaction again!

Only a friendship, perhaps!

"Xiao Ran... I regret it so much!" Su Lan said with a worried frown.

"Before, I always felt that work was the happiest thing for me."

"And your appearance was like a catalyst for my happiness, making my joy super double!"

"But now, I've lost my catalyst, and I feel like I can't feel happiness anymore!"

Su Lan looked at Xiao Ran with burning eyes, her gaze like silk, as if about to drip water.

"Actually, Sister Su Lan, leaving me is regaining your freedom," Xiao Ran began to give her some encouraging words.

"Without my constraints, you will have more energy to build your business empire, won't you?"

Su Lan hung her head, her chopsticks constantly stirring the food in her bowl, remaining silent.

She was quite good, very obedient to him.

She knew to put the food in her bowl before fiddling with it!

"Xiao Ran... I don't think I want a business empire anymore..." Su Lan suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with a hint of spring desire.

"No, you do!" Xiao Ran retorted without hesitation.

"I invested so much money!"

"And gave you the product of the era!"

"And suffered such great grievances, it wasn't to hear you say that."

Su Lan's spell was abruptly interrupted by him, and a large pile of words she had bottled up were forcibly swallowed back.

"But Xiao Ran, I seem to have completely lost motivation now," she said with some melancholy.

In her current state of heartbreak, she probably couldn't effectively steer the company's direction.

If someone with ill intentions set a trap, she would likely face another crisis of disintegration.

Xiao Ran looked at her post-breakup syndrome posture and said irritably,

"Then think more about my painstaking efforts. I don't want the company I invested in to go bankrupt like this."

"Xiao Ran, little brother... if I lead the company to the top of the industry, would you be happy?" Su Lan asked, tilting her head.

"Yes!" Xiao Ran nodded.

She needed a strong stimulant right now.

So he would give her a shot, lest she give up the company just to cling to him.

So he continued,

"If one day you truly stand at the pinnacle of this industry, perhaps I really will look back at you."

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