Chapter 100: She Must Simply Not Want to See Him

As soon as she entered the room, she sat by the floor-to-ceiling window, her brows slightly furrowed.

That Gong Lü fellow knew everything about her three hundred years into the future, yet she knew very little about what he knew, as if she was in the light while he dwelled in darkness.

She had never been afraid of anything before, and naturally, she wasn’t afraid of him now. But she had to admit—he was dangerous.

This danger wasn’t that he would harm her; she didn’t believe he would. It was the way he had her trapped, bound hand and foot inside this villa. She couldn’t accept that.

No matter the reason she had come to this world, she was unwilling to give up her freedom, to be restrained by him like this.

As always, she reminded herself—she had to become stronger.

With that thought, she returned to the computer, expressionless, picking up translation work again to earn money.

She still hadn’t made fifty million.

…

Meanwhile,

Inside the Gong family estate.

Yuan Rulan, dressed elegantly in a noblewoman’s attire, sat gracefully in the living room, sipping afternoon tea with a faint expression, pondering Gong Lü’s mention of someone he liked.

After slowly taking another sip of floral tea, she finally instructed the middle-aged male secretary standing quietly nearby, “Go and investigate. See if there really is such a person by his side.”

Secretary Sun immediately replied, “Yes, madam!”

It wasn’t until nightfall that Secretary Sun returned to Yuan Rulan with a report: “I’ve checked. Second Young Master doesn’t have anyone named Ye Luo around him. Among the people he knows, it seems no one by that name either.”

Yuan Rulan frowned and then picked up her phone to call her daughter Gong Ran. “Ran Ran, do you know if your second brother likes someone named Ye Luo?”

“What Ye Luo? Mom, you mean He Luo, right? But Gong Lü doesn’t like He Luo! Why are you asking this all of a sudden?” Gong Ran was puzzled.

“No, it’s Ye Luo, not He Luo. Family name Ye. I already confirmed with your second brother. That’s the name.”

“Then I don’t know.”

Yuan Rulan thought for a moment before saying, “Aren’t you still at school? Go ask He Luo if she knows this person.”

Gong Ran immediately retorted angrily, “He Luo’s being difficult now! She hasn’t even been to evening self-study! How am I supposed to ask? She blocked me, I can’t even call her. I’ll wait until tomorrow when she’s at school, then I’ll ask.”

“All right.”

…

Elsewhere, inside the villa in the western suburbs, Gong Lü received a call from Song Linfeng.

“President, your mother is investigating whether there’s someone named Ye Luo near you. Since I don’t know her true intentions, I didn’t let anyone tell her that He Luo has changed her name to Ye Luo.”

“I know. Hang up.” Gong Lü’s tone was indifferent.

“Wait!” Song Linfeng hurriedly stopped him. “I haven’t finished! Your mother is investigating Ye Luo, and you reacted so strongly earlier because of He Luo changing her name to Ye Luo—what exactly is going on?”

Gong Lü let out a low chuckle. “Do you believe me if I say I like Ye Luo?”

“Ah?” Song Linfeng was stunned. What was going on? When did their president develop feelings for someone? How had he never known?

Gong Lü chuckled again but said nothing, abruptly ending the call.

Just after hanging up, Uncle Wang knocked at the door and said, “Sir, Miss Luo Luo said she won’t come down for dinner tonight. Please have the meal sent to her room.”

“Mm.” Gong Lü responded with a smile.

Of course, he didn’t think she was afraid or hiding from him. She simply didn’t want to see him.

With another low chuckle, he rose and went downstairs to eat.

After finishing his meal and returning upstairs, his phone rang again, but this time, it wasn’t Song Linfeng calling. The caller ID displayed “Second Fool.”