3 003. Outsiders

Whenever he thought of what she had done, he couldn't help feeling disgusted and wanting to strangle her with his own hands.

"I understand."

After a while, he heard Qiao Xu say this calmly and then went to the dressing room.

Lu Moqing looked up, his deep eyes resting on her slim back. Her reaction just now not only failed to bring him the pleasure of revenge but made him feel even more irritable inside.

Qiao Xu came out of the dressing room after changing, her hair still wet with droplets of water. That face, although not adorned with makeup, was so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off it.

Even though he hated her so much, despised her to the core, he had to admit that this woman indeed had a face that could cause the downfall of a nation. The moment he saw her for the first time in his youth, he...

He closed his eyes tightly with hatred, not allowing himself to think further.

Qiao Xu never expected Lu Moqing to still be in the room, and hesitated for a moment before walking towards him, meeting his suddenly opened gaze.

Her eyes, which seemed to be as deep as whirlpools, she still hadn't completely understood him. Now, she suddenly wondered what it meant for her to be so tenacious and persistent over these three years.

"Mo Qing..."

Opening her mouth several times, she eventually swallowed the numerous words that had almost made it out.

Only then did she say softly, "I'm sorry. I didn't know my unrequited love made you so unhappy."

When she said these words, she could still feel the pain in her heart, as if it had been pierced by a needle.

That suffocating feeling became especially intense when she made up her mind to let go of Lu Moqing.

Upon looking up again, the resentment that had faded and reignited several times over the past three years now seemed to have faded quite a bit.

And that "sorry" caused the tip of Lu Moqing's heart to tremble slightly.

His originally cold eyes fixed on her calm expression, a sense of inexplicable panic flickered across his mind.

Having said that, Qiao Xu turned around and left without looking at him again.

At the moment she stepped out the door, the panic in Lu Moqing's heart intensified, and he asked involuntarily, "Where are you going?!"

"To visit Grandma at the hospital."

Qiao Xu didn't turn back but answered with her back to Lu Moqing.

At that moment, Lu Moqing's heart was a mess; he was annoyed and frustrated. Why did this damned woman say those words just now? Did she think he would soften up?

Could a single sorry allow him to forgive her for the disgusting things she had done in the past?

"You don't have to go. Grandma is still in a coma, and it's not convenient for outsiders to disturb her."

Outsider...

Qiao Xu gave a wry smile and nodded, seeming to accept this identity.

"Okay."

After giving a low response, she continued, "I'll be busy these few days. When I have time, I'll move out."

She had persisted for three years but couldn't hold on any longer. All the persistence and concessions she thought could touch Lu Moqing turned out to be nothing but a joke.

This was the answer Lu Moqing had wanted all along. However, when he heard her say it in person, he didn't feel satisfied. Instead, the panic and irritation in his heart intensified.

He shot a cold, sarcastic look at Qiao Xu and couldn't help but mock, "You think if you drag it out for a few days, I might change my mind?"

The mocking in his words made Qiao Xu frown. She turned to face him, staring directly at his eyes that were filled with nothing but contempt and coldness.

"Lu Moqing, if three years couldn't change your mind, what's the use of these few days? Have so little confidence in yourself?"