“Mm. Give me the documents.”
Li Yuancheng responded lightly.
Dy quickly handed over the file. “President Li, sorry for the trouble. I was just about to deliver it to you.”
Li Yuancheng took the documents. As if unintentionally, he glanced at Su Wanqing, then turned and left.
In the office
Li Yuancheng casually placed the file on the desk and leaned back in his chair.
Su Wanqing had previously circled around him repeatedly—using childish, laughable little tricks, frequently appearing in front of his mother, constantly trying to raise her presence and affection, almost as if she wanted to announce to the world that she, Su Wanqing, belonged to him.
It had been extremely irritating.
But recently, she had stopped appearing in front of him altogether.
Even when he returned home and heard his mother on the phone, Su Wanqing only offered polite, distant greetings—no longer the warmth and familiarity from before.
He had felt relieved. Finally, things were quiet.
But then he noticed something else.
There were no more carefully prepared small gifts on his desk. He was always the last one to leave the company, yet now there was no one waiting outside after work, no one suddenly jumping out from behind him to cling to his arm—though she had always been pushed away anyway.
These things, which he had once found extremely annoying, now seemed… absent.
As if something had been quietly taken away.
At first, he thought it was just a new tactic—some upgraded version of “push and pull.”
But her eyes no longer carried that intensity. Instead, they were distant, restrained, unfamiliar.
He had seen her before—bright, passionate, like a little sun. So this sudden indifference stood out sharply.
Today’s appearance in the secretary department was not accidental.
His mother had been urging him daily, insisting he invite Su Wanqing. But just as he arrived, he overheard her words.
He couldn’t quite describe how he felt.
But since he had finally gotten rid of the “tail” that had bothered him for over twenty years, there was no need to actively pull her back anymore.
Secretary Department
Dy was still in shock as she walked up to Su Wanqing.
“Winnie? Did some expert give you advice or something?”
“….”
Su Wanqing was speechless.
Dy continued, “But your method actually worked. Did you see President Li’s expression just now? So meaningful. He doesn’t seem completely indifferent to you at all.”
“Did you finish the documents from the meeting?” Su Wanqing asked without even looking up. “You have thirty minutes left.”
“Ah—done, done! I forgot!” Dy screamed and rushed back to her desk.
Su Wanqing rested her chin on her hand.
Although the novel didn’t clearly describe the childhood relationship between the male lead and the villainess, starting only from the female lead’s appearance, based on logic, Li Yuancheng wasn’t completely indifferent to her.
It was more like… some childhood familiarity, maybe even a little unformed affection.
Otherwise, in typical novels, the male lead would crush any “threat” instantly—destroying companies at will, wiping out anyone who got in the way of his love story.
The fact that the villainess had been allowed to act recklessly for so long meant she had been granted certain privileges.
So Li Yuancheng probably did have some feelings for Su Wanqing—perhaps childhood affection, or a faint, undeveloped emotion.
But later, her actions crossed too many lines, slowly eroding whatever goodwill remained, leaving only disgust.
And until now, the original Su Wanqing had only shown superficial affection and childish tricks—nothing truly unforgivable.
So when faced with her sudden indifference, it naturally created a sense of imbalance in him as well.