Chapter 1016 - 1058: Completely Vanished
Ling Yueyue tightly clutched her phone, closed her eyes, repeatedly taking deep breaths!
For so many years, this is how she coped; every time she felt wronged, every time she wanted to cry, she would close her eyes, take deep breaths, and force all the grievances and tears back in!
She told herself that she must strive for success in this lifetime, so her parents wouldn’t look down on her. She wanted her parents to know that Ling Yueyue was capable. If they didn’t like her, that was their loss!
However, all these years, no matter how hard she tried, she still couldn’t win their favor!
In their hearts, there was never a place for her as their daughter! Her grievances, her pain, no one knew about them, not even her good friend Ye Anxin!
She knew that in this world, the only one who cared about her, who genuinely loved her, was her good friend Anxin! She didn’t want Anxin to worry about her, so in front of her, she only shared the good news, never the bad!
Perhaps this time the grievance was too much; no matter how she breathed deeply, how she suppressed it, tears still trickled down her tightly shut eyes!
The hand clutching the phone involuntarily tightened further, turning her knuckles white, yet she remained unaware!
Suddenly, a pair of warm fingers brushed past her eyes, wiping away her tears!
Feeling the temperature from the fingers, Ling Yueyue was slightly stunned, then opened her eyes to find Huo Junmo had arrived unnoticed! He was standing in front of her, watching her with tender, sympathetic eyes, his slender fingers gently wiping her tears with the pad of his thumb.
"When... when did you get here?" Ling Yueyue looked at Huo Junmo in surprise!
Her biggest worry was how much he had heard of her phone conversation with her mother. Could he have heard it all?
If he had heard it, what should she do? How should she explain?
"I just got here! Was about to head to the restroom when I noticed you standing here by yourself, so I came over to check on you! Didn’t expect to find you crying!" Saying so, his gaze softened, and with heartache, he said, "Why are you crying? If you’ve encountered something you can’t resolve, you can tell me, I’ll solve it for you! Don’t forget, I’m your husband, even if the sky were to fall, I’d stand up for you!"
Hearing Huo Junmo’s words, Ling Yueyue’s tears not only didn’t stop, they flowed even more fiercely!
Seeing Huo Junmo’s concerned demeanor, saying she wasn’t moved would be a lie!
Why? Why could a man she’d known for less than a month treat her so well, care for her so much, be so thoughtful and considerate? Yet her biological parents treated her this way!
Seeing her tears flowing like rain, Huo Junmo tightly furrowed his brows, his fingers wiping her tears involuntarily tightening, "What’s happened? Who called you just now?"
Ling Yueyue once again closed her eyes, took a deep breath, forced a smile, and feigned calmness, "It’s nothing, I’m fine! Growing up, what haven’t I encountered? There’s no hurdle I can’t get past, I’m fine!"
Actually, at this moment, she really wanted to act like a little woman, throw herself into Huo Junmo’s arms and have a good cry, then tell him all her grievances!
But Ling Yueyue wasn’t that kind of weak woman! She didn’t want to show her grievances in front of Huo Junmo, making him worry on her behalf!
The only thing she could do was to be strong! She believed, when the time comes, the bridge will straighten by itself, no matter what happens, it’ll pass eventually and there’ll be a solution!
Huo Junmo asked incredulously, "Are you really okay?"
Ling Yueyue glanced at him, then suddenly threw her phone forcefully to the ground!
The phone was immediately smashed into pieces! Ling Yueyue took out the SIM card and snapped it without hesitation, completely destroying the card!
With a smile on her lips, Ling Yueyue said, "Do you have time after work? Accompany me to buy a phone! And get a new number! I don’t want to use the previous number anymore! If you’re busy, it’s alright, I’ll go by myself!"
Huo Junmo glanced at the destroyed phone and SIM card, and without probing further, gently said, "I’ve finished dealing with my matters, I can go with you now!"
Ling Yueyue nodded, "Didn’t you say you needed the restroom? Go first, I’ll wait for you in your office!"
Huo Junmo gently brushed the loose strands of hair by Ling Yueyue’s ear, "Alright! Wait for me in my office, I’ll be right there!"
"Okay!" Ling Yueyue obediently nodded and turned to head to the CEO’s office!
Huo Junmo watched her leave until she disappeared down the corridor before heading to the restroom!
After returning to Huo Junmo’s office, Ling Yueyue sat back down on the sofa.
She had decided, she wanted to completely disappear, completely break free from her parents’ entanglement! She wouldn’t foolishly let them continue exploiting her!
She had previously held a sliver of hope, wishing they would one day see her goodness, see her as their daughter, and care for her like they did her siblings!
Now it seemed this was impossible!
In this lifetime, her parents wouldn’t care for her as they did for her siblings!
She’s tired, really tired, doesn’t want to continue like this! Rather than letting them exploit her, it’s better to sever ties completely!
Except for her school, her parents had no idea where she lived now! Let them be! If they tracked her to the school, she’d transfer! She wanted complete liberation, to lead a normal life!
With this plan, the clouds in Ling Yueyue’s heart finally dispersed somewhat.
Ling Yueyue hadn’t been sitting long when Huo Junmo returned!
"Wait a moment, I’ll pack the materials and we’ll leave!" Saying so, Huo Junmo first went to the desk behind, tidied up the files, and then grabbed his jacket hanging on the side, putting it on!
Once everything was set, Huo Junmo came to Ling Yueyue’s side, gently said, "Let’s go!"
"Okay!" Ling Yueyue nodded, stood up from the sofa, then took the initiative to link her arm through Huo Junmo’s, smiling sweetly, "I like holding your arm like this, you don’t mind, right?"
Huo Junmo smiled softly, not saying anything, left the office with her, taking the elevator directly to the underground parking garage.
After driving away from Huo Tian Group, Huo Junmo headed directly to the shopping mall!
Once parked, he took Ling Yueyue straight to the Apple phone store, pointed inside the glass case at an iPhone 6S, "Give me a rose gold 64GB one!"
Upon seeing Huo Junmo immediately choose the 6s upon entering, Ling Yueyue promptly refused, "No, the iPhone 6s is too expensive, just get me a regular phone!"
Huo Junmo chuckled, unconcerned, "Rose gold suits you girls! I think it’s quite beautiful! All the women around me use this phone!"