Female lead’s Delusion of Starting Over

Chapter 63

Chapter 63: Humble Zhang Ziqin

Cao Yingying frowned, glancing at the bright red roses in Zhang Ziqin’s hands with a hint of disapproval flashing in her eyes. Lu Li had already given up on her, yet this woman was clinging onto him even more.

It really was the same old pattern, not knowing the value of what she had until it was lost!

In her previous life, this woman was so favored by Lu Li yet never knew how to cherish him. She could have easily held onto Lu Li if she had just reached out her hand, but she never did. After Lu Li’s death, she was crying and screaming, repeatedly begging Cao Yingying to let her visit Lu Li’s grave, putting on a show of deep love.

Did she deserve it?

Cao Yingying was only restrained by her good upbringing, otherwise, she would definitely have spat in Zhang Ziqin’s face in disgust.

What use was her belated affection? Zhang Ziqin had so many opportunities when she was so close to Lu Li. If only she had seized one of them, the outcome wouldn’t have been the same.

But this woman insisted on pushing Lu Li’s limits time and again, being cold and indifferent, treating him like he was disposable, happily cooperating with that bastard Ye Chen and tossing Lu Li aside, never once caring about his feelings.

Repeatedly teaming up with that Ye Chen to humiliate Lu Li, Cao Yingying found such behavior disgusting.

If you say this is how you, Zhang Ziqin, show your love for Lu Li, Cao Yingying suggests you really need to check your brain.

Withdrawing her gaze, Cao Yingying decided not to engage with this woman and said to the security personnel, “Hello, I am Cao Yingying, here to see Lu Li.”

“Miss Cao, we will contact the young master right away.” The security personnel nodded respectfully.

The more prestigious the family, the more measured their security staff acted, avoiding any possible disrespect to guests who might be from other influential families; they couldn’t afford to offend.

Zhang Ziqin opened her mouth but didn’t say anything. She knew Lu Li’s attitude towards her. If she tried to announce herself by name, she might not even see Lu Li.

Silently lowering her head and following Cao Yingying, at least she could see Lu Li and speak a few words to him.

Holding the roses tightly, Zhang Ziqin’s emotions were mixed. Now, even seeing Lu Li seemed like a luxury, requiring the help of a rival to meet him. This feeling was unbearable for Zhang Ziqin.

Her phone number was already blacklisted by him; Lu Li simply didn’t want to see her. This was all her retribution.

Having been reborn, she still ended up losing Lu Li.

Tears welled up in her eyes, and a profound sorrow surged in her heart.

…

“The young master, this is the gatehouse calling. Miss Cao Yingying is here to see you, should we let her in?” The security personnel called Lu Li.

“Cao Yingying, why did she come to the Lu estate?” Lu Li frowned. If it was for treatment, it wasn’t urgent at this moment; he usually treated Old Master Cao in the afternoon!

Last time they had dinner together, he made their relationship somewhat awkward. Did Cao Yingying have a particular reason to visit at this time?

Nevertheless, Cao Yingying was the Miss of the Cao family, and he had to maintain enough respect for her.

“Have her wait a moment; I’ll come to meet her!” Lu Li said before hanging up the phone.

The Lu family’s estate was vast, taking about ten to fifteen minutes to walk across, so the estate was equipped with several garden cars for convenience.

Arriving at the gate, Lu Li frowned upon seeing Zhang Ziqin there.

“Lu Li, you didn’t have to come out personally; I could have come in by myself.” Cao Yingying stepped forward, speaking to Lu Li. She was still worried about Lu Li’s lingering feelings for Zhang Ziqin, after all, at this point in their previous life, Lu Li hadn’t given up on Zhang Ziqin yet!

“Miss Cao has come to visit; how could I not personally welcome you?” Seeing Cao Yingying’s nonchalant demeanor, Lu Li couldn’t help but frown again, quickly saying in a softer tone.

“Lu Li, I’ve told you, just call me Yingying. Grandfather also hopes you would call me that. I was rash yesterday; please don’t take it to heart.” She moved closer, casting a tender look, gently tucking her hair behind her ear.

“Uh…” After making things so awkward yesterday, this woman actually still wanted him to call her Yingying.

Strange, it was truly bizarre. Cao Yingying’s gaze made his heart skip a beat.

“Then… Yingying, let’s get in the car and talk inside.” Lu Li found himself calling her by that name involuntarily.

“Okay, let’s go!” Cao Yingying smiled brightly, her innate intellectual and elegant beauty shining through, her unreserved smile like a breath of spring, causing Lu Li to pause momentarily.

“Wait, Lu… President.” Seeing them about to leave, Zhang Ziqin panicked, clutching the roses, and quickly approached Lu Li.

“President Lu, these are flowers I prepared for you. May I invite you to dinner?” She asked cautiously, the title ‘President Lu’ cutting her deeply.

When did her relationship with Lu Li become so distant?

Even calling him by his name was now a luxury.

Lu Li turned to look at Zhang Ziqin, observing the flowers in her hands, and smirked coldly.

In his previous life, how many times had he stood with roses outside Zhang Ziqin’s company, only to see her a handful of times?

“Can you not come to my company every day?”

“Are you annoying?”

“Invite me to dinner? I have to work.”

“See a movie? Go watch it yourself; I’m busy!”

These were Zhang Ziqin’s responses, not exactly uniform but entirely disdainful. Now that his lapdog had run away, Zhang Ziqin was actively seeking him out with flowers, an ironic situation indeed!

“Miss Zhang, I think I made myself very clear last time; you don’t need to try getting from me anything that doesn’t belong to you,” he said with a scornful glance.

“Lu… President, I don’t want anything; I just want to invite you to dinner…” Zhang Ziqin hadn’t expected to be seen in such a light by Lu Li. The bitterness in her heart was overwhelming, tears welling up in her eyes. Except when Lu Li brought her new orders, she had never gone out with him.

She didn’t blame Lu Li; she brought this situation upon herself.

“Inviting me to dinner? Ha! What, now that your lapdog has run away, you can’t resist wanting to chase me back?” His scornful gaze fixed on Zhang Ziqin, who was putting on a pitiful act for whom?

These past few days, this woman had been constantly visiting the Lu Corporation, rushing over as soon as he became the General Manager, and now that he was the President, she was coming every day.

He had once focused all his efforts on this woman to break free from the system, but how had she acted? Now running over to invite him to dinner, don’t make me sick.

“Stop making such disgusting gestures in front of me. I admit I once pursued you, but so what? I don’t want to continue anymore, and I also ask you not to appear in front of me ever again. Seeing you makes me sick.” The only image he wanted to see of Zhang Ziqin was her death.

“Lu Li… can you accept my flowers?” Zhang Ziqin couldn’t help but grasp Lu Li’s hand, showing an ugly smile, tears streaming down, imploringly looking at Lu Li.