Lu Li left the apartment in frustration, driving his sports car, not knowing where to go after circling around Nancheng.

He eventually parked the car in the Jia Sheng Group’s parking lot, taking the car keys to his office.

Lu Li suddenly appeared at the company after disappearing for several days, looking completely exhausted, as if his whole life was on the verge of collapsing.

"Good morning, President Lu."

"Hello, President Lu!"

Many employees greeted Lu Li along the way, but he didn’t respond to any of them.

It’s one thing for Qin Mo Bai to ignore employees’ greetings, given his persona as an aloof and domineering CEO.

But Lu Li is usually cordial at the company, generally responding to greetings from subordinates, often treating everyone in the company to coffee, embodying the image of a beloved gentleman.

Today, this is...

"Lu Li, why are you at the company?" Qin Mobai asked as he ended the meeting and noticed Lu Li distractedly walking in the corridor.

Lu Li made a sound in acknowledgment, realizing he had gone to the wrong elevator; his office wasn’t even on this floor.

"Working, of course. What else could I do?" Lu Li replied flatly.

Whether it was Qin Mobai or Lu Li, their atmosphere was so low that subordinates dared not linger around them, quickly making their exit.

Qin Mobai glanced at the empty meeting room beside them and entered first, followed by Lu Li.

Entering the meeting room, Lu Li slumped into a chair. Though he claimed to be working, his mind was completely elsewhere.

"Still haven’t found her?"

"Yeah, my sister-in-law texted me this morning, saying Bai Lu was at the apartment you rented for her. By the time I got there, she was gone." Lu Li briefly explained the situation to Qin Mobai.

Upon hearing "sister-in-law," Qin Mobai first thought of Lou Xi.

But then, he recalled the woman who looked exactly like Lou Xi.

"Lou Xi texted you saying Bai Lu was at that apartment?" Qin Mobai scoffed; he knew Lou Xi wouldn’t do that.

If it were Lou Xi, she certainly wouldn’t tell Lu Li where Bai Lu was; instead, she would rush to Bai Lu’s side, unconditionally stand by her, and refuse Lu Li.

But thankfully, Qin Mobai realized that woman wasn’t Lou Xi!

"Yes." Lu Li was still immersed in the reality of Bai Lu’s departure, not fully processing Qin Mobai’s repeated words. "Nancheng isn’t too big but not too small either, but the fact that she can repeatedly slip from underneath my nose shows she really doesn’t want to see me anymore."

Realizing this fact made Lu Li’s heart feel extremely heavy.

He covered his face with both hands, taking a deep breath.

"I don’t want to force her anymore. If I continue searching for her like a madman, she’ll only avoid me more and more. At least for now, she’s still in Nancheng."

For the first time, Qin Mobai saw Lu Li show such sadness, as he had always perceived Lu Li as indifferent to everything, uninterested.

Except perhaps when it came to Bai Lu, even after the initial rush of emotion passed, he still wanted to hold on, continue to share the rest of his life with her.

Qin Mobai patted Lu Li’s shoulder. "Think carefully. If you can accept a future without Bai Lu, letting go now wouldn’t be bad. If not..."

Lu Li looked up at Qin Mobai and said, "Not possible."