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Chapter 1266 Don’t give up

In the apartment building.

Xia Lin lay on her back on the bed, relaxed. She tilted her head to look at Lu Tao who was smoking beside her.

"You're not in a good mood today."

"Maybe I'm too tired."

"Isn't the youth apartment going to be completed soon? Why are you so tired?"

"It's not just this one project." Lu Tao sighed and said, "Yuanda has another piece of land to develop. I'm in charge of the design. There's been a lot going on recently, and I'm not feeling very good about it."

"What's wrong?"

"I heard that Xu Zhisen seemed to be selling this land."

"Then your design is in vain?"

"Yeah, it was all in vain..." Lu Tao couldn't help but sigh and said dissatisfiedly, "Xu Zhisen is just a businessman. He only cares about money, not art. Art is bullshit in his eyes!"

Xia Lin shook her head: "It's that the art you want is too expensive, Lu Tao."

"Forget it, forget it. Let's not talk about this anymore. The more I talk about it, the more upset I get."

"Then let's talk about us." Xia Lin said, "You didn't answer me today. Brother Yan and Yang Xiaoyun started two months later than us. They have been together for almost two years and they are married. What do you think?"

"I will definitely marry you, but our current situation is still unstable. I used the bonus I received a while ago to buy a car, and we don't have much money. Even if we don't buy a big house like Brother Yan, we must have our own base."

"They are all excuses. Lu Tao, you were not like this before. Now you value money very much and you really want to climb up. I don't understand why you have to be like this?

Am I, Charlene, someone who likes money? If I want money, there are plenty of men willing to spend money on me, so why should I look for you? "

Lu Tao shook his head: "I used to think so, but it's different now, Xia Lin. I'm a man. You can give it up, but I can't live without it."

"It's up to you." Charlene said this, obviously a little unhappy.

Lu Tao put his arm around Xia Lin, comforting her silently. The little emotion would go away just by hugging her.

After a moment of silence, Xia Lin said, "I noticed you kept looking at Mile today. What's going on? Did your old relationship rekindle?"

"What are you talking about? You're jealous?" Lu Tao couldn't help but sigh, feeling a little tired. "She returned to China last year, and I've only seen her twice until today. How can I rekindle our relationship?"

"So, if we meet twice more, the relationship will be rekindled?"

"No, Charlene, you are being a little unreasonable."

"Stepped on your tail?"

"Why are you so unreasonable? You weren't like this before, Charlene."

"Are you angry?" Charlene turned her head and looked at him again.

"I just don't understand."

"It's my turn to stare at Brother Yan. Do you understand?"

"Look, can I still stop you?"

Lu Tao sneered, "You know what? Among all the people I know, Brother Yan is the most outstanding. He was in his twenties, his parents died early, and he had no one to help him. However, he relied on his own ability to open such a large second-hand car dealership and build such a large Internet company, with a net worth of over 100 million. I admit that I am not as good as him and I have to admit defeat."

"Listen to the sourness in your words, Lu Tao. You are being unreasonable." Xia Lin snorted, then she got out of bed, took her clean clothes and went to take a shower.

Lu Tao was lying on the bed, holding a cigarette in his mouth, looking at Xia Lin's smooth back... His heart was as calm as water...

He suddenly felt very bored.

Mile's ruthlessness, when his eyes met Mile's unintentionally, the indifference and disgust in Mile's eyes made him feel an indescribable pain in his heart.

The world shouldn’t be like this, and life shouldn’t be like this…

This feeling made him uncomfortable and even prevented him from sleeping.

If Mile still only had eyes for him, he wouldn't care. But now that Mile no longer had eyes for him and even felt disgusted when looking at him, he didn't care.

So after a week of suffering, Lu Tao finally couldn't hold it in anymore and he went to find Mile.

Of course he couldn't find her, because at this time, he found that he knew nothing about Mile's current situation, and his phone number was blocked, so he couldn't contact her at all.

So he secretly found Huazi and asked about Milei's recent situation. He knew that Milei worked in her family's company, knew the company's address, and knew which community Milei lived in. Of course, he didn't know more details, and Huazi didn't know either.

But these were enough. On a normal working day, he left early. He was now working at his father's company. Apart from his father, no one cared about him, so he could come and go freely.

After leaving the company, he drove to the location of Mile's company and waited on the roadside to talk to Mile.

But the result was that he didn't see Mile at all.

He thought Mile must have driven away, but he didn't know what car Mile was driving.

So he drove to the gate of the community where Mile lived and waited. He knew Mile couldn't cook and would probably eat outside before coming back.

This time he did not relax, but observed carefully, not missing a single person.

The phone rang. It was Charlene calling. He answered with a few words and made the excuse that he had to work overtime tonight and would be back late.

He lit a cigarette and smoked it in the car.

He suddenly felt very bored, because he didn't know why he was like this. What reason did he have to come? What reason did he have to look for Mile? What would he say if he found her?

He and Mile had broken up long ago and had become strangers.

He didn't know why, but he didn't want to leave. He was still waiting...

Finally, he saw Mile.

Mile didn't drive. She was wearing a beige long dress, carrying a black bag, and wearing a pair of white canvas shoes. Her hair was tied in a ponytail. She didn't wear heavy makeup and looked very youthful and energetic.

But he did not feel vitality and beauty, he only felt a huge anger surge in his heart, even making him breathless. He stared wide-eyed, and in an instant, his eyes were filled with blood.

Under his gaze, the young Mile was hugging a man's arm. The two of them were walking sideways, laughing and looking very unhappy.

He knew that man, it was Wang Yan...

Seeing Wang Yan suddenly turn his head, he subconsciously leaned down on the steering wheel, but then he remembered that Wang Yan couldn't see him from such a distance, so he raised his head again and watched from a distance.

He watched the two of them talking and laughing, watched Wang Yan patting Mi Lai's butt, watched Wang Yan hugging Mi Lai's shoulders, watched Mi Lai actively jumping to kiss Wang Yan, watched Mi Lai being carried on Wang Yan's back...

He really didn't understand why Mile was like this.

Milei and Yang Xiaoyun are good friends. Yang Xiaoyun has been married to Wang Yan for less than half a month, but now Milei is being so affectionate with Wang Yan?
All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, and his eyes were fixed on the entrance of the community. He hoped to see Wang Yan come out, but unfortunately, he did not see Wang Yan until late at night.

He finally left. He didn't know how he drove the car, how he got to the restaurant, or how he got drunk.

A huge hole suddenly appeared in his heart, causing him to feel extremely painful...

The next day, he finally caught up with Milei, who was returning from get off work, at the gate of her community.

He opened his arms and blocked the car. Seeing Mile honking the horn impatiently, he shouted loudly: "I have no ill intentions. I just want to talk to you."

After a stalemate, Mile got out of the car.

She hugged her shoulders, leaned against the car, and looked impatient: "Lu Tao, is there anything else we can talk about?"

"Millai, why did you become like this?"

"What's my problem with you? Do you want to say something? If not, get out!"

Lu Tao frowned and said, "I saw you and Wang Yan coming back together two days ago, Mile, you can't treat yourself like this."

Mile was surprised, but only for a moment.

"That's it?"

"What do you mean by just this? Isn't this a big deal? Isn't it serious? Mile, are you taking revenge on me? Yes, I am sorry, but you don't have to be like this, right? You are the one who is hurt, why don't you think about yourself? Why don't you think about your parents?"

"Lu Tao, you are too self-indulgent. The earth revolves around the sun, not around you. Don't take yourself too seriously. I know my own business well and you don't need to worry about it. If you eat too much salt, just drink more water and don't come out and get in the way." Mile snorted and turned around to get in the car.

"Millai, listen to me!"

Lu Tao went up and held the car door, not letting Mile leave. "I'm calling the police!" Mile looked at Lu Tao coldly. She never thought that one day she would be so disgusted with Lu Tao. Just over a year ago, he was still dying for Lu Tao.

"I just don't understand why you are doing this? Wang Yan is married to Yang Xiaoyun, why can't you be with anyone else? Why do you have to be with her? Wang Yan is really a gangster, he can do anything!"

"You are so brave, how about I call him now and tell him that you are pestering me and call him a non-human?"

Looking at Lu Tao who was still showing off, Mile sneered, "What I do has nothing to do with you, so don't worry about it. Get out!"

Pushing Lu Tao aside, Mile got into the car, started the car and drove directly into the community.

Lu Tao was in a state of despair, as if he had lost his parents. He stood on the side of the road for a long time before he slapped himself in the face and drove away...

Ever since attending the wedding of Wang Yan and Yang Xiaoyun, Xia Lin has felt very bad. She could not forget the absent-minded look in Lu Tao's eyes when he looked at Mile.

She was very familiar with this look because that was how Lu Tao looked at her before.

After she had a brief conversation with Lu Tao that night, Lu Tao became absent-minded in the following days. He always came home late and was always not energetic in bed.

The last time Lu Tao looked like this was when Miley came back to China for dinner and they left halfway through the meal. It took Lu Tao a long time to calm down and look like he was back to normal.

But it only looked normal, because since then, Xia Lin felt that Lu Tao had changed a little.

Lu Tao's eyes had always been aggressive when he looked at her before, with the kind of eagerness to tear her apart and integrate her. But since Mile returned to China, Xia Lin had never seen Lu Tao look at her like that again.

This time, Lu Tao was unusual, even more unusual. Facing her concern, he always said he was busy with work, but she was not stupid, and they had been sleeping in the same bed together for a long time, so how could she not notice it?

In particular, there was one night when Lu Tao was drunk and refused to leave the restaurant. The restaurant owner used Lu Tao's cell phone to call her, and she went to get him back in the middle of the night.

In Lu Tao's drunken slurred words, she heard Wang Yan and Mi Lai...

When Lu Tao sobered up the next day, she asked him everything, but he was still drunk and didn't know what she was talking about. This made him even more worried.

So after Lu Tao used excuses not to go home for a few days in a row, she had no choice but to work hard for her feelings and follow Lu Tao to see what he was doing...

Charlene wore a tight tank top that exposed her belly, washed jeans, and a pair of high heels. Her makeup was very bright, and with her hot outfit, people passing by would take a second look at her.

But she was unaware.

She stood behind a roadside electric pole, looking at the entrance of a residential complex across the street.

Watching how Lu Tao stopped Mi Lai's car, watching how Lu Tao's face was grieved, how he seemed to be giving advice and was heartbroken, watching how Lu Tao tried to stop Mi Lai, watching how Lu Tao lost his soul and spirit...

She waved to stop a taxi and asked the driver to get behind Lu Tao's newly purchased Audi A4.

Not long after walking, I saw Lu Tao go to another restaurant, order a few dishes by himself and drink by himself.

Charlene stood in the backlight not far from the store, the light from the street lamp illuminated the glittering beauty on her face...

She didn't leave until late at night. She watched Lu Tao ignore his boss's advice, watched Lu Tao get drunk, watched his boss take out Lu Tao's phone and call, until her phone rang. Until, she once again brought the drunk Lu Tao back to the apartment...

Lu Tao woke up drowsily, rubbing his head in pain, mumbling curses unconsciously.

"The water is on the nightstand."

"I'm sorry to have made you worry again, Xia Lin." Lu Tao struggled to support himself and leaned against the bed. He reached out for the warm water on the bedside table and drank it all.

"You added honey? Charlene, you're so nice. Give me some more. I feel like I'm dying of thirst now."

Charlene, who was sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed, stood up, came over to take the cup and poured water and stirred honey. She asked, "Why did you drink so much yesterday? Did something happen?"

"No, what could possibly happen? It's just that a few people in the project team got together for a meal and a drink to bond with each other so that they can work more smoothly in the future."

"Then why do you drink so much?"

"Maybe it's because of Xu Zhisen? Look, it's almost twelve o'clock. If it weren't for Xu Zhisen, I would have been fired long ago." Lu Tao took the honey water from Xia Lin and said, "Xia Lin, it's great to have you."

Xia Lin smiled. At this moment, she remembered the time when she and Lu Tao were secretly together. She thought that Lu Tao treated Mile in the same way at that time, responding with sweet words.

"Are you going today?"

"Of course I have to go. I'm in charge of all the work, and they're all waiting for my decision." As he spoke, Lu Tao picked up his phone, looked at the missed calls, and showed them to Xia Lin. "Look, they're all looking for me. Let's go downstairs and have lunch, and then I'll go to work. Hey, Xia Lin, why didn't you go to work?"

"How can I feel at ease when you are drunk like that?"

"You are so nice." Lu Tao said this again.

Xia Lin didn't know whether he was talking to her or Lu Tao was just talking to himself, reaffirming his determination to maintain the relationship.

She didn't respond, and went back to sit on the sofa and watch TV: "You smell so bad, you should wash yourself quickly."

So Lu Tao washed up, had dinner with Xia Lin, and then drove away again...

Lu Tao didn't walk far. He just walked a few blocks away from the intersection of the apartment and parked the car.

He sat on the side of the road, smoking.

Although he was still drunk and it was very uncomfortable to smoke, he still smoked, one cigarette after another, until he felt sick and vomited the little food he had eaten at noon.

He still cared about other people's looks, and he was too embarrassed to continue sitting next to his vomit, so he quickly drove away...

He went to look for Mi Lai again, but of course he couldn't find her. But he didn't give up, and kept pestering her for a week, but he never saw Mi Lai again. Mi Lai didn't go to the company, nor did she go home, and she couldn't be contacted...

After thinking it over, he gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and went straight to find Yang Xiaoyun.

Yang Xiaoyun did not go to work at Wang Yan's company. Wang Yan actually mentioned it, but she said she did not want to be Wang Yan's subordinate. She used the money Wang Yan gave her to open a flower shop and hired a young girl to work. When it was busy, she would help for a while. When it was not busy, she would sit in the shop, enjoy the air conditioning, listen to music, and look at the street scene outside.

She is a serious person who is content with a small fortune and has some petty-bourgeois ideas. This can be traced back to her mother who is obsessed with money.

Lu Yu is the name of the flower shop run by Yang Xiaoyun.

Lu Tao parked the car and walked into the store.

Yang Xiaoyun could tell at a glance that he was not in a normal state, and said with a smile: "It looks abnormal, doesn't it?"

"Yang Xiaoyun, I feel I need to tell you something. I think you have the right to know the truth." Lu Tao went straight to the point.

Yang Xiaoyun was stunned for a moment, not knowing what was going on: "What happened?"

Seeing Lu Tao looking at the shop assistant next to him, she ordered the girl to go out and buy two cups of milk tea, then looked at Lu Tao, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Let me tell you first, you must stay calm."

"Why are you so hesitant?"

Lu Tao let out a long sigh: "Mile...she and Wang Yan are secretly together..."

Yang Xiaoyun opened her eyes wide and her mouth slightly opened, showing her surprise.

Then she frowned and asked, "How did you know?"

"I saw it with my own eyes. That day I wanted to find Mile to explain, and then I saw her hugging Wang Yan."

"Who else did you tell?"

"Can I tell this to anyone else?"

"Are you sure you read that correctly?"

"I came here just to entertain you." Lu Tao was so anxious that he almost jumped up and down. "I really saw it. I have been thinking about it for several days, and I still think you should know."

Yang Xiaoyun let out a long breath, then covered her face with her hands and said in a buzzing voice: "Okay, I get it, you go, I want to stay quiet for a while."

"You'd better not do anything stupid." Lu Tao advised, or at least it sounded like he was advising.

"I'm not stupid, just keep it a secret and don't tell anyone."

"Am I that kind of person?"

"Then thank you first."

"We are all friends, I really can't stand it. So don't do anything stupid, just tell me if you need anything, I'm leaving now."

Seeing Yang Xiaoyun covering her face and keeping silent, Lu Tao sighed, turned around and left the flower shop...

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