Seventh Year of My Secret Love for You

[7YrSecretLove] Chapter 15.2 — Knowing That She Broke Up

When Luo Qi got home, she cleaned the house thoroughly and threw away everything that should be thrown away. Except for some clothes in the closet that couldn’t be sorted out in time, the apartment was restored to the way it was when she had just moved in.

More than two-thirds of the things were thrown away, and the remaining clothes and personal belongings were packed in two suitcases.

Luo Qi booked the hotel room online, packed everything up, and texted her cousin: [I moved out of the apartment and will stay in a hotel for a few days. I’m fine, don’t come to accompany me, I want to be alone for two days. Just find a good house and call me.]

She put the access card for the apartment on the coffee table. She already walked a few steps, pushing the luggage, when she suddenly saw the wedding ring on her finger.

She got used to wearing it and almost forgot to take it off.

Luo Qi took off the diamond ring and put it next to the access card.

At the beginning of this year, Pei Shixiao proposed to her in Suzhou, and the velvet ring box was left in the marriage house in Suzhou. She said that she would wear it every day in the future and would not need the ring box.

She’s known Pei Shixiao for ten years, and they’ve been together for six years. If it wasn’t for the sudden troubles in her family which made her not have the heart or confidence to fall in love at that time, perhaps they would have been together a year earlier.

In the past six years, he has accompanied her through the toughest times of life, and all of her youthful memories were related to him.

In the end, they still broke up.

The door closed.

Luo Qi pulled the luggage away.

The hotel was just nearby, less than five minutes by car.

After checking in and taking a shower, Luo Qi felt weak all over, lying on the bed and not wanting to do anything. She was used to checking her mailbox before going to bed to see if there were any important emails to deal with, but she really had no energy tonight.

She allowed herself to let go for a while.

After closing her eyes for half an hour, she dragged her tired body to get up again, took out her laptop, plugged in the charger, and logged in to her mailbox.

Now that the relationship was gone, the wedding was gone, and there was only debt left.

If she didn’t work, how would she pay for it?

Her phone screen lit up from time to time. Ever since she posted on Moments that she had broken up with Pei Shixiao, the messages hadn’t stopped. She put it on silent and didn’t reply to anyone at all.

It was meaningless to talk about him cheating.

Luo Qi was reading an email when the system notified her that there was a new email. When she clicked on it, it was the email from her eldest cousin.

Luo Yuli: [I can’t reach you by phone, call me back when you see this.]

Luo Qi let go of the mouse and fished the phone from the bed. There were more than a dozen missed calls.

She dialed her eldest cousin’s number, and the other end answered in seconds.

“Working overtime?”

“Um.”

Luo Yuli’s heart went back to his chest. He had already asked Luo Yu what should be asked. He didn’t like persuading people, and he didn’t even think it was necessary to provide comfort.

Those who should figure it out would figure it out sooner or later.

“Pei Shixiao couldn’t get in touch with you, so he called me. He is currently in his apartment in Beijing, and he said the apartment is empty.”

Luo Qi knew that Pei Shixiao would come over, and she could estimate when he would arrive in Beijing, But there was no need to meet again, so she moved out in a hurry. “I threw away what could be thrown and packed everything else.”

“Where are you staying now?”

“A hotel. Older brother, don’t worry.”

Luo Yuli said, “I’m not worried if you could see the email this quickly.” Even at this time, she could still focus on work, so she won’t be too depressed because of the breakup.

On the email page, the cursor landed on a blank space, and Luo Qi clicked the mouse several times in succession.

After a few seconds of silence, “Older brother, I’m sorry.”

“You’re in the right. Why apologize.”

She did nothing wrong, but she felt bad about it.

Breaking up with Pei Shixiao would affect the business of the eldest uncle’s family. She couldn’t predict how much the exact impact would be.

“Go now, I’ll call Pei Shixiao back.”

“Older brother, wait a minute. Canceling the wedding was not a moment of pique on my part—Pei Shixiao and I have no more chance.”

“I know. I’ll just tell him that you’re fine and you’re busy working overtime.”

“…”

After finishing the call, Luo Qi continued to read the email.

Work efficiency was extremely low tonight, but fortunately, all the emails were eventually read.

She glanced at the time: it was 2:11 in the morning.

After turning off the light, she lay on the bed tossing and turning, unconsciously thinking about many things from the past. The more she thought about things, the clearer her mind became. By the time she was so sleepy that she couldn’t keep her eyes open anymore and wanted to sleep, it was already dawn.

Luo Qi carefully put on makeup for half an hour and finally managed to cover the dark circles under her eyes.

She didn’t have an appetite for breakfast, so she drove directly to the company.

When Luo Qi turned into the company building, she saw an off-road vehicle with a familiar license plate waiting downstairs. It was Pei Shixiao’s car. It was usually parked in the basement of the apartment collecting dust. Occasionally, she drove it out once or twice.

Pei Shixiao opened the door to get out of the car and strode towards her.

Luo Qi didn’t expect that he would come to the company to find her. After a night, she calmed down a lot more than when she first learned about his cheating and slowly pulled over to the side. She slowly pulled the car over.

Pei Shixiao stayed up all night. He’s been waiting for her here since before six o’clock, afraid of missing it when she arrived.

She lowered the window of her car.

He put his hand on top of the glass, leaned over slightly, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, “I came to tell you ‘I’m sorry’ in person.”

Luo Qi didn’t look at him, just kept her eyes on the windshield, “Got it.”

Pei Shixiao stared at her profile, regretting that he didn’t hug her much the last time he went back to Suzhou City. That time when she leaned in his arms and said that they were not familiar with each other anymore, why didn’t he turn around in time.

“Me and her…”

Luo Qi interrupted him, “That is your business. Stopping here is to save some dignity for the past few years. If you have nothing else to say, let me close the window.”

Pei Shixiao’s hand was still resting on the half-lowered glass. Some words, said face to face, were not just a matter of putting down one’s face but also difficult to say.

“I didn’t go as far as you think with her.”

“It doesn’t matter.” Luo Qi opened up the words in her heart, “When you are tempted by others and trample on my sincerity, it is impossible for you and me.”

“I didn’t mean to neglect you, I don’t know how to apologize to you.” Pei Shixiao said again, “I’m sorry.”

He stood up straight, retracted his hand; he still had the decency and propriety he should have, “Go in, don’t delay your work.”

Luo Qi stepped on the accelerator and drove into the underground parking lot.

Pei Shixiao returned to his car, thoroughly exhausted.

His secretary called, there was an important dinner banquet tonight, and she asked him if he would turn it down.

Pei Shixiao rubbed the bridge of his nose, “Don’t cancel.”

He asked his secretary to book a plane ticket so he can fly back in the afternoon.

He sent another message to Luo Qi: [I still have work to do so I have to return to Shanghai. I will come to accompany you when I am done. No matter how long it takes you to forgive me, I will wait. If not for one year, then for two years.]

The damage he caused to her needed time to heal.

Pei Shixiao had no choice but to ask Luo Yuli: [I’ll trouble you to look after Luo Qi more.]