Chapter 523: Chapter 523

Bai Yixuan had left, and Ling Chuxia lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep as a myriad of things surged through her mind, crowding her thoughts relentlessly without a moment’s peace.

She tossed and turned for a while and finally sat up, her back against the headboard, hugging her knees as she turned her head to gaze at the moon outside the window.

Because it had rained tonight, the moon was hidden behind the clouds, barely visible with just a faint glow.

Staring blankly at the moon, Ling Chuxia’s heart sank bit by bit. Seeing Shi Che tonight was something she had never imagined; she had thought they would never meet again in this lifetime.

What she found harder to accept was that she had believed she was gradually forgetting him. However, the moment she saw him, she realized she hadn’t forgotten him at all... He was still etched deep, so deep in her heart and could so easily stir her emotions.

In front of him, she didn’t know how much restraint she needed to suppress her feelings, to prevent him from seeing her unease, from detecting her mood...

Ling Chuxia closed her eyes and her lips slowly curved into a self-mocking smile. She never thought that one day, she would have to live by deceiving herself.

Ling Chuxia didn’t know when she had fallen asleep. When she woke up, sunlight filled the entire bedroom, and some of it shone on her face. The very instant she opened her eyes, she instinctively reached out to block the sunlight in front of her.

Her other hand searched for her phone, and she picked it up to check the time—it was already half-past nine, which startled her so much she bounced right out of bed.

Good heavens, she was supposed to punch in at the company promptly at nine, and she had overslept until nine-thirty?

Ling Chuxia didn’t have time to think, practically speed of light, she dashed into the bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth, then rushed out, picking clothes at random to put on. However, just as she was halfway through dressing, something suddenly flashed through her mind, and she felt a jolt, freezing on the spot.

Yesterday’s memories flooded her brain... It seemed Manager Chen had... fired her!

Then why was she in such a hurry? She felt as if all her energy had been sucked out in an instant, and she flopped down onto the bed powerlessly.

Although she had not been working for long, to be honest, she was really reluctant to leave this job. Leaving made her feel somewhat upset, not to mention... that collaboration case.

Yes, the collaboration case!

She couldn’t just leave ; she had to go back to the company. She wanted to see if there was any follow-up to that collaboration case, to see if it would truly fall through because of her. If that was the case, how could she face Brother Xuan?

She had to return to the company, right now!

With this thought, Ling Chuxia quickly finished putting on her half-dressed clothes, applied light makeup to cover her unappealing complexion, grabbed her bag, and hurried out the door.

When Ling Chuxia returned to the company and walked into the marketing department, she immediately sensed that the atmosphere was off, a pervading sense of low pressure making it suffocating to breathe.

Her heart was already hanging by a thread, and now it was practically lodged in her throat.

Upon seeing her, Lin Shasha hurriedly pulled her aside, her voice lowered to a whisper, "Oh my god, Xiaxia, you actually dared to be late today. You’ve really got some nerve."