Honey, Open The Door. I Want To Give You The Room Key - Chapter 33.2

The words she had spoken to Bai Wan half a month ago felt like a slap in Lou Qingshuang’s face. Because Liu Yu hadn’t made a move during her heat, Lou Qingshuang had mistakenly thought Liu Yu had feelings for her. That night of tenderness was like a dream.

Liu Yu caught the scent of Lou Qingshuang’s pheromones; it was the scent of bitter roses.

“Then I’ll leave first.” Lou Qingshuang slowly lowered her head to hide her disappointment as she moved past Liu Yu.

Liu Yu smelled the aura of a withered rose. At the moment Lou Qingshuang passed her, she couldn’t help but grab Lou Qingshuang’s hand.

Lou Qingshuang gently but firmly pulled away and said in a low voice, “Goodbye, Liu Yu.”

Liu Yu listened as her footsteps faded away, until finally, the front door closed.

Liu Yu glanced at the door and walked back into her room.

Returning to her own home, Lou Qingshuang lay on her bed, dejected. She stared at the ceiling and thought in silence.

After a sleepless night, Lou Qingshuang got up with bloodshot eyes.

She had thought all night, and her eyes were now filled with a fierce desire to fight.

Liu Yu! You better remember what you said last night.

Lou Qingshuang glared fiercely into the mirror. She picked up her phone and spoke to Bai Wan. “Wanwan, lend me two million for a bit.”

“Sure, why are you up so early?” Bai Wan asked listlessly.

“It’s all because of Liu Yu! I’m going to pay her back for the surgery! My house is enough to settle the debt, and with my current savings, I won’t owe her anything!” Lou Qingshuang slammed her toothbrush down aggressively and wiped her face with a towel with great force.

“I will not be her canary! Wanwan, you were right. Liu Yu actually wants me to be a canary at her beck and call. Do I look that cheap?” Thinking about it now made Lou Qingshuang furious; she wished she could go back and give the Liu Yu from last night a piece of her mind.

“It’s normal. That’s how these rich people think. In their eyes, there is only profit, no emotion. To think I actually thought I had misjudged that dog Liu Yu,” Bai Wan joined in the cursing over the phone.

“I’ve already decided. I’ll pay Liu Yu back and put the house up for sale. My mom left us another smaller apartment anyway, so I’ll sell this one. Selling it will give me more cash flow.” Lou Qingshuang wiped her mouth clean.

“Shuangshuang, I can lend it to you. My secret stash is enough. Just make sure to develop more products in the future so we can grow bigger and stronger soon!” Bai Wan sat up in bed with messy hair and started shouting slogans.

“I will!” Lou Qingshuang’s eyes were full of drive, but she also held a secret resolve.

She was a woman of action. Early that morning, she told Shen Qiao she was going to sell the house to pay off the debt.

Shen Qiao agreed. “People are living beings; houses are just objects. It’s best if we can settle the finances.”

Seeing her mother’s agreement, Lou Qingshuang immediately started tidying up their old, smaller apartment. It would definitely be enough for the three of them. This house was over 200 square meters, and the other one was 110, which was plenty.

That day, when the two of them took the elevator to work, neither of them spoke.

Lou Qingshuang kept her eyes fixed on the elevator door. When it opened, she was the first to step out, not giving Liu Yu even a glance.

The sound of Lou Qingshuang’s high heels went da-da-da; the pressure radiating from her was incredibly low.

Zhu Yan looked at Liu Yu as if she wanted to say something but ultimately remained silent. The Chairman surely had her own arrangements.

Two days later, Liu Yu no longer saw Lou Qingshuang, and she also stopped seeing the nanny who occasionally came and went.

“Shuangshuang, this apartment isn’t bad at all. Your commute time is cut in half.” Lou Qingshuang was moving, and Bai Wan had come over to check it out.

“It’s indeed not that big, but it’s enough for us. It’s best to settle everything with Liu Yu as soon as possible,” Lou Qingshuang said directly.

“Right, rich people have dirty hearts,” Bai Wan agreed with a nod.

“No need to include yourself in that,” Lou Qingshuang said with a smile.

“I don’t even count as a minor socialite right now, so Shuangshuang, I’m counting on you. Whether our company’s products can grow big and strong is all up to you.” Bai Wan patted Lou Qingshuang’s shoulder seriously, hoping she would put in 10,000% effort to build the business.

“Okay. Our new product with Xinyu is about to start market testing.” Lou Qingshuang talked about work while packing her things.

“Without those Alphas, progress really is faster,” Bai Wan remarked.

On Liu Yu’s end, she received a notification of a transfer. It totaled three million, sent by Lou Qingshuang, with a note: Surgery and medical expenses.

Liu Yu looked at the message and raised an eyebrow. “She raised it that quickly.” It seemed she really didn’t want to have anything to do with her.

Liu Yu put down her phone and continued processing her work. She didn’t particularly care about this. Lou Qingshuang would realize eventually—staying by her side brought only benefits and no harm.

The half-month of tenderness was something Liu Yu missed, but she would never include emotions in her professional planning. To her, feelings were merely a cup of coffee to refresh the mind during leisure time, even if that cup of coffee made her very happy.

Only the future Liu Yu would never say such things—in fact, she would want to kill herself for ever having thought that way.

Lou Qingshuang continued moving, cleaning the apartment until it was spotless and redecorating it to be very cozy. The old house had many minor issues from being uninhabited for so long, so she spent half a month renovating it.

Lou Qingshuang no longer owed Liu Yu anything. She buried herself in the laboratory, and Liu Yu hadn’t seen her for a long time.

“What has Lou Qingshuang been doing lately?” Liu Yu asked Zhu Yan, looking up from her desk.

Zhu Yan said with a complicated expression, “Just like you, she’s working overtime every day. The new product joint-venture with Xinyu is about to launch. Miss Lou hasn’t been home for a long time; she’s been in the lab for the final inspections to ensure no problems arise.”

Liu Yu nodded. “I see. You may leave.”

One month later.

“Please welcome the lead researcher for our new product, who is also the owner of the core formula, Ms. Lou Qingshuang, to come up and say a few words.” At the gala co-hosted by Xinyu and Wanshuang, the host invited Lou Qingshuang, dressed in a long blue gown, to the stage.

Lou Qingshuang stood under the spotlight, talking eloquently and explaining her product design philosophy to the reporters and partners in attendance.

She was beautiful under the lights, her every move professional and rational. Many people looked away from her beauty to focus intently on what she was saying.

Liu Yu saw it too. She watched Lou Qingshuang speaking at the front; she had lost weight over the past month. She hadn’t realized it had been an entire month since they last met.

Liu Yu planned to go home early today; perhaps she might run into Lou Qingshuang after work.

Lou Qingshuang, in her blue gown, used a laser pointer to introduce the product performance, its source of inspiration, and the results of the trials.

Sitting below, a female Alpha watched Lou Qingshuang with fascination. It had been a long time since she had seen such a capable and calm female Omega. She had her own career and shone brilliantly on stage.

“This is the philosophy behind the new product. Thank you, everyone.” Lou Qingshuang finished and prepared to step down as a wave of applause erupted.

The person in charge of Xinyu was also beaming. She stepped forward to settle the crowd and continued the presentation.

Once Lou Qingshuang slipped away, someone walked over holding a glass of champagne. “Your new product is very impressive.”

Lou Qingshuang looked up at her and gave a surprised smile. “Senior!”

“It’s me. I just returned from abroad and was invited by Xinyu to attend your product launch,” Wei Ting said, raising her glass.

“Actually, this product is named Lan Dai.”