Chapter 150 - A Huge Breakup

“Don’t worry, I’ll stay away from you in the future. That way, you won’t remember the terrifying thing that happened that night, right? That way, you’ll feel better, right?”

“As long as I disappear for long enough, you will definitely slowly forget the pain of the past. An’an, I’m sorry. I’m no longer qualified to protect you,” Li Xiaoran said bitterly.

Qiao An returned to the office alone. Before entering the office, she tidied up her grief and forced a smile before pushing the door open.

His colleagues cheered. “Chief Editor Qiao, how much did you receive? Where are you going to treat us to a meal tonight?”

Qiao An didn’t know how much money was in the bank card, but she vaguely felt that she wouldn’t be able to stay in the Hai Yue Corporation for long. She looked at these colleagues she had worked with and thought that she should have a farewell meal with them. She said, “There’s no time like the present. Tonight, I’ll treat everyone to hotpot.”

His colleagues cheered. “Yay.”

The news of the magazine agency’s dinner spread like wildfire. Perhaps it was because the magazine agency had received top ranking for four consecutive issuesand was in the limelight recently, many people wanted to witness Qiao An’s glory, so many employees from other departments came to the magazine agency to freeload.

What was originally a small departmental gathering turned into a company gala. The scale was huge.

At this moment, no one asked the host for instructions. Some of the more bootlicking officials went to invite the CEO. The reason for the invitation was especially thoughtful. “CEO, CEO, Qiao An will treat you to a big celebration party tonight. She specially invited you to attend. Will you come?”

Li Xiaoran was slightly stunned. Qiao An actually took the initiative to invite him to her party? He was inexplicably happy. “Okay.” He gladly agreed.

Qiao An originally thought that the number of people at the party was more than ten people from the magazine, so her initial position was a high-end restaurant. Unexpectedly, dozens of people came one after another. When Li Xiaoran and his assistant walked in in high spirits, Qiao An was instantly embarrassed.

She was so flustered that it was as if thousands of horses were galloping in her heart because she didn’t know how much money was in her bank card and if it was enough to support tonight’s event.

However, the director of the magazine agency was very vain. He was afraid that Qiao An would not treat them to a good meal, so he repeatedly instructed Qiao An, “An’an, the CEO is here. You have to order better dishes. Don’t embarrass the magazine agency.”

Qiao An wanted to ask him about the list, but in the end, she held back.

After the gathering started, a few bootlickers in the company fought to sit next to Li Xiaoran. From afar, Qiao An saw Li Xiaoran enter the country of women. He looked around uncomfortably.

Qiao An was originally sitting far away from Li Xiaoran, but at this moment, someone shouted, “Where’s our main character tonight? Let’s invite our gold medal writer, Qiao An, to the stage to give a speech.”

Qiao An shrank and wanted to burrow into the ground, but she was surrounded by her colleagues and walked to the empty space in front of the CEO.

“What do you want me to talk about?” Qiao An asked shyly.

“Qiao An, you’ve top the rankings four times in a row and have a unique vision… Just share some of your successful experiences!”

Speaking of taste, Qiao An interrupted. “My taste is bad.”

Li Xiaoran’s smile froze.

In Qiao An’s heart, how bad did he have to be?

Qiao An gave a perfunctory explanation of the articles before being pulled to Li Xiaoran. That person coaxed, “Come, come, Qiao An, you have to toast the CEO today. The CEO is busy every day, but he has given you the honor of attending your celebration party.”

Qiao An looked numb.

At this moment, someone stuffed a glass of wine into her hand. Qiao An looked at the full glass of white wine and realized that she had gone crazy today. Why did she make such a stupid decision?

She couldn’t drink at all?

Li Xiaoran held his wine and stared at the embarrassed Qiao An.

Qiao An thought for a moment and squeezed out a few useless words. “CEO, thank you for coming to my farewell dinner with my colleagues. After tonight, I won’t come to the Hai Yue Corporation tomorrow. With this glass of wine, I would like to wish you all the best. I hope we can live in peace in the future.”

At this moment, everyone was in an uproar.

‘What, is Qiao An resigning?’

Li Xiaoran’s joy at attending the gathering instantly disappeared. His heart was filled with frost and he could not say anything. In the end, he did not know what else to say except to give her his blessings.

“Qiao An, may the rest of your life be peaceful.”

After Li Xiaoran finished speaking, he raised his head and drank it in one gulp.

Qiao An stood there awkwardly, looking at the wine in her hand, at a loss.

Li Xiaoran drank a glass of cold wine. Perhaps it was because he had drunk it too quickly, but he felt uncomfortable and wanted to help Qiao An out.

“You can’t drink? Then don’t.” He snatched the wine from her hand and placed it on the dining table.

At this moment, the atmosphere was a little tense. Qiao An’s insensitivity disappointed everyone.

At this moment, Li Xiaoran’s phone rang.

Li Xiaoran picked up the phone. The other party’s voice was very loud, so Qiao An, who was standing in front of him, could hear him very clearly.

“Doctor Li, Doctor Lu fainted.”

Li Xiaoran immediately revealed a panicked expression. “I’ll be right there.”

Then, he waved at his colleagues and immediately ran out anxiously.

Qiao An looked at his back and suddenly remembered that when she had a miscarriage in the Li family, she had gotten herself covered in blood. When Loco ran out with her on her back in a panic, he was indifferent when she glanced at Li Xiaoran from afar.

Qiao An suddenly laughed at herself.

So it had been her wishful thinking for so long.

His kindness to her in the hospital earlier was probably out of sympathy for her.

Perhaps because the CEO had left midway, the dinner party became boring. Many people dealt with it and left.

In the end, Qiao An took the bonus card Li Xiaoran gave her to the front desk to pay the bill. The waiter told her that she had spent a total of 68,000 dollars.

Qiao An nervously handed the bank card to the waiter. After paying, Qiao An was stunned.

Was there so much money in this card?

After leaving the hotel, Qiao An found an ATM. She inserted the card, entered the initial password, and checked the balance. When she saw the long string of zeros on the bank card, Qiao An was stunned.

Counting, Li Xiaoran gave her a total of 600 million.

Why did he give her so much money?

Was it… breakup fee?

Qiao An suddenly felt her limbs turn cold.

Her heart was in pain, but a cold smile appeared on her face.

Perhaps, in Li Xiaoran’s eyes, she was really a woman who despised the poor and loved the rich. She was angry because Li Xiaoran’s actions were an insult to her character.