Chapter 1433: The Blackened Good Girl (68)

It was already nine o'clock.

Normally, Lu Jing would have been home by now.

Although Lu Jing had told Wu Lingling that he had a very important business engagement today, she had only assumed he would be a little later than usual.

Most days, Lu Jing returned home around seven.

Now, two hours had passed, and he still hadn't come back. Wu Lingling grew anxious and hurriedly called him.

Because of the important meeting, Lu Jing had turned off his phone to avoid affecting the cooperation with his client. Naturally, her call didn't go through.

Restless, Wu Lingling paced around the house. Every few moments, she would dial Lu Jing's number again.

At that moment, Tang Guo was lying on her dormitory bed with her eyes closed, watching the situation between Wu Lingling and Lu Jing through the system's surveillance screen.

Lu Jing wore a smile on his face. It seemed that things were going very well with the client. Seeing this scene, Tang Guo wasn't pleased at all.

Meanwhile, Wu Lingling was calling Lu Jing once again, but of course, it still wouldn't connect.

Her mind was filled with the words she'd heard from Brother Dao and the others that day—that Lu Jing was getting better and better. She was panicking.

And seeing all this made Tang Guo very happy.

"Can you turn Lu Jing's phone back on, Tongzi?" A mischievous smile appeared on Tang Guo's lips. "I don't want to see him secure this deal."

Lu Jing had once caused her death.

Seeing him do well made her uncomfortable.

Of course, Host. I planted a virus in Lu Jing's phone long ago. I can control it and turn it on anytime.

"Then help him turn it on. Wu Lingling is my cousin, after all. If she keeps failing to reach him, she'll cry from anxiety. For the sake of family ties, I should help her out."

Hearing that, the system's data trembled.

What a wicked woman.

Family concern? Helping out? Pfft. Even when doing bad things, she made them sound so elegant and righteous.

Thinking that, the system activated the virus program and powered Lu Jing's phone back on.

Unless the battery was completely dead, it couldn't stay switched off.

At that moment, Lu Jing and the client were getting along better and better. They were just one step away from signing the contract.

Wu Lingling called him again.

When the phone rang, Lu Jing didn't react at first.

He remembered turning his phone off and assumed the ringtone belonged to the client.

After several rings, Lu Jing finally realized something was wrong. Even the client reminded him that it seemed to be his phone.

A strange expression crossed his face. Rising with an apologetic smile, he said, "President Xu, I'm sorry. I'll take this call first."

"It's fine."

If it had been anyone else, Lu Jing might have ignored it.

But he couldn't ignore Wu Lingling.

And when he saw the many missed calls displayed on the screen, he thought something terrible had happened to her.

"Lu Jing, where are you? Why aren't you home yet?"

The moment he answered, Wu Lingling's voice rang out.

"Why aren't you back yet? Lu Jing, come home quickly."

"Lingling, I have a very important client here. We're just about to finalize the contract. Once we sign it, I'll come back."

"It's almost ten o'clock already."

Wu Lingling understood none of this. Her mind was consumed with thoughts of Lu Jing changing his feelings. Remembering all the scenes she'd seen in television dramas, she became more and more suspicious that Lu Jing was outside with another woman.

Her relentless attitude left Lu Jing feeling somewhat helpless.

But he wasn't angry.

He only thought that Wu Lingling cared too much about him.