CHAPTER 410: CHAPTER 410: I DON’T KNOW HOW TO CHEER PEOPLE UP, BUT I WANT TO CHEER YOU UP (PART 10)

After lunch at the restaurant, Tang Yanqi returned to the office. While no one else was there, she pulled Bai Bing into the emergency exit and asked, "Bingbing, what’s wrong with you?"

Bai Bing looked at her, pursed her lips, and seemed a bit hesitant. A few seconds later, she spoke, "Tangtang, there’s something you probably don’t know yet. Senior Lu, he’s in trouble."

"What happened?"

"I’m not really sure about the details. It seems he’s been scammed, and he’s in a lot of debt. This happened last month. I don’t know how things are now."

Tang Yanqi was slightly dazed. She had seen Lu Qilin last month—it was the time they played billiards. Although she noticed he looked rather worn out then, she thought it was just because Lu Qilin was too busy and tired from work. She didn’t think anything much of it, let alone that something had actually happened.

Always exuding an aura of sophistication, Bai Bing now had red eyes. "I found out by accident. He sold his car and house. He wasn’t willing to explain the specifics to me."

Bai Bing’s voice turned somewhat choked. She bit her lips tightly, "Tangtang, I want to help him, but I can’t. I can’t even comfort him. What he wants isn’t just my comfort."

Tang Yanqi understood what Bai Bing meant. Bai Bing liked Lu Qilin, but Lu Qilin liked her. In such a situation, their current dialogue should be somewhat awkward theoretically, but in fact, it wasn’t at all.

Bai Bing understood her, and she cherished their friendship.

Tang Yanqi reached out, hugged Bai Bing, and gently patted her shoulder, "You have to trust Senior. He’s not that weak."

"I know, I just... I just feel sorry, Tangtang. He’s always been a favored child of destiny."

Bai Bing couldn’t hold back her tears.

Tang Yanqi could understand her feelings—understand all too well.

Perhaps, compared to Sheng Jianan, Lu Qilin might be a bit less, but he was definitely also considered a favored child of destiny. With a solid family background, he was an outstanding student from childhood to grown-up and was a prominent figure at K University.

Even after graduating, he still remained a legendary senior in many people’s mouths. Such a person, when experiencing lows, inevitably endures much more pain than the average person.

Just like how, back when she briefly entered Sheng Jianan’s life, wasn’t he also in a dark period of his life?

"Trust me, after a storm, a rainbow will appear."

Bai Bing bit her lips and nodded. They both believed that Lu Qilin wouldn’t easily fall. If he were so fragile, he wouldn’t have been so outstanding all his life.

It’s just that, as someone who likes him, Bai Bing’s heart still feels heavy.

The two of them returned to the office, and Bai Bing’s eyes were still red.

By then, the office had filled with more people, many casting puzzled glances. Guo Jingtian called Tang Yanqi over to assign work to her. Afterward, he said, "Little Tang, since you’re close with Little Bai, advise her. That’s how the workplace is—some frustrations you just have to swallow. Besides, she really didn’t handle the morning’s matter well."

Tang Yanqi knew Guo Jingtian misunderstood, but she didn’t explain. She just smiled and nodded.

Guo Jingtian’s voice was very low, and the two were quite close. When Tang Yanqi turned her head back, she met Yu Shasha’s furious eyes.

Tang Yanqi calmly withdrew her gaze, returned to her desk, and continued handling her tasks.

As the end of the workday approached, Tang Yanqi still had some data left to input. Moreover, Sheng Jianan had a dinner to attend tonight, so he wouldn’t be going back to the villa with her. Tang Yanqi decided to have dinner nearby with her roommate and planned to return to finish her work afterward.