Chapter 8 — He Never Looked Back

He never attended room gatherings where I was present, but appeared near my house when everyone had left. Every time I go on a business trip, he asks for leave. The next day when I put on the ring, an identical one appeared on his hand. It's just that in the past they liked to believe that I unilaterally imitated Ly Tu. Now the truth is clear, the people who cursed me the worst started sending private messages to apologize. 【Hua Dong, I'm sorry, we didn't know that you and Director Ly were actually in love with each other.】 【It was all a misunderstanding before, don't take it to heart.】 【We were only led by To Yen.】 No one really feels sorry for hurting me. They are just afraid that I will hand over my chat history to the company, affecting their work. I did not reply to any messages and directly left the chat group. At dusk, Chu Minh drove me to my new place. While passing by the company's downstairs, I saw Ly Tu standing on the side of the road. It started to rain again. He did not cover the umbrella, in his hand tightly held the ring I left behind. Chu Minh asked: "Do you need to stop the car?" "No need." This time, the car passed in front of Ly Tu. I didn't look back. 6 After joining Phuong Chu, I directly took over the Tinh Cang project. Thanks to a clear understanding of the entire plan, the initial troubleshooting process went very smoothly. In less than a week, losses due to data errors were under control. During the project summary meeting, Chu Minh introduced me in front of everyone. "This is the new Director of Brand Planning - Hua Dong, who is also the real core planner of the Tinh Cang project." When the applause rang out, I was a bit stunned. During the past 3 years, I have worked on many projects, but rarely has anyone publicly acknowledged that the achievements belong to me. Ly Tu always reminds me that the interests of the group are more important than personal reputation. But every time he needs to take responsibility, he accurately comes to me by name. After the meeting, Chu Minh gave me a cup of coffee. "How does it feel to be recognized?" "It's a bit unfamiliar." "Then slowly get used to it." He smiled slightly. "What you deserve to receive, in the future, you don't have to give it to anyone anymore." That afternoon, Ly Tu attended the partner meeting as the person in charge of the project of the old company. He saw me sitting in the chair position and his steps clearly stopped. During the meeting, he lost focus several times and even answered the most basic figures incorrectly. When it was over, the others left one by one, and he lingered in the conference room again. "Hua Dong, let's talk." "If it's work, you can talk." "Not work." "Then it's not necessary." I cleaned up the computer and prepared to leave. Ly Tu stopped in front of the door and took out a ring from his vest pocket. That ring has been cleaned very cleanly. "I admit, I didn't do it right before." "I shouldn't have left you alone in the heavy rain, I shouldn't have let To Yen come to stay, I shouldn't have given your achievements and position to her, and I shouldn't have asked you to take responsibility for her." This was the first time in the past 3 years that he admitted all his mistakes completely. But there were no ripples in my heart like I thought. "So what?" "Let's start again." He said clearly, as if if only he bowed his head, I would definitely return. "I told To Yen to move out, and will also make our relationship public at the company." "Hua Dong, I didn't make it public before, because you are my direct subordinate. I'm afraid people will say you climbed the ladder thanks to your connections." I looked at him. "But I didn't climb up." Ly Tu was surprised.