Chapter 10

She was stunned.

Cheng Xuanying who had pressed on the button to open the doors smiled at her. “Dr. Qin, why are you just standing there? Come on in!”

Qin Muchu did not know what to say. She felt that at this moment she must have seemed so stiff to the two.

She took a deep breath before lifting her feet and entering.

As he looked at her face, Lou Sichen seemed to have noticed her as well. His deep eyes were as hard and cold as a frozen lake, without warmth, or any affection.

It was as if they were nothing more than strangers!

Qin Muchu could not tell what the man was thinking, she did not even dare to guess.

But without even looking at him, she could clearly tell that there was an icy barrier to his being, enveloping his proud self where no one dared to close in, separating him from the rest of the world.

Upon entering the elevator, Qin Muchu quickly turned around with her back facing them and stared at the screen showing the changing numbers of the floors, internally praying that the elevator could go faster.

3...

4...

5...

6...

“Dr. Qin!”

Qin Muchu was silently counting the floor numbers until Cheng Xuanying’s voice cut off her thoughts.

“Yes?”

She looked back at Cheng Xuanying, a little puzzled and trying to not look at the man standing beside her.

“I don’t think the both of you have met.”

Cheng Xuanying’s words were directed at Lou Sichen.

Lou Sichen moved his thin lips to respond, his gaze indifferent. “We’ve met, but we’re not familiar.”

Qin Muchu slightly tightened her grip on the files she was holding.

Not familiar…

That was the description he had for her!

In reality, they had just shared a bed not too long ago, obviously, they were more than just acquaintances.

But in the end, to him, they were just not as ‘familiar’ with each other!

It’s better this way too!

“Then let me introduce both of you! This is an intern doctor at your neurosurgery department, Qin Muchu. And this is…” Cheng Xuanying motioned to the man beside her, sounding quite proud, she announced him. “This is your new director in the neurosurgery department, Lou Sichen! My father has spent a lot of effort to poach him from America!”

Qin Muchu smiled at him. “Nice to meet you, Director Lou.”

She held out a hand to shake him in greeting.

However, Lou Sichen pretended not to see and turned his attention to Cheng Xuanying and asked her. “Are you free later? Let’s have dinner.”

He had chosen to completely ignore her.

He would not even look at her!

“There is always time for dinner.” Cheng Xuanying looked absolutely pleased.

Qin Muchu awkwardly retrieved her hand, thinking to herself that she should never have entered this lift.

“What would you like to have?” Lou Sichen asked Cheng Xuanying again, his voice was gentle.

“I’m fine with anything you decide.”

“Let’s have Chinese then. They have your favorite sausages.”

“Sure!” Cheng Xuanying happily complied.

Qin Muchu could only stay quiet. At this moment she felt like such a third wheel. Her existence was very, very extra!

She must have hit her head hard to have had the courage to board this elevator.

Sausages…

In her memory, this man who had very particular tastes would never eat something like that.

He had a serious case of OCD when it came to cleanliness and back then, just to push his buttons, she would kiss him out of nowhere. Although he had always seemed displeased, he never once rejected her. Instead, he would forcefully grab the back of her head to turn her childish pecks into fierce, deep kisses.

After that, he would point at her nose and warn her. “If you mess around again, next time I will eat you up whole, intestines and all!”

But the next time, she would do it again, and he would tirelessly indulge her in her mischief. Until the day they broke up, six years ago.