Addicted to My Cutie and Sweetie-Chapter 924: Why Are You Here?

Upon hearing this, Lu Jing’s eyes turned gray, and the hand resting on the car door silently tightened.

Recalling how he had been by her side these past few days, seeing her either at the lab for work or always with Leng Jian, Lu Jing felt a dull ache in his chest, an inexplicable shortness of breath...

Seeing his face looking off, Chen Chen quickly spoke up, "President Lu, I was just speaking casually, please don’t get upset. Miss Zhang cares so much about you; there’s no way she would forget you... President Lu, the doctor said your health can’t endure any stress, maybe we should head back to the hospital!"

Seeing Lu Jing on the verge of passing out, Chen Chen hurriedly started the car. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Stop the car, I want to get out," Lu Jing suddenly said.

"Screech—"

The car Chen Chen had just started suddenly came to a halt, and he turned his head, looking at Lu Jing in surprise.

Lu Jing ignored him; as soon as the car stopped, he reached out and pushed open the car door, stepping out.

He had been to Zhang Lingying’s apartment countless times; even though he no longer lived there, he found it easily.

But when he reached Zhang Lingying’s apartment door, he stopped, unsure of what reason to use to knock.

She had said she didn’t want any ties with him anymore, and he didn’t want to make her angry or cause her to despise him.

Lu Jing felt somewhat ridiculous, experiencing a near-home timidity illusion.

Despite knowing she was at home, and that he could see her as soon as he knocked, he just didn’t dare.

With a "clack," the apartment door suddenly opened.

Holding a trash bag in her hand, Zhang Lingying walked out while looking back, instructing the kitten following her, "You can’t go out, be good and wait for me at home; I’ll be back after throwing the trash."

The kitten mewled softly, as if playing coy, prompting her to squat down and rub its head, soothing it: "I’m not lying, nor am I abandoning you. The doctor said you’re not healthy, and if you don’t behave, you might not grow up well, so behave, ok?"

Her gentle tone finally got through to the kitten; it stopped following her but didn’t leave, instead, sitting down and looking up at her, appearing to patiently wait for her return.

Lu Jing witnessed this scene and felt the kitten was too sly—so small, yet so good at acting pitiful; what would happen when it grew up?

Was this why Zhang Lingying decided to adopt it?

She must have been deceived!

When Lu Jing came to his senses, deciding he should hide while Zhang Lingying hadn’t noticed him, it was too late.

As Zhang Lingying looked up, her eyes met his, and both momentarily froze.

The atmosphere seemed to solidify instantly.

For a long time, neither spoke; the two stood several steps apart, looking at each other, seemingly waiting for the other to speak first.

Zhang Lingying: "What are you doing here?"

Lu Jing: "Are you going out?"

Both spoke simultaneously, then fell silent together.

In the air, a faint awkwardness lingered.

Just as Lu Jing berated himself internally for asking such a silly question, Zhang Lingying had already answered, "I’m going downstairs to throw out the trash."

Lu Jing promptly offered, "Then I’ll go down with you."

Zhang Lingying frowned slightly, not immediately responding, first raising her eyes to look at him, puzzled, "Aren’t you here to see me? Aren’t you coming in to sit for a while before leaving?"

Lu Jing: "..."

Could he admit he regretted it now, not wanting to go downstairs with her?