After Miss Lu became the only one to enjoy the limelight, her six brothers knelt down and begged for

Lu Ning saw the depth in his gaze, and her breath caught in her throat.

Her eyelashes fluttered: "We're just friends."

Isn't this what he said before?

They are just friends.

He only treated her like a younger sister.

Seeing her attitude, Ji Chiqian licked his back teeth and stood up: "Let's go."

He walked at the front, his deep-set features expressionless.

Lu Ning followed behind, keeping a step's distance between them.

Gu Zifeng and Ji Mo walked at the very back. Ji Mo looked very anxious and wanted to go up and say a few words, but Gu Zifeng held him back.

Gu Zifeng lowered his voice: "Grandpa, can you please stop messing around!"

This brat is like a husky, you can't control him.

In this situation, it's best not to go looking for trouble.

Ji Mo, his curiosity burning with anticipation, asked, "They really aren't together?"

It's been several months already, and his brother still hasn't managed to get a girlfriend? How pathetic!

"Don't even think about it, there's no chance for them."

"why?"

"Because Lu Ning is that..."

Gu Zifeng didn't finish speaking.

Ji Mo looked at him with a sincere expression and said, "Brother, I'm very tight-lipped. I absolutely won't tell."

Gu Zifeng glanced at Ji Mo and pressed his face down, saying, "How dare you say such a thing?"

From childhood to adulthood, this kid has never been the one who can keep a secret.

He almost let it slip, thankfully.

Ji Mo looked on with curiosity. Did his sister-in-law have some hidden identity?

Or perhaps it's because my sister-in-law's family background is too ordinary to be mentioned?

The group walked out.

Lu Ning checked her phone; Chen Guoguo had messaged her asking where she was.

She glanced back at them and said, "I'll head back to school now; my classmates are waiting for me."

Ji Mo broke free from Gu Zifeng's hand: "Big, cough cough Little Lemon, I've been in Yunjing for a while now. Let's have a meal together this weekend if we're free."

"We'll talk about it later. We can play games together."

Lu Ning also wanted to test whether Ji Mo was the right person by playing games.

She turned around, and there stood the man beside her, his presence very strong.

She lowered her eyelids, said nothing, and turned to run away.

Ji Chiqian stood there, watching Lu Ning's departing figure, his tongue pressed against his cheek, his gaze deep and thoughtful.

She seems to be avoiding him?

At this moment, Ji Mo rushed up, looking gossipy: "Brother, you still haven't won over your sister-in-law? You're too weak."

Ji Chiqian glanced at him: "Why did she ask you to play games?"

"Because I'm powerful. When the time comes, I'll go to the school's training base to back her up. Then who will dare to disobey her?"

"She doesn't need you to back her up."

Ji Chiqian walked forward with a stern face.

Ji Mo was completely baffled, and Gu Zifeng slapped him: "Can't you be a little more sensible? What game did you invite Lu Ning to play?"

"I'm actually helping them out."

"You're just a burden."

Didn't you see that Brother Qian's expression was completely unsettling?

Gu Zifeng felt a headache coming on when he thought about the relationship between the two.

She both wanted them to be together and worried that Lu Ning would find out about it.

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After Lu Ning and Chen Guoguo met up, they went back to school together.

Chen Guoguo was very excited the whole way: "You just said that you want to make it to the finals next year, that's so cool. We're all so excited, like we've been injected with adrenaline."

"Yes, if we work together, we'll have a chance."

She was able to reach the finals with that group of people in her past life, and she can do it again with like-minded teammates this time.

Lu Ning, however, was somewhat distracted.

She kept thinking about what Ji Chiqian meant by those words.

He actually asked himself what his relationship with her was.

Isn't he the one who knows this best?

What else do you want to ask?

Lu Ning looked out the window at the night sky; her facial features were reflected in the glass, blurry and indistinct.

After returning to her school dormitory, she took a shower and lay down.

Everyone in the club group is discussing today's events, and saying they want to participate in competitions in the future.

Lu Ning scrolled through everyone's chat history, and after exiting, the first thing she saw was a message from Ji Chiqian.

Only my girlfriend can check my phone.

"Hmm, are you sure you want to investigate?"

When she saw these conversations, Ji Chiqian's face inexplicably appeared in her mind.

What does he mean?

They took unflattering photos of her and then tried to fob her off with these words?

She was in a pretty good mood today because she had confronted the Lu family.

Lu Ning turned off her phone in frustration. "That jerk!"

After the finals ended, my WeChat Moments was flooded with posts about it.

The Ball Ball team has many fans, and Jimo is very popular. After all, he's handsome and has a good family background. Who wouldn't like him?

However, the fact that Ji Mo was the young master of the Ji family was not exposed to the outside world; it was only rumored that his family was well-off.

She learned it from her older brother in her past life.

The next day, Lu Ning went to class as usual.

Gu Yan arrived with his men to confront her: "Lu Ning, didn't I warn you not to make things difficult for our Xiangxiang? Do you think you can act with impunity just because Mo Shanshan apologized to you?"

Lu Ning looked impatient and walked directly toward Gu Yan.

Startled, Gu Yan backed away, saying, "I'm warning you, if you make a move, the Gu family won't let you off!"

Lu Ning stared at Gu Yan expressionlessly, which scared the boy so much that he turned and ran away.

Is it really that bad?

After being scared away, Gu Yan felt she had lost face, so she immediately called Gu Zifeng to complain: "Cousin, has the matter of asking you to put in a good word with the law firm been settled yet?"

"You little brat, you want a beating, huh? Daring to order me around!"

"Cousin, I was just anxious. Today I tried to reason with Lu Ning, and that woman actually tried to hit me. She hit me once before in City A, don't you remember?"

"Looks like you haven't learned your lesson yet. Getting hit by a woman is a disgrace to the Gu family."

Gu Zifeng felt a headache coming on: "Gu Yan, I'm warning you, don't touch Lu Ning!"

"Cousin, is Lu Ning your woman? You protected her last time in City A."

"Don't ask too many questions. Remember what I said, or you'll regret it."

Gu Zifeng hung up the phone after speaking, but Gu Yan couldn't help but think more about it. His cousin was so protective of Lu Ning, so he probably had some feelings for Lu Ning.

This is not going to be easy.

After Gu Yan returned to the classroom, Qin Xiang immediately asked expectantly, "How did it go?"

"Of course I scolded Lu Ning, but you know how bad-tempered she is, she's completely unreasonable."

Gu Yan, of course, wouldn't mention that he had been so frightened by Lu Ning that he had run away.

"So, you said before that you could prevent Lu Ning from hiring a lawyer. Can you do that?"

Qin Xiang has noticed that her older brother is becoming somewhat distant from her, probably because he's still angry about what Lu Ning said.

Not to mention her second and sixth brothers, they completely ignored her.

Qin Xiang desperately wanted to change her current situation, so she could only ask Gu Yan for help. If she could get this done so that Lu Ning wouldn't be able to hire a lawyer, then Sixth Brother would be fine.

As long as Sixth Brother is alright, she still has a chance to win him back.

Gu Yan looked somewhat embarrassed: "It's not a big deal, but if I show up, my mom might find out, and if she does, she won't have a good impression of you."

Qin Xiang was somewhat disappointed, but she still pretended to be sensible: "I understand, I definitely can't let Auntie know."

If they don't have a good impression of her, how will she be able to marry into the Gu family in the future?

Mo Shanshan, standing nearby, sneered, "You can't even do this little thing, Gu Yan, you're such a useless piece of trash!"

Gu Yan was losing face: "If you're not useless, then why did you apologize to Lu Ning in public?"

"That's because Lu Ning has something on me, plus I can't cause trouble lately. My sister is negotiating her engagement with a young master in the Beijing circle, and the Mo family can't have any problems. Otherwise, how could I tolerate that country bumpkin Lu Ning?"

Mo Shanshan was furious: "I can put in a good word and make sure Lu Ning can't get a lawyer! It's no big deal."

A hint of surprise appeared in Qin Xiang's eyes; this couldn't be better.

Gu Yan turned to Qin Xiang and asked, "Lu Ning, have you gotten a new boyfriend lately?"

Otherwise, why would his cousin protect him?

"No, her ambiguous boyfriend has always been that school doctor, Ji."

Gu Yan's expression changed: "Is his surname Ji? Is his name Ji Chiqian?"

Why do I have a bad feeling?