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

Seeing Ji Chiqian's dark expression, Lu Ning felt a little better.

She turned her head and walked towards the elevator.

Soon, steady footsteps caught up behind her, and she knew without guessing who it was.

The elevator doors opened, and Lu Ning stepped inside. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that Ji Chiqian had also followed her in and was standing next to her.

The two stood side by side, with a fist's distance between them.

The elevator was quiet. Lu Ning looked up and saw her reflection in the elevator door. She met his dark gaze and immediately lowered her eyelids.

Lu Ning could feel an undeniable gaze upon her, but she simply didn't want to look up.

Ji Chiqian looked at her helplessly, his gaze falling on her fair profile. He hadn't slept well for the past few days.

Every time I open my eyes or close them, all I see is her angry face saying she wants to break up.

He had never been so anxious or agitated in his life, yet he was powerless to do anything about it.

Shortly after, the elevator doors opened.

Before Ji Chiqian could decide what to say, Lu Ning walked out without looking back.

Frustrated and annoyed, he chased after him, saying, "Wait a minute, I'll take you home."

"There's no need for Young Master Ji to go through all that trouble. There are plenty of taxis here, it's very convenient."

Lu Ning turned to look at him, her gaze and attitude both distant.

Ji Chiqian felt stifled and let out a deep sigh: "I have something to tell you."

"I think I've said everything that needed to be said."

Lu Ning turned to leave, but he pulled her back, and she bumped into his arms.

She instinctively tried to struggle, but the man's hands held her tightly.

Lu Ning couldn't help but speak up: "Ji Chiqian."

"I'm here."

"You are shameless."

Ji Chiqian didn't answer. Shameless it is, it's better than his girlfriend running away.

Just then, a luxury car pulled up beside them, and the window rolled down: "Miss Lu."

When Lu Ning looked up and saw Mrs. Chen sitting in the car, she blushed and pushed Ji Chiqian away. She was quite strong, and when Ji Chiqian was not prepared, he was almost pushed to the ground.

Ji Chiqian looked somewhat embarrassed and turned to the person in the car, saying, "Mrs. Chen, is there something you need?"

The man's eyes held a hint of displeasure. If Mrs. Chen hadn't suddenly appeared, he would have already dragged Lu Ning into the car.

Why did someone have to come and disturb us at this particular time?

Mrs. Chen could also see the displeasure on Ji Chiqian's face, and knew that she had probably disturbed something, but she hadn't noticed that the man hugging Lu Ning was Ji Chiqian.

After what happened at the Pear Garden last time, Madam Ji should know who the girl Ji Chiqian is protecting is. Why haven't they been separated yet?

But judging from how protective Ji Chiqian is, they probably won't be separated anytime soon.

Mrs. Chen said apologetically to Ji Chiqian, "I'm sorry, I didn't notice Mr. Ji was here. I have something I'd like to say to Miss Lu."

Lu Ning was a little curious about what Mrs. Chen wanted to say to her.

She had only met Mrs. Chen once.

She walked over and asked, "What does Mrs. Chen want to say?"

"I heard that the Lu family has an adopted daughter named Qin Xiang. She seems to have a good relationship with your brothers. Your eldest brother has cleaned up her messes several times."

Upon hearing Mrs. Chen's words, Lu Ning roughly guessed what Mrs. Chen meant.

She smiled and said, "You should also know that my parents died in a car accident back then, and Qin Xiang's father, who was a driver, also passed away. My older brother took Qin Xiang into the Lu family and raised her. They did have a pretty good relationship, and he always protected her."

"It's more than just protecting him. He neglects you and favors you so much because of that adopted sister. If I didn't know that Qin Xiang was an adopted sister, I would have thought that your older brother had some feelings for Qin Xiang."

Ji Chiqian spoke with sarcasm, and did not hesitate to smear Lu Dongyou and Qin Xiang.

Mrs. Chen frowned after hearing this: "I don't think Lu Dongyou is such a clueless man."

If they don't understand this, the Chen family won't agree to Lu Dongyou becoming their son-in-law.

Ji Chiqian's eyes were exceptionally cold and sharp: "Aunt Chen, you only need to do a little investigation to find out about the Lu family's favoritism. Those aren't just rumors; they're all true."

Mrs. Chen immediately fell silent.

Ji Chiqian continued, "Aunt Chen, if your family wants to choose a son-in-law to live with you, you'd better re-evaluate his character."

Anyway, he felt that Lu Dongyou was not suitable.

Lu Ning actually thought so too.

At this moment, Ji Chiqian's car had already pulled up to the side of the road.

He pulled Lu Ning into the car.

Lu Ning glanced at Mrs. Chen's car behind them: "Didn't the Chen family investigate Lu Dongyou's character or the Lu family's background beforehand?"

"Because the Lu family has always lived in S City, even if they wanted to investigate, they could only find out that you have a bad reputation."

Ji Chiqian turned his head to look at her: "As for character, if a man wants to fake it, you simply can't tell."

But he regretted it as soon as he said it.

Lu Ning raised an eyebrow: "Young Master Ji is right. It seems you know yourself very well."

Ji Chiqian had no way to express his suffering. Wasn't this a case of lifting a stone only to drop it on his own foot?

He answered somewhat hesitantly, "I... at least I didn't intend to take advantage of someone else's wealth."

"Is it because you're afraid I'll covet your family's power and status?"

"What's there to be afraid of? As long as you promise not to get angry or break up with me, I can have all my assets notarized and transferred to your name, and we will share all our assets after marriage."

Lu Ning's face was burning hot, and she awkwardly said, "Who wants to marry you? I want to break up with you."

After hearing the words "break up," Ji Chiqian dared not speak again.

He remained silent and did not answer; in any case, he disagreed.

Lu Ning turned her head to look out the car window, her gaze falling on his reflection. Her heart felt heavy, as if it were stuffed with cotton.

But she can't help but hold a grudge against him for deceiving her.

The vehicle arrived outside the school.

Lu Ning opened the car door and left without looking back.

Ji Chiqian could only watch her retreating figure helplessly, rubbing his temples. He loosened his tie and unbuttoned his shirt.

I'm afraid there'll be plenty of room to appease them.

But the most urgent task is to stop his stepmother from recognizing Lu Ning as her goddaughter; he doesn't need a younger sister.

After returning to her dormitory, Lu Ning was somewhat absent-minded, thinking about what had just happened.

She saw that Chen Yu had also returned to the dormitory. She really wanted to ask her something, but then her older brother chased after her and explained something.

Chen Yu could tell what Lu Ning wanted to ask, so she said directly, "Your older brother explained for a long time, clarifying that he and Qin Xiang had no other relationship, that he only treated Qin Xiang as a younger sister, and that Qin Xiang was about to get engaged to Lu Wu."

Lu Ning wasn't surprised at all: "You've seen for yourself what the Lu family is really like today."

Chen Yu's eyes were clear: "I've decided to break up with your older brother."

She didn't like Lu Dongyou much to begin with, but today at the pear garden, she witnessed what happened with her own eyes. Yet Lu Dongyou was still lying to her, always siding with Qin Xiang and blaming Lu Ning for stealing the skirt.

This proves that all the previous rumors about Lu Ning were false.

After hearing this, Lu Ning breathed a sigh of relief: "I also think you and my older brother are not a good match. He is a very ambitious person."

They won't stop at being a live-in son-in-law.

Lu Dongyou is using Chen Yu.

But once Chen Yu figured out what kind of person Lu Dongyou was, things would be much easier, and at least she wouldn't be fooled.

In the following days, Lu Ning spent her time preparing for the campus competition with her team.

On the day of the preliminary round, all the sponsors came.

When Lu Ning saw Mo Shiyi, she was momentarily dazed, because she remembered the scene of their meeting at the coffee shop that day.

At that time, she was completely stunned, sad and heartbroken.

Mo Shiyi walked over with a smile: "Ms. Lu, you look much better than before. Girls should look forward. I'm glad to see you can cheer up and start a new life."

Lu Ning stared at Mo Shiyi, a cold smile playing on her lips: "I heard that Miss Mo and the Ji family are getting married soon?"

"This matter was kept very low-key, but I didn't expect it to be exposed by the paparazzi."

Mo Shiyi tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled, "After all, Ah Qian and I grew up together. No matter what happens, we're going to get married."

"Really? But why did Aunt Ji say that you two are not engaged?"

After Lu Ning finished speaking, Mo Shiyi's expression instantly cracked.