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

Lu Ning could tell that Mrs. Chen was deliberately making things difficult for her.

Because she and Chen Yu had just joined forces to sabotage Mrs. Chen's plans with her older brother Lu Dongyou, and had also caused Mrs. Chen to lose face today.

No matter how she explained, Mrs. Chen would always find fault with her and launch an attack.

She didn't want to reveal the grievances she had suffered in the past just to prove herself; outsiders would only laugh at her and wouldn't sympathize with her.

Mrs. Chen didn't expect Lu Ning to be so blunt: "Miss Lu, you speak so directly, you'll offend a lot of people in the future. Miss Mo is much better at handling things; everyone likes her."

Ji Chiqian's eyes turned colder as he glanced at Ji Mo.

Ji Mo immediately understood and started to criticize: "Mrs. Chen, don't compare the Mo family to my sister-in-law. After all, my brother and the eldest daughter of the Mo family have nothing. If you say that, everyone will laugh at the Mo family."

"I only said a couple of words, and you two brothers are really protecting her tightly. I'm just a little curious, why would Miss Lu sever ties with her family for no apparent reason?"

Ji Mo replied, "I heard that my sister-in-law was clearly the top scorer in the college entrance examination, but she was required to stay in the local area to study at a second-tier university. She was even asked to accompany her adopted sister, who scored zero on the college entrance examination, to repeat her studies."

Chen Yu had just returned from dancing when she heard Ji Mo's words and was stunned: "Making the top scorer in the college entrance exam repeat a year, are the Lu family members out of their minds?"

Is this something a human being could do?

Ji Mo looked over and said, "I heard that this suggestion was made by Lu Dongyou, who said it was to prevent outsiders from gossiping. After all, his biological sister is the top scorer in the college entrance examination, while his adopted sister was given a zero score for cheating. People would say that the Lu family is biased. In order to show that they are treating everyone equally, they made the top scorer repeat a year."

Chen Yu's face turned red with anger: "I never expected Lu Dongyou to be this kind of person."

To show that they were fair, they actually made their younger sister, who was the top scorer in the college entrance examination, repeat a year. I never thought I'd see anything like it.

Chen Yu felt incredibly embarrassed.

Mrs. Chen was a little embarrassed: "Isn't it a bit of an exaggeration?"

At this moment, Gu Zifeng also spoke up: "The truth is that exaggerated. The admissions office of Yunjing University asked Lu Ning to meet and talk, but Lu Dongyou directly refused the admissions office staff, saying that Lu Ning was not going to Yunjing University."

Ji Mo sighed: "That's Yunnan University! I believe that if the children of all the uncles and aunts here could get into Yunnan University, they would be grinning from ear to ear. How could they refuse?"

People around started discussing it.

Some people said, "That's true. Putting everything else aside, being the top scorer in the college entrance examination and receiving an offer from Yunnan University is something I'd be laughing in my sleep."

"Yeah, they actually made them repeat a year. Is that something a normal person would do?"

"No wonder Miss Lu wants to sever ties. If it were me, I would sever ties with anyone who blocks my child's future."

Upon hearing these words, Lu Ning turned her head to look at Ji Chiqian, a smile in her eyes.

She knew that Ji Chiqian and Ji Moshi had come specifically to support her.

Even when Mrs. Chen started the trouble, he still protected her.

Ji Chiqian turned his head to look at her: "Your older brother's actions can't be covered up, and everyone isn't stupid."

Lu Ning nodded, then glanced at Ji Mo and Gu Zifeng again: "Thank you for explaining things to me."

If she were to say it herself, the effect certainly wouldn't be as good.

Ji Mo touched his nose: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, the Lu family will never bully you again."

Gu Zifeng glanced at the two of them, a smile on his face: "Little Lemon, you don't need to think too much. Everyone here isn't stupid; they can see the truth clearly."

Seeing this, Mrs. Chen didn't know what to say anymore. She was very annoyed. Why was Lu Dongyou so good to that adopted sister? She felt that something was fishy.

Mrs. Chen was even more surprised that Lu Ning was actually quite capable.

If Lu Ning and Ji Chiqian are really allowed to get together, wouldn't Lu Dongyou be harder to control in the future?

At this moment, Chen Yu said, "Big brother Ji, you should go dance, it's almost over."

Lu Ning looked up and saw Ji Chiqian coming in front of her. After thinking about it, she didn't refuse, and the two went to dance together.

Partner dancing isn't difficult either; she had studied it before.

Ji Chiqian glanced down at her and asked, "Do you still feel wronged?"

“I don’t actually feel wronged. You should also know what happened at the banquet. It was all arranged by Chen Yu and me. She didn’t want to be involved with my older brother’s engagement.”

Lu Ning felt there was no need to hide these things from Ji Chiqian, though she figured it was probably impossible to hide them anyway.

"I guessed it, but I didn't expect you to come and help Chen Yu. It seems she schemed against you once before."

“I know. She explained to me and apologized. At that time, she didn’t know the situation of the Lu family or who my older brother was. Now that she has seen things clearly, she has decided to sever ties with my older brother.”

She helps Chen Yu partly for her friend's sake and partly for her own.

After what happened today, my older brother must hate Qin Xiang to death, thinking that Qin Xiang ruined today's birthday banquet.

She was also very curious to see what Qin Xiang would do next.

Ji Chiqian glanced at her: "Chen Yu wants to resist Mrs. Chen, but she's still a bit too weak right now."

"Take it slow. As long as Chen Yu understands what kind of person Mrs. Chen is, she will find a way to become independent. Look at me now, I'm independent and doing quite well."

Lu Ning looked up and met his gaze, then, lost in thought, she accidentally stepped on Ji Chiqian's foot.

She blushed and apologized, "It's not appropriate to go together."

Ji Chiqian smiled faintly: "I'm sorry I'm late today. If I had come earlier, you wouldn't have been targeted and made things difficult for them."

"I can't rely on you forever, can I?"

"Why not?"

Lu Ning lowered her head and didn't look at him, then hurriedly changed the subject, saying, "Now that you're here, is your grandmother's condition stable?"

"Yes, things are stable for now."

When his grandmother was mentioned, Ji Chiqian's tone became much more subdued.

A silence fell between them, and neither of them spoke.

After the dance, the banquet was almost over.

Lu Ning actually wanted to go back with Chen Yu. She was worried that if Chen Yu went back to the Chen family alone, she would definitely be harassed by Mrs. Chen.

Ji Chiqian glanced at her: "Don't worry, the Lu family's actions today have made Mrs. Chen lose face. So, in order to avoid people gossiping about mistreating her niece, she won't actually eat Chen Yu."

Although Chen Yu's parents are dead, she still has relatives and friends watching over her.

Lu Ning was still worried, so she asked Chen Yu, wanting to take her back to the school dormitory to hide for a couple of days.

Chen Yu refused: "I can't avoid it anyway. I haven't done anything wrong, so why should I try to avoid it?"

Lu Ning felt relieved after hearing Chen Yu's words.

After Chen Yu finished speaking, she looked at Ji Chiqian and said, "Big brother Ji, could you please help me take my friend home?"

Ji Chiqian smiled and said, "Okay."

Lu Ning arrived outside the banquet hall, where guests were already leaving one after another.

After she got into the car, she looked at Ji Chiqian and said, "I'm not going back to school, I'm going back to the Lu family."

Ji Chiqian frowned subconsciously: "Are you sure?"

“My older brother will definitely not give up on the Chen family connection, so he wants me to plead with Chen Yu on his behalf. He won’t make things difficult for me.”

The eldest brother is now in charge of the Lu family. This time, Qin Xiang ruined his plans, and Lu Ning really wants to go home and see what's going on.

She also wanted to investigate the specific details of the cooperation between PZ Company and Lu Dongyou.

Ji Chiqian didn't say anything and sent Lu Ning back to the Lu family villa.

Before getting off the bus, he said, "If you need any help, please let me know."

Lu Ning didn't answer that question. After getting out of the car, she looked at him and said, "Thank you for bringing me back."

Looking at the expression on her face, Ji Chiqian felt as if his heart was being stabbed when she had given him a fake smile earlier.

He kept his gaze fixed on her until she entered the villa, only then did he look away.

He clicked his tongue; she's not easy to appease.

Lu Ning walked into the villa absentmindedly, only to hear Qin Xiang crying, her cries filled with a sense of despair and tragedy.