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

Lu Ning was still in a daze when the man kissed her from behind the head.

Just as she was about to resist, he pulled her away and then dragged her back.

"I'm sorry, I... I thought it was a dream."

Ji Chiqian held Lu Ning in his arms, his breathing a little heavy. He lowered his head and touched her ear: "I thought I was seeing you in a dream, and I was so happy. I'm sorry."

Lu Ning's face was hot, and she blushed as she got up from his arms.

She asked in a low voice, "What time did you come to the hospital last night? Has that project still not been resolved?"

She remembered that Ji Chiqian had sent her a message, reporting on his daily routine, most of which was related to work.

She recalled a project that had run into trouble and was still being worked out.

Ji Chiqian's thin lips curved slightly: "I thought you never read the messages I sent you."

It turns out she read every single one of them; otherwise, how would she have known that the project was in trouble?

Lu Ning noticed his gaze, and she turned her head away, her tone somewhat unnatural: "I saw it by accident."

She blushed as she got up and sat back down on her hospital bed.

Ji Chiqian rubbed his stiff neck, sat up, his chin covered in bluish stubble, and his voice had a nasal quality, as if he had just woken up.

This man looks much older.

Lu Ning pursed her lips: "How is your grandma? I called you last night but you didn't answer. I waited and then fell asleep."

"It's alright. Her health has never been very good, so you don't need to worry about it."

Ji Chiqian looked at her: "What did my grandma say to you?"

Lu Ning suddenly felt a little nervous. She lowered her eyelids and said, "It's nothing, just a quick chat."

Ji Chiqian fell silent for a moment, then gave a wry smile: "You don't need to hide it from me, I already know from the housekeeper. It's easy to guess!"

Lu Ning's eyes flickered slightly.

She looked up, her voice soft and gentle: "Your grandmother spent a lot of money on me, on the condition that I leave you."

“My grandma has a lot of savings. She said before that she would leave it to her granddaughter-in-law, so it’s no big deal to give it to you in advance.”

Lu Ning was stunned after hearing this: "Granddaughter-in-law?"

Ji Chiqian smiled faintly: "Yes."

When Lu Ning met his teasing eyes, she knew she had been led astray.

She quickly said, "That's not true at all. Besides your grandma, your mother did the same thing. To be honest, they were quite generous and didn't scold me. They were very kind to me."

This is completely different from the scenes in TV dramas where wealthy wives throw around checks.

After listening, Ji Chiqian stroked his chin and said, "I need to think about it seriously."

"What are you thinking about? I'm the one who should be thinking about it."

Hearing her words, the man's mood soured: "What are you considering?"

Lu Ning turned her head away and deliberately said, "They gave me so much money. If I agree, I can be financially independent right away, and my net worth won't be much less than yours."

"so what?"

He gritted his teeth. Was she going to abandon him for money?

Ji Chiqian said somewhat anxiously, "I can also throw money at you, betting my entire fortune, much more than my mother and grandmother combined have given you."

Lu Ning touched her cheek: "It's different this way. At least I get this much money, so I can be a male model and have freedom. I can change handsome guys every day, and if one makes me unhappy, I'll just move on to the next one. As the saying goes... what are you doing!"

She saw Ji Chiqian approaching, his voice growing softer and softer.

Ji Chiqian looked down at him, bending over and leaning against the edge of the bed: "As the saying goes, what saying?"

"As long as you can quickly find a new love, there will be no sadness, only love. Don't get so close, my ears are fine."

As Lu Ning spoke, she moved to the side.

Seeing her move to the edge of the bed, Ji Chiqian pressed down on her shoulder: "Don't move. Do you want to fall and get a hole in your head?"

"Then step back a little."

Ji Chiqian then stepped back a little, looking at her with a hint of helplessness: "You are not allowed to take their money. Everything I have is yours."

His eyes held a threat.

Lu Ning lowered her eyelids: "I didn't want it either."

"Then be good."

Ji Chiqian glanced at the time: "I have to go to the company later. I'll go through the discharge procedures when I get back."

"Okay, go ahead and get busy."

Lu Ning couldn't wait for him to leave.

Ji Chiqian straightened his clothes: "Does your throat feel okay now? Is there anything bothering you?"

"I'm feeling better now."

Ji Chiqian, holding his suit jacket, said, "I'll have someone bring breakfast over later."

Lu Ning watched him leave the ward, then touched her lips, seemingly still lingering on the sensation of their kiss.

After she lay down, she immediately pulled the blanket over her face.

It's really a bit embarrassing.

She had to admit that she was starting to lose control of her feelings and seemed to be growing more and more fond of him.

After a while, Lu Ning fell asleep.

But she didn't sleep very soundly. She woke up when she heard a sound and saw Li Man from the TG PR team coming in with breakfast.

Li Man asked in surprise, "Did I wake you up?"

"No, I wasn't sleeping very soundly to begin with."

Lu Ning sat up and saw breakfast: "I'm actually a little hungry."

"Mr. Ji instructed that you must be taken good care of."

Lu Ning looked at Li Man: "If I said I would hire you directly, instead of having you come through Ji Chiqian, would you be willing?"

After all, Li Man and the others have been investigating the truth behind the car accident for her recently. She doesn't want to change the person, but she also doesn't really want to owe Ji Chiqian a favor.

"sure."

"Won't this offend Ji Chiqian?"

Li Man smiled and said, "Miss Lu, you don't need to feel any pressure. Mr. Ji likes you very much, and we have had a very pleasant time together. I am happy to continue working for Miss Lu."

As long as Ji Chiqian and Lu Ning end up together, it makes no difference to her team.

Lu Ning asked with some concern, "But how long do you think a man's affection can last?"

“Miss Lu, I can tell you like Mr. Ji too. These days, do you have to consider so many things when dating? Mr. Ji should be a good dating partner, both in terms of physique and looks.”

Li Man looked at Lu Ning seriously: "Besides, Miss Lu comes from a good family, and you yourself are very capable. Why are you so insecure about relationships?"

"I'm really not good at relationships."

Lu Ning thought about how she had given everything to her family in her previous life, and hadn't even managed to cultivate good family relationships.

Not to mention love.

She lacks confidence in these things.

"The best teacher is experience. How will you know you're not good at something if you don't try?"

Li Man sometimes envied Lu Ning. Not everyone could win the favor of the Ji family's young master, and even have him protect her like that.

After finishing her breakfast, Lu Ning wanted to go and see how Grandma Ji was doing.

She went straight upstairs and saw Mrs. Ji walking in wearing a sterile gown, while Mrs. Mo was waiting outside.

When Lu Ning saw that the two of them were also there, she stopped and planned to leave and come back later.

"Lu Ning, stop right there! I'm about to settle accounts with you! You almost killed Ah Qian's grandmother!"

Madam Mo strode aggressively toward Lu Ning and slapped her across the face.