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

Lu Ning, seeing Madam Mo appear, was really eager to get Mo Shanshan out of trouble.

Li Man stepped forward and stopped Madam Mo: "I'm sorry, Miss Lu needs to rest now."

"Who do you think you are, daring to stop me?"

Mrs. Mo's tone was extremely arrogant, showing no regard for Li Man, whom she considered merely a lackey of a public relations team.

Lu Ning glanced at Li Man: "You can go out first. I want to talk to Mrs. Mo alone."

Li Man nodded: "Miss Lu, please call me in anytime if you need anything. Mr. Ji has already given the instructions."

Madam Mo glanced at Li Man as she left the ward, then turned to look at Lu Ning: "I didn't realize that Ji Chiqian had sent quite a few people to monitor you."

"It's just a public relations team, like my personal assistant team. There's no such thing as surveillance."

Lu Ning's calm reply infuriated Mrs. Mo.

Madam Mo scoffed, "Lu Ning, have you been watching too many TV dramas? Haven't you ever experienced this kind of treatment before?"

"Mrs. Mo, have you forgotten? Although our Lu family may not be a prominent family in Yunjing, we still have a certain status and position in City A."

"With the level of your Lu family company, do you even consider yourself to have any status or position? Don't try to make yourself look good."

Lu Ning's gaze was indifferent: "But as far as I know, the Mo family has been poorly managed in recent years, and the company is facing bankruptcy. If it weren't for the orders and contracts that the Ji family gave you, your Mo family would have gone bankrupt long ago. You can't even compare to the Lu family."

Madam Mo's expression changed instantly: "Where did you hear this gossip from?"

"Whether it's a rumor or not, Madam Mo knows very well. That's why you're so shameless in trying to get engaged to Ji Chiqian."

“Lu Ning, stop pretending to be so nonchalant. My daughter is right, that look of yours is really annoying.”

Madam Mo stepped forward and questioned Lu Ning: "What right do you, a woman who has been completely deceived, have to say such things to me?"

"Speak up, what do you want to talk about? Get to the point."

Madam Mo calmed down: "Didn't you want to know what Ji Chiqian was hiding from you? Let's make a deal: you drop the charges against Shanshan and I'll tell you the truth."

A truth that will plunge Lu Ning into despair.

Lu Ning looked at Madam Mo in front of her and said, "Okay."

"You agreed so easily, it seems you still care about what Ji Chiqian kept from you? I've suddenly changed my mind. Besides not pursuing the matter of Shanshan, you must also break up with Ji Chiqian and keep your distance!"

Madam Mo looked at Lu Ning with a half-smile, as if she had everything under control.

Lu Ning stared at the wealthy woman in front of her: "Don't you think your demands are a bit excessive?"

"How much? But this is a great deal for you."

Madam Mo moved closer to Lu Ning and lowered her voice: "This truth is enough to plunge you into an abyss of pain, but you won't be in so much pain if you leave Ji Chiqian. I'm doing this to help you."

Lu Ning looked up, and their eyes met.

"Didn't I say that no one is allowed to disturb Lu Ning when she's resting?"

Ji Chiqian pushed open the ward door with a stern face and walked in. He went straight to the bedside and his sharp gaze fell on Madam Mo: "I heard you wanted to talk to Lu Ning alone. What did you say to her?"

When Madam Mo met Ji Chiqian's gaze, she subconsciously took two steps back: "It's nothing, I just saw your mother was in a dilemma, so I came over to talk to Miss Lu and hope she won't cause so much trouble."

Is that all?

Ji Chiqian had deep-set features and pressed closer to Madam Mo, who was so frightened that she retreated to the doorway.

Madam Mo was somewhat angry: "Qian, I came here because of your mother, how can you treat me like this?"

"How could a selfish person like you possibly come here for my mother? You clearly have ulterior motives, don't you? Don't think I don't know!"

Mrs. Mo almost collapsed, her legs giving way. "I...I don't know what you're talking about."

Does this mean that Ji Chiqian knows what she's going to say?

Ji Chiqian said with a stern face, "You want to force Lu Ning to go to the police station to withdraw the charges, right?"

Madam Mo's tone was somewhat unnatural: "Is there anything wrong with what I did? That matter had nothing to do with Shanshan in the first place; she was just implicated."

"Then you should say that to the police, not to Lu Ning."

Ji Chiqian's tone was threatening: "Mo Shanshan has made so many mistakes, and even killed someone. She should be punished now."

"No, Ah Qian, you watched Shan Shan grow up too. Your mother even wanted to take Shan Shan in as her goddaughter, have you forgotten?"

Upon hearing Ji Chiqian's words, Madam Mo was immediately gripped by panic. If Ji Chiqian were to intervene in this matter, there would be absolutely no turning back.

Ji Chiqian shook off Madam Mo's hand: "You should go."

"Ah Qian, you can't do this. Our two families have such a good relationship. You can't do this."

Mrs. Mo was truly panicked.

Ji Chiqian cornered Madam Mo outside the door and lowered his voice: "If you don't want the Mo family to go bankrupt, you'd better shut your mouth."

Madam Mo looked at Ji Chiqian in shock. Had he guessed it?

So Ji Chiqian was using the Mo family's warning to shut himself up and not tell Lu Ning about the car accident back then.

Madam Mo was somewhat pleased, for it seemed that this was Ji Chiqian's weakness.

Is it possible to take advantage of that?

But the next second, Ji Chiqian closed the door to the ward and ignored Madam Mo outside.

Li Man walked to Madam Mo's side: "Please."

Madam Mo glared at Li Man: "You informed Ji Chiqian, didn't you? What a pity, Lu Ning can't marry into the Ji family, and you've flattered the wrong person."

Madam Mo stormed off; she needed to rethink her plans for that matter.

In the ward.

Lu Ning looked at Ji Chiqian as he walked over and asked, "Why did you suddenly come? Have you finished your work at the company?"

"Are you alright? What did she say to you?"

Ji Chiqian's eyes held a hint of insecurity; he worried that Madam Mo had said something strange.

Lu Ning shook her head: "It's nothing, just a warning to me not to dream of eating swan meat, saying that I caused the old lady to be rushed to the hospital in the middle of the night."

"Don't worry about Grandma. I know you're saying this to cheer her up."

“But I think I messed up; your grandma didn’t like the joke I made.”

Lu Ning felt a little frustrated. She looked at Ji Chiqian seriously and asked, "How is the old lady now?"

"It's okay now."

Seeing Lu Ning's expression, Ji Chiqian became anxious: "Lu Ning, what my grandmother said, you..."

"I will keep it in mind."

Lu Ning looked intently at the handsome and mature features in front of her, and it was easy to imagine how many girls usually threw themselves at him.

Suddenly I felt a little jealous of those girls.

Ji Chiqian panicked instantly: "Lu Ning, my grandma doesn't dislike you, the reason she said that is because..."

"Because of what?"

Lu Ning looked up at him, and she reached out to cup his face, gently moving her hands from his eyebrows to the bridge of his nose, and finally to his thin lips.

Ji Chiqian froze, momentarily gripped by immense panic.

Lu Ning's gaze fell on his thin lips: "Is there something you're hiding from me?"