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

At this moment, Lu Ning felt an awkward atmosphere in the air.

She hadn't expected the elevator to still be on this floor; she must have forgotten to press the button, otherwise the elevator should be on the basement level now.

Lu Ning turned her head to look at her colleagues, and could probably tell something from their expressions.

The next second, Ji Chiqian took her hand and looked at his colleagues outside: "Sorry, my girlfriend was just joking with me."

Lu Ning tried to take her hand back, but the scoundrel wouldn't let go.

Lu Ning could only manage a forced smile as she watched her colleagues enter.

The elevator was very quiet, but no one knew what everyone was thinking.

The elevator arrived at the basement parking garage.

The colleagues left together and went to the place where they had dinner.

Lu Ning forcefully pulled her hand away and stormed out, but the man behind her still followed.

After Lu Ning walked to her SUV, she turned around and looked at Ji Chiqian with an unbearable expression.

Ji Chiqian leaned against the car door with one hand: "Since it's on the way, let's go together."

"But I don't want to take you with me."

Seeing her angry expression, Ji Chiqian said in a low voice, "I know my mother came to see you. Want to have a chat?"

Lu Ning paused for a moment, noticing the looks from her colleagues, before finally bending down to get into the car.

Seeing this, Ji Chiqian sat in the passenger seat and looked at the car: "This SUV is suitable for middle-aged men to drive."

Lu Ning said with a straight face, "I like it."

Ji Chiqian, sitting in the passenger seat, glanced at her and said, "If my mother says anything offensive, don't take it to heart. Just do what you should do and don't change because of others."

"You're quite good at putting on a good face."

Lu Ning regretted it a little after she finished speaking.

Ji Chiqian looked at her: "What did you two talk about?"

"It's nothing. Mrs. Ji came to apologize and to clarify things for you, saying that you are innocent. She is a stepmother, but she has been very good to you."

Lu Ning had more to say, but Madam Ji said she would rather die than accept Madam Mo's kidney, and she would never help the Mo family.

But she only listened to this story.

Can anyone really remain so calm when facing death? Even if Madam Ji is willing to risk everything, would the others allow her to do so?

After listening, Ji Chiqian replied calmly, "She is indeed very good to me."

People always reciprocate sincerity. His mother passed away when he was young, and Madam Ji truly filled the role of his mother.

The car became very quiet.

Ji Chiqian asked, "Do you want to know what your parents said before they passed away?"

Lu Ning became a little nervous: "Go on."

“I rushed over to save you then, and the car was already emitting a pungent and dangerous smell. Your parents desperately lifted you out of the car so that I could save you first.”

Ji Chiqian often recalls this scene in the middle of the night.

Lu Ning pulled over to the side of the road; at this point, she couldn't continue driving.

She looked at Ji Chiqian: "The vehicle exploded later, right?"

"I managed to rescue you in time. If I had any spare time, I would go back to rescue them."

Looking into his eyes, which were filled with guilt, Lu Ning believed what he said.

She nodded: "So that's all they said in the end?"

"Yes, but at that time they only had eyes for you, and they wanted you to live. So you don't need to feel guilty about it. It was a premeditated car accident, not an accident. And it wasn't your fault."

Lu Ning's eyes welled up with tears, and she looked out the window: "I know, I won't blame myself."

She had indeed blamed herself in the past.

During that time, Ji Chiqian stayed with her and comforted her.

Lu Ning took a deep breath to prevent herself from getting caught up in these emotions, and turned to look at him: "That's it?"

Ji Chiqian was a little embarrassed: "That's all."

"It's interesting that you've been keeping this from me all this time, isn't it? You're clearly the King, yet you've been hiding your identity, as well as your identity as the heir of the Ji family. I don't even know who the people I used to know are."

Lu Ning looked at the man in front of her. Even though they had been together for so long, at one moment he felt like a stranger.

Even so, she still liked him.

Lu Ning dislikes herself a little.

Ji Chiqian's eyes became somewhat dejected: "These are all actually me."

"fart!"

Lu Ning looked at Ji Chiqian and said, "Get out of the car."

Ji Chiqian didn't move: "We haven't arrived at the dining area yet."

"I don't want to go."

Lu Ning wasn't in the mood to eat.

At that moment, Lu Ning received a call from Attorney Su. She immediately answered, "Hello, Attorney Su, what's up?"

"There are some things I'd like to discuss in person. Would you like to have dinner together sometime?"

"Okay, where shall we meet?"

Lu Ning agreed immediately, as the lawsuit was more important at this point.

After agreeing on the location, Lu Ning looked at Ji Chiqian and said, "Get out of the car, I have something to do."

"where to?"

Lu Ning looked at him: "What's it to you?"

"I am still your boyfriend."

Lu Ning spoke earnestly, "Ji Chiqian, I know you saved me back then, and you were all being used by the Mo family without knowing it. But you've lied to me for so long, I can't trust you like I used to, and I can't be with you anymore, you know that?"

The car was silent, but some things still needed to be said.

She didn't want to deceive herself.

Ji Chiqian's expression instantly fell.

His Adam's apple bobbed slightly: "Can't we start over?"

Lu Ning looked away: "No."

Ji Chiqian smiled bitterly: "Don't you have any lingering feelings for me at all?"

He did so much, thinking he could make her see his true feelings.

Looking at the steering wheel in front of her, Lu Ning realized that it was impossible for her not to like Ji Chiqian.

She smiled, but it made Ji Chiqian's heart tremble.

He had a bad feeling.

Lu Ning suddenly looked at the man beside her, beckoned him to come closer.

Ji Chiqian's breath hitched, and he obediently moved closer to her.

The next second, Lu Ning lowered her head and kissed him.

Ji Chiqian's breathing became erratic, his handsome brows and eyes showed a hint of surprise, and his whole body was tense, not daring to move an inch.

The kiss ended by the time Ji Chiqian came to his senses.

Lu Ning sat up straight and wiped her mouth: "Alright."

"What do you mean it's okay?"

Ji Chiqian's heart raced. He wondered if it might be a good outcome.

Lu Ning tilted her head, a half-smile on her face, and said, "Didn't you ask me if I had any lingering feelings for you? Yes, but not anymore."

At that moment, Ji Chiqian really wanted to curse.

The feeling of being in heaven or hell in an instant is so thrilling.

He gritted his teeth: "Just one kiss and it's all gone?"

He should have stayed away from her earlier.

Lu Ning gripped the steering wheel: "Ji Chiqian, thank you for accompanying me all this way. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have gotten to where I am today so quickly."

"do not talk."

Ji Chiqian interrupted her, his expression somewhat bleak.

"There are some things that I think are better left unsaid. You were so good to me before, so it's not hard to understand why I fell for you, but things can change."

Lu Ning noticed that he had turned his head to look out the window and wasn't looking at her.

She continued, "There are many things that are beyond our control, and I don't blame you anymore. But I feel that we are not suitable for each other."

Ji Chiqian finally heard her last words.

All that she said before was just to set the stage for her last sentence.

Ji Chiqian opened the window, and the cold wind outside blew in, which helped him barely maintain his composure.

She said they weren't a good match.

He actually got friend-zoned one day.

Ji Chiqian pursed his lips and turned to look at her: "But I don't agree with what you said."