Lu Anning had no idea that Ouyang Ying wanted to see her. By the time she found out that Ouyang Ying was in trouble, news about her was already flying everywhere.

She stared at the latest news reports, her brow furrowed.

Ouyang Ying attempted suicide by hitting her head against a wall in the detention center and was sent to the hospital for treatment. After waking up, she became insane. The media, well-informed, reported the incident as if it were true, and even emphasized that Ouyang Ying had been asking to see Lu Anning before the incident, but she never showed up.

It also implies that Lu Anning did it on purpose and should be held responsible for Ouyang Ying's accident. Perhaps there is an unspeakable secret between the two.

Lu Anning laughed angrily as she read the news. There were many people in the comment section who followed suit and were eager to throw more dirty water on her.

Given Ouyang Ying's temperament, there was no way she would commit suicide just because she was about to be convicted. The news was constantly targeting her, and I was afraid someone was fanning the flames behind the scenes.

At the dinner table, Lu Anning looked up at Tang Jingyuan and was about to speak when his cell phone rang.

After a few brief words, Tang Jingyuan looked at Lu Anning and hung up the phone.

"Guess who went to see Ouyang Ying before she got into trouble?"

Lu Anning frowned. In Jiangcheng, those who couldn't get along with her...

Lu Anning raised his eyebrows and blurted out: "Lu Yunxi?"

Tang Jingyuan nodded: "Lu Yunxi is forcing you to find her."

An Ning curled her lips. Wherever she looked, the screen was filled with more voices slandering her. Her expression remained calm, having already guessed Lu Yunxi's intentions. The previous negotiation had failed, and if Lu Yunxi was truly responsible for Ouyang Ying's misfortune, then what Ouyang Ying had in his hands would likely have fallen into Lu Yunxi's hands as well.

From this perspective, she is indeed a bit passive.

She stared at Tang Jingyuan: "Can you find evidence?"

Tang Jingyuan shook his head: "All the records and surveillance can only prove that Lu Yunxi went to see Ouyang Ying. She had an accident in the middle of the night after Lu Yunxi left. Just meeting once doesn't mean anything at all. But you are different! Ouyang Ying asked to see you before the accident."

The online comments and news are easy to deal with. The most important thing is that what Lu Anning wanted to get from Ouyang Ying was most likely taken away by Lu Yunxi.

If the agarwood token and the information were in Lu Yunxi's hands, and Lu Anning had forgotten the past, and she wanted to know her life experience again, her only hope would be the old dean.

Chu Huan has not been contacted until now, and recovery will take time, so this is not the best option.

Lu Yunxi just wanted to force her!

Lu Anning chewed slowly and made a decision after careful consideration.

"No rush. I'll go see her first!"

Tang Jingyuan frowned and nodded slightly, with other plans in mind: "Be careful!"

After breakfast, the two went their separate ways. Lu Anning left first. Tang Jingyuan watched the car slowly leave and called Lin Tao again.

"Find someone to investigate the problems at the Lu Group."

After hanging up the phone, Tang Jingyuan lowered his eyes, then started the car and went out.

Lu Anning drove to the Lu Group again. Seeing many unfamiliar faces coming and going, he felt that things had changed a lot.

Lu Yunxi had already arranged for her new assistant to wait at the front desk. She politely led Lu Anning to her new office. Compared to her previous office at Lu's, Lu Yunxi's office was twice as large and had been newly decorated to look like a princess's castle.

Lu Yunxi crossed her legs and spun around in the pink leather chair, showing off to Lu Anning, "How is it? Dad personally arranged for someone to decorate this for me. How does it compare to your old shabby office?"

"Did you cause Ouyang Ying's accident?"

"Don't say anything nonsense. Without evidence, it's slander. I just went to see her. You don't know, she begged me for help. She told me she didn't want to go to jail. She wanted to see you!"

Lu Yunxi curled her lips and played with her new manicure, her eyes full of pride.

After so long, she finally managed to suppress Lu An Ning.

"Do you want me to negotiate terms with you?" Lu An Ning sat down, neither humble nor arrogant, and his aura was no less than Lu Yunxi's.

"Lu Anning, I know you don't want to beg me, but I insist that you beg me. As you think, everything you want is now in my hands. Do you think I have the right to make conditions with you now? You know exactly what I want."

Lu Anning lowered his eyes: "What if I don't agree?"

"Actually, helping me is the same as helping you, isn't it? When I marry into the Pei family, wouldn't it be nice for us sisters to support each other? By then, the entire Pei family will be under the control of the two of us. It's better to have someone to take care of you than for you to deal with those people in the Pei family alone."

Lu Anning looked at Lu Yunxi and didn't respond.

"Agarwood pendants are rare. Ordinary families don't have such things. Don't you want to go back to your biological parents? Let me marry into the Pei family, and then I will definitely return the things to their original owners."

Lu Anning smiled slightly, stood up and looked down at Lu Yunxi: "Are you done?"

Lu Yunxi shrugged: "I said, my request is very simple."

"I refuse." Lu An Ning smiled and said, "I came here today to tell you that no matter what you do, I will not cooperate with you. Whether it's the wooden sign or the things left by the dean, if you are willing to return them to me, I will be very grateful. If you don't, it doesn't matter to me either."

"It doesn't matter? Don't you want to find your biological parents?" Lu Yunxi stared at Lu An Ning, not believing what she said at all.

Lu An Ning chuckled: "When did I ever say that I really wanted to find my biological parents? Lu Yunxi, it seems that you will be working in vain this time."

She curled her lips and turned to leave. She would find a way to get back what belonged to her, but she would not let herself bow to Lu Yunxi in grievance.

Lu Yunxi wanted to control her in this way, but she was dreaming.

Behind him was Lu Yunxi's growling voice: "Lu Anning, think it through. If you walk out of this door today, the price you pay me next time will not be the same as today."

The only response to Lu Yunxi was Lu Anning's carefree back. She didn't like being passive, and she didn't like being controlled by others.

She would rather think of other ways to make her obedient.