Chapter 104 Truly in Love with Chu Qingxue

Lu Junyan paused for a moment, holding his knife and fork, before cutting off a piece of cold steak and stuffing it into his mouth.

Cold steak doesn't taste good.

However, the ones he gave Jiang Ning were all hot, so they must have tasted pretty good.

Just consider this a whim of mine!

"You want to use your status as a shareholder of the Lu Group to tie me down after the divorce."

Jiangning resolutely blocked the railway.

She was determined to divorce Lu Junyan no matter what, because she wanted to sever all ties with him and completely separate her career and life from his.

She didn't understand why Lu Junyan would transfer the crucial shares of the Lu Group to her if he didn't love her and had promised Chu Qingxue a formal title.

Ten percent of the shares is quite a lot.

Once Jiang Ning owns 10% of the shares in the Lu Group, it means that she can participate in any major decisions and projects of the Lu Group, attend shareholders' meetings, have voting rights, receive profit dividends, and access confidential company documents, etc.

Such significant power should be given to Chu Qingxue by Lu Junyan, not to her.

Seeing the shock and suspicion in Jiang Ning's eyes, Lu Junyan slowly said, "Why would I use the Lu Group to tie you down? Do you really think you're so beautiful that I'd use the shareholders' meeting as an excuse to see you?"

Jiang Ning was surprised that Lu Junyan would joke with her, but she couldn't laugh.

“Lu Junyan, I don’t care what your purpose is, I will not take the shares of Lu’s Group.”

As soon as Jiang Ning finished speaking, Lu Junyan picked up the divorce agreement.

"Okay, then we won't get divorced."

"What?" Jiang Ning grabbed the other end of the divorce agreement.

The two held onto a portion of the divorce agreement, neither willing to back down, resulting in a stalemate.

Jiang Ning had absolutely no idea what Lu Junyan was planning to do.

The last time their divorce agreement failed, it was because Lu Junyan demanded 30 billion from her, which was too much.

This time, their divorce by mutual consent failed again because Lu Junyan gave her too much; the 10% stake in the Lu Group was given to her without any justification.

"Lu Junyan, do your parents know that you transferred so many shares to me?"

Understanding what Jiang Ning meant, Lu Junyan smiled.

“You can tell them I don’t mind.”

Jiang Ning frowned.

"Does Chu Qingxue know about this?"

Does she need to know?

Lu Junyan's question surprised Jiang Ning.

Sometimes Jiang Ning couldn't help but wonder if Lu Junyan truly loved Chu Qingxue.

Seeing Jiang Ning's confusion, Lu Junyan added casually:

“I gave her something more important than shares.”

Jiang Ning's heart sank.

That's true.

Lu Junyan gave it to Chu Qingxue...

It is Lu Junyan's love.

It is indeed much more important than ten percent of the shares in the Lu Group.

Once Lu Junyan divorces her, he will definitely marry Chu Qingxue. At that time, the entire Lu Group will belong to Chu Qingxue. Why would he care about this 10% share?

Jiang Ning thought for a moment.

I think they still care!

Lu Junyan silently observed the complex and ever-changing expression on Jiang Ning's face, and after a long while, he let go of her hand.

Jiang Ning took the divorce agreement back.

"Aren't you afraid that if I get 10% of the Lu Group's shares, I'll turn around and sell them to your competitor?"

Lu Junyan shook his head, answering calmly but with absolute certainty:

"You won't."

Jiang Ning was momentarily flustered.

She didn't ask Lu Junyan why he trusted her so much.

She feels like she's still trapped in the labyrinth of emotions, like a useless person.

Jiang Ning looked down at the divorce agreement in her hand.

As long as she accepts the 10% stake in the Lu Group that Lu Junyan offers her, she and Lu Junyan will definitely be able to successfully reach a divorce agreement this time.

Suddenly, Jiang Ning felt the divorce agreement in her hand was very heavy.

Her hands involuntarily tensed, each protruding knuckle turning deathly pale.

“Lu Junyan…”

Hearing Jiang Ning call his name, Lu Junyan realized that Jiang Ning wasn't even looking at him.

Jiang Ning lowered his eyes, staring at the divorce agreement.

Three years of marriage...

Ten years of love...

Back then, when Lu Junyan was in a car accident, she carried him on her back and took him to the hospital.

After Lu Junyan was out of danger, she, as Lu Junyan's savior, was allowed by Lu's family bodyguards to enter the ward to visit Lu Junyan.

At that time, Jiang Ning was filled with anticipation and trepidation.

In her imagination, what would happen next was that the two recognized each other, had a touching reunion, and then—

They naturally got together, fell in love, got married, had children, and grew old together...

But Jiang Ning was afraid that he was being too abrupt.

After all, Lu Junyan hadn't seen her for so many years, and she had changed a lot; he was afraid Lu Junyan wouldn't recognize her.

However, Lu Junyan once told her that no matter when or where, he would recognize her whenever he saw her again.

When Jiang Ning entered the ward, the first thing she heard Lu Junyan say to her while he was lying on the bed was:

"Who are you?"

In that instant, Jiang Ning realized—

Lu Junyan did not recognize her.

Later, she overheard Yuan Pei telling Lu Junyan, "Your sister-in-law has already arrived in the United States."

Lu Junyan not only didn't recognize her, but he also already had a girlfriend.

Later, through Yuan Pei, Jiang Ning learned indirectly that Lu Junyan's girlfriend was his first love.

For many years, Jiang Ning believed that Lu Junyan's first love was her.

So rather than saying that Lu Junyan didn't recognize her, it's more accurate to say that Lu Junyan simply didn't remember her.

"Lu Junyan, do you still remember when you were in juvenile detention in junior high school...?"

Jiang Ning's voice trailed off as Lu Junyan's phone rang.

"Excuse me."

Lu Junyan got up to answer the phone.

After a while, he finished the call, returned to his seat, and asked Jiang Ning:

What were you trying to say?

Jiang Ning put the divorce agreement into her handbag.

"It's nothing, I'll accept it. I'll think about the shares some more."

"Okay, take your time to think about it."

Jiang Ning and Lu Junyan finished their meal and also discussed their divorce.

Jiang Ning glanced at Pete's booth; Pete was no longer there.

Lu Junyan had already reached the door, but seeing that Jiang Ning hadn't followed, he turned around. When he saw Jiang Ning staring at the booth where Pete had been, the shadow in his eyes deepened.

Jiang Ning got into his car and casually touched his handbag.

This contains the crucial divorce agreement.

She thought that the person who might give her 10% of the Lu Group shares might not be Lu Junyan.

It was Lu Lifeng.

"I'll go ask Grandpa at the old house another day!" Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

If Lu Lifeng insists on giving her shares, she might be able to persuade him to retract his decision.

If only the part about transferring shares were removed, the divorce agreement would be perfect for her.

Jiang Ning took a deep breath and made a phone call before starting the car.