Chapter 105 Giving a Ring

One Night Drunk is an unassuming little bar, but it is a members-only bar.

Jiang Ning wasn't a member, and as soon as she got out of the car, she saw Pete already standing at the bar entrance waiting to pick her up.

"Have you been waiting long?" Jiang Ning asked as he approached Pete.

"No, the timing is perfect."

Pete led Jiang Ning into the bar and sat down in a booth.

Pete had already ordered the drinks and handed Jiang Ning a Margarita.

While drinking, Jiang Ning apologized to Pete, "I'm really sorry about today. I ruined a nice meal. I'll treat you to another one another day."

"Okay!"

Pete didn't stand on ceremony with Jiang Ning and accepted her apology.

"Lu Junyan is looking for you... to discuss divorce, right?"

Pete asked casually, but Jiang Ning, sitting next to him, sensed Pete's cautiousness.

She figured that the reason Pete had invited her here for drinks was probably to ask her about this.

"Um."

Jiang Ning nodded.

She didn't really want to talk much about the divorce.

But she could tell that Pete seemed very curious.

"Did he make things difficult for you?" Pete asked with concern.

"No, I've faced difficulties before, but not this time." Jiang Ning shook his head, forcing a wry smile. "Not only did they not make things difficult for me, they even offered me 80 million in compensation!"

Jiang Ning originally thought that 80 million was already a lot, and that Pete would definitely be surprised after hearing it. But Pete calmly said, "Well, it's what he should give... I don't think it's too much even if you change the unit to 100 million."

Jiang Ning was both amused and exasperated.

She doesn't think she's worth that much money.

This is especially true for Lu Junyan.

"Since he didn't make things difficult for you and you can accept the money he offered, what are you still worried about?"

Jiang Ning was taken aback and looked at Pete in surprise.

Did she look troubled?

For Jiang Ning, Pete was originally just a work partner, a colleague, or a superior.

Although we've known each other for a long time, we can't be considered close friends.

Jiang Ning never imagined that she would become so close to Pete.

Without hiding anything, she told Pete everything about how Lu Junyan had transferred 10% of the shares of Lu's Group to her in the divorce agreement.

Pete chuckled to himself.

"Do you know how many people would kill for a share of Lu's Group?!"

"But I really don't want it."

"Just take it for now, it's not like you're losing out."

Jiang Ning understood what Pete meant, but she felt that with this shareholding involved, even if she and Lu Junyan were divorced and no longer husband and wife, they would still have to be colleagues.

The more she thought about it, the more agitated she became. She tilted her head back and drank the margarita in her glass in one gulp.

Sitting next to Jiang Ning, Pete rested his chin on his hand, staring intently at him, his affection barely concealed.

"Jiangning..."

When Jiang Ning looked over, Pete looked away again.

He took a gift box out of his trouser pocket and handed it to Jiang Ning.

"Well... I was thinking of bringing you some food when we had dinner."

"I cannot accept a reward without merit..." Jiang Ning wanted to decline, but then he heard Pete say:

"It's just a congratulatory gift to celebrate the great success of your seal design at the exchange meeting."

Since Pete has said so, Jiangning can't very well refuse.

She opened the gift box.

The box is about the size of a ring box.

Jiang Ning opened it and found that there really was a ring inside.

She looked at Pete with some surprise.

I remember when she left the company, Pitt gave her a gift, which was also jewelry, but not a ring, but a brooch.

When a man gives a woman a ring as a gift, it's easy for people to overthink it.

Seeing that Pete's expression was normal, Jiang Ning guessed that perhaps because Pete was always dealing with jewelry, he had become less sensitive to it!

"Don't feel pressured." Seeing Jiang Ning's hesitation, Pete explained, "I work in the jewelry business, and I don't know what other gifts to give a girl besides jewelry. This ring is very casual, with a daisy design. It's not worth much, but the craftsmanship is excellent. I think it would be suitable for you to wear to work."

After Pete said so much, Jiang Ning didn't know how to respond for a moment, so he could only say "thank you".

Actually, Pitt's original plan was to give Jiang Ning a high-end jewelry gift.

But when he thought back, he realized that Jiang Ning had never worn the brooch he had given her before.

Except for special occasions, Jiang Ning usually dresses and makes very simple makeup, and she never wears any jewelry.

Therefore, Pitt changed his mind and chose a style suitable for everyday wear.

But in order to make this everyday style leave a special impression on Jiang Ning, he took a risk and chose a ring.

Jiang Ning originally intended to put the ring away, but when she saw Pete repeatedly mention that it was suitable for everyday wear and subtly hinting that she could wear it now, she ended up only putting away the ring box and slipping the ring onto the middle finger of her left hand.

As for the different meanings of wearing rings on different fingers of the left and right hands, Jiang Ning had never paid attention to them and didn't care.

She doesn't wear it on her right hand simply because she is right-handed and usually uses her right hand for work.

Today is the Double Ninth Festival.

Jiang Ning brought a box of osmanthus cakes, two roast chickens, a carton of milk, and her homemade stewed tomato beef brisket and steamed prawns to the Cixiang Nursing Home.

Her mother, Jiang Xiaoya, has always lived here.

Before starting her own studio, she would visit her mother every week, but since starting her own company, she can only visit once a month.

Today is a holiday, and Jiangning rarely cooks.

On one hand, she brought some food she had cooked herself to her mother; on the other hand, she also came to settle the fees at the nursing home.

Lu Junyan was the one who found this nursing home.

It is the most expensive and best nursing home in the entire city of A, with highly professional facilities and staff.

After divorcing Lu Junyan, Jiang Ning did not plan to move her mother to another place.

The only difference is that the money is no longer from Lu Junyan.

Knock knock!

Jiang Ning knocked on the door.

"Mom, I've come to see you."

The door swung open, and Jiang Ning saw the people inside—

Besides her mother, Jiang Xiaoya, there was another person.

When the other person saw her, they stood up, walked over, and took the item from her hands.

"Mom, look, Xiao Ning is here."

Being called "Xiao Ning" by Lu Junyan made Jiang Ning feel like she was dreaming. In fact, the fact that Lu Junyan was here already felt very unreal to her.

In previous years, Lu Junyan had accompanied her to visit her mother, but because her mother suffered from Alzheimer's and didn't remember her, Lu Junyan didn't need to put on an act in front of her mother.

"Oh, Xiao Ning, I knew it! How could you bear to let Junyan come alone?"

Jiang Xiaoya squinted her eyes, her smile kind and friendly.

Jiang Ning's reaction went from being completely bewildered to being utterly astonished.

"Mom, you recognize me?!"

Jiang Xiaoya nodded awkwardly, "Of course I know you, you silly child, what are you saying!"

Jiang Ning found it incredible. She wanted to ask Lu Junyan, but she saw that Lu Junyan had already taken out the food she had brought and then patted the chair next to him.

"Come and sit down, Xiao Ning."