Chapter 138 Getting Pregnant

She was exposed.

Now, the whole internet knows—

Lu Junyan's wife is Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning couldn't even get back to his company; he only managed to escape from the encirclement of reporters and marketing accounts with the help of office building security guards.

Before driving, she took out her phone.

Sure enough, her news was all over the internet.

"Jiang Ning, the new darling of 'Radiance,' is actually a wealthy socialite?!"

"Lu Junyan is married, and his wife is Jiang Ning."

"The up-and-coming designer is backed by the Lu Group?"

"A perfect match? Or a perfect match? The Lu Group officially acknowledges its mistress."

"A powerful alliance! Business leaders and emerging designers were already one family."

Overnight, the entire internet was flooded with reports that Jiang Ning was Lu Junyan's wife.

There was actually one before, but that time it was just based on a blurry photo and speculation.

Lu Junyan neither denied nor admitted it.

In the end, it fizzled out. Anyway, the internet has no memory, and the speed at which new and old trending topics change is as fast as the blink of an eye. After a while, people will have forgotten about it.

But this time it's different.

This time, it's obvious that someone bought the press release first, and the exact same content was published all over the internet.

Immediately afterwards, the official accounts of the Lu Group across all platforms acknowledged the release of this press release.

In other words, the Lu family unilaterally acknowledged that Jiang Ning was Lu Junyan's wife.

Although it is true.

Although she and Lu Junyan did not sign any secret marriage agreement when they first got married.

However, because Jiang Ning had always been a stay-at-home housewife, no one knew her identity except for a very few people, and the Lu family had never publicly announced her relationship with Lu Junyan.

Jiang Ning couldn't understand what was going on this time.

She had considered the possibility that she was Lu Junyan's wife before, but as long as the Lu family did not admit it, it would just fizzle out like last time.

However, this time, the Lu family's reaction was far beyond Jiang Ning's expectations.

It even seems more like a performance orchestrated by the Lu family themselves.

The only person Jiang Ning could think of was Lu Junyan.

Lu Junyan had just handed her the signed divorce agreement when he released a press release online, confirming her status as Mrs. Lu of Jiangning.

In this way, it will be difficult for her to divorce Lu Junyan.

But Jiang Ning couldn't understand why Lu Junyan would go to such lengths.

So she came to the Lu Group in person to ask Lu Junyan for an explanation.

Jiang Ning looked furious, and Lu Junyan was no better off.

Jiang Ning had almost finished her coffee when she finally heard Lu Junyan speak:

"I didn't make the online allegations; I was unaware of them."

Jiang Ning sneered: "You think I'd believe that?"

"Does it matter to me whether you believe it or not?"

Lu Junyan's retort left Jiang Ning speechless.

"Jiang Ning, I remember telling you before that I wasn't that reluctant to part with you. Although it's inconvenient for me to lose such a hardworking and dedicated nanny like you, that's all..."

Lu Junyan's calm, even somewhat cold-blooded words were like needles, piercing Jiang Ning's heart.

“Since I gave you the signed divorce agreement, I never intended to do anything underhanded. Now you’re so eager to question me, is it because you secretly wish I was the one who did it, so you can deceive yourself into thinking that I’m reluctant to divorce you? Am I right?”

"you!"

Jiang Ning's face felt hot.

She didn't think that way.

At least she didn't have that delusion.

However, in Lu Junyan's cold eyes, her anger seemed more like a frustrated rage at having her secrets exposed.

Jiang Ning grabbed his phone and turned to leave.

Lu Junyan remained silent, letting Jiang Ning leave in anger.

The office felt unusually empty because there was one less person in it.

Lu Junyan picked up his phone and made a call.

The call was connected.

"Dad, why did you make this decision on your own?"

Lu Yexiong's self-righteous voice came through the receiver:

"You're blaming me for acting on my own? Why didn't you get a divorce sooner or later? Why did you have to wait until Jiangning is booming and at the height of its success? What am I supposed to say to you?"

Lu Junyan remained silent.

"You know perfectly well that Xingrui, along with several other companies, is trying to short our Lu Group. Releasing positive news at this critical juncture will cause them to be liquidated, and then we'll win."

"Don't you know how much the stock has gone up? Right now, we absolutely cannot divorce Jiang Ning. Not only can we not divorce her, but we also need to bring her to more public events and use her popularity to boost the Lu family's reputation. I want to make Xingrui and the others lose everything!"

Lu Yexiong rattled off a string of bold statements, while Lu Junyan on the other end remained as silent as if he had just hung up the phone.

However, Lu Yexiong knew that Lu Junyan was listening.

“Junyan, as long as it’s for business, we have to use what we can. I’m not saying you can’t divorce Jiang Ning. Jiang Ning has changed. She’s no longer obedient and is indeed not suitable for our Lu family. But she’s famous now. It’s good for the Lu family to know that she’s your wife. Keep her calm and steady for now. Once she’s no longer of any use, then dump her… She’s just a woman. I believe you can handle her easily.”

After hanging up the phone, Lu Junyan leaned back in his chair and gently closed his eyes.

Just then, there was a knock on the office door.

"Mr. Lu, it's me."

"Come in."

Xiao Zhang pushed open the office door and handed the documents to Lu Junyan.

"This is the project progress report for Yuehai Bay, and the other is a research report from DS Studio AI."

"good."

Lu Junyan did not take them, but simply asked Xiao Zhang to put both documents on his desk.

After putting away the documents, Xiao Zhang was supposed to leave, but he silently stood in front of Lu Junyan's desk.

"Is there anything else?"

Lu Junyan asked casually.

"No," Xiao Zhang shook his head. "I just feel that Mr. Lu... are you too tired?"

Do I look tired?

"...a little."

Lu Junyan silently curled the corners of his lips.

"You think I'm exhausted by a woman, right?"

"...No, I just hope Mr. Lu takes good care of his health."

Although Xiao Zhang said this, he couldn't help but ask himself:

Is it a woman?

"Perfect timing, Xiao Zhang, reserve a table for me at Scarlinda tonight at seven o'clock."

"yes."

Xiao Zhang was still having doubts when he left the office.

Scarlinda is a newly opened Michelin three-star restaurant in City A, and reservations are very difficult to make.

But this was no challenge for him.

He just couldn't guess who Lu Junyan was inviting to Skalinda's table tonight.

Chu Qingxue?

Or Jiangning?

Waterfront Mansion.

Chu Qingxue's eyes were so swollen from crying that they looked like frogs.

"What exactly does Lu Junyan mean? On one hand, he said he would give me a formal title, but on the other hand, he kept dragging his feet on divorcing Jiang Ning. Now, the whole internet knows that Jiang Ning is his wife, and even the official Lu Group account has confirmed it, which is tantamount to publicly announcing Jiang Ning's status... How can Lu Junyan divorce her now? Jiang Ning was already popular recently, and now, the internet is full of praise for Lu Junyan's good taste in marrying a beautiful and talented up-and-coming designer. Some people are even saying that this is a signal that Lu Group is entering the fashion industry. Moreover, Lu Group's stock has been soaring recently, and everyone is praising Jiang Ning for bringing good fortune to her husband..."

As Chu Qingxue spoke, she couldn't help but shed tears, feeling extremely wronged.

"Now that her status as Mrs. Lu of Jiangning is confirmed, what about me? What am I then... So many people have seen Lu Jun and me inseparable... Isn't this clearly telling everyone that I'm a mistress?!"

Chu Qingxue cried until her voice was hoarse.

Fan Yali stood by, feeling frustrated and disappointed.

"Isn't it all your own fault for not listening to my advice? If you had listened to me earlier, you would have drugged Lu Junyan and made him obsessed with your body. If all went well, you would have gotten pregnant, and with the child, you would have been able to gain status. Why would you have to worry about Lu Junyan not marrying you?"