Chapter 222 Pushing Jiang Ning into the Sea

Lu Junyan silently watched Lin Wanrong.

Lin Wanrong saw herself reflected in Lu Junyan's eyes.

"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

"no……"

Lu Junyan shook his head.

"Is it because Wanrong is so beautiful that Junyan is stunned?"

Yang Liyun tried to smooth things over.

"I just feel... that you and your name give off a different impression."

Lu Junyan said it casually.

"Is a better name, or am I a better person?"

Lin Wanrong rested her chin on her hand and asked Lu Junyan with great interest.

Before Lu Junyan could speak, he heard Lu Yexiong clear his throat.

"Both are good."

Finally, this is his answer.

This answer clearly pleased Lin Wanrong, and the smile in her eyes became even brighter.

When Lu Junyan first heard the name Lin Wanrong, he imagined her as a gentle and intellectual lady from a prominent family.

As an adopted daughter, it's natural that her speech and behavior are reserved and low-key.

As a result, Lin Wanrong not only had a mature and hot figure, but also exuded a radiant confidence.

Lu Junyan discovered that Lin Wanrong was a very competitive person.

For example, when he mentioned that Chu Qingxue played the piano well, Lin Wanrong suggested that he invite Chu Qingxue to join him.

Although she claimed it was a four-hand piano duet performance, everyone could see that Lin Wanrong actually wanted to compete with Chu Qingxue.

The confidence and ambition in Lin Wanrong's eyes were immediately apparent.

Looking at Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao, neither of them has the same temperament as Lin Wanrong.

This made Lu Junyan curious: what was the reason they chose Lin Wanrong as their adopted daughter?

Is Lin Wanrong different from them?

Or is it...?

Was there someone else who chose Lin Wanrong as their adopted daughter?

"You've become interested in me, haven't you?"

Lin Wanrong suddenly leaned close to Lu Junyan's ear and whispered something.

Lu Junyan glanced at the table next to him subconsciously.

Jiang Ning was chatting happily with Mo Yan, Pete, and Prince William.

He curled the corners of his lips into a smile and leaned close to Lin Wanrong's ear, but his gaze remained fixed on Jiang Ning.

Are you sure I'm interested in you?

Lin Wanrong's smile froze.

Seeing Lu Junyan and Lin Wanrong whispering to each other, Lu Yexiong and Yang Liyun felt their worries lessen slightly.

By this time, the charity gala was drawing to a close.

"Minister Lin, Mrs. Lin, how about we go play bridge? It'll give the two children some time alone, what do you say?"

Upon hearing Lu Yexiong's suggestion, Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao exchanged a glance and nodded.

"Wanrong, didn't you say you wanted to experience the starry sky cinema on this cruise ship...?"

"Perfect timing, Junyan, you go with Wanrong!"

Lu Yexiong continued, picking up where Chu Yao left off.

Lin Wanrong stood up, and Lu Junyan also stood up. He glanced at the next table and noticed that Jiang Ning had already left.

On the deck, the sea breeze was strong, and Jiang Ning wore a jacket over her dress.

"Are you afraid they'll find you, so you deliberately hid here?"

Jiang Ning heard a familiar voice behind him but did not turn around.

Zhong Cheng came to Jiang Ning's side.

After not seeing him for many years, Jiang Ning felt that Zhong Cheng hadn't changed at all; he seemed to have frozen in time.

"Are you alright without them by your side?" Jiang Ning asked.

Zhong Cheng is Lin Yueheng's bodyguard.

Zhong Chengchao shrugged and smiled bitterly at Jiang Ning.

"Then guess why I'm staying here?"

Zhong Cheng's question made Jiang Ning realize that he hadn't come to find her on his own initiative, but had been sent by Lin Yueheng.

"Minister Lin was afraid you didn't want to see him, so he sent me as an intermediary."

Jiang Ning turned to Zhong Cheng and asked, "What did he ask you to persuade me to do?"

"It's nothing... Minister Lin just hopes you can understand the decision he made back then... He had no choice... He doesn't want you to hate him... Also... He's very happy to see you again after so many years and to see how successful you are..."

"If you have nothing else to say to me, then I'll go find somewhere else to get some fresh air."

"Wait a minute, wait a minute."

Zhong Cheng stopped Jiang Ning.

He knew Jiang Ning wouldn't like to hear these words, and he really wasn't good at persuading people.

"You'll definitely love what I'm about to say."

Jiang Ning raised an eyebrow, her eyes filled with suspicion as she looked at Zhong Cheng.

Zhong Cheng took out a pack of cigarettes from his trouser pocket, took one out, and handed it to Jiang Ning.

"When did you switch to smoking slim cigarettes?"

Jiang Ning was surprised, but Zhong Cheng just smiled and remained silent.

This reaction made Jiang Ning realize that Zhong Cheng must have bought this pack of cigarettes for her on purpose.

"I've been a non-smoker for so many years..."

"For health?"

"To save money."

Jiang Ning smiled wryly, borrowed a light from Zhong Cheng, and lit his cigarette.

The long-lost smell of cigarettes made her feel as if she had been transported back to the past, back to her rebellious childhood.

"Speak, what do you want to hear? Has the Lin family gone bankrupt?"

Jiang Ning's joke left Zhong Cheng both amused and exasperated.

"It's about that Chu Qingxue..."

Jiang Ning's fingers tightened around the cigarette, and his expression turned serious.

On the other side of the deck, Lu Junyan accompanied Lin Wanrong to watch a romance movie at the Starry Sky Cinema.

They were strolling on the deck when Jiang Ning, standing at the bow smoking, gradually came into their view.

Lu Junyan stopped and raised his eyelids.

This was the first time he had ever seen Jiang Ning smoking.

He had no idea that Jiang Ning smoked.

When did you learn it?

Before? Or did you learn it later?

"You can't judge a book by its cover! I thought she was a well-behaved girl!"

Lin Wanrong's voice reminded Lu Junyan of Jiang Ning when he was in college.

Jiang Ning was indeed a well-behaved girl back then.

She later married him and became a housewife, and she was very obedient.

So Jiang Ning learned to smoke after divorcing him?

Just as Jiang Ning was about to finish his cigarette, Lu Junyan saw Fu Xinyue suddenly appear out of nowhere, striding aggressively towards Jiang Ning from behind.

Fu Xinyue's actions clearly indicated that she intended to push Jiang Ning into the sea while he wasn't paying attention.

Just as Lu Junyan was about to take a step, Lin Wanrong suddenly grabbed his arm.

Lu Junyan turned his head and glared at Lin Wanrong, but Lin Wanrong smiled brightly.

"Didn't you say you weren't still hung up on your ex-wife?"

Lu Junyan's expression changed instantly.

Seeing Lu Junyan's terrifyingly angry face, Lin Wanrong's smile remained unchanged.

As Lu Junyan shook off Lin Wanrong's hand, Jiang Ning had already pinned Fu Xinyue, who was trying to ambush her, against the deck railing.

"Let me go!"

Fu Xinyue yelled, "Jiang Ning, what are you trying to do? Haven't you hurt me enough already?!"

Jiang Ning gripped Fu Xinyue's wrist tightly and sneered, "What a hypocrite! You were the one who secretly tried to push me into the sea when I wasn't looking."

The commotion attracted a lot of people to come and watch.

"What happened?"

Mo Yan approached Jiang Ning and Fu Xinyue.

Fu Xinyue knew Mo Yan; she knew that Mo Yan was the person in charge of Mo Hua International Education.

"Mr. Mo, save me! This crazy woman is trying to push me into the sea!"