"I didn't!" Jiang Tingchen denied eagerly, "Xue'er, I admit that I concealed my identity, but my feelings for you are real! From the beginning to the end, I only love you. Ning Nanxue has nothing to do with your identity or your background!"

Ning Nanxue looked at him without a trace of emotion in her eyes, as if she was watching a poor actor performing a ridiculous scene.

"Mr. Jiang's acting skills are really getting better and better." She said coldly.

"Xue'er..." Jiang Tingchen wanted to say something but was interrupted by Ning Nanxue.

Ning Nanxue pulled a document from the drawer, signed it, and handed it to Secretary Chen beside her. "From now on, Mr. Jiang's projects can be communicated via email. You don't have to come to the office."

Secretary Chen took the document and replied respectfully, "Yes, President Ning."

"Xue'er, you can't do this to me!" Jiang Tingchen's voice was filled with despair. "Is this the end of everything between us?"

Ning Nanxue didn't answer his question, but simply said to Secretary Chen, "I'm tired and want to rest. From today on, I will be working from home and will no longer handle daily affairs."

After saying that, she turned around and walked towards the office lounge.

"Mr. Ning..." Secretary Chen looked at Jiang Tingchen and made a "please" gesture, "Mr. Jiang, please go back."

Jiang Tingchen looked at Ning Nanxue's resolute back, his heart aching. He knew that he had really hurt her this time.

He stood there in a daze, watching Ning Nanxue walk into the lounge and close the door with a bang.

He stood dejectedly at the door, as if all his strength had been drained away.

Ning Nanxue walked into the lounge, closed the door, leaned against the door panel, and slowly slid down to the ground.

She hugged her knees, buried her head in them, tears silently falling. The beauty she once had was now gone, shattered.

Jiang Tingchen stood outside the door for a long time and finally left.

He walked out of the Ning Group building and looked up at the towering buildings, feeling confused.

Secretary Chen looked at the direction Ning Nanxue left, then looked at the distraught Jiang Tingchen. The atmosphere in the office was extremely depressing and everyone was silent.

"The meeting is adjourned." Secretary Chen broke the silence and announced the end of the meeting.

Everyone felt relieved and stood up to leave, but they couldn't help but look back at Jiang Tingchen with complicated eyes.

Jiang Tingchen returned to Huayun Group in a daze. As soon as he walked into the office, President Li came to greet him.

"Master, you're back." Mr. Li asked cautiously, "How did your conversation with Miss Ning go?"

Jiang Tingchen didn't say anything, but just sat dejectedly on the sofa, his eyes empty and his face pale.

As soon as Mr. Li saw his expression, he knew something was wrong. "Master, what's wrong with you?" he asked worriedly. "Did you have a fight with Miss Ning?"

Jiang Tingchen remained silent and just shook his head slowly.

Mr. Li was getting anxious. He walked up to Jiang Tingchen, squatted down, and said anxiously, "Young Master, please say something! You're really driving me crazy!"

"Mr. Li, tell me, did I do something wrong?" Jiang Tingchen finally spoke, his voice hoarse and with a hint of confusion.

"Young Master, you..." Mr. Li didn't know how to answer.

"I concealed my identity, approached her, and deceived her. Was I really too much?" Jiang Tingchen continued, his tone full of self-blame.

"Master, you are doing this for Miss Ning's own good..." Mr. Li tried to comfort him.

"For her own good?" Jiang Tingchen laughed bitterly. "What I said was for her own good, but it hurt her so badly."

"Master, please don't say that." Mr. Li advised, "Miss Ning is just angry for a moment. When she calms down, you can explain it to her properly. She will definitely forgive you."

Jiang Tingchen shook his head: "She won't forgive me."

"Master, don't be so pessimistic," Mr. Li said. "Miss Ning loves you so much, she will definitely not want to leave you."

Mr. Li wanted to say something but was interrupted by Jiang Tingchen.

"Mr. Li, you don't have to persuade me." Jiang Tingchen said, "I'm tired and want to rest."

"Master, you..." Mr. Li wanted to say something, but finally sighed, "Okay, you have a good rest. If you need anything, feel free to call me."

After Mr. Li left, Jiang Tingchen sat alone in the office, falling into deep self-blame and pain.

On the other side, Ning Nanxue returned home and locked herself in the room, refusing to eat, drink or sleep.

She shut herself off and devoted herself to work, trying to numb herself with work and escape the pain of her emotions.

The affairs of the Ning Group, the affairs of the Fu Group, and various cooperative projects...

She wanted to keep herself busy, so busy that she would not have time to think about the things that made her suffer.

"Mr. Ning, you haven't eaten for a day and a night. If you continue like this, your body will collapse." Secretary Chen's voice came from outside the door, with a hint of worry.

Ning Nanxue did not respond, still staring at the computer screen, her fingers tapping quickly on the keyboard.

"Mr. Ning, please open the door and let me in." Secretary Chen continued, "I brought you some braised pork. Please have some."

Ning Nanxue still did not respond, as if she did not hear what Secretary Chen said.

"Boss Ning..." Secretary Chen's voice became even more anxious, "If you don't open the door, I'm going to bang on it!"

"Mr. Ning! Don't scare me!" Secretary Chen shouted anxiously outside the door, with a hint of tears in his voice.

"Boss Ning, please open the door! If you have anything, you can tell me. Don't keep it all to yourself!"

Secretary Chen waited outside the door for a long time, but never heard Ning Nanxue's response.

He was worried that something might have happened to Ning Nanxue, so he no longer cared about anything else and slammed the door open.

"Mr. Ning!" Secretary Chen rushed into the room and saw Ning Nanxue sitting in front of the computer with a pale face and empty eyes.

"Mr. Ning, are you...are you okay?" Secretary Chen asked hurriedly.

Ning Nanxue slowly raised her head and looked at Secretary Chen, without a trace of light in her eyes.

"I'm fine." She said lightly, her voice hoarse.

"Boss Ning, please stop lying to me," Secretary Chen said. "Look at yourself. You look so haggard."

"Mr. Ning, you..." Secretary Chen wanted to say something but was interrupted by Ning Nanxue.

"I'm tired and want to rest." Ning Nanxue said, "You go out."

Secretary Chen wanted to say something else, but finally sighed, "Okay, you have a good rest. If you need anything, feel free to call me."

Secretary Chen slowly walked out of the room and placed the food in his hand on the table.

Before leaving, he couldn't help but shook his head.

Having just escaped from a scumbag, Mr. Ning fell into another trap. His life was full of misfortunes.