"That's someone Young Master Lu has taken a liking to. I wouldn't dare even if you gave me the guts."
The chairman was worried that people in the company would gossip, so he ignored Ran Jie in the office and ran out.
"What else are you planning to do?" Ran Jie was speechless at the chairman's words.
The chairman asked his secretary to find out about Ruoxi, and the news spread throughout the company. What exactly is the chairman doing?
"Don't I have to explain this to everyone right away? If these rumors get to Lu Shen's ears, I'll be doomed."
The chairman rushed out in a hurry, and Ran Jie did not stop him.
Hopefully, the chairman can really explain things clearly, instead of making things worse by trying to explain.
Just as Ran Jie was about to leave, his phone received a notification. He opened it and saw it was a push notification for the latest entertainment news.
I hadn't planned to look, but the headline read, "Young Master Lu will be engaged to Miss Li Anran of the Li family in three days."
"So fast? But isn't Lu Shen really interested in Jian Ruoxi? How could he agree to marry another woman?"
It really confused him.
He opened the news, and the top story was an interview with the old lady of the Lu family.
"Grandma, you're in such a hurry to set a date for the engagement with Young Master Lu. It seems you're very satisfied with Miss Li as your granddaughter-in-law."
The old lady in the video was laughing exceptionally happily; her mouth was practically stretched to behind her ears.
"Of course, Anran is a well-mannered and filial child. I'm overjoyed."
Ran Jie turned off his phone and strode towards his office.
"Brother Ran Jie, why are you in such a hurry? Did something happen?" The assistant happened to run into Ran Jie on the way.
"Call Jian Ruoxi and tell her to come to my office as soon as possible."
"yes."
At this moment, inside the Lu Group, A-Jie was reporting this matter to Lu Shen.
"Young master, the old lady has already held a press conference to publicly announce the date of your engagement with Miss Li."
Lu Shen paused, then lowered his eyes.
Even though she was unwilling, she still had to get engaged to Li Anran in the end.
"What about the young mistress?" Ah Jie asked, carefully observing the young master's expression.
Young Master and Li Anran are engaged. If there are no surprises, Young Master will eventually marry Li Anran. In that case, wouldn't it be impossible for Young Madam to return to the Lu family?
Li Anran is shallow, ignorant, and greedy for money; such a woman is not worthy of their young master at all.
She'll find out sooner or later.
He was a little worried that the news might upset her and affect her health.
When Jian Ruoxi arrived, her assistant was already waiting at the door.
"Sister Ruoxi, you've finally arrived! Brother Ran Jie is waiting for you in his office."
"Ran Jie doesn't look too good. Sister Ruoxi, if he says something unpleasant later, don't argue with him. He'll be fine after he vents his anger."
Jian Ruoxi smiled slightly at her assistant, "Okay, I understand."
She could roughly guess why Ran Jie had called her over in such a hurry. If there was any big news today, it could only be that the old lady announced Lu Shen's engagement date.
She had watched the interview video. To be honest, the old lady really disliked her quite a bit. Even though she had been away from the Lu family for so long, the old lady still minded that she was from the entertainment industry.
In her response to the reporter, she used Li Anran to put down Li Anran, saying that Li Anran was well-mannered and a rich young lady.
Now the old lady finally got her wish and married a wealthy heiress to become the Lu family's granddaughter-in-law.
"Lu Shen, what about you?" She couldn't be sure what Lu Shen's feelings for Li Anran were right now.
"Sister Ruoxi, we've arrived." The assistant's voice pulled her back to reality.
"I won't go in, please."
As soon as Jian Ruoxi entered, she saw Ran Jie sitting at his desk, his face clearly showing his anger.
"Should I come back later?"
She felt that Ran Jie was so angry that nothing could be discussed.
"You're here, why don't you sit down and wait for me to invite you again?" Ran Jie said to Jian Ruoxi in an annoyed tone.
He must have been out of his mind to agree to sign Jian Ruoxi.
The woman standing there is the center of gossip; she has ties to the Lu family, and this isn't some trivial gossip that can be easily dealt with.
Do you know why I specifically called you here?
Jian Ruoxi quickly replied, "I know, I watched the video of the press conference held by the Lu family's matriarch."
"Lu Shen and Li Anran are getting engaged, and the specific date has been set."
Ran Jie slammed his fist on the table in anger, "I knew you were right, yet you're still so calm."
Whether she still remembers that she was once the young mistress of the Lu family or not, once such a bombshell news appears, it will inevitably implicate her if anyone with a keen eye remembers.
So, all that livestreaming they did the other day was probably for nothing.
"The old lady insisted that Li Anran become her granddaughter-in-law, making a big fuss about it as if she wanted the whole world to know. What could I, as her ex-wife, say?"
Jian Ruoxi chuckled self-deprecatingly; her identity was truly exceptionally awkward.
She didn't know what Lu Shen was thinking, but the old lady was definitely overjoyed.
"Alright, stop forcing a smile, it looks awful." Ran Jie could see the sadness and sorrow in Jian Ruoxi's smile just now.
It seems that although Jian Ruoxi is divorced from Lu Shen, she still has some feelings for him.
The propaganda minister arrived just then. Ran Jie always called him that, and he was used to it.
Ran Jie told him to wait a moment, and then continued talking to Jian Ruoxi beside him.
"I need you to recall the details of the divorce, including who initiated it and when the divorce agreement was signed; these details need to be included in the statement."
"To avoid getting involved, we must make thorough preparations."
The propaganda minister thought for a moment, looked at Jian Ruoxi, and hesitated.
"What? You have a problem with that?"
Despite the risk of being scolded by Ran Jie, the propaganda minister finally decided to speak out, "Brother Ran Jie, maybe we don't need to write it in such detail. Netizens just need to know that Ruoxi and Lu Shao are getting a divorce."
"Making Ruoxi recall what happened before is like rubbing salt into her wounds."
His decision to do this was rather unethical.
Ran Jie was clearly on the verge of losing his temper. It wasn't enough that there was one person causing him trouble; now there was another disobedient one.
This job is really difficult.
Jian Ruoxi understood that Ran Jie was definitely not trying to reopen her wounds on purpose, but rather that the more detailed the explanation, the better she could distance herself from the Lu family.
"It's okay, anyway, the divorce happened a while ago."
"Now that I think about it, it doesn't feel that bad."
"I can provide any information you need, so don't worry."
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