Lu An Ning blurted out, and An Li's face changed immediately. For a moment, the atmosphere was awkward.
"Mom, that's not what I meant."
"I know. You kids shouldn't meddle in matters between adults. Just do what you should do and don't worry about anything else. Let's eat! The food is getting cold."
Obviously, Lian Anli didn't want to talk too much about what happened back then. If it was really as simple as they said, they wouldn't have to avoid the topic.
Seeing that his mother didn't want to talk any more, Lu An Ning didn't ask any more questions. Since that was the case, they would just take it one step at a time and see what happened. If the Gong family took any action against them again, they wouldn't have to show any mercy.
After dinner, just as the mother and daughter were leaving the restaurant, An Li received another call from the lab. A new set of experimental data had come in, and An Li hurried back to the lab. Lu An Ning watched An Li's hurried departure and sighed softly.
Other women of her mother's age either drink afternoon tea or go shopping and enjoy life every day, but her mother is always busy with work.
She once asked her mother if she was tired of being so busy every day and if she ever thought about stopping and taking a break.
An Li told her that life is limited, and everyone's pursuits are different. She was obsessed with medicine and always wanted to do more meaningful things in her remaining years. As for money, that was secondary.
She is proficient in traditional Chinese medicine, but she has not given up studying various advanced technologies of Western medicine, always wanting to find the best combination of the two.
Nowadays, the overall environment is deteriorating. It is difficult to cultivate natural medicinal herbs. She has always wondered whether she could simulate the natural environment and cultivate Chinese medicinal herbs with the same medicinal effects as natural herbs, thereby improving their efficacy.
The same medicinal herb, grown in different environments, can have vastly different effects. She wants to find the natural environments where these herbs are most effective. If possible, she wants to cultivate them in large quantities to meet current pharmaceutical market demand.
Lu Anning came back to his senses and suddenly thought that his mother had her own goals in life.
So, what about her?
She seems to have never thought about this issue in her life.
Now, her life is considered happy and fulfilling. Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a little confused.
Suddenly, the phone in her bag rang. She took it out and saw that it was Ding Wan calling. She couldn't help but smile.
"Wanwan, what's wrong? Doesn't big brother have time to accompany you?"
"Ningning, I'm... not very happy. Are you coming to see me?"
On the phone, Ding Wan sounded like she was drunk, and her voice was depressed.
"You're alone? Where?"
Ding Wan gave the address, and Lu An Ning immediately asked the driver to turn around and take her to the nightclub where Ding Wan was.
When Lu An Ning found Ding Wan, she had already drunk quite a bit and was leaning against a booth alone, looking unhappy.
When she saw Lu An Ning, she hugged Lu An Ning immediately.
"Ningning! Let's team up and get a divorce! I don't want to be your sister-in-law anymore. I want to be your divorce partner. Let those bastards go to hell!"
Lu An Ning was stunned for a moment, then pulled the slightly drunk Ding Wan to sit down. Looking at the empty wine bottle, he quickly asked the waiter to bring two glasses of sparkling water.
"Ningning, you have to believe me. All men are bad. You have to wake up quickly! Let's run away together."
"Okay, okay! But first, tell me what happened. Weren't you and my brother fine yesterday? Why did you suddenly..."
When talking about Gu Yue, Ding Wan suddenly broke down and burst into tears, drinking a whole glass of sparkling water in one gulp.
"This wine...why does it taste so bland?"
"No way! You're just a good alcoholic. You don't feel anything after drinking. What's wrong with my big brother? If he dares to bully you, I'll help you beat him up."
Ding Wan suddenly lost her temper and looked at Lu An Ning with a face full of grievance.
"Tell me, am I really that bad? I just wanted to help him, but he thought I was in the way. Yeah! I don't understand the things going on in his company. He doesn't tell me anything, so of course I don't understand. Lu Na understands him best. She's excellent. Why didn't he marry Lu Na in the first place? Why did he marry me instead?"
"Luna?"
"That's right. It's the female special assistant who always follows your eldest brother. She's full of tea and always looks aggrieved in front of your eldest brother."
"Have you gone to see Big Brother?"
Ding Wan nodded. She had found a nice restaurant and immediately wanted to ask Gu Yue to try it. She wanted to give him a surprise and even brought a bouquet of flowers.
But who knew that Gu Yue had a cold face and only cared about discussing work with Lu. She sat there as if she was superfluous, going to the tea room to get a glass of water and listening to those people's gossip.
"You have no idea how rude those people were! They said I was a playboy with a bad reputation and was not worthy of your brother. If it weren't for the Ding family, I would be nothing. I might have been played around with by others in private. Ningning, I..."
"My sister is so powerful, when have they ever cared about these things?"
"Right! I didn't really care. It's not the first time I've heard these gossips. The point is, when I came back from pouring the water, I saw your brother hugging that Na, his arm around her waist. And he actually said I was being unreasonable and didn't understand him. I... I can't live like this anymore!"
Ding Wan had been pampered by the Ding family since she was a child, so when had she ever suffered such injustice? The Ding family's business was also quite large, although in different fields, but to say that Ding Wan was completely clueless and only caused trouble was indeed a bit too much.
Lu Anning frowned. His elder brother had always been gentle, so why was he suddenly so mean to Ding Wan?
"I'm not sad anymore. I'll go and scold him later for being so mean to you. When the time comes, I'll make my brother kneel down on the keyboard and admit his mistake to you."
"I won't even pay attention to him even if he kneels on the keyboard! Don't think I'm great just because I like him. There are all kinds of birds in the forest, and I don't have to be with him."
"Don't say that! I'll make him apologize to you and reflect on himself."
Lu An Ning patiently coaxed him out of her, and was about to secretly call Gu Yue to ask him to come pick her up when Gu Yue called. Just as she was about to answer, Ding Wan snatched the phone away, hung up without a second thought, and threw the phone aside, insisting that Lu An Ning go drink with her.
Lu Anning drank a bellyful of water and felt really uncomfortable, so he had to get up and go to the bathroom. He also called a waiter to help keep an eye on him and prevent strangers from approaching.
But who would have known that when Lu An Ning came back from the bathroom, the drunk Ding Wan had already been detained and there were quite a few people watching.
Lu Anning's heart sank and he hurried over. In the crowd, he could only hear the sound of Ding Wan struggling.
"Let me go! Do you know who I am? If you dare to touch me, my dad will not let you go."
A teasing male voice came from the crowd, seven parts frivolous and three parts playful.
"Then I want to see what the consequences will be if I touch you."
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