Chapter 121 Ex-Wife
The once cheerful atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly fell silent, as if everyone was waiting for Lu Junyan to define Jiang Ning's identity.
After a moment, Lu Junyan spoke calmly:
"Jiang Ning is not Yuan Pei's girlfriend...she is..."
Lu Junyan paused involuntarily at this point.
"She's about to become my ex-wife."
Lu Junyan spoke these words as if they were perfectly natural, without any surprise.
Both Chu Gang and Fan Yali looked embarrassed.
"Come on, let's eat, let's eat. By the way, where were we?" Fan Yali changed the subject.
Her embarrassment was feigned, in order to convince Lu Junyan that it was the first time she had ever heard of Jiang Ning.
In fact, Chu Qingxue had told her long ago that Lu Junyan was married and his wife's name was Jiang Ning.
However, in Chu Qingxue's description, Jiang Ning was originally a hardworking housewife who dropped out of university to marry Lu Junyan.
Fan Yali had seen Jiang Ning's photo; Chu Qingxue had shown it to her.
Jiang Ning in the photo is very pretty, but she doesn't know how to dress up, making her look completely different from her glamorous appearance tonight.
At first, Fan Yali thought that it was a sure thing that her daughter would marry into the Lu family and become Lu Junyan's wife.
However, after Chu Qingxue graduated from high school, she broke up with Lu Junyan and ran away to a foreign country alone. Lu Junyan did not follow her.
Fan Yali also felt regretful that Chu Qingxue and Lu Junyan were destined to be apart.
Unexpectedly, after Chu Qingxue returned to China, Lu Junyan treated her the same way, and Fan Yali had the idea of rekindling their old feelings.
It was at that time that Fan Yali learned that Lu Junyan had been married for three years.
But Chu Qingxue was not giving up.
Fan Yali was not giving up.
She knew that Jiang Ning was going through a divorce with Lu Junyan, but she thought that with her outstanding daughter returning to China, Lu Junyan would immediately dump Jiang Ning.
As a result, Lu Junyan has not divorced Jiang Ning to this day.
Although she and Chu Gang came to City A on the surface for business, she was actually there for Chu Qingxue.
In order to help Chu Qingxue and help her marry into the Lu family as soon as possible.
Just now, she was deliberately testing Lu Junyan.
It was quite unexpected for Fan Yali to meet Jiang Ning in person.
Chu Qingxue had mentioned Jiang Ning to her quite a bit, but she still regarded Jiang Ning as a housewife who rarely left the house.
I never expected to see her today; she looks completely different from the photos. Even with light makeup, she looks as beautiful as a celebrity. No wonder Lu Junyan is dragging his feet on getting a divorce.
Fan Yali understands men.
What man in the world doesn't hope to have a stable home life while having affairs on the side?
The problem is, if her daughter is to be the good wife at home, then being a mistress outside the home is just being a concubine.
Without a proper name and legitimacy, one has no official status or position.
Fan Yali couldn't tolerate this.
Moreover, only by becoming Lu Junyan's lawfully wedded wife can she become the mistress of the Lu Group.
They will then gain both fame and fortune, and their family will find it easier to leverage the help of their in-laws.
While eating, Fan Yali secretly observed Lu Junyan.
Although Lu Junyan hadn't divorced Jiang Ning yet, she could already tell—
Lu Junyan does not love Jiang Ning.
Perhaps he was attracted by Jiang Ning's beauty and couldn't bear to part with her for a while, but a man's true love for a woman cannot be faked.
Lu Junyan didn't glance at Jiang Ning once from beginning to end.
On the contrary, Yuan Pei, who was sitting opposite Jiang Ning, had only Jiang Ning in his eyes, which were bright and sparkling, and it was clear that he was completely infatuated with her.
Lu Junyan did not look at Jiang Ning.
Not even a single one.
Jiang Ning didn't even look at Lu Junyan.
Not even a single one.
The people at the two tables clearly knew each other, but they acted like complete strangers.
Although Lu Junyan and the others ate first, they ate for a long time because they talked about the land in Jiangbei while eating.
The two groups finished their meals at almost the same time and met each other as they walked out of the restaurant.
"Yuan Pei, Jiang Ning..."
Chu Qingxue was the first to greet them.
"Junyan and I are going shopping. Do you want to come along? It'll be good to digest after dinner."
Jiang Ning had no problem digesting after the meal, but he didn't want to be with Chu Qingxue and Lu Junyan.
"I won't."
Jiang Ning shook his head and refused.
"It's okay. My parents have finished their business with Junyan, so they won't be traveling with us. It's a rare chance to run into each other, so going shopping together can help strengthen their relationship..."
Chu Qingxue spoke very sincerely.
She wanted Jiang Ning to witness firsthand how Lu Junyan spent money like water on her.
Moreover, she wanted to find an opportunity to tell Jiang Ning that Lu Junyan had already referred to her as his ex-wife.
Seeing that Jiang Ning ignored her and turned to leave, Chu Qingxue reached out and grabbed Jiang Ning's wrist.
Jiang Ning immediately shook off Chu Qingxue's hand.
Actually, she didn't use much force when she grabbed her. Instead, Chu Qingxue grabbed her very tightly. As a result, Chu Qingxue took the opportunity to fake a fall and fell into Lu Junyan's arms.
Lu Junyan caught Chu Qingxue steadily.
At the same time, Yuan Pei noticed that Jiang Ning's wrist was red and subconsciously took Jiang Ning's hand.
Jiang Ning was taken aback, unaware that Lu Junyan's gaze had changed.
"Are you alright?" Yuan Pei asked with concern.
"I'm fine." Jiang Ning pulled her hand away.
"Hey sister-in-law, you're using way too much force! Jiang Ning's wrist is all red."
Chu Qingxue never expected that Yuan Pei would publicly embarrass her.
"I don't……"
Chu Qingxue's eyes reddened, and Yuan Pei immediately realized he had said the wrong thing.
Ever since they started school, he has been completely helpless against Chu Qingxue's tears.
Jiang Ning just wanted to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible; every time she encountered Lu Junyan and Chu Qingxue, she got a headache.
She had just taken a step when two people walking towards her made her stop again.
Ning Junzhe never expected to run into Jiang Ning here.
The moment he saw Jiang Ning, his eyes lit up like light bulbs.
Beside her, Fu Xinyue was holding Ning Junzhe's arm.
This was the first time she had seen Ning Junzhe's eyes shine like this in all the time she had been with him.
What a small world!
Fu Xinyue said in a lukewarm tone.
Even when she spoke, Ning Junzhe's eyes remained fixed on Jiang Ning, as if no one else existed.
Jiang Ning's gaze involuntarily lingered on Ning Junzhe's face.
Ning Junzhe wore an elegantly tailored white wool coat made of exquisite fabric, with a black suit underneath. The striking contrast in colors greatly enhanced his aura.
Now, Jiang Ning can no longer see the naive college student who interned at the juvenile detention center in Ning Junzhe's face.
Ning Junzhe has changed a lot in less than a year.
Jiang Ning was overwhelmed with emotion for some reason.
Gu Lanlan had told her that when she was hospitalized after her car accident, Ning Junzhe was the first to arrive at the hospital. Although he left later, it was mostly out of necessity. Jiang Ning had always wanted to thank Ning Junzhe properly.
But she couldn't take the initiative to contact Ning Junzhe.
She had already deleted and blocked Ning Junzhe on WeChat, and also deleted his phone number.
Even if she could memorize it, she had promised Ning Junzhe's mother that she would no longer have any contact with Ning Junzhe, and she could not break her promise.
Fortunately, fate gave her a chance to run into Ning Junzhe.
"Ning Junzhe, thank you for visiting me when I was hospitalized."
Jiang Ning's tone was politely distant.
She saw Ning Junzhe frown.
She thanked her out of politeness.
She didn't want Ning Junzhe to overthink things.
"Jiang Ning, I..."
Ning Junzhe stepped forward and was about to speak when a tall figure suddenly appeared from behind Jiang Ning.
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