Chapter 157 Broken Engagement
The wind outside the juvenile detention center was cold and biting.
Even though Jiang Ning was being held tightly by Ning Junzhe, she still didn't feel warm.
Not only did it not warm up, but my fingertips became increasingly cold.
Ning Junzhe waited for a long time but Jiang Ning didn't answer. He was anxious and continued, "Jiang Ning, if you choose me, I won't marry Fu Xinyue. We can be together, leave City A, and go anywhere..."
"Don't you think it's incredibly irresponsible of you to treat Crescent Moon like this?"
Jiang Ning's tone wasn't harsh when he said this, but his voice was like a bucket of cold water, chilling Ning Junzhe to the bone.
"Whether you love Fu Xinyue or not, you've already agreed to marry her, and you've sent out wedding invitations to relatives and friends. And now you're breaking off the engagement? Where do you think you're putting her?"
Jiang Ning pushed Ning Junzhe away.
"I……"
Ning Junzhe was speechless in the face of Jiang Ning's question.
All he knew was that he didn't like Fu Xinyue; he had never liked her from the very beginning.
He was forced to comply with his parents' arrangements simply for the sake of his family and the company.
Ning Junzhe did not think he had wronged Fu Xinyue much.
Because he didn't feel that Fu Xinyue loved him either.
Fu Xinyue is a wealthy heiress, and her marriage to him was for the sake of her family and the company.
More than love, Fu Xinyue wanted to conquer him, control him, and possess him.
"Jiang Ning, love is inherently selfish..."
"But I don't love you."
Jiang Ning spoke these words with absolute certainty.
Ning Junzhe's expression changed, and he felt a sudden, sharp pain in his chest, as if he had been stabbed.
"Why? What's wrong with me? What makes me inferior to Lu Junyan?!"
Jiang Ning winced in pain as Ning Junzhe grabbed her shoulder.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."
Ning Junzhe released his grip and apologized repeatedly.
Jiang Ning felt a little tired.
Originally, she thought she and Ning Junzhe could become very good friends.
However, the more Ning Junzhe treated her this way, the less they could be friends.
"Take me back, and don't forget to give the wedding jewelry to Fu Xinyue."
Jiang Ning's overly indifferent demeanor caused Ning Junzhe's facial features to contort involuntarily.
Ning Junzhe opened and closed his dry lips several times, but he didn't know what else he could say to persuade Jiang Ning to stay.
As a result, he still failed to seize this last opportunity before the wedding.
Ultimately, Ning Junzhe sent Jiang Ning back to Xinyue Real Estate.
Jiang Ning got out of his car and got into his own.
The white BMW 3 Series gradually faded from his sight.
Ning Junzhe opened the gift bag and took out the gift box.
The jewelry set in the gift box is a full diamond waterfall design, and its level of luxury suits Fu Xinyue's taste.
Ning Junzhe initially thought that the diamond-covered design was tacky, but Jiang Ning's design inexplicably gave him a sense of sophistication.
However, this set of jewelry, which Jiang Ning had carefully designed, was to be worn by Fu Xinyue.
Ning Junzhe almost broke the necklace in his hand.
In the end, he put the necklace back and handed it to Fu Xinyue.
Lu's Group.
Lu Junyan looked up when he smelled the Chinese medicine and saw Xiao Zhang handing him the medicine.
"Mr. Lu, your stomach problems have flared up recently, you should take some medicine!"
Lu Junyan took the medicine, took a sip, and his raven-feather-like eyelashes lifted upwards.
"Did you brew this medicine?"
Lu Junyan asked.
"I cooked it."
Xiao Zhang answered.
Lu Junyan frowned, took another sip of the Chinese medicine, and asked again:
"Xiao Zhang... do you not want to work here anymore?"
A moment of panic flashed across Xiao Zhang's face.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, this medicine was... brewed by Miss Chu."
Lu Junyan smiled.
"knew."
He drank the entire bowl of Chinese medicine and then handed the bowl to Xiao Zhang.
"You can leave now! Your performance bonus this month will be halved."
Xiao Zhang was taken aback, but he didn't offer any explanation for himself and obediently took the medicine bowl and left.
After closing the office door, Xiao Zhang stood with his back to the glass door and muttered to himself:
"I'm really bad at lying!"
In the office, Lu Junyan felt a warm feeling in his stomach, much more comfortable than before.
Even though traditional Chinese medicine shouldn't be able to work so quickly, he inexplicably felt that it was thanks to the bowl of medicine he had just drunk.
He picked up his phone, but before he could open WeChat, the office door was pushed open again.
Lu Junyan was not surprised to see Chu Qingxue.
Because only Chu Qingxue possessed the privilege of not needing to knock on the door, which he granted her.
"Junyan, why does your office smell like Chinese medicine?"
"My stomach problem flared up again; I just took my medicine."
"It's all my fault, I should have been the one to brew this medicine for you..."
Seeing the deep self-reproach on Chu Qingxue's face, Lu Junyan shook his head, "It's not your fault, it's just that I didn't want you to suffer."
"Yes, I know you care about me the most." Chu Qingxue smiled gently.
Although she hasn't yet received the title of Lu Junyan's wife, she has always considered herself his girlfriend, so it's natural that she should be the one to prepare the medicine for him.
But after she had tried to make the medicine a few times, Lu Junyan stopped her from doing it again, saying that he was afraid it would be too hard for her to do it.
“Junyan, perfect timing, I brought you some snacks, all baked by myself, including butter cookies, taro milk cakes and sponge cake.”
Chu Qingxue opened the lunchbox, which was filled with delicate and sweet snacks.
However, Lu Junyan didn't move, but he didn't chase her away either.
Chu Qingxue took a cookie and offered it to Lu Junyan's lips.
"ah……"
Chu Qingxue opened her cherry-like mouth.
Back in high school, when she was dating Lu Junyan, she often fed him snacks like this.
Lu Junyan enjoyed it and liked it when she showed affection for him in public.
Lu Junyan hesitated for a moment, then opened his mouth and took a bite of the cookie that Chu Qingxue fed him.
"How does it taste? Is it delicious?"
Chu Qingxue asked impatiently.
She hadn't baked desserts herself in a long time and was afraid her skills would become rusty.
"Mmm, it's delicious, it tastes exactly the same as it did in high school."
Lu Junyan smiled gently, his voice calm but sincere.
Chu Qingxue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This was her mother's advice to her.
It brought back the feeling of being in love in high school.
Chu Qingxue stayed in Lu Junyan's office for a while, feeding him five cookies before leaving.
After Chu Qingxue left, Lu Junyan pushed the lunchbox containing snacks aside, not taking any of the snacks himself.
Chu Qingxue's skills have not changed.
Lu Junyan still remembered the taste; it was exactly the same as it had in high school.
At that time, he ate the pastries that Chu Qingxue personally fed him and baked, and he thought they were the most delicious things in the world no matter which kind they were.
However, now...
It tastes the same, but it can no longer be called the best food in the world.
Before they started getting a divorce, Jiang Ning had baked cookies for him.
It tastes better than Chu Qingxue's roasted food.
Just like brewing traditional Chinese medicine, even if the recipe is exactly the same, only the medicine brewed in Jiangning has the best effect.
"That's probably because everyone has their own strengths..."
Lu Junyan muttered to himself.
Jiangning is a place where people are always busy with pots and pans.
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