Chapter 178 Giving her a title
Does Jiang Ning blame Lu Junyan?
Of course she's strange.
She blamed Lu Junyan for choosing Chu Qingxue over her;
She blamed Lu Junyan for kicking her when she was down during the public outcry;
She blamed Lu Junyan for not offering any help to her struggling studio;
She had many, many complaints about Lu Junyan...
She blamed him—
Why can't I recognize her as Ah Chu from back then!
Jiang Ning and Lu Junyan stared at each other for a while, their smiles becoming more sarcastic.
"You think too highly of yourself."
She used to blame him.
But it's not strange now.
Blaming Lu Junyan will only create more cracks in your already broken heart.
She should blame herself the most for being blind to her own worth.
When Jiang Ning saw someone rushing in from outside, his eyes lit up and he took the initiative to go and greet them.
Her figure disappeared from Lu Junyan's sight. Lu Junyan's hand, which was placed at his side, twitched, but he did not reach out.
He had a feeling—
Even though he reached out, he couldn't grab Jiang Ning.
When Yuan Pei saw that the magnificent hall of Jingjiang Imperial Palace contained not only the Queen of Y Country and her bodyguards that Jiang Ning had mentioned, but also Lu Junyan, Chu Qingxue, and Fu Xinyue, he immediately mouthed a command to Jiang Ning:
Are you trying to scam me?
Jiang Ning only mentioned on the phone that there was a big project for him, which involved providing hotels and security for the Queen of Country Y.
But Jiang Ning never told him that the project was originally taken over by the Lu family and the Fu family.
Now he's really in trouble; he's offended two families at once.
Jiang Ning did not intend to frame Yuan Pei.
Of all the people she knew, only Yuan Pei could provide Queen Elizabeth with decent accommodations and security.
She still remembered that when Shen Feiyang invited her to the hotel, it was Yuan Pei who rushed in and chased Shen Feiyang away.
Yuan Pei said at the time that the Violet Hotel was owned by his family.
Yuan Pei approached Jiang Ning and awkwardly greeted Lu Junyan, Chu Qingxue, and Fu Xinyue opposite him.
He looked at his current position, as if he had already sided with Jiang Ning and was now on equal footing with the Lu and Fu families.
Jiang Ning could tell what Yuan Pei was thinking just by looking at the expression on his face.
"I'm sorry, but if you feel I've put you in a difficult position, just pretend I never called you," Jiang Ning said softly to Yuan Pei.
"Then you're putting me in a really difficult position!"
Yuan Pei originally wanted to speak softly as well.
Unfortunately, he had a naturally loud voice, and everyone in the entire hall could hear what he said.
Chu Qingxue couldn't help but laugh to herself.
She was laughing at Jiang Ning.
She had initially thought Jiang Ning would have some extraordinary connections, but it turned out to be Yuan Pei, an old acquaintance of both her and Lu Junyan.
Recently, Chu Qingxue has noticed that Yuan Pei's heart is no longer with her.
However, no matter what, Yuan Pei was still Lu Junyan's little brother and follower. Even if he had a hundred times the courage, Yuan Pei wouldn't dare to snatch Lu's Group's projects.
“Yuan Pei…”
Jiang Ning was about to ask Yuan Pei if there was a suitable place for Queen Elizabeth to stay when he saw Yuan Pei very gentlemanly bow to Queen Elizabeth.
"Your Majesty, the Violet Hotel of the Pei family is ready to serve you."
Jiang Ning couldn't help but exclaim "Eh!"
"Didn't you say it was difficult?"
"Isn't it better for me to be in a difficult position than for Her Majesty the Queen to be in a difficult position?"
Jiang Ning felt that Yuan Pei's reason was not very convincing.
And so, Queen Elizabeth left Jingjiang Imperial City, accompanied by Jiang Ning and Yuan Pei.
Throughout this process, Yuan Pei never made eye contact with Lu Junyan or Chu Qingxue.
"Jiangning is really amazing..."
Standing beside Lu Junyan, Chu Qingxue sighed sincerely:
"Not only did she win over Queen Elizabeth with just one meal and secure a project for herself, but she also seduced Yuan Pei with just a few words... It seems we've all been fooled by her all along. She's not as naive as she appears. Perhaps she lost her source of income after the divorce, and she can't live the life of a wealthy wife without clinging to Yuan Pei!"
Chu Qingxue spoke softly, but seeing that Lu Junyan remained silent, she changed the subject.
"But we can't blame Jiang Ning. These days, you can't climb up the ladder without some cunning. At least we know she has Yuan Pei protecting her, so we can feel a little more at ease... At first, when I saw her working as a waitress here, I thought she was struggling financially. Now I understand, she probably just wants to take this opportunity to get close to Queen Elizabeth..."
Chu Qingxue wasn't unaware that she had talked too much, but the fact that Jiang Ning had summoned Yuan Pei to steal their project was an established fact that had just occurred, and it wasn't something she had made up.
As long as her words can be like seeds, falling into Lu Junyan's heart, they will eventually take root and sprout.
Lu Junyan remained silent for a considerable period of time.
His face was cold, like the snow on a mountaintop that never melts.
Chu Qingxue couldn't fathom Lu Junyan's thoughts either.
"I'll go return the first-aid kit."
Finally, Lu Junyan spoke.
For something as trivial as a first-aid kit, who can't you return it to?
However, before Chu Qingxue could speak, Lu Junyan had already left.
Lu Junyan gripped the handle of the medical kit tightly, not letting go until the handle broke.
In the restroom, Fu Xinyue ran into Chu Qingxue and started cursing, completely disregarding her image as a wealthy heiress.
If Chu Qingxue hadn't used her cleverness to trick Jiang Ning tonight, Jiang Ning would never have appeared before Queen Elizabeth, and none of what followed would have happened.
Just like the butterfly effect.
Was Jiang Ning the one who made a fool of himself tonight?
It was Fu Xinyue who was the one who did it!
"Alright, alright, what's the use of you scolding me? Do you think I'd be happy to see Jiang Ning get such a huge advantage for nothing?"
Chu Qingxue was in the wrong, and only retorted after Fu Xinyue had finished her tirade:
“I also lost the project because of Jiang Ning… Ultimately, it’s all Jiang Ning’s fault. I don’t know what he said to Queen Elizabeth during dinner, but the Queen’s attitude towards the two of us changed immediately after she came out…”
Thinking about this incident made Chu Qingxue furious.
The project for the Queen's Crown in Country Y was something she asked Lu Junyan to help her with, and Lu Junyan also went through several layers of connections.
Although Queen Elizabeth said the final payment would be made, is the question whether the final payment will be made or not?
The jewelry design circle is only so big. Before long, the entire industry will know that Chu Qingxue's crown for the Queen of Y Country lost a diamond, and that a designer who was expelled from the jewelry industry repaired it and took over the task of remaking the crown.
She'll be laughed at by her peers!
Chu Qingxue's face darkened.
Moreover, she didn't get what she wanted in her career or her love life either.
Lu Junyan had promised her that he would give her a formal status after divorcing Jiang Ning.
Now they're both divorced, but the promised status between them hasn't materialized at all.
Chu Qingxue was anxious, but dared not ask any further questions.
As Lu Junyan's beloved first love, when did she fall into such a humble state?
Chu Qingxue blamed all of this on Jiang Ning.
"Jiangning is really superfluous..."
It was a real blunder that we failed to eliminate her in Country M last time...
"Fu Xinyue, we can't have internal strife."
Chu Qingxue stared intently at Fu Xinyue.
"Jiang Ning has caused us so much harm, we must make her pay the price!"
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