Chapter 179 Has He Really Let Go of Lu Junyan?
The morning sunlight made the glass curtain wall of the office building even brighter.
Jiang Ning appeared in FY.
Is this really a good idea?
Jiang Ning turned to ask Pete beside him.
Pete gave a wry smile. "I may not be able to help with other things, but can't I at least provide you with a fully equipped workspace?"
"Thank you so much! You've really helped me a lot."
Jiang Ning's smile was as bright as the sunshine outside the window.
"Jiangning..."
"Um?"
Jiang Ning could tell that Pete was hesitant to speak, as if he wanted to say something to her but found it difficult to say it.
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Ning took the initiative to ask.
“Nothing…” Pete shook his head and said something that was unusual for him: “I just think you’ve become more beautiful.”
Jiang Ning paused for a moment, then deliberately tossed her hair.
"Then you're right, I have become more beautiful."
Pete was amused by Jiang Ning's deliberate self-deprecating humor.
"Is it because you're divorced...that you feel relieved?"
He asked the question very cautiously.
He was afraid of upsetting Jiang Ning.
But he also wanted to test Jiang Ning's attitude.
"Of course, I'm very relaxed now."
Jiang Ning gave Pete a very affirmative answer.
Pete's heart, which had been in his throat, finally settled down.
fine……
It seems that Jiang Ning has truly let go of Lu Junyan.
Pete was actually very nervous before meeting Jiang Ning today.
He was even more nervous than when he founded FY, when the company's future was uncertain.
Because Pete felt he had let Jiang Ning down.
When Jiang Ning was being condemned by everyone and was isolated and helpless, he could not help her in any way except to call her and offer verbal comfort.
Regarding his relationship with Jiang Ning, although there had been some rumors in the company before, it never reached the point of trending on social media.
In addition, Jiang Ning's identity as Lu Junyan's wife had not been revealed before, so it did not have much impact.
However, now that the Lu Group has severed ties with Jiangning, Jiangning has become an outlet for online keyboard warriors to vent their emotions, while the Ning and Mo families are both playing dead.
His speaking out for Jiang Ning at this time is seen by netizens as confirming his unusual relationship with Jiang Ning.
Even if he was trying to clear Jiang Ning's name.
The FY board of directors also made a request of him, telling him to keep his distance from Jiang Ning under any circumstances and not to get involved.
His involvement is equivalent to FY's involvement.
The board of directors didn't care whether Jiang Ning lived or died, nor did they care about his reputation.
But the board of directors cares about FY's interests.
Anything that harms FY's interests will be resolutely prevented.
Pete was called in by the board of directors for several talks, and Neil, the current chairman of FY and the largest shareholder who co-founded FY with him, also had an in-depth conversation with him.
In the end, he compromised, and when Jiang Ning was thrust into the spotlight, he also pretended to be dead.
The end result was that Jiang Ning's studio went bankrupt and closed down.
Pete did consider financially supporting Jiang Ning and helping him reopen his studio.
But he also thought that Jiangning wouldn't want it.
He even worried that Jiang Ning might misunderstand him as being insincere, or as merely showing sympathy or pity for her.
Pete had a lot to think about, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he and Jiang Ning probably couldn't even be friends anymore.
He was terrified.
He was afraid that Jiang Ning would dislike him and treat him with indifference.
Although he brought it upon himself.
"Pete...Pete?"
Jiang Ning called him several times before Pete came to his senses.
"What are you thinking about? You seem distracted."
Pete forced a wry smile, staring intently at Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning felt extremely uncomfortable under Pete's gaze.
Pete's eyes were bright, like gems washed clean by a spring.
"I want to thank you..."
Jiang Ning tilted his head.
"You provided me with such a wonderful workspace, shouldn't I be thanking you?"
“No…” Pete shook his head, his tone resolute, “I am thanking you… thanking you for still being my friend.”
Pete's words made Jiang Ning guess what Pete had been trying to say earlier.
She was indeed isolated and helpless when she was cyberbullied because of false trending topics.
However, she could understand Pete's predicament.
"Don't worry, no matter what happens, we'll always be friends."
Jiang Ning extended his fist towards Pete with a smile.
Jiang Ning's smile was absolutely beautiful, like a rose in full bloom.
Pete smiled, but his smile looked more like a grimace.
He reached out and bumped fists with Jiang Ning.
Friends forever...
The fist felt as if it had struck his heart.
With FY's professional workshop, Jiang Ning was able to produce crowns much more efficiently.
"Jiang Ning, it really is you! I knew I hadn't mistaken you!"
Jiang Ning had just made himself a cup of coffee in the break room when he ran into an acquaintance.
Zhuang Qian and Luo Meijuan were Jiang Ning's colleagues when she worked at FY. However, in Jiang Ning's memory, the two of them were Chu Qingxue's followers at that time, and they followed Chu Qingxue's lead without question.
"Did you go back to work in FY?" Zhuang Qian asked.
"Excuse me, could you move aside?"
Jiang Ning didn't answer Zhuang Qian's question and walked between Zhuang Qian and Luo Meijuan.
“Hey, Jiangning…”
Luo Meijuan tried to call Jiang Ning back, but Jiang Ning had already walked away.
Zhuang Qian and Luo Meijuan watched Jiang Ning's retreating figure. Zhuang Qian took out her phone and contacted Chu Qingxue first.
"Qingxue, Jiang Ning is very wary of me and Meijuan. She has a sour face and ignores us. How are we supposed to get close to her like this!"
Chu Qingxue on the other end of the phone rolled her eyes.
"Are you two really that useless? You can't even handle this little thing, and you expect me to promote you to senior management positions?"
"I'm sorry, Qingxue..."
Zhuang Qian lowered her head.
“What’s the use of just apologizing? You need to lower your stance and fawn over Jiang Ning… Sincerity can move mountains! Just become friends with her before she completes the crown.”
At this point, Chu Qingxue couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips into a smile.
She felt that this was not difficult, and that even Zhuang Qian and Luo Meijuan could definitely do it.
From the day after Jiang Ning met Zhuang Qian and Luo Meijuan, he no longer needed to make his own coffee.
Because Zhuang Qian and Luo Meijuan would always make her coffee.
At first, Jiang Ning did not appreciate it.
But day after day, Zhuang Qian and Luo Meijuan would prepare coffee and delicate desserts for her, regardless of whether she drank it or not.
No matter how many times Jiang Ning returned the money, they would still send it.
Until one day, Jiang Ning witnessed Zhuang Qian and Luo Meijuan being scolded to tears by their team leader. The two of them hid in her workroom and tearfully complained to her that the team leader was going through menopause and had a particular dislike for young girls, especially the two of them, and that they were being scolded every day.
They had been wanting to leave, but they couldn't bear to part with a big company like FY.
Jiang Ning's appearance gave them hope.
"We weren't nice to you before because we misunderstood you. We thought you got into the company through connections and didn't have any real skills..."
“But things are different now. Your performance at LD Jewelry Fashion Week has impressed us immensely. We know you are truly talented… So, we hope you can mentor us, and the three of us can go it alone together.”
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