Chapter 221 I Don't Want to Let Go
After the president of the charity foundation stepped down, only Jiang Ning and the host remained on stage.
The host picked up the microphone again and said:
"Next, please welcome our award presenter... Mr. Lu Junyan, General Manager of Lu's Group, to the stage."
Lu Junyan calmly stood up, but Lu Yexiong and Yang Liyun, who were sitting next to him, could not remain calm.
They had never heard of an awards ceremony at this charity auction, let alone that Lu Junyan was an award presenter.
At the next table, Prince William's face turned green.
He glared at the host, silently questioning why the program was different from what had been arranged.
As one of the organizers and the host, he should have been the one to present the award.
The host could only manage a wry smile.
He's just a working-class guy, and he didn't know why the award presenter was changed at the last minute.
Lu Junyan went up on stage, received the certificate from the hostess, and presented it to Jiang Ning.
Under the lights, Lu Junyan's angular face was clearly defined by light and shadow.
However, Jiang Ning couldn't tell what Lu Junyan was thinking at that moment.
She only saw Lu Junyan's charming smile, a slight curve to his lips.
Congratulations.
"……Thanks."
Jiang Ning held the certificate of honor in one hand and shook hands with Lu Junyan with the other.
In such situations, the presenter and the winner usually shake hands.
Jiang Ning didn't think there was anything wrong with it, after all, Lu Junyan had taken the initiative to extend his hand to her.
The two people held hands.
Lu Junyan's palms were cold.
After shaking hands, Jiang Ning wanted to pull his hand back.
However, Lu Junyan did not loosen his grip.
Jiang Ning was taken aback, and tried to pull his hand away with a little force.
But Lu Junyan gripped her hand even tighter.
Jiang Ning raised her eyes and glared at Lu Junyan.
Lu Junyan's business-like smile remained unchanged.
The hand holding Jiang Ning's remained firmly in place.
A pair of eyes were watching them from below the stage, and Jiang Ning couldn't understand what Lu Junyan was doing.
"Let me go."
Jiang Ning warned in a low voice.
Lu Junyan didn't listen.
In Jiang Ning's memory, Lu Junyan was indeed the type who never listened to advice.
The unusual behavior on stage naturally caught the attention of the audience, especially since Lu Junyan and Jiang Ning were ex-husband and ex-wife. The fact that they were standing side by side on the same stage, holding hands, made many people wonder about their current relationship.
Yang Liyun moved closer to Lu Yexiong, lowered her voice, and said with dissatisfaction, "What's wrong with your son tonight!"
How would I know?
Lu Yexiong rolled his eyes at Yang Liyun.
"What do you mean you don't know... Didn't you say that Junyan is very obedient and sensible, and that he has already agreed to go on a blind date with the Lin family's daughter!"
"Alright, alright, stop yelling in my ear."
Lu Yexiong looked disgusted, but he couldn't really push Yang Liyun away in front of others, especially the Lin family.
In fact, Lu Junyan never said that he agreed to go on a blind date with Lin Wanrong.
However, in Lu Yexiong's view, since Lu Junyan agreed to meet with Lin Wanrong alone to discuss business, it was equivalent to Lu Junyan accepting his arrangement.
Because Lu Junyan was as clever as he was, he had seen through Lu Junyan's intention to form a marriage alliance with the Lin family long ago.
Originally, Lu Yexiong was quite happy, thinking that as long as Lu Junyan agreed, the marriage between the Lu family and the Lin family should be almost a done deal.
However, Lu Junyan's performance tonight left him very dissatisfied.
Yang Liyun was also dissatisfied.
She was very afraid that Lu Junyan's behavior would anger the Lin family.
If Lu Junyan was doing it for Chu Qingxue, she could understand.
But Lu Junyan did it for Jiang Ning.
First, they spent a whopping 500 million US dollars on Jiangning.
Now he's gone off to be an award presenter, holding Jiang Ning's hand and refusing to let go.
Yang Liyun rolled her eyes in anger as she thought about it.
What does Jiangning have to offer?
Aside from being pretty, she has nothing in terms of family background; how can she compare to Lin Wanrong?
"I really need to take him to Nanshan Temple to have his fortune told sometime to see if he's possessed by some evil spirit."
Yang Liyun muttered to herself in a low voice.
Beside them, Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao were both staring intently at Jiang Ning and Lu Junyan, who were holding hands on the stage.
Lu Junyan finally let go of her hand only after his usually icy palms warmed up.
Jiang Ning immediately withdrew her hand, and as she turned around, she heard Lu Junyan's light, airy voice:
"Only if I let go will you be able to leave."
Jiang Ning paused, then turned around.
Lu Junyan, reflected in her eyes, was smiling.
The upturned corners of her lips are both sexy and dangerous.
"Once I don't want to let go..."
Lu Junyan didn't continue speaking. He turned around and walked in the opposite direction from Jiang Ning, stepping off the stage.
Jiang Ning returned to his seat, a strange and inexplicable feeling stirring within him.
At this moment, Mo Yan handed her a tissue.
Jiang Ning was briefly taken aback, but then he understood Mo Yan's intention.
She took the tissue, wiped the hand that Lu Junyan had been holding for a long time, then got up and threw the tissue into the trash can.
Lu Junyan's gaze followed Jiang Ning's figure without making a sound.
As he looked away, he inadvertently caught sight of Mo Yan.
Mo Yan raised his glass to him, his eyes, hidden behind his gold-rimmed glasses, gleaming coldly.
Lu Junyan gave a silent, cold laugh and continued drinking his red wine.
"By the way, I heard that Miss Wanrong is not only a first-rate businesswoman, but also the most sought-after racing goddess in Country C right now!"
Lu Yexiong understood Yang Liyun's intention in saying this.
Lu Junyan likes outstanding women.
Yang Liyun's words were meant to show Lu Junyan that Lin Wanrong was far superior to Jiang Ning.
"Auntie, you can just call me Wanrong."
Upon hearing Lin Wanrong's words, Yang Liyun was overjoyed.
"Good, good, Wanrong... what a beautiful name... and she's an outstanding person too..."
“Yes!” Lu Yexiong chimed in from the side, “Wanrong is also a very good pianist! She can be said to be the successor of Madam Lin.”
Chu Yao simply smiled faintly. In Lu Yexiong and Yang Liyun's eyes, this smile was Chu Yao being modest, so she didn't offer any further praise to her adopted daughter.
"Qingxue plays the piano very well too."
Lu Junyan suddenly said this.
The harmonious atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly turned awkward again.
"Qingxue is..."
Chu Yao asked tentatively.
"Oh, she's just a high school classmate of Junyan's. I heard Junyan say before that she played the piano quite well, but unfortunately, after injuring her hand, she can no longer produce the kind of tone that Junyan described..."
Yang Liyun hurriedly explained.
"If Minister Lin would be so kind as to invite me to my humble abode for a small gathering sometime, I would really like to hear Wanrong play the piano, but I don't know if Wanrong would be willing."
Lu Yexiong then posed the question to Lin Wanrong, using the piano playing as a starting point to set the date for their next gathering.
"Uncle Lu, you're too kind. Of course I'm happy to play if you want to hear me play."
As Lin Wanrong spoke, she turned to look at Lu Junyan, her smile unchanged.
"You can also invite your high school classmate, and we can perform a four-hand piano duet together."
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