Chapter 264 Marital Property
Jiang Ning was still unable to calm down as he took the elevator downstairs.
But it wasn't exactly epic or dramatic.
It was just like a gentle breeze stirring the sea, creating barely perceptible ripples.
She felt that Lu Junyan had changed.
This time it's changing for the better.
At first, she thought that Lu Junyan was going back to his ex-girlfriend only because his first love, Chu Qingxue, had shattered his idealized image and he had let his guard down.
It's also possible that Lu Yexiong ordered Lu Junyan to use his charm to take back the Lu Group from her.
However……
Now she feels that all those reasons are wrong.
Lu Junyan was serious about winning her back.
The number reflected in Jiang Ning's eyes finally turned into 1, the elevator doors opened, and Jiang Ning stepped out.
She had deliberately told Lu Junyan that she had made an appointment with Bai Yichen.
Actually, no.
Bringing up Bai Yichen wasn't meant to provoke Lu Junyan.
She simply hoped that Lu Junyan would back down when faced with difficulties.
Even if Lu Junyan truly wanted to win her back, there was absolutely no possibility for them to be together.
Love and marriage are like glass bottles; once they're shattered, even if you glue them back together, the cracks will still be visible.
Those cracks cannot be erased.
The best solution is to replace it with a new glass bottle.
It's good for the glass bottle, and it's good for the owner of the glass bottle.
After the rain, the sky above was a clear, bright blue.
Just as Jiang Ning was about to leave the Cloud Top Jade Pavilion, a shout suddenly came from behind him:
"Jiangning!"
Jiang Ning stopped, turned around, and saw Lu Junyan with one hand on his knee.
The distance from home to the entrance of the residential area wasn't far, but Lu Junyan was panting and drenched in sweat as he ran.
This sweat was more like night sweats, because Lu Junyan was recovering from a serious illness.
"Back in the US... I didn't know you'd been kidnapped..."
Lu Junyan said solemnly while panting heavily.
Jiang Ning was taken aback.
She didn't understand why Lu Junyan suddenly brought this up.
However, that kidnapping is still vivid in my memory.
Jiang Ning still remembered what Qian Dazhi had said to her back then—
“I kidnapped both you and Chu Qingxue and made Lu Junyan choose. Without saying a word, he chose to save Chu Qingxue… You’re quite ruthless to me.”
Even today, Jiang Ning still remembers how much pain she felt back then.
That kind of heart-wrenching pain is worse than death.
That was the person she loved most, the one who had once said he would love her most, yet he abandoned her at the moment of life and death.
For another woman.
However, the truth is—
Did Lu Junyan have no idea at all?
Seeing the doubt in Jiang Ning's eyes, Lu Junyan added:
“I really didn’t know… At that time, Qian Dazhi told me that he wanted to kidnap you and Chu Qingxue, but you left with another man, and later Ning Junzhe answered your phone…”
Lu Junyan spoke much faster.
Jiang Ning could tell that Lu Junyan was trying very hard to justify his past actions.
"But you never contacted me..."
"That's because of that time..."
Lu Junyan's hurried words came to an abrupt halt.
"Because you were busy saving Chu Qingxue."
Jiang Ning calmly helped Lu Junyan complete the second half of his sentence, and then calmly presented Lu Junyan with a hypothetical scenario:
"If my situation and Chu Qingxue's situation had been reversed back then, would you have also risked everything to save me, while ignoring Chu Qingxue?"
Lu Junyan's mind felt like it was exploding, and his head was throbbing with pain.
His handsome features were now contorted in anger, with nowhere to vent the rage burning within him.
He was naturally not angry at Jiang Ning.
It was himself.
But he didn't want to tell Jiang Ning that he had saved the wrong person.
He shouldn't have gone to save Chu Qingxue back then.
Because Chu Qingxue was not his first love at all.
Now that things had come to this, he didn't want Jiang Ning to think he was incredibly stupid.
Jiang Ning was unusually patient with Lu Junyan, waiting for a long time, but all she got was Lu Junyan's increasingly conflicted expression.
That expression is the answer.
If their circumstances were reversed, Lu Junyan would not be able to ignore Chu Qingxue either.
The reason I ignored it was simply because it was her.
The once clear sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds.
Jiang Ning subconsciously looked up at the sky, feeling as if the sky was reflecting her mood.
"Jiangning..."
Lu Junyan stepped forward.
Even when physically weak, his aura remains strong.
"I admit that I didn't put you first back then..."
Lu Junyan regretted his words immediately afterward.
"but……"
Do you know how awful the warehouses at the abandoned docks smell?
Jiang Ning's sudden words caused Lu Junyan's expression to change drastically.
Jiang Ning, who was right in front of him, remained calm.
However, the calmer things were, the more Lu Junyan could imagine how desperate Jiang Ning must have been at that time.
Do you know how painful it is to be slapped?
Do you know how terrifying it is when a fat, bloated man tells you that you have no choice but to stay with him from now on?
Do you know what it feels like to jump into the sea from a smuggling boat?
Do you know how cold the seawater is?
Every calm yet cold question Jiang Ning uttered caused Lu Junyan's heart to ache.
He didn't know!
At that time, he really didn't know that Jiang Ning was facing those life-or-death situations.
But Jiang Ning is not wrong either—
He never intended to find out.
So at this moment, he couldn't even utter a word to defend or advocate for himself.
Rather, it's more accurate to say that Jiang Ning, having gone through all that, is still willing to visit and take care of him, which shows his compassionate heart and has done everything he could.
Lu Junyan suddenly started coughing violently.
He was coughing very badly, and the cough sounded very serious.
If it were Jiang Ning in the past, she would definitely be nervous and feel sorry for him.
She felt Lu Junyan's pain deeply, even the slightest hardship, and wished she could take it upon herself for him.
However, Jiang Ning is now completely at peace.
Lu Junyan happened to remind her that after escaping death in the United States, she was no longer the Jiang Ning she used to be.
The Jiangning of the past has perished in the sea.
"Go back and rest. Prepare well for tomorrow's board meeting. Whether or not a seat is reserved for your Lu family depends on your performance."
After saying this coldly, Jiang Ning turned and left.
Lu Junyan coughed so hard he couldn't say anything to persuade Jiang Ning to stay.
Even if he didn't cough, he felt he wasn't worthy of asking Jiang Ning to stay.
Lu's Group.
Jiangning, the largest shareholder, convened a board meeting today.
Lu Junyan was present.
Jiang Ning remembered that Lu Junyan's fever had subsided when she left Yunding Jade Pavilion. However, when she saw him at the board meeting today, Lu Junyan was still the same Lu Junyan in a suit and tie with an aura of two meters and eighty centimeters.
But Lu Junyan's face looked even worse than yesterday, as if he were terminally ill.
Jiang Ning couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Lu Junyan deliberately ruined his health just to play the victim in front of her today?
The board of directors of the Lu Group includes many members with the surname Lu, as well as his trusted core members who were promoted by Lu Yexiong.
Jiang Ning wanted to replace all these people with her own people in one go, but that wouldn't be easy.
Lu Yexiong, in particular, put a lot of pressure on her and created obstacles, just as she had expected.
However, Jiang Ning was not entirely unprepared beforehand.
She had long ago thoroughly studied the articles of association and corporate structure of the Lu Group.
In order to ensure Lu Junyan's absolute dominance, the largest shareholder was given enormous power.
Therefore, Jiang Ning can directly appoint or dismiss board members.
Just as Jiang Ning stood up, preparing to speak, Lu Junyan suddenly interrupted him from the side:
"There's something you might not know..."
Lu Junyan's voice was calm and composed, and his gaze towards Jiang Ning was filled with deep affection.
However, Jiang Ning couldn't help but frown.
When Lu Junyan suddenly spoke at this moment, she had to be on guard.
"What do I not know?"
Jiang Ning took the initiative to ask a question, and their eyes met.
Jiang Ning was standing, while Lu Junyan was sitting.
However, Jiang Ning inexplicably felt Lu Junyan's shadow looming over her.
Lu Junyan wasn't unaware of the wariness in Jiang Ning's eyes, but he smiled gently.
“You are not the sole largest shareholder of the Lu Group, because your shares are joint property of the couple... and I also have a share.”
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