Chapter 29 The Mistress and Lover He Hired
Yuan Pei wanted to retort with "Who are you?", but seeing that the other person was dressed in fine clothes, he dared not speak rashly.
Seeing that the woman looked unfamiliar, Yang Liyun took the initiative to ask, "May I ask who you are...?"
"I am Fang Qiao, the owner of Yangshengzhai."
Upon hearing this, Chu Qingxue's expression immediately changed, but with so many people around, she couldn't show it no matter how guilty she felt.
"The tonics at our health-preserving restaurant are all made with my own secret recipes. They're not sold to just anyone. In the past month, I've only sold them to Jiang Ning."
Yang Liyun was the most surprised when the name Jiang Ning was mentioned.
Lu Junyan's angular face, however, revealed little emotion.
"Jiang Ning said that a friend's mother was hospitalized due to fright and needed some calming and nourishing supplements. I didn't expect that she was referring to Mrs. Lu."
Fang Qiao's mention of "a friend" stirred up a storm in Lu Junyan's deep eyes.
He gripped the wine glass tighter and tighter.
Yang Liyun smiled apologetically: "Those tonics are really effective, no wonder they are a world-renowned brand."
At this moment, Lu Yexiong walked over and said with a proud look, "Boss Fang, Jiang Ning is our Lu family's daughter-in-law. She is very filial."
It wasn't until they heard Lu's father say that Lu Junyan's high school classmates realized that Lu Junyan was already married.
"Huh?" Fang Qiao raised an eyebrow. "Is this Miss Chu Mr. Lu's mistress and lover?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze towards Chu Qingxue immediately changed.
Chu Qingxue tried her best to remain calm, her palms aching from being pinched by her nails.
“Mr. Fang, that’s a really harsh thing to say.” Lu Junyan explained coldly, “Qingxue is my high school classmate.”
Seeing Lu Junyan speak up for her, Chu Qingxue regained some of her confidence.
"I'm sorry, I misunderstood." Fang Qiao apologized, but there was no remorse on her face. "In my understanding, married men shouldn't be too intimate with other women, so it's not my fault that I misunderstood."
Lu Junyan opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, Lu Yexiong interrupted, "Boss Fang is right. It's all Junyan's fault for being so tactless. I've failed to raise my son properly."
Fang Qiao may just be a nutritionist, but she comes from a very powerful family and has extensive connections in the business world. Lu Yexiong is extremely fortunate to have Fang Qiao here today.
Fang Qiao originally didn't want to come.
But she knew that Jiang Ning was a daughter-in-law of the Lu family, and thought that she might be able to see Jiang Ning here.
Jiang Ning was quite surprised that Fang Qiao would appear at the Lu family manor.
She was about to leave, but then she saw Fang Qiao and lingered for a while longer.
After Fang Qiao finished dealing with Lu Yexiong, she immediately went to find Jiang Ning.
The two went to a place away from the party to chat alone, and from an outsider's perspective, they seemed to know each other very well.
"Aren't you really going back to see your parents? They said they miss you a lot," Fang Qiao earnestly advised, a stark contrast to her earlier confrontation with Lu Junyan.
Jiang Ning's expression was colder than ever before.
She remained silent for a long time, then gave a sarcastic smile.
“I only have one mother, who is now in a nursing home. I often go back to visit her.”
Fang Qiao hesitated for a moment, then changed the subject.
"That Lu Junyan..."
"I'm getting a divorce from him."
Seeing that Jiang Ning didn't want to talk about Lu Junyan, Fang Qiao patted Jiang Ning on the shoulder like a kind elder.
Since learning that Fang Qiao and Jiang Ning were acquainted, Chu Qingxue noticed that Lu Junyan's gaze lingered on Jiang Ning more often and for longer periods of time.
“Junyan…” She hugged Lu Junyan’s arm with both hands. “I’m sorry… When I was in the hospital, I didn’t know that those tonics were sent by Jiang Ning. She didn’t write her name on them. Although I had a suspicion that it might be her, Aunt Yun was angry and weak at the time. I was afraid that mentioning Jiang Ning would upset Aunt Yun again. Junyan, you won’t blame me, will you?”
Chu Qingxue lowered her head, her eyes red.
“You even lost your job to take care of my mother. I’m so grateful to you, how could I possibly blame you?”
With Lu Junyan's words, Chu Qingxue rested her head on Lu Junyan's arm with peace of mind.
"But Jiang Ning is really capable, he actually knows the owner of Yangshengzhai. I heard that Yangshengzhai has been getting close to the Ning family recently, maybe it was introduced by the new president of Ninghui Media!"
Listening to Chu Qingxue's words, Lu Junyan saw Jiang Ning, who had finished talking with Fang Qiao, and took the initiative to go to Ning Junzhe and chat with him.
Lu Junyan rubbed the saucer of the wine glass with his thumb.
After a moment, he smiled charmingly at Chu Qingxue and said, "Would you like to dance?"
Over there, Ning Junzhe was flattered to see Jiang Ning take the initiative to come to him.
After the rumors about the two became a trending topic, he was extremely busy. Eventually, the rumors were clarified and the hype died down.
Ning Junzhe didn't dare to meet Jiang Ning in person, fearing that Jiang Ning would blame him for deliberately concealing his identity.
Jiang Ning received Ning Junzhe's explanation via WeChat on the night the topic trended on social media.
Ning Junzhe confessed to her that he was the eldest son of the Ning Group.
He originally had a younger brother, but he committed suicide before reaching adulthood because he was rebellious and jealous that his older brother would inherit the family business in the future.
Ning Junzhe felt guilty, so he gave up his status as the young master of the Ning family.
He volunteered at the juvenile detention center to help those misguided minors and make up for his regret of not being able to help his younger brother.
The reason he returned to the Ning family now is because he met Jiang Ning.
In Ning Junzhe's view, only if he had enough status and position could he snatch Jiang Ning away from Lu Junyan.
Otherwise, Jiang Ning would always treat him like a little kid.
Jiang Ning still isn't quite used to Ning Junzhe wearing a suit and sporting a slicked-back hairstyle, but the transformed Ning Junzhe is indeed much more handsome than before.
"Let's go dancing."
As Ning Junzhe led Jiang Ning into the dance floor, he saw Jiang Ning stop.
Following Jiang Ning's gaze, he saw Lu Junyan gracefully dancing a ballroom dance with his arm around Chu Qingxue's waist.
"Forget it, let's not jump."
Knowing that Ning Junzhe cared about her feelings, Jiang Ning smiled and shook her head, "It's okay, let's dance."
She took Ning Junzhe's hand, and Ning Junzhe immediately blushed.
While dancing with Chu Qingxue in his arms, Lu Junyan observed Jiang Ning discreetly.
He never knew that Jiang Ning could dance, and that she could dance quite well.
Beside her, Wang Lu leaned close to Yang Liyun and muttered, "This Jiang Ning is so unfaithful! There are so many important people at this party today, some of whom even know she's Junyan's wife. She still dares to dance with another man in public. And didn't she just have a rumor with that guy recently? I think that rumor is probably true. Xiaoyun, you can't ignore this!"
Yang Liyun's face was ugly, and she stared at Jiang Ning with fierce eyes.
The Lu family managed to salvage some of their stock price by taking advantage of the business deals discussed at the banquet.
In FY, Jiang Ning has now been promoted to team leader of the PO series, while the original team leader, Meng Hui, was dismissed by Pete.
Chu Qingxue was fired for absenteeism, and Zhuang Qian and Luo Meijuan, who were originally on good terms with Chu Qingxue, could only swallow their anger.
Today, Pete brought Jiangning some big news.
"The Lu Group has officially entered the jewelry industry and established a new brand, LC, which will become a direct competitor to us."
Even before the official announcement, Jiang Ning had heard gossip about it at the company.
It is said that the president of the Lu Group established a new jewelry brand in order to pursue a woman.
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