Chapter 308 Confined by her grandfather
"Ah Ning, I was wrong! I'm so sorry... but... but I really didn't mean to hurt you..."
Gu Lanlan grabbed Jiang Ning's arm tightly.
Jiang Ning lowered his eyes and saw that Gu Lanlan's knuckles were clenched and her hands were trembling.
Seeing Jiang Ning remain silent, Gu Lanlan continued to explain:
“It’s Gu Jinci… He said that after you became rich, you disregarded the safety of patients for profit… I was afraid that the system really had loopholes… Yes, I admit that I also wanted to please Gu Jinci and help him… But I also didn’t want you to go astray. I thought… as long as I secretly shut down the system, you would only lose a little money, at least no one would die… And I could also help Gu Jinci…”
Gu Lanlan knew that anything she said now would be hindsight, but she still couldn't help but speak up.
Under the cover of night, the two women stood beside the white BMW 3 Series, one talking incessantly, the other remaining silent.
"Well, congratulations, you've achieved your goal. I have indeed lost money."
“Ah Ning…”
Gu Lanlan knew that Jiang Ning was blaming her.
Jiang Ning certainly had the right to blame her.
She has now caused Jiang Ning to lose far more than just a little money.
Leaking customer information, especially highly confidential health information, is a major incident in any industry.
Gu Lanlan knew that Lu's Group's stock price had plummeted, its market value had shrunk dramatically, and it was facing the most serious crisis of confidence in its history.
These……
It was all because she plugged that USB drive into Jiang Ning's laptop.
Gu Lanlan knew perfectly well that she had done something irreversible to Jiang Ning.
Even if Jiang Ning refuses to forgive her, it's her own fault.
However, she still hoped that Jiang Ning could forgive her.
Because she genuinely didn't know.
Seeing Gu Lanlan's pained expression, Jiang Ning sighed.
She knew very well that Gu Lanlan was being used by Gu Jinci.
The fact that Gu Jinci left the company early and her phone number became disconnected suggests that she had made thorough preparations for what she was doing today.
Jiang Ning even speculated that Gu Jinci's willingness to date Gu Lanlan in the first place was precisely for this day.
However, rationally she understood that Gu Jinci was the mastermind behind it all.
But emotionally, she found it hard not to blame Gu Lanlan.
Jiang Ning stared at Gu Lanlan, seeing the naked self-blame and guilt on Gu Lanlan's face, and felt as if he had been stabbed in the heart, bleeding profusely.
She had assumed that Gu Lanlan had brought her the cake she had baked herself to make up with her.
She was full of expectations and confidence, believing that her friendship with Gu Lanlan was unbreakable and could withstand any test.
result……
It was all an illusion.
She was the only one enthusiastic about it.
"Lanlan..."
Jiang Ning gasped, then calmly said to Gu Lanlan:
“I know… you were deceived and used by Gu Jinci.”
“Ah Ning…”
"But when Gu Jinci unilaterally told you that the FZZL system had loopholes and that I was only interested in profit and didn't care about the lives of patients... why didn't you even ask me?"
"I……"
Gu Lanlan got stuck.
He stared at Jiang Ning with wide eyes, seeing the disappointment in her beautiful eyes.
"You didn't even bother to verify anything before believing and accepting Gu Jinci's entire story... Even if I really have changed, become mercenary and unable to distinguish right from wrong... shouldn't you question me first?"
"..."
Gu Lanlan was flustered by Jiang Ning's questions.
She had no answer and could only lower her head.
Why didn't she ask Jiang Ning for confirmation?
It's because she never even considered it.
She believed in Gu Jinci.
Because she likes him.
She loves him.
She only wanted to help Gu Jinci accomplish what he wanted to do, and also correct Jiang Ning's mistakes.
She thought she was just doing a good deed.
Doing good deeds doesn't require verification.
In particular, this good deed will make Gu Jinci even more grateful to and appreciative of her.
Gu Lanlan is not the type to keep her feelings to herself.
Therefore, Jiang Ning could guess Gu Lanlan's thoughts just by looking at the expression on her face.
"Our friendship of so many years... couldn't withstand a few sweet words from my boyfriend in bed..."
This is what pains Jiang Ning the most.
However, she wouldn't call Gu Lanlan love-struck.
She herself used to be a hopeless romantic.
When you love a man, especially a very outstanding one, you become very humble and want to give everything for him.
She did this in exchange for his love.
Jiang Ning let out a heavy sigh, then took out a tissue and handed it to Gu Lanlan.
"Alright, stop crying... It's getting dark, you should go home now!"
After saying this, Jiang Ning opened the car door and got in.
The white BMW 3 Series was far ahead of Gu Lanlan.
While wiping away her tears with a tissue, Gu Lanlan took out her phone to call Gu Jinci.
"Sorry, the number you dialed is not in service."
Even though Officer Li had made it very clear, she still wouldn't give up.
Regardless of Gu Jinci's motives, Gu Lanlan didn't believe that Gu Jinci would refuse to answer her calls.
just in case……
What is Gu Jinci's predicament?
She still wanted to see Gu Jinci again and hear his explanation in person.
However, on her way home, Gu Lanlan made more than fifty phone calls to Gu Jinci, only to be met with the message that the number she dialed was not in service.
The old residential area on Sanhu Street.
After parking the car, Jiang Ning took out a tissue and wiped the corner of his eye.
Her eyes were bloodshot, with red veins covering the whites of her eyes.
Jiang Ning didn't rush to get out of the car, but instead sat in the driver's seat and calmed himself down.
There were just too many unexpected situations today, completely beyond her expectations.
After all, she never imagined that Gu Lanlan, her closest and dearest friend, would become a weapon in the hands of a corporate spy.
The sharp knife pierced her, leaving her riddled with wounds.
Jiang Ning pressed hard against her left chest.
The last person who caused her such heartache was Lu Junyan.
Jiang Ning can give up her love for Lu Junyan.
However, her friendship with Gu Lanlan was something she found hard to sever.
But after this incident, can she and Gu Lanlan still be as close as they used to be, sharing everything and going to great lengths for each other?
Jiang Ning stayed in his car for a long time before getting out.
Before going upstairs, she subconsciously looked up at the window.
The lights were off in the house next door.
In other words, Lu Junyan did not return.
Suddenly, Jiang Ning thought of a possibility.
"Could it be that Lu Junyan has been detained on Linyan Mountain?"
In her memory, Lu Junyan had never agreed to marry Lin Wanrong, and in order to force Lu Junyan to marry Lin Wanrong, she forcibly detained Lu Junyan at the Lin family home.
Lin Jingcheng was not incapable of using such forceful methods.
Jiang Ning suddenly remembered that Lin Yueheng had called her several times during the day, but at that time, the Lu Group had just encountered an accident, and she was too busy to answer the calls.
"Could it be..."
Jiang Ning raised his eyelids slightly.
Could it be that Lin Yueheng called her to talk about Lu Junyan?
Jiang Ning subconsciously took out his phone.
But his finger paused as he dialed the number back.
She and Lu Junyan... have nothing to do with each other anymore.
If I had to put it simply, it was just a relationship between a boss and his assistant.
Even if Lu Junyan was indeed being held captive by her grandfather in his private residence on Linyan Mountain, it was none of her business.
Just as I was about to put my phone away, it suddenly rang; it was a phone call.
The caller ID surprised Jiang Ning.
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