Chapter 346 Kill that man
"This... is for you..."
When Jiang Ning was giving the gift, she noticed that Lu Junyan wasn't looking at her.
This is a tense avoidance, a kind of helplessness, and even a few drops of sweat seeping from the temples.
She hadn't intended to accept the gift, but Lu Junyan's reaction made her instinctively reach out her hand.
The gift box is about the size of a palm, but very exquisite.
Jiang Ning opened the box directly; inside was a necklace.
In Jiang Ning's memory, if Lu Junyan were to give her a necklace, he would definitely choose one with a large gemstone or a waterfall design.
Because it aligns with Lu Junyan's style of doing things—
Domineering and flamboyant.
However, this one is different.
This necklace is perfect for everyday wear. Made of colored gold, the pendant is uniquely designed and set with various small gemstones. A glowing fluorite at the bottom adds a finishing touch.
"This is……"
"They are fireflies."
Lu Junyan explained.
Jiang Ning's heart skipped a beat.
firefly……
She believed that Lu Junyan had a deeper meaning in choosing this necklace.
Once, at night in the juvenile detention center, Lu Junyan secretly caught fireflies and gave them to her.
Those were real fireflies.
Like a guiding lighthouse in the night, it brought hope to Jiangning in the closed and oppressive juvenile detention center.
However, the firefly died the next day.
Jiang Ning couldn't help but shed tears.
"You didn't cry when you were put in solitary confinement, it was just because a firefly died!"
Lu Junyan's intention was to comfort Jiang Ning, but he didn't know that what Jiang Ning cared about wasn't the death of the firefly, but rather—
The firefly he gave her died.
Jiang Ning was furious that Lu Junyan didn't understand her feelings at all, so she turned and left.
Lu Junyan quickly caught up with her and said:
"Don't be angry. How about this... after we get out of here, I'll give you a firefly that won't die?"
At that time, Lu Junyan was just saying it casually.
Jiang Ning just listened casually.
Later, she stopped dwelling on the firefly's death.
She also didn't believe that Lu Junyan would remember his promise to give her a firefly that wouldn't die after leaving the juvenile detention center.
After all, once she left the juvenile detention center, she couldn't even contact Lu Junyan.
Pulling her thoughts away from past memories, Jiang Ning looked at Lu Junyan in front of her, her eyes filled with endless anticipation.
She smiled gently.
"Is this my payment for prostitution?"
A single, casual remark caused Lu Junyan's expression to change drastically.
"That's not how it is..."
Lu Junyan bit his tongue and hurriedly explained:
“I wasn’t really thinking clearly last night. I didn’t mean to hurt you. I know I did something I can’t undo, but…”
Lu Junyan dared not tell Jiang Ning about the dream he had while he was in a coma.
In the dream, Jiang Ning and he remarried.
She was his wife, which is why he couldn't contain his anger when he saw Jiang Ning wearing a wedding dress and saying she wanted to marry Bai Yichen.
However, if Jiang Ning were to hear these words, they would only be used as an excuse.
Jiang Ning even thought that his dreaming about that kind of thing was an act of molestation towards her.
Lu Junyan rubbed his forehead with a distressed expression.
"You can take it as an apology... or a thank you for waking me up... either way is fine."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Ning slammed the gift box shut.
"I don't need either an apology or a thank-you gift."
She returned the gift directly to Lu Junyan.
A look of disappointment instantly settled on Lu Junyan's face.
"I don't care about what happened last night, so you don't need to care either."
Jiang Ning's candid behavior was like a punch to Lu Junyan's chest.
He would rather Jiang Ning be angry with him, scold him, or hit him.
It's better than not caring.
Lu Junyan scratched his head and muttered to himself:
"So now even selling my looks can't get your attention?"
Jiang Ning: ? ? ?
It seems like she was the one who got taken advantage of last night, but Lu Junyan is making it sound like he was the one who got the benefit.
Seeing Lu Junyan's frustrated expression, Jiang Ning pursed her lips and took out her phone.
Ding-dong!
Lu Junyan's phone rang.
He looked and saw that Jiang Ning had transferred 200 yuan to him.
Lu Junyan's face instantly darkened.
He remembered that when he and Jiang Ning were going through a divorce, they had once been intimate.
Jiang Ning gave him two hundred yuan in cash that time.
Lu Junyan accepted the transfer with a wry smile.
While collecting, he muttered:
"Prices have gone up several times these days, but my prices haven't gone up yet..."
Jiang Ning was taken aback, then took out her phone again and sent Lu Junyan another red envelope.
There are one hundred inside.
"Three hundred yuan in total," Lu Junyan pouted.
He felt his abilities were worth more than that!
Could it be that he wasn't sober last night and was too rough, giving Jiang Ning a bad experience?
Just as I was fretting, Jiang Ning stepped forward.
"Now we're even."
"Don't go."
Lu Junyan grabbed Jiang Ning's hand.
Jiang Ning tried to break free, but failed.
What else do you want?
Jiang Ning asked the question directly.
Lu Junyan's palms were sweaty.
He had just grabbed her hand when it became damp.
Lu Junyan did not answer Jiang Ning's question.
It's not that he didn't want to answer.
Rather, they didn't know how to answer.
Because he didn't know what he wanted either.
He just...
We can't just let Jiang Ning leave like this.
"You...have met Bai Yichen's parents, right?"
Jiang Ning was taken aback, surprised that Lu Junyan knew about this.
"So you think I'm completely under your control no matter what I do?"
Jiang Ning did not answer Lu Junyan's question, but instead asked a question in return.
"When I came to my senses, I didn't know where you were. I looked everywhere but couldn't find you, so I asked Xiao Zhang to look around..."
Lu Junyan spoke the truth.
She didn't want Jiang Ning to misunderstand him.
Jiang Ning looked at Lu Junyan's face and knew that Lu Junyan had not lied to her.
"Yes, I did meet Bai Yichen's parents..."
"So it's true that you told me, while I was unconscious, that you wanted to marry Bai Yichen?!"
Lu Junyan stared at her with wide eyes and questioned her.
Jiang Ning frowned as his hand was gripped so tightly it hurt.
Lu Junyan then realized what was happening and quickly loosened his grip.
However, it was not completely loosened.
What if I said it was true?
"Then I'll kill Bai Yichen."
Lu Junyan spoke these words with absolute certainty, without the slightest hesitation.
Jiang Ning was shocked.
"Murder is a crime."
"I'd rather break the law."
Jiang Ning found it amusing.
"You'd rather break the law than give me your blessing, is that it?"
"yes."
“Lu Junyan…”
"I will not let you marry anyone but me."
Lu Junyan suddenly grabbed Jiang Ning's shoulder forcefully.
Their eyes met, and Lu Junyan's burning gaze certainly didn't seem to be lying.
“I swore I would protect you forever, so I would never hurt you… but I can’t let you marry another man either… so I will kill that man, no matter who he is.”
These words seemed to be a warning to Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning sneered and forcefully broke free from Lu Junyan's hands.
"You're a madman!"
Before Jiang Ning walked out of the private room, Lu Junyan's voice came from behind him:
"Wasn't it you who drove me crazy?"
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