Chapter 444 The Grand Finale
"Prosopagnosia?"
This proper noun is somewhat unfamiliar to Jiangning.
She saw Lu Junyan clutching his head tightly, his brows furrowed in distress.
“I don’t know what’s wrong with my brain. That memory is more important to me than my life, but… the more I force myself to remember it, the less I can remember it… but I feel like I know what A-Chu looks like in my memory, yet I can’t turn it into a definite understanding.”
After Lu Junyan finished all his coursework under pressure, he could no longer recognize who A Chu was.
He couldn't reconcile the facial features in his mind with the real people.
Eventually, even the facial features in my mind became blurry.
"It was only after I left here and consulted a doctor that I realized I had prosopagnosia. The doctor said it was a mental illness caused by extreme stress... I used to think I would never find you again, until I heard your piano music..."
At this point, Lu Junyan wore a self-deprecating expression.
"In the end, I still made a mistake, a mistake that lasted a long time and was quite egregious..."
Seeing Lu Junyan turn around, Jiang Ning followed him back.
The two sat down on a flat, large rock in front of the waterfall.
"I'm telling you this not to make excuses..."
At this point, Lu Junyan and Jiang Ning met eyes and Lu Junyan couldn't help but smile wryly.
"Okay, I'm making excuses... at least to gain your sympathy..."
Jiang Ning saw Lu Junyan scratching his head, his bitter smile carrying a hint of guilt, and his eyes revealing deep apology and regret.
“I didn’t know you were A-Chu back then, and I never thought of loving anyone other than A-Chu… But as for Chu Qingxue who went abroad, I no longer have any feelings for her… My favoritism and protection of her after she returned to China were all because of the promise I made to A-Chu back then…”
"I remember seeing a quote once: 'A person spends their whole life healing from their childhood.' My own childhood was unhappy... so I didn't want children... I didn't want them back then."
Jiang Ning looked at Lu Junyan's face. Lu Junyan's expression was straightforward and honest.
This is his honest opinion.
“At that time, I only felt that you loved me, but I didn’t think I loved you, let alone that I would love you and my child… A child who doesn’t receive love will not be happy. So rather than letting him have an unhappy childhood, it would be better not to let him be born at all.”
As Lu Junyan said those words, he noticed that Jiang Ning clenched his fist.
His heart ached a little too.
"sorry……"
He bowed his head and apologized.
“I have indeed made an irreparable mistake… The hurt I caused you, the hurt I caused to that unborn child… is something that I can never undo, no matter how much I regret it… I’m so sorry, you can choose never to forgive me, it’s my own fault.”
Hearing Lu Junyan's sincere apology, Jiang Ning pinched her palm hard.
"Although I know I don't deserve your forgiveness, since I've already said all this, I still have to say something in my defense..."
Upon hearing the word "explain," Jiang Ning raised her eyes and looked directly into Lu Junyan's eyes, which were filled with remorse.
"Your miscarriage was caused by excessive stress and panic... Although it was also related to me, the things I said to Yuan Pei in the office that day... were actually said on purpose for you to hear."
"What?"
Jiang Ning was stunned.
Lu Junyan lowered his head slightly, like a child who had made a mistake and felt guilty.
At that time, he knew Jiang Ning was outside the door.
He deliberately said that Jiang Ning would be unable to have children after he did that to discourage her from having any more children.
He didn't think too much about it at the time.
Jiang Ning's feelings... he didn't care at the time.
He originally thought that Jiang Ning would become more obedient and docile after being provoked, but Jiang Ning wanted to divorce him instead.
"If only I had respected you back then and communicated with you properly..."
At this point, Lu Junyan's words came to an abrupt halt.
Using the word "if" is ridiculous in itself.
Because there are no assumptions in reality.
"……It was my fault……"
When Lu Junyan looked up at Jiang Ning, the first thing that caught his eye was Jiang Ning's handbag.
"Of course it's your fault!"
Jiang Ning swung the rather heavy handbag and smashed it over Lu Junyan's head.
She showed no mercy.
Even after she had bruised Lu Junyan's handsome face, she didn't stop.
It turns out that Lu Junyan not only tore her heart apart, but also cruelly played her for a fool.
When the two returned to the Lu Group, Yuan Pei happened to be there as well.
Upon seeing Lu Junyan's face, Yuan Pei was utterly astonished.
"Brother Lu, you..."
In Yuan Pei's memory, he had never seen Lu Junyan beaten black and blue, his clothes disheveled.
"...Was she raped?"
Yuan Pei leaned close to Lu Junyan's ear and lowered his voice as much as possible.
It failed.
Jiang Ning, who was still fuming, burst out laughing when he heard Yuan Pei's words.
Lu Junyan was hit by her.
Seeing Jiang Ning smile, Lu Junyan glanced at Jiang Ning sideways.
"Are you calm now?"
"Dream on."
Yuan Pei, who was standing nearby, was speechless when he heard Lu Junyan and Jiang Ning's conversation.
Could it be that Jiang Ning was the one who beat his brother Lu up like this?!
Overnight, news of Jiang Ning's domestic violence against Lu Junyan spread throughout Yuan Pei's circle of friends.
Today, Jiang Ningfei returned to the imperial city of Country C.
She is about to sign the appointment letter for the chairman of the Lin Group.
In order to make a deal with the water ghost, she essentially agreed to take over the Lin Group.
For such a formal occasion as signing documents, Jiang Ning naturally wore a suit.
The black women's suit exudes competence.
However, Jiang Ning had just reached the entrance of the Lin Group when he saw Xiao Zhang.
"President Jiang, please come with me."
Jiang Ning was completely unsuspecting of Xiao Zhang, who drove her to a nearby beauty salon where she inexplicably got a beauty and hair treatment.
Jiang Ning asked Xiao Zhang many times during this period, but Xiao Zhang refused to answer on the grounds of "trade secrets".
Jiang Ning didn't want to put Xiao Zhang in a difficult position, so he obediently accepted the service.
She guessed that this might be an arrangement made for her by Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao.
An hour later, Jiang Ning, who was originally wearing a black suit, transformed from a career woman into a socialite.
When she returned to the Lin Group, she attracted everyone's attention as if she were glowing.
Jiang Ning wore a complete set of emerald jewelry from head to toe.
If she's not mistaken, this jewelry set is FY's latest limited-edition haute couture piece.
She wore a black velvet strapless fishtail gown, adorned with numerous black diamonds and mother-of-pearl.
Xiao Zhang only escorted her to the elevator. Jiang Ning thought someone would greet her when she got out of the elevator, but no one did.
Jiang Ning, all alone and dressed in her finest attire, arrived at the door of the chairman's office.
As soon as the door was opened, there were several loud bangs of firecrackers, and countless ribbons and confetti burst forth like fireworks before Jiang Ning's eyes.
Jiang Ning was stunned.
"Happy birthday!"
In front of them, Lin Yueheng, Chu Yao, Lu Lifeng, Bai Yichen, Gu Lanlan, and Yuan Pei shouted together.
It wasn't until this moment that Jiang Ning realized—
It turns out today is her birthday.
With a bright smile on her face, Jiang Ning strode into the spacious office.
The office was decorated with all sorts of colorful balloons, and as Jiang Ning walked in, her relatives and friends sang her a birthday song.
Jiang Ning went to the desk where the documents should have been placed.
Now there's a three-tiered heart-shaped cake on top.
Lu Junyan walked out from behind the cake, holding the giggling Xiaoman in his arms.
"Mother!"
Xiaoman called out loudly, and Jiang Ning guessed what she said next, but guessed it was probably "Happy Birthday".
Happy birthday, this is a gift for you.
Jiang Ning's gaze followed Lu Junyan's words and landed on Lu Junyan's handsome face.
Lu Junyan did not present any specific birthday gift.
Jiang Ning knew that everything in front of her was a birthday gift from Lu Junyan.
"Thanks……"
"Don't thank me yet, I have my own selfish reasons."
"What selfish motives?"
Jiang Ning asked, seeing Lu Junyan point to the large cake on the desk.
"I made this cake myself... I put something in it."
Putting aside what Lu Junyan put inside, Jiang Ning was already quite surprised just by the fact that he baked such a large three-tiered heart-shaped cake.
Lu Junyan handed the knife to Jiang Ning.
"You cut the cake, you divide the cake... If you eat what I put in it, I hope you can give me a chance... let me be Xiaoman's father."
After hearing Lu Junyan's solemn confession, Jiang Ning's lips, which were covered in lipstick, parted slightly.
With pairs of eyes watching her from all sides, she seemed unable to disagree.
Jiang Ning knew perfectly well that everyone present hoped she could remarry Lu Junyan.
Now, the past grievances have actually been resolved.
All Lu Junyan wanted was an opportunity.
"Alright..."
Jiang Ning looked at the three-tiered heart-shaped cake next to her.
"The probability is quite low."
Essentially, Lu Junyan handed the choice over to her...
And fate.
Jiang Ning was also a little curious. After all these years of ups and downs, was it fate that she and Lu Junyan were destined to be together?
Holding the knife, and amidst everyone's expectant gaze, Jiang Ning cut the heart-shaped cake into pieces.
Xiaoman probably knew she would get to eat cake, and she was so excited that she danced around.
The cake was too big for them to finish, and some was left over.
Jiang Ning simply picked up a piece and ate it while sitting at his desk, looking at documents.
Lu Junyan's affectionate gaze remained fixed on her.
After signing the documents, Jiang Ning picked up the cake and ate it.
She chose a smaller piece and was almost finished eating it.
Jiang Ning couldn't help but think that no matter what Lu Junyan put in it, she probably wouldn't be able to eat it.
An inexplicable sense of loss spread through Jiang Ning's chest, and she subconsciously turned her head to look out the window.
She didn't know when the helicopter took off outside the window, and suddenly a rain of flower petals began to fall right in front of her.
She won't have an allergic reaction through the window.
Jiang Ning stared in a daze at the rain of petals outside the window.
This was the first time she had directly experienced the romance of flowers.
Jiang Ning was startled when his teeth suddenly felt something hard against them, and he took the thing out of his mouth—
It's a ring.
Jiang Ning was taken aback.
She recognized the ring.
It's a non-sale red diamond ring that she designed herself.
Jiang Ning's heart pounded faster and faster. She subconsciously looked at Lu Junyan and saw him holding Xiaoman, smiling at her. His eyes seemed to hold the stars and the sea, sparkling with crystal-clear light.
Jiang Ning took a deep breath and inadvertently noticed that there seemed to be something engraved inside the ring band.
By the light, she could vaguely make out a few words—
Jiangning, I love you.
Jiang Ning's eyes suddenly stung, and she lowered her head to hide it, then slipped the ring onto her ring finger.
The size is just right.
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