Chapter 96 Can't we just not get a divorce?
Jiang Ning swayed, thinking that Lu Junyan was about to push her down the stairs, and broke out in a cold sweat.
However, Lu Junyan caught her in time and held her tightly in his arms.
Jiang Ning stared in disbelief, his heart pounding.
Lu Junyan's embrace always had a very pleasant men's cologne scent.
It is still the same now.
However, he changed his perfume.
This one smells more like melting glaciers, crisp and refreshing, with a seductive and dangerous base note.
Jiang Ning knew very well that her heart was racing not because Lu Junyan was hugging her.
Instead, they were still shaken and terrified.
Lu Junyan held her, still standing on the edge of the roof. If he took a wrong step or lost his balance, they would both fall.
He fell from the 80th floor and was smashed to pieces.
Jiang Ning dared not move and could only let Lu Junyan hold her.
The wind picked up.
Time seemed to slow down.
Is this the result you wanted?
Lu Junyan's cold voice was as if it could scrape off a layer of frost.
Jiang Ning did not answer.
"The divorce lawsuit caused Lu's Group's market value to evaporate and drove Lu's Group employees to commit suicide."
Before Lu Junyan could finish speaking, Jiang Ning suddenly pushed him away.
Lu Junyan felt a sudden jolt in his chest, and almost reflexively grabbed Jiang Ning's hand.
Pushing and shoving at the edge of the rooftop did indeed look like they didn't want to live anymore, but Lu Junyan's words infuriated Jiang Ning.
"What good would it do me to force your Lu Group employees to jump off a building? If anyone should be forced to do something, it should be you."
Seeing Jiang Ning looking like a cat with its fur standing on end, Lu Junyan shrugged and smiled.
"Sayings in anger? Or the truth?"
"The truth."
After Jiang Ning finished speaking, he saw Lu Junyan laughing even harder, and knew that Lu Junyan definitely didn't believe him.
"Regardless of your original intentions, and regardless of who leaked it, once we reach the point of divorce proceedings, this is the outcome we will face... Jiang Ning, Zhang Jiang, who jumped off the building today, is a relative of Xiao Zhang..."
Jiang Ning's eyes widened.
"Thankfully, the person was rescued, but... Zhang Jiang isn't the only one who was laid off, had his salary halved, or was demoted... Have you thought about how many employees and families are affected by Lu's Group's troubles?"
"So what exactly are you trying to say? Are you trying to say that I'm the one who caused all this trouble?"
"Can't we just not get a divorce?"
Lu Junyan's voice was still calm, but it wasn't as cold or domineering as usual.
For a fleeting moment, Jiang Ning even had the illusion that Lu Junyan was pleading with her.
The cool evening breeze lingered between the two, taking away their body heat.
Jiang Ning clenched his fist.
She never imagined that things would turn out this way with Lu Junyan.
At least she never imagined it when she married Lu Junyan.
“From the moment Chu Qingxue returned to the country, from the moment I miscarried… you should have understood that our marriage… was destined to end in divorce.”
Jiang Ning looked at Lu Junyan, at the face in front of him that was more mature and more handsome than she remembered.
Maybe she's the one who's wrong!
She was too deeply involved.
They took the promises and agreements made in their youth, the excitement and sweetness of their first love, too seriously.
Even now, the filter of the boy who risked his life for her in the juvenile detention center has not been completely shattered.
However, the girl in the juvenile detention center had long since disappeared from Lu Junyan's memory.
"We can get a divorce, but not now, and it's not convenient to go through litigation."
Lu Junyan's reverted cold voice pulled Jiang Ning back from the past to the present.
“If you hadn’t been so outrageous as to ask me for 30 billion, I wouldn’t have resorted to this desperate measure.”
Jiang Ning didn't want to take all the blame upon herself.
"I am a businessman. It is in a businessman's nature to pursue profit and be meticulous in calculation."
Jiang Ning was too lazy to argue with Lu Junyan. Anyway, Lu Junyan thought that whatever he did was right and that he had a good reason.
"I think it's better to get a short, sharp pain than a long, drawn-out one. Take advantage of this big fuss and get a divorce. Your parents probably think the same way."
After the incident, Lu Yexiong did indeed approach Lu Junyan and told him that the Lu family could not keep a daughter-in-law who would threaten divorce at the drop of a hat and cause the Lu family's market value to evaporate by tens of billions.
Lu Junyan and Jiang Ning stood on the rooftop, the cold wind blowing, making their hair a little messy.
Jiang Ning believed that he was still quite calm.
Whether Lu Junyan was calm or not, she had no idea.
“Lu Junyan, I can withdraw the lawsuit, but you have to redo the divorce agreement. I don’t want your money, and you don’t have to make me pay any compensation.”
"Can."
Lu Junyan agreed more readily than she had expected.
"Once the Lu Group's stock price stabilizes, we'll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau."
This time, Jiang Ning noticed that Lu Junyan hesitated slightly, unlike his quick response to the previous sentence.
"Can."
Jiang Ning breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Lu Junyan had agreed.
Feeling there was nothing more to explain to Lu Junyan, Jiang Ning turned to leave.
"Jiangning..."
Lu Junyan's calm voice came from behind her.
"What other reasons do you have for wanting a divorce from me, besides Chu Qingxue and the child?"
Jiang Ning's steps faltered.
She took a deep breath.
"Because you don't love me."
The last syllable trembled slightly, and Jiang Ning's heart trembled along with it.
It was indeed her decision to divorce.
However, in the game of love, she lost completely.
"Understood."
Lu Junyan only said these three words to her in the end.
Trending topics come and go quickly.
However, the damage has already been done, and even with Lu's Group's emergency public relations efforts to refute the rumors, the stock price could not recover to its original level in a short period of time.
It's a stroke of good luck that no one else has jumped off the building because of this.
Chu Qingxue didn't receive news of Lu Junyan and Jiang Ning's divorce, but instead received a message from Joker.
He needs to lay low for a while.
Because Lu Junyan had already sent people to investigate and found out that it was a foreign company that was secretly making trouble.
Lu's Group.
General Manager's Office.
Chu Qingxue carried two insulated buckets inside.
"Junyan, I'm here..."
Upon seeing Chu Qingxue, Lu Junyan's cold expression relaxed somewhat.
He knew that Chu Qingxue had come to bring him food and medicine.
Ever since the Lu Group was thrust into the spotlight, Chu Qingxue has been bringing Lu Junyan his meals three times a day.
The dishes delivered were all Chinese food prepared by Chu Qingxue herself, as well as Chinese medicine brewed by Chu Qingxue herself.
"You've been working so hard these past few days. Eating out isn't hygienic or healthy. Don't upset your stomach. Home-cooked meals are always the best."
As Chu Qingxue spoke, she took out the food one by one.
"You've really had a tough time these past few days."
After Lu Junyan finished speaking, he saw that Chu Qingxue's eyes had reddened.
"These hardships are nothing compared to being gossiped about..."
Chu Qingxue's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, and she lowered her head.
Lu Junyan knew what Chu Qingxue was referring to.
Although it didn't escalate into a major scandal, some people online did subtly imply that Chu Qingxue was the mistress he had an affair with during his marriage.
"Qingxue..."
As Lu Junyan spoke calmly, Chu Qingxue raised her head.
Their eyes met.
"If I divorce Jiang Ning, I can give you a formal status..."
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