Chapter 429 It's Inconvenient to Kidnap Me
Recognition—
These two words gently touched Lu Junyan's heartstrings.
"How I long to be recognized by Xiaoman..."
However, Jiang Ning was definitely not willing to see him recognize Xiaoman.
"If Jiang Ning doesn't want me to know that Xiaoman is my son for the rest of my life, then I'll pretend I don't know for the rest of my life."
Hearing Lu Junyan's words, Bai Yichen saw the doting affection Lu Junyan had for Jiang Ning in Lu Junyan's eyes.
"So when you married Aning, you didn't like Aning even a little bit?"
Bai Yichen's question left Lu Junyan speechless.
At that time, he didn't think he could like anyone other than Achu.
"You forced Aning to abort her first child because you didn't like her?"
Bai Yichen pressed for answers, but Lu Junyan remained silent in response.
"If there is any misunderstanding between you, it is better to clear it up as soon as possible."
This was Bai Yichen's well-intentioned suggestion to Lu Junyan.
In his view, Lu Junyan and Jiang Ning actually have similarities.
I always like to hide my feelings.
The more painful something is, the less I want to talk about it.
Bai Yichen wasn't one to dredge up other people's wounds, but he felt that if he didn't say something, others would never know.
Especially those who are important to you.
"It's not exactly a misunderstanding... I just don't want Jiang Ning to think that I'm making excuses for the mistakes I made back then."
Seeing Lu Junyan's serious expression, Bai Yichen did not press the matter.
"Whatever you say!"
After finishing their ice cream and having finished their conversation, the two left the mall together.
"Do you think... Jiang Ning and Gu Lanlan are still shopping?"
"When the two of them go shopping, they can easily spend a whole day there."
"How about we find a place to play some ball?"
Bai Yichen could tell that Lu Junyan wanted to thank him for taking the initiative to ask him out and tell him about Xiaoman.
"What kind of ball are you playing?"
Tennis, squash, billiards, golf? You choose!
"Let's play squash then!"
"Sure, whoever loses treats tonight."
Lu Junyan's words seemed to indicate that he was very confident in his ball skills.
Bai Yichen chuckled. "Do you think I'm afraid of you?"
After shopping, Lu Junyan and Bai Yichen went to the squash court together.
Anyone who didn't know better would think they were friends.
Meanwhile, Jiang Ning and Gu Lanlan were shopping at the XAD mall.
From clothes to accessories, and even small gadgets like keychains, everything is available.
The reason I chose XAD among so many shopping malls is that XAD has been having an anniversary sale for the past week. Not only are the big brands offering huge discounts, but there are also many lucky draws and other mall-organized activities.
When the two of them arrived, there were already staff dressed as clowns handing out balloons to the winning customers at the entrance.
Wearing a heavy clown head and mask, and work boots on a hot day, he looks incredibly hot.
The mall had great promotions, and it was packed with people.
Jiang Ning and Gu Lanlan strolled through the crowded shopping mall, and even into the evening, they still felt like they hadn't had enough.
"The odds of winning today are really high."
Gu Lanlan craned her neck to look at the winning card in Jiang Ning's hand.
"It's just a balloon, I bet everyone who buys one gets one."
Jiang Ning gave a wry smile.
She spent at least six figures today, while the mall only lost a balloon; it seems like the mall made a profit.
The two walked outside, chatting and laughing, when it was completely dark outside.
In the square outside, the clown was still diligently handing out balloons, but he didn't have many left, and the ones that were left weren't very pretty.
Jiang Ning and Gu Lanlan walked over with shopping bags of various sizes and came to the clown.
"Hello, I've won a prize! They said I can collect the balloons here."
As Jiang Ning asked the question, he looked up.
She saw the clown's eyes.
Most of the facial features were covered by a fake white mask, only the eyes were real.
Their eyes met, and for a fleeting moment, Jiang Ning felt that she had seen those eyes before.
"You pick it up here..."
The clown took the card from Jiang Ning and looked at it.
"Congratulations! You've won the special prize. Please come with me, and I'll take you to collect a special edition balloon, which you can give to your son."
"Really?"
Gu Lanlan stood beside her excitedly, "We actually won the special prize! Anyway, the remaining balloons are pretty ugly. What does the special prize balloon look like?"
“They’re bigger than these, and they’re cartoon-shaped,” the clown explained.
"That's great, Xiaoman will definitely like it."
Gu Lanlan grabbed Jiang Ning's arm.
"let's go!"
Gu Lanlan took a step forward, but Jiang Ning did not move.
How did you know I gave birth to a son?
The clown, who had just turned around, stopped because of Jiang Ning's words.
Gu Lanlan looked at Jiang Ning and also sensed that something was wrong.
"Just a guess! Did I guess right?"
The clown looked at Jiang Ning and answered.
"My friend and I will wait for you here. Go and get the special prize balloon yourself!"
After Jiang Ning finished speaking, the clown shook his head.
"Customers need to register at the warehouse."
"This is the first time I've heard of taking customers to the warehouse to register. Are you really an employee of XAD?"
Jiang Ning continued to ask, his tone now revealing a deep distrust.
Gu Lanlan also became alert, pulling Jiang Ning back slowly to create distance between herself and the clown.
The clown let out a crisp laugh.
"Of course, I'm not an employee of XAD, so who am I?"
"If you're an XAD employee, why aren't you wearing work boots with the logo on them?"
This time, Jiang Ning silenced the clown with his question.
After Jiang Ning mentioned it, Gu Lanlan remembered it too.
When she and Jiang Ning arrived in the morning, the clown standing in the square handing out balloons was indeed wearing work boots with the XAD shopping mall logo printed on them.
The two of them were chatting casually, saying that wearing such heavy boots in the sweltering heat was really painful, and that they were earning their money through hard work.
“Even if the person playing the clown changes tonight, they shouldn’t be missing the most basic costume. XAD’s employees aren’t that unprofessional. Unless… someone thinks work boots are inconvenient for movement, like… inconvenient for kidnapping me.”
As Jiang Ning spoke these words to the clown, the clown removed his mask and hood.
"Long time no see, Joker."
Jiang Ning greeted the old acquaintance with a cold face, his eyes full of vigilance.
Gu Lanlan realized this as she spoke in Jiangning.
The long silence from Joker almost made her forget that Joker was the one who wanted to kill Jiang Ning.
Gu Lanlan looked at Joker, a surge of emotion welling up inside her.
She and Joker were once lovers.
But that's all an illusion.
Gu Lanlan no longer has romantic feelings for Joker.
Joker is also very different from what she remembered.
She was much thinner than she remembered, and looked almost unrecognizable.
Jiang Ning shares this sentiment.
Are you sick?
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