"There's nothing more to say," Lin Jing said resolutely, enduring the pain.
Wang Qian cried and shook her head. "Listen to me, I really know I was wrong. Those photos and recordings don't mean anything. The recording was tampered with, and the photos are from my past with my ex-boyfriend. It doesn't affect us..."
Lin Jing walked away quickly.
Wang Qian couldn't catch up.
Seeing Lin Jing's firm stance, Wang Qian gritted her teeth and said angrily, "Lin Jing, who do you think you are? You're just a migrant worker from a construction site. I'm a primary school teacher with a university degree. It was your good luck that I took a liking to you! You don't cherish it at all! You'll regret this in the future!"
Zhan Xiaojun walked alongside Lin Jing. Seeing his determined attitude, she was relieved.
Earlier in the car, when she saw Lin Jing unable to accept reality and making excuses for Wang Qian, she was very worried about his state.
Now, with Wang Qian's reckless outburst behind them, revealing her true colors to Lin Jing without restraint, all her worries seemed superfluous.
When Lin Jing heard Wang Qian's tirade, his face showed disbelief for a moment, then he laughed self-mockingly.
It seemed he was truly too foolish.
Otherwise, how could he have been deceived by Wang Qian, who had ulterior motives?
At this moment, Wang Qian was the type of woman he disliked the most.
"Xiaojun, Uncle made you worry," Lin Jing said apologetically.
Thinking about how he had made all sorts of excuses for Wang Qian in the car earlier, acting flustered and not like an elder, he felt he had let Xiaojun down.
As an uncle, he shouldn't have been so unstable.
Zhan Xiaojun smiled. "Ultimately, I took it upon myself to investigate Wang Qian. Actually, you would have seen Wang Qian's true colors soon enough even if I hadn't investigated."
Lin Jing gave a bitter smile. He knew Xiaojun was trying to save his face.
In fact, if they had gotten married, he might not have seen Wang Qian's true colors either. She had hidden them too well.
"Since Uncle is off today, let's call my mom and the three of us go out for something to eat. I also have some things to tell you both."
"Okay."
...
In the restaurant.
Zhan Xiaojun started by talking about her situation with Ning Yecheng.
"Engaged?" Lin Ya was shocked.
Didn't she say Ning Yecheng was Xiaojun's employer before? How had it suddenly turned into an engagement?
Lin Jing was also a bit surprised. "This Ning Yecheng, is he... is he President Ning of the Ning Group that I know?"
Earlier, outside the casino, Xiaojun had even helped that President Ning with acupuncture!
Zhan Xiaojun nodded. "It's him. We've gotten to know each other recently, developed some feelings, and realized we won't love anyone else for the rest of our lives. So, after careful consideration, we've decided to get engaged. I hope Mom and Uncle can agree."
Lin Ya was utterly shocked and hadn't recovered.
Lin Jing was the same. What shocked him even more was that Xiaojun was actually with President Ning of the Ning Group?
And they were getting engaged?
"I heard the Ning family is the biggest family in Yancheng. Will President Ning's family agree to your engagement?" Lin Jing was very concerned.
Having lived in Yancheng for a long time, he understood many things.
The people he had heard about from others, whom he thought he would never meet or have any contact with, were now going to be his niece's fiancé.
It was like something that could only happen in a fantasy world.
"Yes, don't worry about that. His grandmother likes me very much, and I like his grandmother very much too," Zhan Xiaojun replied.
Lin Jing and Lin Ya exchanged glances.
"He wants to come to your house to meet you the next couple of nights," Zhan Xiaojun added.
Upon hearing this, both of them stood up almost simultaneously.
"What? He's coming to our house? Then what are we eating for now? I need to hurry home and clean up!" Lin Ya couldn't sit still anymore, and she was still a bit dazed.
Her daughter was getting engaged!
Her daughter, whom she had raised like a treasure, was about to get engaged and married!
Lin Jing nodded repeatedly. "I need to go back and help clean up too. And I need to buy groceries. I wonder what President Ning likes to eat? Should I buy it all today? Is he coming tomorrow or some other day?"
He wondered if President Ning, who was accustomed to delicacies, could stomach their home-cooked meals.
"Mom, Uncle, don't be nervous. He's actually very easygoing and won't fuss over minor details. We just need to treat him sincerely," Zhan Xiaojun couldn't help but laugh. Lin Ya and Lin Jing were too adorable.
Although Ning Yecheng's aura seemed intimidating, after observing and confirming over these past few days, he was actually a very good person.
Even though they nodded upon hearing Xiaojun's words, they were both thinking that this was Xiaojun's lifelong happiness, and it couldn't be taken lightly. They had to make a good impression and say the right things. They didn't want Xiaojun to be bullied in the future.
...
During his lunch break, Liu Ning went to a coffee shop.
After a cup of coffee and a brief chat with Zhang Xin and others, he planned to return to the company.
Initially, the boss had tasked him with preparing the engagement banquet, but the old lady had taken over.
The old lady had said that it was her grandson's engagement after all, and she would organize the banquet.
Liu Ning suddenly found himself with ample free time.
He occasionally handled company matters and sometimes had people monitor the subtle movements of the Ning family.
As he left the coffee shop.
He ran into a colleague from the company.
"Assistant Liu, what a coincidence!" the female colleague greeted him.
Liu Ning's eyes lit up. The female colleague was pretty, with a good figure, and was his type. He immediately replied in a gentlemanly fashion, "Indeed, quite a coincidence. Heading back to the company?"
"Yes, my lunch break is ending, so I'm returning to the company." The female colleague blushed. She had observed over the past few days that Liu Ning seemed to like her.
She was strict with her physique. Although her looks weren't her strongest point, her figure attracted the attention of many men.
"Let's go together," Liu Ning strode forward, closing the distance between them.
The female colleague nodded with a blush. "Okay."
Liu Ning glanced at the female colleague, contemplating when would be a good time to get her.
He didn't have the patience for office romance.
A few days of fun would suffice.
Just as Liu Ning was making his plans, a flower pot suddenly fell rapidly from above.
People nearby who saw this cried out in alarm, "Ah! Falling object from above, be careful!"
By the time the person finished speaking.
A flower pot landed on the beautiful woman beside him.
She was bleeding from the head on the spot.
The incident happened so suddenly that Liu Ning stared at the scene in stunned disbelief.
"Ah!"
"Someone's been killed by a falling object!"
Liu Ning suddenly felt a warmth in his pocket.
He instinctively reached in and pulled out a handful of ash. Ash... wasn't this the peace charm Miss Zhan had given him?