As Ji Niandong walked in, Shen Congjun was momentarily taken aback, as she'd almost never dressed like this in front of him. But... where did all these things come from?
The woman in front of him had become somewhat unrecognizable recently!
"Does Linda know you came to see me?" Ji Niandong asked directly.
"Yes!" Shen Congjun picked up the teacup and poured her a drink.
"Then why isn't she worried this time about us being photographed by reporters while alone?" She suddenly feigned an epiphany, "Oh right, how could anyone be photographed at Beiyuan? Only the wealthy can come to a place like this!"
Shen Congjun naturally caught the meaning within her words, and with a hint of displeasure in his tone, he asked, "I've never seen you in an outfit like this!"
Ji Niandong sneered; at this point, he was still asking such questions. Did he really think she'd become a phoenix rising to the branch?
"This outfit is rented. You're not using someone else's card for Beiyuan, are you?" Ji Niandong looked at him steadily, her eyes darkened.
Shen Congjun's gaze flickered evasively, choosing not to delve further, and went straight to the point, "Tongtong, how did you meet Lu Beichen?"
Ji Niandong picked up her teacup and drank it in one go, feeling her throat unbearably dry, "I already told you, I'm not familiar with him!"
"But he seems quite interested in you?" Shen Congjun continued to watch her, observing her reaction.
"What do you mean?" Ji Niandong's eyes turned cold as she recalled the words of the assistant physician, suddenly feeling a jolt inside, "Could it be you're suggesting I go all out and make Lu Beichen my benefactor?"
She spoke forthrightly, leaving Shen Congjun slightly at a loss, "Tongtong, that's not what I meant! But if you could plead on my behalf, perhaps Lu Beichen would be willing to help?"
"Help? Help whom?" Ji Niandong abruptly stood up, "I thought you wanted to help me when I came here, but it turns out you had such thoughts!"
"I want to help you, too. Even my own sister is now pointing at my nose, calling me ungrateful. But look at how far I've fallen now! Ji Niandong, ultimately, it's because of you that I've ended up like this. Lu Beichen is in a nearby room. All I ask is for you to plead with him for me!" Shen Congjun also stood up, agitated.
Ji Niandong let out a self-mocking laugh, realizing they had spent so much to meet here merely because Lu Beichen happened to be nearby.
"Who is Lu Beichen that a simple plea would make him agree?"
Shen Congjun thought she was still open to negotiation and hurried to grab her hand, "Tongtong, as long as you're willing, isn't he quite interested in you? Spend a night with him, let me join YT Entertainment, and I'll break up with Linda right away and be with you. I wouldn't reject you; if I wanted to, I wouldn't have wanted you five years ago!"
What happened five years ago? She had just been in a car accident, not missing any limbs, yet he wanted to reject her?
Thinking back to his vows five years ago to take care of her for life made Ji Niandong feel nauseous!
She abruptly shook off Shen Congjun's hand and walked towards the exit without looking back, with Shen Congjun still calling her name from behind.
Ji Niandong quickened her pace, taking a few more steps until she turned a corner and collided with a familiar-smelling chest.
Instinctively, she pushed away, but the man pulled her into his embrace.
Glancing back at the person quickly catching up, Ji Niandong's stubbornness crumbled, and tears flowed uncontrollably, "I beg you, let me leave here!"