Lu Yudong called his subordinate to investigate the situation with Jiang Ci's mother.

He also specifically looked into what happened on the day he and Jiang Ci got married.

The assistant reported that on that day, Jiang Ci's mother had a lung congestion issue, and with the hospital fees, Jiang Ci needed to pay sixty thousand.

Jiang Ci initially refused to marry him but then came back, and Lu Yudong finally understood why.

She needed money.

She had no feelings for him, nor was she playing hard to get.

Lu Yudong felt a faint sense of disappointment.

But there was one thing he didn't quite understand. Considering the money he had given her, even excluding the impulsive eighteen thousand, it was over three hundred thousand, more than enough to cover the sixty thousand hospital fee. Moreover, he had told her that upon completing the task, she would earn no less than five million. So why did she insist on asking for that one million? Was she greedy?

At three in the afternoon, Jiang Ci returned.

"Was the food at Han Lan's mom's place good?" Lu Yudong asked Jiang Ci leisurely as he sat on the sofa.

Jiang Ci's excuse for not being around today was that she was going to Han Lan's house for a meal.

Han Lan's family lived in the suburbs of Jiangzhou and returned every weekend.

"It was delicious."

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"Oh? What dishes did they make?"

"Hmm?" Jiang Ci didn't expect Lu Yudong to care about such trivial details. "They made Kung Pao Chicken, Sweet and Sour Pork, Braised Eggplant, just regular home-cooked dishes."

Lu Yudong stared at her. "Jiang Ci, don't you know that lying makes your nose grow?"

"Huh? What lie? I didn't lie." Jiang Ci's eyes began to flicker, and her flushed ears betrayed her.

"Taking care of your mom isn't a bad thing, so why not just say it?"

Lu Yudong seemed very disappointed in Jiang Ci and went upstairs.

Jiang Ci stood there, stunned, thinking: How did he know?

Last time, she told Chu Shuo that Lu Yudong was her husband, but Chu Shuo shouldn't know about her mom's hospitalization. Could he have asked Jiang Yi?

Thinking of this, Jiang Ci felt a jolt and sent Jiang Yi a WeChat message: [Did you come to my place?]

Jiang Ci didn't reveal any information about her current situation, just a probing message. If Jiang Yi hadn't contacted Lu Yudong, he would definitely find Jiang Ci's question baffling.

[Hey sis, your house is huge. I've never seen such a big villa in my life. I asked Lu Yudong for money, but he didn't give it. Why don't you give me a million? A million is nothing for a rich lady like you.]

Seeing this, Jiang Ci got anxious and sent a single word: [Scram!]

It seemed Jiang Yi had indeed tried to extort money from Lu Yudong.

Suddenly, Jiang Ci felt very guilty towards Lu Yudong.

She dropped her backpack and went upstairs, where Lu Yudong was changing clothes.

Jiang Ci suddenly hugged him from behind, her face pressed against his back.

Since last time, Jiang Ci had realized that acting soft and sweet in front of Lu Yudong always worked.

"So, what is this about?" Lu Yudong asked, his voice much softer than before.

Jiang Ci hugged him, enjoying the comforting sensation of skin-to-skin contact.

"Do you know everything about my family?" Jiang Ci asked.

"Your brother told me."

Jiang Ci realized that Jiang Yi had indeed been there and had tried to extort Lu Yudong.

"Ignore him. I don't pay him any mind. I'll apologize on his behalf. Is that okay, husband? I'm about to have exams, and once they're over, I'll stay home with Grandpa every day." Jiang Ci found Lu Yudong's body very warm and comfortable, and her words were quite flattering.

"Now you've learned to beg for mercy?"

"It was my fault, after all."

"Once you finish your exams, you won't need to go to the training classes, right?"

"Yeah."

"The sooner you finish, the better." With that, Lu Yudong took a step forward and put on his shirt.

Jiang Ci understood the implication: the sooner she finished her exams, the sooner she could stay away from Chu Shuo.

Suddenly separated from Lu Yudong's body, Jiang Ci felt a bit empty.

Jiang Ci thought that Lu Yudong probably had a grudge against Chu Shuo, given how much trouble Chu Shuo had caused for this proud and aloof President Lu.

Jiang Ci also felt that the sooner she finished, the better.

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