Lu Yudong finished speaking and vented his anger on Jiang Ci.

When Jiang Ci woke up, her body was covered in bruises.

Jiang Ci felt that this whole situation wasn't her fault at all. If anyone was to blame, it was Lu Yudong for being so easily influenced by Yin Xuemo. She was utterly indignant.

After getting up and washing, she didn't speak to Lu Yudong. She grabbed a large shopping bag, packed a few of her clothes, and deliberately took the marriage certificate with her.

That night, she didn't plan to come back.

Instead, she took a taxi to the hospital, without bothering Lu Yudong.

As expected, she ran into Yin Xuemo in the hospital corridor, who was still filming.

Jiang Ci stood there.

Yin Xuemo could immediately tell that Jiang Ci was not in a good mood today, but she wasn't sure if it was related to Lu Yudong.

After all, she had told Lu Yudong about the matter on Monday, and if he wanted to react, he should have done so by now.

"Miss Yin, from now on, I'll handle my own affairs. I don't need you to convey anything. I know you want to marry him. Sooner or later, I'll let you have him!" With that, Jiang Ci walked away.

She left a group of people bewildered.

Yin Xuemo always maintained a gentle and gracious image in public. She smoothed things over for Jiang Ci, saying, "This is my little sister, she's quite headstrong. Please understand, let's quickly move on to the next scene."

Yin Xuemo watched coldly as Jiang Ci entered the hospital room.

Jiang Ci's mother's room, which Yin Xuemo had seen that day, had the patient's name on the medical chart: Tu Ying.

Because the surname was unique, Yin Xuemo remembered it. Back then, it was her...

...

Jiang Ci planned to stay in her mom's hospital room today and return to the dorm tomorrow.

Her mom was in a private room with an accompanying bed, and chatting with Zhou Qi kept her from feeling lonely.

Yin Xuemo sent a WeChat message to Lu Yudong: "What's up with your little wife? She came to the hospital today and questioned me about what I told you. She even insisted that she'd divorce you and let me have you. Everyone on set laughed at me, so I had to say she was my sister."

Lu Yudong was sitting on the sofa at home. Seeing this message, his lips tightened, and a vein throbbed at his temple.

He told Grandpa that Jiang Ci wouldn't be coming home tonight because she was taking care of her mom, in case of any emergencies.

Grandpa, being a very understanding person, said, "That's the right thing to do. You can't always rely on the nurses for everything."

But Lu Yudong's thoughts were elsewhere.

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On Monday, as soon as Jiang Ci started work, her desk phone rang.

"Come here." It was Lu Yudong.

Jiang Ci was still angry with Lu Yudong.

He wanted Jiang Ci to go to him, but she stubbornly refused, especially since there was so much to do on a Monday.

When Lu Yudong waited and she didn't show up, he called Xing Baohua.

"Tell Jiang Ci to come to my office."

Xing Baohua felt a headache coming on. The reason Mr. Lu asked him to call Jiang Ci was probably because he couldn't get her to come himself. If Xing Baohua also failed, it would be his responsibility...

"Jiang Ci, Mr. Lu wants you to go to his office," Xing Baohua said humbly to Jiang Ci.

"I'll go after I finish this account," Jiang Ci replied, focused on the accounts in front of her, not even looking up.

The account was very complicated.

Xing Baohua felt like his head was about to explode.

He called Lu Yudong back, saying Jiang Ci was busy with the accounts.

Lu Yudong took a deep breath, controlling his temper, "Tell her, if she doesn't come, the money is gone!"

Xing Baohua didn't understand what "money" meant, thinking it was a joke between the two of them.

As a dignified Finance Director, he found himself running errands on a Monday morning.

After relaying the message to Jiang Ci, she paused for a moment, then marked the account she was working on and headed to Lu Yudong's office.

Jiang Ci knew very well that the "money" Lu Yudong referred to was the remaining five million.

She had been acting for so long and couldn't just give up halfway.

She hadn't spent her own money on buying a computer, and she wasn't short of money now, but she was unwilling to let it go!

After all, the five million had been agreed upon earlier.

She knocked on the door of Lu Yudong's office.

After finalizing the deal, Jiang Ci was very happy and excited. It was her first time handling a transaction over a hundred thousand yuan, and she felt a bit anxious. Worried about encountering scammers or criminals, she asked Han Lan to accompany her.

Han Lan, no longer needing to keep a low profile, was quite pleased and readily agreed to Jiang Ci's request.

"For something like this, it's best to have a guy with us. If Mr. Lu goes with you, who would dare to cheat him? They wouldn't dare even with ten times the courage," Han Lan said while munching on snacks.

"It's not that easy. We're having a bit of a spat. Besides, this matter involves my ex-boyfriend. Would I be out of my mind to ask him to come along?" Jiang Ci replied.

"Why are you making such a fuss? You can see how just a casual nod from him changes everything for us. People can't wait to flatter him, and here you are, picking a fight," Han Lan said, a bit exasperated.

"Don't mention it. I've been flattering him all along." To this day, Jiang Ci still didn't understand why Lu Yudong suddenly asked her to move out.

How could she cater to his whims without knowing the reason?

"Why not try to appease him? Mr. Lu is into that," Han Lan suggested.

"How do you know? Have you tried it before?" Jiang Ci asked, her tone slightly jealous.

"No, no, I haven't even met Mr. Lu," Han Lan said, trying to act coy. "But seriously, my sister is bringing me some food this afternoon."

"Your sister? Isn't she about to give birth? How can you let her bring you food with that big belly?"

"She's not coming herself; she's sending her brother-in-law. I heard he's quite a catch," Han Lan said dreamily.

"You haven't met him?"

Han Lan rolled her eyes at Jiang Ci. "No, he didn't attend my sister's wedding; he was out of town."

"I'll check him out for you this afternoon."

At six in the evening, the dormitory doorbell rang, and Jiang Ci went to answer it. As soon as she opened the door, she widened her eyes in surprise and said, "Deng Yue?"

"Jiang Ci?"

"Who are you looking for? Me?"

Deng Yue raised the food container in his hand. "I'm delivering food for my sister-in-law to her sister. I didn't expect you two to be roommates. What a small world."

When Han Lan came out and saw that Deng Yue was quite handsome, her eyes sparkled.

"How about I treat you two lovely ladies to dinner tonight?" Deng Yue offered.

"What about the food my sister sent?" Jiang Ci asked with a slight frown.

But Han Lan was already tempted. After all, who wouldn't want to dine with a handsome guy?

"We can put it in the fridge and eat it later. It won't spoil. Let's go, I'll treat you to hot pot," Deng Yue said enthusiastically.

Recently, Jiang Ci and Han Lan had been under a lot of pressure, so they were eager for some relaxation and quickly agreed. Besides, Jiang Ci loved spicy food—the spicier, the better.

During dinner, Deng Yue asked Jiang Ci, "Since we added each other on WeChat, we haven't chatted. I didn't know you worked at New East Group. That's promising."

"I'm just a low-level employee; there's no future in that. Han Lan has more potential; she's the New East Star, a future executive," Jiang Ci said, not forgetting to praise Han Lan.

Jiang Ci could tell that Han Lan had a good impression of Deng Yue. Han Lan and Deng Yue also exchanged WeChat contacts.

"Oh, by the way, Jiang Ci is going to the suburbs on Sunday to inspect a computer factory. We've never been there and are afraid of encountering scammers, so we want a guy to come with us. Why don't you join us?" Han Lan invited Deng Yue. "My sister told me her brother-in-law runs a gaming company, so you're perfect for evaluating computers."

"Visiting a computer factory? No problem. I'll drive you two ladies there. Planning to buy computers? Why not just go to the electronics market instead of the source?"

"Two hundred units. We're donating them to children in the mountains. It's the same school we visited together," Jiang Ci explained easily, as she and Deng Yue had visited the charity school together before.

"Two hundred units, impressive. You must have some money."

"Not really. I sold my dad's house in the countryside," Jiang Ci deflected, fearing Deng Yue would ask about the money's origin, putting her in an awkward position.

She hadn't even mentioned her contractual marriage with Lu Yudong to Han Lan, nor did Han Lan know the source of the money.

Her father's old house was in the countryside, and Jiang Ci had never been there. Besides, you can't sell a homestead.

Fortunately, Deng Yue didn't press further.

What could Jiang Ci say? That she sold herself for it?

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