“Mommy, I was wrong,” said Lu Ning endearingly as she held Ning Qing’s arm.

  Ning Qing couldn’t refuse any of Lu Ning’s requests as after all, Lu Ning was her youngest daughter and she doted on her the most.

  “Ah Ning, stay for a couple of days, and then you have to go back. It’s normal for a married couple to squabble occasionally. Just be more tolerant and give in to each other. Zhihan is a good man,” Shaoming said gently.

  “Daddy, I wonder am I or is he your child? Why do you always speak up for him?” Lu Ning pouted unhappily.

  Shaoming shook his head helplessly. “He was the man you chose.”

  She did not have a rebuttal to that.

  …

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  Lu Ning returned to her room. Ning Qing was helping to unpack her suitcase. “Ah Ning, it’s good that you’re back. Lu Fan is at home too.”

  “He is back?”

  “Yes, he’s on vacation,” Ning Qing said softly, “Lu fan and Xu Yan had been in a heated argument recently. I’m getting a headache just looking at them. I don’t know what Lu Fan is trying to do. He keeps hounding on Ading. Xu Yan is the daughter of Luoxi and Xiaofu. If this goes on, I’m afraid it might harm the relationship between our families.”

  “Mommy, don’t worry about it. Can’t you see that Lu Fan is fond of Xu Yan? That’s why he’s jealous of Ading.”

  “But Xu Yan is fond of Ading. Lu Fan cannot force Xu Yan to love him. There will not be any happiness in a forced relationship.”

  “Mommy, he isn’t a child anymore. He can make his own decisions about his relationship. Don’t worry about him. Besides, he won’t listen to you.”

  Ning Qing was troubled. Ever since he was young, Lu Fan had been the one she had worried about the most. The older he got, the more she couldn’t control him.

  “Oh right, mommy, where’s Jinwen? He’s almost 30. Has he got a girlfriend yet?”

  Ning Qing shook her head. “Not that I know of. He is busy with his career right now. I’m not worried about him. I reckon that one day, he’ll just call me out of the blue to invite me to his wedding…”

  Lu Ning could just imagine the scene as it seemed exactly like what her eldest brother would do. Jinwen had inherited all of daddy’s business acumens, he would be able to settle his affairs in good time.

  “Mommy, that’s enough. I’ll unpack by myself. You should go back and sleep. Daddy must be waiting for you. I’ll go to bed once I’m done with this.”

  “Okay, Ah Ning. Good night.”

  “Okay, good night.”

  After Ning Qing left, Lu Ning finished up with her luggage. Then, she went to take a shower. When she came out of the shower, her phone rang.

  It was a call from Zhihan. She was still angry, so she rejected the call.

  Flipping through her phone, she saw that there were numerous missed calls on her phone. They were all from Zhihan. There was also a WeChat message from “Your Darling”.

  She opened it and saw the first message he sent. It was a very adorable emoji…

  Pfft. Lu Ning couldn’t help but laugh out loud. What happened to the cold and aloof Chairman? This emoji was subversive!

  The next WeChat message was, “Honey, I was wrong. I’ll change. Please forgive me. Come back quickly. I can’t live without you.” Lu Ning curled the corners of her lips and revealed a sweet smile. She wanted to make him sweat a bit longer.

  If she forgave him so easily this time, there would be hell to pay next time.

  Lu Ning laid on the bed and thought to herself, “With the current situation between the both of them, he certainly has the upper hand. Although she has a strong personality, she is a sensitive woman at heart.”

  She turned off her phone and closed her eyes.