Chapter 67: Is a Late Reparation Still Useful?

Lu Ning took a taxi back to her apartment. Sitting on the sofa, she noticed bloodstains on her sleeve.

It must have gotten there accidentally when she helped her second brother into the car earlier in the day.

After changing her clothes and coming out, she found that Ji Chiqian had replied: [Mhm.]

It was just a single character.

This man was always a man of few words, as if words cost him a fortune!

Yet when he was being sharp-tongued and roasting others, he had plenty to say.

That evening, during Lu Ning’s live stream, her second brother kept showering her with gifts.

Lu Ning chose to ignore it all, but the fans in the live chat couldn't sit still anymore.

[Is this ID Miss Lemon’s second brother? Such a generous spender!]

[Didn't rumors say that anchor Lemon has a bad relationship with her family? With all these accumulated tips, it must be over a million by now.]

[She is an eldest young lady after all. No matter how much she throws a tantrum at home, it doesn't change her status as an heiress. I'm so envious of her having so many brothers doting on her!]

Seeing these comments, Lu Ning's mood soured.

She sent a private message to her second brother: "Stop sending gifts."

Lu Nanfeng replied: "Just accept them. You need money living on your own."

But she didn't want the charity money from the Lu family.

Feeling somewhat annoyed, Lu Ning contacted the backend staff after ending her broadcast and had all the money her second brother spent on gifts completely refunded.

She didn't care for this bit of money!

Seeing the refund notification, Lu Nanfeng let out a deep sigh: "Does Ningning hate me this much now?"

The butler spoke up, "Second Young Master, the eldest young lady is just throwing a deliberate tantrum and ignoring you. Her ultimate goal is to chase Miss Xiangxiang away. Only then will she be willing to come back."

"Ningning is not that kind of person. It was because I ignored her thoughts too much before that led to everything today."

"Second Young Master, but how innocent is Miss Xiangxiang? If it weren't for that incident back then, she wouldn't have become an orphan and gone through all those miserable things. She is the most innocent one."

Lu Nanfeng fell into hesitation and conflict.

Indeed, Qin Xiang hadn't done anything wrong.

Yet Lu Ning had become like this precisely because of Qin Xiang, and he truly didn't know what to do anymore.

At that moment, the company secretary walked into the room: "Mr. Lu, the firewall issue still hasn't been resolved. The eldest young lady used to be in charge of this part, she definitely has a way to fix it."

Lu Nanfeng revealed a bitter smile: "But she won't even talk to me now."

"How about I go and communicate with the eldest young lady?"

Lu Nanfeng nodded. In truth, deep down, he still held out hope for Lu Ning.

The secretary immediately called Lu Ning: "Hello, Eldest Young Lady, I am Mr. Lu's secretary. We've met before."

"What is it?"

Lu Ning knew who it was. In her past life, this secretary was one of the few people who spoke up for her.

"Eldest Young Lady, it's like this. The software developed by the branch company that you previously participated in has a firewall issue that hasn't been resolved. The client side said they will cancel the cooperation if it can't be fixed, so could we trouble you to come to the company?"

Lu Ning remembered that this had indeed happened in her past life.

Back then, upon learning about it, she had rushed anxiously to solve the problem, only to have her credit stolen by Qin Xiang in the end.

Yet this secretary had spoken up for her and was ultimately blamed by her second brother.

Lu Ning hesitated for a moment and said, "I am not an employee of the Lu Corporation. This is not my responsibility."

"But Eldest Young Lady, you participated in it before."

"Before was before. Back then, I still considered myself part of the Lu family. Now, however, the situation is different."

Lu Ning's words were clearly transmitted to Lu Nanfeng's ears.

Lu Nanfeng closed his eyes with difficulty, his thin lips trembling as he didn't know how to respond.

The secretary quickly chimed in, "Then how about this, Eldest Young Lady, treat this as a freelance job, and I will settle the remuneration with you according to market rates. What do you think?"

Lu Ning actually didn't want this money.

However, if the project was canceled, this secretary would also be affected.

Lu Ning finally agreed: "Fine, I will go to the company tomorrow."

Consider it repaying this favor.

The next morning, Lu Ning went to the Lu Corporation early in the morning.

Looking at the towering building before her, for a moment she felt as though she were still trapped in her past life.

She went straight to the top-floor executive office area.

Secretary Li had been waiting for her here: "Eldest Young Lady, please come with me."

Entering the office, Lu Ning saw that Lu Nanfeng was there as well. Had he been discharged from the hospital already?

Lu Nanfeng stood up with a ingratiating expression: "Ningning, you're here so early. Have you eaten breakfast? I bought a lot of your favorites."

Lu Ning saw numerous breakfast items placed on the coffee table.

Lu Nanfeng picked up a red bean bun and said to her cautiously, "Ningning, I remember red bean buns are your favorite."

A mocking curve formed at the corner of Lu Ning's mouth: "The person who loves red bean buns is Qin Xiang, not me."

At that moment, Lu Nanfeng's hands were trembling.

In a fluster, he threw the red bean bun away: "Look at my brain remembering wrong. You—you like soup dumplings instead."

With a calm expression, Lu Ning said: "What I like most are scallion pancakes."

Not red bean buns, nor soup dumplings.

At that moment, Lu Nanfeng could barely stand steady. Even breathing felt like a crushing weight of guilt that made it hard for him to catch his breath.

He managed an expression uglier than crying: "Ningning, it's your second brother who failed you. Can you give me another chance?"

Lu Ning picked up the documents on the desk, her expression cool: "Why bother? Isn't it fine like this?"

Everyone living in peace, without interfering with one another.

Lu Nanfeng's eyes were rimmed with red: "Ningning, but I want to make it up to you."

"There's no need."

Taking the documents, Lu Ning left the office.

Secretary Zhang looked at Lu Nanfeng in exasperation: "Boss, with such a good opportunity, how could you get that wrong?"

Lu Nanfeng wore a wry expression: "I clearly remembered she liked eating that. That's what the butler told me."

At the thought of this, Lu Nanfeng's expression turned unsightly: "Could the butler have deliberately told me wrong?"

"Boss, it's just that you didn't remember the eldest young lady's preferences, which shows you don't care about her at all."

As if drained of all strength, Lu Nanfeng slumped onto the sofa, suffering from a stomachache brought on by distress: "What should I do to make amends? Do you have any ideas?"

He genuinely wanted to repair his relationship with Lu Ning!

Secretary Zhang thought for a moment and said, "I'll contact the manager of the branch company later and tell them the eldest young lady is coming to work, so they must treat her with respect. Let's start with small things first."

"You're right, I can let Ningning manage the branch company. That way she'll finally see the sincerity of my desire to make amends, right?"

Lu Nanfeng recalled that Lu Ning had indeed mentioned before that she wanted to run a company.

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Lu Ning left the top floor without looking back and headed straight for the branch company.

Knowing where the firewall issue lay, she needed to rewrite the code on-site and test it again.

Glancing at her phone, Lu Ning received a message: [Ningning, I'm sorry. It was your second brother's fault for remembering your preferences wrong. It won't happen again.]

She didn't need to guess to know it was sent by her second brother.

Yet she really didn't care anymore.

Why couldn't her second brother understand?

Walking through the doors of the branch company, Lu Ning went up to the front desk and said, "Hello, I am the engineer here to fix the software."

"Lu Ning, why are you here?"

Qin Xiang walked in wearing designer brands, a look of vigilance flashing in her eyes when she saw Lu Ning.

Lu Ning's expression remained unchanged: "It's none of your business."

At that moment, the manager hurried out, having heard that the eldest young lady was coming to inspect work, meaning she had to be received properly.

Glancing at both Lu Ning and Qin Xiang, the manager instantly felt troubled.

Which one of them was the true eldest young lady of the Lu family?

The receptionist looked at Lu Ning and said, "This person is an engineer here for an interview."

The manager enthusiastically walked over to Qin Xiang. This girl covered in luxury brands must undoubtedly be the eldest young lady of the Lu family.