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Ji Muye turned on the projector in the rest room, tucked Little Dumpling into the blanket neatly, where was his obsession with not getting into bed without showering?

For his daughter to visit occasionally without getting bored, the cold-toned rest room was filled with pink little fox dolls that Lu Nuonuo liked.

Little Dumpling sat on the bed obediently with her stuffed animal, allowing her stepfather to tuck her in and start an animated movie.

Snacks and water were also prepared on the bedside table.

Ji Muye made sure everything was set before he spoke to his daughter, “Uncle is right outside, just yell if you need anything.”

Lu Nuonuo nodded, signaling him to lower his head.

With a smack, Little Dumpling kissed his cheek and Ji Muye’s heart softened, feeling as though she was comforting him.

He touched the child’s hair, “Nuonuo is really good.”

After leaving the rest room, Ji Muye’s expression immediately turned cold.

At that moment, the lobby downstairs was already crowded with reporters and self-media live streamers, seriously affecting Shi’an Group’s public image.

And all this was orchestrated by his own father.

In the camera lenses of the reporters, Ji Lingyuan was still wearing his psychiatric hospital clothes, publicly accusing Ji Muye of committing the atrocity of sending him to a psychiatric hospital to silence him.

“Even if he is my biological son, I cannot tolerate him committing such a terrible crime against an innocent young girl!”

“Today, I am ready to sever ties with him, to cleanse our Ji Family of this unfilial progeny! Also, I am representing the Ji Family in acknowledging the child in the young girl’s womb. My son is a disgrace, but the child in her womb is innocent, and our Ji Family will take full responsibility.”

The woman standing behind him at that moment, with one hand on her waist and the other on her belly, was none other than Shen Molin, who had been hiding for a long time.

It hadn’t even been a month since Ji Muye woke up in Mr. Ji’s apartment.

Even if she got pregnant that day, it was too early for her belly to show, yet her current pose was overly dramatic.

It was nearly a public announcement: I’m pregnant.

Shen Molin was intercepted en route to the airport in Little R Country by someone arranged by Qin Luyao, and was immediately put on a private flight back to the country.

She knew that she received such treatment solely because Qin Luyao believed the child in her womb was his.

If he knew that it was actually a result of her impulsiveness with another man, he would surely not let her live to see the next day’s sun.

And at this moment, Ji Lingyuan, fiercely protecting her, essentially shared Qin Luyao’s belief that the child in her belly was his.

Shen Molin felt a vindictive pleasure spread within her whenever she thought about how she was manipulating these men.

[Miss Shen, is what President Ji’s father said true? Is the child really Ji Muye’s?]

[Regarding the recent video online, do you have anything to add, Miss Shen? Were you really coerced by your boss?]

[Did you really violate the confidentiality agreement and leak corporate secrets to competitors? Are your ethical boundaries and legal consciousness so low, being a graduate from C University?]

The reporters asked one question after another, escalating the tension at the scene. Shen Molin was unfazed by the earlier questions, but upon hearing the last question, a sudden fear surged within her.

Shen Molin’s gaze landed on the female reporter asking the question; their eyes met sharply as if she knew her secret.

City New Building’s top-floor cafe.

Lu Xining sat by the window, able to see reporters continuously arriving opposite, blocked outside by Shi’an Group’s security guards.

Wearing headphones, she listened to Shen Molin calmly respond in the live broadcast on her phone, “Yes, my previous company’s boss violated me!”

“The video is real! He forced me! How can a powerless woman like me fight against capital? I thought by compromising, I could secure a job opportunity, but he proved to have no boundaries.”

“If it were before, I would proudly say I graduated from C University, but now I don’t want to tarnish my alma mater’s reputation.”

“Today, I am here to use my personal experience to tell all the girls who have suffered like I have at Shi’an Group, we must stand up bravely, and the wicked will surely get their retribution!”

A few reporters in the hall, from more authoritative Jingzhou newspapers, felt awkward hearing Shen Molin’s increasingly passionate statements, causing them to stutter in their follow-up questions.

However, Lu Xining’s gaze focused on the face of the woman who had asked if Shen Molin was the journalist who graduated from “C University.” Had she just rolled her eyes?

As she pondered, Dong Qingqing sat down opposite her.

She apologized, “Sorry, I got held up in traffic, so I’m a bit late.”

Lu Xining: “Not at all, it’s me who came early.”

Dong Qingqing today, compared to a month ago, had grown much more mature and determined.

But was she dressed a bit too conservatively?

Noticing the ring on the woman’s hand, Lu Xining subtly withdrew her gaze, picked up her coffee, took a sip, and sat waiting for her to speak.

Just as her car was about to leave the City New Building, Lu Xining had received a call from Dong Qingqing, who wanted to discuss a collaboration.

“I’ve already obtained control of Renji Pharmaceutical.”

“But I need to tell you the truth, at the moment my father is still on the board and his authority is no less than mine.”

The most indispensable part of any collaboration is sincerity.

Renji Pharmaceutical, once a leading company in this circle, its current situation is indeed lamentable.

But business is business.

Lu Xining also candidly told Dong Qingqing that currently, her capacity and courage were indeed not enough to secure the collaboration she held.

“What if we add the Zhong Family of Port City?” Dong Qingqing suddenly produced a marriage certificate, her smile tinged with bitterness.

The lovestruck mother used Renji Pharmaceutical to win back a beloved man, while her daughter had to use herself in a marriage alliance to have a chance to reclaim the foundation her grandfather had laid.

The man Dong Qingqing had registered her marriage with, Lu Xining also knew.

The eldest son of Port City’s jewelry tycoon–Zhong Heyang, also a good brother Zhou Jiawang had grown up with.

During those three years at the Zhou Family, she had seen him many times, never imagining that after all the twists and turns, this circle was actually so small.

“Miss Dong, you’re very sincere, and I’ll also be candid with you.”

“Currently, our lab can cooperate on two types of products: one is fertility drugs and the other is pregnancy-preserving products.”

“Yesterday, President Li of Fuxin Pharmaceutical already contacted me, and I’ve already agreed to collaborate with her.”

Perhaps even Dong Qingqing herself was confused. Yesterday was the last day of the “one-month period” she had requested from Lu Xining.

Per business norms, Lu Xining wouldn’t give her a second chance, as being lenient at work wouldn’t bring her much benefit.

The fact that she was willing to meet her again today was already an exception.

Dong Qingqing was stunned: “Yesterday? But didn’t we agree…”

Suddenly she remembered something, checked her phone, and discovered that the time on her phone had been set back a day.

Zhong Heyang!

Dong Qingqing clenched her teeth in frustration. She had foolishly spent night after night with him, thinking it would gain his help and support. But what happened?

Before she could start explaining, Lu Xining spoke first.

“Miss Dong, in business, the foundation of most trust, ultimately, is mutual benefit.”

She curved her lips into a faint smile: “And naivete, that’s a taboo.”

Just as her words fell, Lu Xining heard a loud commotion coming through her earpiece. She turned over the phone that was face-down on the table.

When she saw the image on it, her expression abruptly darkened.

This woman is relentless, isn’t she!