Chapter 1301: Then we’ll do it until the end!
Initially, Lu Jinnan’s a.s.sistant didn’t want to interfere, but when he thought of how Hong Jinyun’s mother had looked at Hong Jinyun in an abominable manner when she left, he felt compa.s.sion…
He came to the hospital and quietly paid the fees for Hong Jinyun before leaving. He didn’t leave a name for his good deed and treated it as learning from the Chinese Good Samaritan, Lei Feng.
However, after Hong Jinyun woke up and heard that somebody had already paid her hospital fees, the first person she thought of was Lu Jinnan. After all, other than Lu Jinnan, there was no one else in Haicheng who would care about her. She felt that Lu Jinnan was indeed still the same man she’d known in the past. When he heard that she was in a pitiful state, he wouldn’t ignore her. A glimpse of hope rose in her heart.
To Hong Jinyun, her mother’s future plans gradually couldn’t compare to the idea of occupying a place in Lu Jinnan’s heart. She didn’t want to die without anyone caring about her.
Although this was selfish, she hoped that Lu Jinnan would remember her forever.
Hong Jinyun leaned against the head of the bed, holding onto her phone as she typed a message to Lu Jinnan…
[Hong Jinyun: Thank you for helping me pay the treatment fees, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to return it to you in this lifetime. I’m very sorry about what my mother did. I hope you won’t bear a grudge against me! Jinnan allowed me to say it one last time, I love you!]
Lu Jinnan didn’t even look at this message.
Sometimes, there would be plenty of spam for one’s work email. Therefore, Lu Jinnan never looked at his mailbox. He basically contacted others by a voice call on WeChat.
After the message was delivered, it was like a rock sinking into the sea. Hong Jinyun waited at the hospital until the afternoon, but Lu Jinnan never came. She wasn’t sure what Lu Jinnan meant by not replying, but she couldn’t send any more messages. The more she sent, the less meaningful it would sound.
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To prevent the r.e.t.a.r.ded Lu Jinbei from listening to Cai Jingyao’s words and inadvertently hurting Lu Jinnan, Bai Xiaonian accompanied him to the Kaide Corporation when it was time for the showing of the two commercials. She also called Lu Jinbei over.
Before the chosen commercial would be broadcasted in the employees’ canteen, they had to hold a meeting to vote.
This time, Lu Jinbei sat behind Kaide Corporation executives, at the secretary’s seat.
When the two advertis.e.m.e.nts were being shown, even Lu Jinbei, who didn’t have any knowledge in the subject, could tell that they were of different levels.
Su Manman’s and s.h.i.+ Hanchu’s commercial wasn’t only beautiful, but Su Manman’s attractive aura was unrivaled. The corners of her eyes were filled with a proud, cold, and feminine charm. From Su Manman’s fingers to the back of s.h.i.+ Hanchu’s hand. From the moment he chased after her, thinking he wouldn’t be able to see her anymore, to the scene where she appeared as a femme fatale. The entire commercial gave off an intense feeling of pa.s.sion. Even as a man, he wanted to buy the perfume.
As for Cai Jingyao’s part, there was a hint of ambiguity in the corners of her eyes. Instead of seducing a man like Su Manman, it looked more as though she was just having a stab at it. Compared to how effortless Su Manman was in her commercial, Cai Jingyao’s part was clearly inferior.
Lu Jinbei pursed his lips and recalled what Cai Jingyao told him over the phone. She said the director told her this advertis.e.m.e.nt was something that wouldn’t slip out of her hands.
Lu Jinbei looked at the director. After the meeting, Lu Jinbei deliberately stopped the director to ask him that between Cai Jingyao and Su Manman, who was the director more optimistic about?
The director said without hesitation, “Of course, Su Manman. Putting everything else aside… the moment Su Manman filmed the commercial, I felt that the perfume’s image had gone up by a notch. And if Miss Cai’s part weren’t set side by side with Ms. Su’s, it’d be great on its own, but when the two are compared… it’s slightly inferior.”
Lu Jinbei nodded. He already had an idea of how others would feel when they saw the two advertis.e.m.e.nts!
It was clear that Cai Jingyao had lost this compet.i.tion…
Bai Xiaonian was drinking her yogurt when she saw Lu Jinbei finish speaking with the director and politely thanking him. She then walked over to Lu Jinbei and said, “In this world, only women understand women the best. Lu Jinbei… I’m being serious with you. I’ve known Cai Jingyao for a longer time than you, and I know what kind of person she is. You can choose not to believe me, but don’t come crying in front of your brother later!”
Bai Xiaonian then left to go to Lu Jinnan’s office with Lu Jinnan’s a.s.sistant.
Lu Jinbei was fuming inside, wanting to go up and beat up that shameless brother of his!
Since he knew that Cai Jingyao couldn’t win against Su Manman, why did he agree to his proposition to leave Cai Jingyao one month later?
But when Lu Jinbei thought about it, d.a.m.n it… he wasn’t strong enough to beat up Lu Jinnan!
Hence, Lu Jinbei could only give up.
He might as well think of a way to cheer Cai Jingyao up instead of getting into a fight with Lu Jinnan.
When Bai Xiaonian returned to Lu Jinnan’s office, she saw Lu Jinnan looking up from a pile of doc.u.ments. “I told you you couldn’t talk sense into him, but you insisted on going…”
“Say, when he finds out that he’s been fooled by Cai Jingyao and that it was completely because of his own stupidity since we’ve been giving him hints, wouldn’t that be a bigger blow? Since you’re going to teach him a lesson… let’s do it until the end!” Bai Xiaonian said with a smile.
Lu Jinnan looked at Bai Xiaonian with a doting smile in his eyes. “Alright… what you said makes sense!”
“What do you want to eat for lunch?” Bai Xiaonian touched her increasingly large tummy and asked Lu Jinnan. Without waiting for Lu Jinnan to reply, she continued, “Your son said he wants to eat egg tart!”
“Then, we’ll eat it after he’s born. There’s millet porridge, chicken salad, stir-fried vegetables, and corn. For fruits, we have cherry tomatoes!” Lu Jinnan had already made arrangements.
Bai Xiaonian was speechless.
Ever since the doctor asked Bai Xiaonian to control her diet, Lu Jinnan had always abided to it well. If he could, he would not have given Bai Xiaonian anything to eat, fearing that it wouldn’t be easy for her to give birth if the baby grew too big.
Lu Jinnan even flared up when his father asked Bai Xiaonian to eat a little more. He said that the child was already bigger than average, and his head was also slightly bigger. If Bai Xiaonian were to continue eating like this, she wouldn’t be able to stand the labor pain, and no one would be able to bear the pain for her.
After that, every time Lu Jinnan’s father came to visit the two of them, he didn’t dare to make a big deal out of it. The fruits he gave Bai Xiaonian… were also little tomatoes and cuc.u.mbers.
But every time Lu Jinnan’s father saw Bai Xiaonian’s pitiful gaze, he would hide a few cherries under the tomatoes, letting Bai Xiaonian satisfy her cravings.
Knowing that Lu Jinnan’s heart ached for her, Bai Xiaonian didn’t throw a tantrum at him. She merely said to him pitifully, “Then… can you add a little honey into the millet porridge?”
Lu Jinnan had a helpless look on his face as he said, “Okay. I’ll add just a little!”
“You’re the best!” Bai Xiaonian lowered her head with a vibrant smile, caressing her abdomen. “Baby… your father is the best husband in the world, do you know that? In the future, you must strive to be such a good son!”
Lu Jinnan lowered his head and looked at the boring doc.u.ments. A slight smile formed on his lips…