After returning home with the child, her ex-husband knelt down and gently coaxed her.

An Ning was stunned, not understanding what he meant.

Lu Xiyan stared into her eyes and raised his hand to move his fingers.

Li Quan, who was behind him, placed the things he was carrying on the dining table.

A document/contract.

A bank card.

An Ning's eyes widened in disbelief. "What do you mean?"

"Miss An, why beat around the bush?"

Lu Xiyan's voice was cold and stern, "After staging such a grand show, and suffering considerable losses, wasn't the whole point just for these two things?"

His long, slender fingers tapped the contract twice, his eyes as deep as an icy pool. "This is the cooperation contract with Haowei."

Then, he pointed to the bank card, "Here is five million."

"One shouldn't be too greedy." He parted his thin lips slightly, his voice devoid of warmth. "Miss An, choose one of the two."

It would have been better if he hadn't spoken; the moment he opened his mouth, it was like a series of sharp blades, piercing An Ning's heart one by one.

An Ning's fingers trembled, her breath caught in her throat, and she stared at him in disbelief.

How could you say such things?

Her voice trembled, "You think I... last night..."

Her throat tightened. "Is it for this?"

"Otherwise what?"

Lu Xiyan chuckled, "Miss An will stop at nothing to achieve her goal, coming up with one method after another. It's truly impressive."

An Ning felt a tightness in her chest, making it hard to breathe. Lu Xiyan actually thought that she had gone to great lengths to climb into his bed and spend the night with him for work and money.

What does he take her for?!

Even if Anning were in a bad situation, she would never demean herself to this extent!

She clenched her fists, her eyes reddening, but she held back her tears.

She was very angry, and Lu Xiyan could tell.

He didn't understand why she was so angry. She had achieved her goal; shouldn't she be happy?

"Miss An came to my door last night, and I couldn't refuse her, but I'm not one to take advantage of others."

Lu Xiyan glanced at her coldly, his face full of disdain. "Cooperation or money? Choose one, take it and get out of here."

The wound in my heart, which had just been stitched up, was ripped open again by him, and the bleeding was so intense that even breathing was painful and numb.

An Ning tilted her head back, holding back the tears that were about to spill from her eyes.

She stood up, reached out and decisively picked up the bank card, her eyes red, "Five million a night? Mr. Lu is really generous."

"That's quite a lot. Even a top-tier actress in the entertainment industry wouldn't earn that much in one night."

Lu Xiyan leaned back in his chair, recalling the messages on her phone. A pang of jealousy struck him, and he added, "Considering our past relationship, I added some extra. Is that enough to satisfy Miss An's appetite?"

To put it bluntly, every word hits home.

He thought An Ning would be angry, but to his surprise, she suddenly chuckled while holding the bank card.

"That's enough! Of course it's enough! Isn't Mr. Lu losing too much money by paying so much for just one night?"

With red eyes, An Ning disregarded the presence of others and said in a flippant tone, "After all, President Lu was quite energetic last night. I couldn't find such a good male model even if I paid money. I can't treat you unfairly, can I?"

With that, she tossed the card at Lu Xiyan, saying, "Consider this five million as me paying for Mr. Lu's stay last night. We're even."

The bank card was thrown against Lu Xiyan's face, instantly freezing the atmosphere in the restaurant. No one dared to breathe.

Lu Xiyan, with a cold face, watched An Ning turn and leave without looking back.

After a moment, he glanced at the bank card lying on the ground, sneered angrily, pushed aside his dining chair, and strode upstairs.

Looking at the chaotic restaurant, Li Quan glanced in the direction the woman had left, then back at the man's retreating figure as he went upstairs, and let out a long sigh.

It was fine, so why did it turn out like this again?

......

Even after walking out of the Yuhe Duke's Mansion in one breath, An Ning's body was still trembling slightly from anger.

Only after leaving that place did she dare to let the tears in her eyes fall.

It wasn't until this moment that she realized that she and Lu Xiyan seemed to be unable to go back.

In his mind, she had long been a woman who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals.

He didn't believe a single word she said.

Standing at the entrance, she turned around and looked back at the castle-like villa.

Actually, they hadn't been going the same way for a long time, but she was determined to see how far they could go.

Making up is too difficult, but letting go is something I'm unwilling to do.

A wave of weakness washed over her, leaving her feeling powerless throughout her body.

The security guard at the park entrance saw her, his eyes lit up, and he quickly came over to ask, "Ms. An, would you like me to call a car?"

Anning wiped away her tears and glanced at him; it was the same person who had stopped her last night.

She shook her head and turned to leave.

The security guard watched her leave, momentarily at a loss.

He had worked here for three or four years and had never seen a woman spend the night at President Lu's Yuhe Mansion.

Even when Miss Cheng from the Cheng Group came, she left not long after.

This Miss An is the first person to stay overnight here, so her relationship with President Lu must be quite unusual.

So, if she comes again next time, should he, who is like a beast of burden, stop her or not?

......

Li Chunfang was just about to go grocery shopping when she ran into Anning at the elevator.

"peaceful?"

She went to see Xiao Lu last night and didn't come back all night. Li Chunfang noticed that the clothes she was wearing were not the same ones from last night; they were clearly new clothes and didn't look cheap.

"How did it go? You went to find Xiao Lu and explained things clearly, right?"

She quickly stepped forward and took Anning's hand, "Have you made up yet?"

Make up?

Those two words are truly extravagant.

An Ning smiled softly, but her smile was full of bitterness.

"Didn't you make up?"

Seeing that her expression was off, Li Chunfang was about to ask her something when she suddenly noticed a few red marks on her collar, and she could tell at a glance what had happened.

"So how did you do this?"

As she spoke, she reached out to pull open Anning's collar to take a look.

Anning quickly pressed down on her collar and walked home.

"It was chewed by a dog."

"Was it chewed by a dog?" Li Chunfang clearly didn't believe it and followed her into the house to ask.

An Ning hummed in agreement, went back inside, and closed the door.

Standing in front of the mirror, I pulled back my collar to look at the marks on the neckline.

Biting, sucking, kissing...

The marks are too glaring.

They were ruthless when they were eating, but denied everything after they finished.

It's obviously chewed by a dog.

He's still a heartless dog.