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Late night of the fifth day.

The apartment was so quiet that the only sound was the faint humidifier spraying out a thin mist.

Wen Ning did not sleep.

She sat on the sofa in the living room without even turning on the lights.

She had already hidden her suitcase deep inside the walk-in closet.

She also carefully wiped the bedside table, which was filled with "evidence," and arranged it neatly.

Everything is ready.

Only the final curtain call remains.

"drop--"

The sound of the fingerprint lock unlocking was particularly jarring in the quiet night.

Wen Ning's heart skipped a beat.

She turned her head and looked towards the entrance.

The door was pushed open.

The motion-sensor lights in the corridor turned on, backlighting out a tall figure.

Jiang Ci is back.

He looked terrible.

The expensive suit jacket was draped over his arm, the shirt collar was open, and the tie was nowhere to be found.

His chin was covered in bluish stubble, and the dark circles under his eyes were so intense it looked like he had been punched.

He had lost a lot of weight, looking like a survivor who had just crawled back from the battlefield.

But the light in his eyes was astonishingly bright.

It was the ecstasy of surviving a disaster, and the certainty of victory.

"Ningning."

Seeing Wen Ning sitting in the darkness waiting for him, Jiang Ci casually threw off his coat, didn't even change his shoes, and strode over.

A strong smell of tobacco mixed with a sense of exhaustion wafted over me.

next second.

Wen Ning was pulled into his arms tightly.

That hug was too tight.

It was so tight it felt like it wanted to crush her, like it wanted to embed her into its own bones and blood.

His chest heaved violently, his heart pounding against his ribs with a dull thud.

"It's alright now."

His voice was incredibly hoarse, yet it carried an undisguised smile.

"It's all resolved."

Wen Ning was struggling to breathe because of the tightness in his neck.

She raised her hand and gently patted his stiff back.

"The mole...has he been caught?"

"We caught them."

Jiang Ci buried his face in the crook of her neck, greedily inhaling her scent.

"It was a former technical manager who was fired and was bribed by a competitor."

"The data has been recovered, and the vulnerability has been patched."

"Just now, the head of Sequoia Capital signed a supplementary agreement with me."

He raised his head.

He cupped Wen Ning's face in his hands, his eyes burning with intense heat.

"Not only did they not withdraw their investment."

"They added another 200 million."

"Limitless has come back to life, and it will be stronger than before."

This is fantastic news.

For any entrepreneur, this would be a cause for celebration for three days and three nights.

But Jiang Ci's face did not show that desire for money and success.

He looked at Wen Ning.

His gaze gradually calmed down, becoming incredibly affectionate.

"But in the last few days, I've come to a realization about something."

"What?"

Wen Ning looked at him.

"At the moment the server crashed, at the moment we faced bankruptcy liquidation."

Jiang Ci's thumb rubbed her cheek.

"What I'm thinking about isn't money, fame, or the company."

"It's you."

"What I'm thinking is, if I lose everything, will I be unable to protect you?"

"If I become penniless, will the Zhou family take you away?"

Wen Ning felt a sharp pain in her heart.

"fool……"

"Yes, I'm a fool."

Jiang Ci chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"I used to think that as long as I stood high enough, I could keep you."

"But now I feel that none of that matters."

"No career, no richest person, is more important than having you by my side."

He took a deep breath.

His gaze became solemn and reverent.

It felt like making the most important decision of my life.

"Ningning."

Let's get married.

These five words.

It was like a thunderclap, exploding in Wen Ning's ears.

She froze completely.

Her pupils contracted slightly as she stared at him in disbelief.

"Get...married?"

"We're still in school..."

"You can get the marriage certificate first."

Jiang Ci interrupted her.

His tone was urgent, yet incredibly firm.

"I've already had my lawyers draft an agreement to transfer all my shares and properties to your name."

"Once we get the marriage certificate, you will be my legal wife."

"Even if it's Zhou Xu, even if it's your parents, they have no right to take you away from me."

He is afraid.

Even if you win the business battle, even if your net worth increases exponentially.

He was still afraid of losing her.

Only that red certificate, only that legal bond, could bring his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, to a place of peace.

"The celebration banquet next week."

Jiang Ci looked at her, his eyes sparkling with hope.

"That was Limitless's moment of glory."

"But I want to turn it into our engagement party."

"That day, I will propose to you in front of the whole world."

"Let everyone know that you are mine."

"OK?"

He waited for her answer humbly and expectantly, like a child begging for candy.

Wen Ning's fingers trembled slightly at her side.

Proposal.

Victory celebration banquet.

That was the "execution ground" she had already chosen.

That was the stage where she wanted to publicly humiliate him and abandon him.

But he planned to dedicate the rest of his life to her on that stage.

Is this... the cruelest misplacement?

Wen Ning felt as if she had swallowed a razor blade.

With each breath, flesh and blood were torn apart.

She couldn't refuse.

If I refuse now, he will become suspicious and he will go crazy.

She had to make him believe that she loved him and that she looked forward to that future.

Only by letting him step onto that stage with a sincere heart can we truly help him.

That's the only way to make the cut go deep enough.

Only then can he... completely give up.

Wen Ning forced himself to smile.

Even if that smile was uglier than crying.

But in the dim light, through Jiang Ci's joyful filter, it was shyness and acceptance.

"OK."

She heard herself say it.

The voice was light and airy, as if the soul had left the body.

"I will go."

"That day... I'll dress up nicely."

"Wait until you put the ring on my finger."

The light in Jiang Ci's eyes exploded instantly.

It looks like fireworks.

He suddenly lowered his head.

He kissed her.

Filled with the ecstasy of regaining what was lost, and with boundless anticipation for the future.

It's a deal.

He whispered something on her lips.

"Ningning, we want to be together forever."

Wen Ning closed her eyes.

I am sorry.

Aci.