My Dangerous Billionaire Husband

Lu Shaoming was standing from a distance away. He had one of his hands in his pocket, and he used his other hand to press the button to shut the elevator doors.

The four of them did not speak at the star, but Xu Junxi was keen enough to notice that Ning Qing had a white bandage on her left hand. He immediately asked with concern, “Ning Qing, what is wrong with your hand? Did you get hurt?”

Lu Shaoming turned sideways, and his handsome back was gently leaning against the elevator wall. He turned to his side to look, and Ning Qing’s small hand had been hidden in the large sleeves of the wool sweater. Maybe she did intend to cover it up, and it was indeed hard for him to notice.

His expression in his eyes darkened. He did not need to ponder; he knew that it must be an injury that she got in Finland.

All Ning Qing could see in her line of vision was the man beside her turning his gaze around to look towards her. She smiled at Xu Junxi and said, “President Xu, its nothing. I fell down so I scraped my palm. It’s a small injury, and it will heal very quickly.”

While she spoke, she silently slid her small hand deeper into the sleeve.

It was easy for Xu Junxi to see through her subtle actions. He had heard that she went to Finland to look for Lu Shaoming; did she get hurt because of Lu Shaoming?

Was she concealing her own injury so the man beside her would not be able to see it? Was it because she was afraid that he would feel bad?

The waiter served the dishes, and Xu Junxi said, “President Li, we are here today because we want to talk about Ning Qing investing in Island Wide Entertainment Media. With Ning Qing’s popularity and value right now, she has chosen your company among a long list of other entertainment companies, as she is sincere in collaborating with you. At the same time, it is also fated opportunity to do so with Island Wide.”

“That’s right.” President Li nodded his head immediately and continued, “Director Ning is at the top of the entertainment industry. If she invests in Island Wide, the share prices of Island Wide will definitely rise significantly. I have already tasked my secretary to draft a contract, and if Director Ning chooses to work with Island Wide, the conditions that I have given are the best conditions that I can give in all aspects.”

President Li handed the contract over to Ning Qing.

Ning Qing took the contract into her hands, and just when she was about to open the contract, a deep voice rang out in the air with vague happiness in his tone. “Miss Ning wants to invest in Island Wide? It is such a coincidence, I also have plans to invest in Island Wide.”

With his words, everyone present on the scene froze in their tracks.

President Li looked at Lu Shaoming in disbelief. If he did want to invest in Island Wide, with this man’s wealth and power, if he thought of doing so, he would be able to purchase Island Wide with a mere sentence.

Ning Qing also looked towards Lu Shaoming, puzzled; she had never thought that this man would invest in Island Wide.

Lu Shaoming welcomed her gaze and he laughed coldly in his heart. Heh, she knew how to look at him in the eyes now. She was treating him like a ghost for the entire day. What was he doing now?

At this moment, Lu Shaoming said casually, “President Li, if I invest in Island Wide, I would think that Island Wide does not need another investor, right?”

He had a hint of threat in his words, and he asked President Li to totally ignore Ning Qing.

“This…” President Li was in a daze. He looked at Lu Shaoming and then looked at Ning Qing again. What were these two people up to right now? He was in a dilemma – stuck between them.

Ning Qing raised her hand to tuck some hair behind her ear. She lifted her eyebrows while she said to Lu Shaoming, “Young Master Lu, you want to invest in Island Wide, but you also have to also stand in line, right?”

“Stand in line? There is no such thing as taking turns in the corporate world. There is only ability itself. Miss Ning wants to compete with me, okay then, let us see who has more money then. The richer party would be able to gain shares in Island Wide then.”

Ning Qing stopped speaking. She raised her eyebrows slightly, and her eyes were cold and calm as she looked towards Lu Shaoming.

President Li quickly spoke to soften the atmosphere in the room. “Young Master Lu, Director Ning, we are able to discuss this peacefully. Everyone is a friend here. A period of time ago, Young Master Lu still selected Director Ning to endorse Cabbage Plume in advertisements. Director Ning also complimented Young Master Lu during the Golden Lightning Awards, this…”

“Miss Ning, those words that you said during the awards presentation ceremony, were you being sincere then?” Lu Shaoming interrupted President Li,. He welcomed Ning Qing’s quiet eyes, and asked her the question directly.

Ning Qing knew the meaning behind his eyes. He wanted her to bow down to him, and he wanted her to take the initiative to apologize to him. He wanted her to grovel and say that it was true so that he would not participate in the matters regarding Island Wide Entertainment Media.

Yes, Ning Qing said “yes” deep inside. She had been a logical person all along. In times like this, if she nodded her head, and said what she said was true, everything would turn out fine.

Furthermore, the man opposite her was the man she loved. She always thought that women should look proper in front of their men. They should be able to put down their façade, and need to use their gentleness to win over the man’s strength.

But at this moment right now, she did not want to be gentle anymore.

Did he hear what she had said during the awards presentation ceremony?

That was the most sincere and warm love that she had given him.

He could choose not to accept it, but there was no need for him to threaten her with it on the dinner table.

Just because she loved him, it was not right for him to do so as he pleased.

Ning Qing curled her lips into a mesmerizing smile, and she said, “Young Master Lu, some parts of what I said during the awards presentation ceremony were sincere, but it was mostly just to entertain the crowd.”

Lu Shaoming heard her words and his handsome features turned cold. His large hand that he placed under the table balled up into a tight fist.

At this moment, Xu Junxi said, “Since the business deal cannot go through, forget it then. Young Master Lu, President Li, let us enjoy our meals then,” Xu Junxi said as he gently placed a pair of chopsticks in Ning Qing’s small hands. As if there was nobody beside them, he gently said, “Ning Qing, I think that you should invest in other entertainment companies then. Isn’t my Emperor Entertainment good? I can protect and assist you throughout the entire process.”

Ning Qing lowered her gaze down and did not speak. Xiao Zhou put a crispy and fragrant butterfly biscuit into Ning Qing’s small bowl. Ning Qing had not eaten it yet, and merely by having a whiff of its smell was enough to make the acid in her gut come rushing up, making her want to puke.

She quickly used her small hand to cover her mouth, and swallowed the acid down.

“Ning Qing, what is wrong with you?” Xiao Zhou noticed her behaving abnormally and with panic, asked, “Do you not have an appetite? In the past, you would take two bites of this butterfly biscuit. You liked it very much in the past. Why do you not like it now? Other than drinking some porridge after coming back to the country last night, you haven’t eaten anything else, Have some more food, I have noticed that you’ve become quite slim recently.”

Lu Shaoming lifted his gaze to glance at her. She had foundation on her face, and now, even the foundation was not able to cover the paleness on her face. She was probably very uncomfortable, and her long lashes that were like butterflies’ wings were quietly drooping downwards, and her eyelashes seemed to have a stain of tears.