Chapter 1 - I Was Your Brother’s Fiancée
Luo City, mid-March.
One week ago, the chairman of Lu Enterprise annulled his son’s wedding engagement to Jiang Yuning when the paparazzi exposed her involvement with a director who was already married. The director’s wife who was heavily pregnant with his child attempted suicide when she found out about the extramarital affair.
The public was enraged and started criticizing the director for his extramarital affair when his wife was pregnant with his child. To protect himself and gain favorable public opinion, the director decided to sacrifice Jiang Yuning and he informed the public that Jiang Yuning was the one who had seduced him. This statement ignited storms and criticisms surrounding Jiang Yuning, which greatly affected her reputation.
As one of the most prestigious and reputable families in Luo City, the Lu family were unable to accept a daughter-in-law who was involved in such scandals.
Jiang Yuning was then dismissed by Emperor Entertainment, one week after the incident because she had breached their contract by getting involved in a major scandal during the term of their contract. Besides that, the company also sued Jiang Yuning for damages worth sixty million yuan for her breach of contract.
Therefore, it seemed like Jiang Yuning lost everything in the blink of an eye. However, she received a phone call last night and it seemed like she had just received an engagement for a new contract.
After getting dismissed from her entertainment company, Jiang Yuning’s agent decided to send her off for one last time.
“Second Brother Lu, actually—I do not understand why you would want to help—” Jiang Yuning could not finish her sentence. Although she did not have any feelings for her former fiancé, they had already been engaged for a few years because it had been arranged by their grandparents a long time ago. Moreover, her fiancé was none other than Lu Jingzhi’s younger brother.
There was no woman in Luo City that Lu Jingzhi could not get. After all, he was the heir to the Lu family and therefore, he enjoyed incredible status and reputation. No one knew exactly what position he held in the company, but everyone in Luo City feared him nevertheless.
Jiang Yuning was also in shock when she received Lu Jingzhi’s cheque for sixty-million yuan last night. He had not only helped her clear her debts, but he had also invited her to move in with him.
Jiang Yuning knew what this meant, but she agreed anyway.
When he heard Jiang Yuning’s question, Lu Jingzhi looked at her and held up her chin possessively. He then said, “I guess you have to start adapting to your new status starting from today.”
Jiang Yuning’s breathing accelerated due to Lu Jingzhi’s sudden action. “What status?”
Lu Jingzhi casually leaned forward, closing the distance between them before he looked right into her eyes.
Jiang Yuning was caught off guard, and she did not know how to react to his words.
“But I was your brother’s fiancée—”