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By the time she left work, her manuscript was in its rudimentary form, a long brassiere dress, very different from the other bras, all irregular in front, strung together like branches.

She lifted the drawing paper and looked at it. She put the brush under her nose and stared at her work with her lips.

Seeing that Jane was there, she was ready to go back without a second thought, but Jane stopped her first.

Jane looked around. There was no one here.

She looked at her in ridicule and raised Jane's chin with one hand. "Do you know that there is a saying, 'Bitch, you are pretentious', and that is' you '."

After saying that, she forcefully let go of her. Her nails left a red mark on her chin, but Jane didn't pretend to be bullied.

Instead, she looked at Jian Ning with disdain, touched the red scar on her chin, and started to smile seductively.

"You only have Shang Jin as your backup, if he doesn't want you anymore, I'll see how long you can be proud of yourself."

"Yoh, I'm not pretending anymore. It's better to be more careful. Be careful, if you lose, your appearance wouldn't be good. In the end, the temperament of the white lotus would also disappear." She looked at her with disdain and mocked.

Jane tried to steady her anger and shut her eyes.

Jian Ning pushed her away, walking past her with a pleased look on her face, then took her empty water cup back to her office.

He had just finished packing the manuscript, so it was time for him to get off work.

"Buzz buzz …"

Without even looking at it, she picked it up, "Hello, I'm Jian Ning."

"Are you in a good mood right now?" Shang Jin asked in a low voice. Even through the microphone, he could still feel his unhappiness.

Jian Ning stopped smiling, her brows knitted slightly, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"I'll be downstairs in three minutes." After saying that, he hung up without any trace of politeness.

Three minutes! Jian Ning looked at the time speechlessly, quickly packed her things, and ran out with her bag.

Fortunately, there weren't many people in the elevator, so there was a spot for her.

Jian Ning magnanimously smiled to the people inside, walked to the empty seat and stood there, then looked at the time every few seconds.

Luckily, he managed to get downstairs in three minutes on time, and he jogged all the way in front of Shang Jin.

"I... I'm not late. " She lay on the carriage window unceremoniously, looking at Shang Jin as she panted.

Suddenly, Shang Jin's expression tensed up, he covered his nose and distanced himself from Jian Ning, "What's the smell on his body?"

Jian Ning lifted her arm to take a whiff, she could not help but feel disgust at herself as well.

She lowered her head, awkwardly twirling her fingers and stuttered as she explained, "Just now … Inside the elevator, I was in a hurry so I didn't notice it. "

After she finished her explanation, Shang Jin's complexion turned slightly better.

"Accompany me to a banquet. You should also get to know the people your mother left behind."

Banquet? Jian Ning looked at him in puzzlement, waiting for her to explain in detail to him.

After Jian Ning got on the carriage, Shang Jin gave her the names she prepared long ago. She even kindly explained to her just how important these people were.

Jian Ning looked at the information Shang Jin gave her seriously and frowned in puzzlement. She did not recognize any of these people.

Seeing her doubt, Shang Jin coughed and got Song Ge to explain.

"These people were all your mother's loyal subordinates. Some are in the Jane family, some are in other companies, and all of them will be attending the banquet tonight."

"What banquet?" Both of them had said so much and she had looked through the information, but she still didn't know what kind of banquet she needed to attend.

"Tonight, the Ning Family will host a thank-you banquet." Song Ge cordially explained to her, but from the expression on his face, one could tell that he was a little impatient.

"Oh."

Seeing Shang Jin being a little impatient, she curled herself into a ball in the corner and pouted as she looked at the scenery outside.

Shang Jin tilted his head to take a glance, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but curve upwards.

Jian Ning, who was originally very petite, was currently curled up. His eyes were bright, like a little hamster filled with curiosity towards the outside world.

Noticing Shang Jin's line of sight, Jian Ning awkwardly lowered her head. Her long hair covered her small and exquisite face, and also blocked Shang Jin's line of sight.

His eyes shone with a mysterious light. He rubbed his fingers together and closed his eyes to take a nap.

He placed Jian Ning in a modeling workshop for the others to help her dress up.

She chose a pink dress with a simple diamond necklace, and left the rest to the stylist.

Shang Jin silently sized her up, he had no choice but to admit that Jian Ning was truly beautiful.

The pink made her skin even whiter. The diamond necklace suppressed the immaturity brought about by the pink and added a bit more maturity. With the appropriate makeup, every frown and smile made her look like a noble.

He suddenly regretted letting Jian Ning participate in it. If he brought such a woman along, it would only bring disaster to her.

Seeing Shang Jin's gaze turning from admiration to hatred, she was shocked, and was secretly worried that Shang Jin would embarrass her in front of everyone.

"Finished packing? "Then let's go."

Fortunately, Shang Jin didn't say anything, he only wanted Song Ge to help him push the wheelchair so that she could get on the car first.

Along the way, the interior of the car was exceptionally stuffy.

Jian Ning would pay attention to Shang Jin from time to time, but seeing that he had his eyes closed and his lips tightly shut, she seemed to be unhappy.

It wasn't easy to get off the car to take a breather, but Shang Jin held her hand tightly.

"Follow behind me in a while and listen to my instructions."

There were already many famous cars gathered in front of the Ning residence.

Jian Ning cutely pushed Shang Jin to hand over the invitation letter and casually walked in.

Under the gorgeous lights, she was like a noble princess, attracting everyone's attention.

"Shang Jin, for you to be able to come today is really giving me face." Ning Hai walked up to him awkwardly and called back everyone's gaze.

"How dare this junior not come to Uncle Ning's banquet?" Shang Jin shook hands with him gracefully and properly, and handed the gift over to him.

Ning Hai took it and didn't hurry to open it. He got people to call them inside and went to greet the other customers.

"Remember your mission. Go and observe first. Don't be in a hurry to make your move." Shang Jin patted her hands and laughed.

Jian Ning nodded, she looked around and said: "I know what to do, can I leave now?"

He supported his chin with one hand for a while, and only then did he agree to let Jian Ning leave. He also wanted to make some arrangements to ensure that nothing would happen tonight.

After Jian Ning left Shang Jin's line of sight, she pretended to be wandering around randomly.

Taking a cocktail from the waiter, she walked to a corner and waited for an unintentional encounter.

Jian Ning looked around. Not far to the left of her was Ren Dehua, who was on the list. He was Wen Lengyun's previous secretary, and was currently working as the assistant to the general manager in Shuhua.

Jian Ning was in the middle of thinking about how to get into a good encounter when she saw Jian Xingfeng walking in with a simple mind.

She turned around in annoyance, not wanting to have any contact with them.

"Dad, look, elder sister is here too." Jane's innocent voice came from behind her.

Jian Ning's body was obviously stiff, all the goosebumps on her body started to rise, she did not like to hear such pretentious words, and at the same time had an idea on how to get close to Ren Dehua.