Ji Niandong's incredulous gaze lingered on his face for a few seconds. Compared to Lu Beichen, she had nothing outstanding about her, except that he saved her once, and that was when she was at her most wretched.
Could it be that Lu Beichen was born to be a savior, harboring pity for someone as downtrodden as her and falling in love at first sight?
Ji Niandong didn't believe it!
"Mr. Lu, that's enough with the jokes, I have urgent matters to attend to, goodbye!"
Goodbye forever!
She had just turned around when she heard Lu Beichen's low voice from behind, "Busy raising the surgery fees for your father?"
Ji Niandong's steps indeed halted.
Lu Beichen leaned against the wall, elegantly and comfortably, speaking leisurely, "Shen Congjun broke up with you for his future, and you've been pestering him for more than a week. He doesn't even want to see you. Today, he feels that, because of you, not only was his great movie role ruined, but in the future, with the stigma of offending me, Lu Beichen, no one will dare hire him. Do you think he will still pay for your father's treatment?"
Every word pierced her heart. Ji Niandong turned around and asked, "Did you investigate me?"
"I want you to be my future Mrs. Lu, so naturally, I need to know your background. After investigating, I found that you are indeed the perfect choice for Mrs. Lu," Lu Beichen said as if it were only natural.
Ji Niandong felt an inexplicable surge of anger in her heart and forced it down as she said, "What happened today was an accident, unrelated to Shen Congjun. By doing this, you are cutting off his livelihood. I hope you show mercy and spare him."
"He treated you like that and didn't help when you were desperate, yet you're still speaking up for him?" He couldn't tell if this woman was truly naive or pretending to be foolish.
"He didn't lend me money simply because he's afraid of me clinging to him. As long as I promise not to affect his future and leave his world, knowing how my father treated him well in the past, he won't really watch us suffer." As she said these words, however, she felt no confidence in her heart and felt vexed and wronged.
Lu Beichen stepped forward, lowered his head, and said softly, "Then I'm even less likely to let him off, allowing him the means to support you in leaving me!"
Ji Niandong looked at his face, still smiling, "What exactly do you want?"
Lu Beichen, with a smile, reached out a hand to caress her left cheek, his thumb gently and deliberately rubbing her skin, careful and ambiguous, "Didn't I say, I want you to be Mrs. Lu! I will hire the best doctors for your father and can even be merciful enough to let Shen Congjun go, as long as you're willing. I can even help you realize your dreams."
"My dreams?" Ji Niandong only felt that the man before her seemed to have cast a spell on her, unconsciously leading her on.
"Yes, surpassing Tong Lu, who was once a sensational star in the entertainment industry, and becoming a top diva!"
The man said it unhurriedly, but Ji Niandong's mind went blank. She had never mentioned her true dreams to anyone. She had already fallen to an unrecognized eighteen-tier artist, and even she herself thought she had given up.
Moreover, Tong Lu, as a veteran actress, had retired from the entertainment industry as early as ten years ago and disappeared. The rapid change in the industry means few people mention this name unless an old movie starring Tong Lu is remade, and someone posts a young photo of Tong Lu for comparison.
So how did the man before her know her innermost dreams?
Even if he wielded great influence to investigate her, how could he have uncovered something she had never told anyone?