Captivating Beauty 100p2

Chapter 100 p2

Another day passed.

Xu Jinnan handled some matters at the Xu Corporation and returned to her own company at noon. She was very tired, with faint dark circles under her eyes and obvious bloodshot eyes.

She had barely rested, and even Viola felt a hint of worry about her almost frantic work mode.

She felt that something was about to change.

And it might be a change that exceeded her expectations.

Before Xu Jinnan arrived at the company, she received a call from Lu Yun.

Before that, she had sent Lu Yun a message saying she wanted to eat the pumpkin cake her mother made.

Lu Yun naturally agreed wholeheartedly.

When she got downstairs, she ran into Lu Yun.

Lu Yun linked her arm with hers and went upstairs affectionately. Along the way, looking at the scale of the company, Lu Yun’s tone was full of pride: “Truly worthy of being my daughter, Nannan, you don’t know how happy I am now!” Xu Jinnan smiled and didn’t respond.

They walked to the office.

The weather was just right, and warm light streamed in through the glass windows, hitting the tiled floor.

The reflection was slightly dazzling, and the light seemed to illuminate every corner of the office.

Lu Yun placed the thermos on the low table in front of the sofa: “Come quickly and eat while it’s hot.” Xu Jinnan sat on the sofa, looked at the brightly colored pumpkin cakes in the box, picked one up, and took a bite.

Seeing this, Lu Yun smiled with satisfaction: “Is it delicious? Eat more, there are also other dishes.”

Xu Jinnan nodded.

She ate very slowly. After a while, Lu Yun said, “Nannan, I want to talk to you about the online matters from the past two days.”

“Okay, go ahead,” Xu Jinnan was already feeling nauseous after eating one pumpkin cake.

Lu Yun said, “I thought about it, and I still feel that Shen Shu has a big problem. Look, before, the Xu family and you never had these negative news, but ever since you married Shen Shu, the online news has been getting worse and worse. And Shen Shu refuses to leave the entertainment industry, causing a stir with every little thing. It’s one thing for her to be criticized, but these people online are also criticizing you. I was really angry when I saw that the other day.”

She saw Xu Jinnan finish one and put another in her bowl, saying, “And when those people were criticizing you and the Xu family, Shen Shu didn’t come out and say anything. This woman is no different from those gold diggers outside. I heard the Shen family asked you for another large sum of money later? Nannan, you have to see clearly, this woman…”

Xu Jinnan suddenly put down her chopsticks.

The wooden chopsticks fell onto the bowl, making a slight sound in the silent office.

This sound interrupted Lu Yun’s words.

Xu Jinnan lowered her eyelids, covering the anger and disgust within.

She bent down and picked up a glass of water: “Mom, I understand what you mean.”

Lu Yun heard this and saw that Xu Jinnan wasn’t angry, and her face was even expressionless, so she felt a little relieved. At the same time, she thought that she was still her daughter, and essentially hadn’t changed from before.

She should be tired of being married for so long.

“It’s good that you understand,” Lu Yun said. “In this world, only your mother will tell you these things.”

“Yes, besides you, I have no one else I can trust.”

Lu Yun reached out and covered Xu Jinnan’s hand, patting it: “It’s been a long time since I heard you say this. Ever since you got married, you’ve been bewitched by Shen Shu and have become much more distant from me. Look at how much trouble you’ve had since you married her?”

Xu Jinnan’s fingernails lightly scratched the sofa leather and said, “Indeed.”

Lu Yun said, “You married Shen Shu back then because she looked like that woman named Xia Shu. It’s good that you see through it now. If you ask me, she’s not even as good as that Xia Shu.”

Xu Jinnan hadn’t heard the name Xia Shu for a very long time.

Only when she first transmigrated did she dream of her once. She remembered seeing a photo of Xia Shu at that time, and she did have some resemblance to Shen Shu in her eyebrows and temperament.

But she had never thought of this person again since then.

Lu Yun’s hand was on her hand. Xu Jinnan suppressed the urge to shake it off and said, “I will consider Shen Shu’s matter, but I have to wait a bit longer. I don’t have the energy to think about it now. What I’m thinking about now is that Xu Tao is still in the hospital. If he recovers, he still has a chance to come back, and many people in the Xu Corporation still hope he will return…”

“Him?” Lu Yun’s reaction was one of hatred when she heard Xu Tao’s name: “Don’t worry, Xu Tao won’t have a chance to go back to the company.”

“Why?” This was what Xu Jinnan was waiting for.

She turned her hand and held Lu Yun’s hand, like a daughter leaning on her mother: “Mom, actually, there’s something I want to tell you. To be honest, when I knew Xu Tao intended to give the company to Xu Li, I wanted to kill him.”

She said coldly, “Consider him lucky that he was unlucky enough to have a heart problem. Otherwise, I really almost made a move on him…”

After speaking, Xu Jinnan feigned nervousness: “Mom, you won’t be unhappy, will you?”

Lu Yun listened to Xu Jinnan’s words and smiled: “Of course not, Nannan, you…” She paused, seemingly controlling her excitement, “Do you think why Xu Tao suddenly went to the hospital?”

Xu Jinnan was puzzled, but she didn’t pretend too much. She just looked at the triumphant smile on Lu Yun’s face, paused for two seconds, and said, “Mom, did you do it?”

Lu Yun said, “Everything you wanted to do, Mom did for you. Our mother and daughter have suffered so much, how can we end up with nothing? Besides, who is worthy of sitting in the position of Xu Corporation’s director besides my Nannan?”

“So you did so much for me behind the scenes,” Xu Jinnan said, “But… how did you do it? No one has found out.”

Xu Jinnan’s approval and show of favor made Lu Yun’s long-empty heart find a companion again.

In the end, her daughter was still with her.

Lu Yun’s face wore its usual loving expression. She said, “Of course, it wasn’t an overnight effort. I made Xu Tao’s meals every day. It’s not difficult to do something little by little over time. He was already weak on the inside… When you told me you wanted to compete for the Xu Corporation, I just had to be a little heavier-handed than usual to cause his heart to seize up and have a heart attack.”

Xu Jinnan: “Didn’t he have a private doctor?”

“I didn’t put medicine in my dishes, it was just food incompatibility that caused it. A little bit every day, and the private doctor couldn’t find anything. Later, Xu Tao thought that person was useless and fired them, so I took the opportunity to find someone of my own.”

Lu Yun said, “Nannan, you’re so smart, didn’t you notice that even on the day Xu Tao had his accident, the hospital he went to wasn’t the one he usually went to?”

Xu Jinnan’s mind trembled slightly.

The image of Lu Yun being anxious, impatient, and unable to keep her composure in front of her was completely overturned.

This Lu Yun was calculating, not in a hurry at all.

Like a poisonous spider, patiently weaving a huge web with threads one by one.

So that’s how it was.

She and Li Lan had suspected that Xu Tao’s sudden serious illness was suspicious, but the hospital’s conclusion was that it was caused by overwork.

So they didn’t find anything later.

They had overlooked the most important person.

If the doctor was an accomplice, then everything could be explained.

Xu Jinnan withdrew her hand. The skin that Lu Yun had grabbed, along with the pumpkin cake she had just eaten, made her feel unbearable nausea.

Her stomach hurt.

Xu Jinnan briefly made a few perfunctory remarks, using the excuse that she still had a meeting, and got up to see Lu Yun to the door.

Lu Yun said, “Oh, right, the old lady’s birthday is the day after tomorrow. You don’t need to prepare anything; Mom has already prepared it for you. Do you want to come home a day early and we’ll go together the next day, or should I come pick you up in the morning?”

Xu Jinnan: “I’ll let you know later.”

Lu Yun thought she hadn’t thought of it yet and said, “Okay, then tell Mom in advance tomorrow.” “Okay.”

Xu Jinnan looked deeply at Lu Yun.

She was probably out of luck.

She had discussed it with Li Lan; she had to deal with Lu Yun before going to Qucheng.

Li Lan also agreed.

Anyway, the delay was originally to avoid arousing suspicion from the Xu family. Now that the Xu family’s matter was about to be resolved, Lu Yun should naturally receive the punishment she deserved.

However, even if she was arrested now, she wouldn’t be imprisoned for long. If she hired a lawyer to make trouble, the time might be even shorter.

For example, giving her daughter medicine like that, there was only Xu Li’s testimony, and this kind of domestic matter is inherently weaker in the eyes of the law.

Just like Xu Tao’s domestic violence.

Leaving aside the fact that Xu Tao was now seriously ill in bed, even if Xu Tao’s domestic violence was exposed now, he himself would not suffer any losses other than public condemnation.

So this scene today was acted out for Lu Yun.

No matter how many things were done, no matter how many crimes there were, none were as serious as premeditated murder.

Closing the door, she was about to copy the surveillance video from her phone. She had installed an audio surveillance device in the corner of the office before Lu Yun arrived.

The door had just closed.

Xu Jinnan suddenly heard a faint sound from the direction of the small room. Her back stiffened slightly, and she looked up.

Shen Shu opened the door of the small room and walked out, looking at Xu Jinnan for a few seconds: “Who is Xia Shu?” Xu Jinnan was stunned for a moment.

Shen Shu said slowly, “I heard Lu Yun’s voice just now, so I didn’t come out.” She had already twisted the doorknob, but fortunately, she reacted quickly and didn’t walk out. Later, she was afraid that Lu Yun would hear the sound of the door closing, so she didn’t bother with it.

So she had heard everything Xu Jinnan and Lu Yun had just said.

Shen Shu was wearing a black high-necked sweater and gray checkered wide-leg pants, her figure well-proportioned.

Xu Jinnan looked at Shen Shu, her expression unconsciously softening: “Someone who has nothing to do with me.” She wanted to explain again: “All that just now was…”

“I know,” Shen Shu interrupted, and then walked towards Xu Jinnan.

“You were trying to lead her to say those things.”

At first, she also found it strange, but then she understood.

Xu Jinnan responded, “Yes.”

Her Shu Shu was always so smart.

Shen Shu walked closer and closer.

But she didn’t notice that from a distance of three meters, with every step she took closer, Xu Jinnan’s fingertips hidden in her palm dug deeper into her flesh.

The air was fluctuating, and the Omega’s scent was like a hook, like a confusing lure, grabbing the Alpha’s sense of smell.

Xu Jinnan felt a moment of collapse.

In just a few days, even getting close to Shen Shu would cause a reaction in her scent gland.

Shen Shu walked up to Xu Jinnan: “Xu Jinnan, are you feeling guilty?” Xu Jinnan lowered her eyes, her eyelashes fluttering: “Hmm?”

Her thoughts were extremely chaotic, and even her reactions slowed down.

Shen Shu said, “Then why don’t you hug me? Hug me.”

The veins on the back of Xu Jinnan’s hand slightly bulged. Before her eyes turned red, she grabbed Shen Shu’s hand and pulled her into her arms.

She felt that with the contact, the stinging pain in her scent gland was deepening…

Her allergic reaction didn’t happen more easily in front of Shen Shu; it only happened when she was in front of Shen Shu.

Xu Jinnan’s brow furrowed in pain. She closed her eyes and tightened her grip slightly.

This intensity made Shen Shu’s lips relax slightly. She wrapped her arms around Xu Jinnan’s back and said, “You look pale, are you too tired these past two days? I have some time off in a few days, can you rest?” “Not tired,” Xu Jinnan said in a low voice.

She only answered the first sentence.

Shen Shu said, “If possible, let’s go camping and relax in a hot spring.” The last company team building event, which was also Shen Shu’s birthday, they were originally going to go, but later, because of the things Shen Shu heard, they didn’t end up going.

Xu Jinnan responded softly, “Okay.”

Shen Shu was silent for two seconds. Her face was pressed against Xu Jinnan’s ear, her exquisite eyes slowly fluttered twice, and then she pulled away from Xu Jinnan’s embrace.

She slightly raised her eyes, looking at Xu Jinnan’s phoenix eyes.

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Her eyes were haggard and bloodshot.

A wave of heartache surged in her heart in an instant. In addition to that, there was a hint of panic.

An inexplicable panic.

It was as if the Xu Jinnan standing in front of her at this moment would disappear the next.

Shen Shu stared for two seconds and then frowned.

Suddenly, she raised her hand and pinched Xu Jinnan’s neck, gently pulling her face down. Only when she touched the softness and warmth of those dry lips did she feel real.

Her tongue easily pried open Xu Jinnan’s lips, intertwining closely.

Xu Jinnan couldn’t help but kiss her back.

Suddenly, her scent gland stung violently, a stronger reaction than usual, followed by swelling pain. She felt the pheromones in her scent gland were highly active.

Her pheromones were excited.

Xu Jinnan opened her eyes and abruptly pulled away.

Shen Shu was stunned, her face full of surprise, followed by confusion and disappointment. She pulled away from the emotional moment: “Why?” She suddenly realized that this panic wasn’t unfounded.

Xu Jinnan saw the mist gathering in Shen Shu’s eyes and felt like her heart was suffocating. She bit down hard, and her mouth instantly filled with the taste of rust.

She said slowly, “I’m sorry, Shu Shu, I’m a little tired these past two days.” “Does kissing me make you tired too?” Shen Shu asked, “Or do I make you tired?” Xu Jinnan endured the pain: “No, it’s not your problem, it’s my problem.” Shen Shu: “What problem?”

Xu Jinnan’s smooth fingernails were completely dug into her flesh, a piercing pain.

But this pain still couldn’t cover the reaction of her scent gland.

She forced herself to reduce her breathing, but the Omega’s sweet scent still seeped into her nostrils through every crack.

She endured for two seconds and was silent for two seconds.

This silence gave Shen Shu a misconception. The mist in Shen Shu’s eyes deepened. She turned and walked into the small room, grabbed her coat, and didn’t look at Xu Jinnan again.

She walked past Xu Jinnan and headed straight out of the office.

It wasn’t until the person with the cold and sweet scent had walked a few steps past her that Xu Jinnan slowly turned around. She looked at Shen Shu’s back.

A few seconds later, with the sound of the door closing, Shen Shu’s figure also disappeared from her sight.

Xu Jinnan clutched her chest and bent over. She didn’t know if it was because of the swelling pain in her scent gland or something else, but she felt a severe pain in her heart.

Like she was suffocating.

She looked at the ground, and tears ‘plop’ fell down.

Splashing on the light-colored tiles.

Shen Shu still didn’t know she had an allergic reaction.

She had thought about telling her.

At first, she thought Shen Shu already knew. Later, she thought the allergic reaction could be suppressed by pheromone blockers. Still later, when she knew that the pheromone blockers were ineffective for her and that the current methods couldn’t control her allergic symptoms, and would even harm Shen Shu – she thought.

Was it more painful for Shen Shu to know that because of the allergic reaction, they were so close yet unable to get closer?

Or was separation more painful?

It wasn’t until she saw Li Laijia two days ago and heard about the Xu family’s affairs.

She suddenly realized that all she could bring Shen Shu in the future seemed to be misfortune.

Besides hurting Shen Shu, besides making Shen Shu suffer the same pain as her, besides destroying the dream Shen Shu had finally achieved. She seemed to be unable to give Shen Shu anything else.

Xu Jinnan cried uncontrollably. This time, the pain in her heart easily surpassed the pain in her scent gland.

She sat on the floor for a very long time.

The sky darkened.

Outside, the rain was pouring down with a clatter.

Hitting the window, like fine knives, about to stab in.

Xu Jinnan crawled up from the floor, opened the bottom drawer, took out a yellowish document bag from inside, and with trembling hands, pulled out a thick stack of A4 paper.

‘Divorce Agreement’

During the brief process of opening it, Xu Jinnan felt it difficult to breathe several times. She picked up the signing pen from the desk.

In the signature section, she tremblingly wrote her name – Xu Jinnan.