Lu Jingci took an ice pack from the refrigerator, wrapped it in a towel, and applied it to her forehead.

Then he lifted her blanket, picked her up, and although his legs were so weak he could barely stand, he held her tightly.

"There's no time to wait for Liang Qinghe. This villa is quite close to the hospital. Ningning, I'll take you to the hospital."

"Ningning, don't sleep, say something to me..." He leaned closer to her, his voice broken, "I'll take you to the hospital, don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."

Memories flooded his mind. On that day, Ningning died in his arms, lifeless.

Thinking about all this, his mind went blank, his eyes reddened, and he was so panicked that he barely conscious. "It won't be like last time... It'll be alright, everything will be alright."

Xu Wuning did not open her eyes.

She quietly fainted in his arms, listening to him call her "Ningning" over and over again.

She heard his heart pounding as he took the key out of her pocket, unfastened the gold chain around his ankle, and ran to the villa door. He was panting, but his pace didn't slow down at all.

He carried her into the night, shielding her in his arms and using his back to block the wind.

Xu Wuning's eyelashes fluttered.

Her fingers, hidden beneath her sleeves, clenched into tight fists.

That familiar feeling, that familiar tone.

Are you panicking like this?

Moreover, she never told him that he could call her "Ningning".

Sure enough, one try and you'll know...

Outside the villa.

The car door was opened, and just as Lu Jingci was about to hurriedly carry Xu Wuning into the car.

The person in my arms suddenly moved.

Xu Wuning coughed softly, slowly opened her eyes, and looked around blankly:

"Where am I... what are you doing?"

When Lu Jingci saw that she was awake, his eyes lit up with joy, but quickly turned into worry and urgency: "You're awake? You have a fever, I have to take you to the hospital right away."

Seemingly realizing his emotions were amiss, he added, "You're the sugar daddy, and I'm just a kept woman. If something happens to you, I won't escape blame either."

"So, I need to get you to the hospital. Let's go quickly."

Xu Wuning shook her head: "Who has a fever? I don't have a fever."

"I haven't been sleeping well for the past two days, so I took a sleeping pill and fell into a deep sleep. The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was you messing around with me?"

She struggled, got out of his arms, and stood on the ground: "Why did you carry me out in the middle of the night? Are you crazy?"

Her voice was loud and strong, and her complexion was normal, showing no signs of fever or weakness.

Lu Jingci was taken aback. "You don't have a fever?"

His brow twitched. "Wait a minute, why is the thermometer by your bedside reading over 38 degrees Celsius?"

Xu Wuning crossed her arms: "My dad came here for lunch. He had a fever, and this is the temperature he took."

Actually, she made it with hot water.

Lu Jingci froze, his lips parted, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Well, thank goodness, it's good that Ningning doesn't have a fever.

Xu Wuning's tone was impatient, as if she had been woken up: "I was so sleepy, I was having a wonderful dream, and you interrupted me."

"You caged bird, who gave you permission to hug your sugar daddy without permission?"

"And what about the gold chain on your ankle? Who gave you permission to untie it?"

She approached step by step, and Lu Jingci subconsciously took half a step back, only to have her grab his arm.

She pulled him toward the living room.

Once on the sofa, she pushed him down, picked up the gold chain, and locked him up tightly again.

Lu Jingci sat there, head down, not daring to struggle. He took out his phone to call Liang Qinghe: "I have to tell Liang Qinghe not to come."

Xu Wuning stood there, waiting for him to finish his call.

Then she snatched his phone away.

She sneered, "Given your disobedient behavior tonight, I'm confiscating your phone. You'd better reflect on your actions."

"I'm going back to sleep. You'd better watch yourself."

After saying that, she turned and walked towards the bedroom.

The moment the bedroom door was closed.

Xu Wuning leaned against the door, her eyes suddenly changing color.

Something's definitely not right!

She gritted her teeth so hard they felt like they were about to break.

If Lu Jingci really dares to pretend to have amnesia and deceive her, she will definitely not let him off the hook.

Damn it.

Under the light, she took out her own phone and Lu Jingci's phone.

She narrowed her eyes, looked at Lu Jingci's phone screen, entered her birthday, and successfully unlocked his phone password.

To be completely certain of the truth, we still need to bluff them a bit.

Whether there's a problem with the small world, or with Lu Jingci, we can find out by bluffing a little more.

Liang Qinghe is quite clever and not easily tricked into revealing information, while Li Chuan is different. Trying to trick Li Chuan will definitely yield some results.

She pushed open the door and went out.

In the living room, Lu Jingci was still sitting there. Hearing the noise, he looked up and wondered what she was doing out here instead of sleeping.

Are we here to teach him a lesson?

His palms trembled, and he was filled with nervous anticipation.

Xu Wuning just snorted: "What are you looking at? I'm going to my room on the third floor to get a cushion."

Lu Jingci's eyes fell into disappointment.

Xu Wuning climbed the steps, turned the corner of the stairs, and disappeared from Lu Jingci's sight.

The corridor on the third floor was very quiet.

Xu Wuning pushed open the door to the innermost guest room and locked it immediately.

The soundproofing here is excellent; Lu Jingci couldn't hear anything in the living room on the first floor.

Xu Wuning squinted, leaned against the window, took out her phone, and dialed Li Chuan's number.

From the other end of the phone came Li Chuan's voice: "Hello, is this Miss Xu? What's wrong?"

Xu Wuning's voice suddenly rose, filled with anger: "Li Chuan, come and pick up Lu Jingci right now! I found out he was faking amnesia, and I'm kicking him out now."

"I will never forgive him again. Let him stay a bastard!"

There was silence for a few seconds on the other end of the phone.

Li Chuan's voice was clearly panicked, "What did you say, Miss Xu?"

He couldn't make a second call while he was on the phone, so he quickly opened Green Bubble and sent a message to President Lu:

[Mr. Lu, Miss Xu called and asked me to pick you up. Are you there? What's going on?]

Just as Xu Wuning had predicted, this message popped up on Lu Jingci's phone.

Xu Wuning stared at the screen, her eyes darkening.

She continued pressuring him over the phone: "Li Chuan, do you know that Liang Qinghe knows he's faking amnesia? You two are in cahoots to lie to me, aren't you?"

"You have some nerve!"

On the other end, Li Chuan had been waiting for Lu Jingci's reply, her forehead beaded with sweat, her voice growing increasingly frantic:

"Miss Xu, I really don't understand what you're saying."

But he didn't hang up the phone.

Xu Wuning knew he was waiting for Lu Jingci's reply.

She looked at Lu Jingci's phone, mimicked his tone, and quickly typed a message, sending it to Li Chuan:

[Come pick me up. I'm sitting outside the villa, in a really bad mood, and I don't want to call you.]

[Call Liang Qinghe over and try to find a way to get Ningning's forgiveness.]

[Go and inform Liang Qinghe!]

The familiar tone, the familiar process.

Three seconds later, several messages from Li Chuan popped up.

[Mr. Lu, don't worry, I'll be right there.]

[I'll inform Liang Qinghe; just wait for me.]

Xu Wuning stared at the messages, held her phone to her ear, her voice turning cold, and threatened him again: "Li Chuan, you've been keeping this from me all along."

"When exactly did you find out he was faking amnesia?"

"Now that the Lu and Xu families have merged, and you're working under my father, do you want to quit?"

Li Chuan's psychological defenses completely collapsed. Seeing that President Lu had really been discovered, he could no longer hold back.

His voice came through tremblingly, as he kept trying to explain, his words so rapid he was almost biting his tongue.

"It's not my fault, it's really not my fault, Miss Xu... This is all Liang Qinghe's fault."

"I didn't know when President Lu first started pretending to have amnesia. I only found out later, when Liang Qinghe told me."

"It was their idea to do this... I... I've felt it was wrong ever since I found out."

"With my limited brain, I can't think of any good solutions. They're the ones trying to lie to you."

"It really has nothing to do with me."

These words were spoken.

In an instant.

Xu Wuning gripped her phone tightly, her face suddenly turning extremely cold, and her voice, uttered through gritted teeth, was deliberate and forceful:

"So, Lu Jingci's amnesia was really an act!"

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