Lu Jingci seriously doubted that there was something wrong with his ears and that he had misheard.

Ningning is pregnant? How come he didn't know?

Whose child is it with?

It can only be with him, but the time of their first time doesn't match this...

Seeing that his expression was off, Secretary Liu quickly took out her phone, swiped it a couple of times, and then handed it to him with both hands: "Mr. Lu, please take a look at this trending topic..."

The screen displayed a push notification from a marketing account with a sensational headline: "Exclusive: Xu Wuning and Lu Jingci Secretly Married and Had a Child? Mysterious Little Daughter Revealed for the First Time!"

The accompanying photo shows a little girl with two round buns on top of her head, who looks very similar...

She looks a lot like Ningning, and also a lot like him.

Lu Jingci's grip on his phone tightened involuntarily.

Secretary Liu whispered a reminder from the side: "They all say that this is your and President Xu's daughter."

Lu Jingci suddenly looked up.

"I..." He pointed to his nose, then to the little girl in the photo, "with Ningning?"

Secretary Liu: "Hmm."

Lu Jingci: ? ?

Are you kidding me?

He stared blankly at Secretary Liu and asked again, "Was it Ningning's child?"

Secretary Liu: "That's what's being said online."

Lu Jingci: "When was it born?"

Secretary Liu: "Well... it seems that she was born to you two years ago, when President Xu went missing."

Lu Jingci: "..."

At that time, he had never even eaten meat. Where did this child come from, from a crack in a rock?

Lu Jingci couldn't help but glance at the comments section, and several highly-rated comments unexpectedly caught his eye.

"This child is practically a carbon copy of Xu Wuning and Lu Jingci."

"Their noses, mouths, and even the curve of their smiles are exactly the same. What kind of divine genetic combination is this? I suggest they have more children to benefit the masses."

"I told you, every time they stand together, you can feel the sexual tension in bed is off the charts. If they take off their suits, you can feel like they could go at it for three days and three nights. They play all sorts of games like handcuffing and blindfolding. It's not surprising that they have a child."

"Upstairs, put on your bitter tea. This isn't a no-man's land."

Lu Jingci again: "..."

It would be great if he really had this child, then he could gain status through his daughter and get Ningning's forgiveness sooner, but he didn't.

This photo is fake.

He stroked the little girl's face in the photo, his gaze softening. She looked so much like Ningning. If she really existed, he would be overjoyed.

However, childbirth is too painful and carries the risk of death, so he decided against it. He couldn't accept that Ningning was in any danger whatsoever; he only hoped that Ningning could be happy.

However, it was useless for him to think about it, because he was not qualified to think about it, much less to decide it; everything should be based on Ning Ning's wishes.

He only loves Ningning and everything Ningning cares about.

He shook off his thoughts, handed the phone back to Secretary Liu, and ordered, "There's no child at all. Deny this rumor and have these trending topics removed!"

"I don't want to see any more of this baseless nonsense tomorrow, so I need to get rid of it all quickly."

Secretary Liu quickly replied, "Yes, yes, yes."

Lu Jingci lifted his eyelids: "Also, when Ningning comes down later, send someone to tell her to come to the office and that I have prepared a surprise for her."

Secretary Liu nodded.

Lu Jingci turned around and walked back into his office to wait for Ningning.

Looking at the surprise arrangement before him, he couldn't stop smiling. Ningning would definitely love it.

He clapped his hands, moved his chair around, found the best angle to sit down with his profile facing him, and waited for the door to be pushed open.

He started to imagine it.

When Ningning pushes open the door and sees these things, the corners of her lips will curve down. Although she will definitely say something like, "Why are you doing this again?", her eyes don't lie.

Who knows, if Ningning is in a good mood, she might even lean in and give him a light, soft kiss on the cheek...

Lu Jingci covered his cheek.

He couldn't take it anymore; just thinking about it made him feel that kiss.

He sat there grinning foolishly for a long time, then started daydreaming, waiting and waiting.

……

Upstairs, in the chairman's office, it was a completely different scene.

Xu Wuning stared at the photo, her pupils dilating in shock: "My daughter? I couldn't possibly have a daughter! I don't even know I have one?"

She was in a daze, wondering "Who am I? Where am I?"

She was bewildered: "Dad, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Xu Zhenghong swiped his phone to the right and pulled up another photo, handing it to her. "This is a birth certificate from a foreign hospital. Look at the date and the mother's name."

Xu Wuning took it and her pupils dilated in shock.

The words written in black and white on the paper read: Mother, Xu Wuning.

Father, Lu Jingci.

Date of birth: a certain day in a certain month two years ago.

Her mind went blank, then she suddenly looked up and said, "It's fake, it's absolutely fake, I've never been to this hospital."

Two years ago, she wasn't even in this world; she was on another timeline.

Who will she have a child with? If she has a child with the young Lu Jingci, and this is a fictional world, will this romance novel even pass censorship?

Moreover, this photo of the little girl is very likely generated by AI.

She opened her mouth, "Dad, listen to me..."

Xu Zhenghong waved his hand, his face saying, "Don't try to deny it, I know everything." He continued, "You don't need to explain to me. I just want to know one thing right now."

Xu Wuning: "What?"

Xu Zhenghong: "Where is my granddaughter now?"

He said earnestly, "Daughter, Dad isn't the old-fashioned kind of person. If you really had a child with Lu Jingci during the two years you were missing, Dad wouldn't blame you. Young people can be impulsive sometimes."

As he spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Where is the little baby now? Let Dad see, he looks so cute in the photo, he's melting my heart!"

Xu Wuning: "..."

She met her father's gaze and realized that he wasn't angry at all; his eyes clearly showed the word "expectation."

He wasn't trying to find fault at all; he just wanted to see his granddaughter.

Xu Wuning silently took out her phone.

"It's here."

Xu Zhenghong sat up straight instantly. "What? There really is?"

"Where? Where? Let Dad see!"

Xu Wuning opened Doubao and turned the screen towards him: "Not only do we have some, but we have a lot more. How about we have Doubao generate a few more for you? We can generate as many as you want, take your pick."

Xu Zhenghong: "..."

The two stared at each other, wide-eyed.

……

Three minutes later.

After Xu Wuning finished explaining, she sighed and went back to her office.

"Dad, that's it. It's all fake. There's no child. I'll let you know when we do. I have to go back and deal with the contracts now."

Xu Zhenghong became withdrawn.

His expression changed from expectation to bewilderment, from bewilderment to shock, from shock to anger, and then from anger to helplessness.

He didn't believe it at first last night, but the child was so cute that he gradually started to have expectations, and his expectations kept rising. In the end, he was disappointed.

He put his phone away, clearly embarrassed. "Alright, alright, hurry up and send someone to remove the trending topic from my phone. I got angry for nothing, and then I was happy for nothing. I'm so angry..."

The assistant replied, "Yes, yes, I'll take care of it right away."

Here.

As soon as Xu Wuning stepped out of the elevator, she saw an employee coming to find her.

"Mr. Xu, Mr. Lu is waiting for you in his office. He said he has prepared a surprise for you."

Xu Wuning stopped in her tracks.

A surprise? What surprise?

What kind of trouble is Lu Jingci up to now?

She walked forward in her high heels, heading straight for the office.

Okay, let's see what he's up to now. Fireworks and drones aren't allowed in the office, so what new trick is he up to?

He wouldn't take off his pants in the office and wear some sexy clothes to seduce her, would he?

What kind of office play is this, featuring a domineering female CEO and her doting male husband?

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