Miss Lu Turned Her Back, Her Six Brothers Begged for Forgiveness - Chapter 67:

Chapter 67: Is Belated Redemption Still Useful?:

Lu Ning took a taxi back to her apartment. Sitting on the sofa, she noticed bloodstains on her sleeve. It must have gotten there when she helped Second Brother into the car earlier. She changed clothes and came out to find a message from Ji Chiqian: [Mm.] Just a single word. This man was always sparing with words, treating them like gold! But when it came to mocking others, he had plenty to say.

That evening, while Lu Ning was live-streaming, her Second Brother kept sending gifts nonstop. Lu Ning ignored it, but the viewers couldn’t hold back anymore.

[This ID must be Miss Lemon’s Second Brother, he’s so generous!]

[I thought it was rumored that the streamer Lemon didn’t get along with her family? The gifts he sent must total over a million yuan by now.]

[She’s a lady from a wealthy family after all. Even if she’s fighting with them, it doesn’t change her status. I’m so envious she has so many brothers who adore her!]

Seeing these comments soured Lu Ning’s mood. She sent her Second Brother a private message: “Stop sending gifts.”

Lu Nanfeng replied: “Just accept them. You need money living out there alone.”

But she didn’t need handouts from the Lu family. Frustrated, Lu Ning contacted the platform staff after her stream and refunded all the money Second Brother had spent. She didn’t care for that money!

When Lu Nanfeng saw the refund message, he sighed deeply, “Does Lu Ning really hate me that much now?”

The butler said, “Second Young Master, the young lady is deliberately giving you the cold shoulder to vent her anger. Her ultimate goal is to drive Miss Qin Xiang away. Only then will she be willing to come back.”

“Lu Ning isn’t that kind of person. It’s because I ignored her feelings before that things have ended up like this.”

“Second Young Master, but isn’t Miss Qin Xiang innocent? If it weren’t for that incident back then, she wouldn’t be an orphan or have suffered so much. She’s the real victim.”

Lu Nanfeng fell into hesitation. Indeed, Qin Xiang hadn’t done anything wrong. But Lu Ning’s current state was because of Qin Xiang. He truly didn’t know what to do.

At that moment, the company’s secretary walked in, “CEO Lu, the firewall issue hasn’t been resolved. Miss Lu was the one responsible for that part of the software. She would surely know how to fix it.”

Lu Nanfeng gave a bitter smile, “But she won’t even speak to me now.”

“How about I try contacting her?” the secretary suggested.

Lu Nanfeng nodded. Deep down, he still had hope in Lu Ning.

The secretary immediately called Lu Ning, “Hello, Miss Lu, I’m CEO Lu’s secretary. We’ve met before.”

“What’s the matter?” Lu Ning recognized the voice. In her previous life, this secretary was one of the few who had spoken up for her.

“It’s like this, Miss Lu. The firewall in the branch office software you helped develop is having issues. We haven’t been able to fix it. The partner is threatening to terminate the contract if it’s not resolved. Would you be willing to come to the company?”

Lu Ning recalled that this had indeed happened in her past life. Back then, she had rushed over to fix it, only for Qin Xiang to take all the credit. That secretary had spoken up for her and was later reprimanded by Second Brother.

Lu Ning hesitated before saying, “I’m not an employee of the Lu Corporation. This isn’t my responsibility.”

“But Miss Lu, you were involved in the development.”

“That was in the past. Back then, I still considered myself part of the Lu family. Now, things are different.”

Her words were clearly heard by Lu Nanfeng. He closed his eyes in pain, his thin lips trembling, but he didn’t know how to respond.

The secretary quickly added, “How about this? Treat it as a part-time job. We’ll pay you at market rates. Would that be acceptable?”

Lu Ning didn’t care for the money. But if the project was canceled, the secretary would be implicated. Finally, Lu Ning agreed, “Alright. I’ll come to the company tomorrow.”

She would treat it as repaying a favor.

…

The next morning, Lu Ning went to the Lu Corporation early. Staring at the tall building, it felt like she was back in her past life. She headed straight to the top floor executive area.

Secretary Li was already waiting, “Miss Lu, please come with me.”

Lu Ning entered the office and saw Lu Nanfeng inside. He was out of the hospital so soon? Lu Nanfeng stood up with a flattering smile, “Lu Ning, you’re here early. Have you eaten breakfast? I bought a lot of your favorite food.”

Lu Ning saw the coffee table covered with breakfast items. Lu Nanfeng picked up a red bean bun carefully, “Lu Ning, I remember you love red bean buns.”

Lu Ning’s lips curled into a mocking smile, “The one who loves red bean buns is Qin Xiang, not me.”

Lu Nanfeng’s hand trembled as he hurriedly tossed the bun aside, “I must’ve misremembered. You…you love soup dumplings, right?”

Lu Ning calmly said, “I like pancakes the most.”

Not red bean buns. Not soup dumplings.

Lu Nanfeng swayed as if he could barely stand. Guilt weighed on him so heavily he could hardly breathe. His expression was uglier than crying, “Lu Ning, it’s my fault as your Second Brother. Can you give me another chance?”

Lu Ning picked up the documents from the desk, her expression cold, “What’s the point? Isn’t it better like this?”

Each minding their own business, not interfering with each other.

Lu Nanfeng’s eyes reddened, “Lu Ning, but I want to make it up to you.”

“It’s unnecessary.” Lu Ning took the documents and left the office.

Secretary Zhang glared at Lu Nanfeng in disappointment, “Boss, how could you mess up such a good opportunity?”

Lu Nanfeng gave a bitter laugh, “I really thought she liked red bean buns. That’s what the butler told me.”

Thinking about it, Lu Nanfeng’s expression darkened, “Did the butler deliberately mislead me?”

“Boss, it’s not the butler’s fault. You never really cared enough to remember her preferences. It shows you didn’t pay attention.”

Lu Nanfeng collapsed onto the sofa, his stomach hurting from stress, “What can I do to make up for it? Do you have any ideas?”

He genuinely wanted to repair his relationship with Lu Ning.

Secretary Zhang thought for a moment and said, “I’ll inform the branch office manager to treat Miss Lu respectfully when she arrives for work. Let’s start with the small things.”

“You’re right. I can let Lu Ning manage the branch office. That way, she’ll see how sincere I am about making amends.”

Lu Nanfeng remembered that Lu Ning had once mentioned she wanted to run a company.

…

Lu Ning didn’t look back as she left the executive floor and went straight to the branch office. She knew exactly where the firewall issue was. She would need to rewrite the code on-site and run tests.

She glanced at her phone and saw a message: [Lu Ning, I’m sorry. Second Brother was wrong. I remembered your preferences wrong. It won’t happen again.]

No need to guess; it was from her Second Brother. But she really didn’t care anymore. Why couldn’t he understand that?

Lu Ning walked into the branch office and said to the receptionist, “Hello, I’m the engineer here to fix the software.”

“Lu Ning, why are you here?” Qin Xiang, dressed in luxury brands, walked in and, spotting Lu Ning, her eyes filled with vigilance.

Lu Ning’s expression didn’t change, “It has nothing to do with you.”

Just then, the manager hurried out. He had heard that the young lady would be inspecting today, so he had to make sure everything was perfect. Seeing both Lu Ning and Qin Xiang, he hesitated. Which one was the real young lady of the Lu family?

The receptionist glanced at Lu Ning and said, “This lady is here for an engineering position.”

The manager immediately greeted Qin Xiang enthusiastically. A girl dressed head-to-toe in luxury must be the real young lady, right?