Chapter 430: Chapter 430

Actually, during this time, she has been extremely busy, and after all, she currently lacks any significant influence in An City and is no longer the Second Young Miss of the Ning Family. What’s more, Ning Yan’er’s status and position now far surpass her own.

Despite having evidence and reasons to sue Ning Yan’er, the moment she mentions suing the Eldest Miss of the Ning Family, the lawyers immediately come up with all sorts of excuses to avoid the case, leading her to give up more often than not.

She naturally would not bow down to fate, and she certainly wouldn’t just give up on reclaiming everything that originally belonged to her.

"Wanwan." Song Qiao was sitting in the living room, surrounded by people fussing over her, her hair being slowly combed, and upon seeing Ning Wan, she immediately put on a smile uglier than crying, "You’re here."

Ning Wan, walking over in high heels, couldn’t help but find Song Qiao’s expression amusing, "What’s with that look? Didn’t you say you were taking wedding photos today on the phone?"

Her gaze landed on several sets of wedding dresses, and she couldn’t help but click her tongue internally. Those wedding dresses were clearly expensive, especially the handmade quality and the diamonds embedded in them. All these dresses combined could not be less than an eight-figure sum.

Indeed, when someone has too much money they don’t treat it seriously, planning on taking so many sets of wedding photos with seven or eight dresses?

Song Qiao pursed her lips, staying motionless as her hair was being styled, and spoke somewhat disgruntled, "I was suddenly told to take the wedding photos, I had absolutely no mental preparation. And look at me, I hardly slept last night, I even have dark circles under my eyes, the photos won’t look good later."

A woman only gets to take wedding photos once in her lifetime, and now she’s not in her best state, making her feel so stifled.

The hairstylist working on her hair couldn’t help but laugh at her comments, saying, "Mrs. Lu, you are naturally beautiful, the dark circles under your eyes aren’t too prominent. They can just cover it up with some foundation later, you’ll definitely be the most beautiful bride."

It has always been said that the wife of the president of CK Corporation is a great beauty, and indeed, she is as legendary. They had only just entered the villa and saw Song Qiao sitting there daydreaming; although not stunning at first, she still managed to catch their eye.

Ning Wan also burst into laughter, standing behind her and joking, "Darling, why don’t we forget about taking wedding photos with Lu Jingchen and just elope instead?"

Song Qiao, "..." Where’s the promised comfort?

At this moment, the man who was walking downstairs while on the phone, upon reaching here and hearing Ning Wan’s words, had his expression darken and said directly to the man on the other side of the phone, "Xi Mohan, come take your woman back."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before he asked, "Is Ning Wan there with you right now?"

Lu Jingchen raised an eyebrow, rhetorically asking, "Why? Has Ning Wan been giving you the cold shoulder again recently?"

"Isn’t our relationship always been ?" he answered, still without any emotional fluctuations. Content originally comes from novel~fire~net

"Do you think this is what you deserve?" Standing at the top of the staircase, Lu Jingchen didn’t immediately go down, his gaze landing on the two women suddenly bursting into laughter below, his tone carrying a bit of schadenfreude as he continued, "You used to treat her with disdain, even with a look of disgust, and now it’s turned into Ning Wan treating you this way. Isn’t this the turning of the wheel of fortune?"

In the early years, he had already warned Xi Mohan, if he truly liked or loved Ning Wan, not to always be disdainful and disgusted, even though there were reasons for his attitude, at least Ning Wan was wholeheartedly sincere towards him initially.

Even he, an outsider, couldn’t bear to watch, imagining how utterly disheartened Ning Wan must have been in the end.

Suddenly, Xi Mohan on the other end of the phone fell silent, taking quite a while before he spoke, "If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up first, I still have a video conference to attend later."

Even though he was hospitalized from a car accident, he still had to stay busy; a day less busy meant losing millions or even billions.

Lu Jingchen, "..." Unappreciated kindness, whether you want to listen or not.

Twenty minutes later, Song Qiao, who had her makeup done and changed into her wedding dress, walked out from the dressing room on the first floor, Ning Wan was waiting at the door for her, first stunned by her appearance, and then couldn’t help but whistle like a rogue, praising, "Darling, you are just too beautiful, I can’t help but want to elope with you right now."

The man who was previously sitting in the living room reading a magazine and waiting, upon hearing the noise, looked up and saw the radiant woman standing a dozen steps away, was momentarily stunned by her beauty, and for a moment, he was so dazzled that he couldn’t react at all.

The staff from the wedding photography company followed behind Song Qiao, holding up the hem of her wedding dress, and also wore smiles on their faces.

Song Qiao smiled at Ning Wan, then walked up to Lu Jingchen. Seeing his indifferent appearance, she couldn’t help touching her own cheek and asked somewhat awkwardly, "What’s wrong? Don’t I look nice?"

The man immediately returned to his senses, the tall and upright figure stood up and approached her, a gentle and indulgent smile appeared on his handsome face, and he leaned down to press a kiss on her soft red lips, his voice low and slightly hoarse, "No, you look great."

It’s just because you look so great that I was so stunned.

"Mr. Lu, Mrs. Lu, the weather outside is perfect right now, let’s go take the wedding photos." The leader of the wedding company directly approached with the photographers, smiling as he spoke.

Lu Jingchen responded faintly with a hum.

People who have had wedding photoshoots always say it’s exhausting, and Song Qiao truly realized just how tiring it could be after finishing the third set of wedding dresses. Her initial excitement suddenly faded, and she couldn’t help complaining to Ning Wan who was handing her water, "Wanwan, I’m so tired, I don’t want to shoot anymore."

Moreover, the wedding dress is so heavy, and the sun is so intense now; she worried she might suffer from heatstroke if this continues.

Ning Wan took a wet wipe and dabbed at her forehead while comforting her with a smile, "Honey, only three more sets to go, hang in there."

Watching others take wedding photos and actually taking them oneself feels quite different. Just standing on the side watching the two pose already felt like an indulgence to Ning Wan.

Normally, it’s the final photos that are the most beautiful, but seeing them pose at the right spots under the appropriate sunlight is a visual treat in itself.

This is probably because people with high aesthetic appeal provide a greater visual enjoyment.

At this moment, Lu Jingchen had just finished discussing matters with the head of the photography company and came over. Seeing Song Qiao with a gloomy face, he walked over and kissed her cheek, asking, "What’s wrong? You look so down?"

"I’m tired, I don’t want to shoot anymore."

The man was silent for a moment, not answering immediately. He looked up at the harsh sun overhead and finally nodded, "Alright, let’s call it a day and continue tomorrow."

Upon hearing they would continue tomorrow, Song Qiao’s face looked even worse than if she were crying.

Can she just not do it anymore? Damn, it’s really exhausting.

Ning Wan, watching this couple, couldn’t help but smile and interjected, "Young Master Lu, taking wedding photos is tiring indeed, but isn’t it unnecessary to take so many? If you are not very satisfied with the first few sets, you could just choose one set Qiaoqiao likes and use that for the wedding ceremony."

Immediately seizing Ning Wan’s suggestion, Song Qiao nodded earnestly, "Really, we don’t need to finish all, shooting so many is just a waste of time and energy."

The man, unfazed, simply said, "Shooting more allows us to make frames and hang them in the villa, or make a photo album for the study or bedroom. It’s nice to look through when you have time."

Both were rendered speechless.

In the end, not being able to refute Lu Jingchen, Song Qiao clenched her teeth and stomped her foot; they completed the remaining three sets of wedding dresses that day. After all, shooting tomorrow would be torturous too; better to finish all today and get it over with earlier for some relief.

By the time all the wedding dress photos were taken, it was already past five in the afternoon, and the sun was preparing to set behind the mountains.

After changing out of the wedding dress, Song Qiao collapsed on the living room sofa as if she was completely drained, not wanting to move at all.

An hour ago, Ning Wan received a call from the hospital and after informing her, she left.

Holding a glass of milk, Lu Jingchen stepped out from the kitchen and glanced at the woman sprawled over the couch. He raised an eyebrow, sat down next to her, let her lean on him, kissed her cheek, and asked with a low voice mixed with a chuckle, "Very tired?"

Song Qiao, exhausted, just hummed in response and took a couple of sips from the milk in her hand. Suddenly recalling the expression on Ning Wan’s face when she left, she abruptly sat up and looked at Lu Jingchen, asking, "Wasn’t Xi Mohan in a car accident? How did it happen?"

If she remembered correctly, Xi Mohan was a race car driver in his twenties, so his driving skills were unquestionable.

Lu Jingchen pinched her cheek with a hum, his tone indifferent, "He had the accident while saving your dear friend, otherwise do you think Ning Wan would be so willing to take care of him?"

Hearing this, Song Qiao instantly froze, then belatedly exclaimed in shock, "Are you saying someone was trying to kill Wanwan?"

"Yes." Lu Jingchen did not deny it. "But now she has someone protecting her, so you don’t have to worry about her getting into any trouble."

——I came back late, and there might be two more updates at midnight!