Fang Ning remembered now. This scene looked a lot like that photo of Ji Xiangnian caught up in a dating scandal.
While Fang Ning was still bewildered, someone knocked on the private dining room's door. Ji Xiangnian seemed to know who it was and said, "Come in."
Then a man and a woman walked in. The man was the one from the surveillance footage they had just watched, and the woman was the one rumored to be involved with Ji Xiangnian.
She came in, looked at Ji Xiangnian, then at Fang Ning. "Chairman Ji, Mrs. Ji, I'm sorry. I caused you both so much trouble. I apologize."
Then she continued, "Mrs. Ji, nothing happened between Chairman Ji and me. I'm with a subsidiary of the Ji Group. At yesterday's banquet, I just went out with General Manager Yang to see Chairman Ji off, and the paparazzi took those pictures."
General Manager Yang chimed in with an accommodating smile. "That's right, Mrs. Ji. Please don't read too much into it. Our chairman is a very devoted man. He would never do anything to betray you."
"You can trust him completely on that. I've worked with him for so many years, so I know his character better than anyone! You have to believe him. You must be the person he loves most."
Fang Ning was speechless. There's really no need to go that far.
Ji Xiangnian brought a fist to his lips and cleared his throat. "All right. Now that everything's been cleared up, you can leave."
The two of them left along with the assistant. Ji Xiangnian looked at Fang Ning. "Miss Fang, can I be cleared of my charges now?"
Fang Ning lowered her eyes to the menu. "Yes."
She hadn't expected Ji Xiangnian to go this far.
*All right,