Sprawled on the ground, Wu Meibing wiped away her tears and stood up as though she had made up her mind.
Her steps unsteady, she approached Lu Ye.
"President Lu, I lost my head back then and did something I shouldn't have. I apologize."
She paused, tears coming on command, and instantly began weeping prettily.
"As long as you spare the Wu Family, I'll do anything..."
Lu Ye raised an eyebrow and burst out laughing.
"Are you-trying to bargain with me?"
"No, no, no, that's not it. I just..."
Wu Meibing swayed on her feet, her pretty face covered in tear tracks.
Her knees bent, and she was about to kneel in front of everyone.
Lu Ye dodged sideways, disgust written all over his face.
"No need to kneel."
Wu Meibing's eyes lit up, a faint glimmer of hope rising in her heart.
"Then... you forgive me?"
"In your dreams."
If Xie Lin hadn't been by his side lately, silently soothing him with his pheromones every day, who knew what trouble Wu Meibing's surprise attack might have caused.
She might actually have succeeded.
Lu Ye turned sideways, buried his face in Xie Lin's neck, and nuzzled him.
He nuzzled him again and again, then took a deep breath.
"Let's leave it at that."
He straightened up, no longer bothering with Wu Meibing, and turned to the director instead.
"Can we move on to the next segment?"
[Wait, he's letting her off that easily?]
[Pfft, person above, who said he let her off? Didn't you hear that call from Wu Meibing's dad? The Wu Family is practically finished~]
[Exactly. But Wu Meibing is so disgusting. She'll do anything? What's she thinking? Selling herself to pay off her debts? In her dreams!]
[The Qing dynasty fell ages ago, and she's still pulling