Yanxia looked up at his handsome face under the starry sky.
She felt completely bewitched by Lu Qianzhou. Just looking at him made her breath quicken uncontrollably.
The night sky was studded with stars. After they watched the stars on the mountaintop for a while, they made their way down. Lu Qianzhou didn't let go of her hand. The scorching warmth of his palm dispelled the chill of the deep winter.
They stayed in the mansion on the tea mountain. The servants had already prepared dinner. They sat opposite each other. The dim yellow light and a few candles burning on the long table created a warm and nostalgic atmosphere.
During dinner, he still had a lot of work to do and would check his phone and respond from time to time.
Yanxia absent - mindedly cut her steak and couldn't help asking him, "Third brother, what exactly do you mean by 'wrapping things up' that you mentioned just now? Give me a general idea so that I can prepare in advance."
Lu Qianzhou looked up at her. "Send Fang Jiangyi to prison."
Yanxia's hand holding the knife and fork paused. She had been with Fang Jiangyi for so long but had no idea what evidence Lu Qianzhou had to send Fang Jiangyi to prison. How many things had Lu Qianzhou done behind the scenes?
"What's wrong? Can't bear to part with him?"
Yanxia lowered her eyebrows. "How could I? I'm just wondering what charge you'll use to send him to prison."
Lu Qianzhou smiled. "You don't need to worry about these things. Our goals are the same. You just need to know that I'll do everything you want."
In Lu Qianzhou's plan, she actually didn't participate much. Whether it was his overall strategy or the actual implementation, her involvement was minimal.
Yanxia didn't know if this was his way of protecting her or a sign of distrust.
"You won't tell me anything. You let me hear some fragmentary things but never explain. You always make me try to guess your thoughts secretly. You once told me that you did all this for money and to overthrow the entire business empire in the capital. But now you're going to send Fang Jiangyi to prison."
They looked at each other across the long table, the candlelight flickering.
"Why? I don't think it's just because of me."
Lu Qianzhou gently swirled the red liquid in his goblet. The amber in his eyes was dotted with the candlelight.
"Because of you. Your enemies are my enemies. The situation is what it is now. If we don't settle things with Fang Jiangyi, neither I nor your father will have a peaceful life in the future."
His gaze was very sincere.
Yanxia tilted her head back and drank the wine in her glass in one gulp. She buried her face in her palms, feeling a bit melancholy and at a loss.
"Actually, I really don't know what you're thinking and scheming." She couldn't look into Lu Qianzhou's eyes directly. Taking a deep breath, she said, "Third brother, you know I have nothing now. Sometimes I'm not sure and always feel insecure."
Lu Qianzhou let out a soft laugh.
"Every day, every minute, every second, I'm thinking about how to end all this as soon as possible, get rid of Fang Jiangyi, so that I can be with you openly."
Yanxia felt hot all over. The affection in Lu Qianzhou's eyes was obvious.
She nervously shifted her gaze and lowered her head. "After my father is cleared of his grievances, I can't use the identity of Lu Sheng anymore."
Lu Qianzhou said, "By then, the real Lu Sheng will come back. You can be Cheng Yanxia again."
While they were having dinner, small snowflakes began to drift outside. The snowflakes scattered from outside the window and melted into water as soon as they hit the ground.
It had been many years since it last snowed in the capital.
They watched the snow by the window. Lu Qianzhou hugged her from behind.
Lu Qianzhou said, "The New Year is coming soon. Spend the New Year with me this year."
Yanxia shrank into his arms. "What's our relationship now? What would it be if I went with you to spend the New Year? I'd better not go. Let's talk about it after I become Cheng Yanxia again."
So Lu Qianzhou didn't mention it anymore.
He was a man who knew how to cut losses in time. He could make quick decisions on any matter. And he didn't like to reveal his inner thoughts, always making him a bit of a mystery.
The snow got heavier that night and covered the entire mountaintop.
Early the next morning, Yanxia got up on time. When she reached the stairs, she saw Lu Qianzhou in the living room downstairs. Besides him, there were two other people in the living room. One was Mu Rui, and the other was a strange man she had never seen before.
From a distance, Yanxia only vaguely heard Mu Rui ask.
"All the things you asked for have been collected. Are you really going to take action?"
She didn't know what Lu Qianzhou said. Then Mu Rui said again.
"Okay, I'll tell them to wait for your notice."
Finally, Mu Rui casually asked Lu Qianzhou, "Is Miss Cheng here too?"
Lu Qianzhou instinctively looked in the direction of the stairs. Caught in the act, Yanxia obediently walked downstairs. Mu Rui always seemed very enthusiastic towards her and was happy to see her around Lu Qianzhou. He greeted her actively.
"Miss Cheng."
Yanxia smiled at him.
"Third brother, I'll leave first."
Holding the information about Weiya Jewelry that Lu Qianzhou had given her yesterday, she left after saying goodbye.
On the way to Shengshi Company, Fang Jiangyi received a call from Peng Shiyi.
As soon as the call was connected, Peng Shiyi's anxious voice came through.
"Brother Jiangyi, is Lu Sheng with you now? I have something very important to tell you. It's about Lu Sheng."
Fang Jiangyi remained calm. "What do you want to say?"
Peng Shiyi said urgently, "I received a message the other day. Someone told me that Lu Sheng is not the real Lu Sheng at all. The real Lu Sheng is still abroad and hasn't returned to the country. She is actually Cheng Yanxia whom you've been looking for. She deliberately had plastic surgery and took on a new identity to get close to you. In fact, she just wants to take revenge on you! Don't be deceived by her!"
This was the second time someone had told him that Lu Sheng was Cheng Yanxia.
"What evidence do you have to say that?"
"The evidence is that a few days ago, I asked Assistant Yang to get Lu Sheng's hair for a DNA test. But I haven't been able to contact him since yesterday. It must be that Lu Sheng found out that I sent someone to check her DNA, so she panicked and silenced Assistant Yang. Otherwise, she must have arrested him. I'm telling the truth, Brother Jiangyi. You must believe me."
She said a lot in one breath and held her breath, waiting for Fang Jiangyi's response.
Unexpectedly, he was still calm. After a moment, he said, "Everything should be based on evidence. Before there is evidence to prove that Lu Sheng is Cheng Yanxia, you'd better not spread rumors."
After saying that, he hung up the phone and threw it aside.
Soon he arrived at Shengshi Company. Assistant Sun was waiting downstairs early. Seeing Fang Jiangyi, he immediately greeted him.
"Mr. Fang, the result of yesterday's test is out."
He handed a sealed test report to Fang Jiangyi, indicating that it hadn't been tampered with.
It wasn't until he got into the elevator that Fang Jiangyi quickly opened the bag and took out the test report.
His eyes went straight to the test result at the end. However, the result showed that the possibility of a DNA match between Lu Sheng and Cheng Yanxia was only one percent.
That is to say, Lu Sheng - was not Cheng Yanxia.