"I've never admitted that she's my fiancée. All this time, it was just your assumption and the Jiang family's wishful thinking," Lu Qianzhou made his words crystal clear.
He put Yan Xia in his arms and led her out. But the bodyguards at the door wouldn't let them go. Without Lu Huairen's order, they would never let Lu Qianzhou leave no matter what.
Although Yan Xia had expected Lu Qianzhou's appearance, whether they could get out of here safely now depended on Lu Qianzhou's performance.
Lu Qianzhou said coldly, "Get out of the way and let us go."
Lu Huairen watched the direction of the door calmly. "Did I say you could leave? I invited Miss Cheng here as a guest. Miss Cheng and I haven't finished our talk yet. Does she want to leave now?"
This was directed at Yan Xia.
Lu Qianzhou didn't even turn his head. He didn't care about anything today. All he cared about was whether he could take Yan Xia away safely.
"Cheng Yanxia is mine and your future daughter - in - law. I've already said that it was me who did something to Jiang Yue. When she had the guts to scheme against me, she should have thought of this day."
"Qianzhou!" Lu Huairen seemed to be giving him an ultimatum.
He tried to take Yan Xia away forcefully. But the people at the door didn't even care about his identity. When they were forced against the wall, they even dared to point their guns at Lu Qianzhou without any fear.
Lu Huairen said, "I'll give Miss Cheng face and offer her a solution. But if you force her to leave, what happened to Xiaoyue today will be her fate tomorrow."
Yan Xia's body trembled. Lu Qianzhou noticed it clearly and hugged her even tighter.
Yan Xia naturally knew that the most cruel and painful thing in the world was not to take someone's life directly. That was too easy. The most painful thing was to take away what that person cherished most. Death was the easiest way out. Living a life worse than death was the most painful thing in the world.
She naturally knew that Lu Huairen was capable of anything.
The atmosphere became a bit stiff and extremely oppressive.
In the corridor, Lu Qianzhou's men all pointed their guns at Lu Huairen's men, while Lu Huairen's men pointed their guns at him and Yan Xia, believing that they wouldn't act rashly.
Just then, there was another strange commotion at the end of the corridor.
From afar, Yan Xia saw Fang Jiangyi walking over with a gloomy face from the end of the corridor. There was a large group of people following him. It seemed that they were also well - prepared.
Fang Jiangyi's appearance made the situation even more complicated. He shouldn't have come.
Maybe sensing that Yan Xia's gaze was on Fang Jiangyi, Lu Qianzhou frowned and suddenly covered her eyes with his hand.
"Don't look at him!" His attitude was very tough.
His embrace was warm and broad, making one's heart flutter. Yan Xia's heart skipped a beat.
Maybe because he didn't want to lose his momentum in front of Fang Jiangyi and knew that they couldn't get away easily for the time being, Lu Qianzhou stopped trying to leave. Instead, he and Yan Xia went back and sat leisurely on one side of the dining table, firmly blocking any chance for Fang Jiangyi to contact Yan Xia.
Fang Jiangyi didn't immediately ask about Yan Xia's well - being. He just studied her expression. After making sure that she was okay, he stood not far from Lu Huairen. All the people he brought stopped outside the corridor.
Fang Jiangyi was neither overbearing nor humble. He nodded to Lu Huairen. "Uncle Lu, long time no see. I'm sorry for the sudden visit."
Lu Huairen found the situation quite interesting. He raised his hand, and someone beside him handed him a cigarette. Another person lit it for him. "Jiangyi, it's really been many years. We haven't seen each other since your father had that accident. You've really grown more and more handsome."
Fang Jiangyi said with a smile, "Thank you for your compliment, Uncle."
Lu Qianzhou asked, "How are your parents recently?"
Fang Jiangyi said, "They're all fine. But my father was framed back then. Now that he's old, he doesn't want to get involved in any trouble. He just wants to spend his remaining years with my mother in peace."
There was a hidden meaning in his words. He didn't want his parents to be disturbed!
"Good, very good. Since that's the case, I can rest assured," Lu Huairen said, motioning for Fang Jiangyi to sit. He puffed out a cloud of smoke and said firmly, "Since you're here, sit down. You're one of the parties involved in this matter. Now that you're here, I'd like to hear your opinion."
As Fang Jiangyi sat down, his eyes scanned the three young people. Finally, he said meaningfully, "You've always been the most sensible one. You know the ins and outs of this matter. I believe you won't make things difficult for your uncle, right?"
He was putting pressure on Fang Jiangyi. This was both a warning and a threat.
He was much better informed than these young people. So over the years, he knew all about the entanglements among Yan Xia, Lu Qianzhou, and Fang Jiangyi.
Yan Xia looked at Fang Jiangyi. She felt that the atmosphere was extremely oppressive. It seemed that the air was thin, and even breathing was difficult.
All along, what Lu Qianzhou had told her about his relationship with Fang Jiangyi seemed to be just a simple business competition. She had never asked about any other entanglements between them.
But seeing Fang Jiangyi and Lu Huairen so familiar today, acting as if they hadn't seen each other for many years, she suddenly realized that she had been very stupid in the past and had ignored too many things.
For example, back then Lu Qianzhou had been determined to send Fang Jiangyi to prison, and the irreconcilable conflict between them. These were all obvious things, but she had habitually chosen to ignore them.
Fang Jiangyi lowered his voice. "Yes, I know every detail of this matter from beginning to end. Yan Xia is indeed innocent. I'm still investigating the identity and purpose of the person behind this. I've already found some clues. I believe I'll be able to give Miss Jiang an explanation soon."
Since they hadn't seen each other for many years, it meant that he didn't want to have any more relations with the Lu family and didn't want to get involved in this mess. Coming here today was probably for her sake.
"Are you saying that she was framed and all of us were caught in someone else's trap?" Lu Huairen's smile was very gentle and refined.
Fang Jiangyi said, "If you don't believe me, I'm willing to fully cooperate in the investigation of the mastermind behind this and clear Yan Xia's name. If there are any problems, I'll take the consequences."
"Mr. Fang can't bear the consequences. He only heard about many things from me and didn't experience them himself," Yan Xia suddenly interrupted. She couldn't let Fang Jiangyi take all the blame for her, so she said, "I don't know who that person is, but he seems to be seeking some kind of justice. He mentioned something that happened many years ago on the phone."
Hearing this, Lu Huairen frowned imperceptibly.
"The Lu family has been sitting firmly at the top of the business world for many years. There must be many enemies. There must be someone harboring hatred. I wonder if Mr. Lu can think of anyone related to that incident many years ago who has a reason to do this and can hide so deeply?"
Fang Jiangyi cooperated with her very well. "Uncle, instead of interrogating us here, you might as well think about whether there are any escaped culprits related to that incident many years ago."