They were eager to get an answer from Lu Qianzhou. His answer and attitude would determine everything.
After all, Jiang Yue had waited for him for so many years, and all that she had suffered now was because of Lu Qianzhou. If at this critical moment, he were to abandon Jiang Yue and completely draw a clear line from her, then he would truly be unworthy of being a man!
"This incident was a set - up. It has nothing to do with Cheng Yanxia. Jiang Yue knows this very well herself," Lu Qianzhou said frankly.
"You!" Jiang's mother laughed out of extreme anger. "You're really talking nonsense. Our Yue'er is the victim. What's wrong with her? If it weren't for you, how could this have happened to her? I'm telling you, your Lu family had better give us a satisfactory explanation. Otherwise, don't blame me for not showing you any face. I'll personally go and meet this Cheng Yanxia to see what kind of capabilities she has that she can be so cruel - hearted and unscrupulous!"
Even after such a thing happened, Jiang Yue's first thought was still of Lu Qianzhou. She somewhat regretted what she had said that night. She shouldn't have impulsively admitted that she was related to Lan Mengfan's death.
That bitch Cheng Yanxia must have told Lu Qianzhou about this by now. In order not to anger him and to maintain her image in his heart, she even took the initiative to persuade her parents not to act impulsively and not to cause trouble for Cheng Yanxia. She firmly believed that Lu Qianzhou would give her an explanation.
Lu Qianzhou reiterated, "I want to see Jiang Yue."
His arrogant attitude would undoubtedly further anger Jiang's mother, but just as she was about to flare up, Jiang's father stopped her.
"Forget it. Yue'er also said that there was a misunderstanding in this matter. She's always wanted to see him and explain it face - to - face. Just let him see Yue'er," Jiang's father said.
Jiang's mother didn't want to see Lu Qianzhou anymore. The image of this man in her heart had completely collapsed. She simply left the place for the time being. Out of sight, out of mind.
Lu Qianzhou was also led to the VIP ward where Jiang Yue was. In order to take better care of her and ensure her emotions, two bodyguards were arranged to stand guard at the ward door, and there was continuous nursing in the room 24 hours a day.
It was more like a small but well - equipped house than a ward.
The ward was filled with the pink and white colors that Jiang Yue liked. All kinds of daily necessities were available. It was completely decorated in the way she loved the most.
Jiang's father went into the ward first and told Jiang Yue that Lu Qianzhou was here.
Immediately, Jiang Yue's emotions became restless. It was a very contradictory state of mind. She both wanted to see him to know his attitude and was afraid to see him. Now, her broken body was no longer worthy of him.
However, her obvious pride still remained. Even after such a disgraceful thing had happened, she was still the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, born on a pedestal, an object that everyone looked up to!
Jiang Yue was sitting on the hospital bed, looking at the door with anticipation and fear. After a while, she finally waited for Lu Qianzhou to come in.
Tears uncontrollably welled up. Clearly, the emotions deep in her heart were still blank, but the tears reacted first.
The wounds on her body had healed quickly, but her face was still a bit swollen. She looked sickly and extremely pitiful.
She couldn't help but choke with sobs, "You've finally come. I thought that you only had Cheng Yanxia in your heart and eyes, that you believed her slander and would never come to see me again..."
"Slander?" Lu Qianzhou said sharply, sneering. "Do you really think that your little tricks can fool everyone?"
Jiang Yue's face turned pale. It had been a long time since she had seen Lu Qianzhou in such a furious but calm and self - controlled state.
Her breathing suddenly became disordered, and she felt a suffocating pressure. "It's her. She must have said something to you, right? No one else would tell you these things. Then why do you believe her so much? You believe whatever she says, but you don't want to believe anything I say."
Lu Qianzhou said nothing and just stood not far away, looking at her coldly.
Jiang Yue cried and said, "I didn't order anyone to harm Lan Mengfan. I said that just to provoke her, just to make her feel bad. I never laid a finger on her..."
Why didn't he believe her! Why!
The bond between them from childhood to adulthood had always been there. After so many years of friendship, couldn't it even compare to a Cheng Yanxia who appeared halfway? Who was she?
Lu Qianzhou said, "When Lan Mengfan first had the accident, someone sent me a message, photos, and remittance records. They all showed that you had frequently met with the mastermind who abducted Lan Mengfan. And after the incident, there was a large sum of dirty money in his account, and this money also flowed out from an account related to you."
Jiang Yue didn't understand what he meant. She looked at him tremblingly, fearing that he had really found some evidence against her.
She should have known. When Yuan Qiuping told her that she would do it for her, she should have refused and cleared herself of the relationship.
Once you've done something, as long as you're involved, there will definitely be evidence left behind.
She immediately wanted to explain, "Impossible. I've never even contacted this person. It's a set - up."
There must be something wrong, which was why those so - called evidences had ended up in Lu Qianzhou's hands.
"Don't you understand yet? It was the person who plotted this with you and framed Peng Shiyi. You thought it was a perfect plan, but in fact, it was full of loopholes. After the person finished this, they immediately leaked the news to me so that I would know that you were involved in the Lan Mengfan incident. It was a perfect plan to get rid of you and Peng Shiyi at the same time."
Looking at Jiang Yue's increasingly pale face, Lu Qianzhou mercilessly exposed the truth.
"You've been sold and you're still helping to count the money. I'm asking, do you still want to protect her now? The Jiang Yue I knew was smart and wise and would never be so easily used."
Jiang Yue felt completely drained. She barely supported her weak body with one hand so as not to fall onto the bed.
Yuan Qiuping had used her?
Impossible. She had no reason to do so. Since it would eventually be exposed, how could she take such a big risk to send the news to Lu Qianzhou?
She still didn't want to believe it. In her eyes, Yuan Qiuping had always been like an understanding big sister. During the three years when Cheng Yanxia was away, it was she who had been giving her advice behind the scenes, teaching her how to win over Lu Qianzhou, and soothing her when she was impatient.
Suddenly, it seemed that she understood the whole thing. She felt like she had been betrayed by the whole world. Her internal organs felt like they were soaked in chili water, burning with pain. She was extremely sad.
For the first time in her life, she was so sad because of a woman's betrayal.
"Who did you come to question me for? For Cheng Yanxia or Lan Mengfan?" Her eyes were full of tears that kept falling. "You deliberately said these things to provoke me. She would never stab me in the back."
Lu Qianzhou was not flustered. He nodded approvingly.
"Admirable courage," he commented. "You can call her now and confront her face - to - face."
Lu Qianzhou's purpose was to find out the person behind this.
Call, phone. Yes!
Jiang Yue frantically threw herself on the bed to search for her phone. Finally, she found it under the pillow. Her hands were trembling uncontrollably as she opened the contact page.