"If that's the case, why didn't you call back earlier? You made Jinsheng worried," Lu Ziqian finally spoke up, and his first words were a reproach.
This woman just wanted to see the father - son relationship turn sour and the entire Lu family fall apart because of her.
"I just thought it was too embarrassing. After all, Uncle Lu values the Lu family's reputation so much. And I did call Jinsheng. He just didn't answer," Shen Jianyi continued to say aggrievedly.
It seemed as if it was all because of Lu Ziqian that she dared not report her safety earlier.
These words left Lu Ziqian speechless. He glared hatefully at this woman who pretended to be weak.
"Hehe, since Shen Jianyi has come back, it's a blessing in disguise. Let's just let this matter go," Lu Suowei said with a smile, trying to smooth things over.
Shen Jianyi glanced at him and then smiled even more sweetly.
"Uncle is right," she said.
Then she looked at Lu Jinsheng. "My leg hurts. I want to go back."
"Okay." Lu Jinsheng originally wanted to pursue this matter further, but upon hearing Shen Jianyi's words, he had to suppress his thoughts for the time being.
After seeing Xia Liang off, the two of them returned to the villa.
The servants on the way were shocked when they saw Shen Jianyi in this state.
Sister Gu's eyes were filled with tears.
"The young mistress must be in so much pain," she said.
"It's okay, Sister Gu. It's just a minor abrasion," Shen Jianyi said with a forced smile to comfort her.
"That's good. It's good that you're back," Sister Gu said while wiping her tears. When she heard that the young mistress had an accident, her tears had never stopped.
If it weren't for the young mistress, she wouldn't even have the chance to stay in the Lu family.
"You can all go down first," Lu Jinsheng said coldly.
Sister Gu responded and knew that Lu Jinsheng and Shen Jianyi wanted to talk, so she immediately led the other servants away.
Only when they were alone did Shen Jianyi remove her disguise. The smile on her face completely disappeared.
"It wasn't your father who did this," Shen Jianyi said bluntly.
Lu Jinsheng sat silently beside her, only tightly holding her hand and examining her wounds.
"Does it hurt?"
"Just a little," Shen Jianyi said, smiling at him and shaking the sandalwood bracelet on her wrist. "Thanks to this. It seems that superstition does work a little."
If she hadn't mentioned it, it would have been fine. But as soon as she did, Lu Jinsheng's face darkened completely. "Bad luck."
As soon as she got this thing, Yiyi had a car accident.
"Lu Jinsheng, aren't you being childish?" Shen Jianyi was amused by his expression, but it pulled at her wounds and caused a dull pain.
She stopped smiling and leaned against Lu Jinsheng's arms, playing with the buttons on his shirt. "This really wasn't done by your father. He dislikes me so much, and we've already fallen out in public. He can't be stupid enough to attack me secretly."
At first, she also thought it was Lu Ziqian, but after thinking carefully, unless he didn't want Lu Jinsheng as his son anymore, he wouldn't secretly try to kill her.
"I know," Lu Jinsheng replied sullenly. "It was Lu Suowei."
"You know?" Shen Jianyi looked at him in surprise.
"The video on the road has been destroyed, and there's no way to find any clues. Although Lu Ziqian dislikes you, he hasn't reached the point of attacking you," he paused and tightened his grip on Shen Jianyi's hand. "After thinking it over, the only possibility is that Lu Suowei hired someone to harm you and tried to frame Lu Ziqian."
His outburst at Lu Ziqian today was just to make others think that he really thought Lu Ziqian was the mastermind.
"What are you going to do then?" Shen Jianyi sat up straight and looked at him intently with her bright eyes.
Lu Jinsheng sighed, and his expression became even more solemn. "Yiyi, there's someone on my side who belongs to Lu Suowei."
Compared to what Lu Ziqian and Lu Suowei had done, the betrayal of someone close to him made him even more angry.
Shen Jianyi was stunned for a moment. Her mind quickly searched, and an unlikely name popped up.
"He Yu?" she asked tentatively.
Unexpectedly, Lu Jinsheng's eyes instantly turned dark.
"I originally wanted to go back to the Lu family with you. But just before we left, I received a call from He Yu. He told me that there was an urgent matter to deal with at Lu Corporation," he said.
Noticing the disappointment in his tone, Shen Jianyi softened her voice. "Could it be that there really was an urgent matter?"
"There aren't so many coincidences," Lu Jinsheng blinked. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to his usual aloofness.
"He Yu has grown up with me since childhood. We know each other well. Whether he belongs to Lu Suowei or not, I'm not sure. But I'm certain that he's involved in this matter," he said.
In any case, He Yu was the most suspected person.
He sighed and held Shen Jianyi's hand. "Don't think about these things. Leave them to me. I will definitely give you an explanation."
Seeing that Lu Jinsheng already had a plan, Shen Jianyi didn't know what else to say.
She yawned. "I want to go to sleep."
After a long day, she was really tired.
"Okay." He picked up Shen Jianyi and walked into the bedroom.
"I'll draw water for you first. Sit still obediently," he said as he placed Shen Jianyi on the bed and then turned to go to the bathroom. Soon, the sound of running water could be heard.
Shen Jianyi looked at the wounds on her legs and arms and felt a little troubled. How could she take a bath like this?
The next second, her doubt was resolved.
She was carried into the bathroom by Lu Jinsheng.
The young master, who was used to being served, skillfully undressed her and placed her on his lap.
"I think I can take a bath by myself," Shen Jianyi frowned, thinking that their posture was really a bit indecent.
"Injured people should be well - taken care of," Lu Jinsheng said with a low laugh when he saw her slightly red ears. He wet a towel, squeezed some shower gel on it, and gently wiped Shen Jianyi's body as if he were bathing a baby.
...
On this side, as soon as Lu Suowei entered his bedroom, he took out his phone and made a call.
"Didn't you say it was taken care of?" he said, suppressing his anger and lowering his voice.
The person on the other end of the phone was stunned. "She didn't die?"
"Not only didn't she die, but she also returned to the Lu family. Is this how you handle things?"
"..." There was a moment of silence on the other end. After a while, the person said in a low voice, "It was my oversight. Do we need to attack her again?"
Lu Suowei took a deep breath and looked out of the window at the dark night. He no longer looked as elegant and gentle as usual.
"Hold off for a while. Lu Jinsheng is a suspicious person. He might already be suspecting you. Don't do anything else for now. Just stay by his side. I'll arrange a scapegoat for this matter. I won't let him find out about you," he said.
If Lu Jinsheng found out, the pawn he had arranged for many years would be destroyed.
He wouldn't allow such a loss to happen to him!
"Okay, I understand." After the other person said this, the call was hung up.
Lu Suowei slumped into the chair. The phone that had just gone dark suddenly lit up again.
Looking at the caller ID, he sat up nervously.
"What's the matter?"
"Sir, madam has had another episode. Please come and have a look quickly."
"Okay." Lu Suowei's face was full of anxiety. Without even bothering to pick up his coat, he quickly left the Lu family mansion.