Chapter 1121: I Don’t Believe A Word
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Qiao Xi met Gu Zheng’s deep eyes and suddenly had a bad feeling. The next second, he smirked and slowly took a few steps closer to her. He stood on the steps below and raised his head to look at her. He raised his eyebrows and asked, “Mrs. Gu, how did you know that the Lu family was going to hold the ancestral worship ceremony?”
Qiao Xi’s body instantly stiffened as she panicked.
Gu Zheng smiled faintly. “Since you haven’t been out recently, how did you know that Chairman Lu is unconscious and that the Lu family will be paying respects to their ancestors?”
Qiao Xi was instantly at a loss. It was not difficult for Gu Zheng to find out about these things, but she had been busy with the university’s affairs recently and had never logged into Black Tide’s account. How could she explain the reason why she knew about the Lu family?
Qiao Xi smiled awkwardly. “Ah Zheng, I’m Black Tide! What’s strange about me knowing all this? I haven’t logged into my account recently, but it’s obvious with my identity, isn’t it? I don’t have to personally investigate anything I want to know. Someone will naturally report it to me. Moreover, everyone in Stars knows that I have a grudge against the Lu family, so once there’s any news about the Lu family, they’ll inform me immediately.”
She thought that she had a good reason, but Gu Zheng stared at her calmly. After a long time, he retracted his gaze and chuckled. “Mrs. Gu, you have a point, but…”
Qiao Xi had just heaved a sigh of relief when she heard Gu Zheng’s words. Her heart jumped again. The next second, she heard his teasing voice that contained a trace of a smile. “But… I don’t believe you.”
The corners of Qiao Xi’s mouth twitched slightly as she widened her eyes. ‘Since you don’t believe me, why are you still listening to me?’
Gu Zheng pretended not to see her angry face and continued to smile gently. “Mrs. Gu, you look quite cute when you’re trying your best to deceive me. Unfortunately, I don’t believe a word you say.”
Qiao Xi forcefully resisted the urge to flare up and laughed dryly. “Ah Zheng, I’m telling the truth.”
Gu Zheng held her hand and walked down the stairs. They sat on the sofa together. “Do you want to know about the Lu family’s matters so badly?”
Qiao Xi knew that she could not hide these things from Gu Zheng, so she stopped pretending and nodded calmly.
“Then come closer.” Gu Zheng waved at her.
Qiao Xi was filled with curiosity and did not put up any defenses. She hurriedly approached Gu Zheng, and half of her body was leaning against him. Her large watery eyes looked at him expectantly. “Tell me.”
The man’s hot breath sprayed into her nose, and the smell of sandalwood from Gu Zheng’s body lingered around her. It was intoxicating.
He straightened his body slightly and inadvertently brushed his lips past her earlobe. The slightly cold touch caused Qiao Xi’s entire body to tremble. Her heart thumped violently, then the man’s magnetic voice sounded in her ears. “There’s no rush. I’ll tell you next month.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he distanced himself from her with a smile. The ambiguous atmosphere between the two of them instantly vanished.
Qiao Xi gritted her teeth and could not help but clench her fists. Was this bastard looking for a beating? Was it fun to tease her time and again?
A minute later, Qiao Xi went upstairs angrily. After returning to the bedroom, the more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. She knew that Gu Zheng suspected that she was secretly investigating things, but even Third Brother did not know about the two people she had planted in the Lu family. How could Senior know?
Perhaps Gu Zheng did not actually know everything and it was all guesswork, but how could he suspect her of being the one responsible for the poisoning incident? Even the Lu family could not figure out if Old Master Lu was really unconscious or pretending to be sick. Where did Gu Zheng get the news?
No matter what, she had to arrange everything before the ancestral worship ceremony. She would not let Lu Yan’s plan succeed. She picked up her phone and sent a message, then waited for her subordinates to report the situation.
“Eldest Miss, Old Master Lu is still unconscious. He won’t be waking up for a while.”
When Qiao Xi heard the report from her subordinate, she smiled in satisfaction. Then, she told her subordinate that Gu Zheng suspected her. The other party was silent for a moment before replying, “Eldest Miss, you and President Gu have been married for so long. Moreover, he has already guessed everything you’ve done. Why don’t you tell him about this? In any case, everything you’ve done is for him!”
“No! Absolutely not!” Qiao Xi objected without the slightest hesitation.
“But…”
Qiao Xi interrupted her aggrievedly, “You have to remember! I’m the weak Mrs. Gu who can’t take care of myself. I’m kind-hearted and weak. I absolutely wouldn’t poison anyone. The fact that Chairman Lu is unconscious has nothing to do with me!”
The subordinate was instantly speechless. He could understand Eldest Miss. After all, she had been pretending to be weak for so long. She definitely did not want to ruin her image in President Gu’s heart.
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