Chapter 1139: Hypnosis Lifted
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Gu Zheng lowered his eyes to look at Qiao Xi. “Mrs. Gu, where did you go just now?”
Qiao Xi smiled sweetly. “This is my first time in the Lu family, so I didn’t know the way. I went the wrong way.”
The corners of Gu Zheng’s mouth curled up slightly as he sneered. “Did you go the wrong way?”
“That’s right! The Lu family’s residence is so big. I spent a long time looking for the way, so it’s understandable that I’m late. Fortunately, the ancestral worship ceremony hasn’t started yet!”
The glint in Gu Zheng’s eyes grew brighter when he heard Qiao Xi’s explanation.
Would Mrs. Gu go the wrong way? He did not believe it.
After a moment of silence, the man said meaningfully, “There are surveillance cameras everywhere.”
Qiao Xi’s face was filled with innocence. “I know that. Why are you talking about this? I didn’t do anything bad. So what if there are surveillance cameras? Even if I was captured in the surveillance cameras, you’d just see me lost and going to the wrong place. You can’t blame me for this! Everyone else came over so early, so there was no one available to show me the way.”
She replied confidently. In order not to be suspected, she even pretended to be lost and walked around twice. After that, she sneaked into the main residence from the backyard to avoid the surveillance cameras. She opened the small porcelain bottle in her hand and waved the bottle below the old master’s nose.
Actually, Old Master Lu was indeed not poisoned and had just fallen asleep. Hence, no matter who checked on the old master, the result would still be the same. She did poison Old Master Lu in the beginning, but when she came over the second time, she changed her mind about poisoning him again.
Qiao Xi had read the notes left behind by her grandfather. It clearly recorded that hypnosis could also make someone fall asleep. Moreover, this kind of hypnosis could only be lifted if the subject smelled the medicine Qiao Xi had concocted.
Now that the hypnosis had been lifted, Old Master Lu would wake up soon. She hurriedly took out her phone and told the people from the Medical Association that they could come in. Then, she quickly left the main residence.
At this moment, the corners of Qiao Xi’s mouth curled up as she looked at Gu Zheng who was beside her and smiled in embarrassment. “Ah Zheng! Why are you always staring at me? I’m getting all shy! There are so many people here!”
Gu Zheng snorted and retracted his gaze.
The ancestral worship ceremony officially began, but the head of the Lu family, Lu Bai, still did not appear. The fifth uncle of the Lu branch family could not help but ask, “Ah Yan, why isn’t the head here yet?”
Finally, someone asked the question in everyone’s hearts. Everyone stared at Lu Yan and waited for his answer.
Lu Yan slowly looked up, his eyes filled with sorrow. At the same time, a trace of scheming and gladness flashed past his eyes. He hoped that Lu Bai was still unconscious.
He took a deep breath and said word by word, “I’m sorry, everyone. Grandpa is still unconscious.”
Everyone knew that the old master was sick, but they did not expect that he was still unconscious after so many days. Moreover, he could not even attend the ancestral worship ceremony.
Fifth Uncle frowned and asked, “Ah Yan, what illness does the head of the family have? Why has he been unconscious for so long? Didn’t they say that he…”
Everyone knew that Old Master Lu had deliberately pretended to be sick a few days ago to force Gu Zheng to give up the 5% of shares. Could it be that he wanted to continue pretending during the ancestral worship ceremony?
The ancestral worship ceremony should be presided over by the head of the family. Since the old master was not around, everything could only be handed to Lu Yan to handle. However, this also meant that Lu Yan was the next head of the family. However, the old master was clearly still alive. This seemed to be against the rules.
Everyone knew the reason why Old Master Lu was unconscious. After a moment of silence, someone asked loudly, “I heard that Gu Zheng made Old Master Lu sick because of the shares?”
Qiao Xi sneered in her heart. Lu Yan was finally going to make a move. The corners of her mouth curled into a proud smile.
Lu Xiang’s expression did not look too good. Lu Yan sighed and said, “That’s what the rumors say, but…”
When everyone heard Lu Yan’s affirmative answer, they immediately started chattering. “What I heard is that the 5% of shares is related to Lu Corporation’s next quarter’s project. That’s why the head of the family was unwilling to give the shares to Gu Zheng. It’s just that Gu Zheng insisted that the head of the family hand over the shares, so the head of the family pretended to be sick and wanted to force Gu Zheng to give up.
Qiao Xi knew clearly in her heart that these people were clearly defending the old master and Lu Yan. These words were probably all thought of by Lu Yan. He got them to memorize their lines and deliberately say them in public.
She looked impatient. Everyone was still discussing the 5% of shares.
“Although it’s not good for Gu Zheng to insist on getting Lu Corporation’s shares, it’s not right for the old master to pretend to be sick! No matter what, Gu Zheng is from the Lu family and Lu Qingyun’s biological son. It’s not too much to give him 5% of the shares, right?!”
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