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Lu Peichuan met Rong Zheng's gaze. "Isn't that right?"

Is it not true?

The four words struck Rong Zheng's heart like a heavy hammer, and a surge of heat seemed to rush from her chest to her eyes, making them burn.

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but her heart felt like it was blocked by something, and she couldn't even make a sound.

Irony, it's so ironic.

She hadn't yet mentioned that Su Qingya might have plotted against her tonight, but unexpectedly, she was turned around and accused of drugging and scheming.

And these words came from her husband's mouth.

A sharp pain pierced my heart, and tears welled up uncontrollably in my eyes.

Rong Zheng tilted her head slightly, forcing back the tears welling in her eyes, clenched her fingers, and tried to keep her voice calm, "Why would I drug her?"

"Rong Zheng, although I drugged you a year ago, I have already been punished. I spent a year alone and helpless abroad. Now I've figured it out and I won't compete with you for Pei Chuan anymore. You really don't need to target me anymore."

Rong Zheng scoffed coldly, looking at Su Qingya, "You mean because you drugged me a year ago, I drugged you tonight to get revenge?"

Then, she turned her gaze to Lu Peichuan, "You think so too?"

Lu Peichuan frowned. "Tonight is Tangtang's full moon celebration. You shouldn't have made your move at such an occasion. Almost all the powerful and influential people in Jiangcheng are here tonight. If something happens to her, you'll be ruined, do you know that?"

Ah!

No wonder he looked at her with such anger in the lounge.

No wonder his gaze was so cold when he carried Su Qingya away.

I'm afraid he was convinced then that she was the one who did it all.

Ironically, on her way here she was thinking he would believe her, but before she could say anything, he had already pinned all the blame on her.

It's so ridiculous.

Rong Zheng laughed out loud, laughing until tears streamed down her face and her heart ached.

Lu Peichuan was slightly taken aback when he saw Rong Zheng laughing and crying at the same time.

Rong Zheng quickly wiped away her tears, clenched her fingers tightly, and used the pain of her nails digging into her palms to suppress the dull pain in her heart.

She tried her best to calm herself down, but her body still trembled uncontrollably. "With what happened tonight, Tangtang's full moon celebration has become a joke. Do you think I would ruin my daughter's full moon celebration for her sake?"

Looking at Rong Zheng's red-rimmed eyes, yet her desperate attempt to hold back her tears, and remembering how much she usually doted on her daughter, Lu Peichuan suddenly realized that perhaps he had misunderstood her.

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but then she said, "Lu Peichuan, whether you believe it or not, I would never do such a despicable thing as drugging someone, nor would I stoop to doing it."

Tonight's events are too strange. Before I came, I went to the hotel to check the surveillance footage, and the staff told me that the surveillance system malfunctioned between 7 and 8 pm tonight, and Su Qingya happened to be in trouble during that time period.

Lu Peichuan's expression changed drastically. "What do you mean by that?"

"Perhaps you should ask her." Rong Zheng's cold gaze fell on Su Qingya's face.

Su Qingya's face stiffened. "Why are you asking me?" A moment later, she seemed to realize something. "You don't actually think I did all this, do you?"

"Whether it is or not, you and I both know perfectly well." Rong Zheng looked directly at Su Qingya. "Tonight, you deliberately said in front of my mother-in-law that the past is the past and that we should get along amicably from now on. You calculated that I wouldn't be able to refuse you in front of my mother-in-law. Out of politeness, I brought you a glass of wine from the waiter's tray. That waiter appeared so timely; you arranged that in advance, didn't you?"

Su Qingya shook her head. "No, I genuinely want to make peace with you."

Rong Zheng seemed not to hear her words. "What a clever scheme. If you hadn't tried to throw dirty water on me, I would never have realized that I had already fallen into your trap."

Lu Peichuan looked at Su Qingya with suspicion, "Is what Zhengzheng said true?"

Su Qingya's eyes instantly reddened, and tears welled up in her eyes. "If you hadn't discovered it in time tonight, the consequences would have been unimaginable. How could I possibly risk my innocence and reputation by doing something so foolish?"

The suspicion in Lu Peichuan's eyes vanished instantly. He turned to Rong Zheng and said, "I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and give you an explanation."

Rong Zheng shook her head. "It doesn't matter anymore."

She thought Lu Peichuan understood her character, but he only listened to Su Qingya's one-sided account and concluded that she was the one who drugged her.

At this moment, she realized that she was not special in Lu Peichuan's heart.

Now that she has raised a point of doubt, he has dispelled his suspicions based on just one sentence from Su Qingya.

Su Qingya wouldn't do something so stupid, so she would do something so despicable?

To put it bluntly, his heart has already turned towards Su Qingya.

The results of the investigation are meaningless to her now.

Rong Zheng turned and left.

Lu Peichuan panicked and chased after her, grabbing Rong Zheng's arm. "Zheng Zheng."

Rong Zheng lowered her eyes, her cold gaze falling on Lu Peichuan's hand. "Let go."

Lu Peichuan gripped his hand tighter. "I'll go back with you."

"Go back with her. Don't let me cause discord between you and your husband. I can manage on my own," Su Qingya's understanding words came from the other side of the hospital bed.

Lu Peichuan turned to look at Su Qingya.

Rong Zheng could feel Lu Peichuan loosen his grip on her wrist, and she looked up at Su Qingya.

It was only at this moment that she realized Su Qingya had changed.

Before going abroad, Su Qingya was arrogant and domineering, and she openly liked Lu Peichuan. She made things difficult for her time and time again in the name of love, and she would do anything to break her up with Lu Peichuan.

However, in the few times she met with Su Qingya after returning to China, Su Qingya always humbled herself and begged for reconciliation, crying and showing weakness, and repeatedly said that she had figured it out and would no longer bother Lu Peichuan.

Previously, Rong Zheng had only occasionally entertained the thought that Su Qingya might still have feelings for Lu Peichuan.

But after what happened today, she was 100% certain that Su Qingya was still coveting Lu Peichuan.

She couldn't understand why Su Qingya didn't just drug Lu Peichuan and sleep with him, but instead drugged herself.

Now, she understands.

Su Qingya has changed her tactics.

She concealed her brilliance, feigned retreat to advance, framed and slandered him, sowed discord between her and Lu Peichuan, and gradually made Lu Peichuan's heart lean towards her, until he completely distanced himself from her.

Su Qingya's pursuit has changed; now she wants Lu Peichuan's heart.

Rong Zheng was very angry and decided that she would never forgive Lu Peichuan easily this time and that she had to make him realize his mistake.

She has now changed her mind.

If she really did that, wouldn't that be exactly what Su Qingya wanted?

How could she let her have her way?

Having figured this out, Rong Zheng suppressed her anger and took Lu Peichuan's hand in return. "Let's go back."

Lu Peichuan turned to look at Rong Zheng, "You...aren't angry anymore?"

How could I not be angry?

I'll just have to bear with it.

"I gave her the wine, and given what happened to her, it's normal for you to misunderstand. Just investigate and clear my name later."

Lu Peichuan's thin lips curved slightly. "Okay."

"Are you leaving?" Rong Zheng asked, not giving Lu Peichuan a chance to answer, and continued, "Or do you want to stay and keep her company?"