77: The tsundere girl makes her return! The show begins!

Liu Ruyan looked at the thickened black stockings on her legs, her heart filled with even more shame and indignation.

Lu Chen had made her wear these black stockings.

The reason, of course, was that the black stockings she wore when she arrived had long since been torn.

“How could I have been so blind, to try and scheme against him?”

After cursing, Liu Ruyan was filled with endless regret.

Her thoughts drifted back to the nightmarish scene in that room, and her body involuntarily trembled violently, anger and fear clashing fiercely within her, almost suffocating her.

“Once the video in those glasses is leaked, I will be utterly ruined, yet I am powerless…”

Liu Ruyan bit her lower lip tightly until she tasted blood, her hands subconsciously clutching the corners of her clothes, her knuckles turning white from the force.

In front of Lu Chen, she felt like a hedgehog with its quills pulled out, completely at his mercy.

She dared not entertain the slightest thought of resistance; even if the anger in her heart burned like a raging fire, it could only smolder silently within her.

“Lu Chen, just you wait, one day, I will expose your true colors to everyone and make you get the retribution you deserve!”

Liu Ruyan silently swore in her heart, but that faint voice couldn't even convince herself.

She was about to walk to her car.

Suddenly, a figure darted out from the bushes.

Liu Ruyan was startled, and when she clearly saw that the figure was Ye Chen, the anger in her heart intensified.

Without thinking, she swung her hand and slapped Ye Chen hard across the face.

“Slap!” A crisp sound echoed, particularly harsh in the quiet outside the manor.

A red mark instantly appeared on Ye Chen’s face.

He covered his face, his eyes full of grievance, pity, and a hint of anger, and he asked in a low voice:

“Wife, what’s wrong? Are you in a bad mood?”

When Liu Ruyan saw Ye Chen’s cowardly appearance, Lu Chen’s brave and domineering image involuntarily flashed in her mind.

Her disgust for Ye Chen grew even stronger, as if she was looking at a repulsive bug.

She cursed angrily: “Who told you to come over? Get lost!”

Ye Chen’s eyes were filled with grievance, and he said in a low voice: “Wife, I just came to protect you because I was worried you might be bullied.”

Liu Ruyan spat, “You protect me? Everyone who wanted to bully me has already finished!”

She cursed again: “You useless good-for-nothing, protecting me? Get lost!”

With that, she ignored Ye Chen and continued walking towards her car.

Ye Chen was about to speak,

He suddenly noticed that Liu Ruyan’s steps were a bit strange, her legs slightly together, and a hint of pain seemed to be hidden between her brows, as if she was enduring something.

In an instant!

He felt as if he had been struck by a bolt from the blue, his whole body frozen in place, his mind a blank.

Then, he felt as if the top of his head was a vibrant green, that green so dazzling, so conspicuous!

Ye Chen shouted, his voice filled with grief and anger: “Wife, what exactly did you do at Lu Chen’s manor? Tell me! What exactly did you do behind my back?!”

His voice echoed throughout the manor, even attracting Wang Qiang from the guardhouse, who watched curiously.

When Liu Ruyan heard this roar, her steps abruptly halted, and her face instantly turned crimson.

She turned back and glared furiously at Ye Chen, her teeth grinding, wishing she could tear him to shreds immediately.

Forget it, there are too many people here; I’ll deal with him when I get home!

Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth in hatred, stomped her foot, and enduring the pain, quickly ran to her car, started the engine, and drove away.

Leaving Ye Chen alone, standing blankly under the street light.

Ye Chen felt a chill all over his body, as if heavy snow was falling from the sky.

His knees buckled, and he slowly knelt to the ground, his fists tightly clenched, pounding fiercely on the ground.

Then, he looked up and let out a mournful cry: “No!!!—”

That sound echoed in the silent night sky, full of despair and helplessness… Meanwhile,

In the laundry room of the manor.

Chen Mengyao sat blankly on a bench, her eyes hollow, staring at an empty space.

Her thoughts were tangled like a mess of threads, constantly replaying all the things that had happened today in her mind.

Who was that woman who suddenly appeared? Was that little girl really President Lu’s daughter? And what was with the gunshots outside?

All of these were like mysteries, leaving her at a loss, unable to make sense of anything.

Just as she was engrossed in her thoughts, Xun Xiaoxiao walked in from outside the door.

Seeing Chen Mengyao lost in thought, she smiled slightly and gently patted her shoulder.

Chen Mengyao trembled all over, suddenly coming back to her senses.

She turned her head, looking at Xun Xiaoxiao eagerly, and asked: “How is it, Xiaoxiao, did you find out any news?”

Xun Xiaoxiao had a mischievous smile on her face, saying teasingly: “I asked, but do you want to know if that little girl is President Lu’s daughter, or do you want to know what happened with the gunshots outside?”

Chen Mengyao’s face flushed slightly, and after a moment of hesitation, she said in a low voice: “I want to know both…”

Xun Xiaoxiao chuckled, revealing an “I knew it” expression, and then continued: “That little girl is not President Lu’s daughter.”

Hearing this news, Chen Mengyao immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and her hanging heart finally settled down.

Xun Xiaoxiao continued: “As for the gunfire outside, it’s because the little girl’s father came to take his daughter back, but President Lu didn’t let him take her, so the two of them got into a conflict and started fighting.”

Chen Mengyao blinked, a hint of realization flashing in her heart, and she murmured to herself: “So that’s how it is…”

However, she quickly showed a puzzled expression again, and asked: “Why didn’t President Lu let the little girl’s father take his daughter back?”

Xun Xiaoxiao spread her hands helplessly and said: “That’s President Lu’s privacy, so I don’t know. If you really want to know, you can ask President Lu yourself, I believe he will definitely tell you, but I wouldn’t dare to ask, if I did, President Lu would definitely deal with me.”

Chen Mengyao’s face turned even redder, and she quickly waved her hands, saying in a low voice: “I, I’m not interested either…”

Xun Xiaoxiao smiled, a subtle sigh flashing in her eyes.

In fact, all those words just now were what President Lu told her to say, this silly girl still didn’t know anything.

Given Chen Mengyao’s innocence, it was normal for her not to be able to outwit President Lu; it would be strange if she could.

Xun Xiaoxiao was secretly sighing when Chen Mengyao suddenly said: “I have to go cook, President Lu will be eating soon.”

Saying that, she was about to get up.

At this moment, Xun Xiaoxiao suddenly blinked, held Chen Mengyao down, and said: “President Lu isn’t eating at home today.”

Chen Mengyao gasped “Ah” and was instantly stunned in place.

Xun Xiaoxiao pointed outside the door and said: “Look, President Lu seems to be preparing to go out to eat.”

Chen Mengyao immediately got up and walked to the door to look outside.

She saw Lu Chen and Gao Xuewei, dressed in a white dress, walking side by side.

Lu Chen was also holding Xiao Xi in his arms, the three of them chatting and laughing, got into a low-key luxury commercial vehicle, and then slowly left the manor.

Chen Mengyao’s figure stiffened, frozen in place.

A complex mix of sour emotions welled up in her heart, like a knocked-over five-flavor bottle, various tastes blended together.

She stared blankly in the direction the car had left, her eyes filled with loss and confusion, and she didn’t come back to her senses for a long time… And at this time,

Gu Xiaoxiao and Zhao Jiaqi were also in a taxi, rushing towards the Riverside.

They were preparing to watch tonight’s light show and iron flower performance.