From Rejected Fake Heiress to Desired True Love
Chapter 109: Strip Away His Fig Leaf

Chapter 109: Chapter 109: Strip Away His Fig Leaf

Their gazes collided, and Qiaoqiao was startled.

Her little secret had been discovered by Li Yehan!

Li Yehan hadn’t expected it either. He only wanted to be with Qiaoqiao. The moment he walked over, he heard the news that Qiaoqiao was Master Shan Shui’s disciple.

Li Yehan looked at Qiaoqiao meaningfully, his smile charming.

Qiaoqiao’s heart skipped a beat, staring at Li Yehan in astonishment, momentarily forgetting to speak.

Li Yehan smiled as he walked up to Qiaoqiao, their eyes meeting.

"Qiaoqiao, how many more secrets do you have that I don’t know about? Hmm?"

Qiaoqiao blushed from head to toe, feeling as embarrassed as if her naughtiness had been exposed.

"You heard it all."

"I heard it, and I’ll keep your secret," Li Yehan said with a thick smile.

Grandpa Bai also said, "Qiaoqiao doesn’t want this matter spread, Ye Han, you need to keep it secret."

"Don’t worry, Grandpa Bai. I won’t forget what Qiaoqiao entrusted to me. I’ll make sure to keep my word."

As the most embarrassed person there, Tang Yongshan changed the subject: "Qiaoqiao, what do you think of these few paintings by the master?"

Tang Yongshan led Qiaoqiao to view the paintings, with Li Yehan following her step by step.

Wherever Qiaoqiao went, he followed.

This scene caught the eye of Li Xia.

She was also viewing the paintings, trailing behind wherever Li Yehan went, albeit a few steps slower.

At this moment, Lu Zhengyang and Zhou Jingya noticed that Li Yehan was following Tang Yongshan.

Zhou Jingya made a bold guess!

"Brother Zhengyang, do you think that Qiaoqiao might be getting close to Tang Yongshan? Is that why Mr. Li treats her specially?"

Lu Zhengyang was initially startled but remained skeptical.

He couldn’t entirely trust Zhou Jingya’s words, yet he couldn’t dismiss them entirely either.

Without responding, Lu Zhengyang observed the interactions between Li Yehan and Qiaoqiao.

It wasn’t until Tang Yongshan smiled and introduced his paintings to Qiaoqiao, who then gave a few comments, leaving Tang Yongshan delighted and proud, nodding with satisfaction, that Lu Zhengyang doubted Zhou Jingya’s words.

Tang Yongshan had always had a good reputation, and Lu Zhengyang had never heard of him doing such things.

Lu Zhengyang had a bold guess. Could Qiaoqiao be that mysterious disciple of Tang Yongshan, Shan Shui?

Once this idea took hold, Lu Zhengyang left Zhou Jingya aside and approached Qiaoqiao when she was alone.

Lu Zhengyang smoothed his already neat hair, checked his handsome face, and with determined strides, stood beside Qiaoqiao.

"You’re Shan Shui," he said.

Qiaoqiao glanced sideways at Lu Zhengyang, remaining silent.

"You don’t need to hide it, I won’t expose your identity, rest assured."

Qiaoqiao turned to leave, but Lu Zhengyang blocked her way.

Qiaoqiao: "A good dog doesn’t block the path."

Lu Zhengyang was first aggrieved, but his anger flickered away, and he smiled at Qiaoqiao: "Leaving just like that? I know your identity, aren’t you afraid I’ll tell everyone?"

Qiaoqiao stood in front of a landscape painting, her fair and beautiful face showing a hint of irony: "Did I admit I’m Shan Shui? On an identity I haven’t acknowledged, how do you plan to calculate it against me? Aren’t you afraid of offending Master Tang? With your illegitimate identity, do you really want to contend with Master Tang?"

Lu Zhengyang hated it most when others brought up his status, and Qiaoqiao knew this well, mentioning it deliberately just to avoid further entanglement with Lu Zhengyang.

Lu Zhengyang’s unkind intention of exposing her identity must have had another purpose.

"I may be a bast*rd, but the Lu Family recognizes me. I now live with the Lu Family and even own a company. If you follow me, I won’t mistreat you."

Qiaoqiao laughed it off; what an idiot he was.

"Zhou Jingya is coming, do you want me to share what you just said with her?"

"Do as you please." Lu Zhengyang believed that Zhou Jingya would definitely not take her word over his, and he could simply coax her later.

Zhou Jingya came over and was about to speak when Qiaoqiao said, "Lu Zhengyang told me he’s just playing with you, strutting around in front of me like a peacock in display, but I look down on him. Zhou Jingya, aren’t you fond of the trash I discard? Better hurry up and reclaim this trash."

Qiaoqiao looked at Lu Zhengyang with disdain and walked away.

Just as Lu Zhengyang was about to follow, he caught Li Yehan’s gaze and was forced to stop.

Zhou Jingya looked pitifully at Lu Zhengyang: "Brother Zhengyang, did she tell the truth?"

Lu Zhengyang felt annoyed and even more vexed seeing Zhou Jingya’s tears.

Zhou Jingya, skilled at probing people’s hearts, didn’t receive Lu Zhengyang’s comfort, but she soothed herself.

"Brother Zhengyang, Qiaoqiao has always been like this, disdainful of everyone. Even if you liked her for the plan, I wouldn’t say anything."

Lu Zhengyang’s gaze landed on Zhou Jingya’s face, softly comforting her emotions: "What nonsense are you talking about? I was just probing her identity. This woman, refuses a toast only to drink a forfeit!"

Zhou Jingya felt a bit better. She had walked around the venue and hadn’t encountered the prey she was looking for, so she reluctantly returned to Lu Zhengyang’s side.

Once again surveying her surroundings, Zhou Jingya spotted another target.

She was about to tell Lu Zhengyang she was heading to the restroom when a staff member stopped her.

The staff member spoke coldly: "Please come with me and bring your invitation."

Lu Zhengyang frowned: "What do you mean?"

Staff member: "Please follow me."

In such a setting, Lu Zhengyang obviously couldn’t throw a tantrum. He feared the mess it would cause and that his family wouldn’t clean up after him.

Lu Zhengyang and Zhou Jingya followed the staff member to the entrance.

After checking the invitation that Lu Zhengyang handed over, the staff member said, "Sorry, this invitation belongs to Mrs. Lu, who just called us claiming her invitation was stolen and asked us to investigate."

Lu Zhengyang: !!

But this was the invitation his mother had given him!

Lu Zhengyang was seething with anger, but he had to confront this problem head-on.

He hadn’t expected that an invitation could strip away his dignity.

"I am the second young master of the Lu Family. It’s just an invitation; we are all from the Lu Family. How could I possibly steal it!"

Staff member: "Sorry, but you need to cooperate with the police’s investigation. I can’t manage this."

He wasn’t a police officer; even if he heard Lu Zhengyang’s explanation, there was no way he could let him go!

Lu Zhengyang took out his phone to call Mrs. Lu, but she had blocked him.

Lu Zhengyang: "..."

This setup was clearly targeting him!

Witnessing everything, Zhou Jingya hadn’t expected such intense rivalry within the Lu Family itself.

Did the official Mrs. Lu intentionally give the invitation to Lu Zhengyang’s mother, using her to deal with him?

Zhou Jingya felt some disdain for Lu Zhengyang. His embarrassing status, utterly disgraceful.

Lu Zhengyang and Zhou Jingya went to the police station to cooperate with the investigation of this matter.

Zhou Jingya wanted to flee the scene, but seeing Lu Zhengyang in a state of shock and anger, she calmed herself down.

Zhou Jingya messaged Liu Yanfang, asking her to come save her.