From Runaway Bride to Global Queen
Chapter 214: Blessings from Old Madam Lu

Chapter 214: Chapter 214: Blessings from Old Madam Lu

Ning Yuze was unconscious, and as Lin Ke pleaded earnestly, Lu Ming indeed saw the wine cup that Lin Ke mentioned after looking around the room.

Could it be that he had wronged Lin Ke?

"Why did you come here today?"

"I, I just wanted to ask you to bring a gift to Grandpa Lu. I’ve been staying at the Lu Family recently, and Grandpa Lu has taken good care of me, so... But I never expected such a thing to happen!"

Lin Ke started crying again, quickly thinking up a perfect excuse, handling the situation deftly.

The expression on Lu Ming’s face softened, although he still did not fully believe Lin Ke’s words, he was no longer as aggressive as before.

Without needing Lu Ming to emphasize, Lin Ke couldn’t help but burst into tears again, clutching her clothes to her chest.

Lu Ming’s chest was filled with rage, his own woman had done such a thing with another man right in front of him, a humiliation no man could tolerate!

In his coma, Ning Yuze took another hit, curling up like a shrimp.

Lu Ming, with a look of disgust, retracted his foot, waited for Lin Ke to dress, and then coldly turned and left the room.

Lin Ke sobbed and followed behind Lu Ming, but after leaving the room, she found that Lu Ming had already disappeared.

In the room, Ning Yuze was left unattended, and Lin Ke was seething with rage.

Had she not been discovered by Lu Ming, she might have reluctantly agreed today.

After all, Ning Yuze was not bad in terms of looks and family background, and his capability in that area was even better than Lu Ming’s, making him a good choice for a lover.

But coincidentally, just so coincidentally, she was caught red-handed by Lu Ming!

As Lin Ke walked, she observed the layout inside the hotel.

The room she had just come out from was secluded, with no chance of someone passing by the doorway unless they came looking intentionally!

Was it possible that someone tipped off Lu Ming, which is why he came?

Who could that person be?

Lin Ke’s mind locked onto a name.

Qiao Xin, it had to be her, and only her!

She was the only one at the venue who knew she was attending the banquet, and also the only one who knew who drank the drugged wine.

Most importantly, Qiao Xin had plenty of reasons to target her!

"Qiao Xin! I will not let you off!"

Lin Ke was half right; indeed, it was she who drew Lu Ming there, but Ning Yuze was not exposed by her; he had his people investigate it!

Qiao Xin and Lin Ke didn’t consider one crucial thing – the hotel was owned by the Ning Family!

As soon as Ning Yuze noticed something off with his body, he had people check the food and drinks served at today’s banquet.

He didn’t suspect being drugged, he was worried about someone causing trouble at the banquet and bringing it upon the Lu Family, which would be disastrous for the Ning Family!

However, what Ning Yuze hadn’t expected was that the investigation revealed that a young girl had drugged Lu Yanchuan!

As the most eligible bachelor in Capital City, countless women have thrown themselves at Lu Yanchuan in the past, and even though he was married now, there was still a plethora of women who wanted to be his mistress.

It was quite normal for him to be drugged, but inadvertently, Ning Yuze became collateral damage.

Ning Yuze was no good person and seeing that the girl looked pretty good on surveillance, he was driven by lust and under the influence of alcohol and drugs, he took Lin Ke.

What he didn’t know was that Lin Ke was Lu Ming’s woman.

A misunderstanding occurred, and there was no chance for clarification; in the end, Lu Ming believed Lin Ke’s words, assuming that Lin Ke was coerced by Ning Yuze.

After all, Lin Ke had successfully crafted such an image of herself in Lu Ming’s heart over the years, and the presence of related chemicals in her body indeed proved that she had been drugged.

Lin Ke was innocent, so Ning Yuze naturally became the scapegoat. After the banquet, Lu Ming mobilized all his resources to attack the Ning Family.

The influence of the Lu Family couldn’t be used; he couldn’t let the Lu Family know his actions were to avenge Lin Ke, so he had to use this method to exact revenge for Lin Ke.

How Lu Ming would deal with the Ning Family was not what Lin Ke cared most about; her primary concern was Lu Ming’s attitude towards her.

Although Lu Ming said he sympathized with her over these few days, Lin Ke could feel that Lu Ming had grown distant.

He just couldn’t get over it!

Every time she was refused a meeting with Lu Ming, Lin Ke’s hatred towards Qiao Xin deepened.

If not for Qiao Xin, how could she and Lu Ming have ended up like this now!

She hadn’t yet tapped into Lu Yanchuan’s network and couldn’t break off relations with Lu Ming just yet!

She wouldn’t easily swallow this resentment; Qiao Xin dared to scheme against her, must pay the price!

"An Wei, help me deal with someone, Qiao Xin; I want her to disappear from this world!"

Old Mr. Lu’s birthday ended perfectly, and those little interludes didn’t catch more people’s attention.

Although Qiao Yi noticed the strange atmosphere at the hotel, she just thought it was because the hotel staff was too nervous about the old master’s birthday, and didn’t think more about it.

Unknowingly, she missed many important events.

As the matriarch of the Lu Family, Qiao Yi naturally stayed until the end, helping Lu Yanchuan see off the last guest before leaving the hotel.

At night, back at the old house, Lu Yanchuan couldn’t contain his curiosity and asked Qiao Yi again what gift she had prepared for the old man.

His grandpa had never been so discomposed before, and even until returning home at night, the old man still seemed immersed in a particular state, unable to snap out of it.

"What gift did you prepare for dad? Why was he acting so odd today?"

"Come, let me show you!"

With a mysterious smile, Qiao Yi pulled Lu Yanchuan up to the third-floor home theater and took out a USB drive from her bag and plugged it into the projector.

Lu Yanchuan watched Qiao Yi’s actions with curiosity, suddenly a long sigh echoed from the speakers.

This was a video of just over half an hour, yet it shocked Lu Yanchuan immensely.

"This is..."

"This is the most advanced special effects available currently. I specifically found someone and had the old mansion’s butler help for reference, and ultimately we replicated the image and audio of your mother."

It was a video of Old Madam Lu, every smile and gesture lifelike, with no trace of special effects noticeable.

In the video, Old Madam Lu spent a leisurely afternoon, having tea, baking cakes, playing cards with her sisters, and as the video’s time slowly moved towards evening, a content Old Madam Lu seemingly remembered someone was watching, smiling lightly as she turned towards the camera’s direction.

"Old man, happy birthday."

At the door, tears streamed down Old Mr. Lu’s face!