The Byoukidere Is Her Sweetie
Chapter 405: 405: Jiang Zhi Changes Her Surname, Lu Family Mercilessly Abuses the Jiang Family (First Update)

Chapter 405: 405: Jiang Zhi Changes Her Surname, Lu Family Mercilessly Abuses the Jiang Family (First Update)

“Old Lady Jiang, you won’t need to trouble yourself with the corporation’s affairs anymore.”

After Lu Xinglan’s words fell, not a single person made a sound.

The Jiang Family had truly changed hands.

Xu Jiuru was dumbfounded, swaying and staggering backward.

“Mother!”

Jiang Wei’er caught Xu Jiuru from behind. Xu Jiuru, unable to stand steadily and leaning on the table behind her, raised a hand, “Jiang Zhi!” She pointed at him and cursed vehemently, “You ungrateful wretch!”

It was him who had handed over the Jiang Family to the Lu Family on a silver platter.

Crash!

A wine glass shattered on the floor, but nobody knew whom it belonged to.

Almost simultaneously, a voice came from the entrance of the banquet hall, “Who are you calling an ungrateful wretch?”

That voice…

Xu Jiuru looked up, her pupils dilating dramatically, “Lin, Lin—”

She stammered, her complexion paling.

Someone screamed, “A ghost!”

A person everyone believed was frozen to the bone simply appeared without any warning.

Lin Qiunan, supported by someone, walked in, “Long time no see, Jiuru.”

That day, when the people on the boat reported that Lin Qiunan had fallen into the sea and was undoubtedly dead…

Afterward, the Lu Family even held a funeral.

Xu Jiuru’s voice shook with anger, a wildfire igniting in her eyes, intense and intimidating, “You didn’t die?”

Lin Qiunan approached, locking eyes, serenely untroubled, “I didn’t manage to die, to your disappointment.”

This was all a ruse.

The Lu Family had deceived her, and so had Jiang Zhi. There was no falling out, only stratagems, from Baidex Medical Equipment onward, they had been playing a game of chess.

No wonder JC Medical had lent a helping hand…

Xu Jiuru was shaking with fury, pointing at Jiang Zhi, she bellowed, “You colluded with those of the surname Lu to swindle me, impressive really, to turn your back on your own.”

Turn your back?

Jiang Zhi retorted indifferently, “It’s not turning my back, I also have the surname Lu.”

Xu Jiuru was struck with shock.

So he knew it all along…

The entire room was silent with anticipation.

That’s when a finger reached around from behind and poked Zhou Xufang’s lower back, a whimsical voice inquired, “You’re the water ghost, aren’t you?”

It was Ming Xiaoliu from the Ming Family.

Zhou Xufang turned around, “I’m not.”

Ming Yanghua insisted, “Yes, you are.”

This was a female ghost, a waterborne one at that, so falling into the sea didn’t matter, one had to use a talisman to burn.

Zhou Xufang, deemed Black Impermanence of the waters, “No.”

Mortal messenger Ming Yanghua, “Yes, you are.”

If he wasn’t a water ghost, let him write his name backward!

“Ming Xiaoliu!” It was Ming Yanghua’s father, “Get over here to me this instant!”

Everyone: “…”

The tense atmosphere was abruptly diffused, but… could these two individuals, who had been kidnapped and thrown into the sea, really be water ghosts?

The climate in the banquet hall turned icy.

Lin Qiunan turned to face the guests, “Jiuru has the face to invite all of you from far and wide, so I’ll take the easy route and bask in her glory.”

She wasn’t a water ghost.

It was Old Mrs. Lu, Fortune’s favorite, seeking revenge.

“I came today mainly for two things. Xinglan has already mentioned the first. As for the other, it concerns a private matter.” Lin Qiunan stated calmly, dignified, and with a hint of warning, raised her voice, “The Jiang family’s youngest grandson, Jiang Zhi, will no longer carry the Jiang surname, but the Lu surname.”

She stated it solemnly, “He is the second young master of my Lu Family. Kindly pay attention when addressing him in the future.”

The Jiang Family’s youngest son had turned into the Lu Family’s second son.

The crowd was perplexed by the revelation when suddenly, Xu Jiuru called out fiercely, “Lin Qiunan!” Her eyes were filled with a rage that seemed to rip and tear at everyone in sight.

Lin Qiunan’s expression chilled, and her presence was no less formidable, “Why all the noise? You took my grandson, and I haven’t settled the score with you.” She took a deep breath, suppressing her anger for a moment, “You have shown kindness to my Jiang Zhi, which is why I have refrained from doing anything to you, but I warn you to behave. I don’t resort to sneaky plots and schemes because I disdain such petty machinations, not because I can’t outplay you.”

Their eyes locked, the tension palpable, the two elder women had well and truly drawn battle lines.

One could reminisce about the days when Jiang Weixuan, the third son of the Jiang Family, and Lu Jingyuan, the second son of the Lu Family, fought fiercely over a woman, once a sensational scandal among the elite families. Now, the Jiang and Lu families were embroiled in turmoil over their descendants, and the guests present had begun to glean the story—a tale of vendettas reciprocated.

Xu Jiuru sneered, “Blood ties are indeed inescapable.” Looking at Jiang Zhi, her gaze became cloudy with loathing, as venomous as a serpent’s, “You and everyone with the surname Lu are all the same, heartless and unscrupulous. The Lu Family likes to snatch things from others, and so do you. No matter how one raises you, you’re an ungrateful wretch.”

No longer pretending to have a loving grandparental relationship, she tore off her mask to reveal her revulsion and wrath. She wished he were dead, from the day of his one-hundred-day celebration, she had wanted to strangle this mistake of nature. Were it not for her hope to pit him against the Lu Family in their own destructive strife, why would she have let him live this long? This cursed child, just like his mother, was meant to doom the Jiang Family, always a backstabbing wretch.

“You already knew I’m an ungrateful wretch, yet you kept me close.” Jiang Zhi’s expression was icy, his peach blossom eyes devoid of warmth, “Didn’t you know, Old Lady Jiang, that wolves tend to bite?”

He had taken a devastatingly harsh bite, making off with half of her Jiang Family’s empire.

Xu Jiuru laughed maniacally, “Great, just great, all of you Lu’s wait—”

Her vicious words were cut short as her throat seized up, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.