He doesn't seem so heartless towards her after all!

If it weren't for Chen Yunniang, perhaps he would have fallen in love with her too?

If he knew that Chen Yunniang was the one who started it all, would he seek justice for her?

Inside the carriage, Lu Ziqian looked at the woman's swollen face and asked, "Did he touch you?"

Su Yujiao's face turned pale, she bit her lip and turned her face away.

She didn't expect that his first words wouldn't be about her safety, but rather about whether she had been touched by other men.

"Did you touch it?" the man asked again, his face as dark as ink.

Su Yujiao stared at Lu Ziqian's angry eyes and asked him, "What would you do if he touched me?"

"I'll kill him!"

The man's expression was sinister, violent, and terrifying, filled with bloodlust.

"And what about me?"

"Divorce or a settlement?"

Lu Ziqian pinched the woman's delicate chin, almost gritting his teeth: "Shut up."

"I was only gone for half a day, and you've already made yourself look so disheveled."

Are you sure you can live without me?

The man spoke arrogantly, full of disdain for her, and even regarded her as a nuisance.

Su Yujiao's nose stung with tears, and she was filled with grievances: "Isn't my current predicament all because of you?"

"Wang Heng plotted against me just to humiliate you."

"In the end, it was you who dragged me down."

Lu Ziqian scoffed coldly: "Do you think everyone is as cunning as you?"

"Does Wang Heng even have that kind of brain?"

Hearing the man's sarcastic words, Su Yujiao's tone also turned cold and mocking: "He doesn't have it, but Chen Yunniang does."

"Chen Yunniang was the one who came up with the idea, and she was the biggest beneficiary after I suffered the consequences."

The man lost his patience and interrupted her, "Enough!!!"

"Don't blame everything on Yunniang."

Su Yujiao gave a self-deprecating smile. She knew this would be the outcome, but she was still unwilling to give up and decided to test the waters.

In the end, they only brought shame upon themselves.

She said calmly, "Lu Ziqian, if it turns out it really is her, will you protect her or seek justice for me?"

Looking into her serious eyes, Lu Ziqian felt inexplicably nervous, as if answering this question poorly would have serious consequences.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Su Yujiao knew the answer in her heart.

This was the expected result, so her heart didn't seem to hurt as much.

"I understand, you don't have to force yourself to answer." After she finished speaking, she turned her face away and stopped looking at him.

Lu Ziqian was annoyed by her indifferent expression, which could instantly ignite his anger.

In the past, if he casually picked up a stone and gave it to her, she would be happy for half a day, and then she would pester him in all sorts of coquettish ways, wanting kisses, hugs, and to be lifted up high.

What's wrong with her now? I risked my life to save her, and instead of being grateful or happy, she keeps deliberately picking fights with me.

Even their speech is sarcastic and lifeless, which is extremely annoying.

She's not as sensible and well-behaved as she used to be.

The two remained silent for the rest of the journey until the carriage entered the mansion, at which point he said, "I will investigate this matter thoroughly."

"I will definitely give you an explanation."

Su Yujiao neither responded nor made a move.

Lu Ziqian raised an eyebrow: "Do you want me to carry you?"

"Need not."

She wanted to wait until he left before getting off the carriage, feeling that being with him now made even breathing difficult.

The next second, the man carried her off the carriage, his body suddenly lifted into the air, and Su Yujiao instinctively hugged his neck.

"Don't move."

Under everyone's gaze, Su Yujiao buried her head in the man's arms, not daring to make a sound.

"Miss, waaaah...you're hurt?" Xiao Tao ran forward crying.

Lu Ziqian placed the person on the bed, told him to get some rest, and left.

Soon, the main house heard a series of sounds of smashing, screaming, and crying.

"Xiao Tao, go take a look."

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Xiao Tao excitedly returned to report the situation.

"Miss, the general and his men ransacked the second branch of the family from top to bottom. The second branch didn't dare to utter a single word. It was so satisfying."

"Right now, the general is leading people to repair the courtyard wall."

"The general is so domineering. The maids in the manor all say that the way the general protects his wife is really handsome."

Su Yujiao was taken aback: "Repair the courtyard wall?"

"Yes, the general is discussing the division of the family property with the second branch of the family."

"Once the courtyard wall is built, the people from the second branch won't be able to come over easily."

Su Yujiao's expression remained calm. Dividing the family property was no easy task; Old Madam Zhu would rather die than do so.

On the second wife's side, the atmosphere was tense. Old Madam Zhu looked at the house that had been smashed into ruins, and she was so angry that she trembled all over. She kept pinching her philtrum, afraid that she would faint.

She can't die yet. If she dies of anger, the eldest son's family can finally divide the family property as they wish.

"You've gone too far!!"

"To fight with an elder for a shameless woman?"

"While our parents are alive, we don't separate from the family. I'm not dead yet, so there's no way we can separate!" Old Madam Zhu was arrogant and domineering.

Lu Ziqian's attitude was firm: "Grandmother is not young anymore, she might die tonight."

"Once you die, we can separate the family."

The man's eyes were dark and his face was menacing, which made Old Zhu tremble all over.

Is this wretched creature plotting to kill?

It took Old Zhu a long time to find her voice: "You beast, how dare you murder your grandmother?"

"Help! My grandson is trying to kill his grandmother... What a tragedy! How could the Lu family produce such a wicked child?"

"Go quickly and report him for being unfilial, and let the authorities punish him."

Granny Chen hesitated, wondering whether she should report it to the authorities.

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