As Li Anran helped the neatly dressed Lu Shen to meet Old Madam Lu, Jian Ruoxi also began her investigation.
What I initially thought would be a simple matter turned out to be quite serious once I investigated it.
The thugs were very experienced; they chose a blind spot in the surveillance cameras.
When asked, all the shopkeepers in the vicinity said they had not seen the perpetrator. Furthermore, no one reported hearing any noise.
After Jian Ruoxi and Lu Jin finished their investigation, their doubts only deepened. It wasn't very late that day, and the surrounding shops were all open 24 hours; it was as if everyone had simultaneously shut down their senses.
Judging from this, the force that committed the assault must have been extremely powerful. So powerful that the people in the surrounding shops all knew him, but they were unwilling and dared not offend him.
Suddenly, Jian Ruoxi seemed to have thought of something, so she called a private investigator.
"Hello, I'm Jian Ruoxi. I'd like to ask if you know a bald gangster boss?"
Jian Ruoxi had barely finished speaking when a panicked voice came from the other end of the phone.
“Ms. Jane, I’m afraid I can’t help you with this. Please choose someone else to investigate. I don’t know anything about what you’re asking.”
Before Jian Ruoxi could say anything more, the phone went dead.
Jian Ruoxi and Lu Jin exchanged glances and both noticed the seriousness in each other's eyes.
This matter is difficult and dangerous.
Just as the two realized something was wrong and were about to give up, that familiar car stopped in front of Jian Ruoxi once again.
"Miss Jane, it's nice to see you again."
The car window rolled down, and the bald man politely invited her to get in.
Lu Jin stood in front of her, afraid that she would be at a disadvantage.
"I don't have that much patience for the Lu family."
Upon seeing Lu Jin, the bald man's tone turned cold. A chilling glint flashed in his eyes.
"Do you have a grudge against the Lu family?"
Lu Jin inquired probingly.
She didn't recognize the man in front of her; he was a complete stranger.
“Your Lu family is all-powerful here. How could I, an unknown nobody, have any grudges against the Lu family?”
The bald man looked at Jian Ruoxi again, ignoring Lu Jin's question.
"Don't worry, if they had any ill intentions towards you, you wouldn't have escaped unscathed last time."
After hearing the man's words, Jian Ruoxi decided to get into the car in order to find out the truth.
Lu Jin was restrained by two burly men, and Jian Ruoxi looked over with concern.
"Don't worry, once we've finished talking, we'll let her go back safely."
She was blindfolded and led into a bunker.
The sheer luxury that greeted her shocked Jian Ruoxi's perception.
This is even more extravagant than the Lu family's.
But the bald man ignored all of this.
He walked straight into a uniquely decorated room.
The room was very simple, even a bit shabby, which was out of place with the overall decorating style.
The man took a photo out of a drawer in the room, looked at it for a long time, and then handed it to Jian Ruoxi.
Jian Ruoxi was shocked for a long time after receiving the photo.
The woman in the photo looks remarkably like her. The photo is slightly yellowed, and the woman in the photo is dressed simply and has a bright smile.
She looked at the bald man with a puzzled expression.
"Doesn't it look alike? This is my mother."
Jian Ruoxi frowned, not understanding what this had to do with her.
“My mother was also an actress. She met Lu, Ting, and Feng when she was young!”
As he explained word by word, Jian Ruoxi felt a chill run down her spine.
She was very familiar with this name; although it had been a long time since anyone had called it, it was still a very famous name.
Lu Tingfeng, Lu Shen's grandfather, the patriarch of the Lu family!
"Have you known each other since you were young?"
Jian Ruoxi couldn't help but ask.
"The version you heard is definitely that she was a mistress who then withdrew under the forbearance and coercion of the virtuous. A bad woman who wanted to use her looks to climb the social ladder, right?"
The bald man had his back to her, so her expression was completely unreadable.
There wasn't a trace of anger in his voice.
Only his heavy breathing proved that he was suppressing his anger.
He took out a photo album and threw it in front of Jian Ruoxi.
Opening the photo album felt like opening another door for Jian Ruoxi.
The boy and girl in the photo are clearly the bald man's mother and Grandpa Lu when they were young.
The two were about seventeen or eighteen years apart, holding hands, hugging, and watching movies together...
"My mother had just finished filming a few not-so-famous movies when she met Lu Tingfeng at a party, which began her unfortunate life."
The bald man told her to look through the photos and began to talk to himself.
“He used sweet words to deceive my mother, and she quickly fell for him. She gave him everything, but he went and got married in an arranged marriage.”
The bald man gently wiped the decorations in the room and continued talking.
"My mother only realized she had been abandoned when news of his marriage spread. And at that time, she was already pregnant."
Jian Ruoxi could no longer suppress her gasp.
Following this logic, Lu Shen's grandfather is the bald man's father? Then the bald man is Lu Shen's great-uncle? What kind of relationship is that?
"Back then, getting pregnant out of wedlock was something to be scorned and condemned. Unlike now, where single mothers are everywhere."
The bald man glanced meaningfully at Jian Ruoxi as he spoke.
"My mother completely disappeared from the entertainment industry and gave birth to me in a remote, leaky place. She was already struggling financially, and life was very difficult. Giving birth to me left her with health problems, making her very weak. But then the Lu family came looking for her again, saying he was forced into it and wanted to make amends. Not long after, that shrew showed up!"
When the topic turned to Grandma Lu, the bald man became very agitated.
“She brought reporters and newspapers to my house and gave my mother a sum of money under the guise of compassion. All the reports praised her generosity and propriety, while insulting my mother for being a gold digger and a mistress.”
The bald man's voice began to choke.
"As soon as Grandma Lu left, someone came to our door and took back the money she had left behind. They also ransacked our house. My mother was so angry that she was hospitalized. She has been living in a sanatorium ever since, and I was also taken away by someone."
The bald man turned around and stared at Jian Ruoxi.
Jian Ruoxi was so frightened that she took two steps back.
"Why must you be hurt by the Lu family again and again? Now you should know why you married into the Lu family. It's because you have a face that looks exactly like my mother's. He felt guilty and wanted to make amends, even if it was just a girl who looked similar. But he overlooked the cold-blooded genes of the Lu family, and you've followed in my mother's footsteps! You're pregnant with Lu Shen's child too, aren't you?"
The bald man's eyes were fixed on her stomach.
She clutched her stomach tightly, retreated to the doorway, and frantically tried to open it, but couldn't.
"Just drink this, and you can escape the tragic fate of my mother. You can have a completely new life. Your acting career is on the rise."
The bald man brought out a bowl of herbal soup and approached Jian Ruoxi step by step.
She shook her head in horror. Perhaps she had once wanted to give up on the child, but now she desperately wanted to protect him.
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