However, Jian Ruoxi ignored Wang Juyue and walked straight out the door.
She knew perfectly well that this stepmother's child was only here to curry favor with the powerful and influential to build her own connections and achieve upward social mobility.
Lu Shen rushed to the door, shooed people away, and called Lu Jin over: "Go after Jian Ruoxi. I want to explain this matter clearly in front of everyone."
Lu Jin rushed towards Jian Ruoxi.
The guests gathered around to watch the commotion. When Lu Shen saw Hu Xuezhi trying to escape, he grabbed her and kept her in front of everyone, saying, "Explain yourself in front of so many people. Don't try to slander me."
Hu Xuezhi stammered and refused to speak.
Some onlookers were secretly taking pictures, while others were discussing the matter.
"Do you think Hu Xuezhi was really kept behind or is it a lie?"
"Who can say for sure?"
Seeing Hu Xuezhi standing there in a daze, not saying a word, Lu Shen said, "You all wait outside for a while, I'll talk to her alone."
After the crowd dispersed, Sister Zhao whispered to her assistant, "Hu Xuezhi is really bold, doing this in front of so many people."
The assistant looked around, and when no one was around, she replied, "Who knows what she's thinking?"
"Do you think Lu Shen might just throw her out?" Sister Zhao said.
These people all knew that Hu Xuezhi had climbed into Lu Shen's bed to climb the social ladder, but by turning the tables and making Jian Ruoxi and Lu Shen dislike each other, she thought she had a chance.
Inside the room, Lu Shen began questioning Hu Xuezhi: "Tell me, what exactly do you want?"
His eyes were filled with anger. After going through so much, he and Jian Ruoxi were finally together again.
Hu Xuezhi's actions caused Jian Ruoxi's trust in him to collapse once again, especially in front of so many people.
Although I can control the direction of entertainment news, I must clear my name today.
Hu Xuezhi replied to him, "I want to replace Jian Ruoxi and become your bed partner."
"Don't you think it's ridiculous?" Lu Shen looked at Hu Xuezhi with disdain.
People from prestigious families like theirs generally look down on celebrities. In Lu Shen's mind, Hu Xuezhi was nothing more than someone who used despicable and underhanded methods, and he would never respect her.
But Hu Xuezhi didn't care: "We're all women, what's the difference? We each get what we need."
Lu Shen snorted and retorted, "In what way do you think you can replace Jian Ruoxi? Tell me."
Unexpectedly, Hu Xuezhi shamelessly straightened her body and said: "I have a better figure than her, and before Huarui changed hands, they were going to promote me. If they had promoted me back then, I would definitely be a top-tier star in China."
Lu Shen continued to ask her, "If you become my bed partner, what do you want to get from me?"
"I only have one condition: make me famous." Hu Xuezhi said this with great confidence.
Since Lu Shen had asked him, it meant he was interested in him, so he added, "I have the resources. If you want to promote me, I can definitely become famous."
Lu Shen mocked her, "You overestimate yourself. You don't actually think you're capable of being my bed partner, do you?"
Hu Xuezhi felt humiliated and was unwilling to give up this opportunity: "Jian Ruoxi can do it, why can't I? I'm no less attractive than her."
But then she learned that Lu Shen had given her some terrible news: "You stole all of Jian Ruoxi's roles before, have you forgotten about that?"
Unexpectedly, Hu Xuezhi shirked responsibility: "That was the company's decision. It would be wishful thinking for me to go against the company on my own."
Seeing that he was stubborn, Lu Shen continued to put pressure on him: "Let's not talk about the company's arrangements, but what about the time when you bullied him on set?"
"Do you think I'm blind?" Lu Shen was furious when he thought about how Jian Ruoxi, heavily pregnant, was being bossed around by Hu Xuezhi and the others in the sweltering summer heat.
Hu Xuezhi then lowered her head and said, "I can apologize to Jian Ruoxi."
"It's too late for an apology. When you humiliated her before, I already arranged for someone to put you on the company's blacklist." Lu Shen said with a contemptuous look.
Seeing that Lu Shen was determined to sideline her, Hu Xuezhi's ambition to climb the social ladder finally dissipated, and she slumped to the ground, asking, "Why? What did I do wrong?"
Lu Shen took out a voice recorder from his handbag, pushed open the door and walked out, playing back his conversation with Hu Xuezhi in front of everyone.
Lu Jin, on the other side, stopped the furious Jian Ruoxi and advised her, "Jian Ruoxi, calm down a bit and think about it carefully."
Jian Ruoxi questioned Lu Jin: "How can you expect me to stay calm? How can you expect me to see Lu Shen and Hu Xuezhi lying in the same bed in front of so many people?"
"Should I send them off with drums and gongs, saying they're a perfect match?" Jian Ruoxi said angrily.
Lu Jin had no choice but to change his perspective: "Even if Lu Shen wanted to cheat on you, he wouldn't be stupid enough to choose today's birthday party."
"He certainly wouldn't choose to do it at home. If he really did that, everyone would find out about his affair. So what would be his purpose in having an affair then?"
After listening to Lu Jin's detailed analysis, Jian Ruoxi felt that what she said made sense.
He managed to suppress his anger slightly: "You mean Hu Xuezhi is plotting against him?"
“That’s what I think. We’ll go back and see what really happened. If Lu Shen really cheated on me, I definitely won’t let him get away with it,” Lu Jin continued to persuade her.
Jian Ruoxi then went home with Lu Jin.
After returning home, there were few guests left, except for Jian Feng and his family of three who lingered in the banquet hall.
Lu Shen was too busy to pay attention to them. After Jian Ruoxi returned, he explained to her, "There are surveillance cameras in the hallway. They can see that Hu Xuezhi walked into my room by herself and changed into your pajamas, so I mistook her for you."
"This is a voice recorder. Hu Xuezhi has just confessed to the entire process of the crime." Lu Shen reverently handed the recorder to Jian Ruoxi.
When Jian Ruoxi heard him say the word "crime," she burst out laughing. Knowing that Hu Xuan had orchestrated the whole thing and that Lu Shen hadn't cheated on her, Jian Ruoxi forgave him.
"I understand, it's okay."
However, she began to worry. The Lu Group's strength was gradually expanding, and Lu Shen was becoming more and more dazzling.
Hu Xuezhi climbing into his bed was just the beginning; more and more Hu Xuezhis would want to climb into his bed in the future. Lu Shen was too outstanding, and he was afraid that he would attract more women. Jian Ruoxi felt a sense of insecurity.
Hu Xuezhi, on the other hand, felt humiliated, so she went to her cousin for help.
Cang Manrong is Hu Xuezhi's cousin, so it's no wonder she's so domineering.
Hu Xuezhi pleaded with her, "Cousin, please do me a favor. After all, Jian Ruoxi is your student. If you step in, he will definitely let me off the hook because of you."
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