20 020 The truth is false
◎ False accusation.
Ren Lu brushed her teeth first and found some snacks to fill her stomach. She had a big show to perform later and she had to keep her strength up, otherwise it would all be a waste of effort if she ran out of energy halfway through the performance.
After finishing her meal, she destroyed all the packaging bags, put on her nightgown, and rushed downstairs with the pregnancy test stick.
She walked around for a while before finding someone in the back garden.
Old Mrs. Lu and Jiang Xiu were sitting around the table, drinking tea and chatting. The moment they saw her coming, they had different expressions.
Jiang Xiu was happy, but Old Mrs. Lu rolled her eyes.
"What do you think of yourself dressed like this? You are Mrs. Lu now, not some nobody. How many men have seen you walking here with your legs bare? Do you know who you are?"
As soon as Mrs. Lu opened her mouth, she spoke with classic feudal ideas. Ren Lu was wearing a nightgown that indeed reached above her knees, revealing a pair of long, white and slender legs. But this is very normal in modern times, as short skirts are usually about this length.
"Mom, Lulu's clothes are not revealing, they are very normal. Lulu, did you not sleep well last night? You don't look well." Jiang Xiu naturally stood on her side, after all, Ren Lu had just done an important thing for her.
Ren Lu didn't say anything, but just put the pregnancy test stick on the table.
The two red bars were extremely conspicuous, clearly showing that someone was pregnant.
"Are you pregnant?" Old Mrs. Lu was shocked at first, then she was surprised to have a great-grandson, and finally she felt dissatisfied when she remembered that the mother of this great-grandson was Ren Lu. Her emotions became quite complicated and full of twists and turns.
"Oh, it's true. I'm going to be a grandmother. Hahaha." Jiang Xiu was obviously very happy, and then couldn't help but give instructions.
"Lulu, let me tell you something. When a woman is pregnant, the first three months are the most important and the most fragile. She can't wear so little. Although it's summer now and the temperature is very high, it's better not to show your legs. You were walking so fast just now, be careful of the bumps..."
"It's not mine." Ren Lu said in a cold voice with no expression on her face.
Jiang Xiu's chattering voice suddenly stopped, and the small garden fell into deathly silence.
"What do you mean by taking something that's not yours? Whose does it belong to?" Old Mrs. Lu narrowed her eyes and looked at her scrutinizingly.
"You'll have to ask the other women in the old house. I woke up early in the morning and saw a pregnancy test stick with two bars on the floor beside the bed. I wonder which one is pregnant?" Jiang Xiu said this with an extremely sarcastic smile on his face.
"What nonsense are you talking about! All the women of the Lu family are here. Do you think it's me, an old woman, or your mother-in-law who can get pregnant? One is half buried in the ground, and the other is in menopause. Who do you suspect? Speak up!" Old Mrs. Lu gritted her teeth in anger.
She and Ren Lu really don't get along, but this is definitely not her fault. The main reason is that this granddaughter-in-law doesn't speak human language or do human things every day. She has no respect for her elders and talks nonsense all day long.
In other words, she lives in a harmonious new society. If she hadn't traveled through time, Ren Lu would not be worthy of being the mistress of the Lu family.
"Are we the only three women in the old house?" Ren Lu asked back.
After hearing this, Jiang Xiu stood up from her chair, her face as pale as paper, and she grabbed Ren Lu's hand.
"Could this be Si Yue's? That little yellow-haired beast--" She gritted her teeth in hatred, her eyes turned red, and hatred and sadness surged up in her.
"Mom, it's definitely not Si Yue's. Si Yue has never entered my room."
When Ren Lu heard her pulling her sister-in-law onto her, she was also shocked and quickly stopped her.
She wanted to put on a big show, but didn't want to involve the little girl.
Jiang Xiu blinked and breathed a sigh of relief, then fell back into the chair, having lost all his strength and abilities, looking like he had survived a calamity.
"You scared me to death. Don't speak half of what you say. It's just such a coincidence. I just dealt with this matter." She patted her chest and gasped heavily, feeling like her soul was about to leave her body.
"Oh, that's how she speaks. It's not decent and she needs to be taught. Is this the first day you've met her?" Old Mrs. Lu took the opportunity to make sarcastic remarks.
"Tell me, whose is it? Don't keep us in suspense."
"I said, I didn't know. I found out as soon as I woke up." Ren Lu's tone was firm.
When Mrs. Lu saw her like this, she felt suffocated. As a junior, she didn't speak softly at all. When talking to the elders, the younger generation should be nice and obedient. How could she be like her, with a donkey face every day, which was not likable.
"If you don't know, just check. Don't you know who entered your room? Your mother-in-law and I definitely don't have the person you're looking for here, and you're still coming here to accuse me!" Old Mrs. Lu rolled her eyes again.
Every time she met Ren Lu, her etiquette and manners plummeted. She had no intention of maintaining her image as a lady from a noble family. She just wanted to express her contempt for Ren Lu, even if it meant making vulgar gestures.
"Yeah, I feel relieved when my grandma says that. I'll just deal with the person directly." Ren Lu nodded, she put the pregnancy test stick into her pocket, stood up and prepared to leave.
Mrs. Lu's eyelids jumped, and she immediately stopped him: "How are you going to deal with it? Who are you going to deal with? I warn you, this is a society ruled by law, don't let the Lu family suffer a murder lawsuit."
Ren Lu's crazy tone made it seem like she was about to kill someone.
"Of course, we need to see whose child this is. Is he related to the Lu family? If he is of the Lu family's bloodline, then naturally this child cannot be born. Grandma, do you think I'm right?" She looked up and met the old lady's gaze with a sinister look in her eyes. She also deliberately revealed a weird smile, looking like she was acting in a suspense film.
This time she did not make a greasy expression. Instead, she used her superb acting skills to perform the feeling of madness.
Old Mrs. Lu was frightened by her appearance, and she slammed the table and wanted to get angry again.
But before she could finish her words, she heard a loud "bang", apparently something broke.
"Who? Come out!" Jiang Xiu shouted coldly.
But not only did the man not come out, but there were also sounds of hurried footsteps moving away, obviously he had run away.
"Who is this idiot? How could he run away from the old house?" Old Mrs. Lu scolded.
In the old house, surveillance cameras are installed everywhere except in the bedrooms. Anyone who cuts corners can be caught in the act, let alone catching a living person.
Jiang Xiu contacted the security office, and soon the person who had just escaped was brought over. It was Meihua with two pigtails.
"Plum blossoms? Yes, I remember now. I asked you to change Lulu's flowers this morning, and you went into her room. Did you drop this pregnancy test stick?" Jiang Xiu reacted immediately when she saw her.
"No, it's not mine. I, I didn't use a pregnancy test stick." Meihua immediately retorted.
But she kept her head down, not daring to look anyone in the eye, and she spoke haltingly. She looked guilty and short of breath, which made it hard for people to believe her.
The security room retrieved the surveillance footage and quickly gave the results.
"Madam, from last night to today, only two people have entered your bedroom. One is the lady herself, and the other is Meihua who is holding flowers. There is no third person."
"Did you hear that? Lulu wouldn't frame a gardener like you, right? If she had a grudge against you, she could have just fired you. Why would she conjure up a pregnancy test stick out of thin air to lie to people? How else do you want to argue?" Jiang Xiu pressed the speakerphone button so that everyone present could hear everything clearly.
When she said this, no one objected because it made logical sense.
Ren Lu picked up the teacup and took a sip, restraining the urge to raise the corners of her mouth.
Hey, every time she wants to deal with someone, she only needs to make a little effort, and then someone will naturally help her promote the subsequent developments.
This was how we dealt with the old lady last time, and it was just as easy this time with the plum blossoms.
"No, ma'am, this pregnancy test stick is really not mine, and I don't know whose it is. Maybe someone who was cleaning accidentally dropped it here?" Meihua was so frightened that her face turned pale, her eyes turned red, and she was about to cry.
"Okay, let's not talk about the pregnancy test stick. Tell me, are you pregnant?" Jiang Xiu didn't argue with her and went straight to the point.
"I, no, I'm not pregnant." Although Meihua shook her head and tried her best to deny it, her tone was a little soft, which made people look unconvincing.
Ren Lu couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Meihua was a supporting female character in a male-oriented novel. Apart from her good looks, she had no intelligence. Even her psychological quality was so poor that she couldn't even pass the first level of questioning. Her face showed "there's something wrong with me". How could she not be caught?
"Okay, please ask Dr. Xu to come over." Jiang Xiu dialed the internal line directly.
"Doctor Xu studied Chinese medicine. He can tell whether you are pregnant or not just by feeling your pulse. Do you want to confess now or wait for the doctor?" Jiang Xiu explained to stop her from struggling.
Meihua was completely panicked. She just kept shaking her head and repeating, "I'm not pregnant. Really not."
The three women of the Lu family ignored her and just drank tea quietly.
Old Mrs. Lu couldn't help but secretly look at Ren Lu and found that her granddaughter-in-law had a blank expression on her face and seemed quite calm.
Oh, looking at the condition of this gardener, I know there must be something fishy going on. She is probably pregnant.
And judging from the panic-stricken look on the gardener's face, it can be estimated that the child is from the Lu family. Lu Hui is so old now, even if he wants to play, he probably won't be able to do so. This child should be Lu Sinian.
Ren Lu is pretending to be so calm now, but she must be extremely hateful in her heart, and who knows how she will go crazy when the time comes!
Well, as an old woman, just watch the show.
"This lady is indeed pregnant, but she is still in the early stages of pregnancy. She should make sure to rest to avoid an unstable fetus." Doctor Xu took the patient's pulse and quickly gave the result. After giving a few instructions, he left, never asking questions that he didn't need to ask.
The fact that the three women of the Lu family were staring at her proved that the baby in the young girl's belly was not simple. He was just a family doctor, not a man of the Lu family, so there was no need for him to say anything.
After sending the doctor away, Meihua was still in a distraught state.
"Plum blossom." Jiang Xiu knocked on the table to bring her back to her senses.
"Don't worry, I won't do anything to you. I just want to know who the father of the child is." She comforted him softly.
Meihua was obviously at a loss. She swallowed and stammered, "Madam, don't worry. This child belongs to someone else and has nothing to do with the Lu family."
"Really?" Jiang Xiu didn't believe it at all. She said directly: "To be on the safe side, you should do a DNA test on the fetus. If it's nothing, the Lu family will give you compensation, enough for you to raise the child. If it's related-"
She didn't finish her words, but the meaning was self-evident, and it was unlikely to have any good consequences.
"No, this is my child. You have no right to force me to do a test." Meihua toughened up. For the first time, she raised her head and looked directly at Jiang Xiu, saying in a firm voice.
Jiang Xiu chuckled with a hint of sarcasm.
"It's not up to you."
She quickly called a few professional bodyguards over, "Don't hurt this girl, send her to Kanglu Hospital."
Kanglu Hospital is a hospital invested by the Lu family, so matters involving privacy should naturally be handled by their own organization.
Meihua still wanted to struggle, but she was caught by a group of professional bodyguards who quickly subdued her, leaving her no room to resist.
She screamed for someone to come over, it was deafening. Jiang Xiu frowned and warned with an unhappy look: "Are you an orphan? You are so fearless. If there are still people in this world that you care about, just be obedient."
A light question and a warning made the hysterical Meihua shut up.
Of course she was not an orphan. The lady's words were telling her that if she didn't obey, her family would suffer.
When the noise in her ears completely disappeared, Jiang Xiucai breathed a sigh of relief. She turned her head and met Ren Lu's gaze, with a bit more admiration in her eyes.
"What's that look?" Jiang Xiu couldn't help but chuckle.
"Mom, you looked pretty cool when you threatened me just now. In grandma's words, you looked like the mistress of the house." She praised sincerely, quoting what the old lady often said.
Jiang Xiu waved his hand: "Now that I'm older, my temper has improved. If it were when I was young, I would be handsome."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking when the security department called.
"Madam, I just checked the surveillance footage from the past week, and there is nothing unusual about Meihua in the old house."
Jiang Xiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and comforted her, "Don't worry, the surveillance didn't capture anything, which means she got pregnant outside and it has nothing to do with the Lu family man. You should also believe Si Nian, he wouldn't do such a thing."
"Okay, I'll listen to mom." Ren Lu nodded, looking extremely well-behaved.
Old Madam Lu curled her lips. This girl was two-faced. She was always sharp-tongued and unpleasant in front of her.
At this moment, her mouth was itching to say something sarcastic, but she finally held it back.
Forget it. When she suspected the man of cheating and having an illegitimate child, she thought of herself and didn't want to hurt Ren Lu's heart.
After the bodyguards dragged the people into the car, the leader used the excuse of going to smoke a cigarette and took the opportunity to call Lu Hui who was on a business trip.
"Mr. Lu, my wife called Dr. Xu and found out that Meihua is pregnant."
"Meihua is pregnant? Why didn't she tell you? How did the Madam know?" Lu Hui was obviously shocked, and the bodyguard told him the whole story.
Lu Hui gritted his teeth and didn't bother to get angry. He directly warned: "Follow the plan we made before. We must keep it secret and not make any mistakes. As for the plum blossoms--"
He hesitated.
"Should she have an abortion?"
"No, it's not the right time yet. If we have an abortion now, the timing will be too deliberate and will arouse suspicion from others."
"good."
The phone was hung up in a hurry, and Lu Hui took out a cigarette from the cigarette box, but after taking out the lighter, he didn't want to smoke anymore, so he just crushed the cigarette.
He is very irritable.
He likes passion, but that doesn't mean he likes to have children with other women. On the contrary, these illegitimate children represent countless troubles.
It's not that he was taking Jiang Xiu's feelings into consideration, but because Jiang Xiu also came from a wealthy family and was very difficult to mess with. If he had an illegitimate child, the risk of being discovered would greatly increase, and it would likely lead to a fall out, so he would not let the girl he was dating get pregnant.
They even sent people to keep an eye on these girls and asked them to report their menstrual periods every month to ensure safety.
But Meihua still got pregnant, and even used a pregnancy test stick, which was clearly intentional.
In the back garden of the Lu family's old house, three women were sitting at the table, drinking tea and chatting.
Perhaps because of the plum blossom incident, the old lady did not find fault and Ren Lu did not deliberately find fault, so the atmosphere was unusually harmonious.
"Grandma, Mom, the production crew wants to come to our old house to record a program. Do you think that's okay? If you don't want to be on camera, you don't have to show up. Just let them take some simple shots." Ren Lu took the opportunity to make a request.
"Can."
"no."
Two opposite answers popped up at the same time. It was obvious that the two people who answered had different opinions. You could know their respective opinions without having to guess.
"I said no. I'm old, and I can't stand this huge group of staff coming to set up the venue and take pictures. Besides, I never like to tell lies. If they come to interview me, I will definitely not be able to say anything good about you." Old Mrs. Lu emphasized the last sentence and glanced at Ren Lu meaningfully, not hiding her dissatisfaction at all.
"Grandma, you don't have to appear on camera. Don't you love traveling? How about I book a plane ticket for you and arrange some itinerary for you to go out for a walk?" Ren Lu acted nice for once, with a flattering smile on her face and a softer tone. It was obvious that she was begging sincerely, not in a sarcastic tone like before.
"I said no. I'm not dead yet. I have the final say in this old house. When you are in charge in the future, you can find someone to take the photo! There is no room for negotiation. No matter who comes, it won't work!" Mrs. Lu said this in a firm tone, got on the wheelchair and left, without giving Jiang Xiu any chance to persuade her.
Jiang Xiu sighed softly, turned around and comforted her: "It's okay, mom will persuade you. Grandma is just hard on the outside but soft on the inside."
"It's okay, Mom. Maybe grandma will change her mind in a couple of days." Ren Lu lowered her head, looking very lost, but in fact she was hiding the calculation in her eyes.
***
Jiang Xiuzhen and Lu Hui were sitting opposite each other reading a book when a phone call disturbed their good mood.
"Hey. Are the results out? Tell me."
Jiang Xiu did not avoid him, but answered the phone as usual. However, as the person on the other end of the phone described, her brows became more and more furrowed, until she hung up the phone, she immediately became angry and anxious.
"What's going on? What's the result?" Lu Hui asked casually.
"Your son made a mistake. He had an affair with the gardener at home, and the girl got pregnant. Well, he is like a mute all day long. Except for Lulu, he is impatient with other women. I thought he was a gentleman, but he had an affair with the maid at home."
"He is so mean. Wild flowers are not as beautiful as domestic ones. He has to bring the person under his nose to steal. This is simply humiliating Lulu. Even I, her mother, feel ashamed. How could I raise such a thing!"
Jiang Xiu scolded him so happily and smoothly, and her choice of words did not take her son's feelings into consideration at all. After all, Ren Lu had always behaved very well and had recently solved a big problem for her.
Since many transfer students transferred into Ivy College, Lu Siyue learned that Chen Yan was also there. She stopped threatening to go on a hunger strike and went back to class obediently.
The latest news is that Chen Yan and Lu Siyue are having a quarrel. They are no longer as sweet as before and were ready to leave the whole world behind to elope.
In her eyes, Ren Lu was a great contributor, so naturally she had to speak up for him.
"He's your son after all. Why are you scolding him so harshly? You're scolding yourself too." Lu Hui was so embarrassed.
This sounds like scolding the son, but in fact it is scolding him.
After all, the child in Meihua's belly was not Lu Sinian, but his.
It's just that he used some means to suppress it, and asked the doctor to swap his sample with Lu Sinian's, so the paternity test results came out with the wrong person.
"No, I'm going to call him and scold him in person!" Jiang Xiu immediately took out his cell phone and prepared to dial.
She was such an impetuous person before she got married.
Lu Hui immediately stopped him: "Why are you calling him? He is currently discussing an important project. Besides, things have already happened and must be resolved. If you scold him now and he gets angry and divorces Ren Lu, it will be even more unfair to Ren Lu."
Jiang Xiu was immediately persuaded, and asked worriedly, "What should I do then?"
"I'll talk to him, he'll definitely listen to me as his father. Don't mention your quick temper in front of him, or you'll be unable to control it."
"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll go and comfort Ren Lu. Hey, what's the big deal?" Jiang Xiu nodded and agreed. He was no longer in a furious and scolding state as before, but was in a gentle state again.
If Ren Lu saw this scene, she would feel sad in her heart.
The God of Plot is truly great. Jiang Xiu is truly a woman with a strong personality. Unfortunately, when in front of Lu Hui, she acts like her husband is the master of her own business. Her personality is completely invisible and she only knows to listen to her husband.
"What are you going to do with that girl?" The old lady suddenly appeared, obviously having heard the couple's conversation.
"Of course, we should comfort her. Ren Lu has done so much for the Lu family. Even if she has no credit, she has worked hard."
"Who was talking about her? I was talking about the pregnant gardener." The old lady waved her hand.
"Have an abortion. Ren Lu is still young. It's not like she can't have children."
This time, before Jiang Xiu even opened her mouth, Lu Hui had already made the final decision, and his attitude was firm.
What a joke! He naturally couldn't let the child be born. Sooner or later, the truth would be revealed. The only option was to abort the child so that there would be no evidence.
"You can have an abortion, but I don't agree with doing it right away. Let Ren Lu get pregnant first. What if she can't get pregnant? There has to be a way out." Old Mrs. Lu offered her suggestion.
"Mom, how can this be possible? Ren Lu is in good health, how could she not get pregnant?"
"There are so many strange medical diseases, and no one can explain them clearly. It's not that we don't need to get the injection, it's just that we have to wait for a while. If she can get pregnant, everyone will be happy."
"No, no."
"You don't have to come forward. I'll go talk to her." Old Mrs. Lu's stubborn temper came up and she didn't give Jiang Xiu any chance to say more.
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