Chapter 25 The adulterous couple put on an act together
Shang Wu nervously closed his eyes.
"Attorney Lu, please have some self-respect!"
After the conversation ended, there was no intimacy as expected.
She felt the gauze on her face being gently pressed down, and the medical tape gripped her cheeks even tighter.
Shang Wu opened her eyes in surprise and met Lu Rang's deep gaze.
"I don't have a penchant for coveting other people's girlfriends."
Lu Rang then stepped back and straightened his sleeves.
"It was nothing, no need to thank me."
He had barely finished speaking when the ward door was suddenly pushed open.
"A-Wu!"
Ji Yu came in carrying food and was stunned when she saw that there were unfamiliar people there.
"Who are you?"
In an instant, Shang Wu's heart clenched, and she nervously pursed her lips.
Lu Rang's expression remained unchanged. He glanced at Ji Yu and nodded in acknowledgment.
"Excuse me, you've come to the wrong ward. Could you tell me where the cardiac surgery ward is?"
Ji Yu stared intently at Lu Rang's face, swallowed hard, and subconsciously said, "I don't know, but I can take you there."
"No need, thank you."
Lu Rang pushed open the door and went out.
After the person left, Ji Yu stood there blankly, staring at the empty doorway of the ward.
Shang Wu's heart tightened slightly: "What's wrong?"
Ji Yu bit her lip, turned around, and blushed.
"I think I've fallen in love, Ah Wu. This is the first time I've seen someone who's even more handsome than Zhou Yanci!"
She put down her food and rushed out: "I'm going to get their contact information!"
Before Shang Wu could even speak, he had already vanished in a flash.
Two minutes later, Ji Yu returned with a smile, holding her phone and waving it at Shang Wu as if showing off her spoils of victory.
"What, did you get their contact information?" Shang Wu asked calmly.
Ji Yu smiled even more happily: "Of course! Don't you know how beautiful I am? How could I not get a man's contact information?"
Shang Wu frowned slightly, saying nothing, but a sense of unease quickly swept through her heart.
Ji Yu sat on the edge of the bed and excitedly added the other person.
"Awu, let me tell you, the three boyfriends I've dated this year, I always felt like they weren't quite right. But the one I just saw, I really felt love at first sight. Tell me, how confident am I that I can win him over?"
Shang Wu didn't speak, just kept her head down and ate.
"Hey, I'm asking you a question, why aren't you answering! Do you think I'm a good match for that handsome guy from earlier?"
Ji Yu suddenly leaned over and gave Shang Wu a flirtatious wink.
Shang Wu slammed down her chopsticks, her expression cold: "I don't even know if I'll be disfigured. Is it appropriate for you to discuss this kind of thing in front of me?"
Ji Yu's smile froze on her face. She wanted to refute but felt guilty, so she shrank back.
"Tch, is it really necessary to get so angry..."
Shang Wu pursed her lips and said nothing.
She also wondered what business it was of hers that the two of them had exchanged contact information, and whether it was really worth getting so angry...
That's really strange.
Shang Wu was too lazy to deal with Ji Yu, so she made an excuse to send her away and settled down to rest in the ward.
The limited-edition design drafts she sent to Ji Yu have already started to generate buzz and leaks through various promotional channels.
Akiyuki's design capabilities are beyond question; she has always been known as "Little Freya."
With several concepts revealed, everyone is even more excited about the limited-edition winter products.
In the following two days, Shang Wu's injury and Zhou Yanci's boyfriend-like actions in suing the instigator caused a great deal of buzz, further boosting the jewelry department's popularity.
After being indicted, Li Chengzhang publicly stated that he was innocent and would hire a lawyer to fight against Zhou Yanci.
Then, Mrs. Li announced that she had hired Lu Rang, a top lawyer in the industry, and would fight the Chengzhou Group to the bitter end.
One party filed a lawsuit aggressively to protect their fiancée, while the other party claimed to be innocent and asserted that the truth would prevail.
There is discussion from multiple parties.
Shang Wu was enjoying the peace and quiet of the hospital when she received the medical records sent by Lu Rang.
She sat up abruptly, opened the file, and sure enough, in the section about Mrs. Li's family members, the words "infertility" for Li Chengzhang were clearly written.
The registration date was ten years ago.
Shang Wu's heart raced instantly, and she called Lu Rang.
"With this medical certificate, can it be proven that my brother is innocent and did not accidentally seriously injure Li Chengzhang?"
Lu Rang pondered for a moment: "Theoretically, it is possible to clear your brother's name. It just depends on whether you simply want your brother to be released or whether you want to implicate the person who framed him."
Shang Wu opened her mouth, about to answer, but then stopped.
Now that the case has been overturned, her brother will be acquitted, and she will no longer be able to hide her secret investigation of Li Chengzhang and her suspicion that Zhou Yanci and Li Chengzhang were involved in setting up the incident back then.
Naturally, Zhou Yanci would think that his falling out with Li Chengzhang was probably instigated by her.
Doing so would not only ruin her next plans, but also prevent Li Chengzhang from stepping forward and accusing Zhou Yanci of instructing him to frame his brother.
no.
She hadn't finished reeling in her fishing net yet, and couldn't disturb Zhou Yanci for the time being.
Shang Wu composed herself and said solemnly, "I beg you to get close to Madam Li and investigate more details of this matter as evidence. I not only want to overturn my brother's case, but I also want the people behind this to pay the price."
"Um."
Lu Rang readily agreed without any objection.
Shang Wu paused, her eyes flickering: "You...do you know something?"
"Explain it more clearly?"
"No, never mind, it's nothing."
Shang Wu had some doubts. With Lu Rang's keen sense, he could very well guess that her brother's imprisonment was related to Zhou Yanci by observing the interactions between Li Chengzhang and Zhou Yanci.
However, she didn't want anyone else to know.
If Lu Rang knows, it's best to pretend you don't, and she should also pretend she doesn't know Lu Rang knows.
Shang Wu rubbed her temples and changed the subject: "By the way, I heard you and my friend Ji Yu exchanged contact information. Have you been chatting these past few days?"
Lu Rang paused for two seconds: "This is my private matter."
"I want to know," Shang Wu pressed.
Lu Rang remained silent for a moment before speaking: "After getting to know her, she seems to be interested in me."
Shang Wu leaned against the headboard, gazing at the night view outside, and said meaningfully, "Lawyer Lu must also be interested in her. Otherwise, he wouldn't have added her contact information."
"Are you jealous?" Lu Rang suddenly asked.
Upon hearing his startling words, Shang Wu almost bit her tongue and immediately retorted, "What are you talking about? I was just asking around."
"oh."
Lu Rang only said one word, and then said nothing more.
Shang Wu sensed something strange about the call and cleared her throat: "Okay, then I'll hang up..."
"She was blocking my way."
Lu interrupted her: "She won't let me go downstairs if I don't give her my contact information."
The call ended abruptly as soon as he finished speaking.
Shang Wu stared blankly at her phone screen, somewhat unable to process what was happening.
What's going on...?
Lu Rang was explaining that he was forced to give out his contact information?
As Shang Wu was deep in thought, there was a sudden knock on the ward door.
She looked up, but to her surprise, the person she saw was Chenmian.
Shenmian came in carrying a large bouquet of lilies and smiled gently at Shang Wu: "Miss Shang, I heard you were injured. I only managed to find time to come see you today. You don't mind, do you?"
Shang Wu narrowed her eyes, looking at the woman who seemed to have ill intentions: "I mind."
Chenmian paused for a moment, then gave a helpless, bitter smile: "Sigh, there's nothing I can do, I've been too busy these past few days..."
“I mean, I mind you coming to see me; I find it unlucky,” Shang Wu interrupted her, her tone cold and sarcastic.
She immediately took out her phone and sent a message to Zhou Yanci.
When Chenmian came running off in a fit of madness, she couldn't be bothered to deal with it.
Whoever's woman is responsible for her own affairs.
Chenmian's face turned pale, and she almost couldn't maintain her polite expression.
Shang Wu smiled faintly, not intending to play along: "Alright, there's no one else here, so why bother coming to see me? You seem to be happier than anyone else to see me disfigured."
Shenmian pursed her lips, closed the door, and then crossed her arms, watching her with a leisurely air.
"I'm only seeing you because of our business relationship. Do you think I wanted to come here? I've been working overtime with A-Ci at the company these past few days, and I haven't had enough sleep every night. How could I have time to come see you?"
She raised an eyebrow, her tone laced with pride.
Shang Wu narrowed her eyes: "Zhou Yanci has been working overtime these past two days. Have you been with him?"
"yes."
Chenmian laughed and casually walked to the bedside: "Do you think you're important to him? He's only called a few times these past two days, hasn't he? He's more than happy to spend time with me than with you!"
Shang Wu smiled too.
She laughed at Zhou Yanci, who prided himself on being smart, saying he would never have imagined having such a terrible teammate.
He was pretending to be deeply in love over there, while his unrequited love was desperately trying to win him over.
"You, you can still laugh?" Shenmian looked at Shangwu in astonishment, thinking she had gone mad.
Shang Wu withdrew her gaze and said calmly, "You think you can provoke me by saying these things? You're dreaming."
"Isn't what I've said enough to prove that Ah Ci only has me in her heart?"
Shenmian frowned, staring intently at her: "Shang Wu, you're so eager to become the president's wife, but you probably don't know that Aci has long been fed up with you. She'll just kick you out after this limited-edition design is released!"
Bang!
The door to the ward behind me was violently flung open.
Zhou Yanci's face was ashen as he stared intently at Chen Mian as he walked towards her step by step.
Startled, Chenmian retreated in confusion: "Aci, you, why did you suddenly come here?"
"If I hadn't come over, how could I have heard you spouting nonsense in front of A-Wu?"
Zhou Yanci clenched her fists and said in a deep voice, "I've been working overtime at the company these past two days. You took advantage of Xiao Dong's absence and no one was stopping you to come and fuss over me. I have no feelings for you at all. I just didn't kick you out because it's too dangerous for a girl like you to leave the company late at night!"
Chenmian was pale and biting her lip tightly.
"I didn't expect you to come here and brag to A-Wu!" Zhou Yanci pulled her over. "Who gave you permission to sow discord between me and A-Wu? I only have love for A-Wu, I've never used her!"
Chenmian's eyes instantly reddened, but she suddenly saw Zhou Yanci blinking gently, gesturing to her.
She was taken aback for a moment, then immediately realized what she had done and played the victim, saying, "Yes, I'm sorry, A-Ci, I was wrong. I shouldn't have come here and talked nonsense."
Zhou Yanci pulled Chenmian to the bedside.
"Apologize to my Ah Wu!"
Shang Wu quietly admired his domineering protective stance.
He blinked so hard his eyes almost popped out. Did he think no one could see that he was implying that he was acting together with Chenmian?
Feeling wronged, Chenmian pushed Zhou Yanci away and ran away.
"Stop right there!" Zhou Yanci quickly chased after him.
The two of them, one after the other, arrived at the deserted stairwell.
As soon as Chenmian entered, she turned around and raised her hand to hit Zhou Yanci, who had followed her.
Zhou Yanci grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms.
"We just made up, and you can't wait to provoke Shang Wu. Aren't you being a little too impatient, darling?"
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