Chapter 512: Wasted Efforts
"Of course not. I care about you so much, how could I blame you!" Vivian quickly raised the corners of her mouth. "Yaoyao, don't get me wrong. I'm afraid that after you lose your memory, you might encounter someone with bad intentions approaching you, so..."
"I know you mean well." Jiang Yao smiled at her gently, "Okay, let's get back to business!"
"Oh, okay!"
Vivian nodded quickly, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and felt inexplicably nervous.
I don’t know if it was her illusion.
I always feel that... Jiang Yao is a little different than before.
He was clearly smiling at her, but she inexplicably felt a sense of alienation and defensiveness.
Maybe the other party noticed something.
Do you want to tell Lu Zhengze?
She was a little hesitant.
…
Returned home that night.
As usual, Lu Zhengze prepared a sumptuous meal for her. "Welcome back, thank you for your hard work."
He walked over, took the coat from her hand and hung it aside, then led her to the restaurant and pulled out a chair for her, treating her like a precious treasure.
Jiang Yao's mood was a little complicated.
She opened her mouth, looked at the man opposite her, and was about to say something.
Lu Zhengze spoke first, "Yaoyao, I'm sorry about what happened this morning. It's because I wasn't mature enough that I lost my temper with you. I know you were doing this for my own good, but I like you so much and I can't bear to leave you, so... I'm sorry, I may have disappointed you."
"How could it be..." Jiang Yao didn't expect that he would still care about this matter, because in her heart, it was already a thing of the past.
"So you're willing to forgive me?" Lu Zhengze showed surprise and raised his glass. "Then please have a drink with me. This will be my acceptance of my apology, okay?"
His attitude was sincere and his eyes were full of expectation.
Jiang Yao couldn't bear to refuse, so he picked up the wine glass and took two sips with him.
Lu Zhengze's brows finally relaxed.
The atmosphere at the dinner table seemed to be much more relaxed.
But Jiang Yao didn't pick up the chopsticks next, "I want to talk to you about something."
"Let's talk after you eat." Lu Zhengze persuaded with a smile.
"No, tell me now." Jiang Yao said firmly.
Lu Zhengze seemed to have sensed something as he slowly put down his wine glass and looked at her.
"Lu Zhengze, I want to ask you, am I really the adopted daughter of the Lu family, your childhood sweetheart, your fiancée who you love?"
Jiang Yao's eyes were sharp, "I hope you won't lie to me this time."
"This time?" Lu Zhengze seemed to chuckle. "Yaoyao, you still won't believe me? Even if I pour my heart out for you, will you remain indifferent?"
Seeing that he was unmoved, Jiang Yao's eyes turned completely cold. "I went to the hospital yesterday to check your medical records. You don't need any reconstructive surgery, and you're not seriously injured. This is all your own drama. Isn't this a lie?"
The smile on Lu Zhengze's face also disappeared, and his expression was neither sad nor happy. "So, you have suspected me for a long time! When did you confirm it?"
"When someone calls me Jiang Yao." Jiang Yao confronted him.
"Haha... Li, Bei, Ting again?" Lu Zhengze gnashed his teeth in hatred when he mentioned these three words. "Time and again, he always appears when I think I can find happiness and complete happiness, snatching away the one who belongs to me."
"I never belonged to you!"
Jiang Yao stood up abruptly, his eyes icy and piercing: "At the beginning, I trusted you so much, thinking that you were sincere to me, but you concealed the truth again and again, fabricating my background, education, and feelings, and even created a fictitious Vivian as my friend to supervise me!
You're just being selfish and not considering my feelings at all. Do you think this is love? You're trying to make me feel pity for you. Don't you think you're ridiculous?
Lu Zhengze's eyes flushed, "Ridiculous?"
He suddenly burst into laughter. "So in your eyes, my sacrifices are so ridiculous. I indirectly killed someone to save you. I even let myself be stabbed to gain your trust. I'm willing to do all this for you.
But everything I have worked so hard on is so ridiculous in your eyes! "
He seemed to be extremely stimulated and looked a little crazy.
"What else?"
Jiang Yao remained unmoved. "Are you going to blame me for these self-indulgent behaviors? Any feelings built on lies are just mirages."
With this premise, no matter how much you give, I will never like you, ever!"
Her words were like a sharp knife that pierced Lu Zhengze's chest, making it difficult for him to breathe and his face pale.
"I was willing to come back today just to get the answer from you, but now it seems that there is no need."
Jiang Yao understood the motive behind his actions.
It was really entirely out of personal selfishness, and there was no room for excuses.
She turned and was about to leave.
"Do you think I will let you go just like that?" Lu Zhengze's voice sounded faintly behind him.
Jiang Yao's eyelids twitched violently, and she turned around abruptly, "What do you mean?"
Could it be that... he did something?
"From the day I knew Li Beiting had come to Country N, I was mentally prepared. Perhaps you would leave me sooner or later. Today, when I received a call from Vivian and learned that you had secretly slipped away for two hours, I already had the answer in my heart."
At this point, the corners of Lu Zhengze's lips slowly rose, "So, I asked you to have a drink with me."
Jiang Yao suddenly felt a chill all over his body. "You put drugs in the wine? You..."
She wanted to say something, but a dizzy feeling came over her head.
This feeling was so strong that she felt like retching.
"Yaoyao—" Lu Zhengze walked from the dining table to her. "Calm down, don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. Relax."
His tone was gentle and alluring.
But it sounded particularly strange to Jiang Yao's ears.
This person is no longer normal.
She wanted to run away, but her whole body became weak and she eventually lost her strength.
The second before she fell, she was embraced by Lu Zhengze.
The man carefully carried her back to the room, placed her on the bed, and gently brushed away a strand of hair from her forehead.
"Yaoyao, Senior Sister, do you know? I really love you... I've been unable to extricate myself from you for a long time."
He slowly lowered his head and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.
His eyes slowly moved downwards, and just as he was about to continue, there was a knock on the door.
"Mr. Lu..."
Vivian's voice sounded outside the door.
Lu Zhengze stood up and said in a cold and indifferent tone, "Come in."
Vivian pushed the door open and saw Jiang Yao lying on the bed.
Judging from her breathing, she should be in a coma.
"This...Yaoyao..."
Sensing the coldness emanating from Lu Zhengze, she suddenly didn't dare to ask any further.
"Don't ask if you shouldn't ask."
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