Chapter 165: Once You Breathe Your Breath Away, Your Second Half of Life Is Gone Too

It was half an hour later when Gu Zhiyan came out of the bathroom.

The person on the bed was lying sideways with half of the quilt in his arms, breathing evenly, and it was obvious that he had been asleep for some time.

Gu Zhiyan chuckled, climbed onto the bed, and pulled her into his arms. He pinched the soft flesh on her waist a few times with one hand, gritting his teeth.

"Will you really sleep when I tell you to?"

"You're not usually so obedient."

He lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling for a few seconds, then couldn't help but lower his head and kiss the person in his arms behind the ear.

I tossed and turned until midnight when I finally fell asleep.

The next day, when Jian Yao woke up, Gu Zhiyan had already left.

She reached for the phone on the bedside table and checked the time. It was past ten o'clock again.

Jian Yao frowned. She seemed to have become much sleepier since she had a fever.

But I just got sick, so I need some sleep to recover.

She casually tidied up her messy hair and was about to go wash up when her cell phone suddenly rang.

Jian Yao saw the caller, raised her eyebrows in surprise, and answered the call.

"sister?"

Jian Ning hummed, and got straight to the point, "Did you know about Mrs. Lu being arrested?"

Jian Yao paused while putting on her slippers, her pupils slightly dilated, "What?"

Mrs. Lu was arrested?

Why?

Even if it was because of the previous tax issues of the Lu Group, she shouldn't be the one to go in!

Jian Ning on the other end of the phone hesitated for two seconds, "The police arrested me for murder. They took the person away last night."

Murder?

Who was murdered? Lu Chengze?

But didn’t he go abroad?

In a flash, Jian Yao thought of Mr. Lu who had passed away not long ago.

Logically speaking, the Lu family has physical examinations every year. If Grandpa Lu had a serious illness, given his selfish nature, he would not have ignored his own life. How could he die so suddenly?

The time from hospitalization to death was too short.

She had heard of people having strokes from being angry, but she had never heard of anyone dying from being angry.

The incident happened suddenly and she had no time to think about it carefully. Now thinking about it, she felt that something was wrong with the Lu family that day.

Mrs. Lu had a breakdown and went crazy. Lu Chengyuan simply covered Mrs. Lu's mouth and apologized, looking like he was eager to calm things down.

At that time, she thought that Lu Chengyuan was afraid of offending the Gu family. Looking back now, it seemed more like he was trying to block Mrs. Lu's mouth, fearing that she would say something outrageous.

And there was Lu Jingyi. She used to be critical of me every time she saw me, but the last time we met, she was dumbfounded and didn't say a word. She just held Mrs. Lu tightly.

"But why?"

Jian Yao couldn't understand.

Although Mr. Lu is not a good person, he is still very nice to Mrs. Lu and Lu Chengyuan and his sister.

Even if there are conflicts, they are far from reaching the point of murder.

Jian Ning sighed, "Do you still remember the last time Mr. Lu gave Lu Chengze away?"

Jian Yao: “Yeah.”

Jian Ning: "The Lu family took the initiative to offer themselves to us, but in the end, not only did they fail to gain anything, but they also got a cold shoulder. Naturally, they wanted to vent their anger on the Lu family."

Therefore, it was not only her and Lu Chengze who were behind the Lu family, but also the Liu family.

The Liu family put pressure on the company, Lu Chengze caused trouble, and shareholders collectively protested.

Under pressure from all sides, Mr. Lu started to have evil thoughts again.

Lu Chengze is a tough guy, but he has more than one son.

Jian Ning: "That old man wanted to give Lu Chengyuan to Mr. Liu, and when he was putting pressure on Lu Chengyuan, Mrs. Lu heard it."

Jian Yao understood.

Mrs. Lu and Mr. Lu had been married for three years without having a child, and they had tried countless medicines and folk remedies, but to no avail.

Finally, a master said that she was destined to be childless.

Just when she was about to give up, she got these twins.

It can be said that it is her lifeblood!

Because she was destined to have no children, she raised the child in fear for more than 20 years and finally brought him up.

Now, the old man is going to give her life away as a gift.

How could Mrs. Lu bear this?

Jian Yao said nothing.

Jian Ning continued, "The two of them had an argument, and Mrs. Lu accidentally pushed the man down the stairs."

Jian Yao tiptoed to put on her slippers and tightened her grip on the phone, "Is this considered manslaughter?"

Accidental circumstances, not subjective actions, do not count as murder.

When Jian Ning heard what Jian Yao said, she sneered for some reason, "Of course it doesn't count, but Mr. Lu didn't die at the time, he was just seriously injured."

"But he was determined not to let Lu Chengyuan go, and threatened Mrs. Lu that as long as he was still alive, he would never let Mrs. Lu have an easy life for the rest of her life. Mrs. Lu was so cruel that she simply unplugged his ventilator."

Jian Yao: …

The person is not well yet, but he is already speaking harshly.

Now it’s okay. If I take my breath, the rest of my life will be gone too.

Jian Yao suddenly realized.

It feels like the world is just a huge makeshift team. Such a ridiculous and absurd thing is actually happening around me.

Mr. Lu had been scheming all his life, but he probably never thought that he would be defeated by the person next to him until his death?

No wonder the Lu family let Lu Chengze go so easily, gave him a large sum of money, and let him run away.

I guess she was afraid that he would find out about this.

Unexpectedly, the law is so strict that no one can escape it.

Jian Yao scratched her head and adjusted her mood, "That's good now. We don't have to compete to be the sweeper anymore."

On the other end of the phone, Jian Ning chuckled, "Your abilities haven't improved in this period of time, but you've become much more talkative."

Jian Yao stuck out her tongue.

Maybe it's like "birds of a feather flock together."

Jian Yao refuted: "I learned all this from A Yan."

Hearing Jian Yao's cheerful and playful voice, Jian Ning sighed lightly, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally spoke softly.

"You know how much I hate you being associated with the Lu family, but I took the initiative to call you and tell you about the Lu family?"

Jian Yao sat on the bed holding her phone, and kicked the air lightly with her slippered feet. "Is it because of A Yan?"

Jane paused, "You know?"

"Um."

Jian Yao nodded.

"He didn't avoid me on purpose, and I didn't ask him about it, but he called a lot during that time, and I heard some of it. I also saw the documents in the study room that targeted Lu."

How can you not know what someone is doing when you are together every day?

In fact, that day in the hospital, although his expression was the same as usual, after spending so much time together, she could feel that he was angry.

That anger was not directed at her, but at Mrs. Lu and the Lu family.

She had vaguely guessed it when he didn't ask her if she was okay or mention the Lu family the first time he saw her.

His patience with the Lu family has been completely exhausted.

It was Lu Chengze's intention that he could go abroad smoothly.

Although after the last incident at the hot spring hotel, he said he didn't owe Lu Chengze anything.

But it was a life-saving grace after all.

This time, I have completely paid off my debt.

On the other end of the phone, Jian Ning took out a lady's cigarette and lit it up. It was hard to tell whether her tone was one of relief or emotion, "Yaoyao, you've grown up."

Jian Yao raised his chin and said, "Of course, he was just venting his anger on me. Why should I spoil his fun for the sake of outsiders?"

That jealous person could hold back his jealousy and let Lu Chengze go.

She knows clearly what is important and what is not.

As soon as Jian Yao finished speaking, there was a sudden "ow" sound in the receiver.

"Jian Ning! You're smoking again!"