Chapter 180 Have you met Lu Qingcheng?
"Hello, are you a friend of Miss Lu Qingcheng? She was hit on the head with a blunt object and is being treated. Could you please come over?"
Meng Anran didn't expect that the call notifying her of Lu Qingcheng's hospitalization would come to her.
After hesitating for a moment, she asked, "What caused the injury?"
"I'm not sure. We're only responsible for rescuing people. Please come and ask the police for details."
"Okay, thank you." Meng Anran said politely and hung up the phone.
He then called his assistant Xiao Li and asked him to go to the hospital to find out what happened.
The special assistant is on call 24 hours a day, and was summoned to the hospital by a phone call from the boss.
Meng Anran put away her phone and went into the room to blow dry her half-dried long hair.
She had no interest in caring about worthless people. She asked Xiao Li to go over because she was curious about what had happened in the Lu family tonight that could have sent Lu Qingcheng to the hospital for emergency treatment.
After drying his hair, Meng Chenghong knocked on the door and came in.
"Second sister, are you looking for me?" Meng Chenghong walked in with a puzzled mind. Why did she have to let him take a shower before coming over to chat?
"Sit down." Meng Anran put down the hair dryer, gave the chair on the dressing table to her brother, and sat down on the edge of the bed. Meeting his confused eyes, she said calmly, "Let me be clear first. I don't like dogs, so if you want to continue raising Xiaoxue, we must make three rules."
Before Meng Chenghong could react, she continued, "First, Xiaoxue cannot enter my room or study. Second, she must be bathed and groomed regularly to keep her clean and free of any odor. Third, I will have someone build a doghouse for her in the backyard. She must stay in the backyard while I'm home and cannot appear in front of me."
Such a demanding request made Meng Chenghong frown. He couldn't bear to let Xiaoxue stay alone in the backyard, so he hurriedly said, "Second sister, Xiaoxue is very well-behaved. She won't bite or bark. You will definitely like her if you spend more time with her..."
Before he finished speaking, Meng Anran said seriously and firmly: "If you can't do it, I will send Xiaoxue away immediately."
Meng Chenghong froze, gritted his teeth and remained silent for a long time, but finally nodded.
Meng Anran then relaxed her expression and softened her tone, "Alright, it's getting late, go back to your room and get some rest."
"Oh." Meng Chenghong responded sullenly and got up to go back to his room.
As soon as my brother left, my assistant Xiao Li called.
"Mr. Meng, the situation is a bit complicated." Xiao Li lowered his voice. "Lu Qingcheng was injured by Lu Zhong with an antique clock. The injury is serious, but not life-threatening for the time being. The police have already intervened in the investigation. The Lu family... seems to be completely finished."
Meng Anran tapped her knees lightly with her fingertips and asked calmly, "Anything else you found?"
Xiao Li hesitated for a moment and said, "A golden button was found at the scene. The piece of clothing it belonged to is a national limited edition. After checking, it should belong to your brother Meng Yushu..."
Meng Anran's fingers suddenly paused, his eyes slightly cold.
How did my brother get involved in this matter?
"Who has the button now?" she asked.
"The police have already taken it away as evidence, but..." Xiao Li paused, "Lu Heng's people seem to be investigating this matter as well."
Meng Anran's lips curled slightly, and a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes: "I know, it's troublesome for you to make this trip. Go home now."
After hanging up the phone, she got up and went to Meng Yushu's room. When she knocked on the door, Meng Yushu was wearing a satin pajamas and sitting in front of the dressing table doing her skin care.
Seeing that it was his sister, Meng Yushu smiled gently, "An Ran, you've come just in time. I have good news for you. My agent just called me and told me that all my schedules have been restored. I'll be joining the crew tomorrow to reshoot the scenes I missed recently."
It can be seen that he is in a very happy mood.
The words were on the tip of her tongue, but Meng Anran couldn't bring herself to say them. She curled her lips and acted as usual, "Congratulations to the great actor for continuing to shine in the entertainment industry."
"Qiao Yichen teasing me is fine, but now even my sister is not letting me go?" Meng Yushu joked, and then returned to the topic: "What do you want to see me about?"
Meng Anran hesitated for a moment and asked, "Brother, I remember you have a national limited edition piece of clothing. Can you lend it to me?"
"Sure." Meng Yushu immediately stood up and opened the wardrobe. After searching for a long time, he couldn't find it. He thought for a while and said, "It's not here. Xiaohong must have taken it."
Meng Anran's eyes darkened, and Meng Yushu instantly caught her mood and asked with concern: "What's wrong? What happened?"
Meng Anran thought for a moment, then told Meng Yushu what had happened: "Lu Qingcheng was hit on the head with a blunt object, but is temporarily out of danger. Lu Zhong's fingerprints were found on the murder weapon, confirming that it was Lu Zhong who did it. However, a button from your dress was also found at the scene."
Meng Yushu was stunned. This meant that Xiaohong had been to the Lu family and might be related to this matter?
"Don't worry too much, it's just a button, it doesn't mean anything, I will take care of it." Meng Anran patted Meng Yushu's shoulder, comforted him, and reminded him: "Don't tell your parents about this for the time being, so as not to worry them."
She turned to leave, but Meng Yushu suddenly stopped her: "An Ran, did you know that something would happen to the Lu family?"
Meng Anran paused slightly and did not answer.
Meng Yushu's voice trembled: "Lu Heng and Lu Yi teamed up to bring down the Lu family. Did you also play a role in it?"
She finally turned around, a hint of a smile on her lips: "Brother, I have no love or hatred for the Lu family, why should we waste time and energy on insignificant things?"
Meng Yushu was stunned. For the first time, he felt confused about whether he should trust his sister. Even though he was the person closest to An Ran in the family, he still felt that he could not see through her.
He took a step closer to his sister, gently holding her shoulders with both hands, unable to stop a slight tremor. "An Ran, I don't understand how many intrigues there are in the business world, but you are my sister, and I just hope you can be carefree."
Meng Anran's expression didn't change at all. After a long while, he raised the right corner of his lip, seeming to have a hint of sarcasm in his voice, "Brother, I'm an adult. What adult in the world can be carefree?"
She raised her hand and patted her brother's shoulder, smiling: "Go to bed early, you have to go to the set to film tomorrow."
After leaving Meng Yushu, Meng Anran went directly to his brother's room.
When the door was opened, Meng Chenghong was sitting by the bed petting the dog. Xiaoxue was startled by the sudden intrusion of the uninvited guest. She immediately jumped off Meng Chenghong's legs and crawled under the bed.
The dog disappeared completely from sight, and Meng Anran felt less disgusted, but she didn't go in.
She leaned against the door frame, her hands tilted up as she glared at her bewildered brother, and said simply, "Have you been to the Lu family these days?"
Meng Chenghong was stunned for half a second, then shook his head like a rattle.
Meng Anran continued to ask: "Have you met Lu Qingcheng?"
Meng Chenghong's eyes trembled, and he pursed his lips and lowered his head.
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