After hearing the truth, Zhou Qian sat there blankly for a long time without saying a word. The tightness in her chest made her feel like she was about to die.
Because the Qian family was looking for trouble with Lu Jing's concubines at that time, they sent Lao Niu to protect her, but unexpectedly an accident happened.
Lu Jing's treatment of her at the engagement party was a disguised form of protection, but he also had another purpose, which was to prevent the engagement party from going ahead.
The injuries on Lu Jing's body were caused by his father's punishment for canceling the engagement party.
But……
Why did he do that?
Recalling some of the things that happened after she became involved with Lu Jing, Zhou Qian had an idea in her heart. She couldn't believe it, but she couldn't find a better reason to explain what Lu Jing had done.
Maotou told her that Lu Jing could harm anyone but not her.
Zhou Qian wanted more and more to get an answer to prove her idea, so she took out her cell phone and called Grandma Liu.
When the call was connected, Grandma Liu's cheerful voice came, "Xiao Qian, why are you calling so early today?"
"Grandma, I hope I didn't disturb your rest?"
"What time is it? You must have gotten up long ago." Grandma Liu said, "When will you and Xiao Lu come to the store to play?"
"I'll come visit you and grandpa when I have time."
"So, is there something wrong with you?"
"Grandma, I want to ask you, how did you and Lu Jing meet?"
There was a pause on the other end of the line before Grandma Liu's voice came, "Why did you suddenly think of asking this?"
"Just trying to figure out some things."
Grandma Liu smiled, "Silly girl, you finally got it."
Zhou Qian was stunned, the thought in her heart became stronger and stronger, "Grandma, what do you mean?"
"Do you really think you could earn 200 yuan a day by working just four or five hours a day?"
“…”
"Of course, grandma isn't saying you're incompetent, but at that time, a part-time salary of over a hundred was considered incredible, let alone two hundred."
"Xiao Lu felt sorry for you and gave you an extra portion of your salary. He has kept us in the dark for years, and we respect his opinion."
"Including the money your father defrauded us of back then, he has already paid it back for you."
"Xiao Qian, Xiao Lu has been by your side for so many years. It's obvious that he really likes you."
Zhou Qian didn't know when Grandma Liu hung up the phone. For a long time, her chest was still heavy and she couldn't say a word.
There were so many things in her mind, and she didn't know how to connect the entanglement between her and Lu Jing.
The only time she had a deep impression of Lu Jing was when she and Lin Chenyi had just confirmed their relationship and Lin Chenyi took her to watch him play basketball.
Lu Jing was also there that day.
A handsome boy like Lu Jing, who has been handsome since childhood, naturally has countless girls surrounding him, so the basketball court was almost packed that day.
Zhou Qian still remembered that because Lin Chenyi and Lu Jing were good brothers, and she was Lin Chenyi's official girlfriend, everyone thought that she and Lu Jing were also familiar with each other, so they used all kinds of snacks and drinks to please her, trying to get her to help connect them.
But in fact, before that, she and Lu Jing had never spoken a single word to each other.
Lu Jing usually gives people the impression of being a carefree playboy, but in private, he actually gives Zhou Qian the impression of being a cold and distant person.
So at that time, even if there was a chance to meet, the two of them never spoke to each other.
Zhou Qian politely rejected the advances of those girls.
But that day on the basketball court, when I heard a few girls talking about Lu Jing, one of them said that Lu Jing had someone he liked.
Everyone who heard this laughed.
Someone said, "Everyone knows that Mr. Lu has someone he likes. I saw him having dinner with a girl yesterday."
"That's right, everything in this world can be a secret, except for the person Mr. Lu likes."
The girl who said Lu Jing had someone in his heart said, "When I say love, I mean the kind that's as bright as a moonlight."
The three words "white moonlight" seemed to be a "forbidden zone" for all women. When they heard these three words, everyone fell silent.
Someone asked the girl who Lu Jing liked, and the girl couldn't say, but she said with certainty that Lu Jing had someone in his heart.
At that time, some people wailed, while others did not believe it.
Although she never liked gossip, she was also curious about who Lu Jing had in his heart.
So... who is that person?
…
When Maotou came out of the house after cooking the porridge, he saw Zhou Qian squatting in the corner in a daze, looking like he was in a bad mood.
He thought Zhou Qian was still blaming herself and feeling sad for Lao Niu's death. He felt even more upset that he had let the cat out of the bag and made Miss Zhou so sad.
"Sister-in-law...Miss Zhou, what's wrong with you?"
Zhou Qian was still immersed in distant thoughts and didn't hear what he said.
Seeing that she didn't respond, Maotou became even more worried. He reached out and patted her shoulder gently, "Miss Zhou? Miss Zhou..."
Zhou Qian suddenly came back to his senses, looked up, and before he could hide the tears in his eyes, he met Maotou's worried eyes.
"Miss Zhou, are you crying?"
"No." Zhou Qian quickly lowered his head.
"Don't do this. If Brother Jing knew that I made you sad, he would definitely beat me to death."
Zhou Qian forced a smile, "Don't worry, he wouldn't dare."
Maotou saw her smile and started to smile foolishly, "With Miss Zhou as my amulet, Brother Jing really wouldn't dare."
Zhou Qian smiled and said nothing.
Maotou straightened his face and said, "Lao Niu is our brother. We are all very sad that he is gone, but we have never blamed Miss Zhou."
"Brother Jing has been kind to us. We swore to do anything for him at any time, so Lao Niu won't blame us for anything."
Zhou Qian's eyes suddenly turned red again, and he choked up and said, "Thank you, thank you."
Maotou smiled foolishly, "We are one family, no need to say thank you."
Zhou Qian calmed down and asked, "Is the porridge ready?"
"Okay, I'll go get Sheng."
"Let me do it."
She suddenly wanted to see Lu Jing very much. She had never wanted to see anyone so much before.
…
When Zhou Qian brought the porridge upstairs, he saw that Lu Jing had woken up and was trying to get up.
"Are you awake?" Zhou Qian quickly put the porridge on the bedside table and helped him up.
Lu Jing looked at her. He woke up once during the night and saw her in his arms. He thought it was just a dream.
It seems not.
When Zhou Qian was looked at like this by him, all he could think about were the words of Maotou and Grandma Liu. The urge to find him and ask him for clarification became stronger and stronger.
But she knew now was not the time.
She averted her gaze and said unhappily, "What are you looking at? Don't you recognize me? Do you want me to introduce myself formally?"
Lu Jing sneered and ignored her, standing up on his own. But just as he stood up, his vision suddenly went dark, and he fell uncontrollably to the ground.
"careful!"
Zhou Qian quickly rushed forward and hugged him. Because his body was too heavy, Zhou Qian had to use a lot of strength to steady him.
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