Two years had passed. Cheng Ze had become darker and thinner, his thin lips were pursed, and his gaze was sharp. Just standing there made Lu Siqiao's heart race and her breath catch in her throat.
"Are you alright?" Cheng Ze leaned closer, touched her forehead with his hand, and asked with concern.
Lu Siqiao didn't even dare to look at her, but just looked at her own white toes, and when she thought of her disheveled appearance, she felt a bitter feeling in her heart.
"Don't be afraid, I will protect you." Cheng Ze felt a pang of sadness and subconsciously pulled her into his arms.
To everyone's surprise, when the elevator doors opened, the area outside was filled with reporters.
The flashbulbs went off and started taking pictures of them.
Lu Siqiao had never seen anything like this before. She buried her head in Cheng Ze's arms and held him tightly with both hands.
"Don't be afraid."
Cheng Ze's gaze was cold and sharp. He covered her head with his hand and led her outside.
Fortunately, the hotel staff promptly handed me a bathrobe.
Cheng Ze covered Lu Siqiao's head with a large bathrobe, pressed her head into his arms, and quickly led her into a taxi and drove away.
Reporters outside the car window chased after them, loudly proclaiming, "Young Master Cheng, is this your secret girlfriend? Will you marry her?"
“A few days ago, Director Cheng said that the Cheng and Fang families were planning to arrange a marriage. Didn’t you want to marry Fang Dingding?”
"Young Master Cheng, I heard you're engaged abroad, is that true?"
"..."
Inside the carriage, Lu Siqiao dared not move easily until the noise around her disappeared, at which point she peeked out from under her bathrobe.
Her eyes were brimming with tears.
I felt pity for him.
She was nestled in Cheng Ze's arms, breathing softly, a blush rising on her cheeks.
The two were inches apart. Her face was pale, her red lips glistening, her neck white, her collarbones clearly defined, her white shirt slightly open, and further down...
Cheng Ze felt a tightening in his lower abdomen and a dry throat. He swallowed hard and quickly asked, "Are you alright?"
Lu Siqiao hung her head, her eyes red, and said, "I...I'm not good—"
Cheng Ze patted her head and said softly, "Don't be afraid, it's nothing serious."
Lu Siqiao felt exhausted, and her eyelids felt incredibly heavy.
Having experienced so much tonight, her heart was heavy. Overwhelmed by the shock, her eyelids drooped, and she soon nestled in Cheng Ze's arms and fell into a deep sleep.
Cheng Ze pursed his lips and sighed softly.
He embraced Lu Siqiao, but his eyes gradually hardened.
He took Lu Siqiao back to the villa in the main house of the Lu family. After learning about his daughter's ordeal, Lu Mingfeng and his wife's expressions changed drastically, and they made a move to go to the Lu family to demand an explanation.
Cheng Ze stopped them and said calmly, "Grandpa, Uncle and Aunt, leave Lü Tao to me. You take good care of Qiaowa first."
From his tone, Luo Xiaoxue knew that the Lü family was not simple. She instructed Cheng Ze, "Aze, I will comfort Qiaowa. Do whatever you want to do. We believe in you."
Before leaving, Cheng Ze took a deep look at Lu Siqiao.
As soon as he got into his car and left, I immediately made a phone call and asked him to stop all the reporters' reports.
But a short while later, the phone rang again. The voice said helplessly, "Young Master Cheng, we can't stop it now. The news of Miss Fang's chaotic private life has spread throughout the industry. Besides the photos of her leaving the hotel with you, there are also photos of Lü Tao carrying her into the hotel. We have both witnesses and evidence. Tomorrow's news will be all about Miss Fang having secret meetings with men, her chaotic private life, and her extremely bad reputation!"
"Lu Tao spent a lot of money to kill Miss Fang. Young Master Cheng, we're just a small business, we don't dare to go against the Lu family," the other party said in a low voice.
Cheng Ze hung up the phone and had his driver take him directly to Lü Tao's villa.
A dozen or so bodyguards in black stood guard at the entrance of the villa, ready to defend themselves.
Cheng Ze walked in alone and shouted into the room, "Lü Tao, come out here!"
Lu Tao slowly walked out of the hall: "Cheng Ze, you want to mess with me? Don't you think you've got a good idea?"
Cheng Ze pursed his lips and ordered, "Have your men remove all messages from tonight!"
Lu Tao crossed his arms and said coldly, "Beg me. If you beg me, maybe I'll soften and agree."
"What do you want?" Cheng Ze asked coldly, his eyes deep.
"I want Lu Siqiao to be my woman," Lu Tao said shamelessly. "I want to marry her. Her reputation is ruined. If I, Lu Tao, am willing to marry her, it's the greatest blessing she could ever have."
"You're dreaming!" Cheng Ze refused without even thinking.
Lu Tao said confidently, "Then I'll ruin her reputation, and no one will dare to want her!"
Cheng Ze was so angry that he wanted to rush forward, but the bodyguards stopped him.
Lu Tao added fuel to the fire: "Even if you want to marry her, you can't overcome the opposition of the entire Cheng family."
Cheng Ze turned and left. When he got back to his car, he immediately made a phone call. "Sell all the stocks. Yes, keep a close eye on Lü's stocks. I'm going to take them down no matter what!"
I spent a sleepless night.
Lu Siqiao had a dream: the black soil of the space expanded, and the former streams and creeks turned into lakes, shimmering with light...
She woke up.
My head feels slightly heavy.
Luo Xiaoxue walked in and, seeing that she was awake, quickly went to support her and asked her if she felt unwell anywhere else.
Lu Siqiao shook her head: "Mom, I'm fine. Where's Brother Cheng Ze?"
Luo Xiaoxue said with a wry smile, "He went back. If you miss him, Mom will call him."
"Mom, no need," Lu Siqiao replied softly, her eyes lowered.
Her reputation is ruined, what right does she have to continue to pester Cheng Ze?
These days, the entertainment headlines are probably all about her messy entanglements with Lü Tao and Cheng Ze.
“Qiaowa, Aze isn’t that kind of person. You’re innocent, and he knows that better than anyone.” No one knows a daughter better than her mother, Luo Xiaoxue comforted her.
Lu Siqiao smiled bitterly: "Forget it, he and I are destined to be apart." Then, her eyes turned cold. "As for the Lü family, I will not let them go."
Lu Mingfeng rushed in, his expression grim, his eyes flashing with a cold light: "Qiaowa, Dad has found out that the Lü family made their fortune in real estate. We can't touch their overseas businesses, but if we tighten our grip on their domestic real estate, we can bring them down just as easily!"
He didn't sleep a wink last night, talking on the phone with Cai Ming all night long, and even a few gray hairs have sprouted.
Ever since their eldest son adopted Lu Siqiao, they haven't even dared to hit her, yet she almost fell into the hands of bad guys.
She's so young! That bastard Lü Tao, how could he do that!
After discussing it with Lu Mingfeng, Cai Ming decided to cooperate and confront the Lü family head-on. Even if they couldn't bring them down, they could still make them suffer a lot!
“Dad, no need. I have my own ideas.” Lu Siqiao clenched her fists, her gaze cold. “Keep your money for Jin’an to start his business. I have enough on my own.”
She had been lying low for ten years, intending to use it against Fang Dingding.
I never expected that Lü Tao would actually die!
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