That cold attitude suggests he's not someone to be trifled with.
Years of experience in handling cases gave the police officers a gut feeling that the man in front of them was probably a troublesome troublemaker at heart.
Their gazes fell on the hands that Gu Changzheng and Lu Huaijiao were holding.
Gu Changzheng had large hands. His skin wasn't dark for a man, but when he held Lu Huaijiao's fair, glowing hands, they still appeared much dimmer.
His large hand clenched tightly into her small palm, his expression cold and indifferent.
That soft, seemingly gullible little girl was led by him, a faint smile always playing on her lips…
In terms of both height and temperament, the two of them are not a good match.
Or you could say that these two are completely opposite, one extremely rugged, the other extremely delicate and refined. Under normal circumstances, no one would ever pair such two together.
But at this moment, looking at their clasped hands, the police officer actually felt that this was the real match made in heaven.
This is just so fantastical.
Fortunately, the police officer did not forget his mission. He brought Lu Huaijiao and the others to the meeting room, and then brought Lu Zhengde and the others out.
Although only a few days had passed, Lu Zhengde felt as if he had never seen Lu Huaijiao before.
"Jiaojiao..."
His hair had grown long, and his beard had sprouted quite a bit. He always had a refined and elegant appearance, but now he looked exceptionally disheveled and haggard.
She was still wearing the clothes she had on the day she was taken away; they had long since become sour and smelly.
No one would believe that he is a highly educated intellectual.
It would be more accurate to say that he was picking up trash under the bridge.
This is probably an inevitable change after suddenly going from a life of privilege to being a prisoner.
On the other hand, Lu Huaijiao, under Gu Changzheng's care, ate well, drank well, slept well, was in high spirits, had a rosy complexion, and was full of energy.
Lu Zhengde spoke, his voice somewhat hoarse.
Lu Huaijiao sat down on the stool opposite Gu Changzheng with a faint smile on her lips. She then took the information that Shu Aiguo had previously investigated from Gu Changzheng's hand and tossed it onto the table.
"What's this?"
Lu Zhengde looked at the documents in front of him with a puzzled expression, then looked up at Lu Huaijiao.
Lu Huaijiao smiled.
"This is the truth behind how you were 'deceived' before!"
"What?"
Lu Zhengde was shocked and reached out to open the document. At first, he read it very slowly, but as time went by, he browsed the document very quickly.
After reading through all the content at a glance, I started trembling all over.
"This...this...how is this possible?"
"I...I was actually...I was actually deceived?"
Lu Zhengde shook his head repeatedly, his face filled with disbelief.
The document clearly records that Su Xiaowan and Zhang Yuan went to the guesthouse together to see off a couple who were their mutual friends.
Those who attended the wedding at the time, as well as the bride and groom who are now married, can all serve as witnesses.
Besides those people, the couple could also testify to the truth of what happened back then...
Every word they uttered fell upon Lu Zhengde like a whip.
The more certain the witnesses' testimonies were, the more pain Lu Zhengde felt. He never imagined, he never even dreamed, that he... that he had actually... actually misunderstood Xiao Wan back then...
"I...this...this..." Lu Zhengde was helpless, clutching his hair with both hands, unable to understand why things had turned out this way.
Others might find him quite pitiful in his appearance, since he is also a victim.
However, in Lu Huaijiao's opinion, Lu Zhengde deserved it.
"You were planning to cheat on me all along, weren't you? Stop pretending to be all lovey-dovey here. My mother is long gone, you don't need to put on an act for people."
Lu Zhengde's acting skills are very good.
Lu Huaijiao admitted it.
But so what? No matter how good the acting is, it's still acting. Besides deceiving some ignorant people, who else can you expect to deceive?
Oh, Lu Zhengde's acting is so good that he even deceived himself.
Haha, how ridiculous!
Lu Zhengde looked up at Lu Huaijiao in disbelief: "Jiaojiao, how could you say such a thing about your father? I am your own father, how could you doubt me like this?"
"I doubt you? Then was Lu Sisi and Lu Huaiyu forced to have children at gunpoint or knifepoint?"
Lu Huaijiao asked with a cold smile.
Lu Zhengde choked for a moment.
"I...I...this...this..."
"Admit it, you're a complete scumbag. You betrayed my mother's love for you, couldn't stand the loneliness, and slept with Qin Yanhua while my mother was pregnant with me."
"No...no, it was her...she seduced me. Jiaojiao, Jiaojiao, listen to Dad, it was that Qin Yanhua, she seduced me."
Even at this point, Lu Zhengde is still pushing all the blame onto Qin Yanhua?
Lu Huaijiao found it quite amusing.
Even if Qin Yanhua seduced him, so what? If he doesn't take off his pants voluntarily, can she force him to?
If he didn't have that thought and his mind was as still as water, could Qin Yanhua have forced him to get hard?
Lu Huaijiao's words were a bit excessive, but that's the truth. So Lu Zhengde shouldn't try to convince her of his innocence; she simply didn't want to hear it.
"Jiaojiao... Jiaojiao, you have to believe your father. You know how your father has treated you all these years. Even if your father made mistakes and wronged your mother in the past, I truly love you."
"How can you bear to treat your father like this?"
When Lu Zhengde's attempts to refute the accusations failed, he began to take a conciliatory approach, trying to rekindle Lu Huaijiao's feelings for him through his care for her.
But if she could persuade Lu Huaijiao just like that, then she wouldn't be called Lu Huaijiao.
Lu Huaijiao watched Lu Zhengde's performance with a cold eye.
Watching him, tears streaming down his face, recount how difficult it had been for him, how he had raised her single-handedly, acting as both father and mother...
Lu Huaijiao grew annoyed and her brows furrowed tightly.
My maternal grandmother passed away two and a half years ago.
Lu Zhengde was taken aback.
It wasn't just because of Lu Huaijiao's words, but also because of the tone of her voice. Although it was still a soft, gentle tone, it carried an undeniable certainty.
It's like he's become a completely different person.
"Huaijiao..."
“My grandmother had only passed away a few months ago, and you told me that because of my grandmother’s family background, I needed to go to the countryside to avoid trouble.”
Lu Huaijiao recounted calmly, raising her head to look into Lu Zhengde's eyes, and said, word by word, "My mother passed away when I was five years old. After she passed away, I lived with my maternal grandmother. My maternal grandmother passed away two and a half years ago, and not long after, I was tricked by you and sent to the countryside."
"So, how long have you raised me? I really don't know."
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