Upon hearing Zhao Rui's words, Qin Yanhua understood everything.
This girl convinced herself.
She didn't need to bother explaining.
Once Qin Yanhua realized this, her anxiety finally subsided.
She smiled and grasped Zhao Rui's hand in return, a kind smile on her face, like a loving mother looking at her beloved daughter.
"Xiao Rui, I knew you were a smart girl and wouldn't be fooled by that vicious woman Lu Huaijiao."
When Qin Yanhua talked about Lu Huaijiao, she couldn't have been more disgusted.
Zhao Rui hummed in agreement and softly asked Qin Yanhua, "What grudge does Lu Huaijiao have against them? Why would she fabricate such a huge lie?"
How much does she hate Teacher Lu?
"Well, that's a long story." Qin Yanhua paused after saying that, and then began to make up a tale.
"Lu Huaijiao's mother and the old man were classmates. She took a fancy to the young, handsome, and talented old man..."
In Qin Yanhua's words, a story emerged of a spoiled and willful rich girl who forced herself to be with a good boy from an ordinary family.
In Qin Yanhua's words, Su Xiaowan was described as the most willful and shameless girl in the world.
"When she graduated from university, she had someone drug the old man and forcibly became pregnant with his child, which is Lu Huaijiao..."
Qin Yanhua used her sharp mind to fabricate a story about a good family's child being forcibly defiled by a young lady. Zhao Rui was so indignant that she almost got out of the car and went back to take revenge on Lu Huaijiao.
Oh, it's for Lu Zhengde's revenge.
"So, is Teacher Lu just going to let the Su family bully her like this?"
"There's nothing we can do..." Qin Yanhua sighed, speaking with great difficulty, "Who can blame us when the Su family is so powerful and wealthy? Lu Huaijiao's maternal grandmother was a local tyrant during the Republic of China era. How could the master possibly win against them?"
"Damn Lu Huaijiao, damn the Su family! If they were alive today, I would definitely teach them a lesson and avenge Teacher Lu!" Zhao Rui said angrily.
Her face was full of heartache.
She wished she had a time machine so she could travel back to when Lu Zhengde was young, to protect him and prevent him from being bullied by Su Xiaowan.
Qin Yanhua looked at Zhao Rui, who was already immersed in the lies she had woven, with great satisfaction.
Zhao Rui is really brainless; she was so easily fooled.
Since things are so simple, there's no need for the master to get involved.
…………
Back at the Lu family home, Lu Zhengde was indeed there. When Zhao Rui saw Lu Zhengde, she was reminded of the suffering he had endured in the past, and she felt extremely sorry for him.
“Teacher Lu…you suffered so much in the past.”
As she spoke, she threw herself into Lu Zhengde's arms, not caring whether Qin Yanhua was still watching from behind. She reached out and hugged Lu Zhengde's waist, burying her face in his chest.
Lu Zhengde looked somewhat bewildered, reached out and lightly supported Zhao Rui's shoulder, then looked up at Qin Yanhua, who was standing a few steps away.
What happened?
The question was directed at Zhao Rui, but her eyes were fixed on Qin Yanhua.
He was waiting for Qin Yanhua to give him an explanation.
Compared to Zhao Rui, Lu Zhengde definitely trusted Qin Yanhua more.
After all, they've been married for decades, haven't they? Moreover, Lu Zhengde is someone Qin Yanhua has been infatuated with since her teenage years. Back then, her infatuation with Lu Zhengde was even greater than Zhao Rui's is now.
After so many years of relationship, Lu Zhengde believed that Qin Yanhua would not lie to him.
She didn't dare to lie to him.
Qin Yanhua watched helplessly as her husband embraced another woman right before her eyes, and the feelings in her heart were indescribably complicated.
Therefore, when Qin Yanhua met Lu Zhengde's gaze, her eyes held a hint of grievance. That grievance was mixed with a trace of resentment.
Lu Zhengde saw Qin Yanhua's eyes, and his face darkened.
The warning in their eyes was self-evident.
"Sister Qin, what happened? What mistreatment did Xiaorui suffer outside? Didn't I tell you to take good care of her?"
Lu Zhengde, with a stern face, began to reprimand Qin Yanhua.
Although Qin Yanhua knew that when Lu Zhengde called her Sister Qin, it meant he was putting on an act for Zhao Rui, she still felt heartbroken at that moment.
"It's alright... I'm sorry, sir..."
She tossed and turned for a while before finally suppressing her resentment, lowering her head and answering softly, "I went shopping with Xiaorui today and ran into a really annoying person."
"Someone I really dislike?"
Lu Zhengde looked at Qin Yanhua with suspicion.
At this moment, Zhao Rui lifted her head from Lu Zhengde's embrace and looked at him, saying, "Teacher Lu, don't worry about it, you don't know that person."
"Yeah?"
Lu Zhengde was incredibly clever; he could tell from Zhao Rui's eyes that she was lying. However, he didn't immediately expose her.
He gently comforted Zhao Rui, "Xiao Rui, now that you have a child, try to go out less often. Otherwise, if you get bumped into by some clueless person, I'll be heartbroken."
Even though Lu Zhengde was over forty years old, he had a naturally refined and elegant appearance, especially when he put on this caring expression, which was very deceptive.
Zhao Rui was so pleased with his casual coaxing that her heart was practically bubbling with joy.
She hadn't misjudged him; Teacher Lu was indeed the best man in the world. She also secretly resolved to protect Lu Zhengde and never let him be hurt by the past again…
No one knows what Zhao Rui is imagining.
But all Lu Zhengde needed to know was that Zhao Rui was someone who would listen to him without question.
After comforting Zhao Rui, he took her hand and led her back to their room, leaving Qin Yanhua standing there alone, her eyes fixed on the closed door.
Hearing the laughter and chatter coming from inside, despite her constant reminders that it was just the master and that maid Zhao Rui putting on an act, the jealousy in her heart still grew wildly like unrestrained weeds.
It quickly grew into a dense forest, taking over her entire heart.
She wished time would fly by so that after Zhao Rui gave birth, she could immediately kick that girl out...
The sounds of laughter and chatter still echoed from inside the house, which Qin Yanhua found extremely grating.
Unable to numb herself, she turned and went to the most remote room. She thought that after the master finished coaxing that brat Zhao Rui, he would definitely come to find her.
So Qin Yanhua went to change into a new set of clothes and, while looking in the mirror, tidied her hair up neatly.
She even imitated the young people, applying some lipstick to her lips, and then waited happily in the room for Lu Zhengde's arrival.
After waiting for almost two hours, the door to Qin Yanhua's room was finally opened.
She stood up excitedly.
Her gaze fell on the hickeys under Lu Zhengde's unbuttoned collar, and all her happiness vanished.
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