It's unclear what words caused Xie Yuqiong's expression to crack slightly, but she picked up her teacup, took a sip to cover it up, and put the teacup down again, her expression returning to normal.
“He hates me to the core, so why would he tell me these things?”
Lin Yusheng seemed to have overheard some secret, and her expression became somewhat flustered. "Why does President Lu hate you?"
"You'll have to ask him that. He's the son of a mistress. Why does he hate me? Ha!"
Xie Yuqiong's words were full of sarcasm.
Lin Yusheng: "There might be some misunderstanding."
"There's no misunderstanding. He's a violent and cold-blooded demon at heart."
Lin Yusheng raised her head and looked at Xie Yuqiong, waiting for her to continue and also wanting to see through her purpose.
“Lu Zhengye was brought back to the Lu family three years ago. On his very first day, he almost strangled me to death. His eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like a wild beast. The servants and bodyguards tried to stop him, but they couldn’t.”
Lin Yusheng could hear the intense hatred and disgust, as well as a hint of fear, in Xie Yuqiong's tone.
She looked shocked.
Xie Yuqiong seemed quite satisfied with Lin Yusheng's reaction. She continued, "He was brought back from the island of slaves in the United States. Do you know what kind of place that is?"
Lin Yusheng's hand holding the teacup slowly tightened. She knew about the Island of the Dead.
That was the most dangerous and lawless place in the United States. The island was huge, and it was said that everyone on it was a desperado.
No one knows how many people or how much money are on that island; the only legend is that the tyrant takes pleasure in killing and has so much money he can throw it away like paper.
Lin Yusheng felt a chill rise from the soles of her feet; Lu Zhengye had actually been brought back from there.
Seeing Lin Yusheng's reaction, Xie Yuqiong knew that she had heard of the Island of the Dead Slaves.
She continued, "It seems you've heard of this place. So you're not surprised that he almost killed me on his first day here. Today, I have another piece of news to tell you."
Lin Yusheng forced a smile. "Go ahead."
"Last night you and Lu Zhengye went racing together and won the race, but got into a conflict with your opponent, right?"
Lin Yusheng's smile froze on her face. Xie Yuqiong had sent someone to follow Lu Zhengye.
"Madam is incredibly resourceful; you can't hide anything from her."
Xie Yuqiong snorted, "You don't need to be sarcastic. Do you know what that King Yama did last night?"
Based on the above, Lin Yusheng knew that the "King of Hell" she was referring to was Lu Zhengye.
Lin Yusheng's unease finally began to show signs.
She forced herself to remain calm and said, "He hurt Chen Miao?"
Xie Yuqiong burst into laughter, now making no attempt to hide her disgust for Lu Zhengye.
"I've told you so much, yet you still think of him as so naive. It seems your family has really protected you too well. You only know the meaning of the phrase 'the wickedness of the human heart' but have never truly understood it."
Lin Yusheng had already understood this in her previous life.
But she remained calm and waited for Xie Yuqiong's next words.
“Lu Zhengye knocked the young master of the Chen family down the mountain last night. After Chen Miao and his car fell down, he calmly smoked a cigarette before leaving. Isn’t that kind of person scary?”
Lin Yusheng felt a chill in her heart, but what terrified her even more was that Xie Yuqiong's words were all about how terrifying Lu Zhengye was, rather than showing any concern or pity for Chen Miao's life.
Lin Yusheng took a sip of hot tea to warm her cold hands and feet before saying, "Chen Miao did go too far last night, but I didn't expect President Lu to be so extreme. Is Chen Miao alright now?"
"I survived, but I'm now a cripple."
Lin Yusheng: "Let me be direct. What is Mrs. Lu's purpose in telling me all this?"
“You’re a straightforward person, of course I want to help Miss Lin out.”
Xie Yuqiong called out a maid's name, and the maid brought over a contract and handed it to Xie Yuqiong.
Xie Yuqiong pushed the contract in front of Lin Yusheng and said, "If you want to be an actress, I, Zechuan, own the largest entertainment company in Lucheng, Royal Dynasty Entertainment. If you sign this contract, I will pay the penalty for breach of contract with Shenggan."
"I don't understand. Why do the imperial court and Madam Lu favor me so much, when I'm a newcomer with no works to show for it?"
Xie Yuqiong felt that she had already done a great job by saying so much and deciding to help Lin Yusheng, but she didn't expect that this brat was so cunning and was obviously wary of her.
Her face turned cold, and she finally showed her impatience, "My son likes you, otherwise I wouldn't have wasted my time."
"Thank you for your hospitality, Madam Lu, but I am destined to be apart from Young Master Lu."
In his previous life, Lu Zechuan also had feelings for her, but after being rejected by her a few times, he stopped bothering her.
Xie Yuqiong's face darkened completely, and she said with a strong warning, "You mean you look down on my son?"
“Young Master Lu is very good, but I don’t think I’m good enough for him. He’s really not as Madam thinks.”
Lin Yusheng spoke very sincerely.
Xie Yuqiong's expression softened a bit. She gestured to the contract in front of Lin Yusheng and asked, "So, are you going to sign this contract or not?"
Lin Yusheng nervously pinched the hem of her skirt, then smiled and said, "I won't sign it. I begged and pleaded to get into Shenggan in the first place, and I don't want to break my contract now."
Xie Yuqiong sneered, "I've figured it out, your heart is with that bastard."
Lin Yusheng was, after all, a princess who had been pampered since childhood. Her humble tone now was not out of fear, but because she did not want to offend the Lu family.
“President Lu knows who his parents are, and I also know that President Lu’s father is the current head of the Lu family. The term ‘bastard’ should not be used to describe him.”
Xie Yuqiong couldn't stand it when others spoke up for Lu Zhengye, so she abruptly waved the hot tea on the table.
The tea spilled out, and the scalding hot water splashed onto Lin Yusheng's hand, instantly turning it red.
Lin Yusheng looked pained, but she didn't utter a sound.
Xie Yuqiong pointed at Lin Yusheng's nose and cursed, "Isn't he a bastard? His mother was a mistress, so he is the most despicable person in the world. He shouldn't have been born, and neither should his mother."
Lin Yusheng had nothing to say to Xie Yuqiong, so she picked up her bag and was about to leave.
Just as she was about to go downstairs, Lu Zechuan came up from downstairs.
As soon as the two faced off, Lu Zechuan immediately sensed that something was wrong.
He immediately said to Lin Yusheng, "Miss Lin, let's go downstairs and talk."
Lin Yusheng didn't know how to refuse, since she also had to go down.
The two walked downstairs.
The maid came up to comfort Xie Yuqiong, who was in a state of emotional distress.
Xie Yuqiong said viciously, "Send someone to investigate this Lin Yusheng for me. I will not allow her to enter my Lu family."
"Yes, madam."
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