Inside the box was an exquisite men's watch, sophisticated and elegant, with a beautiful design that is suitable for both the elderly and the young.
But it was clear that Lu Jing's reaction was strange. While Deng Xingwen was still wondering, the people around them started to gossip.
"What does the Deng family mean by this? A threat?"
"He's too brave. He doesn't even know his own worth, yet he dares to provoke the Lu family."
"Is this a provocation? This is clearly reopening old wounds."
"But judging from Miss Deng's expression, she doesn't seem to know the truth."
"That's even more foolish; they don't even bother to find out anything before giving a gift."
...
As each word reached Deng Xingwen's ears, she gradually realized that something was wrong.
She went to look at Lin Yusheng, who gave her a provocative smirk.
We've been tricked.
Deng Xingwen's mind went blank for a moment; what on earth was going on?
Deng Rongfan finally realized what was happening. He knelt down with a thud, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.
“Mr. Lu, my daughter didn’t do it on purpose. She picked out the gift herself and said she wanted to give it to you. I didn’t know what was inside. She didn’t know about that old matter. Please forgive me, Mr. Lu.”
Lin Yusheng couldn't help but sigh that Deng Rongfan was really a cunning old fox. He first distanced himself from the situation before offering an explanation for his daughter.
Lu Jiwen, the current head of the Lu family and Lu Zhengye's father, had a livid face.
"The daughter of President Deng is really something else. First, she caused trouble in front of everyone in my Lu family banquet hall, and now she has crossed the bottom line of my Lu family. Do you really think we have a good temper?"
"No, no, it's really a misunderstanding, Mr. Lu, please see the truth." Deng Rongfan even kowtowed.
No one dared to breathe loudly, and no one dared to plead for him.
Everyone knows that in Lucheng, it's better to offend the King of Hell than the Lu family.
Seeing her father like this, Deng Xingwen didn't dare to stand up anymore. She knelt down as well, tears streaming down her face. "I'm sorry, Grandpa Lu, I really don't know anything. I'm still confused. I just wanted to make you happy."
"Oh, right." Deng Xingwen seemed to suddenly remember something. She pointed to Lin Yusheng in the crowd, "It's her. She's the one who said Grandpa Lu likes watches."
Lin Yusheng was a little confused. When everyone's eyes turned to her, she was clearly flustered. "How could it be me? I know Grandpa Lu..."
She bit her lip, her eyes reddened, and she swallowed back what she was about to say.
"Everyone knows about my relationship with you. I don't even have your contact information. So tell me, where am I supposed to hear what Grandpa Lu likes?"
Lin Yusheng realized what was happening, and her chest heaved with anger as she began to interrogate Deng Xingwen.
Deng Xingwen was frantic at this moment, and she said stiffly, "Outside the restroom of Twilight Bar."
Lin Yusheng pondered for a moment, then laughed in exasperation, "I did mention Rui Ge's watch in the Twilight bathroom, but I was with Shu Shu at the time. You overheard me and thought you were being clever enough to assume it was Grandpa Lu's preference."
"You're disgusting! How is this any different from stealing my work?"
"If I really meant it as a gift for Grandpa Lu, and you bought the exact same one as me, and then you offered to give the gift first, wouldn't you turn around and accuse me of giving it to you later?"
"I..." Deng Xingwen didn't expect Lin Yusheng to have tricked her with just a few words.
Her face turned deathly pale. She wanted to speak, but no words of rebuttal came to her mind.
Shen Yishu stood up angrily, "I can testify for Sheng Sheng. That day she clearly said that Brother Lin liked Rui Ge watches, so she planned to buy the best one for him. I didn't expect that someone with ulterior motives would overhear and use it in their own cleverness."
Lin Jingyu's face had already turned cold when he saw his younger sister being dragged into this. He also stepped forward and said to Lu Jing, "That's right. Sheng Sheng just gave me a Rui Ge watch a few days ago. She regretted that she couldn't buy me the best one from the new season. I didn't expect to see it here today."
After he finished speaking, he gave Deng Xingwen a cold look, his eyes full of disgust.
The Lin family is known for spoiling Lin Yusheng. Although her parents didn't say anything, their expressions said a lot.
Perhaps after today, the two families will have almost completely severed ties.
No one knew that this was also Lin Yusheng's purpose.
If her father continued to get closer to Deng Rongfan, it would be like walking with a tiger, which made her uneasy, so she could only resort to some underhanded tactics.
However, she felt a little guilty for ruining Mr. Lu's birthday.
Deng Xingwen's face turned deathly pale.
Deng Rongfan turned around and slapped Deng Xingwen hard across the face, scolding, "You bastard, it's clearly your own fault, but you're trying to shift the blame onto others."
Deng Xingwen was stunned by the beating and covered her face, not daring to say a word.
Deng Xingfan continued to apologize, "Mr. Lu, Brother Lin, it's my fault for not raising my daughter properly, I..."
"Alright." Lu Jing waved his hand impatiently, a hint of fatigue on his face. "Kneeling down all the time, people who don't know better will think that my Lu family has bullied you. Take your things back."
"Master Lu won't blame us?"
"Fine, it's your prerogative to give whatever gift you want, but I really don't want to accept this. You can take it back."
"Yes, yes, yes." Deng Rongfan took the watch back, then took his daughter and went out.
Deng Xingwen covered her face and followed Deng Rongfan out the door. After turning into a dark corner, Deng Xingwen cursed viciously with bloodshot eyes, "It was that bitch Lin Yusheng who framed me."
“Dad, what I just said in the hall is true. It was Lin Yusheng who framed me.”
Deng Rongfan was already furious, "You good-for-nothing, you fell for someone's trick and you still have the nerve to say that? I asked you what gift you were going to give me and you kept it a secret. Now look what's happened, you've caused me so much trouble."
Because he was afraid of being overheard, Deng Rongfan could only lower his voice, but it was not hard to hear the anger in his words.
Deng Xingwen cried and sobbed, "I just wanted to please the old man and give you a surprise."
"A surprise? Your surprise almost killed my whole family, you good-for-nothing."
Seeing how angry Deng Rongfan was, Deng Xingwen bit her lip and remained silent.
"Did you know that Lu Jing has two sons?"
Deng Xingwen: "I know, but didn't they say my eldest son was arrested for committing a crime?"
Deng Rongfan scoffed, "Do you know what he did wrong? It's so serious that even his all-powerful father won't let him out."
Deng Xingwen shook her head.
"It's true that Mr. Lu used to like watches, but on his sixtieth birthday, his eldest son designed and made a watch for him. It was this watch that caused him to stay in the hospital for a whole year."
"The watch contained poison, colorless and odorless, but those who ingested it would gradually lose their life force, just like those who were poisoned with a slow-acting drug. Later, the second son, who is now the head of the Lu family, Lu Jiwen, found out about this. The first thing that Mr. Lu did when he woke up was to send his own son to prison."
Deng Rongfan paused for a moment, then said, "The second thing was to burn all of his treasured watches."
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