Chapter 246: The truth is revealed
It had just rained and the air was moist and fresh.
The street scene and sky in the distance are reflected in the puddles, blending together perfectly.
There were few people on the streets, and the empty roads made the scene even more peaceful.
Cheng Yi held Lu Qian in his arms as they walked down the street, his embrace tightly surrounding Lu Qian.
He raised his hand and gently rubbed Lu Qian's swollen eyes, and said in a tone like a child who had done something wrong: "Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
Lu Qian didn't say anything and didn't want to look at him. She just kept walking forward. If she could break free from Cheng Yi's hand, she would definitely push him aside.
"I'm sorry...Qianqian, please pay attention to me."
Cheng Yi's tone was so slow that he almost knelt down to Lu Qian.
Lu Qian rubbed her eyes, which were swollen and itchy from crying, but her tone was cold and hard: "Don't you want to explain? Explain."
She wanted to see what this man could say.
"That's... that's what happened."
Cheng Yi lowered his head and watched Lu Qian's reaction cautiously, his expression like a humble puppy wet by the rain.
"In addition to creating the illusion of power transfer, I have also been using various methods to test Tavia's presence, hoping to make them reveal their true colors as soon as possible.
I didn't want to tell you this right away because I thought it would take a long time to see results. After all, they have been with me for so many years, and it's not easy to get results from spying.
But this time the riots in Spain made me feel something was wrong.
Although the situation over there was a bit chaotic, it was actually handled very quickly. The unrest was quelled in less than two days, and I was ready to return the next day.
But after the unrest subsided, small battlefields suddenly broke out one after another in the surrounding areas, and the timing was extremely accurate, as if they were deliberately stopping me from coming back.
So I asked Lanson to spread a batch of false news in Italy about Tavia's internal deficit and the decline of my regime.
What I didn't expect was that as soon as this news came out, the unrest in Spain began to break out, rather than one after another like before, as if they had recognized that I was unable to suppress it.
But what I didn’t expect was that Vanessa borrowed troops from Andorra and suppressed the riot in one fell swoop.”
After hearing this, Lu Qian finally looked up at Cheng Yi and asked, "Are you saying that Vanessa is the spy?"
When Cheng Yi saw that Lu Qian finally responded to him, his frown relaxed a little and his tone became a little joyful.
"I'm not sure, so I keep trying."
Cheng Yi stared at Lu Qian and said carefully, "I know she has always had feelings for me..."
As expected, when Lu Qian heard this, her face instantly fell and her expression became even uglier than before.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry yet," Cheng Yi embraced Lu Qian, rubbing her soothingly, his tone humble, "I really didn't do anything. I just asked her to stay by my side to work in Spain these days. I was just afraid that she would intercept my communications, so I didn't contact you for a long time."
Cheng Yi pointed in the direction of Tavia Mansion and said, "If you don't believe me, go back and ask Ling Shuo. He won't lie."
Lu Qian pursed her lips slightly, and her brows relaxed a little. Ling Shuo really wouldn't lie.
She half-lowered her eyes and continued to question, "So what happened in your study today?"
"This is what I want to explain to you..."
Cheng Yi pulled Lu Qian to a bench by the roadside. He sat on the bench and held Lu Qian in front of him.
"I wanted to look for you as soon as I got back. I think you're going crazy thinking about me."
He pulled Lu Qian's small hand and placed it next to his face, his eyes lowered, and his tone suddenly became sharp.
“But when Vanessa followed me into the study, I noticed the look in her eyes.
It was a look of fixed search and observation.
She has been with me for seven years and can be said to be a top-notch diplomat and agent. She just entered a place she is very familiar with, so how could she have a observing look?
You have to know that people of her level won't even look at people with curiosity when they enter a completely unfamiliar environment.
So I guess someone has installed surveillance cameras and listening devices in my study."
Cheng Yi held Lu Qian in his arms. She was standing at such a height that he had to look up to see her whole face. He raised his eyebrows slightly, and there was a light in his eyes.
"I wanted to hug you at that time, but I couldn't. I was afraid that if I said something too much, it would reveal myself. Vanessa would do something to you, and I was afraid you would be in danger."
That woman is definitely unexpectedly cruel and ruthless, and Cheng Yi cannot gamble with Lu Qian.
"I couldn't wait to come out looking for you soon after you left, but I searched all the places you usually stay and didn't see you.
Finally I went to Qu Le's laboratory to see if you were there, and Bai Yao told me that you might be in Milan Cathedral.
Then I came over and saw…”
Cheng Yi didn't dare to continue, as he knew he was in the wrong.
Lu Qian turned her face away and rolled her eyes at Cheng Yi.
Cheng Yi acted like a puppy again and humbly asked for forgiveness: "I'm sorry... I'm sorry, I was wrong, I shouldn't have said those words, and I didn't disbelieve you. I saw that..." Cheng Yi wanted to say "shit", but swallowed it back.
"I was so angry about the way your friend...put the necklace on you. I hadn't even had the chance to put it on you...I spoke without restraint. I'm an asshole. I deserve to die."
Lu Qian didn’t know whether she was still angry or not, but she knew that she couldn’t forgive this man at least now.
So she chose to remain silent.
The image of Lu Qian crying flashed through Cheng Yi's mind, and his heart ached again, and his brows furrowed.
"I didn't mean to make you cry. I really don't want to make you cry, but..."
Cheng Yi was too stubborn and paranoid, especially when facing Lu Qian. He had no way of thinking properly and no time to think about the consequences.
Just now, under that scene, the possibility of losing her really flashed through his mind, a possibility that he could not accept at all.
"Everything I did wrong was my fault. You can hit me or scold me, I just ask you not to be sad."
Cheng Yi took Lu Qian's hand, held it in his palm and gently kneaded it, "I won't look for another woman, never. I only love you, and only you."
He raised his head and said earnestly, "Don't leave me."
Lu Qian didn't want to answer Cheng Yi's question. She always felt that if she responded now, it would be like she had forgiven him.
But when Lu Qian heard Cheng Yi say so many words of apology for the first time, he was still a little shocked.
She turned her face away and refused to look at Cheng Yi, saying angrily, "Take me to buy a necklace."
"Ah?" Cheng Yi was confused for a moment and didn't come back to his senses.
"What?" Lu Qian glared at him. "You've never bought me a necklace, so how can you let me wear it?"
After hearing this, Cheng Yi finally came back to his senses, a happy smile appeared on his face, and he grabbed Lu Qian's hand and kissed her hard.
"I'll take you to buy it now, no matter how much you want."
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