Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him
Chapter 547: Young Master Zhong and I are Mutually in Love

Chapter 547: Chapter 547: Young Master Zhong and I are Mutually in Love

He questioned, "What exactly happened? How did you suffer an allergic reaction out of nowhere?"

Lu Yingxue covered her cheeks, gently rubbing them.

She desperately suppressed her emotions, her voice tinged with an indelible resentment: "It was that idiot Xiang Mingzhu! Last night, she came to catch up and bond with me, but she used castor oil on me. It must have been mixed into the cosmetics I use regularly."

Xiang Mingzhu was adept at sabotage, masking the castor oil in the cosmetics with fragrance.

She had no guard up against Xiang Mingzhu, completely unprepared for it!

"That brainless scumbag! Why would she do such a thing?"

Lu Bannong simply couldn’t understand Xiang Mingzhu’s motive. Hadn’t their two families agreed on something after ten years of preparation? Why would Xiang Mingzhu suddenly strike against Lu Yingxue?

Could she be delusional enough to believe she could claim the top spot?

With her subpar medical skills?

Lu Yingxue’s face turned ashen: "She wants to claim the top spot, saying she couldn’t bear being my stepping stone. She’s reached the final step and wants to stand out. She even deludes herself into thinking she could become Young Madam Zhong. I have no idea when she started harboring such thoughts!"

Xiang Mingzhu always had "PUA", brainwashed.

She was always willing to play second fiddle for the sake of her family.

Lu Yingxue never imagined that the greatest betrayal would come from Xiang Mingzhu!

Something must have happened!

"This disaster! If your uncle hears of it, he’d probably be so angry he could suffer a stroke! The younger generation of the Xiang Family is completely useless!" Lu Bannong truly detested Xiang Mingzhu, never expecting her to have the brains of a pig!

"Father..."

Lu Yingxue’s eyes reddened, filled with humiliation.

"We’ve lost the top spot and even our position as vice-chairman, betrayed by our own people. If I hadn’t suffered this allergic reaction, none of this would have happened! Seeing Qiao Xi’s glory hurts more than killing me!"

This glory was meant to be hers.

The lineage of Cheng Han must be severed to pose no threat to the Lu Family.

Because back then...

Lu Bannong’s face was full of fierce resentment, "Complaining about what’s lost is useless. Since Qiao Xi wants that top spot, let her have it. In the future... she’ll have a tough time, thinking she can challenge my twenty-year status in the Chinese Medicine Community with her efforts alone is sheer folly."

Taking a deep breath, he spoke slowly: "Now, we need to find out why that disaster gave you the drug. She wouldn’t do such a thing on a whim, just out of jealousy."

Lu Bannong had full confidence in his longstanding suppression and mentorship of Xiang Mingzhu; he was convinced she would not betray him without cause.

There must be another reason.

Perhaps someone else was instigating behind the scenes.

So he decided to personally visit the police station to ask for clarity and find an answer.

"So we’re going to the police station now?" Lu Yingxue asked, covering her stinging cheeks.

Lu Bannong glanced at her, "We’ll go to the station, but on the way, stop by a pharmacy to deal with the slap mark on your face. You cannot just let reporters take pictures of it, otherwise, it will lead to many complications."

"Understood."

Lu Yingxue added this slap to Qiao Xi’s account, planning to seize an opportunity to retaliate for this humiliation in the future.

The driver sat in the driver’s seat, silent as a cicada in winter.

Upon receiving the instructions, he immediately turned the car around towards the Imperial Capital Public Security Bureau.

Half an hour later.

The car stopped outside the police station.

Lu Bannong and Lu Yingxue entered the station one after another, where the person in charge accorded them some respect. Hearing that they wanted to see Xiang Mingzhu, they were arranged into a small room.

Pushing open the door of the small room, Xiang Mingzhu sat on the chair, looking flustered with her hair somewhat disheveled.

Upon seeing them, she asked, "How did the needle trial competition go? Who won the top spot? Did that wretched Qiao Xi manage to awaken the woman?"

She repeatedly asked, seeming very concerned about the outcome.

During the time Xiang Mingzhu stayed in the police station, she found the situation very strange after much thought.

The police did not come earlier or later!

They just happened to arrive when her competition started!

This was timing it just right, they wanted her to lose!

When the snipe and the clam grapple, it’s the fisherman who benefits!

"Cousin, Uncle... what was the result of the competition, after all..."

Before Xiang Mingzhu could finish speaking, Lu Yingxue directly slapped her across the face.

"Thanks to you! We all lost, and Qiao Xi swooped in to profit! Now Qiao Xi is the champion of the acupuncture contest! It has nothing to do with our Lu Family!"

Lu Yingxue really wanted to crack her head open to see if it was filled with straw.

Otherwise, how could she be as dumb as a pig!

Xiang Mingzhu covered her cheek, widened her eyes and said: "How could it be her! Did she really wake that woman up? Her hand was clearly burnt, how is it possible..."

Lu Yingxue grabbed her hair, forcing her to look at herself, staring coldly: "You plotted my allergy, and you got caught by the police. Only Qiao Xi was left. I warned you not to underestimate Qiao Xi! It is your pride and arrogance that led to our total defeat!"

Xiang Mingzhu was teary-eyed, filled with regret.

"I... I didn’t intend for Qiao Xi to win. I thought I would win, and then the family wouldn’t suffer any losses... It wasn’t on purpose."

She cried pitifully!

"Cousin, Uncle! I really didn’t mean it, please forgive me. Can you find a way to get me out of the police station, okay? Qiao Xi and her husband want to sue me, the police said I might be detained or sentenced... I don’t want to go to prison!"

Xiang Mingzhu pleaded, unable to stop the tears.

She no longer had the lofty arrogance she had at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, now looking very pathetic and in a sorry state.

Lu Yingxue harshly pushed her away, and Xiang Mingzhu fell to the ground, still wearing a farcical, ingratiating expression.

"Yingxue."

The silent Lu Bannong spoke, "You step back first, I have some questions for her."

His gaze was cold as he stared at Xiang Mingzhu, like a hunter eyeing his weak and struggling prey.

"Uncle..."

Xiang Mingzhu shrank her neck in fear, her voice choking up.

Since she was young, she feared this strict uncle the most, never daring to disobey his orders. This was the first time she made such a big mistake; if the uncle dwelled on it, it would be more painful than going to prison.

This fear was etched into her bones.

"Mingzhu, I will ask and you will answer. If there’s any concealment, brace yourself for the Huo Family to sue you and go to jail. If you comply, I will arrange for you to be released on bail pending trial and you’ll come home with us today."

She had just been placed under investigation, so the possibility of being released on bail pending trial was high.

Xiang Mingzhu nodded desperately: "I’ll tell! I’ll tell everything! I won’t hide anything, Uncle!"

Lu Bannong moved the chair, slowly sat down high above her and said: "Why did you drug Yingxue? Tell the truth!"

"I... I wanted to become the champion of the acupuncture contest."

"When did you start having this idea?"

"After returning from Haicheng."

Xiang Mingzhu sobbed, "I never expected the police to come and catch me at the crucial moment. I always felt that if I won the championship, I could also glorify the family. I thought..."

Lu Bannong frowned in disgust: "I have always told you, your medical skills are mediocre compared to your cousin. Did someone instigate or bewitch you to have these thoughts? Spill all your secrets!"

"I..."

Xiang Mingzhu’s mind flashed with the handsome face of Zhong Yi, she cried out, "Uncle, I and Young Master Zhong are mutually in love! But the Zhong Family only values my cousin, and Young Master Zhong said if I could get the title of acupuncture contest champion, he would ask the family elder to marry me!"

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