171: Chapter 171: Someone’s Trying to Scam Me 171: Chapter 171: Someone’s Trying to Scam Me The people around Ye Hanqing all recognized Lu Zhiyang, and they knew about the relationship between her and Lu Zhiyang.
But now, this man was openly with another woman, what was going on?
Previously, it was mentioned that their wedding was nearing, but later, it was said to be called off.
So, many people were still confused and unclear about the situation.
Now, it seemed that Master Lu had found a new love outside.
“Hanqing, isn’t Lu Zhiyang your fiancé?”
One of the girls standing beside Ye Hanqing asked.
Before she had a chance to answer, Lu Zhenyu already spoke up on her behalf: “Miss, my brother’s fiancee has been changed, didn’t you know?”
The people around looked at each other in dismay, their faces filled with shock.
When did this happen?
With Lu Zhenyu saying this, Ye Hanqing’s complexion became even paler and more powerless.
Jing Xuan had no interest in standing here to watch her play out a scene of swallowing her tears and enduring in silence.
She said with a smile in her eyes, “Alright, since we’ve eaten, let’s all go home.”
With that, she also let go of the arm she was holding the man’s arm.
A flicker of displeasure crossed Lu Zhiyang’s brows.
Then, Jing Xuan looked at him and added another sentence: “I just saw that President Lu didn’t eat much either, and since Miss Ye is here, it’s a good opportunity for President Lu, who doesn’t need to be at work right now, to keep Miss Ye company.”
“…”
The underlying meaning in her words was clear to Lu Zhiyang; she was trying to push him away.
The man looked at her with a deep gaze and indifferently said, “When did you become so warm-hearted?”
Jing Xuan didn’t want to delve into the meaning behind his words.
She raised an eyebrow, and with a smile on her lips, said, “I’ve always been a warm-hearted good citizen, hasn’t President Lu noticed?”
After speaking, she turned her head to look at Su He, who was silent beside her: “Baobao, escort me back to the company.”
Su He nodded, “Mhm, let’s go.”
The two didn’t pay attention to the reactions of others and turned to leave.
Lu Zhenyu had come in Su He’s car, so naturally, he had to follow.
“Um, big brother, I’m leaving too, if you’re not full, go eat more, huh.”
After saying this, he quickly slipped away.
Because he was afraid that the next second his brother’s fist would come swinging at him.
In a short while, Lu Zhiyang was left standing there alone.
Just how dark his face was, only those present knew.
Ye Hanqing bit her lip, a look of grievance on her face, yet she still maintained her dignified and graceful posture, “Zhiyang, you…”
But before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the man’s cold voice, “Miss Ye, I hope that in the future, I won’t hear about you looking for her again.
She doesn’t like to be disturbed.”
“Also, I told you a long time ago, our relationship is purely business, without any emotional entanglement.
You initially wanted to avoid arranged dates set up by your family, intent on studying your dance, and I only agreed to collaborate with you to put Ms.
Zhang’s mind at ease.
Now that the time has come, we naturally have no more ties, I hope you will not go back on your word.”
Ye Hanqing did not expect him to say these things to her face, he didn’t mention it, and she had almost forgotten that their engagement was entirely based on a business relationship.
But after so many years, she thought that they could put aside the business aspect of their relationship.
Her complexion turned from green to white, her hands clenched into fists at her side.
Lu Zhiyang didn’t glance at her and went straight toward the Maybach parked aside, heartlessly getting into the car.
And the few people still stunned by Lu Zhiyang’s words looked at Ye Hanqing with a subtle change in their eyes.
Everyone was unprepared for the marriage between these two to have this layer of complexity.
…
After sending Jing Xuan back to her company, Su He drove back to the hospital.
However, she only dropped off Lu Zhenyu and did not leave the car herself.
She turned to look at Lu Zhenyu in the back seat and said, “You go back first, please ask for a half-day leave for me this afternoon, I have some matters to attend to, call me if there’s any issue.”
Lu Zhenyu didn’t ask what she was going to do and simply replied, “Alright, got it.”
Half an hour later, Su He drove to an antique street.
After parking the car, she turned into an alley and walked for about ten minutes before arriving at an antique shop named “Yuling Pavilion.”
The person inside was arranging items at the counter and upon hearing footsteps, looked up and saw her.
Gu Yu expressed a little surprise, “Huh, Senior Sister, how come you’re here?”
Su He smiled and said, “I’m here to see Master, is he in?”
Gu Yu shook her head, “Master has gone out to meet friends, he probably won’t be back until five or six in the afternoon.”
“I see.” Su He wasn’t surprised, she had come here on short notice: “No problem, then I’ll wait for him while tinkering with something.
Go about your business, don’t mind me.”
“Sure, Senior Sister.”
With that, Su He went upstairs.
She reached the third floor and entered a room.
Once she went up, she didn’t come back down.
Two hours later.
She sat at the round table, stretched lazily, and relaxed her somewhat stiff body.
Then, she picked up the little item she had been fiddling with for two hours, a decorative ring.
It was a silver snake-shaped ring, at first glance it seemed like a very ordinary accessory.
Su He played with it for a while, then placed it into a decorative box on the side and tucked it away.
Before long, she heard a commotion coming from downstairs.
First floor.
Three men and a woman were making a scene.
“Move aside, why are you stopping me from taking my own things?” the woman scolded Gu Yu who was blocking her way.
Gu Yu frowned, standing in front of the counter without budging.
“Master said, Yuling Pavilion’s items have nothing to do with you.”
One of the men became angry upon hearing this, “You little brat, I think you’re tired of living, huh?”
With that, he raised his hand, wanting to punch Gu Yu.
But just as his arm was raised in mid-air, his wrist was struck by something, and he felt an agonizing pain.
“Ah!”
A small pebble also fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.
The man clutched his wrist and gasped for air on the spot.
“Who…
who the f*ck hit me, show yourself!”
Su He stood on the balcony of the second floor, looking down from a height.
She called out to the people below indifferently: “Hey, look up here.”
The people downstairs looked up upon hearing the voice, and saw Su He leaning one hand on the railing, looking down at them.
The man looked up at her and roared: “You hit me?”
Su He admitted quite openly: “Yeah, it was me.
Any problems?”
The man was infuriated not knowing how to react: “Who are you?
By what right did you hit me?”
Su He narrowed her eyes slightly, pulled a smile, “By the right of you causing trouble on my turf, tell me why shouldn’t I?”
“You…
wait, you said this is your turf?”
Su He countered him: “Any problems?”
She owned half of Yuling Pavilion’s shares, of course, it was her turf.
At that moment, the woman examined Su He for a few moments and then asked, “Are you the dead old man’s female disciple?”
Dead old man?
Su He’s eyes narrowed slightly.
The few people downstairs suddenly felt a chill creeping up their spines.
With a probing look, Su He glanced at the woman downstairs; judging by age, she looked about as old as the old man.
She remembered that the old man seemed to have a wife, but it looked like they had divorced.
Could this be her?
Seeing Su He silent, the woman guessed as much.
A minute later, Su He came downstairs.
The woman saw her looking like a fox spirit, very seductive, no wonder the dead old man took her as a disciple.
A comparatively younger man stepped forward, pointing at Su He: “Are you the vixen my grandfather raised outside?
Shameless, don’t you see how old my grandfather is, you still had the gall to go after him.”
Su He was baffled by his barrage of insults.
She gazed at him coldly, her look sending a shiver through his body.
Unwilling to be intimidated by a woman, he continued sarcastically, “What are you glaring at?
If it weren’t for you, my grandpa would never have divorced my grandma.
What are you if not a seductress?
Do your parents know you’re so shameless, luring an old man?”
No sooner had his words faded than a swift wind brushed past his ear, followed by the crisp sound of a slap.
“Smack!”
The man was caught off-guard by the slap, his face jerking to one side, his head buzzing momentarily.
The others were equally stunned by Su He’s slap and momentarily paralyzed.
After a few seconds, the man fiercely turned to her, about to curse, but was silenced by another icy look from Su He.
“If you don’t want your mouth anymore, I can take care of that for you.”
Her voice was chilling to the bone.
“I always prefer action to words.
If your parents don’t discipline you, I don’t mind stepping in!”
A palpable pressure deterred the man from rash action.
He swallowed hard and looked to the woman beside him, crying out, “Grandma, she…
she’s too arrogant.”
The woman didn’t want to escalate things further, shot the man a glare, signaling him to shut up.
Then, she turned to Su He and said haughtily, “We’re here today for a simple reason—to retrieve some items.
We’ll leave once we get them.”
“Oh?” Su He responded nonchalantly, “Retrieve?
Or purchase?
Unless I’m mistaken, there’s nothing here that belongs to you all, right?”
The woman’s murky eyes narrowed, “Ouyang Jiuzhang may have divorced me, but his belongings are still Ouyang Family’s.
Who says I can’t take them?”
Su He didn’t refute her directly, but retorted with a light laugh, “You do have a point; my master is indeed still part of the Ouyang Family, so his belongings can be said to belong to the Ouyang Family as well.”
The woman, sensing Su He’s apparent cooperation, was about to say something when Su He shifted her tone abruptly, “However, I must clarify with you that the items of Yuling Pavilion don’t belong to the Ouyang Family.”
The woman was taken aback, her expression stiffening, “What do you mean?”
Su He said, “Exactly as it sounds!”
The man who had his wrist hit by a pebble stepped forward, “Are you trying to suggest that everything in this shop belongs to you?”
Su He glanced at him and smiled faintly, “You’re teachable and smart, catching on so quickly.”
The others’ expressions turned: “…”
The woman exclaimed in a severe tone, “Impossible!”
Su He shrugged, “Nothing is impossible.
This shop might have belonged to the Ouyang family once, but it’s in my name now.”
“So, if you’d like to purchase something, you’re welcome anytime.
But if you think about taking things for free, then I’m sorry — you should return where you came from.”
The man who had been slapped, infuriated, countered, “How could my grandpa possibly give this shop to you?
You must have seduced him and cheated him into giving it to you.
You’re committing fraud, which is a crime!”
Su He rolled her eyes at him as if he were an imbecile.
“Which ear of yours heard me say it was gifted?”
“If it wasn’t gifted, why would my grandpa give the shop to you?”
“You seem to be of age, surely you’ve gone through nine years of compulsory education?” Su He smirked, “Why is it that listening to you talk is so unbearable?
Why don’t you shake your head and listen for the sound of the ocean?”
“…”
Su He was ridiculing his stupidity, and although he could tell, he was at a loss for words, promptly becoming speechless.
Hearing that Yuling Pavilion was now under Su He’s name, the woman’s demeanor immediately deflated from its previously haughty stance to collapse in a flash.
She glared at Su He with rage, and before anyone could react, she picked up her purse and threw it at Su He.
Su He dodged quickly.
Then she cursed loudly, “You little homewrecker, seductress!
I spent half my life with that old man, and after divorcing him, I got nothing, yet he had the audacity to give Yuling Pavilion to a wretch like you!
If I don’t beat you to death today, I’ll renounce my surname Luo.”
Her words were bitter and sharp.
Su He was a bit surprised that an old lady in her sixties could be so vulgar.
Just as she picked up a broom and prepared to charge again, Su He’s eyebrows furrowed.
She raised her hand, grabbed the broom, and a flash of coldness passed her eyes.
“Madam Luo, I’d advise you to think before you speak.”
Madam Luo didn’t have the strength to overcome Su He’s grip on the broom, especially at her advanced age.
In the next second, she tumbled right in front of Su He.
“Ow, come look everyone, I’ve been hit, I’ve been hit…
I can’t live as this old woman anymore…”
Su He watched the scene with furrowed brows.
People from the neighboring shops came over upon hearing the noise.
The Old Madam was lying on the ground, clutching her chest, wailing, “I can’t live like this anymore, the world is so unfair…
that old bastard of a husband of mine, shameless as he is, actually wants to divorce me who has been with him for more than half his life, for some young girl…
and he’s even giving away our family shop to someone else instead of his own descendants…”
A few men she brought with her also started saying, “Exactly, exactly, everyone come and see, this woman here, she may look nice but her heart is black, seducing my grandfather and even shoving my grandma to the ground.”
“My grandfather is old enough to be her granddad, yet for the sake of our family shop, she shamelessly seduced an old man who’s half in the grave, everybody come and judge this for us…”
Although the onlookers didn’t know the specifics, they pretty much understood the situation.
There were varied opinions, some believed it, others doubted.
Su He, watching their back-and-forth, felt a twitch between her brows; she definitely didn’t check the almanac before going out today!
Then she calmly pulled out her phone and dialed 110, “Hello, I’d like to report a scam.
Someone is attempting to pull a scam in my shop.
Yes, the address is on Deyu Road…
Yuling Pavilion…”
Luo Xiuzhu and the others didn’t expect her to call the police so directly.
Half an hour later.
Deyu Street Police Station.
After receiving a call from Gu Yu, Ouyang Jiuzhang hurried back.
At the same time, Jiang Yan arrived.
A man in a crisp suit entered the police station, exuding an invisible sense of oppression.
Su He, upon seeing him, was taken aback.
“Why are you here?”
She didn’t call him.
Jiang Yan walked up to her and looked down at the woman who was looking up at him from the chair, “Mmm, someone called me and told me you were at the police station, I was worried, so I came.”
Su He blinked, as if understanding something – he had informants everywhere.
She smacked her lips slightly and uttered an “Oh.”
At this moment, a police officer approached and said, “Miss Su, the issue has been resolved, you may leave now.”
She stood up and said, “Alright, thank you all, you’ve been a great help.”
At the same time, Ouyang Jiuzhang was also leading Luo Xiuzhu and the others out.
The old gentleman looked particularly upset, but his expression softened a bit when he saw Su He.
“Girl, I’m sorry to have given you such an embarrassment to witness today.”
This was the first time Su He saw him with a face not so stern, but rather one filled with shame.
“Master, don’t worry about it, I’m fine.”
She ignored the few people standing behind him.
But Luo Xiuzhu, seeing how nice he was to Su He, couldn’t help but want to say something unpleasant, “Ouyang Jiuzhang, I think you’re just bewitched by her.
Why did you transfer the shop to her for no good reason?
If you tell me there’s nothing going on between you two, I’d never believe it even if I die!”
Ouyang Jiuzhang’s brow furrowed, and he coldly reprimanded, “All you can talk about is seeking death, if you want to die that badly, go ahead, I won’t stop you!”
“You…”
“Luo Xiuzhu, you’ve lived for so long, how come you still can’t speak properly?
If you don’t feel ashamed, I do!”
With that, he no longer paid her any attention, instead turning back to Su He, “Girl, don’t worry, this incident today will be the last.”
Then he turned to the man standing beside her and asked, “Is this the man you’ve been talking about before?”
Su He nodded, “Yes, that’s right.”
Jiang Yan also took the initiative to greet him, “Old Master, nice to meet you, my name is Jiang Yan, I’m Susu’s husband.”
From the fake stamp Susu once took care of, he knew about this Old Master.
Upon hearing Jiang Yan’s words, Luo Xiuzhu and the others were stiff-faced; they hadn’t expected Su He to be already married.
And this man, with his noble and elegant demeanor, clearly did not look like someone from an ordinary family.
After that, Su He and Jiang Yan took the Old Master back to Yuling Pavilion.
Since his divorce from Luo Xiuzhu, he had moved out of the Ouyang Family and had been living in Yuling Pavilion.
Su He was worried about him living alone, but thankfully Gu Yu was there and could take care of him.
Back at Yuling Pavilion, Ouyang Jiuzhang asked, “What brought you back today?”
Su He poured him a cup of tea before turning around and approaching, “Hmm, I have something to ask you.”
Ouyang Jiuzhang picked up the teacup and took a sip before asking, “What is it you want to ask?”
“I remember that you had some connections with the Si Family of Beijing before, right?”