novellhall Chapter 274 Xiaoyu is on a business trip
Chapter 274 Xiaoyu is on a business trip
Lu Congyue entered the house, picked up the tearful little Lu Yue, and asked her if she was hurt anywhere.
They breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the little girl was not injured.
Then I saw the bloodstained pair of scissors lying on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Lu Congyue's heart tightened, and he hurriedly picked up the scissors and placed them on the dresser.
"What exactly happened?" he asked.
Zhuang Qingxiang then recounted everything that had happened to Guan Jing and her son since they entered the house.
"Is there something wrong with that man? I feel like he's acting a bit strange!" Zhuang Qingxiang asked after she finished speaking. "No, both he and his mother are acting strangely. I don't know why, but they suddenly started targeting Cheng Lin."
Lu Congyue's breath hitched for a few seconds.
Those two people found out?!
He picked up the innocent little Chenglin, feeling as if a huge rock was pressing on his heart.
The child really does resemble him; everyone else noticed, even Guan Jing and Lu Guoqiang.
Only Zhuang Qingxiang never noticed this. Perhaps because it was always in front of her, she had gotten used to it and didn't think about it so easily.
Or perhaps she did notice it, but simply didn't take it seriously.
Clearly, both Guan Jing and Lu Guoqiang had taken notice of Xiao Chenglin.
Lu Guoqiang still had his eye on Zhuang Qingxiang...
The thought of this made Lu Congyue want to kill Lu Guoqiang.
Ever since Guan Jing tried to ruin him but ended up ruining Lu Guoqiang instead, he has come to know Lu Guoqiang very well.
Lu Guoqiang was incompetent yet arrogant, and extremely lecherous. He had done many things to bully others, and had even almost died on a woman's belly.
Guan Jing introduced Lu Guoqiang to many potential partners in an attempt to win him over, but the girls from respectable families all looked down on him, or even disliked him.
Guan Jing, a girl from an ordinary family, was not good enough for her son.
Later, Lu Guoqiang took a fancy to a girl in a performing arts troupe. He really wanted to marry her, but she refused after inquiring about his situation.
Lu Guoqiang was obsessed with the girl and wouldn't let her go. The girl's family was furious and would beat him every time they saw him. The girl also always glared at him angrily.
Lu Guoqiang later found an opportunity to ambush the girl late at night, only to be ambushed by "helpful bystanders".
Perhaps it was because of that incident that he damaged his brain, but Lu Guoqiang later developed a problem: he would become obsessed whenever he saw a woman with exceptional beauty. If the woman didn't treat him well, he would go even crazier and wouldn't be able to get better until he slept with her.
Fortunately, he has high standards and doesn't care about women of average looks, so he rarely has an attack.
However, according to Zhuang Qingxiang's description, Lu Guoqiang was having a relapse.
"Lu Guoqiang is no good. From now on, keep the doors and windows tightly closed, and none of you should go out. Don't pay any attention to anyone who comes. They will soon have to go back to the capital to spend the New Year with the old man. Once they leave, everything will be fine," Lu Congyue said in a deep voice.
Zhuang Qingxiang nodded: "That's what I was planning to do too. Anyway, we have everything we need at home now, so I don't need to go out."
Lu Congyue nodded: "I will also try to get rid of them as soon as possible."
After comforting his wife and daughter at home, Lu Congyue hurriedly left again.
When I got back to the office, I looked for Xiao Yu.
Previously, he had reprimanded Xiao Yu for bringing people to his house without prior notice or his permission. Now, however, he had to ask Xiao Yu for help to see if he knew where Guan Jing and Lu Guoqiang lived.
Li Weixing, who came out to get water, saw this and said with a smile, "Director Lu is looking for Xiao Yu? Unfortunately, he just went out."
"Deputy Director Li." Lu Congyue nodded slightly in greeting, then asked, "Where did he go?"
"I need him to run an errand for me, a short business trip," Li Weixing said with a smile. "Director Lu needs him for something? What is it? Tell me, and I'll see if I can help."
Lu Congyue hadn't expected things to be so unfortunate; it seemed he would have to go look for it himself.
"It's nothing, let's just forget about it since he's not here," he said politely to Li Weixing.
"Alright, I'll head back now. Contact me if you need anything." Li Weixing said politely, slowly walking away with his teacup.
In truth, he was extremely pleased with himself at that moment.
This business trip is crucial for Xiaoyu; hopefully, there will be good news.
Lu Congyue thought for a moment and headed straight for the provincial government guesthouse, which was the best guesthouse in the provincial capital. Given Guan Jing and Lu Guoqiang's temperaments, they would probably want to stay in the best one.
Sure enough, he found out as soon as he asked at the front desk that Guan Jing and Lu Guoqiang were indeed staying here, but Guan Jing had left in a car, and only Lu Guoqiang was there now.
Lu Congyue went straight to Lu Guoqiang's room.
As soon as the door opened, he stepped forward and grabbed Lu Guoqiang by the collar.
Lu Guoqiang was startled at first, but when he realized it was Lu Congyue, he actually laughed.
"Oh, it's you. What's up? Are you here to tell me you want to go back to the capital for the New Year?"
Lu Congyue kicked the door shut, then grabbed Lu Guoqiang and slammed his disgusting face against the wall.
"Lu Guoqiang, who gave you the audacity to cause trouble at my house?!"
"I'm looking for trouble?" Lu Guoqiang struggled for a moment, but couldn't break free, so he simply raised his hand for Lu Congyue to see. "Look at my hand, it was injured by your woman! If it weren't for your sake, I would have sent her to jail long ago! Who's really looking for trouble here?"
"Heh..." Lu Congyue sneered, "She hurt you, naturally because you did something that deserves to die! Who knows who should be in jail!"
Lu Guoqiang got annoyed. He felt too embarrassed to be forced to do this, so he started shouting.
"Lu Congyue, I'm warning you, let me go right now! This is the county government guesthouse. Believe me, if I shout right now, you'll be the one arrested!"
"Furthermore, I didn't do anything to your woman. I just advised her to let you go back to the capital for the New Year. What's the problem with that? What evidence do you have to prove I did anything? Bah! A widow, and you treat her like a treasure? I wouldn't even look at her!"
His voice was loud, and Lu Congyue frowned and released him.
He also didn't want to disturb the staff at the county government guesthouse.
As soon as he was freed, Lu Guoqiang immediately slipped away from Lu Congyue, scoffing, "What are you doing here? Just here to warn me? Talking to me is useless. If you can convince my mother, we'll go back to Beijing immediately. As for you, go ahead or don't!"
Lu Congyue sensed something was off about his attitude. She sized him up, frowned, and asked, "Where's Guan Jing?"
"I don't know," Lu Guoqiang replied quickly.
Lu Congyue felt even more uneasy.
Given how much Guan Jing values Lu Guoqiang, she couldn't possibly leave him unattended.
This is her most precious son!
Something much more important must have happened for her to leave her son behind.
"Where did she go?" Lu Congyue demanded sharply. "I advise you to tell the truth, or I won't mind sending you back to the farm for the New Year!"
"Tch... You think you're so capable?" Lu Guoqiang scoffed.