Chapter 204: The Brilliant Madam Lu
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“After you got drunk, you told Xia Ru the address of the old residence, so she came looking for you. However, her purpose was to force you to marry her through Old Master’s hands. Fortunately, I met her in advance and stopped her.
If she saw Old Master, perhaps her wish would really be fulfilled.”
“As for the person who reported to the old master, it definitely wasn’t her. The person who reported should be someone you haven’t seen before, the third granddaughter of the Xia family. Since the Xia family wants to marry you but can’t take out a token, she’s likely the real person who has an engagement with you.”
As she said this, Madam Lu’s eyes darkened. “This granddaughter is very smart. Although we haven’t met yet, if you have to marry one of the three Xia daughters, it better be this smart one.”
Lu Lin moaned unhappily, “Mom, I’m never marrying any of them. I feel disgusted whenever I think of the Xia family. I’ve never been in such a sorry state in my life.”
Madam Lu could not be bothered to waste her breath on him. She had already asked what she wanted to know. She instructed Lu Lin to stay obedient for the next few days and went to the inn to find Xia Ru.
The door opened, and the bodyguard moved a chair to Mrs. Lu.
She raised her chin slightly and looked at Xia Ru arrogantly. “I’m already clear about what happened between you and my son. At the same time, I’m also clear that you’re not the one from the Xia family who wants to marry my son. Even if you go to the old master now, you won’t get any benefits.”
Xia Ru’s eyes widened. She hadn’t even said anything, but this woman had already guessed everything.
Terrifying, simply too terrifying. The people from the big city sure knew how to scheme.
Xia Ru originally thought that she could successfully marry into the Lu family with her own schemes, but now she realized that she had underestimated the Lu family. The people here were all too shrewd.
However, she was already in the capital. If she did not do anything, wouldn’t she have come for nothing?
She straightened her neck and said stubbornly, “I’m already here; I can’t just go back like this. You said that Old Master Lu won’t let me marry him. I won’t believe it, not unless you let me see Old Master Lu. If there’s anything, I’ll talk to him personally.”
Mrs. Lu’s lips curled into a mocking smile. “Why? Do you want to tell the old master that Lu Lin slept with you, so now he has to take responsibility for you?”
Xia Ru pursed her lips and didn’t say anything. Her silence showed that she had tacitly agreed.
“My son has slept with dozens of women if not hundreds. Any other woman is prettier and has a better family background than you.”
As Madam Lu spoke, she glanced at Xia Ru with disdain.
Xia Ru felt embarra.s.sed. When she was in the village, she had always been looked at with envy because she was dressed better than most of the girls in the village.
However, in front of Madam Lu, she was like an ugly duckling. Her confidence was completely decimated, and she was left with nothing but sheer embarra.s.sment.
“I’m a member of the Xia family. My grandfather saved Old Master Lu’s life. Even if I don’t have a keepsake, even if I’m not the one who’ll marry Lu Lin, so what? I slept with him, so when the time comes, I’ll tell Old Master Lu that he forced himself on me. I believe Old Master Lu will uphold justice.”
Xia Ru bit her lip. She had already come this far, and there was no turning back. Therefore, her reputation wasn’t that important anymore. She no longer needed it.
Mrs. Lu stared at her coldly. “You’re really going all out. Do you think you’ll still be alive to see the old master?”
Xia Ru was completely fl.u.s.tered, and her body was trembling. “What do you mean? Are you trying to kill me?”
Mrs. Lu reached out and pinched her chin. “I won’t kill you. After all, murder is illegal. However, I can find you a job and let you serve men. Yes, your grandfather saved the old master’s life, but once you do that kind of job, our Lu family can’t afford to lose face.”
The old master kept his promise and was very considerate to his former comrades. However, if Xia Ru became a prost.i.tute, even the old master would not be able to accept such a granddaughter-in-law.
Xia Ru’s body stiffened. She never thought that Madam Lu would go to such an extent. She actually wanted to sell her off as a prost.i.tute?
“You can’t do this to me! That’s illegal.” Xia Wan said with a trembling voice. She looked around, looking for an escape route.
Madam Lu saw through her thoughts and sneered. “Stop looking. Without my permission, you can’t leave the capital. How about this? I won’t make things difficult for you. I’ll give you two choices.. First, go against us…”