Chapter 397: You Promised Me That You Wouldn’t Die
Everyone’s eyes were filled with confusion.
Lu Xiang’s face darkened as she hurriedly explained, “Madam Gu, you have a point. So many years have passed—”
“There’s another video!”
Someone shouted, and everyone’s eyes landed on the big screen again. “This? The person in the video is President Gu when he was six years old?”
Everyone felt as though their eyes were burning.
The child who slowly walked into the ward was Gu Zheng. He was so calm.
‘What was Gu Zheng doing in Eldest Miss Lu’s ward? Was it really as Huang Lilan had said? Did he want to hurt Eldest Miss Lu?
However, Eldest Miss Lu, was not against his arrival. She struggled to sit up and said gently, “Ah Zheng, you’re here.”
Gu Zheng was small, but his eyes were filled with deep sorrow.
In the years before, he had been living with Huang Lilan. After enduring Huang Lilan’s beatings, scoldings, and destruction, he had already lost his childlike nature and developed a cold and heartless character.
However, in front of Lu Qingyun, he was a little flustered and at a loss. His eyes were filled with worry. “They said you’re sick. Is it serious?”
Lu Qingyun’s gray eyes were a little more colorful. “Good child, did you come to see me because you learned that I was sick?”
The young Gu Zheng lowered his eyes. “I heard that… my mother made you angry. They even said you were going to die.”
Lu Qingyun’s eyes were red. She said gently, “Good child, come to me.”
Gu Zheng walked to the bed obediently. Lu Qingyun struggled to get up and opened her arms to hug him. “This has nothing to do with you. Good child, I don’t know why I feel so close to you when I see you. Don’t always show a cold expression, okay? Smile more, alright?”
‘These words instantly made the young Gu Zheng’s eyes turn red. The usually cold and heartless child suddenly choked. “You… Can you not die…”
Lu Qingyun was silent for a while, her eyes filled with loneliness. She held back her tears and gently rubbed his little face. She smiled sadly. “Alright, I’ll try my best to live.”
The scene changed. Ten days later, Lu Qingyun’s body was lying on the hospital bed. It was already stiff, but her face was still so beautiful.
Gu Zheng was curled up in a corner, biting his fingers and sobbing softly. His tears kept flowing, but he was the only one crying in the ward. Everyone else was laughing, and his mother, Huang Lilan, was laughing especially hard.
After everyone left, Gu Zheng leaned forward and hugged Lu Qingyun’s cold body. He held her hand tightly. “You promised me that you wouldn’t die. You lied to me…”
Looking at the surveillance footage, Qiao Xi’s eyes turned red while her heart ached. She felt as if something bitter was about to surge out of her throat.
This scene also moved the guests present. Those noblewomen shed tears.
“How unexpected. President Gu and Eldest Miss Lu actually had such a deep relationship.”
“Eldest Miss Lu was already diagnosed with depression then and had to endure the torture it brought upon her. However, she was so gentle when facing President Gu. It’s obvious that Eldest Miss Lu liked President Gu a lot!”
“The surveillance footage can’t be faked. Huang Lilan clearly ran to the hospital to agitate Eldest Miss Lu, but she pushed all the responsibility to President Gu! She didn’t hesitate to sacrifice her son to clear her name!”
Everyone stared at Huang Lilan in disdain.
“Why is Huang Lilan still pretending?! She was the one who found those reporters. If she hadn’t gone to the hospital to agitate Eldest Miss Lu, she wouldn’t have died!”
“She was the one who went to agitate Eldest Miss Lu first! She was the one who caused Miss Lu’s death, but she pushed the blame to her son! How can there be such a disgusting woman?!”
“She even said that she beat and scolded President Gu because he caused the death of Eldest Miss Lu, but she was clearly the one responsible for Eldest Miss Lu’s death. Doesn’t Huang Lilan know that? If she really wanted to atone for her sins, she would have killed herself to apologize to Eldest Miss Lu in the afterlife!”
Everyone cursed her.
Huang Lilan’s body went soft and she almost fell to the floor. She looked at them in horror while shouting crazily, “The video is fake! Gu Zheng is framing me!”
“Madam Gu, the evidence is right in front of you. Are you still going to deny it?”
“Old Master Lu, Second Miss Lu, now that the truth is out, shouldn’t you apologize as well?”
Chapter 398: The Surveillance Camera Was Installed By Eldest Miss Lu Herself
Apologize to Gu Zheng?
Old Master Lu’s expression changed. He was an elder. How could he apologize to a junior?
Before the Lu family could speak, the people below the stage were indignant. “Why would Old Master Lu apologize? The Lu family and Huang Lilan are clearly in cahoots. They conspired to kill Eldest Miss Lu, which is why they’re so close. Maybe the Lu family let Huang Lilan kill Eldest Miss Lu!”
Old Master Lu widened his eyes abruptly and retorted, “Nonsense! How could I harm my own daughter?”
“Then tell me, where was the Lu family when Huang Lilan broke into the ward with the reporters?”
The person said word by word, “Don’t tell me that you weren’t there at that time. According to what I know, Eldest Miss Lu was in Li City’s most luxurious private hospital. There would be dozens of security guards at the entrance of the hospital and more security guards patrolling outside the ward. How could they have let these people in?
“However, not only did Huang Lilan manage to barge in but she also brought a group of reporters to agitate Eldest Miss Lu. Eldest Miss Lu was so angry that she became severely depressed. Even so, the Lu family did not appear and no one came to stop them either?”
“That’s right! Miss Lu Xiang, didn’t you say that when President Gu provoked Eldest Miss Lu, you all saw it with your own eyes? However, President Gu and Eldest Miss Lu were clearly very close, so you’re all lying! That’s why we have reason to suspect that Eldest Miss Lu’s death was caused by all of you!
“Otherwise, why are you so close to a mistress? And why did you malign President Gu?”
Old Master Lu’s expression darkened as he clenched his fists.
Lu Xiang’s body trembled. She could not explain herself and could only cry out, “Gu Zheng! You’re framing us! This is all fake! You’re simply too sinister!”
“So what if he appeared in the footage? It’s fake! He’s so rich. He must have found some top technical personnel to fake the surveillance footage!”
Lu Xiang gritted her teeth and shouted, “My sister was killed by you! Gu Zheng, you devil!”
Old Master Lu knew that the Lu family was already in the middle of the storm. He absolutely could not admit to this matter and could only bite the bullet to retort. Moreover, Huang Lilan was on the same boat as them. They had to speak up for Huang Lilan and deal with Gu Zheng together.
If Huang Lilan could get rid of this scourge, Gu Zheng, it would definitely be a great thing for the Lu family.
Old Master Lu sneered. “I never installed any surveillance cameras in the ward, so where did this surveillance footage come from? Gu Zheng, you faked this, right? Otherwise, why don’t you tell me where the surveillance footage came from?
“Surveillance cameras are not allowed in hospital wards. How could our Lu family allow others to install a surveillance camera in my daughter’s ward? Hence, the footage is all fake!”
The atmosphere instantly became serious.
Everyone was also confused. The videos they saw just now did not look like they were fake, but Old Master Lu insisted that there were no surveillance cameras installed in the ward. Who was telling the truth?
“Old Master Lu, the truth is that you don’t care about your daughter.”
Gu Zheng smirked, his eyes filled with mockery. “Old Master Lu, you don’t know the story behind this surveillance camera?”
Everyone widened their eyes and waited anxiously for Gu Zheng to continue.
Who was the one who installed this surveillance camera? Was it the Lu family or the Gu family?
Or.
Unexpectedly, Gu Zheng said slowly, “Eldest Miss Lu installed it herself.”
‘What? Lu Qingyun installed it?
Lu Qingyun was a seriously ill woman. Why would she install a surveillance camera in the ward?
“Unfortunately, the surveillance camera broke the day before she died, so her death was not recorded.”
Old Master Lu gasped, his eyelids trembling.
“From the surveillance footage, we can clearly see that Second Miss Lu and Eldest Miss Lu were not on good terms. Old Master Lu never appeared even once when his daughter was seriously ill and about to die.”
“I really don’t understand why the Lu family keeps saying that they love Eldest Miss Lu. If they really cared about her, why didn’t they come to visit her? Where was the Lu family when she was bullied?”
Old Master Lu’s face darkened. He refused to be outdone. “What right do you have to say that the surveillance footage was installed by Qingyun? Do you have evidence?”
Gu Zheng’s long fingers tapped on the table, then he pointed to the bottom of the video. There was an inconspicuous name on it. “That! Is that evidence enough for you?”