Chapter 607: 542 Are you talking about Miss Lu... Lu Xiaoer? (Asking for monthly votes!)_3
The lady speaking, Zhongli Wuzhi knew, her husband worked in the same department as Lu Yonghuai.
"Exactly what has happened to his daughter? Is she ill?" asked the woman, who seemed to have a close relationship with the lady.
The two of them whispered surreptitiously, clearly discussing matters that shouldn’t be spread around.
However, the more they tried to suppress their voices, the more Zhongli Wuzhi paid attention.
"His daughter caught a serious illness, ran a high fever for a whole week, and Minister Lu was scared out of his wits, completely beside himself."
Zhongli Wuzhi’s hand holding the wine glass stiffened, his heart contracted sharply.
She... actually... fell ill?
Zhongli Wuzhi’s throat felt dry.
"Is it that serious?"
"If it wasn’t serious, do you think someone as dedicated to his job as Minister Lu would neglect his work easily?"
"That’s no wonder Old Mr. Lu didn’t attend Mr. Zhongli’s birthday party. Should we visit the Lu Family sometime soon?"
The woman suggested.
But the lady hastily waved her hand,
"Absolutely not, this matter is known by only a few people."
Puzzled, the middle-aged woman said, "It’s just a bout of illness, it’s not something shameful. Why can’t we even pay a kind visit?"
"Shh..."
"What’s actually going on? You’re making me die of curiosity. Is Miss Lu not really ill?"
"Miss Lu was indeed very sick, but it was because she suffered a shock."
"What kind of shock?"
"I heard Miss Lu was almost raped..."
"What?!"
The woman exclaimed in shock!
Zhongli Wuzhi frowned, turned around, and walked straight up to the two women,
"What did you just say, say it again."
The lady could never have imagined that her private whispers with her confidant would be overheard by Zhongli Wuzhi.
"Young Master Zhongli, I didn’t say anything just now!"
The woman said with a smile.
Zhongli took a shallow breath. He didn’t raise his voice but instead asked the woman softly,
"I won’t tell anyone; I just heard you discussing Miss Lu’s matter. Is this Miss Lu... Xiaoer?"
"Young Master Zhongli, Mr. Lu Yonghuai indeed has only one precious daughter."
Zhongli took another deep breath,
"Right... you just said she was nearly..."
Seeing that her earlier words had likely been heard by Zhongli Wuzhi, the woman didn’t try to hide it anymore. She leaned in close and whispered,
"Xiaoer was almost raped, but it seems it was attempted, not completed. The Lu Family doesn’t want to publicize it so everyone who knows has kept quiet. If word got out, even an attempted incident could damage Miss Lu’s reputation."
As she spoke, the woman then cautioned Zhongli Wuzhi,
"This kind of thing, you should just listen to it, Young Master Zhongli, and definitely not spread it around."
"Where did you hear about this?"
Zhongli Wuzhi asked the woman urgently.
"My husband and Old Mr. Lu Yonghuai are colleagues. The man who attempted to violate Miss Lu has already been arrested, and it won’t be long before the court handles the case. Even if it was an attempted crime, the man who dared to assail Miss Lu isn’t likely to end up well."
As she spoke, it was like she suddenly remembered something important,
"Though, Miss Lu is tough. I heard that during her resistance, she kicked that man’s parts so badly that he was castrated right there on the spot."
Zhongli Wuzhi’s eyes widened...
"Nowadays in society, it’s often acquaintances who commit such acts. The man who violated Miss Lu was her supervisor at the hospital, rumored to be a chief surgeon..."
Zhongli Wuzhi’s body went rigid...
The man this woman was talking about... Song Jing.
How could it be... rape?
Weren’t they mutually in love, wasn’t it intentional—
"Ah Zhi."
Wen Nian and Song Lili were planning to leave early, and upon seeing Zhongli Wuzhi, they came over to greet him.
Zhongli Wuzhi snapped back to reality, but his focus wasn’t on Wen Nian, who called out his name; it was on Song Lili beside him...
Song Lili trembled under Zhongli Wuzhi’s intense gaze,
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Zhongli Wuzhi strode forward in two steps, grabbing Song Lili and heading outside,
"Zhongli Wuzhi!"
Zhongli Wuzhi was indeed using a lot of force, pulling her all the way outside where there was no one else.
"Are you out of your mind?"
"Lili, Lili... Lili!"
Zhongli Wuzhi called out to her several times, looking at her. After getting over her aversion and meeting his gaze, she realized his eyes were red... as if he was about to cry...