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Chapter 509: Chapter 507: This is Not the Result She Wanted!
Lu Zhaozhao blinked her eyes, wondering what she wanted from her.
She had thought that Xu Zhenzhen and Xia Wenqing were together now, so this Liu Xiaozhen should know her place. However, seeing Liu deliberately striking up a conversation with her indicated she might have other ideas.
Seeing that Lu Zhaozhao showed little reaction, Liu Xiaozhen moved closer and continued to chat, "Are you also here to look at wedding dresses?"
She smiled gently, exuding an elegant and mild temperament.
Lu Zhaozhao followed along with her words and nodded, "Yes, I’m getting married soon, so I came to look at wedding dresses."
Liu Xiaozhen tugged at the corner of her mouth, "That’s really wonderful, you must have found someone truly dependable."
Her demeanor was always gentle, seemingly very approachable.
Having said this much, Lu Zhaozhao felt compelled to respond more convincingly to match her acting skills.
Lu Zhaozhao slightly squinted her eyes and offered a polite smile, "Thank you for your blessings. Are you also here to customize a wedding dress?"
Seeing that Lu Zhaozhao took the bait, Liu Xiaozhen lowered her eyelids, looking quite aggrieved.
She pursed her lips, "I... I had hoped to marry the man I love, but I didn’t expect..."
"..."
Goodness, Lu Zhaozhao couldn’t help but slightly raise her eyebrows.
Had she not known what kind of person Liu Xiaozhen was, she might have actually fallen for her act.
Truly, this was the woman who had deceived her brother and Xu Zhenzhen completely.
Lu Zhaozhao took a deep breath and then joined in on Liu Xiaozhen’s act.
Her brows furrowed slightly, she feigned confusion and asked, "Did something happen to your partner?"
Lu Zhaozhao’s tone was filled with concern, as if she were genuinely worried.
Liu Xiaozhen, hearing this, couldn’t help but feel pleased.
After facing rejection from Xia Wenqing, she specifically investigated his connections within the country.
She learned that Xia Wenqing had a sister whom he seemed to care about immensely.
He nearly spoiled her to the skies.
Liu Xiaozhen immediately decided to start with Lu Zhaozhao.
After all, as long as she maintained a good relationship with her and led her to believe that Xu Zhenzhen was a mistress seeking to ascend through money, she surely wouldn’t accept Xu Zhenzhen as her sister-in-law.
For wealthy people, face is what matters most.
Moreover, Lu Zhaozhao was now not only the heiress of XJ Group but also the CEO’s wife of Song Group.
Her words carried considerable weight in the Xia Family. As long as she could win over her, Xu Zhenzhen’s path would be blocked for good.
Then, as long as she could manage to get along well with Xia Wenqing and his mother through Lu Zhaozhao, wouldn’t everything else fall into place?
Thinking this made Liu Xiaozhen secretly elated, but she maintained a pained expression and sighed, "Ah... I really can’t blame my fiancé, our relationship has always been good, we’ve been in love since college. Back then, there was a girl who always clung around him; I didn’t mind much, but I didn’t expect..."
Lu Zhaozhao watched as she struggled to produce tears and simply handed her a tissue, indicating for her to continue.
After all, if you’re going to act, you might as well play the part fully.
"Thank you." Liu Xiaozhen took the tissue, pretending to dab at the corners of her eyes before she continued, "Later, my fiancé came to China. Unexpectedly, that woman took the chance when I was still abroad to climb up the ranks. My fiancé felt sorry for me, but he believed that since he had already had a substantial relationship with that woman and being a traditional and responsible man, we... wuu wuu wuu..."
Liu Xiaozhen began to cry as she spoke.
Her tear-streaked face looked pitiful.
Of course, if what she was saying was true.
Lu Zhaozhao sat next to Liu Xiaozhen, not even reaching out a comforting hand, "I think your fiancé is pretty lousy. Even though he has a girlfriend, he still gets involved physically with someone else..."
Liu Xiaozhen realized that Lu Zhaozhao was missing the point and hurriedly explained, "No, my fiancé is a good person. He was manipulated by that woman."
It was all Xu Zhenzhen’s fault! It had nothing to do with Xia Wenqing.
Back in university, his focus was only on his studies. If not for Xu Zhenzhen seducing Xia Wenqing, how could she have succeeded? 𝘯𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Liu Xiaozhen was convinced it was Xu Zhenzhen’s fault!
Lu Zhaozhao’s eyebrows rose slightly. "Does he know he was manipulated?"
Liu Xiaozhen visibly hesitated, "He, he must know, I guess."
Lu Zhaozhao shrugged, "If he knows that he was manipulated by that woman and still marries her, doesn’t that make him a jerk?"
"He..." Liu Xiaozhen, clearly not expecting Lu Zhaozhao to say this, opened her mouth to argue.
Before she could, Lu Zhaozhao’s voice came again, "If he doesn’t know he’s being manipulated and still marries someone else, that’s just cheating. Either way, he’s a jerk, and you’re definitely better off without him!"
"???"
Liu Xiaozhen, utterly baffled, stared at Lu Zhaozhao, somehow dragged into her logic.
Her eyebrows furrowed, trying to find another angle.
After all, Xia Wenqing is Lu Zhaozhao’s brother; even if she knows he’s a jerk, she wouldn’t stop him.
But if she knew his girlfriend was of bad character, she would definitely do something.
Taking a deep breath and feigning sorrow, Liu Xiaozhen said, "My fiancé and I were very much in love. If it weren’t for her showing up, we would probably be taking wedding photos now."
"Sometimes, cutting your losses is not a bad thing," Lu Zhaozhao said, handing her another tissue.
"..."
Now, Liu Xiaozhen was truly infuriated.
This was not the result she wanted!
She wanted Lu Zhaozhao to share her hatred for the mistress, not to keep her away from the so-called jerk.
Liu Xiaozhen clenched her teeth in secret but maintained a pitiful façade. "I just can’t forget my fiancé; after all, we were already talking marriage..."
She sniffed and made a pitiful face as she looked at Lu Zhaozhao, then continued, "If you were me, what would you do?"
Lu Zhaozhao shrugged, "If it were me, I don’t think this situation would happen because my husband is very self-disciplined. There won’t be any women getting close to him."
"..."
Liu Xiaozhen choked.
Her mouth twitched as she suppressed the urge to explode, "What I mean is, if someone interfered like that, what would you do? Especially if you loved your fiancé too."
Seeing her beating around the bush, Lu Zhaozhao didn’t fall into traps. Liu Xiaozhen just set the question straight, saving her the hassle of beating around the bush!
