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Chapter 153: Chapter 153: Lu Qianrou is Captured, to Everyone’s Delight
Upon seeing that light brown oiled paper, Jiang Ting standing to the side shivered all over, almost unable to believe it.
This packet was once personally retrieved by her; no one knew the contents better than she did.
Lu Qianrou’s eyes suddenly widened in shock, her face instantly paling to the color of paper.
"You, how could you know about..." Lu Qianrou seemed to realize something, her lips trembling as she spoke.
"Did Mrs. Wang tell you? So that day, she didn’t actually... No wonder, no wonder Third Brother was fine the next day and just left for Shengjing!"
"No, she indeed laced Third Brother’s watermelon juice with Lychee Pollen,"
Lu Sheng said coldly, "But as she was about to carry it upstairs, I caught her, so I stopped her and drank the watermelon juice myself."
"As evidence of your intentional poisoning, that cup which held the watermelon juice is still in my room; I have preserved it well."
"Just by sending that glass with dried-up juice residues for a test, we will know if there is anything in it other than watermelon juice."
—What?
Lu Sheng knew that the watermelon juice contained Lychee Pollen, and she actually drank that juice??
And she also kept the cup as evidence, to solidify the accusation of her deliberate poisoning??
Lu Qianrou’s eyes bulged even wider, filled with disbelief.
"Lychee Pollen?" Lu Jingyan knit his brows, looking at Lu Sheng with some confusion, "Shengsheng, what are you talking about? What is that?"
"Big Brother should still remember, there was a time when Lu Qianrou once had large red patches on her face?"
Lu Sheng indifferently glanced at Lu Qianrou, saying, "Initially, the person meant to have those red patches was supposed to be me."
"Lychee Flower is a toxic flower that grows in the dense forests of the south; accidental contact with its pollen can cause rashes. Ingestion can lead to extensive red patches appearing on the face and body."
"Those afflicted by Lychee Flower poison will not be diagnosed with it even at the hospital; doctors will only classify it as an allergy. But common allergy medication is useless. Without the antidote, those red blotches won’t fade for three months."
"The day before Shengjing started its new term, Lu Qianrou once served me red bean porridge mixed with Lychee Pollen. I overheard what she said in the dining room."
"This poison doesn’t affect me, so even after drinking the porridge, I was fine. As for herself, she must have accidentally come into contact with it, which is why she developed red patches on her face."
Hearing this, Lu Jingyan could not help but take a deep breath.
"Are you saying that just a few days after you returned to the Lu Family, Lu Qianrou tried to poison you with this substance, and you’ve known about it all this time?"
Seeing Lu Sheng nod her head, Lu Jingyan’s chest heaved with barely concealed shock: "Shengsheng, with such a thing happening, why didn’t you tell Big Brother right away?"
Lu Sheng replied, "At the time, I had just arrived at the Lu Family, and Big Brother was busy with work every day. I didn’t want to trouble Big Brother."
Hearing this, Lu Jingyan, Lu Siyan, and Lu Youye, all present in the room, simultaneously revealed a look of distress in their eyes.
Even faced with being poisoned, this young girl suffered through it silently, all on her own. Had it not been for today’s incident, she probably would have continued to bear it silently and not told anyone.
Thinking further, during the time she returned to the Lu Family, who knows what kind of bullying and grievances she suffered at Lu Qianrou’s hands, yet she never mentioned it to anyone.
Truly sensible, to the point of breaking one’s heart.
"Shengsheng..." Lu Youye, always the most emotional, couldn’t help but walk over and take Lu Sheng’s hand.
Even the usually aloof and indifferent Lu Siyan’s expression softened as he gently patted Lu Sheng’s head.
Lu Sheng did not say that the Lychee Pollen was brought in by Jiang Ting, nor did she say that the poisoning was a scheme planned together by Jiang Ting and Lu Qianrou.
She had just mentioned the dining room, and Jiang Ting must have realized that she knew the truth of the matter, but she had not called her out.
In this way, she was intentionally helping Jiang Ting hide the incident, keeping her in her debt for future leverage.
Furthermore, at this moment, Jiang Ting was more afraid than anyone of the others knowing about the incident, certainly not going to show any mercy to Lu Qianrou.
"No! That Lychee Pollen isn’t something I brought in, this is clearly..."
Lu Qianrou tried to hurry and defend herself, but Jiang Ting, quickly coming to her senses, rushed over and slapped Lu Qianrou fiercely: "Shut your mouth!"
She cursed furiously, glaring viciously at Lu Qianrou, showing no hint of her usual affectionate demeanor: "You little wretch, do you think you still have the right to spout nonsense?!"
Hearing Jiang Ting speak like this, Lu Qianrou was truly in disbelief. Both sides of her face now swollen from Jiang Ting’s slaps, she cried uncontrollably from the pain.
Lu Sheng looked at her with an utterly cold gaze.
"The time you poisoned me, there must have been some leftover Lychee Pollen. So, the night before last, you had Mrs. Wang put the remaining pollen into the watermelon juice that Third Brother was going to drink."
"To prevent Third Brother from attending the school anniversary the next day, to stop him from helping me draw a crowd at my event, you did not hesitate to poison and ruin his face."
"Third Brother works in the entertainment industry, and if his face is ruined, it almost equates to the destruction of his career prospects."
"How can you still have the audacity to say that you never thought of hurting Third Brother after doing such a thing?"
Lu Sheng’s tone remained flat, but as he spoke, everyone present couldn’t help but hold their breath.
The maliciousness of Lu Qianrou’s thoughts was simply beyond anyone’s imagination.
Without Lu Sheng, Lu Ziye’s face would have been ruined the night before last.
Without Lu Sheng, Lu Youming might have bled to death at home tonight.
Without Lu Sheng, Lu Ziye in his ill state tonight might have done something crazy.
If Lu Ziye had really killed Lu Sheng during a fit of illness, even after he regained his senses, he would probably spend the rest of his life mired in pain and regret, tortured by the guilt of personally killing his sister.
Just thinking about these terrible consequences sent shivers down everyone’s spines.
While feeling frightened, they were grateful for Lu Sheng’s presence, yet shocked and disgusted by Lu Qianrou’s cruel heart, looking at her with eyes filled with anger and loathing.
"Si Yan, call the police," Lu Jingyan said after a long while, taking a deep breath and turning to Lu Siyan beside him.
"Understood, Big Brother." Lu Siyan’s expression remained calm as he took out his phone.
"Big Brother! Big Brother..."
Seeing this, Lu Qianrou trembled like a sieve, crawling to Lu Jingyan’s feet while crying and begging for mercy, clutching the hem of his clothes, "Big Brother, I know I was wrong, please don’t call the police, I won’t dare to do it again!"
Tears streaked Lu Qianrou’s face, "Big Brother, have you forgotten what you told me when I first came to the Lu Family? You said from then on, I would no longer be an orphanage child, that I have a father and mother, that I have five brothers."
"Big Brother, you said it, you said you would treat me as the most beloved little sister, you said you would take good care of me."
"Are you going back on your word, Big Brother? Do you really want to send your own little sister to prison with your own hands?"
"And besides, even if I really did those things, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, and Shengsheng, aren’t they all fine now?!"
Initially, on hearing Lu Qianrou’s first few sentences, Lu Jingyan’s eyes reddened.
How could he not have any feelings for the sister he had raised for over a decade?
Once, Lu Qianrou was the little princess cherished and adored by the entire Lu Family, but people change.
The girl before him was no longer the timid and gentle little girl who first came to the Lu Mansion twelve years ago; she had become unrecognizable to them all.
Hearing Lu Qianrou’s final words, Lu Jingyan realized clearly that up until now, Lu Qianrou had not truly repented from the heart; she was just scared that he would call the police.
Lu Jingyan closed his eyes and eventually cast Lu Qianrou’s hands away: "... Si Yan, make the call."
Lu Jingyan looked at Lu Qianrou, who was kneeling on the ground with a look of utter despair and his expression was almost icy.
"For doing such things to Ziye, Youming, and Shengsheng, not seeking further revenge and making you pay a price is already out of consideration for the years of affection."
"After the police file the case, charges that should be brought will be, crimes that should be accused will be, and whatever sentence should be imposed will be."
"All of this is the result of your own doing, and I hope that you truly reflect on your sins in prison and learn to be a better person when you come out."
"And Mrs. Wang, for 500,000 yuan, you engaged in such evil deeds, and now your son’s future will be destroyed by your own hands."
Hearing these words, Wang Guiqin’s face turned as pale as if drained of blood, and Lu Qianrou completely collapsed on the ground.
About ten minutes or so passed, and the shrill sound of police sirens resounded outside the Lu Mansion.
"... Mom! Big Brother! Second Brother! Fifth Brother...!"
As two policewomen escorted her out by the arms, Lu Qianrou still tried to struggle, crying out in a pitiful voice.
Yet no one in the Lu Family wanted to look at her again; it was as if saying another word to someone like her was bad luck.
Seeing such a scene, Lu Qianrou finally despaired completely and fainted as she was forcibly put into the police car.
The former high and mighty Lu family heiress was now facing a prison sentence of over ten years.
