Chapter 1228: Chapter 605: Murong Rui Almost Exposed

However, when she opened the office door and saw the woman next to Lu Jingchen clearly, her face changed abruptly. Her steps stopped, and she almost instinctively questioned, "Song Qiao, why are you here?"

It was actually... Song Qiao.

Song Qiao was still alive, and she was alive and well. Wasn’t she kidnapped already? And didn’t Tan Shuya get those people to kill her?

Why is she here?

For a moment, Murong Rui’s gaze towards Song Qiao was filled with several shades of strangeness, no... to be precise, hatred.

Murong Rui didn’t know about Song Qiao being released; she only knew that Xu Qian had returned unharmed. But at the time, she merely thought that the reason Xu Qian came back safely was because Tan Shuya promised her not to harm Xu Qian.

But now, seeing Song Qiao sitting next to Lu Jingchen, Murong Rui’s mind was suddenly filled with many bad thoughts, precisely letting her can’t help but think of the worst.

Murong Rui’s eyes held hatred and confusion as she looked at Song Qiao, her hand by her side tightly clenched into a fist.

Song Qiao looked unfazed, facing Murong Rui’s gaze indifferently, directly asking back, "Why can’t I be here?"

Murong Rui was suddenly at a loss for words, not knowing how to counter effectively.

Now she realized the stupidity of her earlier question. Song Qiao was Lu Jingchen’s wife, naturally she had the right to be here.

And Song Qiao had given birth to a son and daughter for Lu Jingchen, her status was naturally higher than anyone else’s.

Suddenly, she recalled the looks those people gave her when she came up earlier, and the murmurs she vaguely heard, weren’t they talking about her having the nerve to approach under the guise of being a sister, despite Lu Jingchen already having a son, a daughter, and a wife by his side, with unkind intentions?

Murong Rui bit her lip, suddenly silent, her eyes looking at Song Qiao with more dissatisfaction and annoyance, as if she might pounce on her and squeeze her neck any minute.

Lu Jingchen’s gaze fell on Murong Rui, his expression calm as he spoke, "What do you need from me?"

Murong Rui snapped back to reality and looked at Lu Jingchen, his handsome face coming into her eyes, causing her to falter for a moment. Suddenly locking eyes with him, the coldness in his eyes gave her a sharp shiver, even making her feel as if Lu Jingchen knew something.

That feeling as if she had suddenly been stripped bare standing in front of Lu Jingchen, made her want to find a hole to crawl into.

She even felt, did Lu Jingchen already know something?

Coming to her senses, she immediately forced a smile, lowered her eyes to hide her emotions, speaking casually, "Nothing important, just planning to go abroad in a couple of days. Dad said my passport was handled by you, it’s still with you, so I came to ask you."

Yet inwardly, she unwillingly added, "I don’t want to go abroad at all."

But she already sensed Lu Jingchen indeed knew something, perhaps even about what she did.

Lu Jingchen responded with a faint "hmm," his thin lips lightly parted, voice indifferent, "If you want to go abroad, you can, I’ll have someone bring you your passport."

Murong Rui forced a smile, "Alright, you stay busy then, I’ll head back."

"Wait a moment." But before she could turn around, the man had already called her back.

Murong Rui’s steps halted, her body suddenly stiffened, she turned back to look at Lu Jingchen, her smile somewhat forced, "Jingchen, anything else?"

Lu Jingchen looked at her, unmoved, directly asking, "I heard you went to see Tan Shuya a few days ago? What exactly did you talk about with Tan Shuya? Could you let me know?"

Murong Rui’s expression immediately seemed to realize something terrifying, slowly draining away, her gaze fixed on Lu Jingchen.

Once she had come to her senses, she hurriedly composed her facial expression, directly stating, "I just went to chat with her. After all, Miss Tan saved your life before, right? You’ve always been busy and haven’t visited her, so I thought to go and chat with her on your behalf, keep her company... What’s wrong? Did something happen?"

Murong Rui showed a hint of confusion as she questioned back at the end.

Lu Jingchen had already noticed her changing expression earlier, a cold smile couldn’t help but form on his lips, yet his visage remained indifferent, "Nothing, you go on back now."

Murong Rui seemed relieved, nodding, "Then keep busy."

With that, she swiftly retreated.

Until the office door closed again, Song Qiao, who had been sitting beside Lu Jingchen, turned her gaze to the man, her face with a hint of confusion as she asked, "What did you mean with your question earlier? Murong Rui went to see Tan Shuya? Are they that close?"

Murong Rui wasn’t exactly a good person, and neither was Tan Shuya. Those pitiable often have detestable aspects.

Those two women quite suited each other, the same kind of people.

Lu Jingchen tilted his head towards her, raising a hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, explaining, "I suspect Xiao Rui and Tan Shuya conspired to kidnap you and Mom."

Moreover, having seen the panic in Murong Rui’s eyes just moments ago, he had already started slowly confirming that this matter likely involved her.

If that’s truly the case, if Murong Rui was involved in this, dealing with it might be a bit troublesome.

After all, Murong Rui’s parents were once so good to him. If it weren’t for them, he wouldn’t have known what kind of situation he might have ended up in.

And when her parents passed away, they had entrusted him to take care of Murong Rui as if she were a younger sister.

Song Qiao hadn’t even considered the possibility that Murong Rui could have been involved in her and Xu Qian’s kidnapping.

Her gaze filled with disbelief, she pondered for a moment before asking, "If Murong Rui really was involved, what do you plan to do?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Jingchen focused deeply on her, asking instead, "Qiaoqiao, what do you want me to do?"

"I don’t know." Song Qiao bit her lip, feeling conflicted, she spoke, "Considering Murong Rui’s special status, maybe my parents really caused the death of her parents, and besides... you and she have some bonds, too."