Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 285 Thorny Rose (42)

The next day, the sun shone brightly, and the weather, which had been overcast for half a month, finally cleared up.

Yan Zhen got up and washed up as usual, had breakfast with Song Yi, and then the doctor arrived.

Song Yi and the doctor went to the medical room. Yan Zhen, who had nothing to do, saw the gardener working in the flower bed from the balcony of his second-floor room and decided to go downstairs to help.

The gardener's surname was Zheng, and everyone in the manor called him Master Zheng. At this moment, he was wearing gloves and holding scissors, pruning the flowers that had finished blooming.

Yan Zhen greeted Master Zheng and followed his example to prune the roses.

The two chatted while busy with their work, and when they talked about the daily care of roses, Master Zheng shared many secrets with Yan Zhen.

Yan Zhen was chatting happily with Master Zheng when someone called out to her from outside the flowerbed: "Miss Lin."

She turned her head and saw Lu Yuanzhou standing far away at the edge of the flowerbed, smiling at her.

Here it comes!

Yan Zhen stood still, but straightened up: "Is there something you need?"

Lu Yuanzhou beckoned to her: "There are a lot of mosquitoes in the flowerbed. Come out, I have something I want to ask you."

He clearly didn't want to go into the flowerbed, but Yan Zhen, without even taking off his gloves, walked out with the shears in hand: "What is it?"

Lu Yuanzhou smiled and said, "I heard that a petty thief was caught at home yesterday—is that true?"

"No," Yan Zhen feigned ignorance. "Who told you that?"

Lu Yuanzhou probably didn't expect her to deny it. He paused slightly, then smiled: "Really not?"

Yan Zhen looked him up and down, and instead of answering, asked, "Judging from your confident tone, you seem to know this 'petty thief'?"

Lu Yuanzhou was silent for three seconds, then stopped beating around the bush and said in a low voice, "I called Qi Su."

Yan Zhen narrowed his eyes.

It really was Lu Yuanzhou.

She didn't show any surprise, but instead lowered her eyes to hide the fleeting malice in them: "Mr. Lu, what do you mean?"

"I'm doing this for your own good." Lu Yuanzhou glanced around to make sure no one was nearby before speaking in a low voice, "I can't bear to see you, so young, have such a bright future ruined by Song Yi—he's a man, you should already know that."

Yan Zhen remained calm: "Yes, I know."

"Do you know that he has killed someone?"

Yan Zhen was taken aback.

Lu Yuanzhou stared intently at her, not missing a single change in her expression. The momentary surprise on Yan Zhen's face pleased him. He continued, "I don't know if he has told you about his family. His father and his stepmother, who was in her late pregnancy, died one after another. He was the one who did it."

Yan Zhen didn't reply, seemingly lost in thought due to being too shocked.

Lu Yuanzhou continued, "When Song Yi was seven years old, his stepmother became pregnant and found out in advance that the baby was a boy. Song Yi was worried that his half-brother would compete with him for the family inheritance after he was born, so he bribed his stepmother's personal driver. When his stepmother went out to run errands in her late pregnancy, she and her car overturned off an overpass. The driver, bodyguard, nanny and his stepmother all died."

Yan Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and his eyelashes trembled.

“Less than half a month after that woman died, Song Yi’s father, my uncle, also died. It was publicly stated that he died of a heart attack, but in fact, Song Yi secretly switched his usual medication. My uncle was murdered. After the incident, as my uncle’s only heir, Song Yi refused an autopsy and handled my uncle’s funeral arrangements that same day.”

Lu Yuanzhou's voice trembled slightly as he said this, "He was only seven years old when these things happened! A seven-year-old child who killed so many people, he's a monster! A born evil! If you continue to stay with him, you'll die at his hands sooner or later!"

Yan Zhen's face showed just the right amount of suspicion: "Words are no proof. Do you have any evidence for what you're saying?"

"Evidence?" Lu Yuanzhou seemed to remember something, his face turning slightly pale. He placed a hand on Yan Zhen's shoulder and gently turned her to face the rose garden. "Do you see that row of roses in the middle that's blooming the best? Do you know why it can grow so well?"

Yan Zhen's eyelids twitched, and an unbelievable thought surfaced in his mind.

Lu Yuanzhou confirmed her guess: "Because there are two... no, three bodies buried underneath: Song Yi's stepmother, Song Yi's father, and Song Yi's unborn brother—they are all buried there, serving as fertilizer for the roses that Song Yi's mother loved most! Song Yi is taking revenge on his father and stepmother in this way! If you don't believe me, you can dig up that rose bush; their remains are still lying there!"

Yan Zhen's breathing became rapid, and it took him a while to say, "Why are you telling me all this?"

"I'm saving you..."

"If you really wanted to save me, you wouldn't have set a trap to lure Qi Su to the Song family."

Speaking of this, Lu Yuanzhou calmed himself down and smiled sheepishly: "This was my fault, but my intentions were good. If I had told you rashly that Song Yi was a murderer, you definitely wouldn't have believed me. Only by letting you witness firsthand just how ruthless and cruel he is can you make up your mind to stay away from him."

Yan Zhen sneered: "But you almost killed Qi Su!"

"Don't be angry," Lu Yuanzhou coaxed gently. "Qi Su is fine now, so I apologize to you. I'm sorry."

Yan Zhen wasn't buying his sweet talk, and a hint of impatience crossed her face: "You've gone through all this trouble to tell me this, what exactly is your purpose?"

Lu Yuanzhou put away his smiling face and said seriously, "Miss Lin, Song Yi likes you very much. From what I know of him, if he likes someone or something, he must get it. You can't escape his grasp. Are you willing to be imprisoned by his side for the rest of your life and be a slave to please him?"

Yan Zhen remained silent, waiting for Lu Yuanzhou to continue.

Seeing Yan Zhen's expressionless face, Lu Yuanzhou couldn't guess what she was thinking for a moment, but since he had already said this much, he could only continue.

“I know you don’t like him. I’m the same as you; I’ve been oppressed by him for a long time—let’s join forces.”

Yan Zhen raised his eyes and glanced at him: "Oh? How do we cooperate?"

Lu Yuanzhou's Adam's apple bobbed up and down, as if he had made up his mind. His voice was low and resolute: "Let's join forces and kill him."

Before Yan Zhen could respond, Lu Yuanzhou immediately added, "The Song family is small. Song Yi's branch only has one son. The other relatives with the surname Song are all beyond the third degree of kinship and are not eligible to inherit the estate. As long as Song Yi dies, I will arrange to transfer the Song family's estate to my name, and you will receive a portion of it."

Yan Zhen withdrew his gaze, his eyes falling on the scissors in his hand, his expression inscrutable.

Lu Yuanzhou raised the stakes: "Do you know how much money your uncle left Song Yi?! Two hundred billion! After this is done, I'll give you thirty percent! With this money, not only will you be set for life, but your descendants for three or four generations will live a life of luxury!!! How about it? Want to cooperate with me and take a risk?"