Chapter 161: Chapter 161: The Ability to Talk Nonsense
Cai Min was speaking while Su Lu gave her several warning looks, signaling her not to talk nonsense.
But Cai Min not only ignored him but also seemed rather smug.
She really wanted to slander Mu Lingyun, so the Crown Prince would realize Mu Lingyun was not worthy, and perhaps the Crown Prince would then let them off.
Xiao Kai saw through Cai Min’s intentions, and a hint of mockery curled the corners of his mouth.
This person, calling Luo Chen a ‘pretty boy’ in front of His Highness and bad-mouthing His Majesty to his face, does she think Jiaxiang’s end wasn’t swift enough?
After Mu Lingyun finished applying acupuncture to Ji Luochen, she took the needle kit and walked around the screen, casting a cold glance at Cai Min.
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“Vice President Cai, your talent for spouting nonsense is quite impressive. Do you think only the Crown Prince can handle you, Jiaxiang, and not me?”
Cai Min was startled and her lips twitched slightly as she looked at the needle kit in Mu Lingyun’s hands.
She hadn’t expected Mu Lingyun to be the one giving Ji Luochen acupuncture.
Su Lu was also taken aback and inwardly cursed at the predicament.
How could Mu Lingyun have such a good relationship with Ji Luochen? Weren’t they doomed?
But Cai Min quickly composed herself, thinking it was even better for Mu Lingyun to be here. They could confront her face to face. As long as they could tarnish Mu Lingyun’s image in the Crown Prince’s heart and then cling to the Crown Prince’s coattails, Jiaxiang could be saved.
Thus, Cai Min looked at Mu Lingyun and continued, “Am I wrong? You’ve been protecting that pretty boy. How does he compare to the Crown Prince? Isn’t the Crown Prince’s favor for you enough? You still get all cozy with that pretty boy, even allowing him to hold you. I truly feel the Crown Prince is being undervalued!”
“Shut your mouth!” Mu Lingyun said coldly.
Far from being cowed, Cai Min pressed on, “I’m only stating the facts. Are you getting angry out of embarrassment?”
After dressing, Ji Luochen also came out from behind the screen, “Vice President Cai, do you know who the ‘pretty boy’ you mention actually is?”
Upon seeing Ji Luochen’s appearance, Cai Min was first struck by his good looks, then she realized that this Crown Prince looked exactly like Luo Chen.
Luo Chen? Ji Luochen?
Cai Min’s face turned deathly pale as it dawned on her that they were the same person.
She finally understood why Ji Luochen had suddenly moved against Jiaxiang.
So, the man that day had actually been Ji Luochen.
Su Lu also came to the realization, his face going as white as a sheet.
The man that his mother had forced to drink that day was actually the Crown Prince of the Ji family.
The Ji family’s Crown Prince was known for his frailty and a weak heart, and Su Lu had heard about it long ago.
His mother dared to coerce the Ji family’s Crown Prince into drinking; wasn’t that courting death? Perhaps it was only because the Ji family’s patriarch wasn’t aware of the incident; otherwise, when they went to appeal to the Ji patriarch, they would have been dead already and would not have had the chance to see Ji Luochen.
What’s more ridiculous is that his mother had actually complained in front of the real Crown Prince, repeatedly calling him a ‘pretty boy’.
God, they hadn’t come here to plead for mercy; it was more like begging for death.
His mother just didn’t think Jiaxiang died fast enough!
In his past life, he must have desecrated Cai Min’s grave to end up with such a mother!
After Ji Luochen sat down in the office chair, he gave Su Lu a cool glance, “You still hope I’d let Jiaxiang off easy?”
Su Lu shook his head, “My mother was rude to the Crown Prince and Miss Mu, and I apologize on her behalf. Whatever the outcome for Jiaxiang, we brought it upon ourselves and won’t dare to utter a single word of dissatisfaction.”
Su Lu indicated that all he wanted now was to leave here alive.
Cai Min opened her mouth, wanting to say something else.
But Su Lu cut her off in a low voice, “Shut your mouth. If you say one more word, we are done!”
Cai Min was taken aback; it was the first time her son had threatened to cut ties with her.
So, she really didn’t dare to speak again.