Chapter 447: Chapter 447
Lu Jingchen’s face was instantly dyed with indifference. Many had come to attend the wedding, all from the upper circles of An City, and the vast majority were partners of CK Corporation. Everyone had brought their wives or female companions.
Women tend to be gossip-minded, where there are women, there will be gossip. Gossip begets murmuring, and suddenly a buzz of speculation spread among the crowd as they guessed the meaning behind Murong Rui’s words.
As for Song Qiao, the woman being pointed at, she was completely baffled and didn’t understand the meaning behind Murong Rui’s words at all. Her gaze fixed on the girl below the stage, she bit her lip and spoke coolly, "I don’t know what you’re talking about. Isn’t my identity obvious? What other identity could I possibly have? Also, the things you say the Song Family has done—could you please clarify what you mean?"
Today was supposed to be her wedding with Lu Jingchen, but suddenly this girl appeared and interrupted the ceremony with these inexplicable words. Song Qiao felt that if there really was something amiss, it had to be clarified; otherwise, she couldn’t just suffer an injustice for no reason.
Whether it was Song Qiao’s words or her tone that heated up Murong Rui’s temper, before Lu Jingchen could speak, she pointed directly at Song Qiao, who was in her wedding dress, and said clearly, word by word, "You? What makes you think you’re worthy of marrying Jingchen? Not to mention your own unworthiness, you’re also the daughter of two scums from the Song Family. You probably don’t know what your so-called father and mother have done, right? How could they possibly tell you? The things they’ve done, acts even beasts wouldn’t commit, only those inhuman creatures could do..."
Upon hearing these words, Song Qiao’s face instantly turned cold. She could bear it if it was about her, she could remain silent and not retort, but she absolutely would not allow anyone to insult her mother.
Biting her lip, her voice suddenly turned sharp, "You can insult me, but what right do you have to insult my mother? Is this how your mother taught you?"
Moreover, the insults were so vile that Song Qiao almost couldn’t hold back from rushing up and fighting Murong Rui. Thankfully, she remembered that today was her wedding with Lu Jingchen and she was still in her wedding dress; such unladylike behavior was not fitting of her.
Upon hearing her response, Murong Rui laughed mockingly and said somberly, "My mother died early, and it was your parents who killed my parents. So, indeed, no one taught me. And you must not know, right? My parents were also Jingchen’s foster parents."
Song Qiao was suddenly frozen in place, Murong Rui’s words echoing in her ears, and in that moment she forgot all possible reactions. Her face turned deathly pale, disbelief in her eyes, causing her to involuntarily step backwards.
Her parents killed Murong Rui’s parents? And they were also Lu Jingchen’s foster parents?
Song Qiao had indeed heard bits and pieces about the Song Family’s affairs, especially the unsavory deeds her father had committed. However, she was young at the time, so she didn’t really take it to heart.
Now, hearing Murong Rui’s words, although she wasn’t shocked, she was still genuinely scared, her complexion involuntarily growing paler, somewhat disbelieving that what was said was true.
But combining this with what she had inadvertently heard before, it was hard for her not to believe it.
With this in mind, she turned to look at Lu Jingchen only to find his expression, aside from being cold and unfeeling, was now tense and somber, as if he was about to drip water.
Suddenly, she remembered the beginning, the first time they met and she had forced him into marriage on the street. He had shown only slight surprise and agreed immediately.
At the time, Song Qiao couldn’t understand why Lu Jingchen agreed so easily, but now it seemed likely that he knew from the start that she was the Song Family’s Miss.
Hadn’t her father mentioned before that Lu Jingchen had a purpose in marrying her? And didn’t Zuo Yuqing speak of it too?
Suddenly linking together all the events starting from her marriage to him, Lu Jingchen’s mistreatment, which seemed intentionally torturous, could it be because he wanted to use her to take revenge on the Lu Family?