Chapter 44: Jiaojiao Did This All for You

“The investigation has reached you,” Zhang Lun’s face was grim. “He really…”

He didn’t know what to say for a moment.

Lu Jingchen had actually reported this to his superiors.

It was truly eye-opening.

“Does he have to? He said someone claimed that the vixen was seducing men, and he actually filed a report to investigate me. Good, good for you, Lu Jingchen.” Ruan Jiaojiao’s face was contorted with anger. She had only spread some rumors, but she hadn’t expected this outcome. She panicked. “What should I do? No wonder that country bumpkin returned my clothes; she didn’t want to get into trouble.”

Actually, she looked down on everyone here.

But to deal with Su Anan, she deliberately lowered her status and mingled with these people.

She felt extremely disgusted inside.

Zhang Lun was also dumbfounded: “I, I don’t know either. I’ll definitely be punished.”

This matter could be big or small.

If it was linked to revolutionary slogans, it would become a major issue.

If it was just a squabble between women, it could be minimized.

But Lu Jingchen clearly targeted Ruan Jiaojiao, so how could it be minimized?

This time, Ruan Jiaojiao was truly in deep trouble.

“Brother Zhang Lun, what should I do? I want to go back to Kyoto!” Ruan Jiaojiao panicked, grabbing Zhang Lun’s sleeve, her face pale. “What if the leaders make me read a self-criticism in front of all the soldiers? It would be so humiliating!”

She couldn’t accept that.

She still cared about her reputation.

“Don’t worry, don’t worry. Let’s, let’s find Lu Jingchen. After all, he’s a child who grew up in the compound,” Zhang Lun was also uncertain, comforting her while gently patting her back.

He had never experienced this before.

Back home, his parents handled everything.

If anything happened, he couldn’t come up with any solutions.

Ruan Jiaojiao was already crying, losing her previous arrogance. While sobbing, she said, “Brother Jingchen is too much. I didn’t do anything, yet he wants to punish me. It was that vixen who seduced him, making him marry her regardless of everything, hic…”

She was incredibly wronged.

Her little face was tear-streaked.

Zhang Lun quickly handed her a handkerchief: “Jiaojiao, don’t cry. I’ll go find Lu Jingchen.”

As a man, he should step up at this moment.

He needed to show his ability to his goddess.

Lu Jingchen was wearing an apron and cooking. He had vegetables from his dimensional space, and they tasted particularly good. Su Anan had specially fetched a jar of mountain spring water for them to drink.

It had a slightly sweet taste.

It was really delicious.

When Zhang Lun and Ruan Jiaojiao entered, they saw Lu Jingchen wearing an apron, holding a dish, smiling happily.

Su Anan was helping out.

Getting bowls and chopsticks.

This scene shocked Zhang Lun and Ruan Jiaojiao again.

“Why are you two here again?” Lu Jingchen looked at them impatiently.

“There’s no food for you two.” Su Anan stated the key point.

Thinking of Ruan Jiaojiao spreading nasty rumors about her, Su Anan wanted to hit someone.

“Stingy, who wants it!” Ruan Jiaojiao glared at Su Anan, then looked at Lu Jingchen, “Brother Jingchen, why are you cooking for her? Shouldn’t she be cooking for you? You work so hard to support her, and you even have to wait on her!”

She was really displeased.

“Housework should be done by women. Cooking and cleaning, how can men do it?” Ruan Jiaojiao spoke indignantly, her voice growing louder.

“The emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuch is. What does it matter to you!” Su Anan said angrily, “My husband is willing to wait on me, so what? Do you have an opinion? If you do, keep it to yourself!”

Although she was somewhat weak, she couldn’t beat most adults.

But she could use others’ power.

Lu Jingchen was right there, so she was fearless.

Ruan Jiaojiao’s eyes immediately reddened, and she glared fiercely at Su Anan. She was originally an unreasonable young lady, and now she encountered someone even more unreasonable.

She was speechless.

She was furious!

Since coming to the Northern War Zone, nothing had gone smoothly.

Zhang Lun also felt a surge of anger, his teeth aching.

He was also defeated by Su Anan.

He had really learned something new.

Lu Jingchen reached out to tuck the stray hair from Su Anan’s forehead behind her ear, and couldn’t help but smile.

Then he looked at Zhang Lun: “Something?”

He didn’t want to deal with Ruan Jiaojiao.

“I heard you’re investigating Jiaojiao!” Zhang Lun’s face was unpleasant. “She didn’t do anything wrong. Do you need to investigate her like this?”

“Right or wrong, you decide?” Lu Jingchen was not polite at all.

“You know it’s not a big deal, just some idle gossip, yet you have your superiors investigate her. You’re trying to ruin Jiaojiao!” Zhang Lun was really angry, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he got.

Lu Jingchen looked at him coldly: “I don’t need your instruction on how to do my job.”

He silenced Zhang Lun.

In terms of status, position, and rank, Zhang Lun was not qualified to speak to Lu Jingchen like this.

He came to plead.

“Jiaojiao did all this for you!” Zhang Lun’s face flushed, his voice dry.

Ruan Jiaojiao was crying, tears continuously falling.

She was always gentle in front of Lu Jingchen, putting away her unreasonable temper.

“No need!” Lu Jingchen coldly snorted, “Stay away from me, thank you!”

His tone was cold, although he didn’t say anything harsh, it was even more unbearable.

Zhang Lun’s eyes reddened, and his fists clenched.

His wounds were still there, his features somewhat distorted.

He was almost mad with anger.

But he still had his reason and dared not act, so he said tactfully: “Jingchen, we grew up together. You can’t harm Jiaojiao like this. If the investigation reaches her, how will she live?”

“Official business is official business, and it has nothing to do with anyone.” Lu Jingchen wouldn’t budge.

This time, he had to vent Su Anan’s anger.

Punishing Ruan Jiaojiao would make others restrain themselves.

Then he could leave for his mission with peace of mind.

Seeing his firm attitude, Ruan Jiaojiao cried loudly.

She was almost out of breath from crying.

Tears flowed profusely.

She didn’t care about her image anymore.

She deeply felt Lu Jingchen’s malice towards her.

The hatred on her face deepened.

No matter what Lu Jingchen did, she didn’t hate him.

She only hated Su Anan.

At this moment, she felt that she had been too kind to Su Anan by just spreading some rumors.

She should have done as Zhang Lun said and made her disappear.

“Brother Zhang Lun, let’s go.” Ruan Jiaojiao said while crying, pulling Zhang Lun’s sleeve, “Don’t cause trouble for Brother Jingchen.”

She had two days left before leaving for her mission.

So, she could arrange to get rid of Su Anan.

Then, when she was on a mission, the investigation wouldn’t reach her.