Chapter 30: Fu Zhengnan Recognizes Jiang Qingqing

“Huh? What’s going on with this person? Why are there police officers standing guard?”

“No idea. She was brought in just before dawn. No family members accompanied her—she came alone.”

“What a pity. Could it be domestic violence? I saw the doctor setting her bones.”

“……”

In a standard hospital ward, patients on both sides of the room whispered among themselves, glancing at Jiang Qingqing, who lay unconscious in the middle with police officers standing guard.

Jiang Qingqing was woken up by the murmuring voices.

Slowly opening her eyes, she was unprepared for the sight of people gathered around her bed, which startled her.

Her heart seemed to stop beating for a moment, and the world felt like it was collapsing around her. She was like a rabbit caught in a hunter’s sights, too bewildered to even think of a way to escape.

“Who… who are you?”

Jiang Qingqing pushed herself up halfway, gripping the edge of the blanket tightly and retreating to the head of the bed.

Her red lips trembled, and tears glistened in her peach-blossom eyes.

Recalling everything that had happened in the house earlier—the series of terrifying events—she felt as though she was on the verge of breaking down.

Her fragile state made the rookie police officer, who had been guarding her bedside, suddenly doubt whether they had arrested the wrong person.

She doesn’t look like a criminal at all!

If anything, she seems more like a victim.

“Uh… Miss, we received a report about an attempted murd—uh, an intrusion with intent to kill.”

“We need you to cooperate with the investigation.”

Jiang Qingqing’s delicate brows furrowed. “Intrusion with intent to kill? Are you officers?”

As she spoke, her gaze swept around the unfamiliar hospital room. Forcing herself to adapt quickly, she tried to make sense of the situation.

“I didn’t kill anyone, nor did I enter someone else’s house.”

“The house belongs to me. I was the one who was attacked.”

Jiang Qingqing met the rookie officer’s eyes directly, explaining the situation to him.

She could see the slight hint of pity in his gaze.

He seemed to feel sorry for her.

The older officer beside him caught a crucial detail and immediately questioned, “You’re saying the house in Jin Yu International belongs to you?”

“Jin Yu International?”

Jiang Qingqing shook her head.

“I only know that the house was a gift from a friend. I don’t know much beyond that. I’ve been living there for the past few days, and I have no idea why I was attacked today.”

“If you need to arrest someone, it should be the person who hurt me, not me.”

Even though she had no idea where she was or who these people were, Jiang Qingqing remained logical and clearly recounted the events.

She replaced the word “God” with “friend” in her explanation.

She was not a criminal—she could not allow herself to be wrongfully detained.

The older officer didn’t believe her.

“That’s the top floor of Jin Yu International! That’s the Fu Group President’s residence, and you’re saying it’s yours? Dream on!”

He had dealt with too many criminals who spewed nonsense, and he despised their lies.

Justice could not be altered by mere deception! These people only added to his workload.

Jiang Qingqing, however, remained unfazed by his aggressive tone.

She calmly explained, “It was indeed a gift from a friend. You can search the house—there are many of my belongings inside.”

“Hiss—”

The rookie officer suddenly had a realization, as if uncovering a major secret!

Could it be that…

President Fu kept a mistress in his house for a few days, then got bored of her, and to get rid of her, he pretended to be the victim and called the police on her?

Too evil!

Damn capitalism!

“Miss! Please continue. As law enforcement officers, we serve the people.”

“Don’t be afraid of these capitalists. We will handle this fairly!”

The older officer saw that his rookie partner was completely fooled and was fuming.

Since Jiang Qingqing was now fully awake and there was no need for further discussion, he stepped forward, took out a pair of handcuffs, and prepared to restrain her.

“Enough lies! Take her away!”

His voice carried an authoritative anger, trying to intimidate Jiang Qingqing.

But faced with this unreasonable situation, Jiang Qingqing finally let her royal blood show, raising her voice with the dignity of a princess.

“How dare you! I don’t know what kind of officers you are, but without proper evidence and facts, you dare to arrest me?”

“Your actions are no different from aiding the wicked!”

Normally, she never flaunted her royal status.

But today, she realized that not everyone deserved to be treated as equals.

The tension in the room only made the bystanders more excited, and they all leaned in to listen.

Some even started livestreaming the scene.

The livestream title read:

[Suspected mistress of a wealthy man falsely accused of breaking and entering for attempted murder]

Chen San, a devoted livestreamer who would even stream himself fishing or eating, couldn’t resist broadcasting this incident.

With that sensational title, the number of viewers in his stream shot up from single digits to four digits within moments—
And it was still climbing.

The internet was buzzing.

“Streamer, turn off the beauty filter. Let’s see what kind of woman can become a rich man’s mistress!”

Chen San:
“It’s off, it’s off. No beauty filter, no effects.”

Netizens:
“Wow, her looks are something else! Hurry up and dig deeper—what’s the real situation here? Was she really framed?”

“Did you guys notice her clothes? So plain. How could someone dressed like that be a kept woman? The streamer must be lying, probably just trying to gain followers.”

“Hey, listen to her. She actually sounds pretty logical. Doesn’t seem like that kind of person.”

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In a Gilded Private Room

Lu Jianan and a group of rich playboys were drinking and having a blast.

Suddenly, someone shouted,
“Whoa! Come check this out—Fu family’s crown prince’s woman got arrested!”

Lu Jianan: !!!

Who?

Fu family’s crown prince… Fu Zhengnan?

A woman?

Lu Jianan pushed through the crowd, snatched the phone, and took a closer look.

It really was her!

“Well, An-ge, have you seen this woman before? Out of all of us, you’re the one closest to the Fu family.”

“Come on, give us some inside info.”

Lu Jianan tossed the phone back and cursed,
“Scram! You think you can just listen in on his business?”

Still unclear about the situation, Lu Jianan grabbed his own phone and stepped out of the private room.

As he typed the live stream’s name into his phone, he also dialed Fu Zhengnan.

“What is it?”

The voice on the other end sounded… less than pleased.

Lu Jianan sent him the live stream link and said,
“Isn’t this the girl from your game? Why is she in the hospital?”

“She looks scared out of her mind. Did you have the cops arrest her?”

Fu Zhengnan’s hand, which was holding his phone, paused for a moment.

The cigarette between his fingers, burning dangerously close to his skin, was crushed out.

His Adam’s apple moved as he repeated Lu Jianan’s words.

“You’re saying… she’s in the hospital now?”

Lu Jianan, impatient as ever, immediately sent him a screenshot of the stream.

“Seriously, man, what the hell is going on? I thought you cared about her—how did she end up in the hospital?”

Fu Zhengnan switched to the chat window with Lu Jianan.

Under the dark lashes, his gaze—cold to the bone—seemed to merge with the dim lighting around him.

But deep within his pupils, a storm of darkness was churning.

His emotions were on full display.

“Jiang Qingqing.”

His thin lips moved as he murmured her name.

“So? Is she the one from your game or not?”

Lu Jianan urged him from the other end of the line.

For some reason, Fu Zhengnan’s love life made him more anxious than the man himself.

“Mm.”

Fu Zhengnan gave a low, clipped response, his voice like ice wrapped in mist, carrying an indescribable undertone.

“Thanks.”

Half a minute later, a silver supercar sped out of Jin Yu International’s underground parking lot, pushing the speed limit to its max.

Its destination—First Hospital.