Chapter 37: Evidence
The doctor still hadn’t figured out why, during the course of treatment, they ended up embracing each other.
When He Yunzhou hugged him, he initially thought it was to prevent Lou Ting from moving around due to the pain, and struggling uncontrollably. In order to ensure proper treatment, he embraced Lou Ting to prevent him from further injuring himself.
However… wiping his sweat, the doctor really hadn’t anticipated this.
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The room fell into silence immediately.
Lou Ting and He Yunzhou maintained the same posture, motionless. No one spoke, nor did they mention anything.
They sat quietly for a while. Suddenly, Lou Ting chuckled and said, “Haven’t had enough of hugging?”
He Yunzhou cleared his throat, his face visibly reddening. He pretended to stay composed and said, “I was holding you to prevent you from moving around and worsening your injuries during treatment.”
Reasonable and logical.
“Oh?” Lou Ting raised an eyebrow playfully, drawing out his words, “So, were you poking me earlier to prevent me from moving too?”
“…”
If you really wanted to delve into what had happened, He Yunzhou himself couldn’t quite explain.
He just saw the opportunity, and by the time he realized it, he had already taken action. Lou Ting coincidentally reached out, so he started playing along.
Coincidence, it was definitely just a coincidence.
Seeing He Yunzhou’s reaction, Lou Ting suddenly leaned forward. They were already quite close to each other. Their noses almost touched. With a slight smile, Lou Ting lifted his gaze and asked, “Why so quiet?”
There was a hint of hoarseness in his voice, perfectly striking the chords of one’s emotions.
He Yunzhou’s mind was in disarray now. Amidst their interspersed breaths, he gazed at Lou Ting’s slightly pale lips due to pain, pursed his own lips, and with the ‘thump thump’ of his heartbeat, he slowly leaned closer.
Just as they were about to make contact, Lou Ting straightened his posture. He watched He Yunzhou’s instinctive pursuit and raised his hand to touch He Yunzhou’s forehead. Smiling, he said, “I forgot, I haven’t settled the score with Le Chengzhe yet.”
Saying that, they separated. He Yunzhou reached out to catch it, but Lou Ting coincidentally caught his hand.
Lou Ting asked, “Shall we go together?”
“Mhm.”
Since Lou Ting’s leg was still injured, He Yunzhou naturally wouldn’t let him walk on his own.
After some consideration, he decided to carry him on his back to avoid any confusion if they were seen on the way.
If he carried Lou Ting, it was already known that Lou Ting was injured, and it would be hard for him to walk. This explanation would be more convenient.
Lou Ting rested his chin on He Yunzhou’s shoulder and turned his head slightly to look at him.
After a while, he seemed to think of something, turned his face away, and looked at the empty space beside them, suppressing a smile.
Such a big fool.
Someone so clever at work, how could they be… this naïve?
When they arrived, Le Chengzhe was crying inside the room.
“Why do you all say that? Do you have evidence!”
“You only care about Lou Ting. I’ve lost my position, did I say anything? You’re going too far!”
Liang Caijin’s voice was deep, “Said nothing? You surely said a lot.”
“That’s right! What were you doing when we were voting? You know it well yourself.” Yu Senze couldn’t stand people who used underhanded tactics behind the scenes.
If there were conflicts or contradictions, face them openly and solve them honorably.
Why create so many twisted and nauseating schemes for everyone to see?
Being singled out by them, Le Chengzhe couldn’t argue back. He clenched his teeth and closed his mouth.
Anyway, they had no evidence.
If they baselessly speculated and defamed him, blowing the matter out of proportion, he could take them to the interstellar court!
Thinking this way, Le Chengzhe’s chaotic heart gradually settled.
They had no evidence, so why panic?
With this thought in mind, Le Chengzhe decided to ignore them.
He Yunzhou pushed the door open. “You can only cling to evidence.”
“But for certain matters, for certain methods of handling, evidence isn’t always necessary.”
Le Chengzhe’s pupils suddenly shrank in fear. Uh-oh… He Yunzhou was really getting involved!
In an instant, his complexion turned pale, and his lips trembled.
He Yunzhou didn’t spare him a single superfluous glance. He placed Lou Ting on the sofa and fetched two cushions to help him maintain balance.
The financial magnate who called the shots in the business world, acting like a servant, took care of Lou Ting with meticulous attention.
“Calculating again and again. How many legs do you think you have left for me to chop off?” He Yunzhou’s expression was cold.
If he had known it would turn out like this, he shouldn’t have listened to Lou Ting in the first place. What evidence? He should have just knocked him out with a single blow.
What a waste of time and trouble, and it ended up worsening Lou Ting’s injuries.
“I… No, you can’t do this!” Le Chengzhe never doubted the feasibility of He Yunzhou’s words. “If you dare break my leg, I’ll expose everything that happened today. Yes, you have money, you can manipulate the internet to bury everything. But as long as one person witnesses it, as long as someone privately starts discussing it, the hat of malicious harm will be directly placed on Lou Ting. You might not care, but does Lou Ting also not want to continue in the entertainment industry?!”
Le Chengzhe shouted recklessly.
Yes, He Yunzhou was formidable and resourceful, but so what?
They had no evidence! No one could definitively say he did this!
He Yunzhou’s involvement in this matter was solely due to his connection with Lou Ting. Didn’t he care about Lou Ting? He definitely wouldn’t want Lou Ting to be labeled negatively by the public because of this incident.
In any case, whether he begged for mercy or not, the other side wouldn’t spare him. So, what was there left to say?
Le Chengzhe thought he could simply drag Lou Ting down with him and fight it out to the death!
After all, he didn’t have much popularity in the entertainment industry. If he could implicate Lou Ting, why not?
When He Yunzhou heard this, his eyebrows furrowed suddenly. He reached out, seemingly ready to settle the matter on the spot, but Lou Ting pulled his hand back and shook his head.
They were in the right in this matter. There was no need to get entangled with Le Chengzhe. It would be their mistake to resort to violence at this moment.
“It was you who tampered with my shoes, you who sabotaged the stage, and you who conspired with the Insectoids.” Lou Ting looked down at him contemptuously. “The Empire’s relationship with the Insectoids is so tense now, and you dared to collude with them. Are you out of your mind?”
“Rubbish!” Le Chengzhe immediately erupted like a lit firecracker. He angrily shouted, “You’ve gone to great lengths to pin this crime on me! You even came up with such a vicious accusation that I colluded with the Insectoids. Are you even human?! You’re a parentless, dog-like thing, a beast! You’re just… ah—!”
He Yunzhou picked up a teacup from the table and flung it at him.
It hit Le Chengzhe right in the face. The cold tea splashed all over his face. The fury that had been building in Le Chengzhe seemed to be extinguished by that cup of water. He sat on the ground dumbfounded, allowing the tea to soil his makeup-covered face.
“I’ve already called the authorities,” Lou Ting said. “This incident doesn’t fall under the category of malicious harm. Get ready for it to be reported in the official news.”
“You have no evidence!” Le Chengzhe shouted, “What gives you the right to claim I did it?! With your ironclad control, aren’t you afraid of repercussions?”
The insects that were captured were taken by the doctor for analysis. But even if the test results came out, they couldn’t prove any connection between Le Chengzhe and those insects. After all, insects wouldn’t leave fingerprints or testify.
Seeing them fall silent, Le Chengzhe smiled.
Lou Ting was afraid of public opinion, but what did he fear?
He couldn’t go on like this anyway. If he really ended up in prison, he might as well ruin Lou Ting’s future in the entertainment industry altogether.
Fang Huandong racked his brains. He had thoroughly checked all the surveillance beforehand. Except for a vague glimpse of Le Chengzhe raising his hand, there was no other evidence.
How could they possibly convict someone based on a raised hand?
By that time, if Le Chengzhe bit back, it would be Lou Ting who was truly ruined.
The situation fell into a stalemate. “What are you talking about?”
Ji Xing walked in, looking at them strangely.
This time, Ji Xing didn’t wear any disguise on his face, and everyone in the room instantly recognized who he was.
“Your Highness, the Empress! Your Highness, please speak up for me!” Le Chengzhe saw Ji Xing and immediately felt as if he had spotted a savior. He cried out, “They falsely accused me of colluding with the Insectoids, maliciously defaming me, and even forcing me to confess!”
Ji Xing followed the direction of Le Chengzhe’s finger and looked at Lou Ting.
Ji Xing raised an eyebrow: him?
Lou Ting nodded helplessly, yes, it was him.
Seeing this, Le Chengzhe, unaware of the connection between the two, said, “Yes, it’s him! He doesn’t even care about you! If he’s not severely punished, where is your dignity!”
He Yunzhou had never encountered such a troublesome person. “You’re colluding with the Insectoids, and you’re still complaining?”
“Do you have evidence?” Le Chengzhe repeated again and again.
This was his shield!
Ji Xing, sensing their hostility, vaguely grasped the situation, “What evidence?”
“Your Highness, you don’t need to bother with them. They’re accusing me of colluding with the Insectoids, but they can’t produce any evidence at all!”
Seeing Fang Huandong waving at him in the video and thinking about the matter with the Insectoids, Ji Xing suddenly caught onto the meaning behind his gesture. “You released the insects on stage, is that it?”
“Then present your evidence!” Le Chengzhe was confident.
Those insects were invisible to the naked eye, and the cameras couldn’t capture them either. If not for this, Le Chengzhe wouldn’t have dared to be so confident.
After listening for a while, Ji Xing finally understood what he was clamoring about. He said calmly, “I have evidence.”
“Your Highness, you… What did you say?” Le Chengzhe was utterly stupefied.
Ji Xing took off his bracelet and handed it to Lou Ting. “When you were on stage, I recorded some videos from below. I didn’t watch them closely, but this should be what you’re looking for.”
Lou Ting’s expression also displayed some astonishment. He had been prepared to cover his mouth with his hands and didn’t expect the situation to take a sudden turn, revealing evidence.
Since Ji Xing had arrived, Lou Ting had lost count of how many times he had been helped by him. Holding the bracelet, he felt like he should say something: “I…”
Ji Xing didn’t mind this minor detail and simply said, “Treat me for a meal today.”
Lou Ting smiled and agreed, “Sure.”
“You, you guys?! This can’t be possible! The insect is invisible to the naked eye, so it couldn’t have been captured on camera!” Le Chengzhe initially thought that his savior had arrived, but upon closer consideration, he realized something was amiss. Why would Ji Xing suddenly appear here without any apparent reason? And when he thought about Ji Xing’s relationship with Lou Ting, Le Chengzhe became increasingly anxious.
Lou Ting and He Yunzhou, what exactly were their relationships? And why did Ji Xing get involved?!
The influential figures appearing here were becoming more and more numerous, leaving Le Chengzhe feeling increasingly uncertain. Lowering his head, he said, “As the Imperial Queen, you should be able to distinguish right from wrong. You—”
“The evidence is solid. Spare us your talk,” Ji Xing glanced at him and added, “And besides… if I won’t help my brother-in-law’s wife. Should I help you instead?”
Brother-in-law’s wife, Lou Ting: “???”
Was there still time to return the evidence now?
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