Chapter 1083: Ruthless Toward Herself

Because once she admitted that fact, all the efforts made over these past few months would go up in smoke.

She believed that, with Lu Jihan’s temperament, he would certainly strip her back to her original form.

She trembled in fear, her whole body resisting.

Seeing her remain silent for so long, Shen Kang grew annoyed.

He stepped forward, mercilessly grabbed Chi Wen by the back of her collar, and shouted, “Are you deaf? Mr. Lu is asking you a question, aren’t you going to confess honestly?!”

Chi Wen had never been treated like this before. Enraged, she gritted her teeth and struggled desperately: “I can speak, but only if it’s just me and Mr. Lu remaining here!”

Shen Kang was momentarily stunned, then furious: “Cunning woman, what trick are you trying to pull now? You think you can just…”

Before he could finish, Lu Jihan suddenly raised his hand, interrupting him, “Shen Kang, do as she says, step out for a moment.”

“But Mr. Lu…”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be fine.”

Lu Jihan gave Shen Kang a glance, and Shen Kang had no choice but to nod and leave.

The door was left slightly ajar, leaving only Lu Jihan and Chi Wen in the room.

Lu Jihan looked down at the now-sweating Chi Wen on the floor and said coldly, “Now, can you tell the truth?”

Chi Wen looked at the man before her, tall and upright, even a few steps away she could feel his restrained, strong presence and his aura.

This was the man she had admired for several years.

Even though Lu Jihan’s gaze on her was both sinister and cold, she felt both fear and shame, yet her gaze toward him was also a bit more eager.

On normal occasions, Chi Wen would still fear Lu Jihan, but at this point, she had nothing left to lose.

She was going all in.

She was just debating whether to tell Lu Jihan the truth right now.

After all, she still couldn’t confirm if Song Huaizhong and Jiang Lan were safe, what if he was just trying to intimidate her?

“Well, I, I want to see Mr. Song and Mrs. Song’s situation first, otherwise, otherwise I, I won’t tell you the truth!”

She gritted her teeth against the severe pain in her leg and spoke with determination.

Lu Jihan’s face turned cold; he narrowed his sharp eyes, the look in his eyes now even colder and more enigmatic than before.

Still daring to negotiate with him?

Hum, she had quite the nerve.

Lu Jihan let out a cold snort and took out his phone, calling Shen Kang to instruct, “Shen Kang, Secretary Chi wants to see Song Huaizhong and Jiang Lan, make the arrangements.”

“Yes.”

Shen Kang responded from outside, then walked to the other end of the corridor, as if leaving.

Chi Wen heard this and frowned: “Where is he going? Could it be that I… that Mr. Song and Mrs. Song are…”

“Why are you in such a rush, you’ll see them soon.”

Lu Jihan leaned back on the sofa, his deep, mesmerizing eyes sweeping lightly over her panicked face.

Then he turned his head, squinted at her leg, pointed to it, and asked, “Tell me, how did your leg get broken?”

Lu Jihan appeared indifferent, but in reality, he had been secretly observing Chi Wen’s injured leg for some time.

From her reaction after the fall, and the degree of friction on that wound, this absolutely wasn’t an old injury.

The wound site had no old scars, it clearly had new marks, and there were even traces of blood from where the prosthetic had rubbed against her leg…

This woman was really ruthless to herself.

Seeing her walking normally, she even managed to deceive him and Shen Kang, which showed how much pain she must have endured to fool those around her.