Humiliated by my mother-in-law, I married into a wealthy family with my son four years later

Chapter 379 Escape

After Lin Ze left, Su Heng stood up, walked to the window, looked at the bustling night outside, and felt mixed emotions.

He secretly sighed that although Mr. Pu had many complaints about Pu Jing, at the critical moment, he still chose to protect his son. This deep fatherly love made Su Heng think of his own past.

He turned back to his desk, took out a bottle of whiskey from the liquor cabinet, poured it into a glass, and shook it gently. He picked up the glass and drank it all, trying to use alcohol to numb the tangled and struggling in his heart.

At this moment, a sudden knock on the door interrupted Su Heng's thoughts. He frowned and said unhappily, "Come in."

The door was flung open, and Zheng Xuan stood at the door with an angry look on his face. He put his hands in his pockets, his eyes filled with anger and unwillingness. "I'm sorry, I don't have an appointment. Mr. Su, I hope you don't mind?"

Su Heng looked at Zheng Xuan, his eyes became deep and complicated, "Since you are here, sit down." He pointed to the chair in front of the desk.

Zheng Xuan sat down without hesitation and got straight to the point, "I came to see you about Lu Jie."

Su Heng raised his head and looked at Zheng Xuan with clear eyes. "You want to ask about Xiaojie's whereabouts?"

Zheng Xuan nodded, his expression serious and determined. "Yes, she's missing. I've been looking for her for a long time but can't find her. I know she's your sister. You should know something about that, right?"

Su Heng's heart trembled slightly when he heard this, but he still shook his head, "I don't know where she is. But I heard that she is getting engaged?"

Zheng Xuan sneered upon hearing this, "It seems I'm the only one who knows this news! Xiao Jie left without saying goodbye. I've been looking for her for a long time and couldn't find her, only to hear that she's getting engaged to Pu Jing!"

Su Heng frowned and whispered the name "Pu Jing". His heart was filled with doubt and anxiety. "This is impossible! Although they were engaged before, it has been cancelled! How could Zhou Rou agree to marry Xiao Jie to him?"

Zheng Xuan looked at Su Heng's surprised expression and knew the answer in his heart. He stood up, his eyes sinister and resolute, "I've never seen such a cruel woman! It's not enough to plot against my son, now I'm taking my daughter into it too!"

After saying this, Zheng Xuan turned and left, leaving Su Heng alone in the office, lost in thought. He narrowed his eyes, a sense of foreboding welling up in his heart.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the night, Lu Jie was lying on her bed, her eyes wide open, staring at the ceiling. Her heart was filled with anxiety and uneasiness, and she knew she had to escape from this place as soon as possible.

By the early hours of the morning, the security outside the bedroom had finally relaxed. Lu Jie quietly got up, tiptoed to the closet, and retrieved a rope made of a bed sheet. She carefully tied one end of the rope to the balcony and extended the other end downstairs.

She sat astride the windowsill and leaned out to take a look. It was at least eight meters above the ground, and her heart skipped a beat. But she knew this was her only chance of escape.

She took a deep breath, resolutely flipped out, and moved down the rope bit by bit. With each step, she felt the strain, her forehead covered in sweat. But she didn't give up and continued to persevere.

Finally, when they were still one floor above the ground, a rustling sound suddenly came from the bushes below. Lu Jie panicked, lost her balance, and fell straight down!

However, she did not fall to the ground, but fell on a soft body. She looked up in surprise and found that it was Zheng Xuan!

"Zheng Xuan? Why are you here?" Lu Jie shouted in surprise.

Zheng Xuan ignored the pain in his body and hurriedly covered her mouth with his hand, "Don't make a sound! Come with me!" he whispered.

Lu Jie looked at Zheng Xuan's determined eyes, and an inexplicable sense of security surged in her heart. She nodded and, with Zheng Xuan's help, stood up. However, she felt a sharp pain in her right ankle, and she couldn't help but cry out and fell to the ground again.

Zheng Xuan saw this and quickly squatted down to check her injuries. He saw a large lump on her right ankle, which showed that she was injured.

Lu Jie's brows knitted in pain, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes. Her aggrieved and anxious expression moved people to pity her. Zheng Xuan thought for a moment, then decisively picked her up by the waist and walked out of the courtyard where she was imprisoned with steady and swift steps.

The night was as dark as ink, and all around was silent. Lu Jie fearfully hugged Zheng Xuan's neck, feeling the warmth and comfort emanating from him. He gently placed her in the car, then got into the driver's seat and started the engine without a word.

Lu Jie leaned against the car window, watching the house that had once imprisoned her recede into the distance. The corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously, her eyes gleaming with a flicker of freedom. Before dawn broke over the horizon, she stared for a moment, then turned and gazed intently at Zheng Xuan, who was concentrating on driving.

"How did you know I was here?" There was a hint of curiosity and surprise in her voice.

Zheng Xuan looked straight ahead, his tone calm, "I went to find your brother and asked him if he knew about your engagement to Pu Jing. He said he didn't know, so I guessed it must be your mother who was behind it."

Lu Jie's eyes widened when she heard this, her face filled with disbelief. "You said I'm getting engaged? And to Pu Jing? Has the news already spread?!"

Zheng Xuan was silent for a moment, and a hint of disdain appeared on his lips: "It seems that you have been deceived by your mother."

At the same time, he also felt relieved in his heart. It seemed that Xiaojie had no intention of this marriage at all.

Lu Jie suddenly fell silent. She lowered her head and sat in the passenger seat, not knowing what she was thinking. Seeing this, Zheng Xuan also tactfully shut up, giving her enough time to calm down.

The car sped along and finally stopped outside a manor on the outskirts of the city. Zheng Xuan got out and opened the door for Lu Jie: "Let's go."

Lu Jie looked up at the pitch-black scenery outside, feeling a little uneasy: "Where is this place?"

I didn't expect that this girl who was usually fearless would actually be afraid of the dark. Zheng Xuan laughed in his heart, but still gently comforted her: "Don't worry, this is a safe place."

As he spoke, he lifted her up and carried her sideways, walked to a villa, scanned his fingerprint, walked in, and turned on the living room light. Suddenly, everything around them became bright. Lu Jie suddenly lowered her head shyly, not daring to look Zheng Xuan in the eye.

He gently placed her on the sofa: "I'll go find you a medicine box and ice packs first."

Lu Jie's face turned even redder. She nodded slightly, then quietly raised her eyes and looked at Zheng Xuan's back.