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

Chapter 377 Imprisonment

Several people in white coats and masks in the ward moved closer to her. Lu Jie leaned against the door and looked at the woman behind her through them: "Mom! You're eroding the last bit of trust I have in you!"

Zhou Rou's heart tightened, but she cared more about the result, so she glanced at both sides, and those people gathered around.

Lu Jie struggled desperately, but to no avail. It wasn't until one of them pressed a pungent towel against her nose that she gradually lost consciousness...

When Lu Jie woke up, she found herself at home, blinded by the bright light. It took her a long time to adjust to her surroundings.

She opened her eyes wide in surprise and looked at Zhou Rou who was sitting on the sofa with a cup of black tea.

"Mom?" She frowned and tried to stand up, but found that she was tied up.

After a few seconds, she realized the situation she was in. Lu Jie stared at Zhou Rou in disbelief: "Mom! Is this all a trap you set?"

Zhou Rou smiled softly and put down the teacup: "If I don't use this method, will you still remember that you have this family?"

Lu Jie turned her head away and didn't look at her: "Can you let me go first?"

Zhou Rou winked at the bodyguards in the room, and they came forward and untied the hemp ropes on her.

Lu Jie stretched her aching wrist and asked succinctly, "Tell me, why did you tie me up like this?"

Zhou Rou frowned: "What's your attitude?"

Lu Jie turned her head away from her, and Zhou Rou continued, "Don't think I don't know what you did outside."

Lu Jie asked with amusement: "What have I done? How come I don't know?"

"What is your relationship with Zheng Xuan?" Zhou Rou looked at her with burning eyes.

When mentioning Zheng Xuan, Lu Jie frowned unconsciously.

"Why aren't you talking?" Zhou Rou pressed on.

She sighed, stood up and sat next to Lu Jie, looking at her earnestly and said, "Silly daughter, I'm telling you, he's just playing with you! There's no sincerity in this kind of playboy. Don't let yourself be sold out without realizing it."

Lu Jie raised her eyebrows slightly, and said in a mocking tone, "It doesn't matter who schemes against me. Back then, didn't you also want me to marry Pu Jing? Don't even mention that you didn't know what kind of person Pu Jing was at that time!"

Anger suddenly welled up in Zhou Rou's eyes. She stared at her daughter closely. "It doesn't matter if you lose face, but don't bring shame to the Lu family as well! Pu Jing will definitely give you the status of a stay-at-home young lady no matter what. What about Zheng Xuan? You're not really fantasizing about him marrying you, are you?"

Lu Jie stood in the bedroom, her anger still raging. She shouted out the door, "We're all being used anyway, so it doesn't matter who's using us. Why do you feel like you've been at a disadvantage just because the Lu family didn't benefit from this?"

Zhou Rou stood outside the door, her face livid. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. She tiredly raised her hand and rubbed her brow. "Forget it, I don't want to argue with you. Anyway, I'm doing this for your own good. For the next few days, just stay home and don't go anywhere!"

When Lu Jie heard that Zhou Rou was actually going to put her under house arrest, she immediately flew into a rage. She stood up and raised her voice a few notches, "Why? I'm already this old, don't I have any freedom at all?"

"Don't mention freedom to me until you've reflected on your actions!" Zhou Rou said coldly, "Do you want to go up there yourself, or do you want me to have someone bring you up there?"

Lu Jie narrowed her eyes and looked Zhou Rou up and down. After a moment, she scoffed and turned to walk upstairs. Her eyes were full of disappointment, and she felt deeply saddened by Zhou Rou's behavior.

The bedroom door clicked and locked, and Zhou Rou's voice came from outside: "Guard it for me."

"Yes." The bodyguard replied.

On the other side, Zhou Rou came to the company and found Pu Jing.

"Long time no see, Mr. Zhou." Pu Jing raised his head, a glint flashing across his gold-rimmed glasses. His tone was a bit teasing, "Is there something you can't say over the phone? Why do you come to the company in person? Aren't you afraid that our old man will get the news?"

Zhou Rou looked unhappy. She said straight to the point, "We need to move up the plan. Otherwise, we will be schemed against by Su Heng and your old man."

When Pu Jing heard this, he immediately understood.

Zhou Rou's eyes were sharp as she said word by word, "If you want to take his place, you can't be so soft-hearted anymore!"

Pu Jing looked back at Zhou Rou through the lens, a sharp look flashing across his face. "Do you have new bargaining chips?"

Zhou Rou laughed: "It's a pleasure to work with you. I really can't hide anything from you." Her smile suddenly faded, and she continued: "Zheng Rui came to me."

"Oh? The young lady from the Zheng family? The one who is rumored to be having a passionate affair with Su Heng?" Pu Jing asked.

"That's right." Zhou Rou nodded. "I never expected that the one who was plotting against me would be my own son!"

Pu Jing said with a half-smile, "I told you long ago that Su Heng is not that easy to deal with. You are just too sure."

"At this point, there's no point pursuing this further." Zhou Rou sighed, "Since he doesn't care about family ties, why should I worry too much?"

"Hehe, Su Heng is really pitiful to have a mother like you." Pu Jing said sarcastically.

"Even Mr. Pu isn't necessarily lucky to have a son like you." Zhou Rou fought back mercilessly.

Pu Jing paused for a moment, then burst into laughter: "That's why we cooperate."

"Who said it wasn't?" Zhou Rou also laughed.

Zhou Rou then continued, "Pu Caiwei and Su Heng have already planned this entire game, just to kick us out completely! Although Zheng Rui doesn't know the specifics of their plan, she did say we should be careful with the people we interact with recently and be extra careful with any documents or contracts we handle."

Pu Jing frowned, his dark eyes narrowed little by little, and then his expression changed slightly.

Zhou Rou saw this and raised her eyebrows: "Huh? Looks like they've started."

Pu Jing said nothing. Zhou Rou chuckled and said, "In that case, let's take advantage of their trick."

Pu Jing turned his gaze slightly and asked, "Do you have a solution?"

Zhou Rou nodded: "Otherwise, I wouldn't come here to find you."

At the same time, inside Zheng's house.

Zheng Xuan lay on his back in bed, staring blankly at the ceiling chandelier, his mind racing. Ever since Lu Jie had left without saying goodbye that day, she had vanished from the face of the earth. Her phone went from unanswered to turned off. There was no news from the Su family or Su Heng. Where had she gone?

At this time, Zheng Rui walked into the room quietly and said with a soft smile: "Ah Xuan, let's go downstairs to eat."

When Zheng Xuan heard Zheng Rui's voice, he felt annoyed. He covered his head with a goose down pillow, as if this could isolate him from the outside world, and did not respond to Zheng Rui.