100 ways to kill your husband

Chapter 23, 6th time: Only those who falsely accuse others are shameless.

Butler Bai smiled tolerantly and urged Wen Xu to quickly thank Madam. Su Yuelan shook her head at Wen Xu, tears streaming down her face. She had indeed done many wrong things, but she also had her own principles.

Wen Xu held Su Yuelan's hand tightly. Her heart ached, but she didn't shed a tear, because she felt more anger than sadness.

Meeting Xia Ziling's gaze, she asked, "Ms. Mu, may I ask who discovered the watch was missing?"

Tang Lin, who had been standing next to Xia Ziling, said, "What does it matter who discovered the watch was missing? We all saw your mother steal it."

"You saw my mother steal the watch with your own eyes? My mother was in the banquet hall ten minutes ago, but now she's on the second floor of the stairwell where someone is on guard. The last person who came into contact with it and the first person who discovered it was missing are the suspects. If my mother is a suspect, everyone present is a suspect. Why did they go straight to my mother as soon as they arrived? The people who are sure it's my mother are the ones who framed her."

"Xiao Xu!"

Lu Heng reprimanded Wen Xu. He had never seen Wen Xu talk so much at once. She used to listen to him very much. He felt that he had lost face. Although he wanted to teach Wen Xu a lesson now, he also felt that Su Yuelan stealing things was a slap in his own face. He then tried to mediate between Wen Xu and Xia Ziling.

"Xiao Xu, my mother is just worried and confused. Why do you have to say such hurtful things?"

"It is shameless to falsely accuse someone of stealing."

Just as the atmosphere between the two became tense, a soft laugh suddenly came from among the crowd. It was Xia Zheyuan, who was hiding behind the crowd.

He was covering his face with his fair hand, barely able to suppress his laughter, and finally managed to calm his tone.

"I thought Auntie's banquet would be safe. Should I also check my watch in my locker? It's not expensive, but it was my coming-of-age gift from my dad. If I lose it, my mom will nag me to death."

Wen Xu then noticed that his voice was clear and crisp, sounding quite innocent, but she was even more surprised that he would speak up for her. Wasn't he Lu Heng's cousin? It seemed that Xia Zheyuan and Lu Heng's relationship was even worse than she had imagined.

Lu Heng glared fiercely at Xia Zheyuan, and Xia Ziling's expression also turned unpleasant, but she twitched the corner of her mouth and forced a smile.

"What happened today was just a small misunderstanding. I believe in Xiaoxu, and I believe in Aheng. You will definitely be able to handle everything."

Xia Ziling gently turned the page, but Lu Heng's expression turned gloomy, and even the air around him seemed to grow sharp. Wen Xu inwardly cried out in alarm; Lu Heng was very angry now.

Although she didn't know which of her words had triggered Lu Heng's anger, he was indeed very angry. Wen Xu suddenly felt a churning in her stomach, a burning sensation shooting from her stomach to her throat. She ran to the bathroom in the room and vomited profusely, vomiting not only food scraps but also red blood.

Her stomach had never been good; if she had let it worsen, she might have died from it someday. But Lu Heng killed her before that. Her stomach problems had never progressed to this extent before. Could it have been poisoning?

Before Wen Xu could come up with a solution, Su Yuelan started sobbing.

"Oh... what should I do, Xuxu? Mommy scared you."

Wen Xu knew she couldn't rely on Su Yuelan, but she had to send Su Yuelan away first. She was always worried about her mother here; her fragile mother was her weakness.

Beads of cold sweat appeared on Wen Xu's forehead. She could feel Lu Heng's hand patting her back as he anxiously asked, "Xiao Xu, did you eat something you shouldn't have? I'll take you to the hospital now."

Wen Xu nodded weakly, catching her breath as Lu Heng helped her up. Her shoulders were thin and trembled slightly in his arms. Lu Heng felt as if they had returned to the time when they first met, but he couldn't be soft-hearted; she had to pay the price for her mistakes.

Wen Xu and Su Yuelan got into Lu Heng's car together. She smelled the leather scent emanating from the car seat, and a sour taste welled up in her mouth, which she forced down. She held Su Yuelan's hand tightly.

The car started quickly. Wen Xu checked her phone; there was still no signal. At that moment, a partition rose in front of her seat, and the side window turned black, isolating her and Su Yuelan in a very small space, where they couldn't even stretch their limbs. The suffocating feeling of the cramped space made her heart race and cold sweat pour down her back.

Su Yuelan panicked instantly. "Xuxu, what's wrong? I feel a tightness in my chest, it's very uncomfortable, and I can't breathe."

Wen Xu knew Lu Heng had made a move, but she couldn't let Su Yuelan get involved. She quickly pounded on the barrier in front of her and shouted, "Lu Heng, if you have a problem, come at me! Don't drag my mother into this! Let's talk things out! What are you doing trapping me here? Are you afraid of me?"

A burst of gas shot out from the small hole in the upper right corner, hitting Wen Xu's face on one side. The icy touch made Wen Xu feel numbness on one side of her face. She thought about stabbing herself with the kitchen knife she had hidden on her body to force herself to stay awake, but she couldn't be sure of the dosage of the drug that had made her unconscious, nor could she be sure that in her panic she would accidentally stab the carotid artery in her leg and kill herself.

With the future uncertain, she closed her eyes, pinched her inner thigh, and then covered Su Yuelan's mouth and nose with her sleeve. Her mind was still slowly sinking into a fog, but she could hear the sounds outside the car: horses running on the riding field, obstacles falling, and people cheering. They were still in the equestrian club.

Wen Xu felt sand on her lips, its roughness rubbing against half of her face. A cold wind blew on her body, and her sweat evaporated with heat. She shivered from the cold, but her ears were filled with noise. She heard countless dogs barking, and goosebumps rose all over her body. She suddenly opened her eyes.

She returned to the obstacle course, but the obstacles had all been removed. Lu Heng stood in front of her with his arms crossed, his eyes showing a hint of impatience.

"I've been waiting for you for three hours. I even had the dosage calculated. Were you making me wait on purpose?"

It was a drug that could instantly stop Murphy's frenzy. Wen Xu recalled the scene from earlier that day; she had felt that Murphy's reaction when she stopped was rather strange. Using a drug meant for horses on her—they really weren't treating her like a human being.

She got into Lu Heng's car at 9 PM, so it should be around midnight now. The fact that she didn't jump to the next critical point while she was asleep indicates that she is still in crisis.

Her stomach was still a little uncomfortable, but not enough to affect her mobility. She was even more certain that she had eaten something unclean. If it were truly an organic lesion, it wouldn't be possible to get such significant relief simply by vomiting.

She glanced around and found that it was just the two of them. A little further away were two horses: one was Lu Heng's Murphy, and the other was Ruby, which Wen Xu had ridden. Ruby was pacing restlessly, its hind legs trembling, and it was neighing. What could make it so uneasy?

The answer was behind Lu Heng, in a three-meter square iron cage containing about a dozen Rottweilers, which barked occasionally.