Mrs. Lu's face froze for a moment.

Lu Erya had been in poor health to begin with, and now her face was ruined, her reputation was ruined, and she became the daughter of a well-known international thief... In this situation, if Xu Jiayu didn't marry her, which wealthy family in Qincheng would dare to want her?

In addition, Lu Erya and Xu Jiayu grew up together and have a childhood sweetheart relationship. If the engagement is cancelled, Lu Erya will really be left with nothing.

Mrs. Lu stood there with a pale face, staring at Yu Yingji, but she did not say anything about expelling the Yu family.

Seeing this, Yu Yingji sneered and glanced at Mrs. Lu with disdain.

How could a lowly adopted daughter dare to marry into the Yu family's in-laws?

If Lu Erya wants to get married...it depends on whether Yu agrees!

When the other people in the hall saw this expected result, they all looked at Mrs. Lu with contempt.

"A vicious and evil person like Lu Erya would have been beaten to death in other families. But this Madam Lu is so good that she actually pampers him like the apple of her eye..."

"I'm not surprised at all that Madam Lu made this choice. After all, she was so heartless as to kill her own daughter for her adopted daughter, Lu Erya. She couldn't even give up her own daughter, let alone the reputation of the Lu family. In Madam Lu's eyes, how could the reputation of the Lu family compare to Lu Erya?"

"Did Lu Erya save Madam Lu's life? How on earth did she do it to make Madam Lu risk her life for her..."

"Just wait and see. Just because Madam Lu has compromised doesn't mean the rest of the Lu family will do the same. Especially that real daughter who's getting engaged today. If she comes out and sees the young lady from the Yu family, there's definitely going to be some trouble..."

When Mrs. Lu heard the whispers, her face turned extremely ugly.

Xu Jiayu glanced around the hall and didn't see Lu Erya. He frowned, looked up at Madam Lu, and asked coldly, "Where is Erya?"

Given Lu Erya's personality, it's not normal for her to be absent at an occasion like today...

Yu Yingji also followed suit with a forced smile and questioned, "Miss Lu Erya is the future Madam of the Xu family after all. For such an important occasion as today, are you, the Lu family, deliberately keeping her locked up and not letting her out to see others?"

Yu Yingji doesn't think highly of Lu Erya at all.

But this did not prevent her from releasing the other party to cause trouble for Lu Wensheng.

After all, although the fake daughter of low status had neither good character nor strength, she had heard of her cruel methods of playing tricks on others.

How could she be missing from such a lively event as today?!

Mrs. Lu met Xu Jiayu's gaze, looked away uncomfortably, and said unhappily, "Er Ya is not feeling well, rest in the room."

Xu Jiayu saw through Mrs. Lu's guilty conscience at a glance, and her eyes suddenly became sharp, "I'll go up and take a look!"

As he said that, he was about to go upstairs to find Lu Erya.

Mrs. Lu's expression suddenly changed.

She looked at Xu Jiayu's cold face, feeling somewhat embarrassed and reluctant. She locked Lu Erya in the attic alone and ordered the servant beside her, "Go and bring Miss Erya out."

The servant went upstairs and after a while, he helped Lu Erya down.

Lu Erya lowered her head slightly, her slender body visibly weak. She first walked to Madam Lu and called softly, "Mom."

Seeing her lowering her head, not daring to even see anyone, Madam Lu's heart softened, and her voice softened. "Go say hello to Young Master Xu, then go upstairs and change your clothes."

Lu Erya responded weakly, walked up to Xu Jiayu, and called out softly, "Mr. Xu."

Xu Jiayu saw that she had kept her head down the entire time, not daring to look up at anyone. She frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Lu Erya bit her head lightly, her voice sounding extremely weak. "It's okay. I'll go change my clothes. Mr. Xu, please wait a moment."

After saying that, he turned and walked upstairs.

And the moment Lu Erya turned around, Xu Jiayu noticed a glaring blood mark on her neck.

Xu Jiayu's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he quickly stepped forward and forcefully lifted Lu Erya's face up.

In an instant, everyone in the hall could clearly see the several bloody scars on Lu Erya's cheek.

One after another, shocked eyes looked over immediately.

Xu Jiayu's face turned cold.

He knew who had inflicted these injuries without even asking!

Xu Jiayu turned around and glared at Madam Lu angrily, "Madam Lu, if your Lu family doesn't want Erya as their daughter anymore, then you can just let her leave the Lu family!"

"Instead of just...torturing and abusing her!"

When Lu Erya saw that the scars on her face were discovered, her expression suddenly became panic. She pulled Xu Jiayu's sleeve and explained anxiously, "Mr. Xu, it's not... Mom and brother didn't abuse me..."

"I did something wrong... I angered Sheng'er, so..."

"It's my fault……"

Xu Jiayu said coldly, "If the Lu family wanted to protect you, how could they let you be beaten like this by Lu Youyou?!"

If Lu Youyou attacks, it will cost lives!

Even though Lu's father and Lu Xiuyuan were at home, Lu Erya was still beaten like this. This only shows that the Lu family's hearts are now all on Lu Wensheng, and they no longer care about their adopted daughter Lu Erya.

When Mrs. Lu heard Xu Jiayu's questioning, she secretly glared at Lu Erya and said, "It's just a small disagreement. The engagement party is about to begin. Erya, go up and change your clothes."

Lu Erya looked at Madam Lu's embarrassed expression and cried anxiously, "Mr. Xu, this really has nothing to do with my parents or my brother. It's all my fault..."

"I'm going to change my clothes and will be down soon. Today is Sheng'er's engagement day. Don't let me ruin the atmosphere..."

Yu Yingji didn't care about Lu Erya at first, but after hearing the last sentence, her eyes suddenly turned cold. She looked up at Madam Lu and said with a half-smile, "What kind of little conflict is it? Madam Lu, why don't you explain it more clearly?"

"The future young mistress of the Xu family has been treated this way by the Lu family... Does the Lu family think that the Xu family is easy to bully, so they dare to treat the Xu family members so unscrupulously?"

"Or maybe—" Yu Yingji said with disgust, "Miss Lu Wensheng, relying on the fact that she is a mentally ill patient, brutally insults and abuses others. It has long become the norm."

"If you don't like someone, just beat him to death."

"With this kind of behavior, it seems... Miss Lu seems to have gone even crazier!"

Mrs. Lu's face turned pale, but she was unwilling to say that it was indeed Lu Erya who was wrong in this matter. She just raised her hand to tuck her hair away and said, "This is my Lu family's business, Miss Yu, please don't worry about it."

After saying that, he coldly ordered the servant beside him, "Take Miss Erya upstairs to change clothes."

Lu Erya lowered her head and walked upstairs as the servant led her submissively.

Just as Lu Erya was about to leave, a voice suddenly came from upstairs...

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