Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 706 - 705: How Could It Be Such a Coincidence?

Having heard Fang Youlan’s account, what puzzled Lu Zheng was why, just as his grandmother had begun to think about giving Lin Xia the Fetal Exchange Medicine, his third aunt encountered that person.

If it hadn’t been for that chance meeting, and the coincidental knowledge of where to buy the Fetal Exchange Medicine,

he believed that his grandmother, despite her intentions, wouldn’t have been able to act on it at once.

And since they were going to return home soon after the New Year, the opportunity would be lost even more so!

All of this seemed far too coincidental.

Could it be that someone was scheming behind the scenes?

Lu Zheng did not hide his suspicions; he voiced them out.

"I feel the same way! How could it be such a coincidence?" Lu Guangqi felt exactly as Lu Zheng did!

He only found out later because he was upset with Fang Youlan, the two had begun a cold war, and he hadn’t really asked about these matters.

Thinking about it now, he felt increasingly that there was something fishy.

Fang Youlan, upon hearing this, originally wanted to say it was impossible, but instantly felt her grandson’s analysis made a lot of sense and was very logical.

She had indeed only recently considered giving Lin Xia the Fetal Exchange Medicine, and it was only on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month that she had firmly decided to do so.

But the reason she acted so quickly was indeed because her sister had coincidentally met someone who could obtain the Fetal Exchange Medicine.

Confronted by the stern faces of her grandson and great-grandson, she moved her lips but didn’t dare to utter a sound.

"If someone really was plotting something, who would be behind it? Xiaozheng! Think about it, have you offended someone?"

Lu Shuhui believed her nephew’s analysis more because her mother had only mentioned the Fetal Exchange Medicine to her that day, and she thought that the old lady, being in poor health and it being so close to New Year’s, wouldn’t be able to take action so swiftly.

So she hadn’t taken it to heart. Unexpectedly, it had almost caused a disaster!

Lu Zheng frowned, deep in thought, his mind racing to think of some people.

Meng Xiangzi was sentenced to a year, lost her job, and had her reputation ruined, but her family hadn’t made any retaliatory moves silently afterwards.

Could this have been orchestrated by the Meng Family behind the scenes?

However, that was just a guess, and without proof, he couldn’t jump to conclusions lightly.

"We still don’t know!" Lu Zheng asked Fang Youlan very quickly, "Is there any more of that Fetal Exchange Medicine at home?"

He wanted to take the medicine to Grandfather Liao to see what it contained and then go to his third aunt to investigate the person and the source of the medicine.

Fang Youlan shook her head, "There’s none left!"

Lu Zheng’s voice grew colder, "Can we still find the person who sold the medicine?"

"We can’t find him! I heard he went back to his hometown for the New Year!" Fang Youlan, under the formidable presence of Lu Zheng, barely dared to breathe after speaking.

A chill ran through her heart. If everything truly was a plot by someone behind the scenes, then had she been used as a pawn by others?

She hoped everything was just their speculation, and desperately hoped it wasn’t true; otherwise, she truly wouldn’t know how to face everyone...

Lu Zheng and Lu Guangqi could hardly conceal their disappointment. Without the Fetal Exchange Medicine, no one could know whether it contained anything harmful.

To continue their investigation, they could only look for Fang Youzhen since the medicine seller was untraceable. She knew that person, but could his whereabouts also be a shadow now?

Lu Shuhui, who stood nearby, became anxious. At this point, she couldn’t care about anything else, "Mom! When my third aunt called you earlier, was she going to bring you that medicine?"

"Bringing more medicine?" Lu Zheng’s eyes shot toward Fang Youlan like knives. He really did have a wonderful grandmother. The house was in chaos over that Fetal Exchange Medicine, and she was still secretly scheming to have Lin Xia drink it!

Lu Guangqi was so angry that veins throbbed on his forehead, and he stared fiercely at Fang Youlan as he bellowed, "Speak up! Have you gone mute?"

He truly regretted not having slapped her hard across the face earlier!

Thinking about it, he had even forced himself to swallow his anger and apologize to Fang Youlan to prevent her from creating more trouble. What a huge mistake that was!

By now, Fang Youlan dared not keep things hidden any longer. Her voice trembling, she replied, "Yes, it’s true... she couldn’t find the seller initially. When she was getting the medicine, she purposely prepared a portion for her daughter-in-law to keep, so she gave me some first... "

Lu Zheng had no patience to ask further. The pressing matter was to quickly clear up the situation. "Has she not moved away?"

"No!" Fang Youlan nervously got up with Lu Zheng and pursued, "What are you going to do?"

"To take a look!" Lu Zheng said before he lifted his foot to leave.

Frightened, Fang Youlan hurried in front of him in three quick steps, gripping his arm in a futile attempt to stop him, "Xiaozheng, ah! I beg you—for your grandma’s sake! Your third aunt meant well. It’s nearly the New Year; please don’t go causing trouble at their house!"

Lu Zheng’s expression was icy. He was thoroughly disappointed in his grandmother. His words carried not a trace of warmth, "I’m not going to cause trouble, I just want to get some things clear!"

Fang Youlan still felt uneasy, "Then I’ll go with you!" She thought that if she accompanied him, she could at least hold Lu Zheng back if things escalated.

Lu Shuhui hurriedly followed, "Xiaozheng! Let me come too!" She now trusted her mother so little, worrying that something might happen if she wasn’t there.

Lu Zheng thought it over and did not refuse. Going there alone might make handling some issues difficult.

Thus, Lu Guangqi, whose movement was limited, stayed at home waiting for news.

Lu Zheng took them with him, heading straight to Fang Youzhen’s home which was quite a distance from here.

Fang Youzhen was extremely surprised by the sudden arrival of Fang Youlan and her group; she had sensed something was off when Fang Youlan had called her earlier.

She had thought that someone was at home, so it wasn’t convenient to talk.

Now seeing Lu Zheng approaching with a dark expression, her first instinct was that he had come to confront her.

Fang Youzhen swallowed, "Big sister, what brings you all here?"

Fang Youlan hurriedly explained, "Xiaozheng just happened to drive here, so we decided to visit you!"

"Ah!" Facing the tense-faced Lu Zheng, Fang Youzhen nervously raised a placating smile, "When did Xiaozheng get back?"

Having been involved in procuring the Fetal Exchange Medicine, she now faced Lu Zheng, utterly petrified.

Lu Zheng responded coolly, "I just got back!" He signaled Fang Youlan with a look to stick to the story they had agreed upon on the way here.

With no choice, Fang Youlan said to Fang Youzhen, "Younger sister, what about the medicine for leg pain that I asked you to get for me?"

After a brief moment of shock, Fang Youzhen realized they didn’t know anything yet.

"Ah! I’ll get it for you!" Fang Youzhen sighed in relief, and with light steps, she went to retrieve something from under the cloth curtain of the mahogany box.

Fang Youlan took it from Fang Youzhen, looked inside to confirm it was indeed the same medicine as before, and nodded at Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng directly took the packet, holding it in his hand.

"Big sister! What is this..." Seeing their behavior, Fang Youzhen suddenly understood—they had guessed correctly. Lu Zheng’s grim expression really meant he had come to settle scores...