But why bother? Setting aside Hu Weichao’s feelings for Zhu Linya, even if their relationship was fragile and could not withstand scrutiny, Hu Weichao could have simply left with his fiancée. Provoking Zhu Linya seemed to offer him no benefit.
Lou Miao noticed Luo Yingbai’s doubts and said briefly: “We were short on money, so Hu Weichao went back to demand money from Zhu Linya. Ever since this incident, they have been blaming each other and were on the verge of a falling out. Hu Weichao told Zhu Linya that if she didn’t give us money to leave, he would tell the whole story to Xia Changwei, causing a complete break.”
Luo Yingbai was speechless.
In fact, this was a trivial matter.
Although Xia Changwei came from a prestigious background and lived a dissolute life, he was not a cruel person and did not care much about money. He would at most fire Hu Weichao and break up with Zhu Linya, and if in a good mood, might even provide some breakup compensation—because for him, the failure of a business deal or minor financial loss was insignificant.
But in Zhu Linya and Hu Weichao’s eyes, they saw Xia Changwei as unreachable and were completely afraid to risk angering him, ultimately escalating to the point of causing a death.
Lou Miao glanced at Luo Yingbai, coldly curling her lip: “Are you thinking Hu Weichao is disgusting and not worth me avenging? Let me tell you, don’t overthink it. I’m not doing this for him, I’m doing it for myself.”
Luo Yingbai thought to himself that he hadn’t been thinking that, and she was imagining things.
He didn’t say this out loud, instead asking: “So how did you die?”
Lou Miao was not directly killed by Zhu Linya, but Zhu Linya was definitely responsible for her death. After killing Hu Weichao, Zhu Linya narrowly escaped police investigation.
However, feeling guilty, she knew Hu Weichao seemed to have a girlfriend and was worried she might have learned something. So she hired some underworld people to search the rental house where Lou Miao and Hu Weichao lived, looking for any evidence Hu Weichao might have left behind.
