Return of the Queen Episode 11 Recap
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Lu Siyu confronted Ye Haimeng, pressing her about the car accident that killed his brother, Lu Sinan, during their overseas honeymoon. He recounted how Ye Haimeng was severely injured and taken to the largest central hospital but secretly transferred to another facility after police questioning. Her subsequent orthopedic surgery and recovery location remained a complete mystery for three years.
Although foreign authorities arrested the driver, Lu Siyu noted that the final determination of responsibility largely relied on Ye Haimeng's testimony, leading to the accident being classified as a traffic incident. He questioned what happened before the accident, Lu Sinan's last words, and why Ye Haimeng transferred hospitals, where she had surgery, and where she lived and recovered for three years. Lu Siyue urged Ye Haimeng to answer.
Ye Haimeng conceded that it was an accident, stating that before it, she and Lu Sinan were honeymooning at a hotel abroad, and his last words were that he would love her in the next life too. However, she refused to reveal where she went during the three years or where her surgery was performed. Dissatisfied, Lu Siyu accused her of evasiveness, similar to her statements to the foreign police, and suggested she avoided important details.
He asserted that even her injuries didn't rule out her involvement in his brother's death. Ye Haimeng challenged him, asking what she would gain from killing Lu Sinan, whether it was to take over the Lu family or dismantle the Changlu Group. Lu Siyu countered that only she knew how Lu Sinan died and warned her that the Lu family would call the police to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Ye Haimeng agreed, telling him to go ahead and daring him not to regret it. Lu Siyu then declared that from now on, they would be enemies. Ye Haimeng responded, "Looking forward to it." Shortly after Lu Siyu and Lu Siyue departed, Ling Ke arrived, ordering the security on duty to be removed. Ye Haimeng dismissed the need to punish the guards, acknowledging that Lu Siyue, as the former acting president, couldn't be easily stopped.
Ling Ke offered her help, but Ye Haimeng insisted she could handle her own affairs and suggested they return to the penthouse. Once there, Ye Haimeng removed a chess piece from the board, declaring that Lu Siyu was no longer a player in their game. Ling Ke confirmed this. Ye Haimeng then decided they would "rearrange their strategy" starting that night, implying they would target Jiang Lin.
She further instructed Ling Ke to investigate all past events concerning her and Lu Sinan. As the CFO of Yunhai, Ling Ke proceeded to the archives to audit the Engineering Department. Ye Bochen, the head of the department, questioned her decision to manually review potentially thousands of archived engineering documents, offering to have his team organize digital versions for her convenience. Ling Ke, asserting her authority as his superior, simply ordered him to open the door immediately.
While reviewing documents, Ye Bochen paused, feeling a sense of familiarity and remarking that he felt he had seen Ling Ke somewhere before. Ling Ke dismissed his comment as a "cliché pickup line" and advised him to focus on his work. Meanwhile, Lu Siyue's mother asked if she had seen Lu Siyu and urged her to convince him to return home, citing her own ill health and her father's current situation.
Lu Siyue expressed frustration that her mother seemed to care only about Lu Siyu. Later, Lu Siyue made a phone call, instructing someone to stir up chaos at Yunhai Intercontinental to pressure Ye Haimeng into releasing Jiang Lin. She specifically told them to file all court applications under Lu Siyu's name.
Tan Xin informed Ye Haimeng that the online public opinion surrounding her was intense, with her photos and name circulating widely across social media, negatively impacting Yunhai Intercontinental and the Ye family's reputation. The online discussions had moved beyond the car accident itself. Ye Haimeng inquired if her lawyer or the overseas police had responded; they had not.
She instructed Tan Xin to ask her lawyer to expedite the inheritance lawsuit and retrieve all case files related to her and Lu Sinan's accident from overseas. She decided not to respond to the online rumors. At Yunhai Intercontinental, a customer deliberately caused a scene at the front desk, demanding a suite upgrade. When denied, he became verbally abusive, calling Ye Haimeng a "husband killer" and alleging that the hotel was unsafe due to her presence.
The staff attempted to calm him, but the customer's tirade escalated. Ye Haimeng arrived and, prioritizing the hotel's reputation, offered to meet his demands. The customer insisted she and her staff apologize. Ye Haimeng agreed, offering him a presidential suite, complimentary fruit platters, and the hotel's highest VIP privileges before leading her staff in a public apology. Unbeknownst to them, the customer secretly recorded the incident and uploaded it online.
Shortly after, Ling Ke called Ye Haimeng to warn her that the customer was likely an intentional plant, urging her to be careful. The negative publicity intensified. Ye Haimeng's car was vandalized with "Husband Killer" graffiti, and her wedding photo with Lu Sinan, placed prominently, was defaced with paint.
Tan Xin informed her that Lu Siyu had filed an objection with the probate court, claiming "special leads" in Lu Sinan's overseas car accident and requesting that overseas police reinvestigate the true cause of death. This action had halted Ye Haimeng's shared property inheritance process. Ye Haimeng instructed Tan Xin to ensure her lawyer pushed the case forward and to immediately inform her of any updates from the court or overseas police, declining the offer of a bodyguard.
Enraged, Ye Haimeng confronted Lu Siyu. She accused him of orchestrating the online attacks, the disturbance at Yunhai Intercontinental, and the vandalism, all to brand her as a murderer. She challenged him to take his claims to the overseas police instead of resorting to "dirty tricks," threatening to despise him forever otherwise. Lu Siyu denied involvement in the online attacks and vandalism, insisting he wouldn't do such things.
Ye Haimeng retorted that while he might not, other members of the Lu family would. She then revealed that the court had received an objection filed "in his name", seeking to block her inheritance until the foreign police reinvestigated the accident. Feeling betrayed, she declared that Yunhai Intercontinental and Cloud Manor belonged solely to the Ye family, and to her alone. She issued a dire warning that the next time they met, they would be "more than just enemies."
Lu Siyu, seemingly genuinely surprised by the objection filed in his name, pressed her for the truth about the honeymoon accident: why his brother died instantly while she survived, and why she disappeared for three years. Exasperated, Ye Haimeng finally confessed, her voice filled with bitterness: it was never her intention to kill Lu Sinan; instead, it was her newlywed husband, Lu Sinan, who had tried to kill her. Lu Siyu stared back in utter disbelief.
