Return of the Queen Episode 12 Recap
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Lu Siyu confronted Ye Haimeng, demanding to know the truth about his brother’s death and threatening that if she refused, the Lu family would seize her Mare Nubium Hotel Group and Cloud Manor. Ye Haimeng retorted that he already saw her as a murderer. She then revealed the painful truth: it was not she who wanted to kill Lu Sinan, but rather her newlywed husband, Lu Siyu's own brother, who wanted to murder her.
She recounted how Lu Sinan had meticulously orchestrated their meeting, deceiving her into love, and even attempted to trick her into signing blank documents, which she cleverly avoided. When she didn't sign, he tried to drown her in the swimming pool at their overseas honeymoon hotel.
Ye Haimeng painfully confessed that the man she loved, the son-in-law her parents welcomed with all their hearts, was a calculating individual who plotted against her from the start, tricking her into marriage, swindling her money, and ultimately giving her a "death trap" honeymoon. She explained that she escaped the hospital despite severe injuries, sought surgery at a poorly equipped facility, and remained abroad for three years because Lu Sinan was trying to kill her.
Lu Siyu, shocked, insisted his brother was not that kind of person. Ye Haimeng countered that Lu Sinan was never the perfect brother or kind soul he imagined. She exposed that Lu Sinan saw Lu Siyu as his stepmother's son, whose mother his own mother had driven to her death.
Lu Sinan never treated Lu Siyu as a true brother but deliberately kept him away from the Lu family business by having him learn archery since childhood, using a championship medal as an excuse to keep him abroad for ten years. She concluded by stating that the overseas honeymoon was not a rich woman murdering her husband, but the Lu family's eldest son attempting to murder his wife abroad.
Meanwhile, Ling Ke, concerned for Ye Haimeng, received confirmation that Tan Xin had successfully followed Ye Haimeng back to Cloud Manor. She instructed her assistant to dismiss Lu Siyu’s concerns and to keep a close watch on Ye Haimeng for any unfamiliar individuals. Later that night, Ye Bochen was with Ling Ke, complaining about reviewing five years of engineering financial records into the late hours.
He suspected that Ling Ke was "looking for something" in the documents, implicitly linking it to Ye Haimeng. Ling Ke dismissed his speculation, advising him to focus on the work, which might provide the answers he sought. Lu Siyu returned home, where Lu Siyue was agitated by negative public opinion about their family, speculating that Ye Haimeng had manipulated the narrative.
Lu Siyu asked his mother, Du Meiyun, about their father’s whereabouts, learning he was in a private sanatorium and that the family was temporarily living in a smaller residence due to issues with their villa.
Pressing for answers, Lu Siyu questioned if there were problems within the Lu family, citing their inability to reside in their villa and his siblings, Jiang Lin and Lu Siyue, being excluded from the company’s business, all while they were attempting to seize Mare Nubium, which never belonged to them. He then directly confronted his mother, asking if the overseas car accident was a premeditated plan by the family to kill Ye Haimeng. Du Meiyun deflected, calling it outside rumors.
Lu Siyu then asked if his brother's marriage to Ye Haimeng was solely because she was the only heir to the Ye family's considerable wealth, including Mare Nubium. Du Meiyun again denied the accusations, insisting the Lu family was wealthy and dismissing the claims as external gossip.
However, Lu Siyu presented his evidence: the property custody agreement forged by his brother, reprinted at Mare Nubium; the family's swift move into Cloud Manor and possession of its deed after Lu Sinan went abroad; and the fact that Ye Haimeng's mother was sent to their Changlu's private sanatorium after collapsing.
He questioned why they didn't search for Lu Sinan and Ye Haimeng after the accident, but instead quickly settled matters with overseas police through Jiang Lin and moved into Mare Nubium, rebranding it as a Lu family asset under the guise of Lu Sinan's estate management. He concluded that these facts proved their deliberate plot to kill Ye Haimeng and seize the Ye family's generational wealth.
Du Meiyun continued to deny any conspiracy, but when Lu Siyu pressed her about Lu Sinan's sincerity in proposing to Ye Haimeng, she remained silent. Finally, Du Meiyun sternly told Lu Siyu that regardless of what rumors he heard, Lu Sinan, the eldest son of the Lu family, died, and all the property he left behind or gained through marriage belonged to the Lu family.
She warned him not to believe outside rumors, reiterating that the family acted for his future. After Lu Siyu left, Lu Siyue expressed worry that Ye Haimeng must have informed him and had known about Lu Sinan's murderous intent all along. Du Meiyun confirmed that Ye Haimeng likely knew and waited three years to return.
Lu Siyue was terrified, but Du Meiyun calmed her, noting that Lu Siyu only knew that Lu Sinan tried to kill Ye Haimeng, not the underlying reasons, thus they were temporarily safe. However, Lu Siyue then worried about "that person" from Lu Sinan's funeral, prompting Du Meiyun to immediately make a phone call to address the concern. Meanwhile, at the Mare Nubium office, Ye Haimeng’s assistant informed her that the person who vandalized her car had been arrested.
Noticing her pale complexion, he offered to call Ling Ke or her private doctor, but Ye Haimeng dismissed his concern. She confirmed that the overseas bulk land investment files she requested were ready and instructed her legal department to proceed with the planned police report from a recent meeting. As Ye Haimeng left work, she encountered Lu Siyu, who had been waiting for her.
She attempted to dismiss him, stating there was no reason for them to meet, especially given his family name and his relation to Lu Sinan. Lu Siyu confessed that his once-idealistic view of the world had shattered, revealing the purity he believed in was just an illusion. He pleaded with her to return to how they were at Cloud Manor, without their burdensome identities or the shadows of others, just "you and me."
Overwhelmed, Ye Haimeng suddenly fainted, murmuring, "It hurts so much." Lu Siyu frantically tried to find her medicine, then decided to rush her to her private doctor. However, when she moaned in pain again, he decided to quickly buy painkillers. He hurried to a nearby pharmacy and requested the strongest fast-acting painkillers. The salesperson recommended a new domestic medication that promised immediate relief for 24 hours, which Lu Siyu promptly purchased two boxes of, oblivious to the salesperson's uneasy gaze.
