This is Zhang Cuihua's ideal state; she shouts and yells so that the onlookers will support her.

But now that she has someone backing her up, she can't produce any so-called evidence.

"Evidence, evidence..."

Zhang Cuihua's mind was racing, but she couldn't find any evidence because she had only heard her son and daughter-in-law's accounts from beginning to end, and never heard a third person say anything.

“What evidence do you need?! You said these words to my son yourself, he told me them, how could they be false?” Zhang Cuihua said stubbornly, thinking that the louder she spoke, the more righteous she would be.

However, everyone else who heard this had nothing to say.

That's it?

"Auntie, is it just your son all alone, no one else?"

Everyone realized that it was impossible to convict someone based solely on a single statement from their son.

“So what? Su Yueya said it, she definitely said it, she must have said it. My son would never lie to me, she definitely said it!” Zhang Cuihua shouted.

"Tch, can I say that my sister never said that? What, is your son's mouth inlaid with gold, making his words more valuable?" Qiao Gaoyang said sarcastically.

"Hahaha……"

The neighbors immediately burst into laughter, and some kind-hearted people even explained the situation to Zhang Cuihua.

"Auntie, if you want to accuse someone of spreading rumors, you can't just rely on what you and your son say. You need to provide more reliable evidence. You need evidence!"

Zhang Cuihua's mouth moved, but she couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

Immediately, everyone understood.

She couldn't produce any evidence.

"You came to someone's doorstep and shouted without any evidence. What were you thinking? You've got some nerve!"

"Yes, the Qiao family is not to be trifled with. Even if your son's father-in-law is powerful, you can't just ignore the Qiao and Lu families, tsk tsk tsk..."

"Aunt Cuihua, you're really in the wrong!"

"Mind your own business!" Zhang Cuihua, annoyed by the lecture, immediately turned her attention to the onlookers she had attracted. "You bunch of people who love to watch the drama unfold, all you do is talk nonsense. I think you're spreading rumors too!"

"Heh..." Su Yueya was amused by Zhang Cuihua.

“Zhang Cuihua, you say I’m spreading rumors but can’t produce any evidence. However, I have evidence that you’re spreading rumors about me, and everyone here can testify for me. If this is the last time you come to cause me trouble, I can let it go. But if there’s a next time, I promise I won’t let it go so easily.” After Su Yueya finished speaking, her face changed, and she stared at Zhang Cuihua’s face without any warmth.

The confrontation with Mo Youyou had probably intimidated her, which is why Zhang Cuihua came alone to cause trouble.

If this can intimidate Zhang Cuihua, I reckon the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will be able to keep quiet for quite a while.

“Zhang Cuihua, if you continue to slander my wife, I don’t mind asking the military leaders to uphold justice. Then, you and your family will have no say in what price you pay,” Lu Zhengjun said.

"You...you're bullying us because of your power!" Zhang Cuihua was terrified, but she still stubbornly refused to admit it.

"What power have we been relying on? Everyone's watching! What's wrong with us? What's wrong with us?!" Qiao Gaoyang asked.

With him around, Zhang Cuihua had no chance to act recklessly.

"You—" Zhang Cuihua was furious, but she couldn't do anything about it, so she could only slink away.

Back home, Mo Youyou looked at Zhang Cuihua with anticipation.

She needed to hear news of Su Yueya's defeat; only then could she find some solace for her wounded and broken heart.

Zhang Cuihua had thought so too, but the result was not as she wished. She couldn't lie, so she had no choice but to tell the truth.

“Youyou, it’s really not my fault. Their whole family ganged up on an old woman like me. And those onlookers, they all acted like they’d taken a bribe from them, and they all sided with them. I... I had no choice…” Zhang Cuihua still felt wronged!

Mo Youyou: "..."

She was filled with anticipation, but this was the result, leaving her utterly disappointed.

I knew I couldn't rely on that old woman!

"Useless." Mo Youyou stood up, not even glancing at Zhang Cuihua, and closed the bedroom door, facing the mess left by Liu Dekai.

“Me,” Zhang Cuihua stared at the closed door, “how am I useless? You didn’t even come with me to settle the accounts…”

In short, Mo Youyou hated Su Yueya to death.

She blamed Su Yueya for Liu Dekai's repeated moves, believing that Su Yueya had been setting traps for her ever since she started spreading rumors about Chao Xiong, showing that she was quite cunning.

"Don't think that just because a man gets promoted he can act arrogantly. Su Yueya, what goes around comes around. Sooner or later you'll suffer the consequences!" Mo Youyou said bitterly.

The news of Lu Zhengjun's return and promotion quickly became common knowledge.

Naturally, Leng Yingying also heard about it.

Doesn't that pique her curiosity?

He's the male lead, so his looks should be pretty good, right? After all, the female lead is so beautiful, the male lead can't be bad either!

As the queen of the apocalypse, Leng Yingying is only interested in fighting and building her career. She has little interest in anything else. But as soon as she arrived, Lu Zhengjun had already gone undercover, which meant that even though she had become familiar with the female lead, she hadn't been able to see the male lead at all.

The longer it went on, the more curious she became, and her appetite was truly whetted.

“Shadow, you just came back from a mission and have been resting for a while. How about we go on a date this week?” Qiao Gaoyang came to Leng Yingying’s dormitory again to find her, wanting to ask her to hang out with him on the weekend and get to know each other better.

It would be so strange to go directly to Su Yueya and say that you want to see the male lead!

It would be even worse if it caused any misunderstanding.

But if we start from Qiao Gaoyang's perspective, wouldn't it seem much more reasonable?

"Hey, I heard your brother-in-law is back. He was the undercover agent for this operation. They say he's been undercover for three years. That's pretty impressive. When can I meet him?" Leng Yingying brought it up casually.

Qiao Gaoyang: "..."

Keep pretending!

Leng Yingying's true feelings had already betrayed everything. Qiao Gaoyang knew she "knew everything" about them, and now she was only saying this out of curiosity about Lu Zhengjun...

No, I'm curious about Lu Zhengjun?

Why should he be curious about Lu Zhengjun before he's even won Leng Yingying's heart? He hasn't even won Leng Yingying's heart yet, and he hasn't even gotten Leng Yingying to show any curiosity about him.

That won't do!

“What’s so great about him? He’s just a man, nothing special…” Qiao Gaoyang said rather insincerely.

[What? That's all? How could that be! Lu Zhengjun is the male lead, he's the male lead! I don't believe he's just like that!]

What kind of scheme is Qiao Gaoyang up to now?