Chapter 152 Reveals the Truth

Qi Jianyue acted self-indulgently on stage.

Moreover, the reason she dared to say such things with such confidence and recklessness was because she believed that Li Rujun had personally told Qi Xi before.

If Qi Xi doesn't give her face, how can he not give Li Rujun, his mother, face?

Besides, with so many guests in front of her, how could Qi Xi possibly disregard the reputation of the Qi family and his own dignity to refute her words?

Impossible. With Qi Xi's courage, she definitely wouldn't dare to do that.

Unexpectedly, the first thing Qi Xi said when she went on stage was without any politeness.

Such cold and disrespectful words were transmitted with crystal clarity through the microphone to every corner of the banquet hall.

This allowed everyone present to hear clearly, revealing the discord within the Qi family without any attempt at concealment.

Even Qi Jianyue, who always loved to put on an act, almost couldn't maintain her fake smile.

She could only manage a couple of dry laughs to smooth things over: "My sister still loves to joke around..."

"Who's joking with you? I only joke with people I care about. Besides, what's with calling me 'little sister'? You and I aren't related by blood at all. We can't be biological sisters, let alone good sisters. Don't try to claim kinship here. I find it unlucky."

This single sentence caused a huge uproar.

The identity that Qi Jianyue had painstakingly established was exposed in an instant.

Immediately, the audience erupted in discussion.

"What? Qi Jianyue isn't the Qi family's biological daughter?"

"But if she's not her biological daughter, why did she say those things on stage just now? She even claimed that she and Miss Qi were sisters, and that Miss Qi was kidnapped by the nanny and lost for so many years?"

"However, Qi Jianyue doesn't look like anyone from the Qi family at all. I think the words of the Fourth Miss Qi are more credible."

"But if Qi Jianyue is not the Qi family's biological daughter, why would the Qi family hold this family reunion banquet to confirm to the outside world that she is their biological daughter?"

Someone succinctly revealed the truth: "The answer is not obvious. Although she is not their biological daughter, it is Qi Jianyue, not this fourth young lady, who has lived in the Qi family since childhood."

"Compared to blood ties, the Qi family probably can't bear to part with their adopted daughter whom they raised from childhood."

Listening to the discussions below the stage, Qi Jianyue gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. Her venomous gaze, if it could kill, would have already riddled Qi Xi with holes.

But under the watchful eyes of everyone, Qi Jianyue couldn't be impolite and act like a shrew, rushing up to tear Qi Xi's face apart.

She could only manage a forced laugh: "Xiao Xi, I know I joked with you last night and made you angry, but no matter how angry you are with your sister, you shouldn't say such things in such an important setting."

As she spoke, Qi Jianyue squeezed out two tears and looked helplessly at Li Rujun below the stage.

Li Rujun never expected that Qi Xi would betray her in public and reveal the truth, even though they had clearly agreed on everything beforehand.

Li Rujun's face darkened, but she still smiled and tried to appease the guests: "The two sisters are arguing again. Ever since Xiao Xi came back, the two sisters have often quarreled because of their rivalry for favor."

"It's just a little squabble between kids. Both of them are my daughters, and I treat them equally."

To everyone's surprise, Qi Xi didn't even give Li Rujun, her own mother, any face. Her voice came through the microphone: "Treat everyone equally, but you slapped me and smashed my phone just to favor Qi Jianyue, without even giving me a chance to tell the truth?"

Upon hearing this, a collective gasp rippled through the room.

What? Li Rujun, as a mother, beat her younger daughter to protect her older daughter, even slapping her and smashing her younger daughter's phone?

Is this something a mother would do to her own daughter?

Even tigers don't eat their cubs, let alone the bond between a mother and daughter.

But after Qi Xi so openly and directly exposed her face to the ground in public, even Li Rujun, who always considered herself a model of a noblewoman, couldn't keep her expression in check.

"What are you waiting for? Turn off the microphone!"

Li Rujun was furious. She could tell that Qi Xi was holding back a big move, waiting for her here.

They locked her up for two days, preventing her from having any contact with the outside world.

Qi Xi seemed obedient. She hadn't made a fuss for the past two days, eating and sleeping on time every day, and hadn't even threatened to call the police or said anything disobedient.

If it weren't for Qi Xi's good performance these past two days, Li Rujun wouldn't have dared to let her make an appearance.

But to their surprise, Qi Xi was just putting on a show of being well-behaved to lull them into a false sense of security.

Once they lowered their guard, he unleashed his full power at the banquet, telling them the whole truth.

While asking someone to turn off the microphone, Li Rujun tried to defend herself, saying, "The child is throwing a tantrum at me. How could I possibly hit my own daughter? That doesn't sound realistic at all."

But the more eager Li Rujun was to shut Qi Xi up, the more she tried to make amends, the more guilty she appeared to outsiders.

"Who says I'm talking nonsense? My best friend is a news anchor, so of course I know better than anyone what it means to speak with facts..."

When we got to the crucial point, the microphone suddenly went silent.

It was the maid who unplugged the microphone at the crucial moment.

Before the Qi family could even breathe a sigh of relief, Qi Xi suddenly revealed a smile that said, "You little brat, this can't stump me."

Then, as if by magic, he produced a wireless microphone.

This microphone is fully charged; it could talk about juicy gossip for a whole day and night without any problem!

Qi Xi said confidently, "I will take responsibility for everything I have said today and will provide solid evidence to prove every word I have said."

As he spoke, Qi Xi made a gesture.

Following Qi Xi's direction, a projection was shown on the large screen opposite.

The video shown on the screen was the one from that day when Li Rujun and the others conspired together to cover up Qi Jianyue's online rumors.

So much so that the shocking and outrageous statements about finding scapegoats and spending money came from the mouths of Li Rujun, the wealthy woman, and Qi Siyue, the successor of the Tianhe Group.

Even more shockingly, Qi Xi stumbled upon these plots.

Li Rujun and the others never dreamed that while Qi Xi was questioning their actions, she was also secretly recording them on her phone.

Although the footage was shaky, since it was secretly recorded, it clearly captured the faces of these people.

And when their plot was discovered and Qi Xi was about to call the police, Li Rujun, enraged, slapped Qi Xi hard across the face.

Then, the scene clearly shows Qi Jianyue grabbing Qi Xi's hand and then falling backward off the building.

But when Qi Jianyue tearfully claimed that Qi Xi had pushed her, Li Rujun didn't even bother to verify the claim before slapping Qi Xi again and knocking her phone away.

The final image is a still from the moment the phone falls from the building and the screen goes black.

Her scheming, her shameful deeds, and her deliberate framing were all filmed and made public, and Qi Jianyue finally couldn't hold back anymore.

"It's all fake, it's all fake!"

"Turn it off, turn the screen off, turn the screen off right now!"