Chapter 44 Xia Lu Exposes His Dark Secrets! All Donations Were Expired!

"Has Lu Lian'er gone mad?"

Zhao Baoqi thought that it should be the Xia family and Lu Lian'er who had gone mad.

A reporter was broadcasting live from the scene of the torrential rain. It was almost noon, and many disaster victims were starving. They opened the one million yuan worth of supplies donated by Lu Lian'er, which contained a lot of instant noodles, sausages, and braised eggs.

The disaster victims were initially thanking Lu Lian'er while unpacking their belongings, but then...

These disaster victims ate instant noodles and exclaimed, "This tastes awful! This instant noodle... has it gone bad?"

"My box is also very unpalatable."

"Quickly check the production date on the packaging."

"Oh my god! It's expired a year ago!"

"This sausage is six months past its expiration date!"

"These braised eggs are expired too!"

The reporter was stunned! She immediately asked, "Really? Are they all expired food?"

"It's true, Reporter Li, come and see for yourself!" The disaster victims immediately led the reporter to the tent where Lu Lian'er's supplies were stored.

The reporter opened several boxes of supplies, and all the food items were expired.

Hundreds of thousands of people watched the live stream; almost all netizens in Mingcheng saw it, including some from other places.

The reporter was bewildered. "Ms. Lu Lian'er, please step forward and explain why the supplies you donated were expired. Expired food is inedible, don't you know that?"

"Lu Lian'er is the adopted daughter of the Xia family. Go and check on the Xia family's supplies!"

"Yes! Reporter, quickly take us to see how the Xia family's supplies are."

"Maybe the food donated by the Xia family is also expired!"

Upon seeing the comments posted by netizens, the reporter immediately went to another tent where the Xia family's supplies were stored.

Just as expected!

The supplies donated by the Xia family were all expired and completely inedible!

"My God! Xia Lu and his ilk are birds of a feather!"

"Xia family, Lu Lian'er, come out and explain!"

"No wonder I saw so much negative information about Xia Mian this morning!"

"Lu Lian'er kept acting pitiful in front of the camera, saying that Xia Mian had bullied her since she was a child!"

"I think all these accusations are fake. The real wicked woman is Lu Lian'er!"

"The Xia family is no good either."

"Do they think disaster victims are stupid? That they can be poisoned at will!"

"Xia Mian made a legitimate donation of supplies to the Three Little Cats national food brand, and the official Three Little Cats account even posted a video about it!"

“I saw it too. The official account of Three Little Cats posted about how Xia Mian was loaded onto the truck and how to place an order. She and Zhao Baoqi personally went to the factory to place the order!”

"What a stark contrast! So all those scandals about Xia Mian must be fake!"

"The Xia family's unscrupulous business should be shut down!"

In the live stream, netizens were furiously hurling insults at Lu Lian'er and the Xia family.

Zhao Baoqi stared in disbelief, stunned for a moment.

"Relief supplies! How dare they buy expired ones? Aren't they afraid that the disaster victims, relief volunteers, and soldiers will get sick and end up in the ICU?"

"Lu Lian'er and the Xia family are truly amazing!"

Fortunately, Mianmian has escaped from the Xia family.

Zhao Baoqi immediately felt that compared to Xia Mian's dirty secrets, Lu Lian'er and the Xia family's situation was even more infuriating.

As Xia Mian walked, she discussed some details of the banquet with the housekeeper. She put away her umbrella and handed it to the maid, then changed her shoes before entering the living room.

He looked up and saw Zhao Baoqi's shocked expression. "Baoqi?"

"Mianmian! Mianmian! Big news!"

Zhao Baoqi quickly held up his phone in front of Xia Mian, "Look, look!"

Xia Mian didn't even have time to drink some water before Zhao Baoqi forced her to eat melon seeds.

After reading it, Xia Mian frowned.

She sneered, "If I'm not mistaken, Lu Lian'er can't come up with a million to donate. That million was definitely given to her by her three brothers."

"It's impossible for her not to make a profit from this million. So she resorted to this desperate measure: buying expired food, which was cheap and plentiful."

"It's ridiculous that she treats everyone like fools."

Zhao Baoqi tilted his head, thought for a moment, and said, "What about the Xia family? Why did the Xia family also buy such junk products like her?"

"Ha! The three Xia brothers trust her more than the bend in the city wall! It's only because she said this stuff was good that the three older brothers bought it together!"

Xia Mian's pretty face was full of sarcasm and mockery.

She knew all too well the bizarre relationship between the three Xia brothers and Lu Lian'er.

Zhao Baoqi looked at Xia Mian with concern, "Mianmian, are you sad? Your three older brothers... don't care about you at all, they only dote on her, their adopted daughter."

"Won't."

Xia Mian answered crisply and decisively.

“If it were before, I might have been sad, but now… I’ve already severed all ties with them! From the moment I stepped out of the Xia family’s gate, I had no connection with them whatsoever!”

"That's great! Their messy affairs won't affect you!" Zhao Baoqi was worried that this mess would affect Xia Mian's reputation.

She hugged Xia Mian tightly, and seeing the printed lists Xia Mian had prepared, she exclaimed, "Mianmian, you're so capable! You're even helping Grandma organize the banquet!"

"Grandma has already decided on a lot of things, I just need to run errands." Xia Mian smiled, not taking credit for anything. She knew very well that this was something that Old Madam Fu was teaching her!

When she was in the Xia family, she was in charge of organizing banquets, but she never got to show off.

Lu Lian'er and her three older brothers were in charge of all the arrangements.

She could only stand aside.

Zhao Baoqi then showed Xia Mian the negative news and trending topics about Xia Mian that she had come across.

Xia Mian didn't take these minor squabbles to heart at all.

"It's just Lu Lian'er's tricks."

"How can you be so sure it was Lu Lian'er who did it?" Zhao Baoqi stared at Xia Mian with wide eyes.

"She always liked to steal my things. Anything even remotely related to me, she would take away." Xia Mian thought of the oppressive life she had in the Xia family before and took a deep breath.

"I became the LX brand ambassador, and she is the one who can't swallow this insult the most."

Zhao Baoqi immediately understood, "So she wants to sabotage things. She can't just stand by and watch you gain popularity and become an internet celebrity. She wants to crush you!"

Xia Mian curled her red lips into a mocking smile. "No, she wishes I could never rise again! She'd rather I just disappear from this world."

"Mianmian?" Zhao Baoqi was startled. "She wants you dead? Is she that vicious? You two grew up together!"

Xia Mian didn't say anything more.

She lowered her head and began to carefully fill out the invitation. Didn't she die in her past life? She died a horrible death!

Zhao Baoqi's gaze fell on the invitation card, and when she saw Xia Mian's neat and tidy handwriting, her eyes widened in astonishment.

Xia Mian's penmanship is harmonious, lively yet not stiff, with a unified spirit and profound meaning.

Not only is it aesthetically pleasing, but it also conveys a sense of power, showcasing Xia Mian's exceptional skills and solid foundation in pen calligraphy.