In the huge living room of the Guo family villa, the air was still heavy and sticky.
The waves previously stirred up by the "scandal" seemed to have been barely suppressed by Liu Rumeng and Guo Jingzhu's explanations, but the undercurrent of worry has not dissipated.
The concerns of most people have shifted from the incident itself to that important figure - Huo Zhenting, the eldest son of the Huo family.
Would Peter Ho believe it?
Will he completely give up his pursuit of Liu Rumeng because of this groundless report?
Will the high branch that the Guo family has climbed with great difficulty be broken because of this?
Guo Zhiming paced in the living room, his brows furrowed tightly, and he kept muttering:
"This is troublesome... Mr. Huo is a person who can't tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes.
With his pride, how could he tolerate the newspaper saying that the woman he liked was having an affair with another man? And he was Japanese!
Guo Zhiqiang also looked worried, forgetting to put down the hand holding the teacup: "Yes, given Young Master Huo's personality, he values face the most. This matter... we must find a way to quickly clear it up and not let the misunderstanding spread further.
Otherwise, everyone in Hong Kong would think that Mengmeng was having an affair with that Kobayashi Tianwang.
This is like mud falling into your pants, it’s shit anyway.”
Even Mr. Guo Letian used a little force on his knuckles as he twisted the walnut, a gleam in his eyes.
Family interests and marriage prospects are closely linked.
Liu Rumeng's innocence is not just her personal matter, but also concerns the position of the Guo family in the business and political landscape of Hong Kong Island.
Amidst the gloom and mist, only Guo Linxian in the corner seemed out of place.
She looked like she had lost her soul, her face was pale without a trace of blood.
His lips were bitten so hard that they turned white and sunken.
Her eyes were fixed on the entertainment section of Oriental Daily spread out on the coffee table with an almost bewildered persistence.
The side view with "Kobayashi Tenbo" printed on it is slightly blurry but has a clear outline.
The forest fire is raging!
That name, that look.
There can't be any mistake!
It's him! There's no doubt about it!
Others might only think that the outlines were similar, but how could she, Guo Linxian, be wrong?
He is not some Japanese upstart Kobayashi Tenmo!
He is Lin Huowang!
The farmer who came from the black soil of Northeast China, the ex-husband of her daughter Liu Rumeng who has been divorced!
However……
The impact of this truth is so huge.
Guo Linxian felt her heart beating wildly in her chest, her ears buzzing, and the noise around her - her father's analysis, her brother's anxiety, the whispers of the younger generations - all seemed to be blurred by a layer of water curtain.
The huge, subversive shock and the endless questions that followed were like a huge wave that instantly overwhelmed her.
How could this happen?! How is this possible?!
How could that penniless farmer boy with a bleak future transform himself into a mysterious Japanese tycoon who swept across Hong Kong Island?
What shocking secret is hidden behind this?
Why did he change his appearance? How did he acquire such a huge fortune? He moved to Repulse Bay and approached Mengmeng...what was his purpose?
Fear, shock, disbelief...
All kinds of intense emotions surged and collided in her heart.
However, Guo Linxian bit her lower lip so hard that she even tasted a hint of rusty sweetness.
She forced the questions that were about to burst out of her throat to be suppressed back into the deepest part of her heart!
Can’t say!
This matter must not be discussed here!
This matter is too horrifying and too absurd!
It is too late to reveal this truth rashly before you can control the overall situation and understand all the truth behind it.
It may lead to unpredictable consequences for the Guo family, Mengmeng, and even herself.
While Guo Linxian was experiencing this silent storm in her heart, Mr. Guo Letian turned his cloudy but sharp eyes to Liu Rumeng.
He ignored his two sons' endless worries and went straight to the point, asking in a slow and clear tone:
"Mengmeng, you just said that you went to see Xiaolin Tianwang that night... Then, when you came back that night and told us that you had met Lin Huowang and that he had fallen into depravity after coming to Hong Kong Island...were you all lying to cover up this matter?"
This question was like a cold knife, cutting open another possible point of doubt in front of everyone in the Guo family.
In an instant, everyone's attention was focused on Liu Rumeng again.
If Liu Rumeng went to see Xiaolin Tianwang that night, then what about the down-and-out ex-husband "Lin Huowang" whom she described earlier?
Liu Rumeng's expression was as calm as ever. She met Guo Letian's scrutinizing gaze and shook her head gently.
"Grandpa, I didn't lie. Everything about my visit to Lin Huowang was true. It's just..."
She paused, her eyes clear. "That was when I saw Lin Huowang earlier. It was completely different from meeting Xiaolin Tianwang that night."
This explanation is logical and can be distinguished in time.
Upon hearing this, the tense muscles on the faces of Guo Zhiqiang, Guo Zhiming and others relaxed a little, and they understood what was going on in their hearts.
Oh, I see.
It turned out that the unbearable ex-husband had been met earlier, but the two had no intersection and the time did not match.
It seems that Lin Huowang is indeed a peasant who is not worthy of being on the stage.
Only Guo Linxian, sitting in the corner, tensed up slightly.
She looked at her daughter's calm expression, but the turmoil in her heart grew more and more turbulent.
She knows!
She knew that every word her daughter said at this moment was indeed the "truth" in a sense!
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