Chapter 199 Turning the Tide
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Such offensive and obscene language began to rang out one after another.
Zhao She's expression grew increasingly smug, and he didn't forget to add fuel to the fire, saying, "I originally didn't want to be so ruthless because you're my grandfather's apprentice, but you forced me to do it first."
As he spoke, he gestured with his chin towards Master Li, who was looking at Su Youling with concern. He then turned his head to look at the surrounding villagers, deliberately whetting their appetites. "Aren't you all curious why this old gentleman, who claims to be an old friend of my grandfather, is helping an outsider to target me?"
Before anyone could ask him, he couldn't wait to drop a bombshell: "That's because this old gentleman was also seduced by Su Youling to act with her. This woman will stop at nothing to achieve her goals. As long as there is profit to be made, she won't care whether the man she seduces is old and ugly."
The stone stirred up a thousand waves, and an incredulous gasp rang out around them, followed by an overwhelming outpouring of contempt.
"Pah! They're a disgrace to our Lingshui Town."
“I saw it long ago. The mother and daughter of the Su family are wicked people. Everyone knows that Su Hong came from such a filthy place. Like mother, like daughter. You can’t have a phoenix egg in a chicken coop.”
"The mother is already despicable, but the daughter is even more shameful, hooking up with an old man so much older than herself and blatantly bringing him to our Lingshui Town. She really has no shame at all."
"If you ask me, this mother and daughter don't deserve to stay in our Lingshui Town anymore. It's only because the village chief is kind that he left the house to them."
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Mr. Li had never heard so many embarrassing things said in his life, especially at his age, to be subjected to such a reputation-ruining scandal. His face turned ashen, and his eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.
His hand, pointing at Zhao She, trembled slightly with anger. "Stop talking nonsense. I, this old man, have never done anything so outrageous in my life. Su and I are just innocent seniors and juniors."
Zhao She rolled his eyes. "I have evidence. Your attempts to deny it are useless. Everyone has eyes, can't they see it?"
He was still spreading rumors and didn't notice that Su Youling had quietly entered the house.
When Su Youling stormed out of the house with a kitchen knife in hand, sleeves rolled up, everyone was terrified by the gleaming cold light of the knife and instinctively took a few steps back.
Su Youling raised the kitchen knife and waved it a few times in the air, declaring, "If anyone dares to utter another foul word, don't blame my kitchen knife for being blind."
Anyone in this situation would be scared, and they all kept quiet, their eyes filled with fear as they looked at Su Youling.
If it weren't for this incident, they would have almost forgotten that this girl used to be the little tyrant of the village. Whenever she heard anyone gossiping about Su Hong, Su Youling would do things like climbing on roofs, removing tiles, and throwing excrement into people's houses. Few people in the surrounding area dared to provoke her.
Master Li was also intimidated by Su Youling's posture and worried that things would escalate to an irreparable point, so he advised her to put down the cleaver she was holding.
Zhao She swallowed hard, hid behind the village chief, and craned his neck to shout with lingering fear, "Su Youling, don't think you can scare me with a kitchen knife. I'm taking everything from this house today."
Su Youling naturally understood that there was basically no chance of saving the house, and a sense of powerlessness arose within her.
Just then, the roar of car engines gradually approached from the street.
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Su Youling looked up as if she sensed something, and saw two understated yet luxurious black cars stop in front of the Su family's courtyard.
The next second, four bodyguards in black suits got out of the car in front, walked respectfully to the car behind, and opened the door.
The villagers had never seen anything like it before, and their eyes widened in disbelief.
Especially after seeing the man with an air of nobility stepping out of the car, a collective gasp of amazement rippled through the crowd.
Su Youling looked at Li Tingxi walking towards her with surprise, her feelings were very complicated.
Shouldn't he be in City A with Shen Xiyue right now? Why...?
In a short while, Li Tingxi had already approached. He immediately noticed the kitchen knife in Su Youling's hand and raised an eyebrow.
Su Youling inexplicably sensed a hint of mischief in his voice, and awkwardly cleared her throat. She subconsciously wanted to hide the kitchen knife, but then realized it was unnecessary.
Anyway, this is what she really looks like, and there's no need for her to keep pretending.
Su Youling then glared back, her expression somewhat provocative.
A barely perceptible smile appeared in Li Tingxi's eyes, but when he turned to face Zhao She and the others, his face immediately turned cold, and he made a hand gesture.
An elderly man with gray hair, around fifty years old, stepped forward. The two experts from the appraisal agency that Zhao She had brought, along with Master Li, all showed expressions of surprise.
Li Tingxi narrowed his eyes, his intense gaze falling on Zhao She's bewildered face. "This is Mr. Wang, an authoritative appraiser in the art world whom I invited. I think he should be the most qualified to speak on Mr. Ai's works."
Mr. Wang adjusted his glasses and nodded calmly. "Mr. Ai signed a lifetime contract with Yitao Culture many years ago, and his artworks should belong to Yitao."
After a pause, his assistant took out several documents. "These documents are all personally signed by Mr. Ai and have been notarized, so they have legal effect."
Zhao She didn't believe it, so he snatched it and showed it to the two experts he brought. After receiving an affirmative answer, their faces instantly turned ashen, as if they had eaten shit.
Li Tingxi walked to Su Youling's side, declaring and openly supporting her: "As the president of Yitao, Su Youling's works should naturally belong to Mr. Ai."
The villagers couldn't understand the technical jargon, but the only thing they understood was that Su Youling was actually the president of a company, and their gazes towards her immediately changed.
Su Youling pursed her lips and unconsciously raised her head. Her vision was filled with Li Tingxi's perfectly smooth jawline, and her heart began to beat faster.
The feeling of being protected was so good that it almost felt unreal to her.
Li Tingxi seemed to sense something and looked down at her, frowning slightly after she looked away.
Seeing Li Tingxi's posture, Zhao She knew he probably couldn't take the things in the house with him. Unwilling to give up, he still wanted to struggle a bit more. "Then this house still belongs to my grandfather, right? Su Youling has illegally occupied a private residence. I want my own house back, and I'll take some compensation as well. What's the problem?"
Li Tingxi glanced at him coldly, his disdainful gaze as if he were looking at something dirty.
Zhao She felt a chill run down his spine and shrank back guiltily.
Li Tingxi withdrew his gaze expressionlessly and looked at the somewhat bewildered village chief. "If my information is correct, this house should be rented by Mr. Ai, right?"
The village chief nodded sheepishly under the oppressive aura emanating from him.
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