Chapter 83 The Truth Behind the Standoff: Feigned Intent, Playing the Part
"I'm not familiar with Xu Lanyan, so I might not know the answer to your question."
Zhao Qingluo gave Wen Jinzhao a heads-up in advance.
Fortunately, Wen Jinzhao didn't expect her to know any secrets.
"I won't ask anything else, just ask about what happened two months ago at the Yunshuiwan Water Park. Xu Lanyan accidentally slipped and fell into the water while taking pictures. Did she swim out on her own, or was she pulled out by the staff?"
You mean this?
Zhao Qinglu thought it was something serious, but if you asked her about this, she would remember it.
"Xu Lanyan was pulled out! Everyone saw it. She swallowed a lot of water. Yang Anran was worried that something might happen to her, and she even insisted on taking her to the hospital. In the end, it was just a false alarm. Because of her falling into the water, no one was interested in participating in the other activities, and we came back early that day."
"Brother, did you hear that? I told you long ago, Xu Lanyan is a liar! She clearly can't swim!"
Wen Jinzhao looked at Wen Yize and said, "If you still don't wake up by now, you should change your surname to Wang and go dig wild vegetables for eighteen years to learn your lesson!"
Wen Yize was still somewhat incredulous.
"Zhao Qingluo, what you said...is all true?"
"Why would I lie to you about something like this?" Zhao Qingluo looked puzzled. "You can just ask any one of the people who were there that day."
As she spoke, Zhao Qingluo poked her head out, eager to hear what was going on. "So, is there some gossip? Tell me about it!"
Wen Jinzhao had long wanted to bring her brother back to his senses.
He wanted to expose Xu Lanyan's true colors.
While everyone was still there and the live stream was still going on, Zhao Qingluo asked her the question, and she wasn't afraid of airing her dirty laundry in public, so she just confessed.
“Back then, my brother fell into the water and was rescued by a girl wearing Hanfu. But after she pulled him ashore, she left as soon as the ambulance arrived, without leaving any contact information or personal details.”
“After my brother woke up, he kept looking for that girl. Later, he met Xu Lanyan and felt that she looked a lot like that girl, so he asked Xu Lanyan and then Xu Lanyan admitted to it.”
“After that, my brother became obsessed with Xu Lanyan, showering her with affection to the point of granting her every request, even if people called him a ‘simp’.”
"In recent years, Xu Lanyan has taken advantage of the life-saving grace she received back then to obtain many business opportunities from my brother. Everyone thought that she became a so-called female entrepreneur on her own, but they didn't know that she was actually using my brother's influence to bully others in the business world; at the same time, she was using the marriage relationship between the Xu family and the Qin family to present herself as the future daughter-in-law of the Qin family and seek benefits for the Xu family."
“I told my brother before that Xu Lanyan was a fraud, but he didn’t believe me. He always thought I was targeting Xu Lanyan. Now it’s all right. Zhao Qingluo can testify that Xu Lanyan can’t swim, and she herself replied online that she can’t swim.”
At this point, Wen Jinzhao looked at Wen Yize.
"Brother, are you going to keep deceiving yourself? Don't make me look down on you!"
Wen Yize fell silent.
If Xu Lanyan really has been lying to him all along, then what about his sincerity over the past six years, nearly seven?
Wen Jinzhao's words not only shocked everyone present, but also surprised the viewers watching the live stream. They had no idea that there was such a hidden story behind Wen Yize's sycophantic behavior all along.
[To repay a life-saving debt with one's body, Wen Yize seems like a good person, but not very clever.]
He's been fooled by Xu Lanyan for so long, he's really pitiful.
It can only be said that there is always something hateful about a pitiful person, and something pitiful about a hateful person.
[I wonder how the young lady who actually saved people is doing. Given the Wen family's wealth and Wen Yize's grateful nature, that young lady has really suffered these past few years, being replaced by Xu Lanyan for nothing.]
What's most amazing is Xu Lanyan's ability to deceive and cheat. She manages to have it both ways, keeping the Wen family on one hand and swindling the Qin family on the other. No wonder after appearing on the variety show, her performance always seemed extremely disconnected from her persona. It turns out that her previous image as a successful woman was all fabricated.
[By the way, where's Xu Lanyan? She seemed to have disappeared after she ran away from the camera crew. I wonder what she's doing now.]
In fact, it wasn't just netizens who were looking for her.
When Xu Lanyan's other side was so bluntly torn open and presented to everyone.
The related topic quickly became a trending topic.
In an instant, his public image collapsed, leaving everyone speechless.
In a short period of time, the Xu Group also received numerous termination notices from its partners.
All of this caught Xu Shengshan, who was temporarily in charge of the Xu family, off guard and left him at a loss.
After failing to persuade the businessmen to stay, he frantically dialed Xu Lanyan's number.
At first, it wasn't possible to get through.
After several attempts, Xu Lanyan finally answered impatiently.
"Dad, what exactly do you want?! I'm really annoyed right now, can you please stop calling me?"
"The sky is about to fall, and you're still complaining here! Xu Lanyan, do you even know what's going on?! All the businessmen who signed contracts with us because of the Wen family have terminated their contracts! And that eldest son of the Qin family, that Li Biru! She directly told those rich ladies that the Qin family never intended to marry you, and that the bride for the wedding at the end of the year is someone else! In just this short while, Xu's stock price has already dropped ten percent!" Xu Shengshan roared.
"What did you say?!"
In the coffee shop, Xu Lanyan suddenly stood up, and because the sound was so loud, it attracted the attention of many people.
She quickly covered her mouth to shut up and left the coffee shop.
"What exactly happened? Dad, please explain yourself clearly."
During this period of participating in variety shows, Xu Lanyan only kept her personal phone on to prevent work-related matters from affecting filming.
My work phone is switched off during the day; I only check messages and calls when I get home at night.
As soon as Xu Shengshan mentioned it, she quickly took out another phone from her bag, opened it, and saw a barrage of missed calls and unread messages popping up.
My phone is about to explode.
"how so……"
Xu Lanyan finally started to panic.
However, she quickly came up with a solution.
"Okay, Dad, you keep those people calm for now. Contact Aunt with the Qin family and ask her to get Uncle to handle things. As long as Uncle is there, those people won't do anything too outrageous. As for the Wen family... I'll go to the hospital to find Wen Yize first. Don't worry, the Xu family has weathered so many storms over the years, how could they possibly capsize in this little ditch?"
Xu Lanyan's words eased some of the panic in Xu Shengshan's heart.
That's right, those people are just believing everything they hear.
How could Wen Jinzhao's words alone possibly change the conflicting interests in the business world?
"I'll call your aunt and uncle right now. Go find Wen Yize quickly, and remember to bring some gifts, don't go empty-handed!"
"I know."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Lanyan casually found a convenience store on the roadside and bought some nutritional supplements.
When I went out to hail a taxi, I realized that I didn't seem to know which hospital Wen Yize was in...
After thinking for a moment, she clicked into the "Princess's Romance" live stream and asked anonymously in the chat section, only to find out Wen Yize's whereabouts.
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The previous conversation between Zhao Qingluo and Wen Jinzhao caused a sensation online, but it left Wen Yize completely silent.
The others felt it was no longer appropriate to stay, and soon left the hospital.
When Xu Lanyan rushed over, Song Ying and the others had just left. The production team left the cameraman behind to ensure the smooth and complete broadcast.
When Xu Lanyan appeared on camera again, the previously nearly empty live stream was flooded with viewers.
[Xu Lanyan has appeared! Guess what she's up to?]
[What else could they be doing? They must be here because of the Xu family! According to insiders at Wen's Group, the group's CEO, Wen Haiyan, was furious after seeing his son slapped by Xu Lanyan. He spread the word in the industry that from now on, Wen's Group will refuse to cooperate with any company that has any connection with the Xu family. As a result, many companies are terminating their contracts with Xu's Group, and even Xu's Group's stock is plummeting.]
Old ginger is spicier, and your father is still your father.
[I just hope that Wen Yize, that love-struck fool, will come to his senses soon and stop being such a brainless, unfortunate child. Damn, even I, a mere bystander, am getting angry. If I had a son like that, I'd throw him against a wall right after he was born.]
"Yize, I'm so sorry I'm late..."
Standing in front of the hospital bed, Xu Lanyan placed the gift she was holding on the bedside table, looked at Wen Yize with red eyes, and spoke softly and weakly.
"How are you? Are you alright? I heard from them that you fell into the water and injured your head. How serious is it? Does it still hurt?"
As she said this, Xu Lanyan sat down by the bed and gently touched Wen Yize's swollen forehead with her slender fingers.
Wen Yize instinctively dodged, and Xu Lanyan missed her target.
Her hand froze in place, her eyes welling up with tears.
"Yize, are you still angry with me...?"
Wen Yize remained silent.
Once upon a time, such gentle and patient care was the warmth he longed for.
But when that day finally arrived, his heart was no longer filled with joyful anticipation, but only with a bittersweet mix of emotions.
"So, you'd rather believe those people's one-sided story than believe in our friendship that we've known each other for so many years, is that right?"
Tears streamed down Xu Lanyan's face, like glistening dewdrops falling from green leaves.
"We've known each other for so many years, don't you know what kind of person I am? Yi Ze, I was just angry earlier, that's why I deliberately provoked people online and said I couldn't swim. As for your sister and Zhao Qingluo, they already have a grudge against me, and other rich heiresses have never looked down on me. Do you really believe what they said?"
Seeing that Xu Lanyan still refused to be honest at this point, Wen Yize's last thread of hope snapped.
He slowly closed his eyes, no longer looking at Xu Lanyan.
"Lanyan, have you ever lied to me all these years?"
Wen Yize's voice became hoarse and subdued, as if covered with a thick layer of dust, permeated with exhaustion.
Xu Lanyan's heart skipped a beat, and she inexplicably felt that Wen Yize in front of her had become a stranger.
The boy who once protected her and obeyed her every command seems to be fading away step by step.
A sense of loss rose in Xu Lanyan's heart, and she became flustered.
She forced a smile and reached out to grab Wen Yize's wrist.
"Yize, what do you mean by that? You...you doubt me?"
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