Chapter 52 I forgive you after breaking up with him.
Jiang Shiyuan bent down to pick up a photograph, and her pupils immediately trembled and constricted.
The photo shows Ye Yu accompanying her to the hospital for a check-up a few days ago.
The person who secretly took the photos had ulterior motives, capturing them behaving in an ambiguous manner, as if they were having an affair.
The anger froze the blood in Jiang Shiyuan's chest into icicles, piercing his lungs and chilling him to the bone.
Out of anger, she discovered that Madam Xie had hired someone to follow her and recklessly spy on her private life.
Her second source of resentment was that Madam Xie had dragged her most cherished senior brother into this melodramatic family feud, making him a pawn that Madam Xie used to slander and attack her!
Just as Jiang Shiyuan, her almond-shaped eyes red, was about to crumple the photo into a ball, she suddenly felt her palm go empty.
Standing behind her, Xie Jinghuai's strong, long arm reached over her shoulder and neck, and suddenly snatched the photo from her hand!
The next second, Jiang Shiyuan felt a faint pain in the tiger's mouth.
The sharp edges of the photograph, like a knife blade, sliced through her fair skin, and bright red blood oozed from the wound.
"Jinghuai! Open your eyes wide and take a good look at what kind of person this seemingly innocent and naive woman really is!"
Mrs. Xie slammed her hand on the coffee table in anger. "She's been hugging and kissing another man in public behind your back! She's so promiscuous and shameless! She's utterly disgraced you!"
Xie Yuexi crossed her arms and said sarcastically, "Tch, now I understand why you've been so obsequious to my brother, Miss Jiang."
"Make sure you appease my brother, so it'll be easier for you to go out and meet other men in secret."
Lin Zhixin stole a glance at the silent old lady, a satisfied smile playing on her lips.
The old lady's trembling hand held a photograph, which she stared at intently, her lips pressed into a thin line.
It seems the old woman has become suspicious of Jiang Shiyuan. The child she's always loved and trusted has secretly been having an affair with another man, betraying her only grandson. Just thinking about it makes her utterly disappointed, and her blood pressure spikes.
I wonder if he'll get so angry that he'll end up at the crematorium?
Jiang Shiyuan curled her five fingers, clenched her palm, and a drop of blood fell to the ground.
"Oh……"
Suddenly, Xie Jinghuai behind him glanced at the photo and let out a very low, cold laugh, full of biting sarcasm.
It was as cold as an ice pick piercing her back, threatening to rip open her chest.
"Grandma, I often hear Mom say that our Xie family has been illustrious for centuries, with generations of officials and scholars. Which couple in the family isn't deeply in love and unwavering in their devotion?"
Xie Yuexi clicked her tongue in mockery, "I never expected that our Xie family's record would be broken by Jiang Shiyuan, that immoral and unchaste woman. It's truly a once-in-a-lifetime event."
Upon hearing this, Song Xiewen, who was standing aside, smacked his lips inwardly.
No wonder Xie Yuexi, who practically carries her son around with her every day, didn't bring Xingxing to visit her grandmother today—it turns out she was afraid that having a child around would hinder her performance.
Jiang Shiyuan was already ill, and now, consumed by rage, his back was covered in cold sweat, which was gradually dried by his suddenly rising body temperature.
"Ah Yuan... what exactly is going on?"
The old lady stared incredulously at Jiang Shiyuan's pale face, coughed twice, and asked, "Tell Grandma, who exactly is the man in the photo?"
Jiang Shiyuan's clenched palm was damp.
She can withstand all the accusations, slander, and suspicion from the whole world.
But when faced with her grandmother's questioning, she felt as if a nail had pierced her throat, causing both pain and astringency.
She knew very well that even if she filled her whole body with mouths to explain, the Xie family wouldn't believe her.
Since that's the case, it's better to remain silent. She doesn't want her senior brother to get deeper and deeper into this quagmire of so-called "catching someone in the act of adultery."
Xie Jinghuai stared coldly at Jiang Shiyuan's stiff back, his phoenix eyes deep and gloomy, his handsome face as cold as frost.
The old lady was extremely anxious. "Girl... say something!"
"Hey? This guy... isn't that Ye Yu, the owner of Dingming Law Firm?!"
As the chief prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuratorate in Beijing, Song Xiewen knew the legal profession inside and out and couldn't help but sneer, "This lawyer Ye is notorious for his silver tongue and his ruthless methods to achieve his goals. Many of my subordinates have suffered at his hands. He once defended a murderer, and in the end, the death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment!"
Xie Yuexi feigned surprise, "Oh, so from what I'm hearing, this guy isn't a good person."
Song Xiewen looked like he was thinking of Jiang Shiyuan and said earnestly, "Sister-in-law, how could you get involved with such a greedy guy?"
This kid's got a lot of bad intentions; he might be getting close to you for his own gain.
"Aunt Xie, Grandma, is there some misunderstanding here?"
Lin Zhixin spoke gently, "My sister and I grew up together, I don't believe she's the kind of person who would do such a thing."
Besides, the photo might be misaligned. It doesn't necessarily prove that the sister and Attorney Ye have an improper relationship.
At this moment, Madam Xie was furious.
It would have been better if she hadn't spoken up for them; instead, she'd have helped to exonerate them, which only added fuel to the fire!
"It's easy to draw a dragon or a tiger, but hard to draw their bones; it's easy to know a person's face, but hard to know their heart. Zhixin, you are just too naive."
Xie Yuexi tugged at the old lady's arm, her voice a mix of coquettishness and reproach, "Grandma, look how kind Zhixin is! Even now, she's still speaking up for that shameless woman, Jiang Shiyuan."
Jiang Shiyuan isn't even as good as a single hair on Zhixin's head! You should have chosen Zhixin to be my sister-in-law back then!
The old lady remained silent, but subtly withdrew her arm from her embrace.
"Jinghuai! Say something!" Madam Xie's eyes were red with anger.
"Jiang Shiyuan."
Xie Jinghuai stared at her coldly, his tone forceful and unyielding, "No matter what, you've caused trouble for the Xie family, and you've also worried Grandma and Mom."
If you are truly a filial person, then right now, immediately, bow your head and apologize to your grandmother and mother.
"Bowing down and admitting fault?"
Jiang Shiyuan's pale lips parted coldly, her breath hot as she exhaled. "No one's kneeling to talk to me, so why should I bow my head?"
The man's eyes widened in shock, and his large hand tightened.
"Jiang Shiyuan! How dare you speak like that? You're being so insolent!" Xie Yuexi's face turned a deep shade of liver with anger.
"As for admitting your mistakes, shouldn't it be you, Madam Xie, who should apologize to me?"
Jiang Shiyuan's expression was cold and aloof. She was either silent or, when she did speak, her words were sharp and cutting. "Surveillance, taking photos without my consent, and bringing my privacy to the forefront for you to criticize—don't you think your actions are despicable? You have crossed the legal line."
"Haha... Well, Jiang Shiyuan, you've found a lawyer as your lover and are now trying to educate me about the law?"
Madam Xie trembled with anger, "After five years of pretending, your true colors have finally been exposed!"
"Jinghuai, today you must deal with this shameless woman. You are the head of the Xie family; you must clean house!"
Lin Zhixin curled her lips into a sinister smile.
From this day forward, the title of the Xie family's mistress will be hers for the taking.
Jiang Shiyuan neither argued, nor got angry, nor did he contend.
She even felt that today was a godsend—she could finally break things off completely with Xie Jinghuai.
If he doesn't divorce her, then she'll look down on him.
"Jiang Shiyuan, I'll give you one more chance. Ye Yu, break up with him."
Xie Jinghuai approached her, their eyes met, and their breaths mingled. "Promise me you won't see him again, and I'll forgive you."
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