Chapter 1874 Shu Yu Asks Questions
Lu Sanzhu started rolling up his sleeves. "Hey, are you still going to be stubborn at this crucial moment?"
"You're the ones who bully others by abusing your power. Did you think you could make me confess just because you outnumber me? Fang Caixia, you know perfectly well what really happened back then. You couldn't have children, which made you become extreme, and you're always suspicious and delusional. To protect your reputation, I only told people that you felt guilty and asked to leave, which was enough to save our marriage. But I never expected that after all these years, your personality would be so twisted. You can't stand to see me doing well because you have a happy family?"
He spoke with such conviction, as if it were a genuine claim, leaving the already wavering onlookers unsure of whom to believe.
Even Lu Sanzhu was a little numb. As expected, this kind of verbal argument was not his forte, so he might as well just take action.
Grandma Fang was so angry that she trembled all over. "You're the one who's twisted. You've never been straight."
Shu Yu took her hand. "Grandma, don't worry. What's true is true, and what's false is false. It's not something that can be changed by a few words from him."
She gestured for Lu Sanzhu to step back and looked down at Chen Bing.
For some reason, Chen Bing was somewhat afraid of the young girl in front of him, who was clearly not very old and posed no threat.
Shu Yu adjusted her cloak, looking down at him disdainfully, and said, "You say we're distorting the facts and slandering you. Fine, then let me ask you a few questions. Back then, you and my great-aunt fled from Dong'an Prefecture, enduring many hardships, and by the time you reached Chenggu County, you were penniless. Under such circumstances, how did you manage to buy the large house you live in now in such a short time?"
Chen Bing's expression changed slightly. Shu Yu continued, "Did you steal, rob, or cheat for that money? Don't tell me you borrowed it. If you borrowed it to buy a house, under those circumstances, you should have bought a cheaper, smaller house to settle down first, right? Besides, you were new here and didn't know anyone, let alone borrow money. So, where did you get the money to buy the big house?"
"Oh, not just the mansion, but also the shops you run. Where did the costs come from?"
With Shu Yu's question, everyone's attention turned to Chen Bing.
The latter panicked and hurriedly said, "I obtained that money through legitimate channels."
"What are the proper channels?"
"It's about saving people, just now. Actually, it wasn't Fang Caixia who saved people, it was me. I was the one who saved the girl who fell into the water back then."
The Lu family was so angry at his shameless words that they almost laughed.
Shu Yu's smile widened. "You saved him?"
"right."
"You, a grown man, rescued an unmarried young lady from the water? Didn't the girl's family ask you to take responsibility?"
Chen Bing's eyes darted around, and he hurriedly said, "I... I already had a wife at the time, and I was penniless, so of course the young lady from that wealthy family wouldn't be with me. That's why they gave me a large sum of money, firstly to thank me for saving my life, and secondly to hope that I wouldn't tell anyone so as to avoid damaging the young lady's reputation. Yes, that's it."
Chen Bing secretly breathed a sigh of relief as the lie was successfully covered up.
Shu Yu looked like she suddenly understood. "I see. Then, one last question: can you swim?"
Chen Bing's expression changed slightly, then he said loudly, "Of course."
(End of this chapter)
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