Chapter 118 Tell me your stories, and I'll expose her!
When Yan Sui came out, Zhao Zhifang and Old Lady Zhao were arguing fiercely.
"How many times do I have to tell you? That old hag said it herself: Yan Sui made her go to the supermarket to buy the strawberries, and the money went into Yan Sui's pocket! She's the one trying to scam me, why can't you understand!"
Old Mrs. Zhao, unable to bear it any longer, raised her hand and slapped her across the face.
"Who's really the one who can't understand? You listen to everything she says, but why don't you listen to what I say? You're the one making a stupid mistake, and you're trying to drag others into it. I think you're just brainless!"
If this matter were related to Yan Sui, the police would have come and arrested her long ago.
Zhao Zhifang was simply feeling resentful and wanted to vent her anger on someone.
"If you keep causing trouble, don't blame me for being rude!"
"I'll make a scene!" Zhao Zhifang roared hysterically. "My son's legs have been broken, why can't I make a scene!"
Li Jie then feigned concern and came over, putting on a troubled expression, to help Zhao Zhifang.
“We’re not trying to cause trouble. We just want justice for our son. Is that wrong? Aunt Zhang keeps saying that Yan Sui instructed her. If we don’t go after Yan Sui, who else can we go after?”
Yan Sui patted Grandma Zhao on the shoulder, "It's alright, Grandma Zhao, your son-in-law is right."
Li Jie's expression relaxed. "I knew Yan Sui, you're a reasonable person."
Yan Sui laughed, "Of course, we're all civilized people, how can we not be reasonable? But there needs to be someone to judge, right? Otherwise, if everyone has their own reasoning, who will uphold justice?"
Zhao Zhifang's face was contorted with rage as she glared at her menacingly.
"My son's legs were broken, and you still want to deny it!"
Yan Sui spread her hands and sighed, feigning helplessness.
“I didn’t mean to deny it. You want to reason with me, so go ahead and call the police. Grandma Zhang said at the police station that I was the one who instructed her to do it. Logically speaking, the police should come and question me.”
Aunt Ruan immediately chimed in, "That's right, are you more powerful than the police? You can convict someone with just a word?"
Yan Sui keenly noticed the fleeting guilty look on Li Jie's face, and she could roughly guess that perhaps Granny Zhang had never said those words at all.
"Let's call the police. If the police come to investigate, I'll accept either compensation or jail time. Is that alright?"
She made a move to take out her phone, but Li Jie couldn't hold back and stopped her, saying, "Don't!"
Yan Sui looked up and saw him smile ingratiatingly.
"Why make such a big deal out of this? You're a public figure, after all. This is really bad for your image."
Aunt Ruan scoffed and glanced at him sideways.
"You used to seem so refined, I never imagined you could be so shameless. So what if you're a public figure? Are you going to admit to things you didn't do?"
Old Mrs. Zhao snorted coldly, "He's refined on the outside but a beast on the inside. I saw through his true colors many years ago."
Li Jie's expression changed slightly; the gazes of those around him felt like needles pricking him.
"Mom, Xiao Huai is also your grandson. Aren't you being a little too heartless?"
Grandma Zhao looked at him with disdain. "He is my grandson, that's true, but he has only himself to blame for what he's going through today. It has nothing to do with anyone else."
At this moment, Yan Sui had already dialed Yu Gong'an's number and explained the situation in a few words.
She turned on the speakerphone, and everyone could clearly hear Officer Yu say, "That old lady admitted that she was greedy and heard that Zhao Zhifang wanted to sell you strawberries to make a profit, so she bought strawberries from the supermarket and sold them to her. She didn't mention you at all, so what does it have to do with you?"
Yan Sui smiled slightly, "I understand, thank you, Officer Yu."
"Should I bring some people over? Why do they keep targeting you every day?"
Yan Sui was both amused and exasperated, and said helplessly, "There's nothing I can do, what can I do when I'm rich?"
Whether it's Guo Qiang or Zhao Zhifang, aren't they all after money?
Yu Gong'an was speechless for a moment. "Shall I go and take a look at Changqing Village?"
Yan Sui looked up and saw that Aunt Ruan was leading a group of people who surrounded Zhao Zhifang and Li Jie.
"No need, it hasn't escalated to the point of involving the police."
People like them are a minority; most villagers are quite reasonable.
Aunt Ruan rolled up her sleeves and launched into a scathing critique of Zhao Zhifang and his wife.
"You have completely disgraced our Changqing Village! Shameless! Unscrupulous!"
"I felt sorry for her when I saw her crying so hard, but ugh!"
“Zhifang, we’ve all watched you grow up. You weren’t this confused before.”
"What else could it be? She wasn't like this before she got married. She was corrupted by Li Jie."
"If you ask me, you all take after her biological father! Your mother is such a good person, you're nothing like her!"
The crowd pointed and whispered among themselves, condemning them without giving them a chance to refute.
Zhao Zhifang and Li Jie scurried away like rats in the street.
Having finally escaped, Zhao Zhifang stopped, panting.
"It's all your fault! You said you wanted to associate yourself with Yan Sui and extort money from her. Now look what's happened, our reputation in the village is ruined."
Zhao Zhifang was filled with regret; she shouldn't have listened to Li Jie.
Li Jie's face darkened. Thinking about how those old ladies had just poked his nose and cursed him, he felt like he had lost all face in his life.
"I'm doing this for our family! Xiao Huai is still in the hospital, and the medical expenses will cost a lot! He missed this year's college entrance exam and has to repeat it for another year. Does repeating a year cost money?" Li Jie roared angrily.
The man who broke Li Huai's leg was a petty thug, and everyone knew that he was acting on Meng Chuan's orders.
But he insisted it was a personal grudge, purely because he disliked Li Huai.
The hoodlum's family only had his grandfather, who received welfare, and they had no money to pay compensation.
Needless to say, Granny Zhang was another one.
At the police station, she confessed to what she had done, but acted like she was trying to get away with it.
Anyway, I have no money, so the worst that can happen is I go to jail.
Since Zhao Zhifang had assaulted her, the police advised them to settle the matter privately, otherwise it would cause a lot of trouble.
Li Jie gritted his teeth and said, "If your mother were willing to take out the money, none of this would have happened."
At this point, Zhao Zhifang was also full of resentment.
Grandma Zhao has so much money in her pocket, but now that her grandson is hospitalized, she refuses to give him a single penny.
How could she have such a heartless mother? She must be suffering so much.
"Should I go back and talk to my mom again?"
Li Jie said irritably, "Isn't it embarrassing enough already?"
He ignored Zhao Zhifang and quickly walked towards the car.
The couple had just gotten into the car when suddenly a figure stealthily knocked on the window.
Li Jie looked over in confusion. The person outside the window was wearing a baseball cap and a mask, so he couldn't see her face, but he could tell that she was a woman.
He rolled down the car window. "Is something the matter?"
You Min held up a recording pen and shoved it at them, saying, "I just heard you guys cursing Yan Sui. What bad things did she do? Tell me, and I'll expose her!"
Li Jie glanced at the recording pen pressed against his nose and irritably pushed her hand away.
"Are you crazy?"
You Min retorted again, "You can call me a champion of justice. I'm not sick. I just want everyone to see Yan Sui's true colors!"
She has been staking out Changqing Village for several days now.
The story begins on the day she broadcast live from the banquet. Fu Wenyang insisted on calling the police, which resulted in her being detained in the detention center for two days.
It was only after her sister pleaded and begged that Yan Mo finally agreed to release her.
Inevitably, she was scolded by her family and even slapped twice.
In a fit of anger, You Min ran away from home and stayed in a hotel for a few days.
She was waiting at the hotel for her family to come and comfort her, but instead, a man showed up instead.
A man who claims to be a fan of Yan Mo.
The man gave her a sum of money and asked her to come to Changqing Village to spy on Yan Sui's dirty secrets.
"Didn't you love live streaming the most? Now, let's seize on Yan Sui's dirty secrets and let the netizens see her true colors!"
Zhao Zhifang was full of resentment, and after hearing You Min's purpose, she could no longer hold back.
She dragged You Min along and complained for a full half hour, only stopping when her throat was dry.
You Min felt that releasing the recording wouldn't cause a stir, so she arranged a time with Zhao Zhifang.
She decided to have Zhao Zhifang repeat Yan Sui's evil deeds on camera!
After You Min left, Li Jie spoke up, displeased: "What nonsense are you spouting? Defamation is a legal offense!"
I was just hoping to get away with extorting money from Yan Sui.
Even if the truth comes out, as long as things don't escalate, Yan Sui won't hold it against Old Lady Zhao.
But things are different when it gets online.
If Yan Sui takes it to heart and sues him, his job will be affected.
Zhao Zhifang panicked, "I was just venting, is it really that serious?"
“It’s fine if you complain in private, but who is she? She’s obviously a paparazzi who wants to use Yan Sui to gain popularity. She only cares about whether she becomes famous or not, she doesn’t care about our lives.”
Zhao Zhifang shrank back, "Then why didn't you say so earlier?"
I've already made plans with people.
Li Jie: "When she comes over later, don't let anyone in, and don't say a single bad word about Yan Sui, understand?"
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