As expected, Jiang Shiwan turned pale with anger upon hearing this. "How can you be so shameless? Seducing your own brother-in-law so blatantly, calling him 'Mingming' so affectionately! He's your brother-in-law. You should keep your distance from him and call him 'brother-in-law'!"
"What's wrong with calling me Yiming? After all, we're in that kind of relationship. Calling me Yiming a few times won't hurt."
Jiang Hua said this casually, wondering what Jiang Shiwan was thinking. Did she really think she could pretend nothing had happened at a time like this? She was so naive. The angrier Jiang Shiwan got, the happier she felt, but she didn't let her joy show.
Jiang Shiwan knew that she was no match for Yu Huahua in terms of verbal skills, but in other areas, Jiang Huahua might not be as good as her. At least, Jiang Huahua wasn't as favored by their father as she was; their father believed her words but not Jiang Huahua's.
Jiang Shiwan looked at her father with a pitiful expression, tears streaming down her face. "Dad, look at Huahua. I've already let go of the fact that she's with Yiming, thinking we're family, and I still hope she can marry into a good family. But she treats me like this, seducing my fiancé, and she won't change her ways. Now she wants to take my place and destroy my family. Dad! You have to stand up for me! You can't let her continue like this, or what will I do? Dad!"
"You must keep an eye on Jiang Hua and not let her ruin Shi Wan's marriage. Gu Yiming is not someone you can just hook up with. As long as Shi Wan marries Gu Yiming, she won't have to worry about the rest of her life. Our family will still have to rely on Gu Yiming in the future."
The stepmother was also fanning the flames, determined to get rid of Jiang Hua this time and not let her ruin Shi Wan's happiness.
"That's not right. Aren't I a daughter of the Jiang family? Don't worry, if I can marry Gu Yiming, I will definitely ask him to take care of our family. Even if Shiwan can't get married by then, she will still be able to live a life of comfort at home."
Both of them were furious when they heard this. Wasn't this a curse that Jiang Shiwan would never get married? But they couldn't lash out now; they could only endure it. The more arrogant she became, the less Jiang's father would want to acknowledge this daughter. They just had to bear it a little longer.
Jiang's father was furious that despite all his efforts to persuade Jiang Hua, she remained so stubborn.
Unable to resist, he slapped her again, but this time he missed and Jiang Hua dodged it.
Seeing her father about to hit her again, she felt incredibly disappointed in him. She couldn't help but reveal the truth.
"You only listen to their side of the story and believe what they say. No matter what I say, you don't believe it. Aren't you curious why I'm with Gu Yiming?"
Upon hearing Jiang Hua's words, Jiang's father frowned, not understanding what she meant. Her words implied that he had been framed.
Remembering that Jiang Hua had done many outrageous things since childhood, she had never committed any serious offenses, and he had always doted on her, he wouldn't suddenly do something so shameless. There must be some reason behind it. Gu Yiming wasn't an ordinary person; he didn't meet just anyone, let alone the two of them together.
Out of politeness, he couldn't bring himself to confront her directly. Instead, he demanded sharply, "What can you say? Isn't what Shi Wan said true?"
Jiang Hua sneered, deciding to go all out. "Do you know why I was in Gu Yiming's bed? It's because Jiang Shiwan drugged me. I was under the influence of the drug at the time, and I didn't care about anything else. When I woke up, I found myself with Gu Yiming. I had no choice. I was just their sacrifice, unintentionally getting involved in their struggle."
Jiang Hua became increasingly upset as she spoke, suppressing her emotions as she continued, "I'm already very upset about this, but you all come to criticize me, and even want to 'force' me to leave the country. I never thought of competing with Jiang Shiwan for a man."
After saying that, she realized she had gotten a little emotional, so she continued, "I, Jiang Hua, would never stoop to being with Gu Yiming. And to have your eye on Jiang Shiwan is just bad taste."
Jiang's father frowned, unsure of whom to believe. Both men's statements seemed plausible, but he couldn't tell who was telling the truth.
Jiang's father looked in Jiang Shiwan's direction without saying a word, pondering which of the two was more credible.
Seeing her father looking at her, Jiang Shiwan panicked a little, but she still managed to remain calm. Her father didn't fully believe her yet, and she couldn't let him see anything amiss. Although she knew that what Jiang Hua said was true, so what? As long as her father believed her, that was the truth.
So she cried even harder, trying to make herself look more heartbroken, and choked out to Jiang Hua, "I've already let go of what happened between you and Yiming, so why do you keep getting entangled with your brother-in-law? Now you're even framing me for being with Yiming because of me. He's my fiancé, how could I let Yiming be with another woman?"
Seeing her daughter like this, the stepmother felt sorry for her and spoke up for Jiang Shiwan, "Master, don't you know Shiwan's personality? From childhood to adulthood, Jiang Hua has always bullied her, and afterwards, she always defends Jiang Hua, saying it was Jiang Hua's fault for not doing it on purpose. But whether it was an accident or intentional, don't we know? It's just that Shiwan is kind-hearted and believes Jiang Hua wouldn't really harm her, so she never speaks ill of her. I never expected her to be so ungrateful, framing Shiwan even at this point. If you believe Jiang Hua, how are we supposed to live? I don't care if I suffer, the important thing is that Shiwan can't suffer!"
After saying that, the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.
Jiang's father was at a loss for what to do. Both sides made sense. It seemed that Jiang Shiwan was telling the truth. He was more inclined to side with Jiang Shiwan because she had never done anything outrageous since she was a child and rarely caused him any worry.
Jiang Hua couldn't help but mentally criticize Jiang Shiwan. This woman was constantly being told she had no acting skills in the entertainment industry. She really wanted to call those people who said she had no acting skills over here and see for themselves. This was what they meant by no acting skills. Look at her acting! Her eyes were full of tears, and she was crying so realistically. Jiang Hua really thought that if Jiang Shiwan could perform at her current level while filming, she would have won the Best Actress award long ago. Would she still be being told she had no acting skills?
Seeing Jiang's father hesitate because of Jiang Shiwan's crying, and realizing that all her feelings had been rendered useless by her tears, Jiang Hua's heart grew colder. She didn't want to see these people's disgusting faces anymore. There was nothing in this family worth staying for, and no one worth staying for. She resolutely left home.
The stepmother didn't want the matter to end with Jiang Hua leaving home; she wanted to resolve it once and for all to avoid future trouble. She adopted a loving motherly demeanor and began to earnestly persuade her.
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