Meng Jie chuckled, "When did you become so attentive to even a piece of cake?"
Hearing her words, which clearly defended Su Xiaoyu, Lin Hui was somewhat surprised and gave a dry explanation: "I was just worried that something might go wrong at the birthday party, so I was a little too nervous."
Su Yan stood up and said, "Miss Lin's concern for the birthday party is well-intentioned, but it's a bit too much to make things difficult for a child."
Lin Hui immediately regained her composure and retorted, "When did I make things difficult for her? You'd better explain yourself clearly! Don't wrong me!"
She glanced at Su Yan and deliberately raised her voice, "But you, defending her so indiscriminately, as if you have some special relationship with her. You don't know her, do you?"
Everyone's gaze turned to Su Yan.
To be honest, if you look closely at Su Yan and Su Xiaoyu, they do look somewhat alike. They could easily believe they were mother and daughter.
However, it's just too much to say that this daughter-in-law of the Yi family is divorced and has a child.
Su Yan noticed a change in the way people looked at her, and even Meng Jie, who had initially spoken up for her, fell silent.
She held Su Xiaoyu's hand tightly, "Xiaoyu and I..."
She had just opened her mouth, before she could finish speaking, when Su Xiaoyu suddenly tugged at her hand, looked up and called out, "Auntie, I'm fine. It's just that this auntie tripped me, and I lost my balance and fell, and the cake flew out."
Her little face was filled with fear, and her voice became timid.
"Auntie, won't we have to pay a lot of money in compensation?"
Su Xiaoyu's simple sentence instantly made Lin Hui the target of everyone's criticism.
Would such a young child lie?
Lin Hui looked at the gleam in Su Xiaoyu's eyes and could hardly believe it.
She truly is her mother's daughter; she's just like her mother's shameless nature!
Lin Hui pointed at Su Xiaoyu and started scolding her: "How could you lie like that! When did I trip you? Explain yourself clearly! Explain yourself clearly!"
She walked up to Su Xiaoyu arrogantly, as if she wanted Su Xiaoyu to explain herself.
Su Xiaoyu pouted, and her eyes immediately reddened.
"Auntie, save me!"
Her crying melted the hearts of everyone around her.
Su Yan stepped forward, blocking Lin Hui and protecting Su Xiaoyu behind her.
"Little Yu, be good. I'm here. No one can bully you."
Yi An squatted down and gently picked up Su Xiaoyu. Even though she knew she was acting, her heart softened immediately when she saw the tears on her face.
He lovingly wiped away her tears and gently comforted her, "Xiaoyu, don't be afraid, Uncle is here too."
Lin Hui was so angry that she trembled all over when she saw how determined the family of three was to stay together.
"Brother An, you don't believe me? I really didn't trip her, she's lying!"
Yi An shot her a sharp glare, but before she could utter a rebuttal, Meng Jie cut her off.
"Miss Lin, haven't you made enough of a scene? Have you forgotten what you promised me? Is this how you show you truly care about Xiaobao?"
Without waiting for Lin Hui's explanation, Meng Jie turned to look at Madam Lin.
"Mrs. Lin, she's openly causing trouble in our Yi family like this, aren't you going to do anything about it?"
Madam Lin trembled and hurriedly stepped forward to pull Lin Hui away.
"Huihui, listen to me, let's just let this go. It's okay to suffer a little loss, why bother arguing with a child? Even if we clear things up and everyone knows you're innocent, they'll still think you're petty and calculating."
She was clearly trying to persuade Lin Hui, but she also had to take a jab at Su Yan and Su Xiaoyu.
If this matter isn't clarified, it will seem as if Su Xiaoyu is deliberately framing her.
Just as Su Yan was about to speak, Su Xiaoyu behind her sniffled and spoke in a childish voice.
"Aunt Lin, please don't be angry. I'll pay for the cake. If you trip me next time, I won't say anything again."
After she finished speaking, she pouted and pretended to cry again.
Now, everyone's slightly wavering hearts are even more firmly on Lin Hui's side.
"You're such a grown-up, yet you're still arguing with a child."
"Yes, and they deliberately tripped the child. What if a child gets hurt?"
"I think Lin Hui is doing this on purpose! She can't marry into the Yi family, so she's taking it out on a child who's related to Su Yan. It's no wonder Yi An doesn't like someone as petty as her."
These whispers, though faint, all reached Lin Hui's ears, making her so angry that her teeth clenched so tightly they clicked.
"Su Xiaoyu, explain yourself clearly, who exactly is she to you!"
Su Xiaoyu was so frightened that she shrank back, called out "Uncle," and hugged Yi An's neck tightly.
Meng Jie couldn't take it anymore and growled in a low voice, "Lin Hui!"
Lin Hui turned around, looking aggrieved. "Aunt Meng, you have to believe me, I really..."
Before she could finish speaking, Meng Jie said impatiently in a cold voice, "It's getting late. Miss Lin, don't you have something to do and are in a hurry to leave? I won't keep you any longer."
This is practically a blatant order to leave!
Lin Hui was stunned and stood there speechless.
Madam Lin shook her in a panic and urged in a low voice, "Hurry up and apologize, do you want to never see Xiaobao again!"
Yi Kangle, who had been hiding in the crowd and not daring to step forward, also squeezed out and stood in front of Lin Hui.
"Grandma, please don't send Mom away, okay?" he pleaded softly.
When Lin Hui saw him, it was as if she had seen a lifeline. She ignored Madam Lin and grabbed Yi Kangle's arm.
She pointed at Su Yan and asked, "Xiao Bao, who do you think she is?"
Yi Kangle was frightened by her appearance and shrank back, not daring to speak.
Lin Hui panicked and, no longer caring about her image, shouted, "Yi Kangle, answer me, who is she!"
Yi Kangle shrank back in fright, looking at Su Yan with misty eyes, and said tremblingly, "She is Xiaoyu's mother."
Meng Jie, who was initially angered by Lin Hui and about to reprimand her, suddenly froze on the spot, her gaze shifting back and forth between Su Yan and Yi Kangle.
The others were just as surprised as she was, their faces filled with disbelief, as if they had stumbled upon some juicy gossip.
Even Yi An was stunned.
"Is she your mother?"
Yi An confirmed with Su Xiaoyu.
At this moment, Su Xiaoyu stopped crying and quietly looked in Su Yan's direction.
In that instant, everyone fell silent, their eyes fixed on Su Yan.
With a calm smile on her face, Su Yan finally spoke up about it.
She felt much lighter.
Lin Hui stood up triumphantly and complained to Meng Jie, "Aunt Meng, now you should know who the liar is!"
She pointed at Su Yan: "This mother and daughter are so used to lying that even a little child can lie so easily. So, what can you believe in their lies?"
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