"Grandpa, her medical skills may be amazing, but her character is questionable. That's a major taboo in our Chen family's debate competition!" Chen Wen didn't want Li Ying to make a name for herself in their family's debate competition.
Old Chen smiled coldly: "You say she's of bad character? What exactly did you mean by that?"
Grandma Ye and Grandma Hua both wanted to defend Li Ying, but they were stopped by the younger Chen Wen.
“Grandpa, Li Ying initially married a man named Lu Xingzhou, and then she pretended to have been slept with by Ye Jingchi, claiming that the child she was carrying belonged to the Ye family. In fact, the girl Ye Jingchi slept with was named Jiang Nuannuan, not Li Ying at all! You can ask the Ye family about this!”
Old Chen looked at Grandma Ye.
Grandma Ye was at a loss for words and could only sigh.
That's undeniably true!
"Li Ying used to be with a man named Lu Xingzhou. That man cheated on her with another woman. Can you blame Li Ying?" Grandma Hua came prepared.
Her grandson liked Li Ying, so she naturally wanted to find out the truth about Li Ying. After finding out the truth, she felt even more sorry for Li Ying and wanted her grandson to marry her.
What a wonderful girl!
She took care of her in-laws at home for three years for Lu Xingzhou, but was betrayed, yet the girl didn't utter a single complaint.
With Li Ying's magnanimity alone, she is qualified to enter the Hua family's gate.
"Grandma Hua, don't listen to Li Ying's side of the story, and don't take her side just because she saved your grandson. That's not good!" Chen Wen shook her head.
Rong Ning, standing to the side, was deathly pale and dared not utter a sound. She even considered sneaking away from there.
The flames of war have already spread to her and Lu Xingzhou, and if we delve deeper, their public personas will likely crumble.
Chen Wen grabbed Rong Ning and said to Old Chen, "If you don't believe me, just ask Rong Ning! Rong Ning and Li Ying are from the same hometown, and Rong Ning knows Li Ying's character best!"
Rong Ning steadied herself. Now that she had been thrust into the spotlight, she was determined to turn black into white.
"Li Ying eloped with Lu Xingzhou to Lu Family Village. Three years later, she became pregnant during her marriage. Not knowing whose child it was, she claimed the child was with Ye Jingchi."
Those present immediately began to whisper among themselves.
"I never imagined the Ye family would get into such trouble?"
"Yes, Ye Jingchi is good at leading troops, but he's not so good at this! Nobody wants to be a cuckold's father!"
Old Chen frowned, clearly annoyed: "You've turned a perfectly good debate into such a mess! Comrade Li Ying, please leave immediately!"
"Old Chen, you're kicking people out before you've even figured things out. Isn't that going too far?" Grandma Hua rebuked coldly.
Old Chen's face was covered in bruises. "Don't you understand yet?"
"Understand what? Since you say Li Ying ruined this debate, then in my opinion, we must get to the bottom of this. Otherwise, how can we face people in the future if we pin such a crime on a junior?" Grandma Hua's voice was firm and powerful.
"Grandma Hua, Li Ying isn't even part of your family, why do you always defend her?" Chen Wen said angrily.
Grandma Hua smiled and said, "Li Ying saved my grandson and is a benefactor of the Hua family. The Hua family has always valued loyalty and righteousness, so naturally we must protect our benefactors. Besides, what you're saying isn't true! Of course, I can't just stand by and watch you bully that young girl!"
“Grandma Hua is right. Our Li Ying has been slandered like this, so of course we must clear her name!” Tang Qiao couldn’t help but speak up.
No matter what, she's a daughter-in-law of the Ye family. We can't let outsiders protect her while our own family members cower in fear.
Seeing that it was her turn to speak, Li Ying said loudly, "I came here today to participate in Mr. Chen's debate, but I never expected to become the main character of this debate. And I've even been falsely accused like this, so naturally I have to talk about the marital infidelity that Miss Chen mentioned!"
Rong Ning clenched her fists and looked at Li Ying: "Do you really have to make excuses in front of so many people?"
"Solve your grievances?" Li Ying smiled coldly, her eyes blazing. "Rong Ning, you've slandered me time and time again, speaking ill of me. Do you really think I'm so easy to bully? Since you're shameless, then don't blame me! Admittedly, it's a fact that Lu Xingzhou and I eloped, and it's also a fact that I took care of my in-laws at the Lu family for three years. But you probably don't know that while I was taking care of my in-laws, Lu Xingzhou didn't come home for three years. He was with his childhood sweetheart, Rong Ning, and they had a son who's almost three years old!"
What?
"So, the thief is crying 'stop thief'? She's the one who cheated on someone else, but she's the one who's the one who's having an affair. How interesting!"
"Is this woman out of her mind? How can she be so arrogant when she's a mistress?"
Chen Wen was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Rong Ning and questioned, "Is what she said true?"
"No, she's talking nonsense! Lu Xingzhou and I are not like that at all!"
"Mother!"
Rong Ning tried to argue, but a two- or three-year-old boy rushed over, hugged Rong Ning's leg, and looked up at her, calling for his mother.
"There really is a child who is almost three years old?"
"This is outrageous!"
Rong Ning's face turned pale; she wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.
“You’ve got it wrong, this child isn’t Lu Xingzhou’s,” Rong Ning explained.
Li Ying smiled and said, "You mean Lu Xingzhou abandoned me at home for three years and didn't care about me at all because of you and this child whose father I don't know?"
Chen Wen was annoyed by this turn of events and shoved Rong Ning, demanding, "Tell me, which ones are true and which ones are false?"
Li Ying looked at Rong Ning, wanting to ruin her reputation in this debate, unaware that Rong Ning had already made preparations, having Zhou Qi bring Rong Ning's child to the scene.
"Rong Ning, a lie is still a lie. Don't think that just because you say it a lot, people will believe you! Lies will always be exposed one day!" After saying that, she looked at Old Chen again: "Old Chen, I respect you because of the Chen family's traditions and integrity. Back then, the Chen family spent a lot of money to promote traditional Chinese medicine and build its reputation, which prevented the Chen family's traditional Chinese medicine from being crushed and going out of business by Western medicine. Their medical ethics are admirable. However, Old Chen has greatly disappointed me. Today's debate is over!"
"Li Ying, stop right there!" Chen Wen was unwilling to let Li Ying deflect the situation she had created.
"Even if this whole thing is fake, it's true that you're pregnant, and the child in your belly isn't Ye Jingchi's at all. Aren't you going to explain that to everyone?"
Li Ying turned to look at Chen Wen: "Ms. Chen, do I need to explain to you whose child I'm carrying? Do I need to explain to everyone? If I explain, will you give me money to raise the child?"
"You...you don't dare to explain because the person Ye Jingchi slept with at East Lake was Miss Jiang, not you!"
Li Ying turned around and stood still, her gaze shallow, yet somewhat cold.
“Chen Wen, it seems this matter must be resolved today. Then please invite Miss Jiang up here so I can confront her! If she dares to admit in front of so many people that she was the one that night, I, Li Ying, will get out of the capital and never return!”
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