"Borrow money?" Zhang Leilei didn't understand. How could someone she had just met ask to borrow money, especially a thousand yuan? So she pressed for an answer.
"Since you've only known each other for a short time, why should you lend money to a complete stranger?"
"I..." Xu Ruping was speechless when asked.
It's really hard to explain. You can't exactly say that she was threatened into lending you money, can you?
Suddenly, an idea struck her, and she grinned and said:
"That day, I was surrounded by several saleswomen at the market. It was this woman who helped me, and that's why I agreed to lend her money. Many people witnessed this."
Zhang Guixiang nodded repeatedly, afraid of being accused of extorting money.
At this point, Xu Ruping felt she had nothing to fear. Zhang Guixiang genuinely hadn't recognized her, and if Lu Wanqing directly exposed her, Zhang Guixiang's resourcefulness would allow her to handle the situation.
Unexpectedly, Lu Wanqing did not continue to ask questions, but instead took out the photo of Lu Jiajia and handed it to Zhang Guixiang.
The person who was initially smiling turned ashen-faced upon seeing the photo.
After a long while, she hesitantly asked Lu Wanqing:
"Where did you get this photo? How do you have Jiajia's picture?"
In one sentence, the fact that she and Lu Jiajia knew each other was undeniable.
Lu Wanqing, however, asked the question knowing the answer already:
Why should I tell you? What is your relationship with Lu Jiajia?
The meaning is clear: she does know Lu Jiajia's whereabouts, but she just doesn't want to tell her.
"She's my daughter! Tell me quickly, where is she?" Zhang Guixiang became agitated.
Xu Ruping, who was standing to the side, was too late to stop it. Everyone had already seen the image of an old mother who did not know the whereabouts of her beloved daughter.
"Fine, Xu Ruping, you really are an imposter." Old Mrs. Han slammed her cane against the ground, expressing her anger.
Han Dongsheng felt like an idiot, having been played by her for so long, and he pointed at her and cursed:
"You shameless bastard, you've let me play you for so long!"
Only Zhang Guixiang was still in a daze.
What exactly is going on?
Standing on the periphery, Lu Xiuwen watched all this and immediately realized that Xu Ruping was Lu Jiajia.
He hurriedly stepped forward, tugged at his mother's sleeve, and whispered:
"What she means is that Xu Ruping is your daughter Jiajia."
"What?" Zhang Guixiang was stunned.
In order to make Zhang Guixiang accept this fact, Lu Wanqing laid out all the photos and showed them to her.
Zhang Guixiang turned to look at Xu Ruping and burst into tears.
"My Jiajia, so you're Jiajia! Why didn't you say so that day? If I had known you were being beaten, I would have helped you."
At this point, Xu Ruping was practically naked.
But she had an exceptionally strong mentality and even comforted Zhang Guixiang:
"Why are you crying? Your wailing is ruining my bright future."
Zhang Guixiang's mind raced, and she thought of Xu Ruping losing Han Dongsheng as her backer, and she couldn't help but feel guilty.
"No, you're not my daughter. I was mistaken. That photo isn't of Lu Jiajia at all."
Her reaction stunned everyone present.
It's unbelievable that someone can deny the facts when they're right in front of them.
Lu Wanqing remained calm and simply said:
"You probably don't know that there's a technology now called paternity testing. You only need to take two people's hair to determine if they are related by blood. It's scientific and much more accurate than blood test."
Among the crowd was an employee who usually enjoyed science. Upon hearing the words "paternity test," he suddenly slapped his thigh and exclaimed:
“I know about this. It’s available at the People’s Hospital. My relative told me about it, but it’s very expensive. It costs 1,500 yuan per test.”
Lu Wanqing seized the opportunity to say, "Xu Ruping, do you dare to do this appraisal with Zhang Guixiang? I'll pay for it."
Xu Ruping snorted and rolled her eyes at her:
"You say you'll do it, so why should I listen to you?"
Han Dongsheng, standing to the side, was filled with righteous indignation. He was determined to get the psychiatric evaluation done, even if it meant going bankrupt, to sever all ties with her.
Lu Xiuwen was so ashamed that he wanted to disappear, so he quickly hid to the side.
The matter is not over yet.
More than a hundred employees are still watching, waiting for the problem to be resolved.
Lu Wanqing once again proposed the idea of acquiring Longwen Garment Factory.
How could Xu Ruping possibly agree? The key is that she can't make decisions about the factory.
“You’ll agree. Why don’t we invite Dillon over now and talk in person?” Lu Wanqing said with a half-smile.
She had already investigated Xu Ruping and Di Long's affair thoroughly, and even had a stack of photos. If she were smart, she should have compromised by now.
However, Xu Ruping, already convinced that Zhang Guixiang was the one who took the photos that day, and that no one else could have seen her and Di Long's affair, shouted at the top of her lungs:
"Lu Wanqing, don't push your luck. I will not listen to you and try to persuade Director Di to sell the factory. Forget about it."
The next second, Lu Wanqing showed everyone intimate photos of her and Di Long, leaving them speechless.
"Impossible! How could you have these photos?" she exclaimed in panic, trying to snatch them away.
Chu Yi had already blocked Lu Wanqing's path, causing her to fall onto a solid wall of flesh.
"Mom, didn't you say you had the photos? How did they end up in her hands?" She turned to look at Zhang Guixiang again.
Zhang Guixiang twisted her hands together, looking embarrassed.
"Jiajia, I only heard it from Xiuwen. I don't actually have any photos; I was just bluffing you."
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