When Cheng Xiaohui saw her daughter and Li Wenbo return, her smile became even sweeter.
"Yue'er, you're back! Come here quickly! This is Aunt Zhang, Aunt Wang, Aunt Sun, and Aunt Li. These are all my old colleagues."
This is my daughter, Li Xiyue. She's incredibly smart. Growing up in the countryside, she studied diligently and got into the Capital Medical University!
Li Xiyue walked to her mother's side and greeted the aunties one by one.
The aunties watched as Li Xiyue praised her repeatedly, all saying that Cheng Xiaohui was lucky to have such a good daughter after all her hardships!
Li Wenbo also took Li Xiyue to meet his old colleagues and former leaders, introducing Li Xiyue to them.
Everyone knew about the trouble the Li family had gone through. They praised Li Xiyue while cursing Jin Cuicui and Li Yin.
Looking at her mother's straight back, Li Xiyue seemed to understand at that moment why her mother had been gritting her teeth and returning to the Li family.
Because returning to the Li family and reconciling with Li Wenbo would completely prove that she was wronged, that she didn't have an affair, and that her husband still loves her as always!
She thought Cheng Xiaohui was trying to prove that her life wasn't a complete failure through this method.
She sighed and said to Mi Bao, "Why bother caring about what others think?"
Does it mean that if others say you're good, you're good? If others say you're bad, you're bad?
My mother lived her entire life according to other people's expectations, striving to be a good wife, a good daughter-in-law, and a good mother in their eyes. She never spent a single day for herself!
Mi Bao said, "There's nothing we can do. This is an era where words can kill. She suffered injustice her whole life, probably longing for the day when she could finally hold her head high!"
Li Xiyue always stood by Cheng Xiaohui's side, protecting her.
She had Mi Bao exit through the spatial passage and monitor the area around the hotel to see if Mu Jiu Hong was there.
She was afraid that Mu Jiuhong would come here and cause trouble!
As for Li Yan, she didn't let her guard down either, and she kept watching Li Yan's every move on the large screen in the space.
Despite her young age, Li Yan's face changes faster than flipping through a book. One second she's all smiles as she looks at Cheng Xiaohui, but the moment Cheng Xiaohui turns her head, Li Yan's face falls.
Honeybee's voice echoed back into the space, as she sneered, "She's being forced to do this, huh! Does she dare to smile any more fake?!"
Li Xiyue said, "If she dares to lay a finger on my mother, I'll chop off her claws!"
In her past life, Li Yan did not harm her; she had no deep-seated hatred for Li Yan.
As for Li Yan's mother, Mu Jiuhong, she plotted to get into Li Wenbo's bed after Cheng Xiaohui was sentenced, and this matter itself had nothing to do with her.
As long as Li Yan and Mu Jiuhong behave themselves, she can tolerate the mother and daughter.
But if they dare to touch Cheng Xiaohui, they will have touched her sore spot!
Li Wenbo spent the whole night toasting the guests with a wine glass in hand. Over the years, Cheng Xiaohui has always been an obstacle in her heart.
Now that all the misunderstandings have been cleared up, Cheng Xiaohui and her daughter have returned home, and he feels that he has no regrets in his life.
Li Yan was incredibly well-behaved all night, without making any moves.
Li Xiyue helped her mother eat, encouraging her to eat more.
The food at the restaurant was indeed delicious, much better than what I cook at home.
All the food on the three tables was devoured, and some of the leftovers were happily packed up to take home for their families.
Li Wenbo stood at the restaurant entrance with his family, seeing off all his friends.
Mi Bao's voice echoed back into the space, "Mu Jiu Hong is here! Mu Jiu Hong really is here! Doesn't she have any shame?! She dares to cause trouble in front of so many people!"
Li Xiyue said, "Let her come over! You're ready to give her a good roasting!"
Mibao laughed out loud like a goose in the virtual space, "Goose, goose, goose! I like this!"
Li Xiyue stood beside her mother in a protective posture, her eyes slowly narrowing into dangerous slits as she waited for Mu Jiuhong to arrive.
Mu Jiuhong stumbled to the restaurant entrance and headed straight for Li Yan.
She cried out, "My daughter! Mom misses you so much, Mom misses you so much!"
When Li Yan saw her mother arrive, she ran down the steps and rushed into Mu Jiuhong's arms, "Mom, you're here! I missed you so much!"
Friends and relatives at the restaurant entrance were stunned. In this era where even a quarrel can attract a crowd, this kind of gossip is the most popular form of entertainment for ordinary people!
Everyone stopped and stood there, waiting to see what would happen next.
Mu Jiuhong held Li Yan tightly, and the next second, as if she had suddenly discovered something serious, she asked anxiously, "What happened to the bruises on your arm? Who hit you? Who hit you?!"
Li Yan quickly waved her hands and said, "No one hit me! No one hit me!"
The onlookers, seeing the large bruises on Li Yan's arm, instinctively turned to look at Cheng Xiaohui.
Mu Jiuhong is the biological mother, and Li Wenbo is the biological father. Biological parents wouldn't beat their child so badly, would they?
Therefore, the correct answer seems obvious!
Li Wenbo was also surprised to find large bruises on Li Yan's arm.
Li Yan was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, and the sleeves covered the bruise perfectly. If Mu Jiuhong hadn't noticed it and rolled up the sleeves, he wouldn't have seen it at all.
He rushed over and asked, "What happened? Xiaoyan, tell me quickly!"
Mu Jiuhong burst into tears, "What else could it be? If you didn't hit me, someone else must have!"
My poor daughter! She's so young and already being beaten. When will she ever grow up? How many more years will she have to endure this?
Li Wenbo subconsciously turned to look at Cheng Xiaohui.
Cheng Xiaohui's face turned deathly pale instantly, and now everyone's eyes were on her.
She hurriedly waved her hands and said, "I didn't hit Xiaoyan, I didn't hit her, why would I hit her?!"
Li Xiyue said in the space, "So they were planning to stage a self-inflicted injury!"
Honey said, "How despicable! That mother and daughter conspired to frame your mother!"
Li Xiyue glared at Li Wenbo and asked coldly, word by word, "You suspect my mother hit Li Yan?"
Her smile was cold, like frost in the twelfth lunar month.
Li Wenbo shivered instantly under Li Xiyue's gaze, and stammered, "That..."
Before he could finish speaking, Mu Jiuhong interrupted, "Who else could it be but her?!"
Sure enough, with a stepmother comes a stepfather. Xiaoyan is thirteen years old, and we haven't laid a finger on her. Now look what's happened... my poor daughter!"
She burst into tears, pounding her chest and sobbing uncontrollably, making everyone feel sorry for Li Yan...
Li Xiyue stepped forward and stood in front of Li Wenbo. She questioned him, word by word, "You doubt my mother?"
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