CHAPTER 801: CHAPTER 791: CUTTING ALL OF SU LINLIN’S SCENES

Su Linlin floundered in the lake for almost ten minutes.

Although Su Ya was worried about her niece, it was impossible for her to personally jump into the water to save her.

The lake water was so dirty, and in the summer, there were frogs and snakes in it. Just thinking about it made one’s scalp tingle.

Not to mention she wasn’t confident she could drag someone out of the lake.

In the end, it was Yu Chang who received clear instructions from Pei Shuxing who reluctantly jumped into the water to retrieve Su Linlin, who was floundering further and further from the shore.

The show’s director brought the medical team and arrived late.

After a series of checks, it turned out there wasn’t much wrong.

She was conscious, aside from swallowing some water, there was only a noticeable footprint on her thigh.

Lingxi kicked her with disgust, not holding back at all. It was a very solid kick.

Otherwise, Su Linlin might have been able to climb out of the lake on her own, but the leg that was kicked was completely powerless, so she could only flounder and wait for rescue.

But before Su Linlin could start complaining about Jiang Lingxi’s violence against her, Wei Minmin’s questioning arrived in front of her first.

"Since you’re conscious, this should be easy. Su Linlin, explain to me why there’s alcohol in the duck soup?"

Su Linlin’s heart missed a beat instantly, and her face changed along with it.

Even if it was just a fleeting moment, everyone surrounding saw it clearly.

Su Ya felt a sinking feeling inside, silently cursing in her heart: Idiot!

Did you really think others would let you manipulate them?

Where does this confidence come from?

"I... I just thought it would remove the fishy smell from the duck, thinking it wouldn’t matter for cooking."

But no one bought this explanation.

Wei Minmin folded her arms and sneered, "But you didn’t say anything when we drank it, did you? If you had reminded us, Su Jincheng wouldn’t have drunk it. Or did you deliberately not say anything? What were you trying to do?"

Su Linlin lowered her gaze and said nothing.

Wei Minmin watched her trembling eyelids, "What’s this, nothing to say?"

Su Ya reluctantly perked up.

Su Linlin was only able to be here after she negotiated with the show’s director. Even though she knew nothing about Su Linlin’s plotting from start to finish this time, the fact that she was the one who got her on the show meant she couldn’t just wash her hands of it.

"Minmin, Linlin drank so much water and was greatly frightened, it’s better to forgive and let live this time."

Wei Minmin looked at Su Ya, pursing her lips, "Isn’t she getting what she deserves?"

Even if Su Linlin didn’t say anything, based on what she already knew, she could pretty much guess what Su Linlin was trying to do.

"She knew very well that Su Jincheng couldn’t drink alcohol, yet she schemed to get him drunk, and while we didn’t notice, deliberately led the already drunk Su Jincheng to the lakeside..."

Su Ya pressed her temples and interrupted Wei Minmin’s deduction, "Deliberately leading him to the lakeside is an exaggeration, isn’t it? Linlin doesn’t have such great abilities, and although Su Jincheng was drunk, he wasn’t completely unconscious." Pausing momentarily, "He usually doesn’t pay much attention to Linlin, so would he really follow her instructions so easily?"

Su Linlin: "..."

Although the last statement was true, hearing it come from her own aunt was really heart-wrenching!

Wei Minmin was momentarily speechless, truly baffled and unable to understand.

Given Su Jincheng’s usual indifference towards Su Linlin, wherever Su Linlin pointed, would he really walk in that direction?

He was drunk, not stupid; wasn’t he capable of judging his actions anymore?

But now that Su Jincheng hasn’t sobered up and is still muddled, expecting an explanation from him is impractical.

Jiang Lingxi, who was initially messaging Shen Yunqing about the small courtyard incident earlier, looked up to see Wei Minmin at a loss. Then, she noticed Su Linlin lying on the bed breathing a sigh of relief, and abruptly reminded, "Because Su Linlin knows that once Su Jincheng gets drunk, he only walks in straight lines."

Wei Minmin was momentarily stunned, then a flash of realization struck her mind.

She remembered; it was indeed like that.

When they came back from the wedding banquet earlier, Su Jincheng nearly fell into the water because while everyone else turned corners, he didn’t, and walked straight towards the river along the road.

So this time, Su Jincheng didn’t need to follow Su Linlin’s directions; Su Linlin only needed to give him a misleading direction, and he could muddledly walk into the lake on his own while drunk.

"Su Linlin, what can you say now! Did you really think that saving Su Jincheng once would make him see you differently? Did you realize how dangerous it was to engineer a drunk person to fall into the water? Do you know this is attempted murder? If Sister Xi hadn’t noticed in time, I can’t even imagine the consequences. I’ve seen foolish people and I’ve seen malicious ones, but I’ve never seen someone as both stupid and malicious as you. I’ve truly gained new insight today."

Su Linlin’s face, already pale from the lake water, turned a mix of colors after Wei Minmin’s accusations, accompanied by the eyes of everyone present fixed on her, resembling a color palette.

Her mind buzzed, wishing she could just pass out.

Su Ya also wished she could faint.

At this level, anyone present had a brain much sharper than Su Linlin’s.

There was no need for a response; everyone could see from Su Linlin’s reactions, establishing the measure in their hearts.

Stupid, incredibly stupid!

The director of the program, still on-site, changed his expression when he heard Wei Minmin’s words ’attempted murder’.

But regretting agreeing to let Su Linlin join the show was too late now.

Thankfully, it didn’t result in more dire consequences.

After careful consideration, he called Su Ya outside, "Ms. Su, I’m planning to cut all scenes of Su Linlin. If there’s anything uncuttable, I’ll also find ways to cover it in post-production. I hope you understand. Considering Su Jincheng’s team and his background, I must take this into account, as Wei Minmin pointed out, it’s not exaggerating to say it could escalate into a criminal case."

This was the only way he could handle it.

Moreover, Su Jincheng’s team and his family likely wouldn’t let Su Linlin off the hook.

Forget about attempted harm, Su Jincheng was only lucky enough to be saved by Jiang Lingxi before anything happened, not allowing Su Linlin to escape punishment.

What the director could foresee, Su Ya surely could foresee too, knowing this was just the beginning, only feeling her headache get worse.

The director regretted allowing Su Linlin into the show; she now regretted even more!

With a face ashen with embarrassment, she nodded, "I understand. I’m very sorry, I’ll withdraw from the show claiming a personal emergency and explain it to my fans on my account. Please quickly find a new regular guest."

After this incident, she was too ashamed to stay on.

One of them had to leave, either her or Su Jincheng, otherwise interactions would become awkward. Proactively choosing to leave allowed for a more dignified exit.

The director also understood this well and didn’t pretend to ask her to stay, nodding in agreement before rushing to handle the aftermath of this incident.

Act quickly is essential, as Su Jincheng’s team didn’t take things lightly, and surely by now, his family is already aware.

This matter must be managed with utmost care; otherwise, if Su Jincheng also decides to leave, losing two regular guests at once would end the show’s recording altogether.

Additionally, a word of thanks was due to Jiang Lingxi; today’s incident was fortunate enough to be averted thanks to her, otherwise, attempts for remedy wouldn’t even be considered, and the show would be over.

If only there were a few more of himself!