CHAPTER 256: CHAPTER 243: DEFEAT ONE BY ONE

Lu Dawei abruptly stood up, his pupils suddenly constricting.

With just a couple of sentences, he had heard everything clearly and began to tremble uncontrollably, especially since...

Susan He was still here!

At the back, He Bainian suddenly sensed something, quickly lifted his head, and looked toward Li Yanan.

— Do you dare to reveal the truth? Do you think the He family would let you go?

— I know you are a sentimental person, which is why all these years you’ve endured without telling the He siblings the truth!

Hearing this, there was already a faint gasp among the journalists, with their gazes shifting constantly between Li Yanan and Lu Dawei.

Li Yanan remained expressionless, but Lin Zhenxin could sense the turmoil within him.

The truth he had hidden for years was finally exposed in such a manner, naked and awkward...

— But don’t forget... heh heh...

— What happened that day, you know, I know... no one else knows...

"Don’t release it! Stop, stop now!" Lu Dawei, as if going mad, charged toward the direction where Li Yanan was.

But before he could get close, he was already stopped by the bodyguards. Despite this, Lu Dawei still did not give up his struggle.

— If I don’t admit it, this burden... you’ll have to carry it for a lifetime!

— He Bainian says it’s you... He Nuoxin... also says it’s you... I say it’s you... hehehehehe...

Lu Dawei never expected that Li Yanan had recorded the conversation back then.

He even managed to hold back for so long, enduring patiently despite having evidence, waiting until now!

— The principle of rumors being as sharp as a knife, don’t need me to explain to you, do you?

— What is the truth? No one cares... by then, even if you can withstand it, Lin Zhenxin...

Lin Zhenxin squinted slightly, thinking how a man as vile as Lu Dawei could be a father?

— Rumors can really drive people to death!

Susan He showed no expression on the surface, but in her heart, she couldn’t help but admire Li Yanan.

As expected of Elliott, he managed to organize everything so meticulously, breaking it down one by one!

"Rumors indeed can drive people to death!"

Lin Zhenxin looked around before finally fixing her gaze on He Nuoxin...

Based on her understanding of Yanan, since he could be patient enough to hold back this matter for so many years, he very likely would have continued to conceal the truth for a lifetime!

If it weren’t for Lu Dawei’s shamelessness, if it weren’t for He Nuoxin’s aggressive push...

Lin Zhenxin looked indifferently at He Nuoxin, whose face was now as pale as could be, just like when she had questioned her before in the hospital. She didn’t believe He Nuoxin felt nothing at all, yet her current reaction...

Lin Zhenxin felt more of the embarrassment of being exposed on the spot!

"No! I don’t believe it! I don’t believe... you’re lying, you’re deceiving..."

Tears quickly welled up in He Nuoxin’s eyes as she screamed with a shattered expression.

He Bainian quickly rushed from the back row to the front, pushing away the cameras aimed at He Nuoxin, pulling his sister into his arms, and covering her with his suit.

To prevent anyone from capturing the vulnerability on her face!

Even though he had been disappointed by Nuoxin too many times lately, he still couldn’t bear others harming his own sister.

He Bainian raised his head and exchanged glances with Li Yanan, his face clearly showing complicated emotions.

The truth from back then was exposed before everyone in such a manner, wasn’t it also Li Yanan’s true intention to sever the ties with the He family?

The friendship between him and him, finally vanished after being worn away time after time!

The first to react from the shock were the media reporters, who immediately surrounded Lu Dawei and He Nuoxin.

The plot continued to twist, from the emergence of that post to the subsequent video and He Nuoxin’s voluntary confession...

As if an invisible hand behind the scenes continually pushed the entire situation forward.

Now, the truth was revealed, and the various past events involving Li Yanan and He Nuoxin were laid bare just like that.

"Brother... I want to go home... I want to go home... I don’t want to stay here anymore... None of this is true!"

He Nuoxin broke down as if instantly, collapsing in He Bainian’s arms, crying loudly.

"I don’t believe it! I don’t believe it!"

The flashlights continued to click incessantly, but Lin Zhenxin felt no pity for He Nuoxin.

She couldn’t even tell if the tears of the woman in front of her were real or fake!

"Regarding the verbal defamation and harm towards our Mr. Li and Mrs. Li by Mr. Lu Dawei and Miss He Nuoxin, we will retain the right to pursue legal action. We hope the other party conducts themselves properly and speaks cautiously!" Xun Chen’s formal voice echoed through the conference room via the microphone.

He Nuoxin suddenly lifted her head, looking at Li Yanan with resentful eyes!

Did he really like her that much, like her enough to destroy himself just to prevent Lin Zhenxin from suffering the slightest verbal grievance?

"Miss He, perhaps the truth may be delayed, but the truth will never be absent. Although you have misunderstood Yanan for so long, even saying such ridiculous words, I still sympathize with your ordeal. The debtor has a head, and the enemy has a master. I hope in the future, you don’t find the wrong... debtor!"

As Lin Zhenxin’s words fell, He Nuoxin suddenly lifted her head from He Bainian’s embrace, staring at her with deep hatred.

She felt as if countless eyes were fixed on her, the world spinning!

"Lin Zhenxin... Is it you who wants to harm me? I know, you want to harm me, don’t you?"

He Nuoxin couldn’t believe Li Yanan would treat her this way, the only one she could suspect was Lin Zhenxin.

He Bainian tightly held onto He Nuoxin, preventing her from overreacting in public!

Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap...

Suddenly, a round of applause rang out. Susan He, who had been silent, stood up.

"As expected of Elliott, handling matters so thoroughly."

Although Susan He was speaking of Li Yanan, her gaze landed on Lin Zhenxin.

"Actually, speaking of this matter, Nuoxin is also a complete victim."

Lin Zhenxin’s gaze grew colder and colder; this sentence could come from anyone’s mouth and she could pretend to be indifferent. But when these words came from Susan He’s mouth, it was like being slapped hard in the face!

"A victim just like Elliott you!" Susan He spoke calmly, as if not seeing Lin Zhenxin’s gaze.

Li Yanan could sense Lin Zhenxin’s body suddenly tensing beside him. He didn’t look at Susan He, but instead shifted his gaze to Lin Zhenxin.

Under the table, Lin Zhenxin’s hands unconsciously clenched tightly together.

"A victim? What a victim!" Lin Zhenxin chuckled coldly. If all the victims in this world were like He Nuoxin, then perhaps the world would have already lost touch of black and white.

"It’s so easy to speak such words, just moving lips up and down, I haven’t forgotten... He Miss He called everyone beasts and perverts in front of all the media and journalists! A victim?" Had Li Yanan not grasped Lin Zhenxin’s hand tightly under the table, she would’ve been even more out of control.

"Zhenxin, if it weren’t for his guilty conscience, why else would Elliott conceal the matter for so many years? Furthermore..."

Susan He glanced at Lu Dawei, then at Li Yanan. In her view, like father like son.

"Is it that in your eyes, no matter what He Nuoxin does, you can tolerate it?"

Lin Zhenxin interrupted Susan He from saying anything further, her gaze unwaveringly settled on her face.

"Furthermore, what? Is this the reason for Miss He’s various slanders and harassment against us?"

The confrontation between Lin Zhenxin and Susan He, the discerning journalists could sense an unusual tension between the two, but if asked what exactly was unusual, others couldn’t articulate it, only observing the dynamics between the two closely.

Susan He momentarily remained silent, simply staring at Lin Zhenxin.

Her gaze briefly flickered, as if she thought of something, but soon, she returned to normal.

"Moreover, because Nuoxin has been subjected to abuse since she was young, her mental state has always been unstable. I have reason to suspect that Elliott’s actions toward Nuoxin back then also gave her a certain misunderstanding, which is why contradictions arose."

Susan He’s voice was steady, but with just a few simple words, she shifted Li Yanan from victim to perpetrator.

Lin Zhenxin hadn’t expected her to say this, abruptly standing up.

But Li Yanan, expressionless, grabbed her wrist under the table, signaling her not to be so agitated.

"After all, back then, Nuoxin encountered such a thing because she trusted Elliott and was taken advantage of by a brute."

As soon as Susan He finished speaking, a few journalists thoughtfully nodded their heads.

"Besides, according to Elliott, you never admitted you were engaged to Nuoxin, but when you turn this statement..."

Susan He, as if not seeing Lin Zhenxin’s agitation, cast a cold glance at Li Yanan.

"Back then, you didn’t deny it, did you?"

"If you had firmly denied it, the media would not have misunderstood for so long!"

Upon hearing these words, He Bainian’s facial features instantly tensed.

He was also involved in the events of that time. The reason Li Yanan never denied it publicly was because he had begged him to maintain silence for his sake.

Yet now, Aunt turned this point around to twist the facts.

Lin Zhenxin looked at Susan He with an angry expression, while the crying sound from He Nuoxin, who had buried her face into He Bainian’s chest, had gradually quieted, and she lifted her head.

Her face, having been whipped by Lin Zhenxin’s feather duster the day before, now looked pitiful.

Her pair of eyes, filled with grievance, fell on Lin Zhenxin. In her view, Li Yanan’s unfeeling attitude was entirely due to Lin Zhenxin.