CHAPTER 31: CHAPTER 31: THIS IS NO SIMPLE MATTER—THERE’S DEFINITELY SOMETHING FISHY

Lyu Juncheng was completely baffled; how did he end up sleeping with Yao Hui? But last night he drank to the point of blacking out and really couldn’t remember much: "Mom, I didn’t want this to happen either."

He originally didn’t want to burn bridges, but seeing how things were getting more and more out of hand, affecting his reputation and future work, he couldn’t care that much anymore.

Without waiting for his former mother-in-law to speak again, he continued: "But Yao Hui clearly left my house early, I’ve said it before, I blacked out from drinking and don’t remember anything.

You also said that Yao Hui went home last night, you watched her go into the room yourself, so why did she appear here, you should ask her."

The old lady of the Yao family, in her panic, picked up a broom in anger and went after Yao Hui: "You muddle-headed thing, it was so late, even if you forgot something, couldn’t you wait till today to get it? You just had to come over in the middle of the night, are you trying to kill me?"

Yao Hui, afraid of being labeled as improper, could only keep explaining: "How was I supposed to know brother-in-law would drink so much?"

At this moment, five-year-old Lyu Xiangyang shouted: "But the wine was clearly bought by you for my dad yesterday, you’re a bad woman."

The onlookers, hearing this, all looked at Yao Hui. Yao Hui wasn’t stupid; even now she didn’t forget to pull others into it: "Isn’t this all your doing, pushing your stepmom down the stairs, and she didn’t even go home after being discharged, stubbornly staying at the guesthouse waiting for your dad to explain.

Everyone knows, the workload at the factory has been heavy lately, your dad has to juggle work and trips between home and the hospital every day, imagine the pressure. I just wanted to let your dad drink a bit to relieve some stress. Didn’t I not only buy the wine but also marinated meat and peanuts yesterday? Why don’t you mention you ate the most? You’re such an ungrateful brat."

At this point, things became quite clear, whether one believed it or not, the logic made sense; Yao Hui returned to retrieve forgotten belongings, and as a result of Lyu Juncheng’s drunken insistence, became entangled in this situation without resisting for fear of damaging her reputation.

Yu Xinyan wasn’t going to let the matter go so easily.

Sister Tian called out to the crowd: "Everyone, make way."

Some sharp-eyed people noticed Yu Xinyan: "Oh, here she comes, that unlucky poor young wife is back."

The expressions on the main participants in the courtyard all turned sour upon hearing that.

The old lady of the Yao family, feeling somewhat ashamed, hurried over to gain the upper hand: "Xinyan, surely you’ve heard about what’s going on. Although Yao Hui is a victim and Juncheng was wrong too, Auntie feels the one most wronged is you."

Yu Xinyan had no intention of playing along with her performance, coldly scanning Yao Hui: "I just want to ask one question: since you’re the victim, and didn’t resist or shout at the time for the sake of your reputation, then why were you still here when it got light? Could the effects of the alcohol really last so long that you didn’t get any rest all night?"

With these words, not just the parties involved, even the old lady of the Yao family wanted to die from embarrassment.

People outside began murmuring: "Yeah, we were misled by Yao Hui, if she really cared about her reputation, wouldn’t she have fled after it was over, rather than staying to be discovered?"

"And that kid Xiangyang said it was Yao Hui who bought the wine, this situation is not simple, there must be some manipulation at play."

"I never thought someone as young as Yao Hui could be so scheming."

"But you’re not entirely right; she’s a young unmarried woman, what would she gain from this?"