The internet was buzzing, and a pile of garbage had been dumped in front of Li Suhua’s house.
Zhao Yulan, watching from her home, felt a bit of schadenfreude.
She told Lin Yuantang:
“See? It’s not just me who’s suspicious of Wanyi. Everyone else doubts her too. A divorced woman with a kid—what does Liu Renzhi even see in her?
“At least the news says Liu Jiannan is more reasonable.
“Hey, old man, do you think she’s actually involved with the old guy, and Liu Renzhi is just a front to take the heat?”
Lin Yuantang shot her a glare:
“You’re just jealous, plain and simple. You’ve seen Liu Renzhi with your own eyes, so how can you still believe these rumors?
“Don’t run your mouth carelessly. If you can’t say something sensible, then shut up.”
Zhao Yulan rolled her eyes.
She knew perfectly well that Lin Wanyi was really involved with Liu Renzhi, but it still irked her.
Why did all the good things have to go to their family?
She used to be ahead of Li Suhua, but now it seemed she couldn’t keep that edge anymore.
Lin Wanyi had found a rich man, and even Lin Jiajun was living the high life because of it.
It was utterly outrageous.
How could someone who never even attended a proper college deserve this?
Su Jing and Liu Jiannan went to the hospital together to discuss things with Liu Renzhi and also to check on Li Suhua.
But as soon as they reached the parking lot, they were swarmed by a crowd of media.
Cameras were shoved in Liu Jiannan’s face:
“Mr. Liu, what do you have to say to the public about the mistress rumors?”
“Are you not ashamed of betraying your wife and your children?”
“Have you considered how this affects your company’s image and sets a bad example for society? Please explain.”
Liu Jiannan was furious:
“Who told you I had an affair? Who said I kept a mistress?
“You have no evidence, and I will sue every last one of you for defamation. Expect to receive my legal notices!”
The media wasn’t fazed; the more chaos, the better they liked it.
Some reporters turned to Su Jing:
“Mrs. Liu, what are your thoughts on your husband’s affair and mistress?”
“Are you accompanying Mr. Liu to the hospital today to handle this matter?”
“Mrs. Liu, doesn’t it bother you? Your husband is openly keeping a mistress, and you can still get along with him and appear publicly together?”
Spectators who had come to gawk began murmuring:
“Money really makes the world go round. Looks like he’s paid her off well, and even the wife is doing damage control.”
“Pfft, we’ve been used. The wife doesn’t even care.”
“Seriously, look how calm she is. Besides, which rich man doesn’t have multiple women? The wife has probably just accepted it by now.”
Su Jing’s sharp eyes swept over the gossiping crowd.
She pulled out her phone and played a video of Zhou Chenyu causing a scene at the hospital, holding it up to the reporters:
“Everyone, take a good look. In this video, the woman claiming to be the wife—is that me?
“Since you’re all accusing my husband of cheating and keeping a mistress, then who is this woman pretending to be the wife?
“As far as I know, I am my husband’s only legal spouse. Think carefully—are you being manipulated by someone?”
With that, she and Liu Jiannan headed straight into the elevator.
All the media and onlookers were blocked by security outside.
They started to reconsider:
“Yeah, the woman in the video is young—maybe in her thirties.
“She can’t be Mr. Liu’s childhood sweetheart either; the ages don’t match.”
“And the real wife just now seemed much more fitting. Maybe we really have been played.”
“If it’s not him, then who is it?”
These people were still confused, but the online furor was growing hotter and hotter.
So much so that even Zhou Chenyu was puzzled.
In her hotel room, she frowned:
“Mom, something’s off. I didn’t spend that much money, so why is the hype still climbing?
“Isn’t Liu Renzhi doing anything? Isn’t he taking it down? He supposedly loves Lin Wanyi so much—how can he just let her keep getting trashed like this?”
Nanny Wu was old and didn’t understand much about these trending topics.
All she knew was that Lin Wanyi was finished, completely finished this time.
The Liu family, after all, was a prominent clan that valued face.
They would never allow a woman tainted by scandal to stay by Liu Renzhi’s side.
Feeling uneasy, Zhou Chenyu went to find Chen Siming.
She wanted him to help her analyze the situation, but the moment she opened the door, Chen Siming poured her a glass of wine.
A few minutes later, Zhou Chenyu had forgotten why she had come.
She pushed Chen Siming down and writhed on top of him without restraint.
Meanwhile, Su Jing and Liu Jiannan arrived at the hospital room.
They first checked on Li Suhua, then asked Liu Renzhi:
“The situation is blowing up. People are throwing eggs at the company entrance. What’s your plan?”
Liu Renzhi looked at his phone, watching videos of the crowd gathered at the company gates.
Lin Wanyi’s house was covered in garbage, and the hospital entrance was completely jammed.
He calmly told Su Jing:
“I’m going to release the news of Wanyi and my marriage when the heat is at its peak.
“Don’t worry, Mom. Everything is under control.”
Su Jing finally understood Liu Renzhi’s intentions, and she relaxed.
Since she was already there, she pulled Lin Wanyi over to browse jewelry designs:
“I told you to choose a few days ago, but then Suhua fell ill.
“Now, pick something you like. I’ll have it custom-made right away, so it’ll be ready for your wedding.”
Knowing she couldn’t refuse, Lin Wanyi obediently looked.
But when she saw the prices, she was shocked.
Even the simplest ring started at over a million, and a full set of jewelry cost tens of millions.
It was too expensive; she didn’t dare choose.
Su Jing, however, said:
“Don’t worry. Pick whichever set you like. This amount of money means nothing to Renzhi.
“If you really can’t decide, I’ll choose three sets for you—one for each occasion.”
Su Jing was right; Lin Wanyi truly couldn’t make up her mind, so she said:
“Auntie, please pick for me.”
Su Jing smiled and agreed happily; she loved doing things like this.
Seeing such jewelry always made her cheerful.
The commotion spread far and wide, even reaching Liu Xiulan in Wangjia Village.
Holding her phone, she slapped her thigh and roared with laughter:
“Great! Just great! Finally, someone is putting that bitch Lin Wanyi in her place!
“I knew it—she really is a mistress, and that man of hers is definitely married.
“Shameless, absolutely shameless!”
The more she thought about it, the happier she got. She called Wang Hao:
“Son, have you seen the news? That bitch Lin Wanyi is finally getting what she deserves.
“Are you happy? I’m thrilled! She wrecked our perfectly good family.
“She deserves every bit of this public shaming! Son, when are you coming back? She’s being dragged through the mud—are you still going to hang around her?”
Wang Hao felt a surge of satisfaction.
But he wasn’t ready to go back to Wangjia Village yet.
He was still here, waiting for Lin Wanyi.
With all those people cursing her, she was bound to regret her choices and reflect on her mistakes.
In a couple of days, after she has been pointed at by a thousand accusing fingers, she will surely break up with Liu Renzhi.
Even if she doesn’t, Liu Renzhi won’t want her anymore.
Wang Hao is just waiting for that day—waiting for Lin Wanyi to be abandoned by everyone. Then he will appear and offer her a little warmth.
He doesn’t believe that even Lin Wanyi’s heart, as hard as iron, won’t soften and won’t come back to him.
