CH 14.1

Do You Still Hate Her? 04 – Shang Lu is the daughter-in-law recognized by our Jiang family.

The situation on the scene became even more awkward.

Ning Lin quickly calmed down because the current situation was a matter of life and death for her. She couldn’t afford to lose her composure, as every one of her reactions would be over-analyzed.

She had to pretend she had no knowledge of the matter; otherwise, the label of being a third party would shift from Shang Lu to her.

So Ning Lin covered her mouth with her hand, as if it took her a while to accept what had happened. Then, she forced a fragile smile and whispered, “I’ll go ask Jiang Yi about it when I get back. I… I’m sorry, I need to go to the restroom.”

After saying that, Ning Lin quickly turned around and headed towards the restroom not far away, escaping from the scene.

Her heart was pounding wildly as she tried hard to calm herself down.

Good, just like this.

She shouldn’t state things too definitively, leaving room for speculation among netizens. Let them defend her, believe that she had no knowledge of this, and no matter what, she was innocent.

But she couldn’t directly deny her involvement in order to clear up everything; otherwise, it would harm Jiang Yi.

Ning Lin didn’t immediately return the phone to the director’s team. Instead, taking advantage of the chaos, she discreetly took it with her and quickly dialed Jiang Yi’s number, but no one answered.

The barrage in the live streaming room is now naturally biased towards Shang Lu. Everyone is discussing the truth behind the matter, but only Ning Lin’s fans are making efforts to defend their idol.

[Who knows if this is true or false? You all look ridiculous, rushing to label others.]

[What a fiancée, it’s so ridiculous. Just because she said it, doesn’t mean anyone would believe it.]

[Even if there is a relationship between Shang Lu and Jiang Yi, it’s not Ning Lin’s fault.]

…

Jiang Family.

Jiang Yi knelt on the floor of the study for a long time, enduring several beatings. His body was bruised.

Mother Jiang who felt heartbroken for her son quickly stopped her husband and said, “Let’s talk things out. Beating him like this won’t solve anything.”

Father Jiang who was so angry that his hand trembled, shouted, “You can’t even handle a woman. What use is a son like you?”

He never expected the situation to develop like this. Shang Lu directly announced to the public that she wanted to break off the engagement with Jiang Yi. When he called Shang’s company to inquire about it, they didn’t even answer his call. They only had the secretary tell him that they naturally hoped the engagement between the two families would continue, but Jiang Yi needed to make efforts to change Shang Lu’s mind.

Father Jiang could only apologize repeatedly, “It’s necessary. Jiang Yi’s mishandling of many things caused misunderstandings and made Xiao Lu sad. I will educate him properly.”

After hanging up the phone, he picked up a stick, went to the study, and gave Jiang Yi a beating. It helped alleviate some of the anger in his heart.

And at this moment, Jiang Yi, who had been hitting a wall for several days with Shang Lu, didn’t want to endure it anymore. He looked up at his father and said directly, “If she wants to break off the engagement, then let her. Dad, you saw her attitude last time too. Our Jiang family doesn’t have to rely on the Shang family’s daughter.”

Father Jiang’s stick fell on Jiang Yi once again, and he angrily laughed, “Do you really think that achieving some success makes you capable? If only you were as ambitious as that boy from the Chi family, would our Jiang family need to please the Shang family like this? Even at my age, I still have to follow behind Shang Yao every day, smiling like a dog. Do you really think you’re something just because people call you Young President Jiang? You think you have dignity and integrity and that you can create your own world just by relying on yourself? Everything you have is given to you by me!

“You really want to marry an actress? Not a chance! Our Jiang family only recognizes and can only recognize Shang Lu as a daughter-in-law! Either find a way to make her change her mind or you and your mother can get out of this house together! Let’s see if that actress is willing to marry a penniless beggar like you!”

Father Jiang’s words were extremely harsh, and after speaking, he looked towards his wife.

She didn’t say anything, but Mother Jiang immediately understood and lowered her head, gently and somewhat timidly saying, “Go and have a drink of water. I’ll try to persuade Xiao Yi.”

“Take care of your good son,” Father Jiang said word by word, throwing the stick in his hand to the ground, and then walked outside.

The door was closed.

Mother Jiang quickly bent down to help Jiang Yi, her eyes full of concern. “Get up quickly, don’t break your knees.”

Jiang Yi supported himself with his mother’s hand and stood up, feeling a faint pain in every inch of his knees and body that had been struck by the stick.

But at this moment, his eyes were flushed, and he didn’t say a word.

“You hate me, but you need me and the Shang family, so you shamelessly continue to use me for your own benefit.

“Jiang Yi, you can’t take advantage of everything, can you? There are no such good things in this world.”

“Do you really think you’re something just because people call you Young President Jiang? You think you have dignity and integrity and that you can create your own world just by relying on yourself? Everything you have is given to you by me!“

The words of Shang Lu and his father kept echoing in his mind, causing his headache to intensify.

Jiang Yi looked at his mother and finally made a difficult decision in that instant. He said slowly, “Mom, let’s leave.”

Mother Jiang was stunned and asked him with confusion, “Where are we going?”

“As he said, I’ll take you away from this home,” Jiang Yi grabbed his mother’s shoulder, and a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes. He continued, “Mom, I have some assets outside. Let’s leave the capital city. Although our life may be tough at first, I will provide for you. I will make sure you continue to live a good life. Do you trust me?”

A trace of confusion and dilemma flickered in Mother Jiang’s eyes, but under Jiang Yi’s expectant gaze, she still spoke, “Xiao Yi, he’s your father. He won’t harm you. Just listen to him, apologize to Shang Lu. Can’t we let this matter pass? Our family can still live together happily.”

Family.

Can this be considered a family?

This simple word made Jiang Yi laugh coldly. Then, he slowly released his grip on his mother’s shoulder and closed his eyes.

Indeed, it is still impossible.

His hoarse voice responded, “I understand, Mom. I will go.”

After receiving Jiang Yi’s affirmative answer, Mother Jiang breathed a sigh of relief, her voice filled with joy. “Good child, sorry to have troubled you.”

The online hot search has been continuously explosive, and the arguments between fans and bystanders have become more intense.

During her visit to the restroom, Ning Lin secretly contacted her team.

Since she couldn’t respond directly to this matter for the time being, she could only try to buy more marketing accounts and navy commenters to steer the narrative in the direction of a joint lie between Shang Lu and Lin Yanyan.

Under the manipulation and brainwashing of the navy and marketing accounts, several second and third-tier female celebrities liked some of Ning Lin’s Weibo posts. By evening, public opinion had clearly shifted, at least for Ning Lin, it was no longer an absolute disadvantage.

Ning Lin’s whitewashing plan was actually quite simple, which involved reducing the credibility of Shang Lu’s statements by belittling her.

Therefore, the CP fans soon regained hope.

[Can we really trust what Shang Lu and Lin Yanyan said? Hehe.]

[Shang Lu is really good at boasting. Anyone with eyes can see that Jiang Yi doesn’t like her. Even if it were true, there’s no way Jiang Yi would pursue her. She said he even changed his number to contact her? I think she might have developed a delusional disorder from unrequited love, right?]

[Love delusion, also known as Clerambault syndrome, is a rare psychological disorder. Patients become delusional about being in a romantic relationship with another person, often someone of higher social status.]

[Several celebrities have spoken up for Ning Lin. Can’t people in the industry truly understand the situation? It’s really pitiful that Shang Lu doesn’t have a single friend. But it’s understandable; even friends wouldn’t dare to lie for Shang Lu against their conscience, right?]

But in the afternoon, both the official Weibo accounts of Jiang’s jewelry and media companies suddenly came forward and reposted the beauty advertisement that Shang Lu shot as their brand ambassador. It dealt a heavy blow to the CP fans.

@Zhiai_Jewelry(V) : So beautiful~ [The boss said that to support Lulu, he’ll give a set to all the female employees @Tianyi_Entertainment(V) : [Hmph! We want it too!]

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