Chapter 42
Chapter 42: You Said It Yourself!
Xie Jing Yao froze for a moment, and for some reason his heart suddenly started pounding because of what Du An Rao had just said.
He frowned and asked: “Miss Du, what do you mean by that?”
She answered calmly: “Exactly what it sounds like. You and your fiancée may have feelings tying you together, but your relationship will not have a good ending.”
He had already decided long ago that Du An Rao was a fraud, yet when he heard this, he still could not help asking: “Is it because of me?”
Du An Rao’s expression suddenly became complicated.
[So a proper simp really does have to blame himself first whenever something happens, huh? Your fiancée has already put several green hats on you so your whole head is glowing green, and you are still here brainwashing yourself.]
She coughed twice and said: “Ahem, it really isn’t.” Then she stopped, wanting to speak but holding the words back, her lips moving and still not saying anything.
Maybe she felt the truth would be too cruel for the man in front of her, so for a long time she could not force a single word out.
Seeing her hesitation, Xie Jing Yao’s eyes darkened as he said: “Miss Du, just say whatever you need to say. I can take it.”
[You said it yourself!]
Du An Rao let out a long breath and said: “The main reason you two are not a good match lies with the woman. Her heart already belongs to someone else.”
“That’s impossible!”
“…And it’s not just one person.”
Her words and Xie Jing Yao’s angry shout came out almost at the same time. The narrow hallway suddenly fell into dead silence.
Li Zhao Yang had already been sad once when he found out the truth before, and had stopped treating Li Qian Xi as his close sister. Hearing this news so suddenly now, he was mostly shocked.
After the surprise, what he felt more was a gossiping mood, like a bystander watching drama, thinking: “There was even something like this and I actually did not know a thing!”
Compared to him, the blow that hit Xie Jing Yao was much heavier. He almost stepped forward on instinct, wanting to argue with Du An Rao.
Du An Rao was startled, reacting half a beat too slow.
Instead, it was Du Yu Xi, who had been following behind her, who rushed forward. She grabbed Du An Rao and pulled her behind herself, faced Xie Jing Yao’s anger head-on, and still did not forget to shout loudly: “Back off!”
Xie Jing Yao had not expected Du Yu Xi to suddenly jump out like that. Her shout cooled him down a little, but his face was still as dark as ink.
He gritted his teeth and said: “Miss Du, please watch your words. To pin such a charge on a girl without any proof is very ungentlemanly. For a girl who has not even entered society yet, this is a huge harm.”
Du An Rao opened her mouth, but before she could speak, Du Yu Xi had already snapped back first: “My sister never lies. Instead of standing here doubting her, why don’t you spend some time checking things carefully and see whether what she said is true or not.”
She went on, word by word: “You were the ones who asked her to speak. You were the ones who asked her to calculate this match. Now she only told the truth, and yet you lecture her without even asking right from wrong. In my view, the harm she has taken is not any less than what your fiancée has suffered. Mr. Xie, believe it or not, either way that green hat is not being worn on our heads.”
As soon as she said that, everyone present was stunned.
Li Zhao Yang was even more shocked. In his head he jumped and cursed: My god, little ancestor, how could you say that so bluntly?
He thought anxiously: Heavens, I have to stop this, I can’t let my buddy beat up my sister!
Du An Rao, on the other hand, looked at her fourth sister with open worship, and in her heart she could not stop praising her.
[Fourth sister is mighty, fourth sister is awesome, fourth sister is the coolest!!! Hmph, serves you right for doubting me, threatening me, and even yelling at me! Forget the rest, Li Qian Xi and her boyfriend have already hooked up with that Minister Hong, and you are still talking about “no proof”? Are you planning to wait until their kids are running laps on top of your head before you count it as solid evidence?]
[Oh, and there is also Ye Meng Zhen’s brother. If anyone bothered to check Li Qian Xi’s bank records, they would never think those two were just a pursuer and the one being pursued. Hmm, his face looks darker and darker. He is not planning to hit my fourth sister, is he?]
Du An Rao and Li Zhao Yang had actually thought of the same thing. The two of them were already prepared. They were just waiting for Xie Jing Yao to make a move so one could rush forward and pull him back while the other helped fight back.
But to their surprise, although Xie Jing Yao was angry, he did not completely lose his reason.
After taking a few deep breaths, he instead turned his head and questioned Li Zhao Yang: “Aren’t you going to do something? You know who she is talking about, don’t you?”
Everyone present: “…”
[Pfft, hahaha, what is this, the feeling of someone losing a fight and having to drag a family member in as backup? How did I not notice he was this silly just now?]
Du Yu Xi was also speechless. In her heart she muttered: To be honest, I did not notice either.
Xi Jing Yue was trying very hard not to laugh. He had never thought that even when things were already wrapping up, he could still see such a wonderful scene.
Li Zhao Yang, however, could not laugh at all. He could not figure out how he had only been watching from the side, yet somehow got dragged into the fire for no reason.
What could he say? Who could he control? Although he had not had time to do a paternity test yet, just by looking at that little face, Li Zhao Yang felt things were already clear enough.
As for Li Qian Xi, that was all in the past. The little one in front of him was his family’s future little ancestor.
He had no doubt that if he dared to say one harsh word to this little ancestor today, once his mother learned the truth another day, she would kick him right out of the clan genealogy register.
With no other choice, Li Zhao Yang could only show an awkward yet polite smile and say: “If she is innocent, the truth will clear itself. How about you bring Qian Xi here and let her face them?”
This was clearly a terrible idea. In an instant, everyone’s eyes turned to him.
Xie Jing Yao looked even more stunned, unable to understand how the person who had always cared most for Li Qian Xi could suddenly change his attitude so much.
Then, furious and hurt, he turned and left.
Watching Xie Jing Yao’s back as he walked away, Li Zhao Yang awkwardly rubbed his nose and tried to save some face for his buddy: “He just can’t accept it for the moment. He’s not usually like this.”
Du Yu Xi glanced at him lightly and said: “President Li doesn’t seem surprised by any of this at all.”
Li Zhao Yang froze, and only then did Du An Rao also slowly realize that something felt off here.
[Could it be that Li Zhao Yang already knew Li Qian Xi was seeing several people at once, but because he wanted to protect her, he not only kept it from Xie Jing Yao but even helped cover it up? If that is really the case, then Xie Jing Yao is even more pitiful. Tsk tsk tsk…]
Du Yu Xi gave a soft little laugh: “Heh…”
The only one who knew the whole truth, Xi Jing Yue, had not expected that even after the drama should have ended, there would still be a surprise bonus.
He held back his laughter, patted Li Zhao Yang’s shoulder with fake sympathy, and showed that he was “comforting” him.
Completely unaware that his reputation had just been dragged through the mud, Li Zhao Yang could only think: “???”
Because they had been delayed for a while on the way out, by the time Du An Rao and the others walked out of the company doors, the lights outside were already bright and shining.
Li Zhao Yang wanted to keep the two sisters for dinner and also use the chance to slowly convince Du Yu Xi to accept his invitation to the banquet his mother was holding next week.
But after this whole day, Du Yu Xi felt a bit disappointed in this cousin she had just met for the first time. She really needed some time to calm down, so she firmly and decisively turned him down.
Unable to insist, Li Zhao Yang could only take a step back and say he would personally drive the two of them home.
Du Yu Xi was annoyed and about to refuse when her phone suddenly rang.
The call was from an unknown number she had never seen before. Out of caution, Du Yu Xi still picked it up.
She answered lazily: “Hello, who is this?” But when she heard the identity of the person on the other end, her tone suddenly changed.
“You are… Ye Meng Zhen?!”