Third Lu started rolling up his sleeves. "Hey, even at this crucial mont you’re still a dead duck with a hard mouth, right?"
"It’s you who are wielding power to bully others. Do you think just because you have more people, you can make admit to the cri? Fang Caixia, you and I both know what really happened back then. You couldn’t have children and beca irritable, constantly suspicious and paranoid. For the sake of your reputation, I told others that you stepped down voluntarily out of guilt, at least preserving so dignity for us as a couple. I didn’t expect that after years of not seeing you, your temperant would twist to this extent. Are you so envious of my happy family that you can’t stand doing well?"
He spoke with such confidence that it seed like it could be true, leaving the onlookers uncertain about whom to believe.
Even Third Lu felt a bit uneasy; indeed, this verbal confrontation was not his strong suit, perhaps it was better to get physical.
Granny Fang was trembling with anger. "You’re the one who’s twisted, you’ve never been right!"
Shu Yu held her hand. "Aunt, don’t worry. True is true, and false is false; his words cannot change that."
She motioned for Third Lu to step back and looked down at Chen Bing.
For so reason, although the girl before him was young and seemingly non-threatening, Chen Bing felt sowhat afraid.
Shu Yu adjusted her cloak and looked at him disdainfully. "You say we’re distorting facts and slandering you. Fine, then I have a few questions for you. You and my aunt fled from Dongan Province because of a disaster, and you were penniless by the ti you reached Chenggu County. In such a situation, how could you buy that large mansion you now live in, in such a short ti?"
Chen Bing’s expression changed slightly, and Shu Yu continued, "Did you steal, rob, or deceive for that money? Don’t tell it was borrowed, because if you borrowed it to buy a house, in that situation, you should have bought a cheaper small house to settle down first, right? Especially considering that you didn’t know anyone when you first arrived, how could you find soone to lend you money? So, where did the money for the mansion co from?"
"Oh, it wasn’t just the mansion, where did the funds to open your shop co from?"
As Shu Yu questioned him, everyone’s eyes focused on Chen Bing.
He beca sowhat flustered and quickly said, "I obtained that money through legitimate ans."
"What legitimate ans?"
"Well, as you just ntioned, saving soone. Actually, it wasn’t Fang Caixia who saved soone, it was . I was the one who saved that girl who fell into the water back then."
The Lu family almost laughed at his shaless words.
Shu Yu’s smile widened. "You saved her?"
"Yes."
"You, a grown man, saved an unmarried noble lady from the water? Her family didn’t hold you responsible?"
Chen Bing’s eyes darted around, and he quickly said, "I already had a wife at that ti and was penniless, so of course the wealthy lady wouldn’t marry . They gave a large sum of money, firstly to thank for saving her life, and secondly to hope I wouldn’t speak of it, to prevent harm to the young lady’s reputation. Yes, that’s exactly it."
His lie ca full circle, and Chen Bing quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Shu Yu pretended to suddenly understand. "I see, then one last question, do you... know how to swim?"
Chen Bing’s expression changed slightly before he loudly declared, "Of course I do."
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