CHAPTER 73: CHAPTER 73: HUMILIATING IN PUBLIC

Cheng Li listened to everyone’s accusations, anxious to the point of tears, and loudly defended herself, "No, I didn’t. Jiang Xue is slandering me, don’t listen to her nonsense."

"Whether it’s slander or not, you know in your heart, don’t you?" Jiang Xue slightly curled her lips, her face showing a hint of mockery.

Seeing that everyone didn’t believe her, Cheng Li became both anxious and angry. She turned to Jiang Xue and said sadly, "Little Xue, we are good friends, why would you slander me like this?"

Hearing Cheng Li’s words and seeing her sad appearance, everyone began to hesitate again, and the voices of condemnation gradually softened.

Seeing this, Cheng Li felt a bit smug in her heart. However, her expression became even more sorrowful and helpless as she faced everyone and said, "Jiang Xue and I are good friends. No matter what happened in the past, I was always by her side, isn’t that right, everyone?"

Everyone thought about it and nodded. Seeing everyone nodding, Cheng Li continued, "You all know how I treat Jiang Xue. Do you think I would do such things?"

"Although I’m not married, I also know that marriage is not child’s play, and divorce even less so. Jiang Xue never liked Mu Qiancheng, and I always advised her to live well with Mu Qiancheng. But she herself wants a divorce, and now she even claims that it was my influence. Tell me, am I wronged or not?"

Seeing everyone increasingly agreeing with her, Cheng Li turned her gaze back to Jiang Xue, accusingly asking, "Little Xue, why are you treating me like this? Haven’t I been good enough to you?"

"Could it be because I didn’t give you the hairpin I liked?"

Hearing this, everyone showed an expression of realization and then looked at Jiang Xue with condemnation.

Jiang Xue had long known it wouldn’t be so easy to bring down Cheng Li. Now, seeing how quickly Cheng Li turned the situation around, she admired her even more.

It’s no wonder she could be manipulated by Cheng Li in her past life; indeed, Cheng Li’s tactics were remarkable. Today, if she couldn’t turn the situation around, her reputation could really be ruined.

However, she didn’t care about reputation. As long as her father-in-law and mother-in-law believed her, as long as Mu Qiancheng believed her, that was enough.

As for others, it didn’t matter whether they believed or not.

She had to admit, even with a second chance at life, she couldn’t match Cheng Li in scheming and tactics. But if Cheng Li thought she could get away like this, it wouldn’t be that easy.

Since she couldn’t match Cheng Li in scheming and tactics, she’d have to be more straightforward.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xue’s face broke into a smile as she raised her hand towards Cheng Li.

Cheng Li saw her action and backed away, her face changing color in fear. She immediately stepped back and snapped, "Jiang Xue, what do you want to do?"

Jiang Xue glanced at Cheng Li and said with a smile, "Cheng Li, you forgot what you just said. You said if I was willing to forgive you, you wouldn’t avoid a beating or scolding, right?"

"I?" Cheng Li glared at Jiang Xue, at a loss for words. Indeed, she had said such things, thinking she had successfully diverted the topic, unaware Jiang Xue would bring it up again.

"You’re not going to tell me that what you just said doesn’t count, are you?"

"I, I didn’t mean that."

This was exactly what Jiang Xue was waiting for, so after she finished speaking, she raised her hand high and then slapped Cheng Li hard across the face.