Chapter 556 - 552: Wholehearted Trust
Gu Jiaojiao remained calm.
"Since when is looking at someone for an extra second considered seduction?"
"Besides, Xu Wenwan’s two brothers are in the crowd, aren’t they? How can you be so sure she wasn’t looking at her own brothers?"
The crowd was speechless.
Suddenly, no one knew how to refute that.
Xu Wenwan herself was a bit dumbfounded.
Gu Jiaojiao was actually speaking up for her? ’This... something doesn’t feel right!’
But she couldn’t dwell on that now. She immediately burst into aggrieved tears.
"I didn’t do anything, and Yun Hao hit me out of nowhere! Now you’re all falsely accusing me. This isn’t over. I demand an explanation."
Aunt Chen and the surrounding crowd jumped in surprise. Then, Aunt Chen retorted indignantly, "Didn’t Xu Wenwan try to seduce Leng Yuan last time? She was about to throw herself at him! She has a history of this. She was definitely trying to seduce Leng Yuan this time, too."
This time, Xu Wenwan had an excuse ready before Gu Jiaojiao could even speak.
"That’s nonsense! I just twisted my ankle last time. It wasn’t on purpose at all! You’re just slandering me."
"My reputation is ruined because of a few words from you! Waaah... I don’t want to live anymore! I’ll just kill myself on your doorstep right now to prove my innocence!"
With that, Xu Wenwan stood up and charged toward Aunt Chen’s door.
Aunt Chen yelped in fright.
If blood was spilled at her house on the first day of the Lunar New Year, it would mean a full year of bad luck. Although these were just old sayings, everyone believed them without a doubt.
So when Aunt Chen saw Xu Wenwan rushing toward her door, she nearly died of fright.
Fortunately, Chen Xiumin was quick-eyed and nimble-handed, grabbing her daughter. But Xu Wenwan was surprisingly strong and struggled to break free and smash her head against the stone.
"I’m going to kill myself on their doorstep today and let everyone see whether I really seduced Leng Yuan or not!"
Seeing this, Chen Xiaoli also hurried over to help restrain her.
Aunt Chen was terrified. Forget the bad luck from seeing blood; if Xu Wenwan actually died at her door, her own reputation would be ruined, and she couldn’t possibly bear the crime of having driven someone to their death!
What’s more, Xu Wenwan was the village chief’s daughter. If he decided to make things difficult for their family, they would be in for a world of trouble.
At that moment, Aunt Chen was regretting her big mouth more than anything. Why did she have to say anything in the first place?
She rushed forward, grabbed Xu Wenwan, and hastily explained, "Don’t be rash! It was all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! I saw it wrong."
Hearing this, Xu Wenwan finally collapsed into Chen Xiumin’s arms and began to sob.
Seeing Xu Wenwan crying so heartbrokenly, the crowd was also a little bewildered.
They hadn’t really seen anything clearly before, either. It seemed they had misunderstood the situation after all.
Just as Yun Hao saw the tables turn and was about to speak, Village Chief Xu spoke first.
"All of you, watch your mouths from now on. Don’t just spout nonsense without knowing the truth. This should be a happy New Year, but this incident has made everyone miserable. All right, that’s enough. Everyone disperse!"
A wave of guilt washed over the crowd. They lost interest in the spectacle and all headed back to their own homes.
Before Yun Hao could finish what he was saying, everyone was gone.
He was unwilling to let it go.
Being forced into a marriage and living an unhappy life afterward had changed something deep inside Yun Hao.
He was miserable, so on what grounds did Leng Yuan get to be so happy? Xu Wenwan had clearly tried to seduce Leng Yuan, yet Gu Jiaojiao didn’t suspect a thing.
He didn’t care that everyone had left. He looked straight at Gu Jiaojiao, his tone icy. "You just trust Leng Yuan that much? You don’t suspect them at all?"
Hearing Yun Hao’s voice, Gu Jiaojiao turned to look at him. "Of course. I trust my man."
Her words were resolute, her tone filled with wholehearted trust.
Yun Hao’s face suddenly paled. He couldn’t utter a single word in rebuttal.