Chapter 297
In her haste to help Chenyang clear his name, Liu Qian had specifically looked up information on Lin Xiaoyue and Lin Jiji online.
Netizens called Lin Xiaoyue "a breath of fresh air in the entertainment industry."
She had debuted with zero scandals, and "kind," "beautiful," "blunt," "genuine," "down-to-earth," and "goddess-like" were all her most dazzling labels.
If one person said she was good, she might not actually be.
But if hundreds or thousands of people all said she was good, then even if some of her labels had been deliberately embellished, she couldn’t be all that bad.
And the reason Chenyang was in this predicament was because of Lin Xiaoyue.
Coupled with the fact that Chenyang had saved both her and her uncle, Liu Qian was convinced that Lin Xiaoyue would agree to help him.
But to her surprise, not only did Lin Xiaoyue refuse to help, but she also described Chenyang—the man who had saved her and her uncle—as "a devil in angel’s clothing"!
Liu Qian had never met such a heartless person, nor had she ever imagined that these glamorous celebrities and big shots could be so ruthless and selfish to such a sickening degree.
She was so incensed that if not for her sense of decorum, she wouldn’t have just resorted to sarcasm—she would have started cursing up a storm.
What Liu Qian didn’t know, however, was that in the face of her sarcasm, Lin Xiaoyue wanted to start cursing even more than she did.
As far as Lin Xiaoyue was concerned, she had never provoked Liu Qian or Chenyang, nor had she done anything untoward to them.
As an innocent party suddenly hit with a torrent of ridicule, a raging fire of anger ignited in her heart.
However, just as she was about to shoot up and retort in anger, Mr. Lin spoke first. "Director Liu, I can understand your desire to help Doctor Chen, but your words are a bit extreme."
Liu Qian shook her head. "Mr. Lin, I’m not agitated. On the contrary, I’m calmer now than I have ever been. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to see past your celebrity niece’s glamorous exterior to the filth, cold-bloodedness, and depravity she hides inside!"
BANG!
Lin Xiaoyue couldn’t take it anymore. She slammed her hand on the table and roared, "How dare you! How am I filthy, cold-blooded, and depraved?"
Liu Qian shot back, refusing to yield, "Selfishly helping your boyfriend twist the truth and confuse right with wrong—isn’t that filthy? Repaying Chenyang’s kindness with ingratitude—isn’t that cold-blooded? Calling the person who saved you a devil—isn’t that depraved?!"
Lin Xiaoyue sneered. "You say we’re confusing right and wrong, but how do you know that what Chenyang said wasn’t just something he fabricated to protect himself?
"You say I’m repaying kindness with ingratitude, but have I done a single thing to harm Chenyang so far?
"And yes, I did call Chenyang a devil. But he only saved my uncle. When did he ever save me?"
Liu Qian shook her head. "I’m suddenly realizing that you, Miss Superstar, are not only all beauty and no brains, but also pathetic to the extreme."
"You..."
Before Lin Xiaoyue could retort, Liu Qian suddenly stood right in front of her. "As an adult, even if you want to trust your boyfriend, you can’t just believe everything he says, can you?
"If Chenyang were really a devil, would he have saved your uncle? If he had really done those terrible things, would the hospital have kept him on staff until now?
"If you were truly as wise and kind as the netizens claim, you never would have said such foolish things.
"A famous celebrity, not only with no ability to discern the facts, but also so easily led by the nose by a boyfriend full of malicious intent—it’s utterly pathetic!"
Lin Xiaoyue snorted in anger. "Don’t you dare lecture me with that condescending tone. Whether or not I can discern the facts isn’t for you to decide, and you can keep your opinions about my business with Lin Jiji to yourself.
"As for your claim that Chenyang can’t be a devil because he saved my uncle—how can you be so sure he didn’t save my uncle just to emotionally blackmail me into helping him do his dirty work?"
"If he wanted to emotionally blackmail you, why did he leave before even bringing it up?"
"He could tell I wasn’t going to help him."
"Fine. Let me ask you this: have you personally investigated the full story of what happened between Chenyang and Lin Jiji?"
"No, but that’s only because I just found out and haven’t had the chance."
"You haven’t had a chance to investigate, but surely you had time to ask the doctors and nurses around you who saved you, and who put you in the ambulance, right?"
"Lin Jiji told me he was the one who saved me and put me in the ambulance. I already told you that. There was no need to ask anyone else."
Seeing Lin Xiaoyue speak with such certainty and place so much trust in Lin Jiji, Liu Qian suddenly pointed to her injury. "Does Lin Jiji know traditional Chinese medicine techniques to treat your wound? Could he get you walking again this quickly?"
"Of course he can’t. It was the traditional Chinese medicine doctor in the ER after we got back to the hospital who..."
"The only traditional Chinese medicine doctor in the ER is Chenyang!"
"That doesn’t prove he’s the one who saved me, does it? What if you all knew this was going to happen and arranged everything in advance?"