I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 547 - 541: If Life Could Start Over (2)

Xiao Wei’s voice wavered for a few seconds as she said softly, "I have my faults too. I am overly rational in both life and work, so after Liu Ying said those things, I made up my mind.

However, what ultimately made me decide was when I found out Liu Ying was pregnant, and I turned back to ask you, Zhou Hai. You admitted to me that you had fallen in love with Liu Ying and you two were together. Although it was just once, you indeed had relations..."

At this point, Zhou Hai’s complexion went from pale to ashen, then back to pale again. His mind even went blank for a moment. He stood there, frozen, before his eyes finally landed on Liu Ying.

Liu Ying looked at Zhou Hai in a panic. Then, taking quick steps, she rushed toward him and grabbed his hand. If it were just the two of them in this movie screening room, Liu Ying would have a trainload of tender words for Zhou Hai. She would tell him how she loved him with all her heart, and that it was for him that she had resorted to trickery.

Even with Xiao Wei and Zhang Zening standing right beside her, she could have said those words. But there was also Ye Hongyuan sitting in the wheelchair, darkly staring at her.

Confessions and words of deep affection became stuck in her throat. Her lips trembled, tears flowed freely down her cheeks, and all she could mutter was, "...Old Zhou, Old Zhou."

Finally snapping back to reality, Zhou Hai stared at the woman in front of him and asked, word by word, "Liu Ying, tell me, is what Xiao Wei said true?"

Zhang Zening let out a scornful laugh, then turned his gaze away.

Such a laugh made Zhou Hai’s face redden once more.

His question at this moment truly had no meaning – it was utterly feeble.

He knew Xiao Wei’s character too.

They had married following their parents’ wishes. Their marriage couldn’t be called affectionate, but it was harmonious. Back then, he was bewitched by Liu Ying and had fallen for her wholeheartedly, losing control and becoming intimate with her. Yet, at that time, he didn’t want a divorce. Not only because they had a son and a daughter, but also because he didn’t want to leave Xiao Wei.

But Xiao Wei hadn’t even uttered a single superfluous word.

Once she confirmed that he was with Liu Ying and Liu Ying was pregnant, she politely went through with the divorce.

He remembered the way Xiao Wei looked at him then, clear as if it were yesterday.

Even now, Xiao Wei’s gaze was clear and bright, but back then, as she sat calm and composed, asking him in an even tone about the past details with Liu Ying, with that look in her eyes, that tone of voice, and even laughing gently in the end...

It all made him feel deeply ashamed and utterly disgraced, and yet, at the same time, it made him furiously resentful.

So, the two of them swiftly went through with the divorce. An eight-year marriage ended in less than eight minutes.

This woman also fiercely agreed not to see the children anymore and indeed never appeared in front of Jiao Jiao and Pengcheng again.

But now, someone was telling him that might not be the whole truth. So, what was the real truth?

Zhou Hai stood there, while Liu Ying clung tightly to his hand.

Zhang Zening suddenly spoke at a leisurely pace, "Sister Weiwei, what was the unreasonable demand you mentioned just now? Can you tell us?"

Xiao Wei curled the corner of her mouth, "There’s nothing I can’t talk about. Liu Ying used this matter to blackmail me into divorcing as just one thing. Secondly, at Liu Ying’s request, I made a one-time payment of twelve years of child support and agreed not to appear in front of you and your husband again. Of course, there’s a time limit to this, which I requested... After I agreed to these unreasonable demands, Liu Ying burned the two letters of complaint and several photos in front of me..."

"Photos?" Zhang Zening frowned, puzzled.

"The photos were of Zhou Hai and Liu Ying," Xiao Wei explained indifferently.

The people in the room then turned their gaze back to Zhou Hai and Liu Ying.

At this moment, Zhou Hai’s facial expression was unspeakably vivid and beyond description in words. Right now, it seemed as if his clothes, along with his skin, were being peeled away layer by layer.

He shook Liu Ying off but then grabbed her hand again, his eyes red, "Liu Ying, can you tell me the truth?"

Liu Ying was crying pitifully, "...Old Zhou, I can explain these things to you. Xiao Wei is lying. There were no complaint letters, no photos. She just wants to ruin our relationship. You can’t just listen to her side of the story. Besides, some things I cannot discuss in front of so many people in this room. Even if I tell you I like you and love you, you can’t believe it right now. We’ve spent so many years together. You should know what kind of person I am..."

Unexpectedly, at this time, Xiao Wei’s clear and calm eyes turned toward Liu Ying, "Liu Ying, turn around."

Liu Ying did not know what Xiao Wei was about to do. She turned around, her gaze fixated on Xiao Wei, teeth clenched in anger, "No matter how nice you pretend to be right now, a lie is a lie, and it’s impossible for you to reconcile with Zhou Hai. We’ve been together for so many years..." ƒrēenovelkiss.com

Xiao Wei curled her lips, but her eyes were fixed on Liu Ying, sharp yet containing something indescribable, making Liu Ying feel a chill, though she still stiffened up to meet Xiao Wei’s gaze.

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Wei asked, word by word, "Liu Ying, you say the complaint letters and those photos of you and Zhou Hai in bed are all my lies, correct?"

"There’s no such thing at all," Liu Ying denied immediately, "Absolutely not, you’re lying, Xiao Wei. I never imagined someone of your stature could lie like this, it’s truly shameful..."

Xiao Wei remained unperturbed, looking at Liu Ying for several seconds before finally letting out a resigned laugh, "Okay then, I lied. There are no photos, no complaint letters."

For some reason, the room suddenly became eerily quiet.

People measured each other with their eyes, and then all looked toward Xiao Wei, finally resting on Liu Ying’s face, which was changing color.

Zhang Zening seemed to understand something and asked, "Liu Ying, are you sure Sister Weiwei is lying, that there are no photos, no complaint letters?"

Liu Ying was momentarily stunned, then shook her head vigorously, "No, when I was with Old Zhou, there were only the two of us in the room. If there was a third person taking pictures, not to mention me, Old Zhou would have noticed, right?"

This had always puzzled Xiao Wei, but now that Liu Ying said so, those photos should never appear again.

Even though their appearance would have nothing to do with her, she worried that if Liu Ying brought them out one day, Zhou Hai’s reputation might be the least of it; it might affect her daughter and son.

One insisted that nothing happened, the other claimed to be lying; what exactly were these two women up to?

The other three men in the room were continuously pondering.