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n*Present*

nJiang Weiyuan narrowed his eyes at the stranger and asked,

"What is going on here?

"

nThe guests whispered amongst themselves.

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"Yeah, I don't understand this scene…

"

nAnother one coughed.

"I thought that we would get to see something juicy if you know what I mean.

"

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"Jiang Ruiling involved in some scandalous issue? Seems a little difficult to digest…

"

nLihua got up and faced him.

"Uncle, something terrible almost happened to Jiang Ruiling! Thank God she is safe now or else...I wouldn't have imagined the consequences,

" she showed a solemn expression.

nRuomei felt panic rise in her chest seeing her hired goon's state like that.

nDamn, how did this happen?

nThe most important question in her mind was whether he spilled out her involvement or not.

nJiang Lanying rushed to her side and asked,

"Are you okay, Ruiling?

"

nJiang Ruiling slowly nodded.

nJiang Li's frosty expression plummeted the room's temperature. He alternated his glance between that goon and his sister and coldly said,

"Come to the point.

"

nLihua glared at the unconscious goon and said,

"This man barged into Jiang Ruiling's room and tried to assault her!

"

nEverybody sharply gasped.

nThe Old Madam was dumbfounded.

"What!?

"

nLihua nodded.

"Yes. Wei and I came here to check on Lihua when we saw this happen. But thankfully, Lihua was there in the room and saved Jiang Ruiling by viciously attacking that man!

" She proudly grinned.

"Shen Yang also came at the right time.

"

nThen she coughed.

"But then in the darkness, I accidentally stumbled and fell on Jiang Ruiling. So, you all saw us... *cough* Like I said, it was really an accident!

"

nThough it wasn't. Lihua had planned that to fool Shi Ruomei and Wen Yaoting into thinking for a few moments that they won by seeing Jiang Ruiling on the bed. She wanted them to fly and then have a crash landing.

n*Meow*

nLihua, the cat's ears twitched as soon as she heard her name.

nAm I being praised? Good, good. Praise me more, you peasant.

nThere was a prideful expression on her face as she arrogantly raised her head.

nMingshen snorted.

nYou traitor using my training and teachings to attack someone and now that dumb woman is hogging all the praise.

nHe clicked his tongue.

nTsk, tsk. But you have gotten weak. Since when did you leave your prey alive? He sneered.

nThe guests were speechless.

nA cat saved the day?

nRuomei and Wen Yaoting's condition was even worse than the others.

nHe leaned and whispered,

"What the **? How can this small cat fight a man weighing one-seventy pounds! Is that woman dumb?

"

nRuomei's mouth twitched.

"...Don't underestimate her. She was actually Mingshen's cat. I don't know how she ended up in Lihua's hands. You know how eccentric Mingshen is, right? It is not hard to think that he would have raised his cat like him too…

"

nHe gritted his teeth.

nWen Yaoting thought for a moment and hurriedly walked up to her. He plastered a distressed expression on his face as he said,

"Oh my God, Jiang Ruiling! I cannot believe something so big happened to you… Are you okay? It must be so traumatizing. Should we go to the hospital for a checkup? What if you are hurt? Don't worry about our engagement. We can just postpone it. Your safety is more important.

"

nSeeing this behavior, everybody was really impressed by Wen Yaoting.

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"Wow, they hardly know each other and he is already so understanding.

"

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"He is even ready to postpone his engagement.

"

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"You don't find good men like these days anymore…

"

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"But I heard that Wen Yaoting is a womanizer.

"

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"I think he really changed after meeting Jiang Ruiling. Look, how caring he is towards her.

"

nOne of the jealous socialites rolled her eyes and sneered.

"Yeah yeah, why would anyone not like Jiang Ruiling? She always gets the best of everything, doesn't she?

"

nThe Old Madam raised her hand as her gaze turned cold and stern.

"Wait.

"

nThat brought upon silence in the room.

nShe looked at Jiang Ruiling and asked,

"How did this man get a chance to enter your room in the first place? Wasn't Shen Yang on guard outside your room? Where was he when this happened?

"

nShen Yang felt anxious about what was going to come next.

nJiang Ruiling silently took a deep breath.

"It's because I sent him away.

"

nThe Old Madam widened her eyes.

"Huh? Why would you do that?

"

nShe raised her head and faced Jiang Weiyuan and Jiang Ninghong.

"Mom, Dad,

" she glanced at Jiang Li,

"Bro. I have to confess something.

"

nJiang Ninghong squinted her gaze.

"What confession?

"

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"I had planned for this to happen and staged everything. The difference being...it was supposed to be Wen Yaoting instead of this unknown man.

"

nRuomei watched her reveal her plan in utter shock.

nShe actually confessed!? Why would she do this?

nThe Old Madam stood frozen as if lightning struck her.

"What!?

"

nThe guests jolted by her loud voice while also equally aghast at Jiang Ruiling's bold confession.

nWen Qiang and his wife looked at her in horror.

"Wen Yaoting instead of that man? What do you mean by that?

"

nWen Yaoting feigned surprise as well.

"Yes, Jiang Ruiling. I don't understand…

"

nThe Old Madam roared.

"Explain yourself!

"

nJiang Ruiling calmly looked at everyone.

"Yes, I planned this to cancel my engagement to Wen Yaoting. I spiked his drink, arranged for a waiter to bring him to my room so that I could record his actions of trying to assault me in his drunken state.

"

nEverybody was bewildered.

nWen Qiang angrily asked,

"What? Why would you plan something like that?

"

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"Because I wanted to break this engagement. I don't want to marry Wen Yaoting.

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nThe Old Madam's expression turned ugly.

"Don't want to marry him? Have you lost it?

"

nShe trembled.

nJiang Li stepped in front of her.

"Explain, Ruiling.

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"Bro,

" she bit her lip,

"at first I wanted to marry Wen Yaoting by my choice. But then…

" her eyes teared up,

"I got to know that Wen Yaoting still gets intimate with other women even after our engagement is announced. How can I bear to see my future husband flirting with other women? I was heartbroken, but I didn't dare tell this anyone...For the sake of Old Madam's reputation, I kept silent. But tonight once again, I saw him flirt with a waitress, and I couldn't do it anymore. So I planned this.

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