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She was imposing and forceful. She asked her questions quickly, not giving him too much time to think, hence the reporter was inevitably quite stunned.

Before he could say anything, Xia Yehua interrupted him. Pointing her finger at the reporter, she interrogated, “Speak up! Who sent you to set Xiao Qiao up?! How dare you set us up, you sc*m!”

The reporter gulped nervously. He had no idea that the situation would turn out this way. He quickly looked at Qiao Lian and said, “Ms. Qiao, I wouldn’t look at it this way. We’ve been long-time friends, of course we’d be straight-to-the-point. There’s no need to be too cautious in that way.”

Qiao Lian cast her gaze down and avoided the topic of ‘long-time friends.’ She looked at Shen Xiu and said, “So all of this so-called evidence doesn’t amount to much. It is completely possible that someone’s out to set me up. And if there is no direct and irrefutable evidence, then you cannot insist it was me.”

Shen Xiu smirked. “I wonder why anybody would want to set you up, Ms. Qiao? What have you done that makes you deserve to be attacked? Perhaps you’re thinking too highly of yourself”

Qiao Lian pursed her lips tight and did not say another word.

She was also at a loss to know why anyone would target her. Her marriage with Shen Liangchuan had not been made public yet, so it wasn’t likely they were targeting Shen Liangchuan through her.

Before she could answer, Xia Yehua got all fired up. She stood up at once and said sarcastically, “Shen Xiu, Lianchuan is not the slightest bit interested in the Shen family’s assets! He’s a celebrity in his own right and a well-known figure in the entertainment industry. He doesn’t need to make use of his family background to get attention. And even if he had the intention of doing that, he’d have done it long ago! So the culprit has to be the person who benefits most from this matter.”

Shen Xiu was stunned. “What do you mean?”

Xia Yehua narrowed her eyes. “Now we have reached a point of complete mutual dislike. This is the result the culprit wants. So who would you say it is?”

Shen Xiu’s expression froze and he sneered. “Xia Yehua, I didn’t think that after all these years, you could be this shameless—you have hit a new low. After all the recent happenings, you ultimately try to put the blame on Mei Feng!”

Mei Feng?

Qiao Lian paused and thought for a moment when she heard this name. Then she quickly figured out that he was probably referring to Shen Xiu’s current wife.

Xia Yehua gave a scornful laugh when she heard this. Waving her finger and pointing at the doorway, she angrily said, “Who cares about her? I want you to get out now! I feel sick just looking at you. Get lost!”

Shen Xiu sneered. “You’re so angry because you’re ashamed! Xia Yehua, I will get to the bottom of this matter.”

In a huff, he walked out of the house.

Now Shen Zihao was left standing there alone.

He had been quiet during the whole conversation.

He stood up slowly and looked briefly at each person in the room. His gaze finally fell on Xia Yehua.

Xia Yehua’s lips moved as if she was about to say something. However, Shen Zihao laughed coldly before he strode out after his father.

Xia Yehua widened her eyes and pursed her lips tightly.

Although no words came as she stood there, everyone in the room knew how bad she was probably feeling at that moment.

She stumbled backwards, so Qiao Lian immediately helped her steady. “Mom, you have to take care of your health.”

Xia Yehua laughed bitterly at these words. She felt as though she had aged ten years in the last hour.

Shen Liangchuan said as he looked at his mother. “Mom, don’t worry, we’ll thoroughly investigate this.”

With a wave of her hand, Xia Yehua said with a sigh, “What is there to investigate? Obviously Mei Feng is behind all of it.”