Chapter 65: Reversal of Public Opinion
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Immediately after, Xu Yuning spoke with a sobbing tone—
“Youyi, can you forgive me this time? 1 really know my mistake. I was just impulsive, but you will always be the only person 1 love. Believe me…”
Then came Jiang Youyi’s voice—
“Auntie, I’ve already given you the explanation you want. The truth is what everyone sees. On account that I’ve known Xu Yuning for five years, I won’t publicize this matter. After all, the impact is too great. Therefore, I hope that the matter of me breaking off the engagement can end here. Don’t let public opinion ferment anymore.”
The fifth was still Jiang Youyi’s voice—
“Since we’ve talked things out, there’s no need for us to stay any longer. The betrothal gifts will be transferred back to your accounts within twenty-four hours. There will be a text reminder then. The things we bought will also be sent back to you.”
Once Jiang Youyi posted on Weibo, the public opinion online instantly flipped.
Everyone who had heard these five recordings knew that Jiang Youyi’s annulment of the engagement with Xu Yuning was not because Jiang Youyi had fallen in love with someone else and forgot her righteousness for the sake of benefits. Instead, Xu Yuning had cheated on her first and even got someone else pregnant.
Initially, those netizens who criticized Jiang Youyi asked themselves. If they had encountered such a thing, even if they had to harm themselves, they would definitely make that scumbag pay.
Jiang Youyi had suffered so many insults, but she had never said anything bad about Xu Yuning. On the other hand, the Xu family did not feel guilty at all and even distorted the truth on the show.
Everyone started to defend Jiang Youyi. Some of the comments with the most likes were like this—
“Xu Yuning’s mother is really evil to the core. She deliberately pretended to be pitiful on the show and wanted to blame others.”
“Jiang Youyi is really tolerant. If it were me, this recording would have been released immediately after the engagement was canceled. Would the Xu family still have the chance to jump around here?”
“I can’t imagine that if Jiang Youyi didn’t record it, she would be bullied to death by the Xu family.”
“That scumbag Xu Yuning acted so affectionately in front of outsiders. Those who didn’t know better would think that he loved Jiang Youyi very much. In the end, he still cheated and got someone pregnant.”
“To be honest, if I were Jiang Youyi, I might have committed suicide long ago after being attacked by so many people online and some people even blocked her door to cause trouble.”
“Is this the modern version of the Legend of Zhen Huan? If it were me, I definitely wouldn’t even survive the first episode.”
As soon as the recording was released, it exploded on the Internet like an atomic bomb. It was as if it had silently slapped Mrs. Xu a few times.
Mrs. Xu had already expected Jiang Youyi to respond, but she never expected Jiang Youyi to have a recording. She was instantly frightened and didn’t know what to do.
In her panic, she did not dare to contact her husband and son to discuss how to solve the problem. Instead, she immediately contacted Bai Bing. To be on the safe side, she did not even use her usual phone number to contact her.
Mrs. Xu asked, “Miss Bai, what’s with the recording online?”
Bai Bing asked, “You’re asking me? 1 wanted to ask you. Didn’t you notice Jiang Youyi’s recording at that time?”
Mrs. Xu said, “I really didn’t know. It was too chaotic at that time. Who had the time to pay attention to her?”
Bai Bing: “Does that mean that this recording is real?”
Mrs. Xu hesitated for a while, not knowing how to answer.
Bai Bing said, “You’d better tell me the truth. Now that things have developed to this extent, if you still lie to me, I can’t help you anymore.”
Mrs. Xu said, “The recording… is real.”
Bai Bing: “Jiang Youyi is too fast. 1 don’t know how to help you now.”
Mrs. Xu was extremely anxious. “Miss Bai, you’re the only one who can help me now. My husband and son don’t know about this. If they find out, they’ll definitely blame me. I’m already so old, so it’s fine if I’m scolded online. But 1 don’t want to implicate my family because of me. Besides, if you didn’t insist on inviting me to your show back then, how could this matter have blown up?”
Of course, it was not a coincidence that Mrs. Xu was on Bai Bing’s show. She thought that Bai Bing had only invited her to expose the news for the sake of popularity. She would never have thought that Bai Bing’s real selfish motive was to completely ruin Jiang Youyi’s reputation with this interview. She was just a knife that she used.
Bai Bing: “Mrs. Xu, you’re wrong. 1 only invited you to the show, not to lie. But don’t worry, I’ll definitely help you if I can. But now that things have developed to this extent, you can only try your best..”