The corners of Qiao Xi's mouth curled up into a crafty smile.
Lu Jinshu looked aggrieved. "I didn't malign anyone. I just wanted to seek justice for Madam He and Miss He! You have to believe me! I'll take out the evidence now!"
With that, Lu Jinshu took out her phone from her bag. "I just happened to take a video of my brother when Miss He talked to me, so I must have recorded it!"
The socialite who spoke just now came over to listen and exclaimed, "It's really the voices of Miss He and Madam He!"
"As expected, they were the ones who instigated Eldest Miss Lu to bully Mrs. Gu. If it weren't for the recording, Eldest Miss Lu would have taken the blame!"
The moment that was said, Lu Jinshu's anger surged.
She hated Qiao Xi, but she hated being used by others even more! She thought that she was speaking up for justice, but she never expected that she would actually be played by that mother and daughter!
"Miss Lu, you should apologize to Mrs. Gu!"
Lu Jinshu glared at the person who spoke and walked angrily toward the backyard. Madam He and He Wenxian were drinking tea and chatting with a few good friends when Lu Jinshu suddenly rushed out.
Before anyone could react, she slapped He Wenxian hard.
He Wenxian was caught off guard and was beaten until she knelt on the floor. She looked up at the woman in front of her. "Miss Lu, you hit me?"
The socialites and noblewomen present all exclaimed, "Ah! Eldest Miss Lu, why did you hit someone?!"
Lu Jinshu was burning with anger. "He Wenxian, you actually dare to play me and use me? I, Lu Jinshu, am not a pushover! Madam He, on the account that you're an elder, I can choose not to hit you, but He Wenxian has to accept this beating!"
Smack!
A slap landed on He Wenxian's other cheek, making her scream.
"You mother and daughter sure have good methods! You pretended to be pitiful in front of me and asked me to deal with Qiao Xi for you. In the end, I was the one who lost my dignity!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Qiao Xi slowly walked over. He Wenxian's face instantly turned pale.
Before He Wenxian could come back to her senses, Qiao Xi said slowly, "Miss He, Madam He, since you don't welcome me, why did you invite me to the banquet?"
She waved her hand gently. "Song Shiyu, tell Ah Zheng that the He family's mother and daughter chased me away, so I'll go back first."
The socialites and noblewomen present looked at each other. They could not help but distance themselves from the He family's mother and daughter. It was really not worth offending Mrs. Gu for Madam He.
He Wenxian's tears welled up in pain. "Xi Xi, when did I want to chase you away?"
Qiao Xi sneered, and Lu Jinshu cursed, "He Wenxian, stop pretending to be innocent. Have you forgotten what you just said to me? You want to get away with it now? It's too late!"
He Wenxian gritted her teeth. "Eldest Miss Lu, I don't understand what you mean. What does offending Xi Xi have to do with me? Don't slander a good person."
The female guests who rushed over with Qiao Xi and Lu Jinshu revealed disdainful expressions.
Lu Jinshu's face was filled with mockery. "I was really blind to believe a scheming b*tch like you. Fortunately, I recorded the conversation and used it to prove my innocence."
"That's right! We all heard the conversation and know that you and Madam He were slandering Mrs. Gu behind her back!" Everyone echoed.
He Wenxian's heart skipped a beat. The blood in her body flowed backward, and her mind buzzed.
Lu Jinshu actually recorded it?
Qiao Xi said with a smile, "If Eldest Miss Lu hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that you were slandering me behind my back, Miss He. Looks like what you said at the press conference back then was all fake."
Someone echoed, "That's right. The daughter of the He family actually wants to be a mistress and ruin someone else's marriage. Does she have the cheek to say that she's a socialite from Li City?"
"You pretend to be pure and harmless in front of everyone, but you spread rumors behind Mrs. Gu's back that she stole your fiance. The truth is that President Gu was never engaged to you at all!"
He Wenxian's body stiffened as she sat on the floor in a daze.
"Madam He, you also said that I seduced He Tingchen?" Qiao Xi suddenly looked over, and Madam He's face instantly turned pale.
"Everyone happens to be here. Please be witnesses. I'm not familiar with Young Master He and have almost never spoken to him. We've never met alone either. With an outstanding husband like Gu Zheng, why should I seduce other men? Don't you think so?" Qiao Xi said casually.
Madam He clenched her fists tightly and looked at Qiao Xi with resentment. This b*tch meant that she looked down on Tingchen!
However, He Weinian had said that he would let Qiao Xi marry Tingchen no matter what. Now that Qiao Xi had caused a scene in public, she wanted to cut off their path!