Villa.
When Lin Zhiyi and Gong Chen got out of the car, they found several more bodyguards at the entrance.
As soon as they entered, the butler hurried over.
"You’ve both arrived. Just now, paparazzi snuck in at the gate, and the Second Young Master quickly stationed people here. Right now, he’s upstairs comforting Madam."
"Alright."
Lin Zhiyi, worried about Liu He, hastened her steps upstairs.
As she reached the bedroom door, she heard Liu He’s cries.
"Why is my life so miserable? I’ve struggled so hard to raise my child, and now this bastard shows up wanting to claim kinship!"
"What does he think he is? What does he think he is!"
"Zhiyi has finally gotten the life she wants, why are these filthy things always coming after her?"
"They are clearly Zhiyi’s..."
Lin Zhiyi wanted to listen further, but Gong Chen was already knocking on the door.
Inside, Liu He imdiately silenced herself.
When Lin Zhiyi entered, there wasn’t a single tear on Liu He’s face, and she even wore a smile.
"Why are you here? Don’t worry, I’m fine, just startled by the paparazzi sneaking in."
Liu He forced a smile.
Lin Zhiyi felt heartache, guilt filled her heart.
She always felt like she was dragging her down.
"Mom."
Lin Zhiyi reached out to hold her.
Liu He’s eyes reddened: "It’s alright, you still have mom here. I used to be too weak, letting you endure silently. But with this, mom won’t let you be bullied no matter what."
"What are you talking about? I’m still here, you won’t need to go to such lengths."
Lin Zhiyi resisted the urge to cry and smiled at her.
Perhaps her smile soothed Liu What’s emotion.
Gong Shiyan chid in, "I told you, Zhiyi isn’t the little girl she used to be. She’s grown up, has her own thoughts, plus we have Lao San."
Liu He nodded and asked in return, "Did you co to see for sothing?"
"Indeed." Gong Chen glanced at Gong Shiyan, but didn’t speak directly.
When the brothers exchanged a look, Gong Shiyan guessed sothing.
Lin Fan must have evidence that could be disadvantageous to Liu He.
"Lao San, just say it, Xiao He and I have been married for many years, I trust her character."
With Gong Shiyan’s words, Lin Zhiyi and Gong Chen were much relieved.
Lin Zhiyi took out the photos Lin Fan used to threaten her.
"Mom, do you recognize this photo?"
Liu He glanced at it, first terrified, then hesitant to speak.
Finally, she shook her head.
"I don’t rember."
"Really? We analyzed that there should be a woman in a lace dress standing opposite you. How can you not rember?" Lin Zhiyi grew anxious.
Liu He pursed her lips, subconsciously glanced at Gong Chen.
Then explained, "I lived in company-arranged accommodations for a while, with rooms divided into many sections and bunk beds. There were many girls coming and going, wearing pajamas and nightdresses to visit was normal."
"This..."
Indeed, it wasn’t wrong.
Perhaps the photos were accidentally taken then and ended up in Lin Fan’s hands.
The first person Lin Zhiyi thought of was Wei Xiaoyun.
"Mom, could it be Wei Xiaoyun?"
"No!" Liu He reacted as if startled.
"Mom, what’s wrong?"
"It’s not her, not her... I really don’t rember." Liu He repeated.
Lin Zhiyi saw her poor complexion, unwilling to pressure her, she didn’t ask further.
"Mom, I understand, but do you know about the video?"
"What video?" Liu He raised her head, confused.
Lin Zhiyi took out the video, deliberately keeping the sound low.
She was embarrassed to show it to Gong Shiyan.
But given the situation, matters had to be addressed, Liu He couldn’t walk away unscathed.
Staring at the video, Liu He snatched the phone from Lin Zhiyi’s hand.
She stared at the video dazedly, her face losing all color.
Lin Zhiyi understood from her eyes that she must know the source of the video.
"Mom, what exactly is this video?"
"I... I..."
Liu He stamred, unable to form complete sentences.
Lin Zhiyi saw through her deliberate concealnt.
She grew agitated, "Mom, you see the situation now. Do you really want everyone to force to recognize that man as my father?"
Liu He bit her lip.
Gong Chen advised, "Just say everything, Zhiyi can handle it."
With his words, Liu He didn’t hide anymore.
"This video wasn’t shot with Lin Fan; it was made with Wei Xiaoyun."
"Back then when video shooting beca trendy in Jing City, it was actually similar to how young people now make videos and shoot private photos. Wei Xiaoyun and I used discount coupons to follow the trend."
"We chose venues and clothes in a photo studio, then had the photographer shoot us."
"The photographer stood opposite in this video along with Wei Xiaoyun. I rember the studio put the video and photos on a storage card for us."
Lin Zhiyi breathed a sigh of relief.
She knew it had to be Wei Xiaoyun causing trouble.
This Lin Fan or Liu Fan couldn’t possibly be her father.
"Wei Xiaoyun must have handed the storage card to Lin Fan, letting him sar us." Lin Zhiyi said.
Upon hearing this, Liu He looked shocked.
She suddenly stood up and paced the room.
"Not good, not good."
"What’s wrong?" Lin Zhiyi asked in confusion.
"If Wei Xiaoyun really still has the storage card, then there must be a lot of things on it." Liu He explained, "Cell phones back then didn’t have such large mory, we put all the photos and videos we took together on it to view whenever we wanted."
Liu He gazed helplessly at everyone.
She continued, "Well... I was young then, we two girls, taking photos was really random sotis cute, sotis wanting it to be sexy, anyway, there’s everything on it."
If Wei Xiaoyun took them out, they’d be intimate photos between friends.
But if a man took them out, the aning changes instantly.
Lin Zhiyi finally understood what people ant when they said that male fallouts aren’t scary, friend fallouts are terrifying.
Friends know too much.
This was true even decades ago.
Lin Zhiyi thought it over and asked, "Mom, where’s your storage card? She has your photos, but don’t you also have hers?"
"I... lost it." Liu He said troubledly, "We’ve moved so many tis over the years, items were lost along the way."
Lin Zhiyi was skeptical.
Wei Xiaoyun kept a bottle of perfu for decades, how could so many mories be claid lost so easily?
Gong Chen interrupted, "Zhiyi, even if you had the storage card, it wouldn’t help. Don’t forget Wei Xiaoyun had plastic surgery. With this face, your mom didn’t recognize her, how can you prove she’s manipulating everything?"
Lin Zhiyi nodded, slightly sighing.
"I feel like we’re missing sothing."
Liu He worryingly said, "What’s urgent now is to resolve the online issue. If that man makes a big deal, he won’t let us go easily."
Gong Shiyan held Liu He’s hand, "Don’t worry, it’ll be alright."
Liu He was already tense, being comforted suddenly made her sowhat unraveled.
"They’re doing this on purpose!"
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