This suspicion made Old Madam Jiang’s face change immediately, and her gaze at Cheng Li became sharp.
However, Jiang Rui and An Ru couldn’t figure out the situation, thinking it was something Cheng Li did that displeased Old Jiang. They stepped forward to advise, "Dad, don’t be angry. If Xiao Li did something wrong, we can teach her slowly. After all, she was raised in such an environment, it’s normal for her to be a bit out of line."
Jiang Rui had good intentions, wanting to play the peacemaker, but he inadvertently touched Old Jiang’s sore spot, making his expression even darker. He shouted, "What do you know?"
Seeing her husband and son about to argue, Old Madam Jiang tugged at Old Jiang and said, "Old man, don’t lose your temper here. Let’s go to our room if there’s anything to discuss."
After hearing Old Madam Jiang’s words, Old Jiang slowly calmed down, glanced downstairs, and indeed saw the servants peeking around inquisitively. His stern gaze swept over them, and then he turned and headed to the study.
Jiang Rui and An Ru exchanged a glance and followed him upstairs to the study. As for Cheng Li, she remained standing dumbfounded on the stairs, her hands clenched into fists, tightening and loosening repeatedly. Although the house was warm like spring, at that moment, she felt colder than outside, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
She was a smart person. From Old Jiang’s words just now, and from that slap, she had already guessed the truth.
She wondered what she should do. Clearly, her identity had been exposed. If Old Jiang drove her out, she would become a joke. If Jiang Xue found out, would she look down on her even more?
Of course, she was more worried about whether Old Jiang would send her back to prison. After all, she was no longer the granddaughter of the Jiang family, and Old Jiang had no obligation to bail her out, right?
No, she couldn’t panic. She had to stay calm and fight for her best interests. Old Jiang must have just received the news, and today’s reunion banquet was over. The circle already knew her identity, and if Old Jiang denied it now, it wouldn’t just be her, Cheng Li’s reputation at stake, but the Jiang family’s and Old Jiang’s too.
Thinking of this, Cheng Li calmed down slowly and began to make her way upstairs.
Old Jiang and Old Madam Jiang were already seated in the study. When they saw Jiang Rui, his wife, and Cheng Li come in, they immediately closed the door.
Once the door was closed, Old Jiang’s gaze shot at Cheng Li as if he wanted to pierce her. Under Old Jiang’s gaze, Cheng Li, who had finally calmed down, panicked again and unconsciously lowered her head, avoiding his eyes.
"Old man, what’s going on?" Fortunately, Old Madam Jiang spoke up, giving Cheng Li a break.
Old Jiang shifted his gaze, looked deeply at his wife, and said angrily, "We’ve been deceived."
"What? Deceived, how could that be?" Old Madam Jiang was full of disbelief. Cheng Li had actually deceived them, how dared she?
"Don’t believe me? Ask her." Old Jiang raised his hand and pointed at Cheng Li, his authoritative gaze pressing on her so much that she dared not lift her head. Official source ıs 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩
"Cheng Li, speak!" Old Madam Jiang looked at Cheng Li and asked coldly. From the beginning, she never liked Cheng Li, but she never expected that Cheng Li would dare to deceive them.
Could it be that she thought they were so easy to deceive and didn’t consider the consequences of the lie being uncovered?