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Gu Youlan had a sudden idea and began admonishing, "Yangyang, you usually have a strange personality and don’t fit in, often talking back and being childish at home. But how could you lay a hand on Mom? Look how pale you’ve made her with all your trouble. No wonder Mom is so angry today; you’ve really let your sister down!"
With an expression of is a disappointment, as if all of this was caused by Nianyang’s immaturity, making it seem like the Gu Family parents were just trying to discipline their disobedient daughter.
Gu Yuandao and Wang Ying breathed a sigh of relief, understanding that the older daughter knew how to smooth things over, making their old faces less embarrassed.
Nianyang had already prepared herself for this, "I didn’t hit Mom. The slap mark on her face was her own doing, and she fell on the ground by herself, falsely accusing me of beating her. She just wants to use this to pressure me and prevent me from studying!"
Wang Ying was dumbfounded, wondering how this brat could have foreseen her plan.
What the hell, she hadn’t told anyone, had she?
And yet this wretched girl dared to turn the tables?
Wang Ying flew into a rage, "You’re spewing nonsense! When did I ever say that? It was obvious you slapped me and pushed me to the ground to beat me. You’re an unfilial daughter!"
The neighbors, seeing that neither mother nor daughter would budge, didn’t know whose side to take.
Nianyang glanced at the hesitant onlookers, "Mom, you’re wronging me. I’ve been scared of you since I was little, so how could I dare hit you? You’re so robust; how could I push you down? If you don’t believe me, let Uncle Li Er check if you have any real injuries?"
Li Er was the barefoot doctor of this town. Usually, when someone had a cold or fever and didn’t want to spend money on a clinic, they’d go to him.
Wang Ying, still in pain, couldn’t wait upon hearing this, "Alright, alright, get Doctor Li here right away to examine me..."
"No need to call, I’ve already heard everything..." Li Er, with his bald head and jug full of wine, passed by the door and immediately came in when he heard someone calling.
"Uncle Li Er, could you please take a look at my mom’s injuries?" Gu Youlan said sweetly, playing the part of a filial daughter concerned for her mother flawlessly, which improved everyone’s impression of her a bit.
Li Er nodded and went forward to examine Wang Ying, who felt touched by her elder daughter’s concern while cursing Nianyang viciously, "You wretched girl, once the truth is out, see how I’ll deal with you!"
Gu Yuandao and Gu Youlan, seeing Wang Ying’s confident demeanor, were convinced Wang Ying was telling the truth. Father and daughter felt relieved, knowing their reputation would soon be intact, waiting to see Nianyang’s inevitable downfall.
But in the next moment, they heard Li Er say, "Aunt Gu, you’re perfectly fine! In fact, you’re in great health without a scratch!"
Upon hearing this, the expressions on Gu Yuandao, Gu Youlan, and Wang Ying’s faces froze immediately.
"Nonsense!" Wang Ying shouted angrily, "Do you even know how to examine? I’m clearly in so much pain. How can I be perfectly fine?"
"Just look at your loud voice; you don’t seem injured at all. I suggest you eat less oily food and let your younger daughter build up her strength!" Li Er snorted coldly and turned to leave, deciding never to treat the Gu Family again!
Nianyang squinted at Wang Ying’s furious expression, feeling a deep sense of satisfaction.
As an inheritor of a Traditional Chinese Medicine family, the pain Wang Ying felt was caused by Nianyang’s use of acupuncture, something ordinary doctors can’t detect, especially not a halfway decent traveling doctor like Li Er. Wang Ying was meant to suffer in silence!
By now, the neighbors had entirely sided with Nianyang, looking at Wang Ying with disdain.
"So it was an act, huh? How heartless can you be? Imagine hitting yourself just to prevent Gu Yuan from going to school, then blaming your own daughter!"
"Wang Ying is really something. Is Nianyang even her biological daughter? She nearly fooled us into thinking Nianyang was unfilial—that’s clearly an attempt to ruin the girl!"
"Poor Gu Yuan, stuck with such a biased mother. Even her dad doesn’t care, and her sister can’t be relied on!"
"I didn’t slander her! I told the truth! Are you all blind? Didn’t you see me bent over in pain? How can you believe that wretched brat?!" As the crowd turned against her, Wang Ying’s eyes were red with fury, and her hatred for Nianyang deepened.
She couldn’t understand why, even though the wretched girl made her ache all over, Li Er couldn’t find anything. She presumed it must be because of bad luck from that jinx!
Seeing Wang Ying so angry, Nianyang could hardly contain her laughter.
In her past life, the original character had been slandered by Wang Ying many times, no matter how much she explained, no one believed her!
Now, she let Wang Ying taste what it’s like to be isolated, slandered, with no support, and unable to justify herself!
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