She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 99: Raising You Has Bred Resentment

Chapter 99: Chapter 99: Raising You Has Bred Resentment

Li Chengxiang abruptly stood up from his chair and took two steps toward the sobbing Li Chengyuan, then stopped.

"It was clearly you who spilled the medicine on your own bedding, and you who cried and smashed everything in the room to the ground. How dare you throw all the blame onto me!"

She, supporting the family alone, naturally knew how hard it was to earn money. The broken and torn items were all worth a significant amount of silver, and she didn’t even have time to feel heartbroken, let alone act so recklessly.

"Whatever big sister says is right. Little sister dares not argue," Li Chengyuan said softly, with her head down, a pitiful figure completely at the mercy of others.

Seeing this made Li Chengxiang feel a surge of anger.

Today, she had picked up Wa Chengnan’s clothes to have the maids wash them, but had caught the strong scent of cosmetics as she did so. Her nose was particularly sensitive, and she recognized it as the unique fragrance that her third sister wore.

After inquiring about Wa Chengnan’s whereabouts yesterday afternoon with a few maids, she immediately learned what had happened.

It must have been that those two had done something disgraceful behind her back, otherwise how could his clothes have acquired such a strong scent of cosmetics?

Thus, Li Chengxiang confronted Li Chengyuan, holding the clothes in question.

Who would have thought she wouldn’t even blink, not bothering with excuses, but instead admitted it outright.

Previously, there had only been rumors about the third daughter of the Li Family liking to climb into her brother-in-law’s bed. But any discerning person knew that the Li Family, being among the elite in Capital City, cared about their reputation. If such an incident had truly occurred, the third daughter would have been drowned in a pig cage long ago; how could she still be alive and even attend the banquet at the Princess Residence on behalf of the eldest Miss Li?

Li Chengxiang had had intentions in her heart, and considering her birth mother’s death was not easy, she had reluctantly let her stand in her place the last time she was busy.

But now, Li Chengyuan had indeed become involved with her own brother-in-law.

Li Chengxiang felt as if her previous kindness was treated as worthless!

The metaphorical hat on her head was now irremovably stuck!

She had just asked a few questions, not even beginning to express her anger, when she saw Li Chengyuan flip over the coffee table and start wildly smashing things around the room. Honestly, she felt scared for a moment. But then her anger surged, and she began to scuffle with her.

After all, she was in the right; it’s unheard of for an unreasonable person to prevail over a justified one!

"You have done wrong and still act like this. Wait until father comes back; no one will be able to save you this time," Li Chengxiang said coldly.

Last time, father had wanted to drown her, but it was they who had pleaded and stopped him.

But who would have thought she would remain unrepentant?

An unmarried woman climbing into her brother-in-law’s bed, and he was a live-in son-in-law at that!

To speak of it was utterly disgraceful!

Li Chengxiang’s face turned alternately pale and flush, her gaze falling on Yan Lingzhen, devoid of any favor.

It wasn’t too early or too late; she had arrived just at this moment, making it impossible to keep the matter hidden.

But wait, how had Miss Yan arrived so quickly?

Li Chengxiang looked suspiciously at Yan Lingzhen, "Miss Yan, why have you come so early today?"

Yan Lingzhen, quick-witted, quickly replied, "I heard today that the Third Miss was ill, so I came to see how she was."

"How did you know?"

Yan Lingzhen didn’t want to get involved in the sisters’ conflict and honestly told Li Chengxiang how she had found out.

Every noble daughter in Capital City was adept at household intrigue, let alone Li Chengxiang who had been immersed in the world of business from a young age. From her calculations, she knew Li Chengyuan was responsible for the mischief.

She scoffed as she stepped forward, "Go ahead and court death; you wouldn’t be content until you do so!"

"Why must big sister act as though she has a sharp tongue but a soft heart," Li Chengyuan coughed twice, sneering as she spoke: "It’s only a man, after all. If he’s been slept with, is that worth dragging your sick sister out of her bed so early to scold?"

Li Chengxiang: "???"

Yan Lingzhen, who was eating melon seeds nearby, said, "???" What kind of shameless remark is that?

Li Chengyuan acted as if it was only natural. She stretched out her hand to pull her robe closer around her body, coughing twice while posing as a sickly beauty.

"A man like my brother-in-law will definitely achieve great things in the future. Do you think you can really keep him tied down, Sister?"

Li Chengxiang’s brows furrowed, and he said nothing.

"A dragon stuck in shallow waters will one day soar across the sky. Sister, you might be skilled at making money, but the romantic desires, the love and affection Brother-in-law wants are completely unknown to you," Li Chengyuan persuaded gently. "When the time comes and my brother-in-law truly becomes an outstanding figure, the Li Family will become a shameful mark on his backbone. The phrase ’son-in-law’ will become a lifelong stain, and you, Sister, will become someone he never wants to see again... My sacrifice yesterday was to save the Li Family."

"Have your virtues and morals gone to the dogs! How can you say such things!" Li Chengxiang stepped forward and slapped Li Chengyuan across the face.

He hadn’t struck her when she first entered the room, but watching her heart grow increasingly twisted, Li Chengxiang could no longer hold back.

Li Chengyuan, taken aback by the slap, immediately retaliated.

"Who do you think you are? If it weren’t for my cold, you wouldn’t even have the chance to raise your hand against me!"

Li Chengxiang, hearing her outrageous words and feeling the fiery pain on his face, lost his patience. The woman who struggled to maintain a good image outside and supported the entire Li Family couldn’t take it anymore.

"Li Chengyuan, your conscience must have been eaten by a dog! I earn money to support your lifestyle, your pretentious artifice and now even this monstrous act. You climb into your brother-in-law’s bed and dare to utter such unconscionable words. Outrageous!"

Li Chengxiang, covering his face, yelled loudly. Yan Lingzhen quickly pulled him outside, "Calm down, calm down." She signaled to the maids inside the room, who then held back Li Chengyuan as she tried to rush forward to argue.

It took great effort to get Li Chengxiang outside. As soon as they reached the courtyard, he broke down crying.

"What sins have I committed!"

Yan Lingzhen quickly offered him a handkerchief. "Don’t cry, don’t cry. It’s those unworthy scoundrels who don’t understand, not your fault. You’re too good, they don’t deserve your tears."

"Right! You’re right, they don’t deserve my tears." Li Chengxiang choked up a little, cleaning his face with the handkerchief.

"What should I do now?"

Yan Lingzhen loved gossip, but didn’t want to get involved in other people’s affairs, especially given the complex nature of the Li Family’s issues. She was about to say she didn’t know when she heard:

"Forget it, forget it, I’m just desperate for a solution. What would a 12-year-old child know? They say one should not air one’s dirty laundry in public. It’s truly shameful. Every time trouble occurs in the family, Miss Six is here to witness it, letting you see this joke."

Li Chengxiang made these diplomatic remarks, but as he spoke, tears again started dripping heavily, seemingly unstoppable.

Yan Lingzhen didn’t quite know how to comfort a girl and could only silently watch beside him, occasionally managing to say, "Don’t cry, crying too much is bad for the body."

As she spoke, Li Chengxiang just nodded his head and continued crying.

Just then.

"Li Chengxiang, stop slandering me out there!"

Suddenly a dark object was thrown from the doorway. Yan Lingzhen reflexively pushed Li Chengxiang aside and got hit by the object herself.

It was none other than an inkstone.

Yan Lingzhen only felt a searing pain on her forehead, intensely burning and throbbing.

She instinctively reached to touch it and saw a bright red stain.

"It’s bleeding."

What a mishap. The bystander who came for the gossip ended up with a personal injury.

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