Eternal Love: The Billionaire's Relentless Pursuit-Chapter 721 - 714: Finally Meeting (Part 8)

Bai Yiran looked at Xiao Qiao, and she could confirm that it was the girl she met on the mountain yesterday. She had asked her to call the police for her, but Bai Yiran never received the rescue that she hoped for. She couldn’t believe that this girl was here and that rumors had spread about her and her husband.

"You’ve met her?" Leng Yichen asked.

Bai Yiran nodded, "Yes, I have. Yesterday, Wu Chengzu took me up the mountain, and I met her when I took the opportunity to escape. At the time, I asked her to call the police for me, she heard it but didn’t call."

Upon hearing the name Wu Chengzu, Leng Yichen instinctively held Bai Yiran tighter. But as he listened to her next words, his ink-like eyes turned cold, looking at Xiao Qiao with a chilling, emotionless glare.

He had asked Xiao Qiao yesterday if she had noticed anything, and she said no.

Xiao Qiao realized Bai Yiran recognized her, she quickly lowered her head and shook it in panic, "I’m not involved, it has nothing to do with me..."

"How can it have nothing to do with you? Aren’t you about to marry that man? Now that you’re moving to the city to enjoy a better life, you look down on our village people?" the village chief said coldly.

"No... no... I’m not marrying Leng Yichen, no! It was all made up by my mom, completely fabricated..."

At this point, Xiao Qiao could only tell the truth and put the blame on her mother, otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to stay in this village. She’s still young and doesn’t want to live her life being despised.

Upon hearing Xiao Qiao say this, Mrs. Qiao’s face turned livid, she was furious but couldn’t say anything because what Xiao Qiao said was indeed true; those things were said by her and the neighbor ladies.

"Made up? Why would your mom make these things up?" The village chief didn’t believe it; no mother would use her daughter’s reputation as someone else’s business.

Just as Xiao Qiao was about to speak, her mom pulled her aside. Mrs. Qiao was ready to go all out now; she couldn’t let the villagers laugh at her. Today, she had to stick to her story till the end. So she stood her ground, looking fierce, "I didn’t make it up, that man ruined my Xiao Qiao’s reputation, my Xiao Qiao is a proper young lady, and he just slept with her! Now he sees the wife Old Li found good-looking and took her away! Isn’t that clearly bullying the people of our village?"

With one sentence, Mrs. Qiao turned herself and Xiao Qiao into victims, painting Leng Yichen as a ruthless beast.

But Mrs. Qiao’s words also pushed Xiao Qiao into the spotlight.

Leng Yichen’s face darkened, clearly angered by the nonsensical villagers.

Wang Hai stepped forward and spoke to the village chief and everyone, "My boss and I are just staying at the Qiao Family house temporarily, we have paid for it. We have explained this before, and the claim that my boss violated Xiao Qiao is outright nonsense. Because these days, my boss has been staying in the same room with me, his thoughts are all focused on finding my lady, it’s impossible for him to have any relation with Xiao Qiao. Also—" Wang Hai pointed at Bai Yiran, "That lady is my boss’s wife, my lady. She is not the wife of Old Li’s house as you claim, she is my boss’s legal wife!"

Old Li took offense at hearing this, "What legal wife, that’s clearly the foolish girl I found on the mountain! She’s my son’s!"

In truth, Old Li’s mind started to waver. Perhaps this foolish girl really was the city man’s wife. But what to do now? He’s been beaten up, he can’t let the person just get taken away too, right?