Regretful Beijing Marriage

As Jiang Yining finished speaking, the entire room fell into a deathly silence.

After a brief silence of just a few seconds, the press conference erupted in excitement.

A cacophony of voices rose and fell.

"Is she crazy? Does she even know what she's saying?"

"Back then, the internet was abuzz with evidence that Jiang Yining was immoral and stole Meng Yao's research results. How come now she's the one being falsely accused?"

"That's too one-sided; it's purely her side of the story. If she were truly wronged, why did she remain silent until now, choosing to speak out only now?"

"And then there's her marriage to President Fu! Everyone knew she used every means to force her way into this marriage, and President Fu never treated her well. If she's truly innocent, why hasn't President Fu ever said a word in her defense?"

The doubts piled up, pressing down on Jiang Yining on the stage.

Just then, Meng Yao rushed in.

"It's all fake! Jiang Yining is lying!"

At this moment, her hair was disheveled, and her eyes were filled with a bloodthirsty ferocity.

She stared intently at Jiang Yining on the stage, each word a tearful accusation.

"Don't believe her! She stole my work; she's morally corrupt!"

"Now, relying on President Fu's backing, she's distorting the truth and maliciously accusing me!"

"And I have evidence! All my classmates from back then can testify for me; Jiang Yining will never be able to wash away this stain!"

The audience erupted in uproar, with countless cameras focused on the out-of-control Meng Yao.

Reporters pressed for answers.

"Ms. Jiang, is what Ms. Meng said true? Are you just using your connections to slander me?"

Jiang Yining's expression was cold, and a sneer flashed in his eyes.

"Meng Yao, you stole my work and have ruined my life. It's time to settle this score!"

After saying that, she stopped wasting words and directly presented the irrefutable evidence.

The original manuscript first appeared on the screen.

The timeline is crystal clear.

Earlier than Meng Yao's paper.

Immediately afterwards, a video of the classmate who was arrested appeared.

The people in the video looked haggard and broke down in tears in front of the camera.

"I'm sorry, we were forced to tell the truth back then!"

Wu Simiao cried the most.

"It's all Meng Yao's doing! She's long coveted Jiang Yining's research, secretly stole the manuscript, and repeatedly threatened to destroy her!"

"She wields influence and power, threatening our entire class that anyone who dares to leak information will have their future ruined!"

"Everyone knows perfectly well that the achievement belongs to Jiang Yining, but none of us dare to speak up!"

"Even the judges from back then were bribed with huge sums of money, how could we possibly compete with her!"

These words not only caused a stir at the scene, but also went viral online.

The trending search terms kept going viral.

Meng Yao's face was ashen, and her whole body was trembling violently.

She stared at the screen in disbelief, screaming hysterically.

"You're all lying! You've all been bribed by Jiang Yining! You all deserve to die!"

Overwhelmed by her emotions, she rushed towards Jiang Yining on the stage like a madwoman.

"You bitch, you deserve to die!"

Before they could even touch him, he was restrained by security personnel.

Jiang Yining looked down at Meng Yao from her high vantage point, her eyes icy cold.

"Meng Yao, do you really think you still have someone to rely on?"

"Back then, you colluded with Shen Wan to frame me and ruin my reputation. Now it's time to pay the price."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire audience erupted in another uproar.

Amidst everyone's shocked gazes, Jiang Yining projected the recording Song Xi had given her onto the screen again, making it public.

Although the recording was noisy, Shen Wan's voice and the judges' flattering conversations were clearly audible.

After the recording finished playing, there was a moment of complete silence, followed by an even greater commotion.

"So, from beginning to end, Jiang Yining and her mother were both victims?"

"The Shen family is so vicious! For their own selfish desires, they completely ruined someone's life!"

A reporter immediately raised their hand to ask a follow-up question.

"Ms. Jiang! You have evidence to prove your innocence, so can you directly answer whether your mother was truly not a third party back then? Can you produce solid evidence?"

Jiang Yining smiled faintly, her eyes filled with coldness.

"Those who knew the whole truth and were willing to come forward to testify back then have long been secretly silenced by Qin Zhengtao."

"My mom wasn't a mistress, and I won't fall into the trap of proving myself again; a lie can't become the truth..."

Before he could finish speaking, a cold male voice suddenly interrupted him.

"Jiang Yining, if you can't produce any evidence, then stop spouting nonsense!"

Qin Zhengtao walked slowly into the venue.

His face was gloomy, and his eyes held a chilling coldness.

Following closely behind was Shen Wan, whose eyes were filled with resentment.

The two entered the venue side by side.

It instantly captured everyone's attention.

Qin Zhengtao raised his eyes and stared directly at Jiang Yining on the stage, his tone filled with undisguised ruthlessness.

"Do you think you can turn the tables with just a few recordings, a few people's one-sided accounts, and fabricated evidence?"

"Jiang Yining, you're too naive. I will not let you succeed today."

He raised his hand and slapped the door, which was then pushed open by the side door of the venue.

Several timid-looking elderly villagers were brought in by bodyguards.

The group of people looked away, their expressions panicked.

Upon seeing Jiang Yining, they knelt down in fear and begged for mercy.

"Jiang Yining is not Qin Zhengtao's daughter. As for who her biological father is, I think even Jiang Wan doesn't know."

"Jiang Wan is a notorious slut in the village. She likes to seduce men every day. We have nothing to do with Jiang Wan and her daughter."

A sinister smile curled at the corner of Qin Zhengtao's lips.

"Jiang Yining, you know them all, right? They're the village elders. What else do you have to say?"

Jiang Yining clenched her fists, knowing full well that this was a trap set by Qin Zhengtao to deliberately provoke her.

But since it concerned her mother's reputation, she couldn't just stand by and watch.

Just as she was about to lose control, Sun Zhenping, who was beside her, held her down in time.

"Don't fall for it! If you lose control of your emotions now, all the evidence will be overturned, and you'll fall into their trap."

Jiang Yining forcibly suppressed her surging anger and remained silent.

Seeing this, Qin Zhengtao pressed closer and closer.

"Jiang Yining, what else do you have to say?"

"I didn't want to ruin things back then because of our past relationship, but you're too ambitious, so don't blame me for being ruthless."

Shen Wan, who was standing to the side, immediately teared up and pretended to be aggrieved.

"Look everyone, Jiang Yining is the one with malicious intentions!"

"She hates me, resents the Shen family, and targets us at every turn, but why should she drag innocent people into this?"

"Zhong Yi is my best friend. She only saw through Jiang Yining's true colors, and she cruelly tried to kill her, almost killing Zhong Yi!"

"Chung Yee is so young and kind, yet she could be so ruthless!"

These words swayed everyone's opinion.

"That's right! Attempted murder is a serious crime, and her wrongdoing shouldn't be excused just because she was wrongly accused!"

"Chung Yee almost died a horrible death; this must not be tolerated!"

Jiang Yining looked at the two people in front of her who were turning black into white, and suddenly chuckled.

The smile had a strange quality to it.

Qin Zhengtao had a bad feeling in an instant.

The next moment, a weak voice sounded from behind.

"I'm not dead yet."