Chapter 430

After hearing what Lin Xiaoyue said, the anger on Lin Yongkun’s face grew even more intense.

He had always thought his niece was a smart girl.

Before Lin Jiji’s scandals came to light, it was understandable that she had been deceived by him.

But now that things had come to this, even if Lin Xiaoyue were a complete fool, she should have seen right through Lin Jiji’s character. More importantly, she should have guessed that the person who saved her at the scene of the car accident couldn’t possibly have been a scumbag like Lin Jiji!

But who would have thought that even now, Lin Xiaoyue was still dwelling on Lin Jiji’s good side? This led Lin Yongkun to believe that his niece was still holding out hope for Lin Jiji. Meanwhile, her blatant hostility toward Chenyang revealed that she was still clinging to a prejudice she should have long since abandoned.

Thinking of this, he snorted coldly, his expression impassive. “It seems we’ve spoiled you far too much over the years—spoiled you to the point that you can’t even tell right from wrong.”

“What do you mean I can’t tell right from wrong? Lin Jiji lied to me, and I hate him for it. But he also saved me, and I’m grateful for that kindness. As for Chenyang, I appreciate that he saved you, but I also haven’t forgotten that he took advantage of me. You say I can’t tell the difference between good and bad, but just because he saved you, I’m supposed to forget the despicable way he took advantage of me?”

“You’ve already seen Lin Jiji’s true colors, so why do you still think Chenyang took advantage of you?”

“And why shouldn’t I? What was exposed online was just Lin Jiji’s sordid past. That only proves he’s a bad person. What does that have to do with whether or not Chenyang took advantage of me?”

“Hahaha.” At this, Lin Yongkun suddenly laughed. It was a laugh born of pure anger. He truly hadn’t expected Lin Xiaoyue to be unable to grasp such a simple concept. Seething with disappointment, he snorted, “Xiaoyue, your behavior today has been a bitter disappointment.”

“I…”

Just as Lin Xiaoyue was about to retort, Lin Jiji suddenly stepped forward. “Xiaoyue is just stating the facts as they are. Uncle Lin, isn’t it a bit unfair of you to speak to her like that?”

It wasn’t just Lin Yongkun who thought Lin Xiaoyue still held out hope for Lin Jiji; Lin Jiji himself had the same mistaken impression.

‘Since Lin Xiaoyue hasn’t completely given up on me,’ he thought to himself, ‘that means there’s still a chance to turn this around.’

After all, the person in control of the situation right now was the high-ranking leader, Lin Yongkun.

If he could use the hope Lin Xiaoyue still had for him to persuade Lin Yongkun, he might just be able to get out of this unscathed.

Besides, today’s whole farce was originally supposed to be about Chenyang.

The exposure of his scandals, in reality, had very little to do with today’s main topic.

If he kept dwelling on that issue, he would only be trapping himself.

Lin Jiji felt that the most urgent task at hand was to redirect everyone’s attention back to Chenyang.

Only by doing that could he find a way to extricate himself and then deal with the trouble from those scandals.

At this thought, an indignant expression appeared on his face, as if he were standing up for Lin Xiaoyue. “Uncle Lin, I admit that I’ve done many bad things in the past. I also admit that I let down Xiaoyue’s expectations of me. These were all my mistakes. Regardless of how Xiaoyue sees me after this, I will give her a satisfactory resolution. But right now, I hope you won’t take your anger about my issues out on her. She is the victim in this relationship, and she was also the victim who was taken advantage of by Chenyang at the scene of the accident. What she deserves is care and concern, not blame and scolding. Furthermore, I sincerely implore you not to beat around the bush at such a critical moment.”

Lin Jiji’s posturing, as if he were putting himself in her shoes, moved Lin Xiaoyue. Although it couldn’t erase the disappointment he had caused her, at the very least, his behavior at this moment was that of a real man who takes responsibility for his actions!

But the “real man” in her eyes was, in Lin Yongkun’s view, nothing but a shameless villain, hypocritical and despicable to the extreme.

“A guy who’s done so many rotten things, and you’re here pretending to be a good person? Don’t you think I know Xiaoyue is a victim? And as for who hurt her, you think I don’t have that figured out?”

As he spoke, Lin Yongkun abruptly raised his head and glared at Lin Jiji. “And another thing, how exactly am I ‘beating around the bush’?”

Lin Jiji retorted, “We’re supposed to be dealing with Chenyang’s matter, but you keep harping on my issues. You’re using the chance to criticize and scold me to deliberately cover up Chenyang’s crimes, trying to protect him and let him get away with it. Isn’t that the very definition of beating around the bush?!”