Chapter 22: Diverting Disaster
"You're the one who’s lost your mind ! Your whole family has lost their minds!" Mo Shanshan’s face was filled with resentment. If her greatest hatred was for Mu Lichuan, then the person before her, Mu Xiaolin, was the chief culprit - someone she wished she could tear to pieces.
"Pretty sister, you should be careful with your words." The smile on Mu Xiaolin’s face had completely chilled.
He found it extremely strange, what exactly was the relationship between this girl and Mu Lichuan? Just moments ago, he had seen them acting very intimate, but the moment he arrived, Mu Lichuan had quickly stepped away.
Mo Shanshan’s eyes burned with fury. "I know, I know, this is all a scheme by your Mu family!" They wanted to ruin her reputation.
"Pretty sister, our Mu family has done nothing to wrong you. Why slander us like this?" Mu Xiaolin’s mind raced. "Besides, from the looks of it, you and my elder brother seemed quite close."
When Mo Shanshan met the boy’s gaze, she shuddered violently. In a flustered panic, she turned and fled. The thought that the lustful ghost haunting her had been summoned by him filled her with terror.
"Shanshan, what’s wrong? Why are you covered in cold sweat?" Mo Xiangxiong rose from the sofa at the sight of his disheveled daughter.
Mo Shanshan’s lips trembled. "I… Dad… I saw… that person transferred it onto me, I…" Originally, this matter was a secret, known only to a few in the Mo family and Mu Lichuan.
"What?!" Mo Xiangxiong’s face darkened. So, this was all a Mu family conspiracy. Was it because the Mu family’s eldest young master possessed Ying Yang eyes that they had sullied his daughter’s purity to justify breaking off the engagement?
"Dad…" Mo Shanshan could barely speak, her face streaked with tears. "You have to stand up for me!"
Mu Changnian had no idea what was happening, but seeing the Mo family’s daughter in such distress, as if she had suffered a grave injustice, he said, "Patriarch Mo, don’t be hasty. I’ll summon Lichuan and find out how he wronged Shanshan."
He immediately ordered a servant to fetch the eldest young master. When Mu Lichuan saw Mo Shanshan’s pitiful act, he felt sickened, but he still feigned confusion. "Father, Uncle Mo, Miss Mo, what’s…?"
"Speak! Did you bully Shanshan?" Mu Changnian demanded harshly before Mo Xiangxiong could speak.
"Father, how could you say that? I was taking Miss Mo for a stroll in the garden when we ran into Second Brother. Then, due to personal needs, I excused myself and asked Second Brother to keep Miss Mo company," Mu Lichuan replied calmly. "Isn’t that right, Miss Mo?"
By now, Mo Shanshan had regained control of her emotions. She glared at Mu Lichuan with hatred. "Yes, you did abandon me! But this is all your Mu family’s scheme!"
"Mu Lichuan, if you wanted to break off the engagement, you could have said so openly! Was it necessary to resort to such underhanded methods? Even going so far as to ruin my reputation!" Her voice dripped with venom. If not for Mu Changnian’s presence, she would have been screaming hysterically.
Mu Lichuan’s expression darkened. "Miss Mo, if you’re going to slander the Mu family, at least bring evidence. Just your word alone isn’t enough to claim we’re breaking the engagement. Isn’t that ridiculous?"
He had never intended to initiate breaking the engagement, he wanted the Mo family to be the one at fault. But he would never play with a girl’s purity, no matter how detestable Mo Shanshan was. Of course, the truth was that a ghost had ruined her, it had nothing to do with anyone.
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