After I Became Famous, the CEO Wants Remarriage-Chapter 196 - Cutting Through the Tangled Mess
Chapter 196: Chapter 196: Cutting Through the Tangled Mess
Chapter 196: Chapter 196: Cutting Through the Tangled Mess
The reporters were shocked once again.
It turned out that Shen Jiangqing and Li Lingyang didn’t even have a marriage certificate!!!
How dared she previously claim the identity of Mrs. Li with such audacity?
How was that different from being a kept mistress?
The reporters recalled the recent press conference and suddenly had an epiphany.
No wonder she was so eager to smear Ning Jiuchu here; it was all out of jealousy!
Instantly, everyone looked at Shen Jiangqing as if she were a mere clown.
The façade of the grand lady that Shen Jiangqing laboriously maintained for so many years was shattered in an instant.
Her face became as unsightly as one could imagine, verging on collapse.
“Aling…” she lowered her voice, “do you have to embarrass me in front of so many media outlets?”
“Who is really embarrassing whom? Did you think I would condone this press conference just because you dragged my mother into it as a shield? You miscalculated, Shen Jiangqing.”
Li Lingyang turned slightly to the side, speaking in a tone only the two of them could hear.
Then he picked up the microphone again—
“I have amicably parted ways with Miss Shen. There’s no need for groundless speculation. Furthermore, I am very grateful for certain people behind the scenes who have shown concern for my newly discovered son.”
“As a father, I have let Chen Bao down. Now, all I want is to provide sufficient paternal love for him, so he can grow up in a happy and harmonious environment. Besides, I will grant him the same inheritance rights as I would to another son…”
The man’s unfathomably deep eyes stared intently at the camera before him. His resounding words pierced through the speaker system, reaching every corner.
His speech was directed not only at the media but also at Ning Yichu…
Outside of the camera’s view, Ning Yichu understood; he was using this way to tell Chen Bao his place in his heart and also to give her a piece of closure.
The media once again grew incredibly curious about Li Lingyang’s illegitimate son – what kind of outstanding child could enjoy the same status as a “legitimate grandson” upon his return?
“The child is said to be a bit older than Miss Shen’s son? Was he born to a former wife?”
“Miss Shen, I would like to interview you about how you crossed the line and had children for President Li without being officially married?”
The reporters, no longer daring to challenge Li Lingyang, turned their attention to Shen Jiangqing en masse.
Shen Jiangqing, accustomed to wielding power and influence for years, had never suffered such humiliation.
Her eyes rolled back, and she fainted completely as she failed to catch her breath, clutching at her chest.
Su Huimiao screamed and rushed forward.
The live broadcast came to an abrupt halt.
But it was certain that the scene was thrown into chaos.
Ning Yichu held her phone, standing motionless, and after a long while, she coldly curled her lips.
A dog-eat-dog situation, truly a great show.
…
The servants clumsily carried Shen Jiangqing backstage.
Li Lingyang looked down upon her with disdain, immediately recognizing her feigned sleep. Thinking of all her deceptions, a coldness flashed in his eyes, “Since Miss Shen is feeling unwell, find a place for her to rest properly.”
“Huh…”
Shen Jiangqing took a deep breath and slowly opened her eyes.
Tears streamed down her face as she cried out, “Lingyang, I gave you my youth and bore you two children; how can you be so heartless to me?”
Li Lingyang’s face suddenly darkened, “You know very well how those two children came about!”
Had she respected his opinion before stealing his sperm?
He could have pretended not to care or even covered for her when she hurt Chen Bao, but not only did she fail to repent, she went further. If this continued, Chengcheng would surely follow in her footsteps!
Shen Jiangqing was at a loss for words, but her eyes were filled with deep resentment.
“Aling, I know what I did was wrong, but it was all because I loved you too much…”
She lifted her reddened eyes, placing herself in a very low position.
“I don’t ask to be with you, I just hope you won’t drive me away, let me silently stay by your side, accompanying our child…”
Li Lingyang’s gaze was filled with disgust, “Take that hypocritical look off your face!”
Su Huimiao, worried about Shen Jiangqing’s condition, hurried over, only to overhear this conversation.
Her brows instantly furrowed as she chided, “Aling, how can you speak to Jiangqing like that? Even if you two broke up, she is still the mother of your child! Today’s press conference was my responsibility, why do you always blame everything on her?”
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“Heh,” Li Lingyang sneered, “She didn’t give a thought to the children when she did those things!”
Su Huimiao was taken aback, “What?”
Shen Jiangqing’s back stiffened, panic flickering quickly through her eyes.
Li Lingyang looked down at her, his expression icy, his words piercing, “Mother, perhaps you don’t know yet? Your so-called good daughter-in-law pretended to be kidnapped by Ning Yichu right before I married her seven years ago! And seven years later, when Chen Bao was about to be found, she hired hitmen to plot against him, defiantly inverting right and wrong even confronted with hard evidence… I am truly unworthy in comparison…”
How is this possible? Su Huimiao stared at Shen Jiangqing in disbelief.
How could her gentle and feeble daughter-in-law do such a thing behind everyone’s backs?!
The air in the study suddenly fell silent, as if one could hear a pin drop.
In an instant, blood seemed to freeze in Shen Jiangqing’s veins, terror sprawling across her eyes.
“Mother, I didn’t, I really didn’t! All this is a misunderstanding, someone is framing me!!!”
She lashed out desperately, “It must be Ning Yichu, she wants to take Aling back like this! Perhaps, Chen Bao’s kidnapping was also her doing, after all, how coincidental that her daughter was there too…”
Hearing this, Li Lingyang was utterly disappointed.
Even now, she was making excuses…
“Do you want to hear what else your beloved brother accused you of? Like the man who suddenly emerged at the jade sculpture award ceremony, claiming to be Ning Yichu’s adulterous lover…”
Shen Jiangqing’s strength drained from her body, she slumped to the ground, her face pale as death.
And she was filled with a burning rage, why had she spared her brother Shen Jun’s life?
Su Huimiao’s expression was ambiguous, looking at Shen Jiangqing with immensely complicated eyes.
Shen Jiangqing had done wrong.
But in the end, she was still Chengcheng’s mother…
Su Huimiao wanted to help, but glancing at Li Lingyang’s unsightly face, she dared not say more.
“However, you are still the mother of my two children, I’ve already made arrangements for you, find a place to recuperate. Once I’ve found Majesty to cure your heart disease, you’ll be free.”
“Someone, take Miss Shen to the villa in the eastern part of town.”
Li Lingyang emotionlessly helped the collapsed Shen Jiangqing to her feet, his voice cool and detached.
Like a cold and venomous snake.
Shen Jiangqing’s skin crawled.
But before she could say anything, she was escorted by the bodyguard to a secluded villa!
The villa in the eastern part of town, located at the foot of the suburbs, desolate as far as the eye could see. Though a luxurious villa to the average person, to Shen Jiangqing, accustomed to the splendor of Imperial Capital Dragon Bay, it was like a dog kennel!
Shen Jiangqing, enraged and humiliated, blamed it all on Shen Jun and Su Huimiao’s incompetence.
She wreaked havoc in the living room, smashing things around.
The bodyguards tried to intervene but were driven off by her scolding.
Eventually, they simply left her to her own devices, allowing her to scream and rant like a madwoman.
…
Elsewhere.
Ning Jiuchu wasn’t affected by the press conference.
After hanging up the phone from Mo Baiyou’s concerned call, she went out to have fun with Chen Bao and Ningning.
