It Started With a Kiss: Leng Shao's Beloved Wife

Chapter 140: The Truth Revealed: A Difficult and Difficult Road

Wu Xinyan pulled Lin Xiaoxiao into her apartment and closed the door behind her. The "bang" sound was particularly abrupt in the silent room.

Lin Xiaoxiao was startled by Wu Xinyan's sudden action. She smiled calmly and said, "Xinyan, what's wrong with you? You suddenly looked so serious. I thought something had happened!"

Wu Xinyan ignored her pretense of being relaxed. She stared at her fiercely and said word by word, "Xiaoxiao, stop pretending. I know everything! You've been in contact with Shenghua's people, right?"

Lin Xiaoxiao's face changed, but she quickly regained her composure. She covered her mouth in surprise, "Xinyan, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

"Don't think I don't know! I saw you meeting Shenghua's people in the cafe with my own eyes. Do you still want to deny it?" Wu Xinyan became emotional and her voice became a little louder.

"Xinyan, you must have misunderstood! Shenghua's people and I just happened to meet, and what you said did not happen at all!" Lin Xiaoxiao denied it flatly, but her eyes were slightly red, and she looked aggrieved.

"Xiaoxiao, we have known each other for so many years. Don't I know what kind of person you are? Why did you do this? Why did you betray me?" Wu Xinyan asked with great sorrow. She couldn't believe that her most trusted best friend would do such a thing.

Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't hold back her tears and choked up, "Xinyan, how could you think of me like this? I regard you as my best friend, how could you doubt me?"

Wu Xinyan was left speechless by her words. She looked at Lin Xiaoxiao, who was in tears, and felt mixed emotions.

Did I really misunderstand her?

Just then, the doorbell suddenly rang. Lin Xiaoxiao seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and quickly got up to open the door.

Standing outside the door was their mutual friend, Li Li. As soon as she entered, she saw the tense atmosphere between Wu Xinyan and Lin Xiaoxiao. Bewildered, she asked, "What's going on? What happened?"

Before Lin Xiaoxiao could speak, Wu Xinyan couldn't help but ask, "Li Li, do you know that Xiaoxiao has been very close to Shenghua's people recently?"

Li Li's face suddenly turned ugly when she heard this. She turned to look at Lin Xiaoxiao and said sternly, "Xiaoxiao, is this true? How could you do such a thing?"

Lin Xiaoxiao's tears welled up again, and she cried, "I didn't, I really didn't! Why do you believe her and not me?"

"Enough!" Li Li shouted at her, "How long are you going to keep lying? I've heard that you betrayed your friends for your own benefit. Do you have any conscience?"

Lin Xiaoxiao turned pale with fear at Li Li's accusation. She feebly defended herself, "I didn't, I really didn't..."

"Li Li, stop talking!" Wu Xinyan held Li Li. Her heart was in a mess and she didn't know who to trust.

Li Li shook off Wu Xinyan's hand and said angrily: "Xinyan, what's wrong with you? Are you still going to protect her? She did this, and you..."

Before Li Li could finish her words, her cell phone suddenly rang. She glanced at the caller ID and her expression changed slightly. "Hello?... What?... How could this happen?... I get it, I'll be right there!"

Li Li hung up the phone and said to Wu Xinyan in a panic, "Xinyan, it's bad, something happened..."

Li Li's panicked expression made Wu Xinyan's heart sink suddenly, and an ominous premonition swept over her.

Without time to think, she grabbed Li Li's arm and asked anxiously: "What happened? Tell me quickly!"

Li Li took a deep breath and said hurriedly, "Reporter Qian somehow found out about you and Xiaoxiao. Now the internet is full of rumors about you and your best friend becoming enemies. They also say that you fabricated the story because you were jealous of Xiaoxiao..."

"What?!" Wu Xinyan felt a buzzing in her head and her vision went dark.

She staggered back a step, her face pale as paper.

How could this be?

How did reporter Qian know about this?

Who leaked the news?

"What should we do now, Xinyan?" Li Li asked anxiously. Seeing Wu Xinyan's shaky appearance, her heart was also in turmoil.

Wu Xinyan suppressed her inner panic, took a deep breath, and tried to calm herself down.

She pulled out her phone and tremblingly opened the webpage, only to be greeted by a barrage of news headlines:

"Abandoned woman from a wealthy family is suspected of mental disorder and is suspicious of her friends for no reason!"

"Shocking news! Former sisters have become enemies, and the truth behind this is shocking!"

"Jealousy can completely change a person. Is Wu Xinyan going to commit suicide?"

Every news headline was like a sharp blade, piercing Wu Xinyan's heart.

Those malicious speculations were like pots of dirty water, ruthlessly thrown at her, leaving her speechless.

But the development of things was far worse than Wu Xinyan had imagined.

After seeing the news, some companies that have cooperated with the Luo Group called Luo Yichen and asked him indirectly about the truth of the matter, their words full of doubts and concerns.

Several projects that were originally progressing smoothly were temporarily put on hold because of this incident, and Wu Xinyan's career once again fell into crisis.

"Ms. Wu, our boss said that this incident has a very bad impact. I hope you can deal with your personal affairs as soon as possible, otherwise..." The cold voice of the partner came from the other end of the phone, making Wu Xinyan's heart fall to the bottom.

Before Wu Xinyan could speak, the other party hung up the phone mercilessly.

Listening to the "beep" sound coming from the phone, Wu Xinyan fell weakly on the sofa, tears silently sliding down her cheeks.

At this moment, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and Luo Yichen walked in with an anxious look on his face. Seeing Wu Xinyan's pale face and red eyes, his heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and he felt distressed.

He walked quickly to Wu Xinyan and hugged her tightly in his arms. His deep voice trembled slightly, "Don't be afraid. I'm here..."

Luo Yichen gently stroked Wu Xinyan's hair and comforted her softly, "Xinyan, don't worry. I will handle this matter. Don't think about anything. Just have a good rest first, okay?"

Hearing Luo Yichen's firm tone and feeling his warm embrace, Wu Xinyan felt a little more at ease.

She raised her head, looked at Luo Yichen with tears in her eyes, and said with a sob: "Yichen, thank you"

Luo Yichen gently wiped the tears from her face and said firmly, "Silly girl, there's no need to say thank you between us. Don't worry, I will definitely investigate this matter and give you justice."

After saying that, Luo Yichen began to investigate the matter.

He used his connections and resources and soon found some clues.

He discovered that Lin Xiaoxiao had been in contact with people from Shenghua Group behind Wu Xinyan's back recently, and each meeting was very covert, as if they were plotting something shameful.

In order to find out the truth, Luo Yichen arranged for someone to secretly follow Lin Xiaoxiao and tap her phone.

As expected, Lin Xiaoxiao colluded with people from Shenghua Group, stole Wu Xinyan's business plan, and sold it to Shenghua Group at a high price.

After learning the truth, Luo Yichen was furious.

He didn't expect that the friend he had always trusted would betray him and Wu Xinyan for the sake of profit.

He sorted out all the evidence and took Wu Xinyan to find Li Li.

"Li Li, this is the evidence I found. Take a look for yourself." Luo Yichen threw a file bag in front of Li Li and said in a cold tone.

Li Li opened the file bag with trembling hands. When she saw the photos and recordings inside, her face suddenly turned pale and her lips began to tremble.

She never thought that Lin Xiaoxiao would do such a thing.

"This...how is this possible? Xiaoxiao...why would she do this?" Li Li muttered to herself in disbelief.

"Why? Of course it's for profit!" Wu Xinyan said coldly, "She's been bribed by Shenghua Group a long time ago and has been using us to steal our business secrets!"

Only then did Li Li realize that she had wronged Wu Xinyan. She lowered her head in guilt, tears streaming down her face.

"Xinyan, I'm sorry, I...I wronged you..."

"What's the point of saying sorry now?" Wu Xinyan shook her head in disappointment. "I thought you really treated me as a friend, but I didn't expect..."

"Xinyan, I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me, okay?" Li Li begged while crying.

Wu Xinyan took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart, and said, "Li Li, I know you were deceived, so I don't blame you. But I will never let Lin Xiaoxiao and those people from Shenghua Group go!"

In order to expose Lin Xiaoxiao's true face and clear her own name, Wu Xinyan decided to hold a press conference and make everything public.

However, what Wu Xinyan didn't know was that a bigger storm was about to hit...

Just an hour before the press conference, Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly appeared in front of Wu Xinyan with a strange smile on her face. She said in a cold tone, "Xinyan, long time no see..."