Li Jingming had not yet answered when a crisp voice rang out, startling both people.
"Who else but me, the helpful good youth of the new era?"
As she spoke, Zhong Niangyao slowly walked over from a distance. She smiled radiantly at Li Jingming and Chu Yixue, and continued, "Old Mrs. Lai has been kept in the dark for so many years; I just couldn't bear it, so I told her the truth!"
Zhong Niangyao's sudden appearance took Li Jingming and Chu Yixue by surprise; they had no idea how long Nianyao had been eavesdropping from the shadows. They immediately began to think back on whether they had said anything they shouldn't have.
After the initial shock passed, anger welled up inside Li Jingming, "Zhong Niangyao, it was you who did this. Why would you do such a thing?"
