After the marriage, the charming educated youth is eye-catching

The people around who were originally speculating that Zhang Xiumei was a mistress were immediately led astray by her.

Seeing that everyone was talking about Ruan Qing's shameless pursuit of Zhong Heyang, Lin Ziqiu stood up.

She glanced at Zhang Xiumei, who was smiling somewhat smugly, and said in a contemptuous voice, "My maternal family only has my grandfather. I really don't know when you became my maternal family."

Zhang Xiumei had never expected that Lin Ziqiu would also come here.

She originally thought that Ruan Qing was Lin Ziqiu's love rival after all. Given Lin Ziqiu's personality and the Zhong family's financial situation, she would never take advantage of him.

Zhang Xiumei laughed dryly, then walked over to Lin Ziqiu and whispered, "I know you've always hated me, but Ruan Qing wants to steal your man. Now's not the time for us to start a family feud. Don't try to be mean!"

But the next second, Lin Ziqiu retreated three steps away from her.

Her scrutinizing gaze was like a sharp sword, hanging over Zhang Xiumei's head. The strong sense of oppression made her feel panic-stricken and fearful.

Lin Ziqiu ignored her words and spoke in a cold, stern voice, "Zhang Xiumei, don't you know whether you're a mistress or not?"

Zhang Xiumei's face flushed and she felt guilty being stared at. She wished she could find a hole to crawl into, but she had no way to retreat. She wiped her face immediately, and the tears flowed like a faucet.

"Zi Qiu, I know you have always refused to acknowledge me as your stepmother, but in order to prevent you from suffering, I even let my own daughter go to the countryside. How else can I treat you well to warm your heart?" She cried bitterly, and those around her who did not know the truth were all touched.

They had all heard a little about Zhong Heyang marrying a girl from the Lin family.

If stepmother Zhang Xiumei really treated Lin Ziqiu badly, why didn't she give such a good marriage to her own daughter Lin Mengyao?

Instead, Lin Ziqiu married into the Zhong family, and Lin Mengyao went to the countryside.

No matter how you look at it, this is a bit hard to justify.

"For a stepmother to be able to do this, there's really nothing to say. Even if she's my biological mother, although I'm a flesh and blood mother, it's impossible for me to treat everyone equally."

"Then this Lin Ziqiu is really a bit ungrateful."

"They say being a stepmother is the hardest thing. It's really tragic to meet an ungrateful person."

Several women who had been bewitched by Zhang Xiumei even tried to comfort her, saying, "No matter how good you treat her, you can't compare to her own mother. No wonder she thinks you've ruined her parents' relationship. Being a stepmother is tough. You don't need to feel sad for someone as ungrateful as her."

Ruan Qing was so angry that she laughed. "You believe what she said? Do you have any brains?"

She wanted to go up and pry open these people's heads to see if they were full of water.

Lin Ziqiu tugged at the corner of her clothes and signaled her with his eyes not to get excited.

She looked at Zhang Xiumei with amusement, and when she was about to speak, a male voice came from far away across the crowd.

"You're naturally hoping for a good marriage for your daughter, but you're willing to throw your stepdaughter out to fill the pit knowing it's a burning pit. How can you even be called a human being?" Zhong Zhiyang unceremoniously spat on the ground, "Bullshit stepmother."

"This... isn't this the one who ran away from marriage in the Zhong family?"

Someone recognized Zhong Zhiyang's identity.

Zhang Xiumei's face froze. She naturally recognized Zhong Zhiyang. The matchmaker had shown her his photo, and she had also seen him on the day of the wedding.

But why is Zhong Zhiyang here?

Didn’t he…didn’t he run away with that woman outside?

Zhang Xiumei felt dizzy and her head was buzzing with pain. She pointed at Zhong Zhiyang and Ruan Qing and said, "Stop slandering me! You're all in the same group!"

Zhong Zhiyang closed his eyes and admitted generously, "Yes, we are in the same group."

"When the matchmaker introduced me to your grandma, they gave her a photo of your own daughter, Lin Mengyao. But then your Lin family suddenly said they wanted to change the person, and they showed my grandma a photo of my eldest sister-in-law, yes, Lin Ziqiu."

"Everyone loves beauty, right? My grandmother saw that my eldest sister-in-law was more beautiful, so she naturally wanted to change her. I didn't want to get married in the first place, so naturally I didn't care who my wife was."

“But here comes the fun.”

Zhong Zhiyang paused deliberately, his probing gaze inch by inch as if to peel away all of Zhang Xiumei's self-esteem. "Your daughter, Lin Mengyao, came to me and... and Jiang Nianyue on the eve of her wedding and said a lot of slanderous things about my sister-in-law. I believed them and chose to run away on the wedding day."

Having said that, he turned around and bowed solemnly towards Lin Ziqiu. "Sister-in-law, it was me who easily believed in the instigation of others and did some very cruel things to you. Today, in front of everyone, I apologize to you. I don't expect you to forgive me, but I hope you understand that your so-called family, your so-called stepmother and sister, are all vicious and evil women!"

His sudden action not only shocked everyone, but also stunned Lin Ziqiu.

Zhong Zhiyang had already apologized to her before, and Lin Ziqiu didn't really care about it anymore. She didn't expect that this guy, who was so concerned about his reputation, would help her at this time.

Lin Ziqiu suddenly felt that Zhong Zhiyang was much more capable than she had seen before. This kid was flexible and with a little guidance and training, he might become a talented person in the future.

Lin Ziqiu walked over to him and lifted his shoulders. "It's a great virtue to admit your mistakes and correct them. I don't blame you anymore. You've grown up."

The corners of Zhong Zhiyang's eyes turned red, in fact, this was also a knot in his heart.

Although Lin Ziqiu let him into the house that day and seemed to have forgiven him, Zhong Zhiyang was still uneasy.

He was worried that Lin Ziqiu only didn't bother with him for the sake of her grandmother and elder brother, but they would still have to live under the same roof in the future.

If there are obstacles and knots in your heart that you can't let go of, they will explode sooner or later.

It would be better to resolve it cleanly and start over.

And today, on such an occasion, his apology is the most sincere.

Lin Ziqiu's words finally made him feel at ease.

"I didn't expect something like this to happen! I was saying, how many stepmothers in this world are not partial? I almost got fooled by this old woman!"

"Bah! How disgusting! He seemed to be giving his stepdaughter a good marriage, but he went to sabotage it before the wedding. What a vicious and scheming person!"

"I was there on the wedding day. If it weren't for that clever girl Lin Ziqiu who let Captain Zhong marry her, a girl like this, abandoned by the groom, would probably never get married in her lifetime!"

"Ruining someone's marriage will bring retribution!"

"..."

Zhang Xiumei immediately became the target of public criticism.