After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

But now that He Wenyuan has produced evidence to prove that Lu Sijian's statement was not just an excuse, how could the old lady not feel wronged?

Moreover, Lu Sijian was in the wrong in the first place. Since she can play the erhu, performing a piece is not a big deal. Why did she have to make such a scene?

Now that the evidence is laid bare, I have no way to continue openly protecting her.

“It was A-Jian’s fault in this matter; she shouldn’t have lied to her great-aunt. But she didn’t do it on purpose; she was just unwell…”

He Wenyuan couldn't help but sneer: "Lu Sijian, are you planning to use the excuse of being unwell for the rest of your life?"

Lu Sijian looked at him: "Who said I'm not in good health?"

"Then why won't you play the erhu to celebrate Grandma's birthday? Is it so hard to coax an old lady? Or are you simply unwilling?"

Just as Lu Sijian was about to speak, a voice interrupted.

"Of course she'd be willing, but even if she is, she has to know how to do it. If she doesn't, wouldn't that ruin the atmosphere?"

【No, I don't want to.】Lu Sijian thought expressionlessly, then looked up at the person who had come.

The woman was no longer young. She was dressed in a professional suit, looking capable and neat. Because she rarely smiled, she appeared somewhat serious and unapproachable.

"Aunt Yao," Lu Sijian called out.

This Aunt Yao is now Mrs. Shen, and Yao Yao is Shen Baolin's biological mother.

Yao Yao nodded to her as a greeting, then stepped forward and picked up the photo.

Lu Sijian then saw clearly what was in the photo.

It was a little girl, about six or seven years old, wearing a white dress, sitting on a stool and playing the erhu.

Many people's appearances change drastically as they grow up, but there are also some stunningly beautiful female celebrities whose appearances seem almost identical from childhood to adulthood.

This is because superior bone structure and skin appearance are easily formed from childhood, and Lu Sijian is obviously no exception.

The six- or seven-year-old girl in the photo looks almost proportionally larger than her adult appearance.

“This photo was taken more than ten years ago. I was there at the time. Sijian doesn’t know how to play the erhu at all. She just went up there to pose,” Yao Yao said calmly.

He Wenyuan: "Nonsense! Lu Sijian is clearly playing the erhu in the photo..."

Yao Yao glared at him, "Are you saying I'm talking nonsense?"

He Wenyuan's heart skipped a beat, and he dared not speak.

Although the Shen Group is said to be owned by the Shen family, everyone knows that Madam Shen is the real person in charge, an iron lady who has the final say. How could he afford to offend her?

Yao Yao wasn't the type to talk nonsense, so even if some people still had doubts, they didn't dare to say anything more.

The onlookers also started discussing the matter.

"Since Madam Shen says so, then she probably really doesn't."

“That’s right. Madam Shen is Lou Xiao’s aunt. She wouldn’t side with Lu Sijian, and she wouldn’t lie about something like this.”

"He Wenyuan is really something. He ran to the old lady and said things without verifying them. Isn't that just stirring up trouble?"

"Fortunately, it was Mrs. Shen who helped clarify things, otherwise Miss Lu would have been wrongly accused to death."

"He's still too young and immature. I heard he only knows how to chase after women all day long."

He Wenyuan was furious. What did those people mean? How did he become the bad guy who was looking for trouble?

Madam He's face turned ugly. She didn't believe Yao Yao's nonsense. "Your daughter is good friends with her, of course you're on her side."

Before Yao Yao could speak, Lu Sijian sighed.

"I thought that my great-aunt brought He Wenyuan over because she was considerate of me, a junior, and genuinely wanted to clear up the misunderstanding for me. I didn't expect that wasn't the case."

She asked Madam He earnestly, "Besides the erhu, what else do you want to force me to admit? Fine, I'll admit to everything. Just because I didn't play the erhu at the birthday banquet, so many elders are coming to interrogate me. I'm really scared of this."

Madam He's face turned almost liver-colored with anger.

"Grandma, I was wrong, it's all my fault, please don't scare me!" Lu Sijian quickly caught her and helped her catch her breath.

Yao Yao also looked at He Wenyuan: "You caused all this trouble today. Aren't you going to apologize? Do you want to anger your grandmother to death?"

He Wenyuan: "...???"

What does this have to do with me? Wasn't it Lu Sijian who was angry?

Madam He: "...Let me go!"

She dared not faint, fearing her grandson would suffer, and hurriedly grabbed He Wenyuan, saying, "Wenyuan, let's go!"

Lou Xiao's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down a little.

Wow, Aunt Yao is really something! She hit the nail on the head with one move. Experience really pays off!

Lou Xiao frowned. Putting aside his aunt, how could Lu Sijian be so angry with her great-aunt?

Knowing full well that your great-aunt is old and has high blood pressure, why are you still deliberately causing her harm? Aren't you afraid that the old lady will actually get sick from being upset?

He knew that Lu Sijian could play the erhu, and he also knew that Yao Yao was lying, so he couldn't let Lu Sijian act recklessly like this.

"Jian, don't you have anything to say to me?" Lou Xiao asked.

He thought that if Lu Sijian took the initiative to confess to him, he could let it go, but she had to make sure to compensate her great-aunt properly.

"No, Aunt Yao is looking for me, I'll go there now."

Lu Sijian turned and walked towards Yao Yao.

-

Lu Sijian guessed that Yao Yao wanted to see her because he had something to say, most likely about Shen Baolin.

Sure enough, the two sat down in the meeting room, and Yao Yao got straight to the point: "Jian, excuse me, but I wanted to ask you, has Baolin started dating recently?"

Lu Sijian was silent for a moment.

Yao Yao: "You don't need to feel awkward. I didn't let her date before because she was still young and her studies were the priority. Now that she's working, I won't stop her."

She looked at Lu Sijian, her smile gradually fading, replaced by a thoughtful expression.

"Alright, Auntie won't ask you anymore. I don't want to make things difficult for you in front of Baolin." Yao Yao picked up her bag and prepared to leave.

She is a strong mother who cares for her daughter, but is also very sensible.

Shen Baolin was withdrawn for a long time when she was a child. It was Yao Yao who personally visited Lu Sijian with gifts to ask her to take care of her daughter. Yao Yao also took the initiative to give Lu Ting a lot of profit in business, which allowed her daughter to have the most important friend in her life.

She didn't want to ruin the friendship, so she never took the initiative to ask Lu Sijian about Shen Baolin's situation, not even about Zhou Guyang, which was not something Lu Sijian revealed to her.

She realized she had crossed the line after asking Lu Sijian, so she didn't intend to continue asking.

[She probably wouldn't have bothered to investigate secretly, since anyone with a little effort could easily find out about Zhou Guyang. But in the novel, Aunt Yao didn't realize Zhou Guyang was the blond guy from back then until much later.]

Shen Baolin rushed to the banquet hall with her mother, and when she heard her mother talking to Lu Sijian, she immediately felt terrible.

She secretly hid by the door, wanting to hear what was being said inside.

Even though Lu Sijian didn't say anything, her heart was still in her throat.

Given her mother's style, if she suspected her daughter was in a relationship, how could she not secretly investigate the boy's ancestors?