Before confiscating their property, they emptied the imperial city and exiled them!

Chapter 296 Admiring His Own Acting Skills

Those who were unaware of the truth turned their gazes toward Lin Xiaoxiao after hearing what Gu had said, their eyes filled with deep doubt and reproach.

It was as if Lin Xiaoxiao had become the target of public criticism, surrounded by these questioning gazes.

Lin Xiaoxiao's heart was like a powder keg that had been lit, filled with unbearable frustration.

She glared fiercely at Madam Gu, her impatience growing more pronounced, as if she were about to spit fire.

However, faced with this situation, she couldn't find the right words to defend herself.

Just then, a figure slowly emerged from the crowd.

This person was none other than Song Wenjing, and he exuded an aura that was impossible to ignore.

"Everyone, please be quiet!" Song Wenjing shouted. His clear and loud voice, like a booming bell, instantly resounded throughout the venue, successfully attracting the attention of everyone present.

Immediately afterwards, Song Wenjing turned to look at Madam Gu, his gaze sharp and intense as he stared intently at her.

Then, he asked slowly and deliberately, "Old man, you keep saying that Xiaoxiao is unfilial, but do you have any real evidence to prove it?"

As far as I know, when you and Xiaoxiao were exiled together, it was your Lin family who abandoned Xiaoxiao first during the exile! Is there any truth to this?

Song Wenjing's question was like a sharp sword, piercing straight into Gu's heart.

Gu's face suddenly turned deathly pale, her lips trembled slightly, and she wanted to refute but was speechless for a moment.

She could only stammer in response, "You...you mustn't spout nonsense here! I am her own grandmother, how could I possibly harm her?"

Upon hearing this, Song Wenjing couldn't help but sneer: "Whether or not you harmed her, only you yourself know the truth!"

"If you hadn't been so ruthless and heartlessly abandoned Xiaoxiao back then, how could she be holding that severance document signed by you today?"

She continued, "Xiaoxiao achieved everything she has today through her own hard work. And what about you? When she was in her most difficult time, not only did you not lend a helping hand, but you even kicked her when she was down?"

Now that she's successful, she wants to curry favor with him. Do you think that's appropriate?

The surrounding people listened to Song Wenjing's words.

The crowd began to whisper among themselves, and murmurs of discussion rose and fell.

Some people nodded frequently, agreeing that what Song Wenjing said made a lot of sense;

However, some people remained skeptical, their faces showing hesitation.

Just then, Lin Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and raised her voice, saying, "Fellow villagers, please calm down and listen to what I have to say."

Back when my family was exiled, the document severing all kinship ties was personally handed to me by this very Mr. Gu!

Even when the Lin family was not yet impoverished and was relatively well-off, I never received the slightest assistance or support from them.

On the contrary, in that vast Lin family estate, I suffered endless hardship and torment!

At this point, Lin Xiaoxiao's voice choked and her eyes reddened, but she forced herself not to let the tears fall.

They were all impressed by their own acting skills.

He continued firmly, "And now, after many hardships and difficulties, I have finally managed to achieve this small success."

But who would have thought that the Gu family would shamelessly come to my door, attempting to morally blackmail me with their so-called grandfather-grandson relationship in order to gain wealth and status?

"I could never possibly acknowledge a grandmother as heartless, selfish, and ruthless!"

Lin Xiaoxiao's words were like a resounding bell, deafening and powerful.

The people around were all dumbfounded and their faces were full of astonishment after hearing this.

Clearly, they had no idea that the truth would be so unbearable.

Looking at Madam Gu now, her face had turned as pale as paper, completely devoid of color.

She knew very well that her carefully planned conspiracy was likely to fail completely.

Even so, she still refused to give up and continued to make a final, desperate struggle.

He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Everyone, please don't believe this little brat's nonsense! She's just maliciously slandering me!"

"Slander you? Haha!" Lin Xiaoxiao laughed angrily, her laughter filled with mockery and disdain.

"I have kept that letter severing ties from back then perfectly intact. I even just showed it to you blind fools. I never imagined that you would still have the nerve to utter such shameless words in this state!"

Before she could finish speaking, there was a loud thud. As if struck by lightning, Madam Gu's body trembled violently, and she collapsed weakly to the ground.

Her eyes widened, her lips trembled slightly, but she couldn't utter a single word, as if all arguments and explanations seemed pale and ridiculous at this moment.

At this moment, all eyes of the onlookers turned to Gu Shi, and those gazes were like sharp arrows, piercing her body with pain.

The crowd looked at them with disdain. Some shook their heads and sighed, some whispered among themselves, and some even pointed at the Gu family and uttered malicious words.

Faced with all this, Gu could only lower her head silently, burying herself in shame.

However, Lin Xiaoxiao merely watched this scene with indifference from beginning to end.

She stared silently at the disheveled Gu Shi on the ground, her heart unmoved.

The resentment and pain of the past seemed to have faded away with the passage of time. At this moment, she felt neither the pleasure of avenging her great enemy nor any pity for the Gu family.

Perhaps, after experiencing countless ups and downs, she has already learned to let go of the past and release those pains.

"Fine, take her away. From now on, I don't want to see her in front of me again, not even for a moment."

Lin Xiaoxiao turned her head expressionlessly and coldly gave orders to the servants beside her.

Soon, two strong servants stepped forward, one on each side, and dragged Gu Shi out of the mansion gate without any mercy, as if she were a worthless object.

Gu was dragged forward, her steps faltering, and she nearly fell several times.

She struggled to lift her head, watching Lin Xiaoxiao's figure gradually walk away until it disappeared inside the mansion gate.

A complex mix of emotions welled up inside me—regret, guilt, resentment… But no amount of emotion could change anything now; it was all irreversible.

After Gu was taken away, Lin Xiaoxiao sighed softly.

Song Wenjing walked to her side and said softly, "This matter is finally resolved. There won't be any more troublesome things like this in the future."

Lin Xiaoxiao nodded slightly, "Thanks to you for speaking up today, otherwise I really wouldn't know how to deal with it."

"There's no need for such formalities between us," Song Wenjing said gently, looking at her.