Zhuang Shaoyang’s face was ashen, his fists clenched, yet he couldn’t refute a single word.

Those harsh words flashed through his mind, how she had looked at him at the time, with disappointment, unfamiliarity, and even disgust.

At this moment, endless remorse came overwhelming, twisting his heart like a knife.

Seeing Zhuang Shaoyang in pain, Liang Rong felt quite satisfied, but it wasn’t enough. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

She continued, "You say I framed her. If you truly believed her, how could you not see the flaws in those photos? Why didn’t you listen to her explanation?"

Zhuang Shaoyang could no longer remember how ambiguous Ah Ning and that man were in those photos, only how furious he was at the time.

His dignity and love were trampled upon, and he used the most venomous words he could think of to scold her.

Mu Yan knew Liang Rong was deliberately provoking Zhuang Shaoyang, and she didn’t join in. Liang Rong was despicable, but was Zhuang Shaoyang innocent?

One was scheming, the other disloyal to his wife, truly made for each other.

She looked at Mrs. Zhuang and Mr. Zhuang and said indifferently, "You both should have heard clearly. My mom was innocent in what happened back then. She might have brought shame to the Zhuang Family, but it wasn’t her intention. The real culprit is Liang Rong."

"My poor Ah Ning," Mrs. Zhuang cried out, beating her chest in despair.

Mu Yan watched coldly, with not a ripple of emotion in her heart.

As the truth was peeled away layer by layer, she found her affection for the Zhuang Family gradually vanished.

Back then, if the Zhuang Family had sincerely tried to keep them, would Mom have insisted on leaving for an unfamiliar place in the South?

Moreover, Mom grew up in the Zhuang Family. Didn’t they know her nature?

No, they knew, but when the photos were leaked, and the No. 2 Madame Zhuang’s affair made the Imperial Family a laughingstock, they chose to sacrifice Zhuang Ning, and her along with her, for the sake of reputation.

Everyone claimed to care about her, but in the end, weren’t they the ones who let her leave with Mom?

She said coldly, "I want you to publicly reveal Liang Rong’s plot against my mom. I want justice for her."

Ruan Xinyu immediately agreed, "Nuannuan is right. We can’t let Ah Ning suffer an unjust grievance any longer."

Liang Rong, looking fearless, said, "Go ahead, tell the public I framed her, and let those photos circulate again. Let everyone see the elegance of the most beautiful woman in Beijing in bed."

"You truly are vicious!" Ruan Xinyu said angrily.

Liang Rong glanced at her and said through gritted teeth, "They forced me to do this!"

Zhuang Shaoyang looked at her in disbelief, "You say we forced you? What did Ah Ning and I do to wrong you?"

"You did wrong me!" Liang Rong shouted loudly. "I was the one engaged to you, yet Zhuang Ning knew this and still seduced you. You broke our engagement!"

"The so-called engagement was nothing more than a joke between our parents, not to be taken seriously!" Zhuang Shaoyang said with a frown.

"You say it’s not to be taken seriously, and that’s it? Have you forgotten the love letters you wrote to me?" Liang Rong retorted sarcastically. "In those letters, you swore eternal love to me, but in a blink, you were cuddling with Zhuang Ning. Do you know how heartbroken I was then?"

Zhuang Shaoyang frowned slightly, "When did I ever write you love letters? I don’t recall any such thing!"

"Of course, you’d deny it. What man admits to having led someone on?" Liang Rong sneered, "All men in the world are the same, not a single one is worth anything good."

Zhuang Shaoyang’s face looked extremely displeased, "I said there were no such letters. From start to finish, I only ever loved Ah Ning, and only ever wrote love letters to her."

Liang Rong’s expression changed slightly, "I don’t believe you. I’ve kept those letters, and Jiaoyang can testify for me!"