CEO Wants To Marry Me After Divorce
Chapter 1394. The "Black Moonlight" in Shen Qianyao’s Life

The old lady’s rebuke shocked the frantic Chen Fang.

She hesitated for a moment, seeing the gazes around her that seemed to be enjoying the drama, her facial muscles twitched violently.

"Mom, please stop. My cousin’s wife really didn’t mistreat me."

Shen Qianyao’s heartbroken crying momentarily calmed Chen Fang down.

"Then why were you crying like that when you came back from the main house?"

Chen Fang still didn’t believe that Qiaoxu had not mistreated her daughter; otherwise, who would cry for no reason?

Shen Qianyao was annoyed at Chen Fang’s foolishness, at this point, it was best to just back down.

The situation was clearly unfavorable; pressing the issue was just giving Qiaoxu another chance to strike her. Why did she continue to question the reason for her tears?

Originally, Shen Qianyao could have quietly apologized and left the scene, but Chen Fang insisted on asking why she was crying?

Should she admit that she had been trying to force Qiaoxu to let her into the Lu family, but had cried because Qiaoxu refused to help?

Shen Qianyao secretly clenched her teeth, not wanting to answer.

"If my cousin doesn’t want to speak, let me tell Auntie then."

Qiaoxu said with a smile, her casual demeanor already enough for people to know that things were not as Shen Qianyao had made them seem.

Shen Qianyao’s complexion changed, and she looked at Qiaoxu, saying:

"Cousin’s wife, these are all trivial matters. Let’s just forget about it. My mom is just bad-tempered. She doesn’t mean any harm."

Qiaoxu sneered inwardly. So, just because your mother has a bad temper, I should take the blame for mistreating someone?

Dream on!

Qiaoxu didn’t show her thoughts, only replying:

"Although it’s a minor matter, we’re all family here. If Auntie misunderstands and word gets out that our Lu family looks down on poor relatives, that wouldn’t be good at all."

Qiaoxu used Chen Fang’s previous words against her.

Although it sounded like she was echoing Chen Fang, these words implicitly agreed that the Chen family was poor relatives of the Lu family.

Chen Fang was too foolish to understand Qiaoxu’s implications, but Shen Hong and Shen Qianyao got the message.

The surrounding onlookers also understood, unable to suppress their expressions of amusement.

Feeling the gazes around her, Shen Qianyao found her face burning in embarrassment.

If she tried to stop Qiaoxu from speaking, people would think she was guilty, attempting to cover up her wrongdoing only to be caught out by Qiaoxu.

Shen Qianyao was caught in a difficult spot by Chen Fang’s antics; she had no idea what to do.

However, now that things had escalated to this level, she would rather reveal the truth herself than have Qiaoxu to expose her.

At least, speaking on her own behalf might give her some room to manipulate the narrative in her favor.

Just when Shen Qianyao was about to speak, Lu Xintong said:

"What were you doing going to our main house when you were supposed to be a guest at the Lu residence?"

Lu Xintong was the "black moonlight" in Shen Qianyao’s life—the moment she spoke, Shen Qianyao became fearful.

That dining plate full of food from back then had become her nightmare.

As soon as Lu Xintong spoke, Shen Qianyao immediately responded without thinking:

"I... I wasn’t feeling well and wanted to rest for a while."

"Is there no place to rest in the banquet hall? Why would you go so far away if you weren’t feeling well?"

Lu Xintong was always blunt and unyielding towards those she disliked, relentlessly poking at their weaknesses.

She had seen Shen Qianyao crying when she came out of the main house. Judging the timing, her brother had been in the main house just before that.