Chapter 1673 - 1662: The Villain’s Foster Mother

Chapter 1673: Chapter 1662: The Villain’s Foster Mother

"Chuqing and I have been best friends since childhood. We agreed that we would both enter the entertainment industry—she would act, and I would sing. However, Aunt Ye was always against it, so Chuqing and I often snuck out."

Speaking up here, Li Xinhe smiled sheepishly: "Little girls, you know, can’t help but be playful. We’d spend the whole day at the film studio and sometimes forgot to do our homework. We’d get scolded by Aunt Ye, but isn’t that normal? How did it turn into abuse when it reached those big V’s mouths?"

"Some media even say Chuqing had a hard time growing up. Isn’t that normal too? Aunt Ye was the only one earning money at home. After school, Chuqing had to help with chores, like washing dishes. That’s normal in ordinary families. So why does it sound different when it’s Chuqing and Aunt Ye?"

Li Xinhe’s mom chimed in: "Ye Qiu lived in the same community as us. We can vouch for Ye Qiu. When Chuqing was young, she indeed had a bit of a temper, but she had just lost her husband and had to take on the family’s responsibilities. As far as I know, her own family was holding her back. How could she always be in a good mood?"

Ye Mu rubbed his nose, looking embarrassed and said: "Everyone knows I’m my sister’s brother, but nobody knows we don’t have the same mom, right? Our dad was a piece of work, always avoiding debts outside. If it weren’t for his passing, my sister and I wouldn’t have the good days we have now."

Li Xinhe’s dad, Li Bo, continued: "I see many online saying Ye Qiu was bad to Chuqing. If she were bad, would she agree to let her daughter enter the entertainment industry? Would she spend all her savings for her daughter to learn more skills? Would she go out early morning or even late at night to set up stalls? I urge netizens who don’t know the truth not to follow blindly. If you still don’t believe, you can ask around our old hometown area about how Ye Qiu treated Chuqing, her adopted daughter. When Chuqing’s biological parents showed up, Ye Qiu not only didn’t ask for any child support but even agreed to the Zhou Family not to actively contact Chuqing. Isn’t this love?"

"This whole thing was my fault. I was too spoiled by mom. My biological parents told me that my mom sold me to them, so I was always angry with her, blaming her for taking money from my birth parents and not contacting me. Later I learned that mom was doing it for my sake. She didn’t take any money from my biological parents and even tolerated not contacting me so that I’d be better accepted by my birth family. I’ve been so unfilial."

Speaking, Chuqing’s eyes reddened again, and she kept sniffing, looking utterly self-blaming.

"What kid doesn’t have some temper? You were just mad because you cared too much about me, right?" Ye Qiu rubbed her head again, "Don’t cry, you’ll look ugly."

Seeing this warm scene between mother and daughter, and thinking back to what they said at the press conference earlier, who would doubt their genuine emotions now? It’s more the Zhou Family that raises suspicion.

Other people painstakingly raise your daughter, and not only do you not appreciate them, but you don’t allow your daughter to contact the adoptive mother she grew up with? Now, smearing them on TV, what’s your real intent?

We understand that you worked hard to find your daughter and want her closer to you, but can you be so ungrateful? This forces Chuqing to be someone void of emotion, doesn’t it?

Now the mother and daughter have reconciled and their relationship is even better, and you say it’s Ye Qiu who manipulated your daughter? How audacious can you be?

"Zhou Linxia’s fans have nothing to say now, right? The actual people involved have come forward to prove it, yet they still talk about Ye Qiu plotting for the Zhou family’s money."

"I now formally apologize to Ms. Ye Qiu. I’m sorry for wrongly accusing you before. There’s no better mother than you in the world."

"I also want to apologize to Ye Qiu. I’m sorry!"

"Sorry!"

In the livestream, a flood of ’sorry’s filled the chat. This is the beauty of netizens—they dare to fight back and also admit their mistakes. Yet often, before the truth comes out, innocent people are harmed. Hopefully, netizens can be more rational in the future!

Ye Mu then spoke: "Whether it’s towards Chuqing or me, my sister has always been very good. I genuinely hope fans from both families can discern right from wrong and not be led astray. Some things require evidence before you speak about them; otherwise, it would greatly harm others."

Educated like this by Ye Mu, the fans who attacked Ye Qiu felt even more guilty. The sibling relationship between Ye Qiu and Ye Mu is so good that hurting the sister means hurting their brother, right?

Thus, the fans promptly shifted their focus. The brother said they shouldn’t be led astray. Who else but Zhou Linxia could be leading the charge? Otherwise, why would Ye Qiu’s issue, as a behind-the-scenes person, ferment so quickly?

As Zhou Linxia and the Zhou Family hadn’t yet reacted, they were immediately attacked by netizens, accused of being disgusting for their actions, and using unscrupulous means for inheritance rights. They said the Zhou Family isn’t emotional and treats their daughter’s benefactors without care. How would they treat others then?

Just as netizens voiced suspicions, immediately Zhou Family’s employees appeared to say Zhou Family’s treatment isn’t good, with many more constraints than peers. If not for mortgage and kids holding them back, they’d have left long ago.

Other netizens said recent purchases of Zhou Family’s appliances weren’t as good as before. An air conditioner used to last ten years, and now it breaks within a year; the fridge now not only freezes but doesn’t cool properly.

Seeing the online information, industry peers swiftly released plenty of articles blackening Zhou Family, as if suddenly, their products were no longer worth buying.

Zhou Family’s PR saw the online rumors and immediately informed the two bosses, quickly publishing articles to salvage the company’s image, even @’ing a few netizens who criticized the products, saying that any quality issues would receive satisfactory after-sales services.

Originally, the couple planned to have the company’s PR repair their eldest daughter’s reputation upon hearing news about both daughters, but it quickly implicated the company itself. Now they couldn’t concern themselves with Zhou Linxia; they had to do PR immediately to prevent stock price fluctuations.

Zhou Linxia does have a good admirer, Li Chongwen, who quickly contacted his family’s PR to explain on her behalf.

In the video, Zhou Linxia remained gracious as usual, looking like the gentle and noble Eldest Lady: "I didn’t expect my words on the program that day to have such a huge impact. Hearing my sister’s explanation at the press release just now, I realized how much Aunt Ye loves my sister. I misunderstood because I cared too much about her. I will never make such a mistake again. Please understand."