When Xie Yuansheng flung the small bits of letter in air all around Shu Ning, she felt like crying. "Childhood sweetheart?" she asked staring at him as if he had grown two horns on his head.
Feng Xinying stared at her husband. Childhood sweetheart? What did that mean? "Did he know me from my childhood?" she wondered.
Xie Yuansheng was looking so angry that Shu Ning dared not moved from her place. She was rooted over there. Every part of her body was shaking with fear. Somehow she managed to croak, "I have many copies of that letter. If you will not comply with that letter, I will take you to the court. Also when I was young, you offered me a pearl necklace in order to have s.e.x with me. You touched me inappropriately. You have to take my responsibility now."
Feng Xinying was aghast. Did Xie Yuansheng do all that?
"Why is it that you never came to me at that time and asked me to take responsibility? Why are you talking about it now? Also why should I take responsibility of a girl, who would speak so many lies and that too continuously?" Xie Yuansheng questioned in a threatening voice.
"There are no lies!" Shu Ning shouted.
"The pearl necklace that that you are talking about was the one that my aunt Xie Weihui bought from Persia. Each and every pearl in the necklace was worth a thousand Yuan. When my aunt showed it to your mother, you started drooling over it. In order to take it from her, you even begged her. When my aunt took it as a joke, you became angry and jumped in our swimming pool to show your anger. I rushed to save you when your mother started screaming that you didn"t know how to swim. When I was getting you out of the pool, you offered me that you would have s.e.x with me if I gave that pearl necklace to you!" Xie Yuansheng exposed Shu Ning"s white lies in an instant.
"What? This is all a lie! It was you who wanted to have s.e.x with me," she shouted. "And now after so many years you are denying that? You are such a horrible man," said Shu Ning as she started crying uncontrollably.
Feng Jiao Long became nervous and went to sit with Shu Ning. "Ning"er stay quiet. This is something that happened in the past. You should let it go now."
"No mother! He is speaking lies. I can"t let it go!" she said sobbing harder.
"In that case, let me show you something," replied Xie Yuansheng. He took his phone out and showed her a small video clip. It was that of Xie Weihui wearing that pearl necklace.
Xie Weihui had bought that necklace for her birthday. That day Xie Yuansheng filmed her secretly to give her a unique birthday gift. She was speaking with Feng Zhantian, "How do you like this necklace Xie Yuansheng? I bought it from Persia last time I visited with you. Today Shu Ning wanted to take it. Poor child, I felt bad for her. She jumped in the pool for her demand and even offered Xie Yuansheng to have s.e.x with him if he gave him that necklace." Xie Weihui laughed. "I am planning to buy something similar for her and give her."
The video was clipped after that.
Shu Ning became absolutely quiet as if she was in a coma. She had never expected that Xie Yuansheng would dig out an old video and show it to her. Her lies were now exposed and she didn"t know how to say anything.
"Also those pictures that were sent to Feng Xinying"s phone, I know the source of those," added Xie Yuansheng as he clenched his jaws in anger. "They were sent from aunt Jiao Long"s phone!"
Jiao Long was so shocked and embarra.s.sed that she didn"t know what to do.
A smiled played on Feng Xinying"s lips. She looked at her husband with admiration and wanted to smack herself for doubting him. She got up from her place, walked to him, held his hand and started to pull him out of the main hall. It was at this point that Feng Jiao Long called them from behind.
"Feng Xinying," she said and rushed to stop her.
Feng Xinying stopped in her tracks. She turned back to see her aunt and noticed that she was in tears.
Jiao Long came to her and held her shoulders. She turned her towards her and said, "Ying"er, stop." She took Feng Xinying"s hand in hers. "Xiao Ying, I don"t know who clicked those pictures. It could have been my phone, but I swear to G.o.d that I wasn"t the one who clicked those pictures. I am so sorry about Shu Ning. I did not know that she would create such a drama regarding this whole thing. I had warned her many times earlier never to get into it since Xie Yuansheng was never interested in her, but she never listened. Today my head hangs low in shame. Please Ying"er, you must forgive me. I wish I could tell you how much I love you ever since you were born, but circ.u.mstances were such that I could never. Will you forgive this aunt of yours?" Saying that Jiao Long started crying.
Feng Xinying melted. In her heart she knew that her aunt wasn"t an evil. She was since yesterday trying to control Shu Ning. She left Xie Yuansheng"s hand and placed her hand over her aunt"s hand. She rea.s.sured her, "It"s okay aunt. Please don"t worry. I am glad that something that would have become a huge misunderstanding got cleared right away. I have no grudges against you." Feng Xinying felt so much love that she also became teary with her aunt.
"Then who clicked these photos?" Xie Yuansheng interrupted.
A servant came and said right at that time, "Miss Ning had asked me to click those pictures…"
"Shut up you liar!" shouted Shu Ning.
Feng Jiao Long was so angry now that she went and slapped Shu Ning right across her face. "You shut up now! Enough of those dirty tricks." Shu Ning held her cheek as she looked with shock at her mother.
Jiao Long than went to the servant and said, "You are dismissed. Don"t show me your face ever again!"