Chapter 431: Chapter 431: The Beneficiary Is the Troublemaker (Part 1)
Chapter 431: The Beneficiary is the Culprit Part 1
Mengyu knew Zhou Wangmei definitely hadn’t stolen another’s man. She didn’t need Zhou Wangmei to defend herself; Mengyu could tell from the information radiating from her body.
But Xie Xinyuan was convinced that Zhou Wangmei had been unfaithful. As such, Mengyu could easily guess who had started the rumor.
“Of course,” Chen Xinyu stated with certainty: “One morning, many people saw an old bachelor from our village climbing over the wall out of her house.”
Mengyu pressed on: “Does this old bachelor look better than Xie Xinyuan, is he wealthier, or does he hold a higher status than Xie Xinyuan?
Don’t tell me he’s that good. If he really were, how could he still fail to find a wife and end up a bachelor?”
Chen Xinyu hesitated: “Well, maybe it’s beauty in the lover’s eyes. Perhaps their eyes met and that was that. Or maybe, it’s because he’s bigger, and he’s skilled in bed?”
“Wrong. The one Zhou Wangmei had eyes for was Xie Xinyuan. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be frequently helping out at Xie Xinyuan’s family and even become intimate with him precisely when Xie Xinyuan returned one day.
For a woman, once she falls for a man, it’s impossible to have feelings for another at the same time—unless that other man is superior to Xie Xinyuan.
But the old bachelor you mentioned clearly isn’t a match for Xie Xinyuan; hence, logically speaking, Zhou Wangmei, who’s devoted to Xie Xinyuan, couldn’t possibly have had an affair!
As for the bed skills you’re talking about, how could Zhou Wangmei know about the old bachelor’s size and performance before having an affair with him?”
Chen Xinyu wanted to say, who knows why she’d get involved with an old bachelor, but Mengyu was already continuing.
“Second point, let’s uncover who started the rumor that the child Zhou Wangmei is carrying doesn’t belong to Xie Xinyuan.”
Chen Xinyu froze internally: “How would I know—”
Actually, she did know, as it was her own doing, but why would she admit it?
Mengyu promptly stated: “I once heard a story about a village electing a new leader. There were three candidates. Candidate C was weak and had no real chance. Candidates A and B were evenly matched, but Candidate A had stronger support from the village.
If things proceeded normally, Candidate A would have undoubtedly been elected. However, suddenly rumors surfaced that Candidate A had molested a female youth, and although no solid evidence existed, public sentiment shifted, leading to Candidate B winning the election.
Candidate A, not having actually molested anyone, was naturally dissatisfied and swore to find out who was behind the rumors.
The old leader told him: ‘These rumors didn’t come out sooner or later but precisely when you were contesting for leader. Whoever benefits from them is likely the one behind them.’
And the investigation proved the old leader right: the source of the rumors was indeed Candidate B. Only he had the motive to slander Candidate A.”
Chen Xinyu listened to Mengyu’s words in a panic, and she shouted angrily: “Jiang Mengyu, what are you trying to say?”
Mengyu responded coldly, “You already know what I’m getting at, right?
Xie Xinyuan was a man from the army, even held an official position, and many girls in the village fancied him. Among these girls who adored Xie Xinyuan, you, Chen Xinyu, must be the one with the best looks and the highest expectations.
Zhou Wangmei is also fond of Xie Xinyuan, and although she isn’t as pretty as you, who’d have thought she’d been promised to Xie Xinyuan since childhood as a child bride? Thus, to have a chance at marriage with Xie Xinyuan, you had to bring Zhou Wangmei down.”