The crowd bustled around Dongfang Mei, clamoring for her gifts.
Dongfang Mei, knowing Jiang Yi was in a difficult position, paid no mind to his predicament, distributing the cosmetics to whomever caught her eye.
In the blink of an eye, everything was gone.
Those who received the Hundred Beauties cosmetics were ecstatic, while those who didn't were dejected.
Witnessing this scene, Jiang Yi found it utterly comical.
Had he not seen it with his own eyes, Jiang Yi would never have believed it.
Just then, Liu Yuan walked in from outside the hall.
Upon seeing Liu Yuan, no one paid him any attention.
Even Liu Hong's expression soured when she saw Liu Yuan.
"Liu Yuan, why are you at the Dongfang residence? You're not welcome here. Leave immediately!" Dongfang Teng said dismissively to Liu Yuan.
Liu Yuan ignored Dongfang Teng and instead focused his gaze on Liu Hong, saying, "I've come to tell you something!"
"I don't want to hear it!"
Liu Hong stated plainly.
Liu Yuan had disrupted Jiang Yi and Dongfang Mei's wedding, an act that had greatly angered Liu Hong.
"This is about Jiang Yi!"
Liu Yuan declared, "I've discovered that Jiang Yi has a daughter with Ye Yanran, named Xiao Bei. Everyone is now spreading rumors that Jiang Yi abandoned his wife and child to marry Dongfang Mei, and that Jiang Yi has become a social pariah."
"Nonsense!"
Liu Hong retorted angrily, "Stop spewing lies and trying to mislead people. I know your intentions, you're just looking for trouble with Jiang Yi. I don't understand what Jiang Yi did to offend you so much that you have to go after him like this."
"I'm doing this for you and Dongfang Mei!" Liu Yuan insisted.
"You're still playing innocent? Do you take us all for fools?" Liu Hong scoffed.
Liu Yuan was undeterred and continued, "I also know a secret: Jiang Yi has two mistresses outside. Jiang Yi is such a womanizer..."
Liu Yuan slandered Jiang Yi once more.
Hearing this, everyone turned their gaze to Jiang Yi.
Even Liu Hong and Dongfang Mei looked at Jiang Yi.
Seeing that his words were finally having an effect, Liu Yuan pressed on, "Jiang Yi is not a good person at all. Dongfang Mei will never be happy marrying Jiang Yi. He's someone who easily gets tired of one thing and moves on to another. Such a person is not worthy of Dongfang Mei..." Su Dan Novels
Dongfang Mei's brow furrowed slightly.
"Jiang Yi, what's going on?" Dongfang Mei asked Jiang Yi.
"I don't have any mistresses!"
Jiang Yi shrugged and said, "Your uncle is a scoundrel. Why would you believe him?"
Dongfang Mei took a deep breath.
While Liu Yuan's words were untrustworthy, Dongfang Mei still felt uneasy and wanted to clarify the situation.
"Jiang Yi, even now, you still try to deceive people!"
Liu Yuan stared at Jiang Yi with a cold sneer and said, "Since you won't say anything, I'll tell them!"
With that, Liu Yuan turned his attention to Dongfang Mei and announced, "Jiang Yi's two mistresses are named Shen Lu and Dong Rui. They both came to the capital with Jiang Yi from Jiang Province."
"Moreover, Jiang Yi is often seen with them. These two women are not only beautiful but also very capable. It's not surprising that they are Jiang Yi's mistresses!"
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Mei didn't get angry. Instead, she began to laugh.
Dongfang Mei knew the nature of Shen Lu and Dong Rui's relationship with Jiang Yi very well.
Although they liked Jiang Yi, Jiang Yi harbored no romantic feelings for them.
Furthermore, with Li Ping keeping a close eye, Dongfang Mei wasn't worried about Shen Lu and Dong Rui having inappropriate thoughts about Jiang Yi.
"What are you laughing at?" Liu Yuan asked Dongfang Mei, puzzled.
"I know very well about Shen Lu and Dong Rui's situation with Jiang Yi!"
Dongfang Mei looked at Liu Yuan and said, "Uncle, you must have gone to great lengths to cause trouble for Jiang Yi! You even managed to find out about Shen Lu and Dong Rui!"
"Shen Lu and Dong Rui have no connection to Jiang Yi. If they did, I would have driven them away long ago. They are simply staying by Jiang Yi's side to help him manage Tian Sheng Group's affairs."
Liu Yuan was speechless!
He didn't know what to say.
He thought he would finally be able to deal with Jiang Yi, but to his surprise, he had failed again.
"I warned you before not to deliberately cause trouble for Jiang Yi, but you not only ignored me, you escalated your actions. You've truly disappointed me!"
Liu Hong said to Liu Yuan, "You should leave! From now on, you are forbidden from stepping foot in our Dongfang residence again. I don't want our family to be embroiled in unnecessary disputes because of you."
Liu Yuan was resentful!
But he was helpless and could only turn to leave.
Jiang Yi's brow furrowed slightly.
There was something amiss with Liu Yuan.
Ever since he returned from abroad, he had been causing trouble for Jiang Yi.
His intentions must be more than just simple revenge.
Jiang Yi had to uncover Liu Yuan's true motive.
"I'm going out to make a phone call!"
Jiang Yi said to Dongfang Mei.
"Mm!" Dongfang Mei nodded.
Jiang Yi stood up and left the hall.
Reaching the villa entrance, Jiang Yi caught up to Liu Yuan.
Seeing Jiang Yi approach, Liu Yuan became flustered and asked, "What do you want? Don't do anything rash. I am Dongfang Mei's uncle. If you dare touch a single hair on my head, Dongfang Mei will certainly not forgive you."
"Why are you causing trouble for me?" Jiang Yi asked, staring at Liu Yuan.
"I'm causing you trouble because I don't like you!" Liu Yuan sneered.
"If you don't tell me the truth, you're not leaving today! Even if you are Dongfang Mei's uncle, I don't care!" Jiang Yi stated sternly.
"Hmph!"
Liu Yuan snorted and said, "Since you're so eager to know, I'll tell you."
With that, Liu Yuan explained the whole story.
It turned out that Liu Yuan had squandered all his assets abroad.
When he was at his wits' end, someone found him, gave him a sum of money, and instructed him to find a way to deal with Jiang Yi and prevent Jiang Yi from marrying Dongfang Mei.
And this person was none other than Jiang Yi's eldest uncle.
Jiang Yi's eldest uncle did this to prevent Jiang Yi from joining forces with the Dongfang family.
Jiang Yi's eldest uncle did not want to see Jiang Yi's strength grow step by step.
"Jiang Yi, even if I can't defeat you, your eldest uncle won't let you off!" Liu Yuan said sternly to Jiang Yi.
"You don't need to worry about my affairs. You should worry about yourself!"
Jiang Yi replied, "My eldest uncle is a ruthless man. He asked you to stop my marriage to Dongfang Mei, but you failed. Do you think you'll get away with it?"
"I can guarantee that you won't receive a single cent of the money your eldest uncle promised you, and he will personally kill you!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yuan's expression began to turn grim.