"Alright, enough about me. Tell me about you, how is your business?"
A flicker of embarrassment crossed Li Mei's eyes. Not wanting to discuss her work, she forcibly changed the subject.
"I'm making a fortune! Ever since the Muscle Regeneration Cream was launched, our company's stock has been soaring!"
"Me too. It's only been a month, and all my investments have been recouped!"
Speaking of their careers, the two women's eyes lit up, and they grew more excited and animated with every word.
"Li Mei, you wicked woman, give me back my husband!"
As the three women were chatting happily, a hoarse voice suddenly cried out from not far away. Before Li Mei could react, a woman wearing a white fox mask rushed over!
Wang Xiaomei and Lin Qingqing tried their best to restrain her, but the woman's strength was too great. Bodyguards followed behind her, and instead of helping Li Mei, they were suppressed by the woman's bodyguards!
The surrounding guests gathered, but no one intervened, only murmuring amongst themselves.
"Oh my god!"
"Ugh!"
In her struggle, Li Mei managed to remove the woman's mask. Upon seeing the scabbed face, many guests began to retch.
"It's all her fault! She ruined my face to steal my husband!"
Seeing the horrified and vomiting reactions of the crowd, Xu Xiaoting furiously pointed at Li Mei and roared.
Wang Xiaomei, standing nearby, wanted to explain for Li Mei, but her mouth was covered tightly by a bodyguard, rendering her unable to speak.
"You are Miss Xu, aren't you? Is what she says true?"
A noblewoman nearby seemed to recall something. Stepping forward cautiously, she asked with a doubtful expression.
Everyone knew that this woman in the blue dress was the fiancée of the richest man in the capital, but they never imagined there was such a story behind it!
"Yes, I am Xu Xiaoting. Wang Erzhu and I are about to get engaged. This woman found out and came to settle the score with me. First, she tried to force me away from Erzhu with money. When I refused, she had her bodyguards disfigure me!"
Xu Xiaoting touched her ghastly face, which was filled with anger and grievance, but her eyes were brimming with smug satisfaction!
She had pushed all the blame for her actions onto Li Mei, solely to ruin Li Mei and Wang Erzhu's reputation!
Everyone knew that reputation was paramount to businessmen; once it was destroyed, everything would be over!
And this was the price for offending her, Xu Xiaoting!
"Xu Xiaoting, you are a viperous woman who plays the victim! These are things you did to me!"
Li Mei's face turned as green as jade with anger. She had thought the previous lesson would deter Xu Xiaoting, but to her surprise, not only did she not cease, but she had become even more relentless!
"Is that so? Then why am I the one who is disfigured, and you are not?"
Xu Xiaoting sneered, pointing to her own revolting face and then to Li Mei's perfect one.
"How dare you say that! If it weren't for Erzhu, my face would be even worse than yours!"
Hearing this, Li Mei became even more enraged. She tightly clutched the hem of her skirt, wishing she could kill this lunatic!
"Haha, is Erzhu a divine physician? How could he have healed your face so quickly? This is just your sophistry!"
As Li Mei was about to say more, Xu Xiaoting burst into laughter, a hint of mockery flashing in her angry eyes.
She had expected Li Mei to be so angry that she would be speechless, but she never imagined she would fabricate such a lie!
How could someone from the countryside possess such exquisite medical skills? Li Mei's recovery must have been due to Wang Erzhu spending a large sum of money for cosmetic surgery!
"You wicked woman, have you forgotten that Erzhu is acquainted with Old Feng? Old Feng is from a renowned medical family in the capital. If his medical skills weren't outstanding, how could he have earned Old Feng's admiration!"
Lin Qingqing bit through the bodyguard's hand and spoke as soon as she managed to break free.
As soon as these words were spoken, the guests who were angrily watching Li Mei suddenly recalled something and began to discuss it.
As a prominent medical family in the capital, Old Feng had only ever admired one type of person in his life: those with superb medical skills!
Combined with the recent launch of Muscle Regeneration Cream by various pharmaceutical companies, they felt the matter was not difficult to understand.
"Miss Xu, Wang Erzhu is the richest man in the capital. Are you not afraid that Mr. Wang will seek retribution from you for slandering his fiancée like this?"
The noblewoman who had been accompanying Xu Xiaoting suddenly flung her arm away and questioned her like she was an idiot.
She had initially wanted to uphold justice for Xu Xiaoting, but now it seemed the situation was not as simple as it appeared!
*Clap! Clap! Clap!*
Just then, reporters from various media outlets, who had rushed to the scene, swarmed in. They frantically photographed Xu Xiaoting and Li Mei. Wang Xiaomei and Lin Qingqing struggled desperately but couldn't break free...
"No, everything I said is true! You must believe me!"
"This Li Mei is a widow from the countryside. The reason she did this is because I blocked her path to wealth. But why would I disfigure her? As a legitimate daughter of the Xu family, would I be unable to find a husband?"
Seeing that the guests had fallen silent and facing the numerous reporters, Xu Xiaoting's eyes darted around, and she began to argue again.
Everyone present was from prominent families and had encountered gold-diggers to some extent. She wanted to see how Li Mei would refute this!
"Hmm, it's true that these country girls would do anything for money!"
"Yes, Xu Xiaoting is a wealthy young lady; she wouldn't do something like this for a man!"
"Tsk tsk, you really can't judge a book by its cover. She looks so perfect, but who would have thought her heart was so dark!"
...
Xu Xiaoting's clever defense changed the guests' opinions. They all turned their criticism towards Li Mei, instantly making her the target of universal condemnation!
However, Erzhu and his partners were in a private room on the second floor discussing business, completely unaware of these events.
Li Mei wanted to defend herself, but thinking of Xu Xiaoting's words, she found herself at a loss for words.
Having lived in the capital for so long, she had indeed heard of many such incidents, and the reality, coupled with her background, left her speechless.
"See? She has nothing to say! Li Mei, you are a wicked woman! Give me back my husband!"
Seeing Li Mei's silence, Xu Xiaoting seemed to have found irrefutable proof. While speaking, she lunged towards Li Mei's face.
What if she had been healed? She could disfigure her again!
And this time, in full view of everyone!
Moreover, these people wouldn't save her; they would think she deserved it!
"Ah!"
Seeing a light flash from Xu Xiaoting's hand, Li Mei instantly guessed what it was. She let out a scream, covering her face, and quickly crouched down.
"You wicked woman who plays the victim! I won't let you harm Sister Li Mei!"
At that critical moment, Wang Xiaomei desperately broke free from the bodyguard and tightly grabbed Xu Xiaoting's waist.