Shen Shuhui lunged forward, raising her hand to slap Wang Xuerou directly across the face. However, just as she was about to strike, someone standing beside Wang Xuerou kicked her flying.
Xu Ruowei had expected Shen Shuhui to succeed, so when Shen Shuhui charged to hit Wang Xuerou, she didn't even try to stop her.
But seeing Shen Shuhui sent flying, Xu Ruowei was utterly terrified. Upon clearly identifying the person standing beside Wang Xuerou, Xu Ruowei's face instantly darkened, and she didn't know what to say.
At this moment, her face was deathly pale. She had truly not expected Fu Jingxuan to be right by Wang Xuerou's side.
So, he had been secretly protecting Wang Xuerou from the beginning, not stepping forward until he saw her mother making a move.
"Mom, what are you doing? Xuerou is my sister, how could you lay a hand on her?"
Wang Xuerou said with a pained expression, even with a hint of displeasure. "Mom, how could you be like this? I always told you not to touch my sister, but you never listened."
"Look at you. Even if you truly cared for Xuerou, she would definitely feel that you're not good."
"Mom, you need to calm down."
"I think there must be some misunderstanding. If we talk it through, the misunderstanding can be resolved."
Xu Ruowei spoke, looking at Wang Xuerou with deep guilt on her face. "Xuerou, I hope you're not angry. Mom only acted harshly because she was afraid you might do something that would ruin your career."
"Although it's indeed infuriating, Xuerou, I believe you should understand. Mom was worried that if these people wrote something negative, it would cause irreparable damage to you, so Mom became anxious."
"Xuerou, Mom did all this for your own good, I hope you won't be angry."
"Of course, if you are truly angry, then Xuerou, you can vent all your anger on me."
"Shut up." Wang Xuerou found Xu Ruowei's words utterly disgusting. Her true colors had been exposed, yet she still had the audacity to say such things. It was utterly laughable.
How could she utter those words so calmly?
Did she have no remorse at all?
And what about the gazes of the people around her and their words? Had she not heard them?
"Xuerou, there's a misunderstanding between us. You've definitely been deceived by An Nuan."
"Xuerou, can we discuss these matters privately, okay?"
"Xuerou, would you rather believe outsiders than believe me?"
"Xuerou, I know you are kind-hearted, and you've been manipulated by someone with ulterior motives."
"But don't you believe me? I would never do anything wicked."
Xu Ruowei spoke these touching words, tears streaming down her face. She believed that many of the people around her would be moved and even speak up for her.
After all, she had done this too many times before.
And each time, she had succeeded.
Wang Xuerou simply watched the person before her, her eyes filled with disdain.
Hahaha, it was truly ridiculous. Even at this point, Wang Xuerou could speak so calmly. How could she manage it?
However, Wang Xuerou could clearly understand the implication of Xu Ruowei's words. If it were in the past, she might have played along with Xu Ruowei's act, because she used to believe every word Xu Ruowei said.
But after being deceived by Xu Ruowei so many times, she was no longer fooled.
She was not a fool.
"I don't know why this happened."
"Even during my press conference, so many people stood up to speak for An Nuan."
"I didn't ask Wang Xuerou, Li Tian, or even Fu Jingxuan to come. So why did they know and come here, and even bring 'so-called evidence'? Doesn't that sound absurd?"
"However, whether this was intentionally orchestrated by someone with ulterior motives is hard to say."
Xu Ruowei said, tears flowing down her cheeks as she appeared extremely heartbroken.
Shen Shuhui, seeing this, wanted to step forward and tear Wang Xuerou's mouth apart.
With this thought in mind, she moved forward directly.
But at this moment, Xu Ruowei, who had been feigning helplessness, quickly grabbed Shen Shuhui's hand and embraced her, sobbing.
To outsiders, Xu Ruowei appeared to be crying tragically.
However, Xu Ruowei spoke coldly to Shen Shuhui, "Mom, can you stop causing trouble?"
"I can handle everything myself. You are just making things worse, do you understand?"
"Do you want to see me dead before you're satisfied?"
Shen Shuhui was anxious and quickly explained, "No, I didn't mean that. I just feel that this Wang Xuerou is so ungrateful. I wanted to go teach her a lesson."
Xu Ruowei said coldly, "Even if you want to teach her a lesson, it's not now, do you understand?"
"If you act now, aren't you pushing me into another abyss?"
"After everything I've done today, if you do something like this, it will truly ruin me. Are you unhappy unless you destroy me?"
Shen Shuhui's face turned deathly pale. This was not what she had expected.
No, that wasn't right. Just as she was about to speak, Xu Ruowei stopped her.
Xu Ruowei said coldly, "Alright, now is not the time to talk about this. Remember, don't say anything, don't do anything, do you understand? Just stand there."
Shen Shuhui's expression was grim. After being admonished by Xu Ruowei, her mood worsened.
However, she did not voice the unspoken words.
In the end, she could only obediently stand there, doing nothing and saying nothing.
The surrounding people watched the two of them perform.
The insulting words directed at her grew even louder.
Xu Ruowei clenched her fists tightly, unwilling to accept why things had turned out this way.
It shouldn't have been like this.
These people should have been on her side.
Did they have no brains to listen to her words?
Why did they believe what Li Tian and Wang Xuerou said?
No, they should have believed her words. They should have stood with her.
...
Listening to the condemnatory voices, Xu Ruowei wanted to retort loudly, but in the end, she calmed herself down and just watched the people before her.
Now was not the time to get angry. What she needed to do was to be calm and quiet.
She didn't even realize that her actions today had backfired on her.
In fact, if she had behaved herself, the public opinion would not have escalated. But as it stood, Xu Ruowei had truly shot herself in the foot.
Moreover, she didn't know that even more devastating events were yet to come.