Chapter 1229 - Xia Yehuas Marriage (24) (1/2)

Li Mao really was at his wits’ end now “Elder Brother!! So what exactly do you want?”

“What do we want? We want to know how exactly Yuanyuan died! We want justice for her! If she died of grief because of you two, then we, the Zhang Family, won’t let it go easily.”

Li Mao pursed his lips tightly and started, “You—”

Before he could speak, someone interrupted him in a calm and indifferent tone, “Please leave. I will not marry him.”

Everyone was stunned by these words.

They looked at Xia Yehua, who was standing there impassively, saying again, “Please leave.”

Zhang Yuan’s elder brother finally reacted. All worked up, he demanded, “You- you- Did Yuanyuan die of grief because of you? Now you’re feeling the guilt!! Otherwise, why are you giving up on the marriage?!”

“That’s right, that must be it.”

Zhang Yuan’s sister-in-law took a few steps forward and added, “You’re finally admitting it because you have no answers for us. The two of you, you’re simply the scum of the society!”

“My poor daughter, she had such a tough life. Why did she meet people like you in her life? To think that she treated you like a friend… Sob, sob, sob,” the Senior Madam started crying.

Li Mao looked at Xia Yehua in a daze.

Her expression was firm and resolute as her eyes met his.

At once, Li Mao understood what she was thinking.

He had been avoiding telling the truth about Zhang Yuan’s death.

Xia Yehua knew that he had his reasons.

Hence, he would rather try to explain his way out, to convince them it hadn’t been what they thought, than come clean with the real reason for her death.

The reason surely left him in a tight spot.

She lowered her gaze.

She felt a little bitter.

It had been many years since Zhang Yuan had died, but Li Mao seemed to care so much still.