217 THE VICTIMS (1/2)
The scandal involving the Murong clan, Lu Liang and Hu Lei kept heating up. However, it did not affect the popularity of TQA. Everyone was talking about the movie alongside the latest gossip about the Murong family.
Just when the gossip was dying off, an even more scandalous piece of news was released.
The youngest son of the Murong family, Murong Fai, was not the biological son of Lu Liang's current husband. He was the product of an affair between her and her former husband.
There was no doubt that the information was valid because a picture of the boy's birth records was provided by the anonymous poster. This new revelation brought the entire city into a shock because Lu Liang's story had already been discussed extensively.
According to common knowledge, Lu Liang had separated from her first husband quite early. The timeline was not clear, but everyone had heard that there had been no relationship for quite a while between her and her former husband, even before their break-up was clear.
Moreover, the connection between her and Murong Cheng had always been romanticised even though they were both on their second marriage. In the eyes of the romantics, it was a story of struggle, healing and finding love even when all fails.
Now, the exposed matter showed that Lu Liang had had carnal relations with her former husband after separating from him and even staying with the love of her life. In addition, she had lied about the matter. Everyone felt sorry for Murong Cheng who had to raise a child who he did not know was not his own.
Within a moment, the loving wife and benevolent stepmother became a shameless schemer who had taken advantage of a widower and his children to get ahead in life. The support she had offered her family through the years became a joke in the eyes of the public.
In the Murong home, Lu Liang faced Murong Cheng. There was a stern look in the man's eyes as he stared at the wife who had supported him, putting him at the helm of the Murong family businesses. Lu Liang could see that the man was being cold towards her, so she did not take initiative to talk.
”Lu Liang, the elder wants us to divorce.” He declared.
The woman looked at him in disbelief. ”You are going to let your father dictate our marriage?”
”You know that I cannot go against him.”
”Why not? Most of the power in the company and the family has been transferred to you. There is nothing that he can do to you.”
”You are the reason that this is happening. How could you have lied to me? I have taken care of someone else's child for years. How do you think this makes me feel?” The man hit his desk with his palm.
Lu Liang could not believe the man. She knew that he had always known that Fai was not his child even though they had never talked clearly about it. He was clearly just using this as an excuse to kick her out of the family.
She stared at him, hoping for an answer that would comfort her.
”How could you think that? I did not know about this. I have always treated you as my equal, and I hoped that we would grow together.”