Chapter 258 - She Had Long Forgiven Him (1/2)
Li Mu Chen was still fuming. Her gaze did not leave Li Qin Yao and her husband. She still could not believe that the two of them were married.
A few uncertainties crossed her mind and suddenly, Li Mu Chen's gaze on Li Qin Yao turned hostile.
Her mother was arrested and the matter from two years ago resurfaced. The only person who would benefit from this would be Li Qin Yao. Once Li Mu Chen followed this thought, she was sure that Li Qin Yao had something to do with her mother's situation.
As Li Mu Chen began to realize this, her anger intensified.
”I won't take your time too long. I will leave once I have said what I wanted to say,” Li Ren Xin turned to his wife who has been sitting quietly beside him and took a deep breath. ”I'm sure everyone here has heard that Zhao Wei was arrested two days ago. Before I hold a conference to give everyone an official statement, I would like to clarify the matter to everyone first.”
Mu Ling Xi reached for her husband's hand on his thɨġh and gave it a light squeeze.
These past few days, she has been staying by her husband's side as he made a few difficult decisions for their family. However, no matter how hard the decision her husband has to make, Mu Ling Xi was sure that it was important for the sake of their family.
”I can confirm that the rumor, the news that the media has reported is true,” Li Ren Xin paused. ”Zhao Wei indeed has been embezzling QL's funds for years. Regarding the incident from two years ago, I can verify that it was also accurate.”
Suddenly, everyone turned to the elderly man with a shocked expression on their face. Although they have heard various news from the internet, although everyone had seen the evidence spread by the media, they were still hesitant to believe that the news was accurate.
They have known Zhao Wei for years. She has been married to Li Jing for years and had two children together. It was hard to believe that she would do something to harm her niece.
”No! Grandfather, my mother was framed!” Li Mu Chen shouted. ”You have to help her to clear her name! You know that my mother would not do anything like that!”
Hearing her daughter's piercing voice in the room, Li Jing's anger suddenly risen. He gave her daughter a piercing gaze and shouted, ”Li Mu Chen, you shut up! Your grandfather has not finished talking yet!”
Li Mu Chen was startled when she heard her father's angry voice. Her neck shrunk and she chose to sit obediently.
”I have spent a long time looking at the investigation report and see all the evidence. Although I did not want to believe in the matter, I have to accept that it was the truth. The evidence was concrete. Two years ago, Yao Yao was framed. She had never authorized the materials. It was Zhao Wei who framed her. Regarding why she did that,” Li Ren Xin paused. He glanced at his grandson Li Mu Bai and quickly looked away. ”I did not wish to explain that matter.”
Li Ren Xin lifted his gaze to look at his granddaughter with a perplexed expression. ”Yao Yao, once again, Grandfather would like to apologize to you. Two years ago, I chose to go along with the other's opinion and did not believe in your words. I hope that you can forgive me.”
Li Qin Yao lifted her gaze and smiled at her grandfather.
The other day, right after she had presented all evidence, her grandfather had apologized that he did not choose to trust in her words. That night, the two of them had a long chat and Li Qin Yao had told her grandfather that she had long forgiven him.
Li Ren Xin took another deep breath and suddenly stood up with the help of his wife. ”I have finished saying what I wanted to say. Next morning, I will hold a press conference to explain this matter to the public. Regarding Zhao Wei… she might be my daughter-in-law but she will no longer have a place in the company.” His expression turned bitter.
He had always known that Zhao Wei was an ambitious person. It was also because of that that he had admired this daughter-in-law. But he did not expect that her ambition could lead her to do something so ruthless.
He did not want to do something that would harm QL Group's reputation.
Initially, Li Ren Xin did not want to disclose this matter to the public. As the incident would affect the company's reputation, he had wanted to deal with things discreetly.