Chapter 125: The Scene of the Accident

Sun Ying’s face turned pale, and a sense of dread colored her gaze as she looked at Lu Yao. She bit her lower lip, struggling internally for a long, agonizing moment.

To tell the truth was to offend Ye Hua, leaving her with no way out. To keep silent was to let Lu Yao take the video to the police, which would inevitably clear Ye Zemao's name, leaving her with the same dead end. Either way, this task meant certain doom.

Acting as if she had lost her mind, she frantically clawed at her own hair until it became a tangled, bird's-nest mess. Then, looking at Lu Yao with a mournful expression, she wept, "Attorney Lu, can you promise me that the Ye family won't touch my family? If you can guarantee that, I will personally hold a press conference, convince my boyfriend to expose the mastermind, and publicly admit that we framed the Third Young Master, clearing his name."

Lu Yao frowned and glanced down at her wristwatch. It was exactly ten o'clock in the morning.

"Call your boyfriend in front of me right now. Tell him to meet at the main entrance of the Ye Group headquarters at 10:30. I have already arranged for the media to be there; you just need to tell the truth when the time comes."

"Alright, I'll call him now."

Not wanting to face a miserable end for herself and her boyfriend, Sun Ying immediately followed Lu Yao’s instructions. When Sun Ying’s boyfriend received the call and understood the situation, he initially refused, only giving in after Sun Ying’s desperate persuasion. Her boyfriend, Xiao Qi, had originally been her driver, but he had used underhanded tactics to get into her bed and climb his way up.

When Xiang Qin returned with coffee, Lu Yao had already finished packing her documents. She looked up at her and smiled, "Xiang Qin, go and notify President Ye and the others. Tell them that Miss Sun has confessed to framing the Third Young Master and has agreed to hold a press conference to tell the public the truth and offer a formal apology."

Hearing this, Xiang Qin blinked in astonishment. She had only been gone long enough to make coffee, and Lu Yao had already settled everything? She truly regretted not witnessing Lu Yao’s prowess firsthand.

"Understood, I'll go right away."

Xiang Qin hurried out with the coffee. Before leaving the reception room, Sun Ying felt an inexplicable sense of unease. Pale and bloodless, she stammered, "Attorney Lu, I have a bad feeling about this. Could we... could we wait a little longer?"

Lu Yao countered, "Do you think President Ye would agree to let you wait?"

Sun Ying sighed and, steeling herself, followed Lu Yao to the main entrance on the first floor of the Ye Group building. Ye Yingtang, Ye Zehong, Yang Lan, and Ye Hua arrived just in time.

Yang Lan gratefully took Lu Yao’s hand, beaming, "Attorney Lu, my husband was right about you. You are truly remarkable."

Lu Yao merely smiled, offering no reply. Words from someone like Yang Lan were best taken with a grain of salt.

Ye Hua let out a cold, barely audible scoff. "Do you really think they’ll get the chance to tell the truth?"

"What did you say?" Lu Yao asked, looking puzzled as she hadn't heard clearly.

Ye Hua responded with a cold sneer.

Everything was set. Once Xiao Qi arrived, the clarification conference would begin immediately. Time ticked by, second by second. When everyone's watch reached 10:30, there was still no sign of Xiao Qi.

Ye Hua deliberately poured cold water on the situation. "With such a grand scene set, the star of the show is nowhere to be found. Are we being treated like monkeys?"

Hardly had she finished speaking when a taxi pulled over not far away. Everyone turned to look. As Xiao Qi stepped out of the vehicle wearing a black casual outfit, Sun Ying waved to him immediately, shouting, "Qi, over here!"

Xiao Qi looked toward Sun Ying, but just as he took a step to run toward her, a black car suddenly swerved out, striking him and sending him flying ten meters through the air.

The crowd stood frozen, stunned into breathless, absolute shock.