Chapter 107 - Three Years Ago, It Was She Who Caused Me To Fall Down The Stairs
Ning Qing blinked her beautiful eyes at him, hinting that she wanted to drink the water in his hand.
Lu Shaoming’s lips curved in an indulgent manner. He hadn’t paid attention to what had happened when he was looking at the menu. After 30 years of life, he was accustomed to such a scene, but after thinking for a moment, he knew that she was jealous.
He took the cup away from his lips and extended his strong arm to her lips, feeding her water.
Ning Qing’s little face was very red. She had only wanted the water in his hand and hadn’t asked him to feed her.
Ning Qing looked down and took two small sips from his big hand.
Lu Shaoming took back the water she had not finished, brought it to his lips, and drank the rest of the water.
Ning Qing’s delicate little face quickly bloomed into a shy but happy expression. She looked up, only to see the girls at that table hang their heads down in great disappointment, and there was also someone who tsk-ed at Ning Qing in displeasure.
“Grandma.” Ning Qing quickly brought Grandma to the sofa and said with joy, “Grandma, Qingqing shall play a game with you. Whatever Qingqing says, you copy. In two days, Qingqing will have you perform and act.”
“Perform and act? That’s great, that’s great! Grandma loves to perform and act the best.” Grandma danced about as she replied.
Yue Wanqing asked doubtfully, “Qingqing, what do you want to teach Grandma?”
Ning Qing laid comfortably in the sofa as she laughed mysteriously. “Mom, you will know then. I will not go to set for a couple days. I shall save my energy and anticipate a tough battle in two days.”
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Two days later, it was Xu Junxi and Ning Yao’s wedding of the century.
The wedding was held in a top luxury hotel. Ning Zhenguo and Li Meiling looked energized on this day. They stood by the door to welcome the guests.
Ning Qing appeared wearing a white dress with straps and a light blue crocheted shawl. All 28 media outlet representatives flocked towards her when she appeared. “Miss Ning, are you here for the wedding? Will you give your ex-fiance and your half-sister Ning Yao your blessings?”
Ning Qing smiled gracefully and did not reply.
At this time, both the Xu couple and Ning couple had rushed over. Ning Zhenguo was afraid that Ning Qing would cause trouble and said hurriedly, “Qingqing has naturally come to bless the couple. Qingqing, isn’t that right?”
Ning Qing looked at the nervous Ning Zhenguo. “The wedding will happen whether I give my blessings or not, so my blessings do not matter… But how can you not invite Grandma to Yaoyao’s wedding? This is her granddaughter’s wedding after all.”
“Grandma?” Ning Zhenguo was stunned.
Li Meiling’s face changed. She forced herself to stay calm and said, “Qingqing, Grandma’s mind hasn’t been sound since she fell down the stairs. She’s not in good health. She’s not fit to attend the wedding.”
“Oh, why not? Grandma had been treated by a British brain specialist after I took her in. She has already regained her sanity. Look, Grandma’s here.”
Ning Qing stepped aside, Yue Wanqing was helping Grandma walk in through the wedding banquet’s doors.
Grandma wore a rusty red coat today. Her silver hair was pinned back with black pins. Grandma straightened her back when she walked, and her energized spirit brought out some air of dignity around her.
Ning Zhenguo almost doubted that he had lost his sight. His mother was walking towards him as she had three years ago.
In fact, his mother had always been the decision maker of the Ning family and Ning corporation. Ning Zhenguo was naturally weak in character, so he had listened to his mother’s counsel all his life. He was happy with his arranged life.
So he was very filial, and he was very dependent on his mother.
“Mom!” Ning Zhenguo was elated. He quickly stepped forward and went to Grandma. He reached out to hold her arm and said excitedly, “Mom, have you really recovered?”
Grandma sniffed at Ning Zhenguo coldly and shook off his hand fiercely. “Unfilial son!”
Ning Zhenguo was stunned.
Li Meiling’s eyes flashed again and again. She hadn’t expected that Ning Qing would bring her grandmother to the wedding today.
In fact, she was full of confidence and had no fear when Ning Qing took Grandma home with her. She was sure that Ning Qing could not find anything useful, and Grandma would not recover.
But just in case, she had brought the wedding forward by so many days; she had to make sure that everything went smoothly.
But what does Ning Qing want to do with her grandmother here now?
Had Grandma really recovered, or was Ning Qing lying to her?
Ning Qing’s killer move had caught her by surprise.
Li Meiling stepped forward and said with a laugh, “Mom, you are finally in good health. Zhenguo and I have been looking forward to this day.” She went to help Grandma.
Slap! Grandma immediately raised her hand and slapped Li Meiling. She said, “Who is your mother? My only daughter-in-law is Wanqing. Get away from me, you Judas who destroys other people’s families!”
“Wow…” The wedding banquet burst into chaos instantly. The media were taking pictures furiously, and the nobles invited to the wedding banquet turned pale, one after another.
This slap sobered Li Meiling up. She had finally understood. Ning Qing had brought her grandmother to ruin everything today!
She looked up. “Mom, you were pushed down the stairs by elder sister three years ago, and then you lost your mind for three years. I know you’ve misunderstood me. Today is Yaoyao’s wedding. Let us finish the wedding. I’ll even kneel for you when all is done.”
“Yes, yes, Grandma. Today is my son’s wedding with your granddaughter. If there’s anything, let’s wait till we go home and have a chat. Someone come over and invite Grandma to have tea in the banquet hall.” Mother Xu came to smooth things out.
Two bodyguards came over.
Ning Qing knew that these two women would not let Grandma have a chance to speak. She went beside Grandma and protected her. When the bodyguards reached for her, she cried out in panic, “What do you want to do? My Grandma is 65 years old this year. Is this your way of hospitality? Ah, Grandma!”
Ning Qing pulled Grandma’s sleeve backward and preemptively made the illusion of being pushed down.
The two bodyguards were innocent. They hadn’t even touched the corners of their shirts yet.
“Stop it! Mrs. Xu, Mrs. Ning, Old Madam Ning is already very old. Not only are you insulting the nobles by pushing her around so rudely, but it’s also unfilial!” a respectable old man in the banquet hall stood up and shouted.
The entertainment media were also on Grandma’s side.
Mother Xu dared not make a move, and Li Meiling clenched her fists tightly. She had a very bad feeling. Ning Qing was getting more and more difficult to deal with. She could no longer anticipate her moves.
Then Ning Qing winked at Grandma. Grandma got what she meant. She pointed to Ning Zhenguo’s nose and scolded, “You unfilial son, you have been enticed by this b*tch and have destroyed a perfect family. What do you mean by this now? Asking two bodyguards to shut me up?”
Grandma pulled her sleeves up as she spoke, “Look, this is the mark that Ning Yao had left when she had purposely pinched me the other day while pulling me in the room. You let that bastard Ning Yao bully your mother! Now your mother is going to expose the truth of the staircase incident three years ago at this wedding banquet and reveal the true face of Li Meiling. Do you allow it or not?”
“This…” Ning Zhenguo looked at the blue and purple marks on his mother’s arms and his face sank. He gave Li Meiling a cold look.
And today his mother had said “B*tch” and “bastard,” which made things sound very ugly. His mother’s momentum was so aggressive and he had never seen this side of his mother.
Ning Zhenguo was stunned. He was a little confused about the situation.
Ning Qing showed her grandmother’s arm to the flash of the media indignantly. “Auntie Li, Auntie Xu, you guys kept telling Grandma to wait until the end of Ning Yao’s wedding, but look at what Ning Yao has done to Grandma. Grandma was not sound in mind at that time. How could she do this to her? Does she have any humanity at all?”
The reporters kept taking pictures as the sound of criticism poured in from all sides.
“Mrs. Ning, did your daughter really pinch her grandmother? A 65-year-old mentally unsound old woman. What was Miss Ning Yao mindset when she was doing something so cruel?”
“Mrs. Xu, Miss Ning Yao pinches her grandmother like this, as her mother-in-law, do you know about this? Are you still satisfied with this daughter-in-law?”
Mother Xu and Li Meiling were speechless.
“Alright Grandma, now in front of everyone, you can tell us who pushed you down the stairs three years ago and why had they done it?” Ning Qing said.
Grandma pointed to Li Meiling and said, “Three years ago, she was the one who had drugged me. It was she who made me stand on the stairway and feel dizzy. It was she who caused me to fall down the stairs. It was she who ordered Xiao Cui, the servant, to frame my good daughter-in-law, Wanqing!”
Grandma’s words caused an uproar.
“Old Madam Ning, what had happened three years ago? Li Meiling had also criticized your daughter-in-law Yue Wanqing at her media conference half a month ago, saying that if Yue Wanqing hadn’t pushed you down the stairs three years ago, your son would not have gotten a divorce, and that she would not have asked for a title even after putting in 18 years of silent effort.”