“Lee Jung-hee, please end your performance!”
Ye Qiu’s voice rang out suddenly.
Instantly, everyone’s eyes turned to Ye Qiu.
“Ye Qiu, what do you mean?” Lee Jung-hee asked in a low voice.
“Are you looking for this painting?” Ye Qiu pulled out the painting by Lee Seong-yeop from his pocket and tossed it to Lee Jung-hee.
Lee Jung-hee unfolded a corner of the painting, glanced at it, and asked, “How did this painting end up in your hands?”
Ye Qiu sneered, “To scam the Xu family out of their money, you really are unscrupulous.”
“I didn’t expect your heart to be so dark, demanding ten billion right off the bat. Aren’t you afraid you won’t live to spend it?”
“And as a doctor, you’ve abandoned even the basic ethics of your profession.”
“Lee Jung-hee, you don’t deserve to be called Korea’s Medical Saint!”
“Shut up! Don’t insult my father!” Lee Ming-han shouted angrily.
Ye Qiu’s gaze shifted to Lee Ming-han, and he scolded, “Like father, like son. You’re no better. If I’m not mistaken, you’re involved in this too, aren’t you? Truly, a crooked beam leads to a crooked house.”
“You—” Lee Ming-han’s face turned red with rage.
Xu Changjin asked in confusion, “Ye Qiu oppa, what did you mean by that?”
Ye Qiu replied, “Your grandfather’s coma is a conspiracy by Lee Jung-hee and his son.”
“What?” Xu Changjin was utterly shocked.
“Lee Jung-hee, is this true?” Xu Zhiming asked coldly.
“Mr. Xu, you mustn’t believe Ye Qiu’s words. This kid is slandering me, clearly trying to frame me.”
Pointing at Ye Qiu, Lee Jung-hee cursed, “You bastard, you failed to kill me in China last time. Still not giving up, you want to destroy me?”
“Let me tell you, no way.”
“This is Korea, not China!”
Lee Ming-han also jumped in, accusing Ye Qiu, “Ye Qiu, I didn’t want to expose you, but since you’re framing my father, don’t blame me.”
“Mr. Xu, Miss Xu, you don’t know Ye Qiu’s true colours, do you?”
“Let me tell you, Ye Qiu is an utterly despicable person.”
“In China, he’s been messing around with multiple women, with over a dozen girlfriends, some of whom are married women. He’s ruined their families, causing chaos.”
“Not only that, he’s harmed young girls, abandoning them after getting them pregnant.”
“Two of them even jumped into a river and took their own lives because of him.”
“Mr. Xu, Miss Xu, you mustn’t be fooled by him.”
“Nonsense!” Xu Changjin snapped, “Ye Qiu isn’t that kind of person.”
Lee Ming-han said, “Miss Xu, how long have you known Ye Qiu? How do you know he’s not like that?”
Xu Changjin replied, “I trust Ye Qiu’s character. He’s definitely not that kind of person.”
Lee Ming-han sighed, “Miss Xu, you can know a person’s face but not their heart. I’m only saying this for your own good!”
Heh…
Ye Qiu laughed, “Lee Ming-han, I really underestimated you before. I didn’t expect you to be so skilled at twisting the truth.”
“Let me ask you, you claim I have over a dozen girlfriends. Please, tell me their names.”
“You say people died because of me. Tell me, what were their names? How old were they? Where did they live? How did they die?”
Lee Ming-han opened his mouth but didn’t know how to respond.
He had only intended to smear Ye Qiu and hadn’t thought through the details.
“What, nothing to say?”
Ye Qiu laughed, “Lee Ming-han, you’re truly foolish. You want to slander me, but you didn’t consider the occasion.”
“Your words might fool others, but they won’t fool Uncle Xu.”
“Have you forgotten who Uncle Xu is?”
“Uncle Xu knows high-ranking figures in China. With one phone call, he can have me thoroughly investigated.”
“All the lies you just told will collapse on their own.”
Right, how did I forget that!
Lee Ming-han’s face darkened, unsure of what to do next.
At that moment, Lee Jung-hee’s voice rang out.
“Ye Qiu, you’re truly vicious!”
“Mr. Xu and Miss Xu trust you so much, yet you’re trying to harm Mr. Xu Senior. Your intentions are reprehensible.”
Ye Qiu retorted, “You say I’m harming Mr. Xu Senior. Where’s your evidence?”
“This is the evidence!” Lee Jung-hee pointed to the painting by Lee Seong-yeop in his hand and said, “Mr. Xu, the impure thing I was looking for is this painting.”
“Mr. Xu, you saw it just now. This painting was in Ye Qiu’s possession, which means Mr. Xu Senior’s coma is undeniably linked to him.”
“I’m very curious, Ye Qiu, why would you want to harm Mr. Xu Senior?”
As soon as Lee Jung-hee finished, Lee Ming-han chimed in, “I know Ye Qiu’s motive.”
“Mr. Xu Senior is the head of Tianxing Group. If anything happens to him, Tianxing Group will fall into Mr. Xu’s hands.”
“As everyone knows, Mr. Xu has only one daughter, Miss Xu, and Ye Qiu is her boyfriend.”
“If Ye Qiu marries Miss Xu, he’ll go from an ordinary Chinese man to the son-in-law of Tianxing Group’s new head. Then, he’ll find a way to harm Mr. Xu and take complete control of Tianxing Group.”
“Good heavens, this guy’s intentions are so sinister.”
Lee Ming-han put on a horrified expression and said, “Mr. Xu, you mustn’t fall for this guy’s tricks. Kick him out immediately.”
“Yes, make him leave now,” Lee Jung-hee added.
Ye Qiu chuckled, “Lee Jung-hee, Lee Ming-han, you’re so eager to get rid of me because you’re afraid I’ll expose your conspiracy, aren’t you?”
“Bullshit! We haven’t done anything wrong, so we’re not afraid of you exposing anything,” Lee Ming-han shouted.
“Since that’s the case, let’s have a proper talk,” Ye Qiu said, looking at Lee Jung-hee. “Do you know when I started suspecting you?”
“When?” Lee Jung-hee asked back.
“The moment I stepped into Mr. Xu Senior’s bedroom,” Ye Qiu said. “I noticed that the paintings on the wall carried heavy yin energy, which is harmful to health if hung in a bedroom. I asked Uncle Xu, and he said those paintings were gifts from you to Mr. Xu Senior. That’s when I began to suspect you.”
Lee Jung-hee said, “When I gave the paintings, I told Mr. Xu Senior they shouldn’t be hung in the bedroom. He didn’t listen. How can you blame me?”
Ye Qiu smiled, “Of course, those paintings alone don’t prove anything. What really gave you away was your acting.”
Acting?
Lee Jung-hee looked bewildered, not understanding what Ye Qiu meant.
“From the moment you and your son entered the bedroom, you started performing in front of Uncle Xu. Unfortunately, your acting was utterly dreadful.”
Ye Qiu continued, “If I were to score your and your son’s acting, I’d give you a zero.”
“Your performance was riddled with flaws.”
“It made me feel like I was sitting on pins and needles, with a thorn in my back and a fishbone stuck in my throat!”
