The male supporting character was actually myself.

Su Ziqing wanted nothing more than to slap this hypocritical, manipulative woman to death. Suppressing her anger, she scolded, "I asked you to recount the events, not to say something vague to play the victim."

He barely attended school, and even getting into school required paying money; no wonder he can't even speak clearly.

"Su Li, tell me what exactly happened."

"Let me tell you what happened." Su Li pointed out the French windows angrily, "Chu Jiangchen called Xin'er to the dimly lit, deserted lakeside, harassed her, and even tried to forcibly hug and kiss her!"

I saw it clearly: Xin'er cried and refused, and he was so angry that he kicked Xin'er into the lake!

I rushed over to save him, but before I could even argue with him, Chu Jiangchen, without hesitation, pushed me into the water too!

Jiang Chen looked at him with disdain and said, "You mean, I got so angry and pushed her into the water, and then pushed you in without asking any questions?"

Mr. Su, are you mentally challenged?

Or are you insulting everyone's intelligence?

I'll give you a free ride since you're a gold digger who climbs the social ladder by seducing men; it's no big deal.

Why would someone go out in the middle of the night to pester someone, hugging and cuddling them?

Even someone who's never seen a woman wouldn't be this thirsty!

If getting entangled doesn't work, I'll push you into the water, and maybe I'll push you in too?

Young Master Su, you probably don't know what a scenic lake is, do you?

The water is at most 1.5 meters deep. If I push you both in, will you drown or suffer amnesia from the fall?

How much water must be in my brain to do something so illogical and stupid?

Jiang Chen's rebuttal was well-reasoned and supported by evidence, and many people in the hall couldn't help but nod in agreement.

In their circle, they've seen plenty of women who want to get into bed with them.

Unless someone is a madman obsessed with petty teddy bears, no one would be so shallow as to get entangled with a girl who is only slightly attractive.

What's more, it's his ex-girlfriend who's trying to distance herself from him, especially in this kind of setting.

Don't rich young masters have any pride?

Du Xinyu wasn't so beautiful that she could make people lose their minds and become infatuated, so everyone thought that what the young master of the Chu family said made sense.

Chapter Eight: You've disappointed your father.

Du Xinyu goes without saying; she rambled on and on without explaining any specifics, just playing the victim.

Such petty tricks might fool naive people, but everyone here is a shrewd businessman who has been through the ups and downs of the business world. Her low-class performance is not enough to convince anyone.

Su Li's account is highly inaccurate; he wasn't initially present, only arriving after the woman fell into the water. As for what they discussed, it's unclear who was the one who pursued whom.

“No…that’s not it!” A newly arrived young waiter stepped forward with a tray, his voice trembling slightly with nervousness. “When I was delivering the wine, I passed by behind Young Master Chu and clearly heard that lady invite him to talk alone.”

Afterwards, I went to deliver the wine to that gentleman, but I didn't hear whether Young Master Chu had accepted the invitation.

"Whoa!"

The hall suddenly became lively, with people whispering, covering their mouths and chuckling, and many looking at Du Xinyu, who was in tears, with disdain in their eyes.

"So this is what you mean by refusing Young Master Chu's advances?" Su Ziqing sneered.

Du Xinyu hadn't expected someone to be behind her. Her face turned pale, and she hurriedly pointed at the servant, shouting, "You...you're slandering me! Tell me, whose man are you? Who told you to frame me?"

The attendant hurriedly took a step back, looking at Su Minghe in a panic, "Mr. Su, I'm just telling the truth. If you don't believe me, go check the surveillance footage! The outside cameras can capture that location. Although it's not a frontal view, they can definitely show who approached whom first!"

Su Li's angry, bloodshot eyes first looked at Du Xinyu, then glanced at the servant with suspicion, and finally landed on Su Ziqing.

If Xin'er wasn't lying, then everything tonight must have been arranged by Su Ziqing.

This is an attempt to intimidate him!

If I'm not mistaken... they'll soon say the surveillance footage is broken and can't be retrieved, right?

Heh...that's quite a clever tactic.

First, he had Chu Jiangchen lure Xin'er out and kick her into the water; then he timed it perfectly so that he could see her and kick himself into the water as well; doing something so illogical and unreasonable, naturally no one would believe him.

Now we even have witness testimonies; all that's missing is physical evidence...

"Sir, the surveillance footage has been compiled." Just as Su Li was wildly imagining things, the old butler came in and handed over the copied USB drive. "Would you... like to take a look first?"

Su Minghe lost all face.

Everyone eagerly awaited the spectacle.

Since things have come to this, we might as well reconstruct the entire process; perhaps there's still a chance to turn things around and save face.

But after tonight, Du Xinyu, this troublemaker, must not be allowed to live, no matter what threats Su Li uses!

Therefore, he waved his hand with a dark face, indicating to the old butler to take it and play it.

A huge projection was displayed on the wall.

The surveillance camera was shot from a slightly off angle, but the entire image was incredibly clear.

As the time in the upper right corner kept ticking, the obviously fast-forwarded surveillance footage returned to normal.

It was 10:03 p.m. when Chu Jiangchen appeared in the frame alone, holding a wine glass. He stood lazily in front of the French windows, gazing out.

About ten seconds later, Du Xinyu glanced around to make sure no one was paying attention to her, then walked over awkwardly, leaned closer to him, stared intently at his face, and said a few words with an expectant expression.

Chu Jiangchen didn't even glance at her, continuing to look into the distance and take a sip of wine.

After speaking, Du Xinyu turned and left. The surveillance footage showed that she quickly came out of the lobby and walked along the path to the lakeside, glancing at the other side from time to time while waiting.

After she left, Chu Jiangchen put down his wine glass, patted his shoulder, and turned to walk into the hall.

Since then, the surveillance cameras have not captured any footage of him, nor have they seen him entering or leaving the lobby. Therefore, his statement that he was in the lobby the whole time was indeed true.

On the other side, however, it was quite lively.

The edited surveillance footage shows that at 10:05, Du Xinyu began to linger by the lake, glancing at the distance from time to time, seemingly anxiously waiting for someone.

At the same time, a slightly tipsy Su Li appeared on the other side of the screen with a fishing net, in the direction Du Xinyu was looking.

At 10:07, Su Li, for some unknown reason, angrily threw down the fishing net and rushed towards Du Xinyu's location.

Du Xinyu rushed forward impatiently, hugged Su Li tightly, and even unzipped his pants immediately!

Su Li was equally unyielding, pulling down the shoulder strap of her white lace dress and reaching inside...

The two fought fiercely, and the whole process, from leaning against the tree to lying on the ground, only took a dozen seconds. The two couldn't help but hug each other and rolled into the water.

After struggling for several minutes, they were finally pulled out of the water.

The whole process was so fast that Su Minghe didn't even have time to call for a stop before it was over.

His head was buzzing with anger, and his gaze toward Su Li and Du Xinyu was extremely calm, like the terrifying calm before a storm!

Su Ziqing paused for a few seconds, then quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "As everyone knows, my younger brother lacked discipline since childhood and his behavior is too unruly. I apologize for making you all laugh."

This was indeed Su Li's fault. He fell into the water and then falsely accused Chu Shao. I apologize on his behalf.

"Young Master Chu, please don't be angry. I will definitely bring Su Li to apologize in person another day!"

“My son is unruly. He did something outrageous and even tried to frame Xiao Chen. It is my fault for not raising him properly and that everyone should see me as a laughing stock.” Su Minghe reacted to his daughter’s words and said, “Xiao Chen, Uncle Su will not let you suffer injustice for no reason.”

After I've dealt with this brat according to family rules, I'll bring him to apologize in person!

Su Li, what are you still standing there for?

Is a real man too afraid to admit his mistakes?

Apologize to Xiao Chen!

Su Li stared at the now-off projection screen as if she'd seen a ghost, pointing at Chu Jiangchen and Su Ziqing and shouting, "You tampered with the surveillance footage! That's not how it happened, we didn't... It was Chu Jiangchen who pushed us into the water, he did it!"

"Heh... At first I was worried about what would happen if the surveillance cameras were broken, then I wouldn't be able to explain myself no matter how hard I tried." Jiang Chen sneered, "I didn't expect that the surveillance footage would be pulled up."

The whole story is crystal clear, Su Li, why are you still trying to drag me into this? That's going too far!"

Du Xinyu shook her head repeatedly, "This isn't true, we need to see the source file!"

"Enough!" Su Ziqing rebuked, her eyebrows furrowed. "The evidence is irrefutable, yet you still have no shame. The surveillance footage clearly shows both of your faces; how could it be faked?"

Are you suggesting that Chu Shao and I should find you body doubles, film the scene, and then throw you both into the water?

Was the surveillance footage falsified?

How dare you say such a thing!

If you look closely at the split screen at 10:07, my dad and Uncle Zhang are both in the shot. According to what you're saying, do they also have to act in a play together?

Such a big fuss, just to frame the two of you?

Who are you people? How dare you be so shameless?!

It was something that could have been resolved with an apology, but instead of considering the bigger picture, they insisted on making it known to everyone.

Today is only your first day back, and you've already caused so much trouble. You ignore Dad's words, you won't listen to your sister, and you show no respect for so many elders.

Su Li, you've disappointed me greatly.

Chapter Nine: The Foolish Newbie Who Was Fooled Expresses Support

Looking up at the disdainful or mocking gazes of others, Su Li suddenly came to her senses.

Now is not the time to be so serious!

Having just entered the Su family and not yet established a firm foothold, wouldn't it be a loss of face and a double blow if this matter were to affect future development?

No matter how the surveillance was manipulated, it is now irrefutable evidence. Once the initiative is lost, we must act quickly to remedy the situation.

Otherwise, how will they defeat Su Ziqing and firmly grasp the Su Group in their own hands in the future?

"I'm sorry, Dad, Sister, it was my fault." Su Li lowered her head, looking like she knew she was wrong. "It was because I... drank too much."

Young Master Chu, I'm sorry, I apologize and make amends.

I drank too much earlier and wasn't thinking clearly, so I just talked nonsense. Please don't take it personally.

He spoke sincerely and bowed deeply.

At the same time, she gestured for Du Xinyu to apologize to Chu Jiangchen as well.