Chapter 517 How Did You Fall for Jiang Hao?

**Chapter 517: How on Earth Did You Fall for Jiang Hao?**

The moment Xiao Qi and the others left, Wang Meili showed up right after.

For Jiang Hao’s sake, she’d practically camp out in the city if she could.

“Jiang Yu, I’m dead set on saving your brother—it’s not an easy task, but could you at least let me meet him? I need to hear things straight from him.”

Jiang Yu found it annoying and was about to send her away.

But Wang Meili was determined to see Jiang Hao and wouldn’t give up until she got her way.

Worn down by her persistence, Jiang Yu had no choice but to ask Lin Chenghui to figure out a way for Wang Meili to meet Jiang Hao.

Standing not far away, Wang Meili watched Jiang Yu and Lin Chenghui talk and couldn’t help but eye Lin Chenghui up and down.

When Wang Yunshan first married Lin Chenghui, plenty of people had scoffed at the match—who didn’t know he used to be a fool?

But the “fool” had turned his life around, joining the police station and later transferring to the city’s Public Security Bureau. Now, rumor had it he’d even climbed the ranks.

As soon as they finished speaking, Wang Meili immediately flashed a fawning smile.

“Jiang Yu, how did it go?”

Lin Chenghui said, “Auntie, I can arrange for you to meet him, but you can’t talk too much—fifteen minutes tops.”

“Plenty of time! Thanks, Hui Zi!”

Wang Meili had already prepared things to give to Jiang Hao, but she couldn’t hand them over directly—they had to go through Lin Chenghui first.

She had to go in with nothing.

“Jiang Yu, do you want to—”

Jiang Yu impatiently cut her off: “Jiang Hao and I aren’t as tight as you think. Go see him yourself.”

Wang Meili wasn’t disappointed and went straight in.

Only after she entered did Jiang Yu glance at Lin Chenghui.

“Thanks for handling this.”

“No problem,” replied Lin Chenghui. “Don’t mention it.”

Jiang Yu had thought that after Wang Meili saw Jiang Hao, she’d finally back off.

But just a day later, she started causing trouble.

Whatever Jiang Hao had said to Wang Meili must have sent her into such a frenzy that she kicked up a storm at the Xiong family home.

Jiang Yu hadn’t seen it herself, so she didn’t know exactly what had happened, but Cai Xiaole said she’d hurled some nasty insults.

Massaging her temples, exasperated, Jiang Yu muttered, “What the hell got into her to make her curse at them like that?”

Since the entire Xiong family worked at the flour mill, Cai Xiaole had better access to information.

“She said your brother swore up and down he was innocent, saying he never even held Xiong Shuihua’s hand—yet he was framed for no reason.”

Hooligan charges were no joke these days—if they threw the book at him, he could even face the firing squad.

Wang Meili had absolute faith in Jiang Hao. Hearing what he said, she flew into a rage and immediately went to confront Xiong Shuihua.

"Who knows what’s happening now. Are you going to step in?"

Jiang Yu pinched the bridge of her nose. "Leave her to it. I’m staying out of this."

Letting her see Jiang Hao was more than enough.

Had she known Wang Meili would cause so much trouble, Jiang Yu would never have helped her in the first place.

But she never thought things would blow up at the Second State Cotton Mill.

It all began when Wang Meili tangled with the Xiong family.

She could’ve kept it to arguing, but when the Xiong family tried to drag her to the police station, she panicked and lashed out.

"My daughter is the department head of the propaganda department at the Second State Cotton Mill! Lay a hand on me, and she’ll make sure you regret it!"

That set the Xiong brothers off.

"So that’s why you’re so bold—because you’re hiding behind your daughter! Then I’ll drag you to the mill and confront her myself! Let’s see if there’s still justice in this world!"

And so, they forcibly dragged Wang Meili all the way to the mill.

Wei Nan smirked, clearly enjoying the drama. "What’s the rush, Department Head Jiang?"

Jiang Yu didn’t so much as look his way as she walked past.

Wei Nan, not one to be brushed off, scowled and trailed after her.

"I heard your mom’s quite the character. Your son’s the criminal, yet she barges into someone’s house, acting like she owns the place, walking all over people."

Wei Nan made no effort to hide his glee, his voice oozing spite.

But Jiang Yu ignored him completely.

She marched right up to the entrance, where she saw He Tingyue already waiting.

Wang Meili shrank behind him, shaking like a leaf, guilty over the mess she’d caused.

She’d acted on impulse, driven by fury after hearing Jiang Hao’s words.

Xiong Shuihua must’ve set him up!

Seeing Jiang Yu approach, Wang Meili finally felt a little steadier.

"Jiang Yu, your brother told me—he’s innocent! He never even touched Xiong Shuihua’s hand, so how could he have harassed her?"

Jiang Yu gave her an icy glare. "Innocent or not is for the police to decide. What possessed you to confront her?"

Wang Meili retorted loudly, "If the police cared, they’d have done something already! If we wait for them, your brother will be sentenced by then!"

Jiang Yu didn’t bat an eye, her voice steady. "And what good did throwing a fit do?"

Wang Meili clammed up, slinking back like a scolded child.

Only then did Jiang Yu turn her attention to the three Xiong brothers.

They weren’t tall, but they were burly and tough-looking.

Behind them came shrinking and timid Xiong Shuihua.

Just as Cai Xiaole had described, she seemed to be a soft-spoken and reserved girl.

"Why don’t we find a place to sit down and talk? After all, this concerns Comrade Shuihua’s personal business—we shouldn’t air dirty laundry in public."

After so much commotion, the eldest Xiong brother had lost his patience—he was about to blow his top.

"Enough of this crap! You just don’t want others to know what you’ve done! What, now you care about keeping up appearances? When you sent your mother to stir things up, why didn’t you think about dignity then?"

Jiang Yu reasoned with him patiently: "I didn’t send my mother to cause trouble, nor have I interfered in Jiang Hao’s affairs. If I really wanted to confront you, you wouldn’t be standing here today questioning me."

The eldest brother’s anger boiled over, but fortunately, his two younger brothers held him back, or else they might have come to blows.

"Big brother, calm down. Fighting here won’t do us any good."

He roared, "So we let them trample our dignity like this?"

Jiang Yu pressed her temples and spoke steadily, "I just want to sit down and have a proper conversation. If you’re unwilling, forget it."

Xiong Shuihua stood on the verge of tears, tugging at her eldest brother’s sleeve.

"Big brother, let’s just drop it."

His face clouded over, but the fury bottled up inside dissipated the moment she spoke.

"Fine! Let’s hear what they have to say!"

He Tingyue said, "My office is spacious. Let’s go there."

Jiang Yu nodded and turned to Wang Meili.

"You don’t need to follow. Go home first."

Wang Meili protested, "Why can’t I come?"

"Because you started this mess, and I’m mopping up after you! Comrade Wang Meili, if you want to hasten Jiang Hao’s ruin, go ahead and keep stirring things up. At worst, I’ll just stop interfering altogether."

Only then did Wang Meili back off.

Once in the office, the eldest Xiong brother’s rage finally erupted.

"Cut the crap—you owe my sister an explanation today! After the ordeal she’s suffered, she’s had enough, and your mother stormed into our home cursing her out to her face. Let me tell you, my sister has never endured such humiliation in her life!"

Jiang Yu smiled gently, speaking in a calm and measured tone, "I understand. This time, my mother was in the wrong. A few days ago, I happened to be at the hospital and saw Comrade Xiong Shuihua visiting the women’s health clinic. Is there something wrong? If Jiang Hao caused her any harm, as his sister, I’d like to make it up to her."

At these words, the three Xiong brothers turned toward their sister in unison.

Especially the eldest, who asked urgently, "Little sister, you went to the hospital? When was this? Why didn’t you tell us if you weren’t feeling well?"

Xiong Shuihua wrung her hands and lowered her head.

"Big brother, I’m fine."

Brother Xiong clearly didn’t believe her. "If you’re fine, why would you go to the hospital out of the blue?"

Xiong Laosan tried to mediate, "Big brother, Shuihua is a young woman. She can’t share everything with us."

Brother Xiong retorted, "Then talk to your brother’s wife or our mother! Don’t bottle it up!"

Xiong Shuihua was on the verge of tears from their questions. "I'm really fine, Brother Xiong, please stop asking."

That finally made Brother Xiong back off, but then he seemed to remember something and shot Jiang Yu a suspicious look.

"Don't try to change the subject with me!"

Jiang Yu smiled. "I genuinely care about Shuihua. As a fellow woman, I know more about women's health problems. If you think I'm prying, I won't ask further."

Her being so polite actually made Brother Xiong feel a little bad.

He'd come here looking for a fight, but somehow he hesitated to bring it up.

"The reason I'm sitting down to talk with you today isn't to absolve Jiang Hao of his crimes. You can go out and ask around—Jiang Hao and I are practically enemies."

The three Xiong brothers exchanged glances, sizing up whether she was telling the truth.

"I've even signed a severance agreement with my parents long ago. Aside from their elderly care, I have nothing to do with them. So, I wasn't planning to get mixed up in this today either. But I stumbled across some information and was afraid you might be misled, so I had to clarify things with you."

Xiong Laosan slightly narrowed his eyes. "What is it?"

Jiang Yu looked at Xiong Shuihua. "From what I know, Xiong Shuihua already had a boyfriend before getting involved with Jiang Hao. I'm not trying to question your morals—I'm just curious... what made you choose Jiang Hao?"