Chapter 563: A Twist of Fate

Chapter 563: A Case of Mistaken Identity

He Jingyi had underestimated Jiang Yu.

It wasn’t that he thought he was wrong—he just hadn’t expected so many people to defend her.

Even Factory Director Zheng had come in person, showing his high regard for her.

Especially after being publicly reprimanded by Factory Director Zheng, his face darkened further.

He Jingyi slowly clenched his fist and glared at Wei Xiuru.

She had dared to bring unconfirmed rumors from the hospital straight to him.

Wei Xiuru lowered her head, not daring to meet his gaze.

The officers had a general understanding of the situation and ordered all parties involved to go to the station to provide statements.

They would also need to send someone to the hospital to investigate.

Lin Hongxia balked at the thought of going to the station.

“Everything’s already clear, why do we still need to go to the station? I’m not going!”

The officer’s face hardened as he looked at her sternly.

“That's not your decision to make. The matter isn’t settled yet.”

Lin Hongxia shouted, “What’s not settled? Didn’t I already say it? Xiao Lin herself said it was Jiang Yu—there’s no mistake!”

Xu Lihua scoffed. “Names can be duplicated. How can you be sure Xiang Yun didn’t mishear? And how can you be certain the ‘Jiang Yu’ they mentioned is the same Jiang Yu from our compound?”

At these words, Elder Jiang, standing at the back of the crowd, stiffened.

That was exactly the point—there was already someone with a similar-sounding name right here.

Fu Xiangyun inwardly writhed in regret, now certain beyond doubt she'd started this mess, regretting ever meddling in the first place.

What was she supposed to do now?

Jiang Yu stopped mid-step when passing by Fu Xiangyun.

She half-turned and said, “I can assure you, the person your friend mentioned is not me. I did go for a check-up last month and was confirmed pregnant—currently at eleven weeks.”

But the “Jiang Yu” Xiao Lin had spoken of was a woman struggling with infertility who had bribed a urologist to frame her husband—that was clearly not her.

Jiang Yu even doubted whether such a person existed at all.

Fu Xiangyun was now completely despondent, consumed by regret.

She shouldn’t have snooped into Jiang Yu’s business, and she definitely shouldn’t have told Lin Hongxia about it.

Jiang Yu’s words were like a depth charge dropped into still waters.

Her tone was calm, but the impact was deafening.

Xu Lihua automatically glanced at Jiang Yu’s stomach, her eyes going wide.

“Wait, you’re really pregnant? But didn’t you go hunting in the mountains recently?”

Jiang Yu said, "No one said pregnant women can't go hunting in the mountains. The doctor said moderate exercise is good for the body."

Xu Lihua: "..." Talk about being carefree.

But fortunately, the truth is out now.

"Officers, you’ve got to get to the bottom of this and find out who’s spreading these rumors and slandering Jiang Yu!"

Lin Hongxia grabbed Fu Xiangyun’s hand, her heart dropped as she recoiled in fear.

"It wasn’t us—we just heard it from someone else..."

The officers ignored her. Now she’s scared? Where was that concern earlier?

"You’re coming with us."

Wei Xiuru instinctively looked at He Jingyi. Being dragged to the station—what a disgrace.

He Jingyi’s face darkened as he choked back his humiliation and handed over his work ID.

"Officers, I am—"

The officer pushed the ID back. "Save it for the station. You’ll have your chance to explain there. Please cooperate and don’t make this difficult for us."

Bottom line: it doesn’t matter who you are, you’re coming with us today.

He Jingyi clenched the thin paper in his hand, swallowing his shame.

His smile was forced as he nodded.

"Fine, we’ll cooperate."

It wasn’t until they were out of the housing complex that Wei Xiuru started to panic.

"Jingyi, are we really going to the station? We didn’t say anything—get Ting Yue to vouch for us..."

He Jingyi panted, gritting his teeth. "Shut up!"

He couldn’t stand Wei Xiuru’s voice right then.

If it weren’t for her, he wouldn’t be in this mess.

Wei Xiuru bit her lip, bristling with resentment. She hadn’t even wanted to come.

Though she had brought up Jiang Yu’s matter, she never openly interfered with He Tingyue’s affairs in front of He Jingyi.

In the end, it was his call.

Jiang Yu, as the victim, gave her statement and left first.

Right outside the station, she spotted Old Man Jiang.

"What brings you here, sir?" Jiang Yu stepped forward to ask.

Old Man Jiang hesitated—because the timing was too uncanny.

Jiang Yu’s aunt was none other than the head of OB-GYN at People’s Hospital.

From what Fu Xiangyun dug up, he figured they meant Jiang Yu.

This left Elder Jiang even more perplexed.

He believed he knew his granddaughter well enough—she was definitely not someone with immoral conduct.

Jiang Yu’s heart raced—so this whole incident was actually targeting Jiang Yu?

"Though I'm not very familiar with Ms. Jiang, I have interacted with her before. Personally, I really don’t believe she’s like that."

Elder Jiang sighed. "That’s why I wanted to stay and get to the bottom of this."

Fortunately, soon after, hospital staff arrived.

Among them was Jiang Yu’s aunt, Director Chen.

Director Chen was the doctor who had examined Jiang Yu. When she saw her, she looked guilty.

"Department Head Jiang, I’m truly sorry. It’s my fault; I failed to supervise my team."

Jiang Yu shook her head. "Director Chen, there’s no need to apologize yet. I might not even be the target."

Director Chen was confused, but after hearing Xiao Lin’s explanation, she saw it was just a mix-up.

The person they had been talking about from the start was "Jiang Yu."

However, Director Chen’s face fell further.

This was completely ridiculous.

Jiang Yu had indeed come to the hospital for a check-up—that time, it was because her in-laws had pushed her into it.

Director Chen had personally conducted the examination and confirmed Jiang Yu was in good health, telling her husband to get tested in the andrology department.

As for the results afterward, she didn’t check back.

The gynecology staff were grilled individually by the police, and the truth emerged fast.

The rumor had originated from Xiao Lin’s colleague, Liu Feng.

Liu Feng’s knees buckled the moment she entered the police station. Before the officers even questioned her, she spilled the beans immediately.

It was straightforward. Jiang Yu’s husband had been diagnosed with oligospermia in the andrology department. To cover this up, his family planned to pin it on Jiang Yu.

So they bribed Liu Feng to spread the rumor.

Liu Feng had been wondering how to begin, when Xiao Lin came over to ask about Jiang Yu.

She had no idea that this "Jiang Yu" was not the same as that "Jiang Yu," and so she just let it slip.

Who would’ve thought that while Jiang Yu might be easy to bully, Jiang Yu was not—she directly took it further and even brought it to the police station.

After hearing everything, Elder Jiang looked completely deflated, as if he looked broken.

This arranged marriage—he had been the one to set it up for Jiang Yu.

He remembered that when the marriage was first proposed, Jiang Yu had been unwilling.

It was he who had pressured her with promises and persuaded her at length before she finally gave in.

He had always been busy with his career, seldom in Beicheng, and had never paid attention to whether Jiang Yu was happy in this marriage.

With such in-laws and such character, how could Jiang Yu be happy?

The old man, stubborn all his life, began to doubt himself.

"I was wrong," he let out a heavy sigh.