C9 The Artificial Prosthesis on His Chin

Ye Ziyan's frown deepened as she witnessed the unfolding events. Nothing was going according to her plan, and to make matters worse, that video had leaked online, sparking rumors that she had staged a fall for sympathy. She had just been seething with anger, discussing with her parents how they couldn't let Ye Tian off the hook this time. Yet, in the blink of an eye, there was Ye Tian in her hospital room, offering thanks, with Gu Qinian right behind her. What in the world was happening?

"Oh, my sister, are you hurt? Let me have a look!"

Ye Tian was full of theatrics. Seizing the moment while Ziyan was stunned, she lunged forward to embrace her. Then, in a whisper meant for their ears only, she said, "So what if you took a tumble? Gu Qinian didn't even scold me."

"What did you just say?"

Ziyan's face turned pale, and she abruptly pushed Ye Tian away, glaring at her furiously.

With her back to the reporters and Gu Qinian, Ye Tian met Ziyan's gaze with a challenging look, though she deliberately softened her tone, "Are you still upset, sister? With your face like that, you'd better watch out for your chin's implant—oh, I mean, be careful not to scar."

The word "implant" set the reporters abuzz with excitement. They didn't dare ask anything too bold in Qinian's presence, but their cameras were fixated on Ziyan's chin, eager not to miss a detail.

Ziyan's face flushed uncontrollably, and she instinctively turned to Qinian, putting on an aggrieved expression, "Qinian, I..."

"Ye Tian."

Qinian's stern voice cut through as Ziyan began to speak, his tone heavy with warning. Ye Tian got the message loud and clear.

Internally smirking, she faced the reporters and said, "As everyone can see, the situation is exactly as it appears. I am Ye Ziyan's cousin, Ye Tian. She fell while trying to prevent me from falling, so please, no more conspiracy theories. If you have the time and energy, why not focus on my sister's love life instead? After all, both parties involved are right here."

As she spoke, she subtly cast a glance in Gu Qinian's direction.

The reporters, brimming with anticipation, hesitated to be the first to break the silence. They turned their cameras back to Ye Ziyan. "Miss Ye, is what your sister has claimed the truth?"

Ye Ziyan was seething with irritation, but upon noticing Gu Qinian's presence, she surmised it was his doing that Ye Tian had acted this way. With no choice but to suppress her frustration, she offered a sweet smile. "Absolutely. My sister and I have always been close. As the older sister, I simply couldn't stand by and watch her stumble."

"Yes, my sister is truly a selfless individual. You all are aware, aren't you, that she once bravely donated her bone marrow to Director Gu? Such bravery is rare."

Ye Tian's gaze was laced with scorn as she observed the hypocritical and affected Ye Ziyan before her, her mind involuntarily recalling past events.

It was four years prior, when Ye Yongcheng, in collusion with outsiders, staged a coup against their grandfather during a board meeting, which resulted in their grandfather suffering a heart attack and being hospitalized. Seizing the moment, Ye Yongcheng wrested control of the Ye family and then maliciously instructed the hospital to withhold treatment from their grandfather.

Since the tragic loss of her parents at the age of ten, Ye Tian had been under her grandfather's care, shielded by his protection. Faced with this crisis, she was at a loss for what to do and could only plead with Ye Yongcheng, who flatly refused her.