A trace of viciousness flashed past Old Madam Kang's eyes as she shouted, "Actually, there's… something else going on with the perfumes!"

Everyone looked up.

Old Madam Kang knew that Kang Ru was unwilling to deal with Qiao Xi, but she did not care. As long as she could salvage the Kang family's losses and protect Qingzhi, she could kill Qiao Xi with her own hands!

Moreover, it was all Qiao Xi's fault that the Kang family had come to this point. It was impossible for the Kang family to reconcile with Qiao Xi. It was better to completely fall out with her!

Old Madam Kang gritted her teeth and said, "Those perfume recipes are indeed Qiao Xi's, but she was the one who gave them to Qingzhi. Others can accuse Qingzhi of using someone else's perfume recipes to participate in the competition, but those were all personally given to her by Qiao Xi. How can that be considered stealing?

"Five years ago, she almost caused Qingzhi's death. Fortunately, Qingzhi was lucky and managed to survive. However, Qiao Xi deliberately tampered with the perfume recipes and exposed Qingzhi for stealing and plagiarizing during the perfume competition. She simply wants to ruin Qingzhi!"

Old Madam Kang was so angry that she thumped her chest and stomped her feet. Not many tears fell, but her cries echoed throughout the hall.

Everyone could not help but be influenced by Old Madam Kang's words. From what she said, it seemed that Qiao Xi had schemed against Kang Qingzhi, while Kang Qingzhi was just pure-hearted and fell for Qiao Xi's trap.At this moment, the reporters below the stage could not help but ask, "Old Madam Kang, do you have evidence to prove your words?"

Old Madam Kang said self-righteously, "Would I lie? I don't have any evidence. Those who believe us will naturally believe us. We're not like some people who scheme against our own family!"

Although there was no evidence, everyone believed her words when they saw her angry expression.

Old Madam Kang's voice was sharp. "Qiao Xi maligned Jichuan and Qingzhi and ruined the reputation of my two grandchildren. She also caused a huge loss to the Kang family. Even though she's my biological granddaughter, I'm unable to forgive her!"

The reporter quickly asked, "Does that mean the Kang family wants to cut ties with Miss Qiao? Does Mr. Kang Ru agree?"

Everyone looked at Kang Ru. Qiao Xi, who was hidden in the crowd, also looked at Kang Ru.

Kang Ru's body trembled. He had never thought of this problem. After all, Xi Xi was his biological daughter. Could it be that he really would not let her come home?

Old Madam Kang stared at him with a burning gaze. "Ah Ru!"

This shout completely woke Kang Ru up. He seemed to have made an important decision and said with difficulty, "I… I agree."

"Does Miss Qiao's mother agree too?"Although Miss Qiao's father, brother, and grandmother all wanted to cut ties with her, her mother might not agree. After all, she was pregnant with her for ten months.

The surroundings suddenly fell silent, and Kang Ru's eyes suddenly turned red. "Xi Xi's mother passed away many years ago."

The moment that was said, the entire venue was in an uproar. Actually, everyone knew that Kang Ru had never been married, but he had two children. The secrets of the wealthy families were the focus of the reporters' attention, and the event location instantly became noisy.

"If you want to know so much about me, why don't you ask me directly?!"

The young lady's dark and beautiful hair was tied into a loose bun. She wore a gemstone hairpin on her hair, and there was a pair of gemstone earrings of the same color on her fair and small earlobes. She was wearing a gentle purple fishtail dress as she walked elegantly and calmly toward the crowd. The creases of the dress rippled with her footsteps like a fairy stepping on waves.

Qiao Xi's aura was fully released, stunning everyone present. She looked at Old Madam Kang with a sharp gaze. "If I hadn't come today, how would you have continued to make things up?"

The reporters were stunned for a moment. Did Qiao Xi mean that Old Madam Kang was lying?

"I'm telling the truth!" Old Madam Kang pointed at her nose and shouted, "Back then, you hurt Qingzhi and refused to apologize. You even took the initiative to leave the Kang family. Now, you're biting back and pushing all the blame on Qingzhi and Jichuan. Why are you so vicious?!

As soon as she finished speaking, a middle-aged man took a few steps forward. "Miss Qiao, do you still recognize me?"

Qiao Xi glanced at him. "Yes, you were Kang Qingzhi's attending physician five years ago."

The doctor looked at her with disappointment. "Back then, after you left the Kang family, Miss Kang underwent surgery and had to lie on the hospital bed for half a year before she could walk on her own. She was a girl who liked to dance, but she never danced again. You ruined a girl's life. Don't you feel guilty at all?

"I don't know anything else about the Kang family, but I'm extremely sure about this. You're really too much!"

As soon as he finished speaking, hurried footsteps suddenly came from the door.