"Thanks for the compliment." Xu Xingguang kicked Huo Wuyi in the butt, and Huo Wuyi nimbly jumped into the courtyard.

Xu Xingguang followed into the courtyard, placing the hoe in the tool bucket by the courtyard gate, and was about to close the door. "Please move your butt, I’m closing the door."

You Mingyue snorted coldly.

Seeing that her foot was still bleeding, You Mingyue was worried about losing too much blood, endangering her life, and had to lean against the door and slowly stand up.

She gritted her teeth, hobbling on one foot toward the car.

Before Xu Xingguang locked the gate, she suddenly called out to You Mingyue. "You Mingyue."

You Mingyue stopped walking, not turning back.

Xu Xingguang admonished You Mingyue, "If I were you, I’d hurry up and admit to plagiarism. Those who persist in their delusions will eventually reap what they sow."

"I didn’t plagiarize your work!" You Mingyue turned and stared at Xu Xingguang, shamelessly saying, "Even if you have a video of you performing ’Human World’ from two months ago, so what? Do you have proof that you are the original author of ’Human World’?"

Xu Xingguang frowned.

Seeing this, You Mingyue assumed that Xu Xingguang couldn’t produce evidence.

"You have no evidence." You Mingyue said fearlessly, "As long as I don’t admit to plagiarizing, and insist that ’Human World’ is a work I created long ago. Who can pin the plagiarism charge on me?"

Seeing You Mingyue’s thick-skinned nature, Xu Xingguang found it quite pointless.

Such a fool wasn’t worth another wasted word.

"Fool, you won’t cry until you see the coffin." Closing the gate, Xu Xingguang said to Huo Wuyi, "Wuyi, I finally found a creature more foolish than you."

You Mingyue fled from Cangshan Town with injuries, but now that she was a public figure, she didn’t dare go to a clinic to seek medical help.

She sneaked back to the Xu Family, where she was applying iodine to her foot when she saw You Jingqiu running upstairs with a face full of joy. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

You Jingqiu excitedly said, "Mingyue, Zimu is here to see you!"

You Mingyue’s face lit up with joy.

She hurriedly put down the iodine, hopped downstairs, and sure enough, saw Chu Zimu standing in the middle of the living room.

"Brother Chu." You Mingyue rushed into Chu Zimu’s arms.

Chu Zimu did not push her away, but he did not embrace her either.

These past two days, Chu Zimu had been thinking about how to handle his relationship with You Mingyue.

He couldn’t bear to divorce her.

Yet, continuing this way made him feel uneasy.

But his love for You Mingyue ultimately overcame his aversion to the thought of her as an illegitimate child.

In the end, Chu Zimu decided to reconcile with himself and not worry about You Mingyue’s illegitimate status. Like she said, she didn’t know anything about her biological father from the start, nor did she know her mother was a mistress.

She was different from the woman who kidnapped Chu Ziling, who deserved to die, but You Mingyue was innocent.

He came today to hear an explanation from You Mingyue.

Chu Zimu lowered his head and questioned You Mingyue, "Is the plagiarism thing true or false?"

Upon hearing this, You Jingqiu instinctively defended her daughter, "Of course it’s false! My Mingyue shut herself off from the world for twenty days to create those two songs." You Jingqiu was confident in her daughter’s talent.

Chu Zimu treated You Jingqiu as if she were invisible.

A secret lover has no right to speak to him.

Chu Zimu pushed You Mingyue away, scrutinizing her pretty face without missing any subtle expressions. "I only want to hear your answer, Mingyue."

"As long as you say you didn’t plagiarize Xu Xingguang’s work, then I’m willing to stand by your side and face the scrutiny of netizens with you."

"But if you really did it..." Chu Zimu’s eyes suddenly turned cold and ruthless, he said, "I will never defend a thief."

Hearing this, You Mingyue was extremely scared inside.

She dared not admit her act of plagiarism.

"Brother Chu." You Mingyue carefully held both of Chu Zimu’s hands, firmly stating, "About three months ago, I created ’Human World’. I absolutely did not plagiarize Xu Xingguang’s work."

Chu Zimu was skeptical, raising his unresolved doubt, "Then how do you explain the video of Xu Xingguang performing ’Human World’ two months ago? A genuine original work doesn’t easily leak out, do you think she stole your song?"

She had anticipated that Chu Zimu would question this unreasonable point.

You Mingyue naturally prepared a reasonable argument, she said, "Last time, when Teacher Luo asked me to try changing my style, I thought of ’Human World,’ which I created during a burst of inspiration long ago. When I rushed home to find it, I discovered that the sheet music had somehow gone missing."