Someone immediately retorted, "If we're not mistaken, Gong Jun has been by Miss Lin's side for over ten years, hasn't he?"
Lin Hanyan did not panic. She calmly continued, "That's right. He has been by my side for twelve years. But when I saved him, he was already fifteen. I have no idea what he had gone through before that, or whether he had any other benefactors or enemies."
Her explanation simply did not hold water, and hardly anyone believed her.
Especially since there were people arranged by Ye Shaoxuan stirring things up among them, all sorts of voices of rebuttal immediately rose from the crowd.
"He's been by your side for over ten years. If you didn't know his background, would you dare keep him by your side for so many years?"
"Exactly. Ask everyone here—who would dare keep someone of unknown origins and background by their side, especially for so many years? If they hadn't investigated everything thoroughly, who would feel at ease?"
"Miss Lin must have some difficulty, which is why she doesn't dare tell us the truth, right?"
Looking at those men who were always opposing her, Lin Hanyan slightly furrowed her brows, a few traces of suspicion surfacing in her heart.
However, this was not the time to concern herself with such things.
"Everyone knows that he is my man. If I had instructed him to do this, wouldn't that make me a little too foolish?"
"Besides, I have no reason to do such a thing."
Some people thought it over and felt that her reasoning did indeed make sense.
"That's true. Miss Lin and Young Master Huangfu are about to marry, and the two families will become in-laws. There's no need, nor could she possibly, do something like this at a time like this."