Fat Auntie: "..."
The chubby aunt was shocked, saying she didn't understand the world anymore.
"A man dressed as a woman, a scam?" She recognized every single word, so how did they come together to form such an unfamiliar phrase?
The plump aunt suddenly remembered something and said, "This man's name isn't Hong Tiantian, but it is Hong Youtian."
Thinking about it this way, Hong Tiantian and Hong Youtian do sound somewhat similar – both have "Hong Tiantian tian" in their names.
Upon hearing the origin of this name, Li Kui's expression twisted into a grimace: the thought of how he had been calling out Tiantian for Tiantian past two years, only to be addressed as a man, and such an unkempt one at that, filled him with rage...
"Ugh!" Li Kui felt a little nauseous.
Ye Mo's words were like a new world opening up for the neighbors on the sixth floor, instantly broadening their horizons. Several neighbors suddenly realized what he meant and started whispering among themselves.
"No wonder! I knew it! None of the Hong Family family members work outside the home. I was wondering how they made a living; turns out they were scamming people online!"
"Wow, he even dressed as a woman!"
"Not only did he dress as a woman, but he also tricked people into buying him the three gold pieces (a traditional Chinese wedding gift set). We only buy the three gold pieces for our partners after we get engaged... What he did was so dishonest."
"It really was like a knife being used to cut open someone's buttocks; it opened my eyes."
Even so, the man inside, Hong Youtian, stubbornly refused to admit it, saying, "What evidence do you have to prove I'm Hong Tiantian? I've already said you've mistaken me for someone else..."
Just then, his injured phone suddenly vibrated. He looked down and saw it was a video call, initiated by [ Li Kui ].
He instinctively hung up the phone, then, as if remembering something, he looked up and saw Li Kui holding a phone in his hand, the screen showing the video call that had just been disconnected.
Hung Yau-tim. "..."
Li Kui gritted his teeth. "What else do you have to say?"
Hong Youtian's expression was bleak. "... It's come to this, what else can I say?" No, he still had something to say; at least he wanted to put up a fight.
Hong Youtian gritted his teeth.
"Brother, listen to me, I didn't mean to lie to you. There's a reason for this. Let me explain." He racked his brains, trying to come up with a reason to defend himself.
As soon as he uttered these words, which could only be described as a confession, a gasp came from the doorway, followed by the excited chatter of his neighbors. "Wow, did you hear that? He admitted it! He really admitted it! This Hong Youtian really was faking it online, pretending to be a woman!"
Hong Youtian looked at the group of neighbors who had been scared before but were now trying to squeeze in from outside the door. His expression was truly bleak this time, and he directly experienced what it meant to be socially dead.
Among the people who squeezed in, a young girl tiptoed behind the crowd, holding a cell phone with the camera pointed directly at the living room.
"... I never imagined what these people were saying was true. This person really is a man dressed as a woman, scamming people out of money online." She whispered to her phone. On her phone screen was a live stream, filled with a dense barrage of comments.
Chapter 69 The Sixty-Ninth Melon What kind of melon is it? It's the one you eat sixty-nine times...
Wu Youyou is a small-time streamer, mainly streaming games. However, because her gaming skills are average, she doesn't have many fans, and the number of viewers is always very small each time she goes live.
She was livestreaming her game at home when she heard a huge commotion outside. Always eager to join in the fun, she instinctively grabbed her phone and rushed out to watch.
Thanks to her love of joining in the fun, she and her livestream viewers got the first taste of fresh, hot gossip.
Wu Youyou and her viewers in her live stream: Goodness, is this something we can actually listen to?
Perhaps because the topic of men dressing as women was so novel and exciting, the number of viewers in Wu Youyou's live stream skyrocketed, quickly going from four digits to five digits.
Wu Youyou was stunned. "Wow, incredible wealth?" This incredible wealth had finally fallen on her head?
This windfall was too good to pass up, so Wu Youyou, encouraged by her viewers, decided to seize the opportunity. She turned off the game, secretly turned on her phone camera, and started a live stream from the crowd.
Unaware that his embarrassing behavior was being broadcast live, Hong Youtian suddenly knelt down before Li Kui.
"Brother, please let me explain! I really didn't mean to lie to you... I really had no other choice. I have an eighty-year-old mother who is seriously ill and bedridden, waiting for me to give her money to save her life. I also have a five-year-old daughter who is crying for milk. I really had no other choice but to lie to you! If I could, I wouldn't want to lie to people!"
He cried out to Li Kui, tears streaming down his face. His sobs were so heart-wrenching that they could move anyone who heard or saw them to tears.
Humans are emotional beings, and for a moment, many people present were moved by his crying, their faces showing pity and a sense of sorrow.
Someone muttered, "... According to what he said, his family's situation is indeed very difficult. It seems he only resorted to swindling money because he had no other choice."
"No way! He's pitiful, but my friend was cheated out of money by him, isn't he pitiful too?" Niu Guangping and his group insisted on this point. "He has to pay back the money."
Hong Youtian: "Waaah..."
A bystander said, "Hey, you young people, is it really necessary to be so aggressive? They've already said they can't do anything about it, can't you be a little more generous?"
"That's right!"
"As the saying goes, be tolerant of others, and don't be too petty..."
These people kept talking, one after another, making Niu Guangping and his group break out in a cold sweat. Every time they opened their mouths, they were accused of being petty. Every sentence they uttered was met with ten more criticisms. Now they didn't know how to even begin to speak.
Hong Youtian even knelt on the ground, crying and telling Li Kui about his hardships.
"You, you shouldn't do this," Li Kui stammered, reaching out to grab Hong Youtian's hand, "Don't kneel down."
Hong Youtian shook his head vigorously and cried, "If you don't forgive me, I'll keep kneeling here and won't get up... Big brother, I'm sorry, but I really didn't mean to lie to you!"
Li Kui: "..."
He looked at the others pleadingly, his expression somewhat embarrassed, his face clearly saying, "What should I do? What should I do?"
"Why don't you forgive him, young man? Just do a good deed," someone in the crowd said. "He didn't mean to lie; he was trying to save someone. Everyone's having a hard time, so let's not make things difficult for him."
Seeing the situation before her, Ye Mo felt that if she didn't step forward, Li Kui and his group of tongue-tied people would probably be pushed to "forgive" and "let bygones be bygones" this liar.
Ye Mo had no choice but to speak up.
"Ha." She sneered, "You people are certainly generous with other people's money. You weren't the ones who were cheated, yet you stand there talking without any remorse. You just flip through your teeth and expect my friend to forgive you... I think you should be given the seat at the Leshan Giant Buddha. That relic is practically jumping in my face!"
Her tone was utterly impolite, and those who had just spoken immediately felt as if their sore spots had been touched. One of them couldn't help but say, "How can you speak like that, young lady? Why are you saying such awful things? We were just trying to be kind, seeing this person as pitiful."