Lady Meilin is seduced by her green tea brother-in-law everyday-Chapter 90: Strike of the con man.

The room fell silent, the audience was almost barely breathing as they listened. There was something in the way he talked about it that made them want to hear more while feeling sorry for him at the same time.

Mo Liang adjusted the microphone and he looked out to the many expectant eyes and said, "I never thought that I would be sitting here today. I was sure that my life--my story would end in that fire. Sometimes when I close my eyes at night, I still see those flames. For six years after that day, I could not stomach the smell of any kind of smoke. Even walking past someone smoking would make me vomit. I was plagued with nightmares."

The audience leaned in, breathless. This was the first time they were hearing the details of the fire from the horse’s mouth. Mo Liang had been a child at the time, interviews had been banned by the police. Now, the tap had been opened and they would drink until they burst.

"The big secret nobody realized about the fire is that I didn’t save Jun Meilin." he said and laughed under his breath. He paused deliberately, reeling the audience in and he said, "She saved me."

His words made the audience even more curious. It almost sounded as if there was a secret that had been left out of the story all these years and they were curious to know what it was.

Mo Liang turned his gaze to the cameras and he said in a low voice, "I was so afraid when those flames stretched towards me like a hungry beast. I was cornered with nowhere to run, I closed my eyes and surrendered, listening to the explosions of chemicals and shattering of glass all around.

My shoes burned off, I could feel the hairs on my skin being scorched. I had all but surrendered to the beast when I heard her voice. She was trapped under a shelf, screaming for help." He shook his head and looked at Gao Jiajia. "Something in me pushed me to move, I knew that even if I was too afraid to save myself, I had to save the girl that was crying out, waiting for me to save her. Someone needed me and if I didn’t move, she would die.

So, I walked barefoot on that glass, I gritted my teeth and pushed that shelf off her, breaking three fingers in the process. I punched a glass shelf to retrieve the only fire proof gear in the room.

A hot beam fell on my shoulders, fire licked my back and burned away my clothes and skin. Still, I carried her and stumbled out of that room somehow." He looked at the audience and said slowly, "I don’t know many people that would have done what I did that day. I would like to make it clear that I did not even know whose life I was saving in that fire.

I did not save Jun Meilin because of her identity, I saved a stranger--a girl that cried out for help. As for my reasons for being there, my friend Caleb Xu was a competitor in the Olympiad, he called me and invited me to support him.

His birthday was on that same day, you can check this information if you wish. He personally sent me the money for the tickets for the bullet speed train in which I traveled from Sea city to the capital.

That fire changed my life, I have never denied that. It was hell but God pulled me out of hell and blessed me. I am proud of myself for what I did that day." He looked at the camera and pointed his finger out, "To all the firefighters, police officers, doctors and soldiers.

All the people that have dedicated their lives to saving others selflessly, I am proud of your service. What you do is incredible because God knows, I don’t think I will ever walk into another fire willingly ever again. You are the real heroes, not me."

An applause rose--thunderous and raw, like the flames he had described.

"Pheew!" Gao Jiajia fanned herself with a hand, "That was intense."

Mo Liang drunk water from a bottle, hiding a cunning smile. He was sure that he had flipped the script on the doubts about that fire.

Gao Jiajia took a sip of water as well, waiting for the crowd to relax. As soon as they did, she started off with another major question.

"So....the affair?" She moved her shoulders up in a helpless shrug. "I know that you must be expecting that question because it is the talk of the nation. People want to know and while you don’t owe the public answers, we will not stop you from providing them anyway."

Mo Liang nodded and the audience was attentive once again.

"What caused you to betray your vows to Jun Meilin?" She asked.

Mo Liang took five seconds to appear as if he was pondering on the answer and then he exhaled and opened his mouth and replied, "First of all, before I even address this issue I would like to apologize to my wife, my daughter, my family and all the people around the world that have loved and supported me in any way. I am ashamed because my personal flaws have reflected badly on my family.

I would like everyone to know that despite of my flaws, I am not a bad person. I am excellent at my job and I did my nation proud. You can throw arrows at me and curse me for being unfaithful to my wife but I plead with you all not to destroy the accomplishments of our nation along with me."

"Well, we cannot promise anything but we will try not to crucify you on this stage." Gao Jiajia laughed.

"It is all I can hope for." Mo Liang put his right hand on his chest and smiled. Then, he looked at the audience and opened up. "I am sure that you have all heard about my relationship with Caleb Xu and Tang Yue. I want to begin by refuting what Mrs. Xu said on television. She is a grieving mother and she is very angry right now.

She is looking for someone to blame for Caleb’s death and I guess I won that prize. I have tried to approach her many times to explain what happened but she is unwilling to listen.

The last time I was at her house, she slapped me on the cheek with a shoe. That was on the day of Caleb’s funeral. I don’t blame her, I feel like I deserved it. I am not calling on anyone to attack or blame her for anything false that she said about me. On the contrary I hope that you will understand and sympathize with her." He touched his cheek and sighed. "However, if any of you here feels the need to punish me for my sins, please don’t use shoes unless they are rocket boots or you want to send me into a black hole."

In the audience, a few muffled chuckles were heard.

Mrs. Xu was watching the interview from home and she smashed the Tv remote.

"That fucking con man!" she screamed.

Mr. Xu, who was going out to work paused in his steps, asking himself if his wife had really just dropped the "F" bomb.