The crowd's gaze suddenly shifted, and it was hard to believe that Elder Mrs. Meng could have done something so despicable, yet now she had the gall to cozy up and ingratiate herself.
Elder Mrs. Meng's entire body stiffened awkwardly, and she let out a dry laugh.
"That... that was a misunderstanding, there happened to be a power outage, it wasn't me who turned off the power, and it's the fault of the irresponsible staff for not checking properly. You all didn't get too hot, did you?"
"It was okay, Sang Qiao and I almost got heatstroke and ended up in the hospital, after all, even the hot water was hidden away by the staff, we truly didn't expect that."
Meng Jiahe emphasized the words "the staff" heavily, knowing all too well that back then, Elder Mrs. Meng had done it on purpose, or rather, she had been particularly unwilling to let them stay temporarily.
