Oh! My Sweet Liar! Episode 16

Jing You tries to expose the lies but Xi Ruo quickly creates an excuse to send her mother away. Xi Ruo keeps reminding her mother to avoid trouble due to their lies about their noble background. Her mother also advises her to hold on to Hong Bin as others are also eyeing him. Ru’er gives Xi Ruo’s mother jewelry to try to expose her greed and low status. Xi Ruo’s mother takes it but also reminds Ru’er that she has no status in the family. Xi Ruo tells her mother about her fake pregnancy story. Her mother is alarmed but has a plan in store. Xi Ruo informs Hong Bin to be prepared for her mother’s weird behavior. Hong Bin is still asking Xi Ruo to give him a chance although she insists that he can’t force her to love him back. But when he hugs her, she feels something for him. Xi Ruo panics when told that Duke Lean has summoned her mother. It turns out Duke Lean just wants her help in selecting some dancers. Xi Ruo’s mother then boils some soup for Hong Bin but Xi Ruo drinks it instead. The soup turns out to be aphrodisiac and she becomes amorous at night. Hong Bin has to fight her off. The next morning, she is embarrassed. Hong Bin kisses her and asks her to be his real wife again but she still resists. Xi Ruo’s mother’s identity is exposed by Ru’er. She apologizes to Duke Lean and his wife. She insists that the blame lies with her for failing to teach her adopted daughter well. Hong Bin accuses Xi Ruo’s mother of deceit as well and proposes that they should die. Source: DramaSlot)