Chapter 51：Just a trailer (1/2)
Xinyi looked at the crowd and then glanced at Zhiyuan. She quickly said, ”What happened, Zhiyuan? Why is everyone gathered here?”
He smiled. ”I think Miss Li should answer that question.”
She gritted her teeth. She felt disgraceful being proved wrong.
Mu Chuanli sighed as he looked at her. ”I think the misunderstanding is solved now.”
”T-that…”
Xinyi asked, ”What misunderstanding?”
”Well…”
As she heard the whole story, Xinyi widened her eyes. She instantly thought of Xiaosi and was sure he was somehow behind this trap.
Xiaosi... only he could do this...
Usually, Xinyi would never even think of confronting a single person let alone a crowd. But she couldn't hear the accusations thrown at Zhiyuan.
”How could you all even think that he would do something like that? For Zhiyuan, his family is the most important to him. He would never use Siying or play such a dirty trick. It was my misunderstanding.”
Zhiyuan lowered his head and silently stared at her. His eyelids slightly fluttered as she spoke.
Miss Li sneered. ”But ending up in Mrs. Zhu's room cannot be a coincidence…”
Caihong narrowed her eyes.
This woman…
Xinyi thought for just a moment and quickly said, ”It is just a coincidence. Last night as well, Siying had run off and entered a room randomly. So, I told Zhiyuan to check the corridors and the rooms. I thought Siying must have wandered off into some room again. And we are also simply guests here. We don't know who stays in which room so Zhiyuan was bound to cross Mrs. Zhu's room at one point while searching.”
Zhiyuan was impressed. To think of last night's real incident and so smoothly merging it with her lie. Nobody could doubt her claim.
He cleared his throat, and his lips couldn't help but curve into the faintest smile.
Miss Li's expression worsened.
”But Mrs. Han. You falling suddenly sick is also suspicious…” one of them said.
Xinyi looked at her in disbelief. ”Are you implying that Zhiyuan did something to make me sick?”
”Heh. It is not impossible since his ex-lover is also on this ship.”
Xinyi felt a little embarrassed to say this. But if it meant freeing Zhiyuan of all the accusations then she didn't mind it. ”I got sick because I got too nervous about the presentation. Sometimes, I get the jitters. In fact, I was about to apologize to Mr. Mu for not being able to present.”
Mu Chuanli shook his head. ”No, no dear. It isn't your fault. Please don't blame yourself.”
She smiled.
Mu Chuanli cleared his throat as he looked at Miss Li. ”I hope now everything is clear.”
”Uncle…” she panicked of losing his favor.
”We will talk about it later,” he looked at Han Zhiyuan, ”Han Zhiyuan. I apologize on behalf of everyone for the trouble.”
”You don't need to. Those who make mistakes should be the ones to apologize,” he narrowed his eyes as he looked at the crowd.
Everybody jolted in fear and felt embarrassed.
On the other side, Xiaosi raised his brow as he saw the drama unfold in Zhiyuan's favor with Xinyi's 'supposed lie.'
He lazily chuckled.
She was supposed to be lying sick in her room, but here she was fighting for her husband and proving everybody wrong about their accusations.
But it didn't bother him. This was just a trailer to show Zhiyuan what he was capable of. He didn't expect him to go down with just this small strike.
Xiaosi dialed a number and, it got connected in the second ring.
”Miss An Shuang. I would ask you to refrain from interfering in my plans. I know Xinyi is here because of you.”
Shuang was standing far away, watching everything. She yawned. ”Mr. Zhu Xiaosi. I don't care if my interference hampers your childish tricks, but I only do what is beneficial for me.”
Xiaosi folded his arm. ”And how was bringing her here beneficial to you?”