Xiang Cheng did not expect Jiang Xue to be so quick to push the blame onto someone else. She exonerated herself of wrongdoing with only a few words while pinning the blame on the supposed thief.
Relieved of his burden, Xiang Cheng took the opportunity to assess Shen Xi calmly. He wanted to see how she would react.
Shen Yan was furious when he heard Jiang Xue's accusation. He raised his hand and was about to teach her a lesson when Shen Xi stopped him.
Although harsh and highly improper for her to speak to her foster father as such, Shen Xi knew Jiang Xue was right. The Shen couple were at the bottom of society's totem pole and could not oppose the Jiang family. Shen Xi could not, in good conscience, allow her biological father to confront something so dangerous on her behalf.
