Could it be that she has suspected Lixin's ill health?
"Something tells me you are also aware that Lixin is sick! Yuming, speak; it is urgent, and I am panicking. What if Lixin is sick?"
"I…" Yuming stammered, her pathway blocked by Mingxia. She trembled under her frowning gaze. She had no guts to lie to Mingxia, but this was beyond her power to say. Lixin was truly sick, and she wasn't allowed to tell anyone, especially Mingxia.
He would be mad as well as fire her when he knew she spilled the beans. A little would not hurt, would it? Yuming questioned herself, wondering how long the lie she would tell would last.
Mingxia, on her own, was not so easily deceived. What if her lie is spotted as soon as she finishes telling them? Would she still need another tall story to cover up the former from being exposed as fake? Yuming stares into thin air as she is thrown into a state of confusion.
