"Just say it was me who stole it, no need to beat around the bush." Xingkong sneered.
"It's not that we're saying it was you who stole it, it's just that Yajing has searched everywhere she's been and hasn't found it. This is the only place left, so that's why we're asking." Shen Xinrou explained calmly and logically.
That does sound reasonable.
"So, you suspect that I hid the ring?"
"Xingkong, if you've seen it, just give it back to Yajing. This matter can be big or small, so don't get angry."
Xingkong glanced at the jewelry on Yajing's body.
"If I'm not mistaken, this set of jewelry is the main product of the Song Group this year."
Yajing wiped the diamond necklace on her neck and raised her voice, "Yes, it's sponsored by the Song Group. Do you know how much this jewelry is worth?"
The people around were attracted by Yajing's voice and looked over here one after another.
"What's going on?"
"I don't know, the one sitting there seems to be Miss Huo from the Huo family."
"Shen Xinrou is really lucky. Not only did her biological mother marry into a wealthy family, even her aunt is the third lady who can call the shots."
"Of course she's lucky, that's because Mrs. Shen specifically found someone to calculate her lucky stars."
"Lucky stars?"
"Otherwise, why do you think the Shen family kept her?"
"I heard that someone's ring was lost and they said it was stolen by the girl next to Miss Huo."
"She's Shen Xingkong!"
"She's Shen Xingkong, and she looks pretty good."
"What's the use? She must have offended Shen Xinrou somewhere, that's why she was dragged out to be sacrificed."
"Forget it, Shen Xinrou didn't gain anything either. I just saw Qiao Shao being taken away by the Qiao family's steward. I guess Qiao Chairman already knows that Qiao Shao spent 150 billion just to dance with Shen Xinrou."
"The Qiao family has never acknowledged Shen Xinrou's identity. She really lost more than she gained this time."
When Shen Xinrou heard these comments, she quickly looked around for Qiao Yunxing's figure.
After scanning around once and not seeing him, she felt a little panicked.
After scanning around for the second time and still not seeing him, she was completely panicked.
Could he really have been taken away by the Qiao family?
Shen Xinrou's heart began to feel uneasy.
Tonight... 150 billion... she was too caught up in the moment and forgot about the Qiao family.
This is bad.
The Qiao family already didn't like her much, and now they will think that she's only after Qiao Yun's money.
What should she do?
Explain, she must explain!
Shen Xinrou stood up from her chair with a sad expression, ready to leave, but was stopped by Xingkong.
"Sister, did you forget to tell your friends that I'm engaged to Song Shao?"
Shen Xinrou was very unhappy about being stopped, and pushed Xingkong, causing her to hit the table behind her. The table was full of utensils and glasses, and with this collision, it made a crisp sound, attracting even more people's attention.
"Shen Xinrou, if you have something to say, why push people around?!" Huo Mingzhu rushed over, displeased, and helped Xingkong up.
"I...I just have something very important to deal with."
"No matter how important it is, it's not as important as my sister's reputation." Qin Zhenzhen also stood up, walked to Xingkong's side, checked to see if she was injured, and said to Shen Xinrou.
Shen Xinrou was anxious to explain tonight's events to the Qiao family, but was accused of being insincere and hypocritical. Her anger rose to her head.
"Speak clearly before you leave." Qin Zhenzhen trembled when she met Shen Xinrou's eyes, but she still gathered her courage and spoke.
"What's wrong with you, Xinrou?" He Yajing was not happy when she saw Shen Xinrou suddenly leaving. She had helped her out, but she was leaving at the critical moment. What was going on?
"Finding something is important." She whispered in Shen Xinrou's ear.
Shen Xinrou glanced at the crowd around her and had to suppress her anger.
No matter when, she, Shen Xinrou, could not let people laugh at her.
"You're right, finding something is important. Xingkong, since it's not with you, why don't you let Yajing take a look in your bag? This way, we can avoid any misunderstandings."
"If it's not with me, why should I let you see it?" Xingkong couldn't help but sneer, her eyes sharp and cold. Her noble and aloof temperament radiated from within, under the contrast of her black and white evening dress, it was dazzling and alluring.
"Besides, since I am engaged to Song Shao, I have everything I want from Song's Jewelry. Why would I steal a small ring from you?"
"What if you really like it? Besides, you are only engaged to Song Shao, not married to him yet. Why should Song's give you everything you want?" He Yajing sneered.
Xingkong nodded, "You have a point."
"Since that's the case, let me see your bag quickly, otherwise you are guilty of being a thief."
"You said you searched everywhere?"
"Yes, except for here."
"When did you search?"
He Yajing replied without hesitation, "When Xinrou and Qiao Shao were dancing!"
"So you haven't searched her bag either?"
"Of course not!"
Xingkong smiled with satisfaction, "Then for the sake of fairness, shouldn't we search both of our bags?"
He Yajing was unhappy, "Why? Everyone saw her perform on stage just now."
"Well, I was chatting with Xingkong just now." Huo Mingzhu suddenly spoke up, hesitated and glanced at Shen Xinrou, "This matter can be big or small, and it won't look good if it gets out of hand. I think we should solve it privately, shouldn't we?"
Shen Xinrou smiled, "Mingzhu, you are still too young and don't understand the wickedness of human nature. Alright, let's search together. The innocent have nothing to fear."
"Good for the innocent to clear themselves, but I don't know if anyone is falsely accusing others and guarding themselves against theft."
"What do you mean?" He Yajing glared angrily at the stars, "Don't think I haven't heard that you were mocking me."
"Everyone heard it, if you didn't hear it, it would make you look like a fool."
"You!"
"Alright, let's search our bags first." Shen Xinrou stopped He Yajing and placed her diamond evening bag on the table.
"For fairness, let me search it."
At this moment, a smiling voice suddenly sounded.
Everyone turned their heads and saw Qi Rongchen.
They stepped back on their own, making way for him.
Looking over, Xingkong finally noticed that it wasn't just Qi Rongchen, but also Huo Siye.
Through the crowd, Xingkong raised her delicate chin towards Huo Siye, looking proud and arrogant.
Huo Siye smiled indulgently and followed Qi Rongchen.
"Miss Shen, give me the bag." Qi Rongchen turned his back to the crowd and winked at Xingkong.
Xingkong handed over her pearl shell bag to Qi Rongchen.
After receiving it, Qi Rongchen opened the bag in front of everyone.
"Tsk tsk... Miss Shen, this..."