Smack!
"It does hurt quite a bit. It hurts a lot more than slapping you." Qiao Xi flung her hand. "You don't have to send me to the infirmary. I'm afraid you'll send me to hell on the way."
The stairwell instantly fell silent.
Qiao Rou belatedly covered her face as tears welled up in her eyes. "Sister, why did you hit me?"
"Why did I hit you? Because you deserve a beating." Qiao Xi moved closer to her ear and said word by word, "You want to kill me? Do you have the ability?"
Qiao Rou's pupils contracted. "Sister, what are you talking about? I... How could I... I didn't do it. I didn't know you would suddenly fall down the stairs. I was also very flustered."
Her tears welled up in her eyes. Her aggrieved look made one's heart ache. Gu Moling heard the voices and walked over. When he saw Qiao Rou being bullied, his heart ached immensely. He held her and softly checked on her.
Qiao Xi glanced at them. "You clearly knew that there was a fruit knife at the staircase, yet you deliberately pushed me. You didn't do it? You're pretending to be innocent in front of me every day, huh? Do you think I'm as brainless as the man beside you?"
Smack!
Qiao Xi slapped her again.
"You need to be punished for doing something wrong. It's not too much for me to give you two slaps for trying to take my life, right?"
Qiao Rou immediately fell to the floor with tears all over her face. "Sister, I didn't do anything. I really didn't do anything..."
"Qiao Xi!"
Gu Moling could not stand it anymore. He stood in front of Qiao Rou and said angrily, "What are you trying to do? No matter what Qiao Rou has done, aren't you standing here safe and sound right now? If you're angry, you can go somewhere else. Qiao Rou is sincerely treating her well. You really don't know what's good for you!"
She did not know what was good for her? Qiao Rou was sincerely treating her well? Was that why she wanted to send her to hell with her own hands?
Qiao Xi slowly wiped her hands. "Gu Moling, just because you're blind, it doesn't mean I'm blind as well. We can find out who placed the fruit knife there after watching the surveillance cameras. We can also see clearly whether Qiao Rou pushed me on purpose.
"Of course, even with my words, you won't check the surveillance cameras. After all, it would've been me who rolled down the stairs and it would've been me getting accidentally stabbed by a fruit knife before dying on the spot. As long as it's related to me, Gu Moling, you'll ignore it."
Gu Moling looked away. "What are you talking about? Am I that detestable in your eyes?"
Qiao Xi revealed a smile that was not a smile. "Yes. In your heart, Qiao Rou is always good while I'll always be bad. Even if Qiao Rou really killed me, you would say she was just being careless and I deserved it. Qiao Rou is forever kind and cute. Even if she stole everything that I should have and even if I tried my best to avoid meeting you, she would still appear like a flea and ceaselessly disturb my life.
"She was the one who provoked me every time. I was the one who got hurt every time, but you always try to defend her. As long as she shed a few tears, she won't have to take responsibility for anything. Just like this time. I already know the conclusion. You'll announce to the public that I wanted to push Qiao Rou down the stairs, but in the end, my plan backfired and I hurt myself. As for Qiao Rou... she was innocent from the beginning till the end."
Gu Moling fell silent. He opened his mouth a few times but found that he could not say anything. The fruit knife shining with a cold light was still standing upright on the stairwell. Just as Qiao Xi said, if she had not moved nimbly enough to avoid it, she might have lost her life today.
Moreover, if Qiao Xi died, things would indeed develop as she said. The Qiao family would hide the truth and push all the blame to Qiao Xi. They would say that when she tried to attack Qiao Rou, she ended up killing herself. After all, Qiao Rou was more important to the Qiao family.
Moreover, Qiao Xi was already dead. There was no need for the Qiao family to sacrifice another daughter. She had to bear all the blame even after her death, and it was also her final contribution to the family. Her appearance had always been a stain to the Qiao family. If she died, the Qiao family might be able to relax a little.
Zhao Lili, who was nearby, heard everything clearly. At this moment, she rushed over and smacked Qiao Xi on the head. "Qiao Xi, aren't you too harsh? You're alive, aren't you? Even if you want to blame Qiao Rou, you have to wait until you die to do it! You're standing here unharmed while Qiao Rou was slapped twice by you. Do you know how much her face is worth? Your life can't even compare to her hands and legs!"
Qiao Rou bit her lip and pretended to be aggrieved. "Lili, don't say anymore... My sister is just in a bad mood. Just let her say what she wants."
Zhao Lili was flustered and exasperated. "Why?! Why allow her to do this to you?! I just want to tell Qiao Xi how expensive your face is!"