Chapter 89: Can’t Bear To Let Her Go To Prison
“Alright, the banquet is about to start. Everyone, let’s go to the front hall.” Madam Meng smiled as she waved at everyone. “If Xi Xi wants to see ‘Time Flows’ for a while longer, you should accompany her, Wan Wan. I’ll bring the others to the front hall.”
After all, this dress belonged to the Meng family. Once Madam Meng spoke, even if the others wanted to look at it for a while more, they would be too embarrassed to do so. Everyone turned their backs to Qiao Xi and the others as they walked toward the direction of the hall.
Now, only Qiao Xi and Meng Wan were left. From an angle where the others could not see, Meng Wan looked smugly at Qiao Xi, who was seriously admiring the gown. This fool was actually looking at the replica with such relish. She probably did not know what she was about to face, right?
She would make sure this woman could not show off anymore!
Meng Wan’s eyes shifted, and her face was filled with viciousness. She suddenly took out something from her pocket and stuffed it into Qiao Xi’s hand when she was not paying attention. Then, she quickly opened her mouth and said with a terrified voice, “Qiao Xi, what are you trying to do? Do you want to destroy ‘Time Flow’? No! Stop this instant!”
Everyone subconsciously turned around and saw Qiao Xi holding a small knife in her hand. The tip of the knife was aimed at ‘Time Flows’.
Meng Wan pounced over in a panic and used her body to block Qiao Xi as she begged, “Qiao Xi, stop! That’s ‘Time Flows’! There’s only one ‘Time Flows’ in the world! No matter how much you dislike it, you can’t destroy it!”
She deliberately grabbed Qiao Xi’s hand and showed the cold blade to everyone.
The guests gasped and looked at each other in dismay. “Didn’t they say that the people who are attending the banquet today can’t bring knives? When I came in, I was searched.”
“This… Madam Meng and Miss Meng were kind enough to invite Qiao Xi to admire the dress, but Qiao Xi actually wants to destroy it? If she really came with such an ulterior motive, the knife must have been hidden quite well. We probably couldn’t find it even if we searched her body.”
“F*ck, isn’t this woman too vicious? Does she not like high fashion, or is she jealous that the Meng family owns such a beautiful dress?”
They felt that the second speculation was more likely to be the case.
Madam Meng’s expression changed as she hurriedly returned. “What’s going on? Wan Wan, what did you just say?”
Everyone was in no rush to go to the front hall and waited for Qiao Xi’s explanation.
Meng Wan said in tears, “Just now, I wanted Qiao Xi to get closer so that she could better observe the dress. Unexpectedly, she suddenly took out a knife and cut the dress. I heard the sound of fabric tearing and quickly turned my head. I tried my best to stop Qiao Xi from continuing to destroy the dress. Boo-hoo, what should we do, Mom? What about the dress…”
Madam Meng went to check the dress. When she saw the tear on it, she said with heartache, “Qiao Xi, our Meng family invited you with good intentions. Is this how you repay us? The banquet has set a rule that guests can’t bring any knives with them, but you sneaked in a knife. Why is that? Did you plan to destroy ‘Time Flows’ a long time ago?”
Qiao Xi played with the knife in her hand and curved the corners of her mouth in amusement.
Wang Nuo was the first to jump out and roar, “I knew that you had ulterior motives for coming to the Meng family’s banquet! Do you know how much this dress is worth? 800 million! You’re deliberately destroying their family’s prized possession. I’m calling the police! The amount of money that dress is worth is enough for you to rot in prison!”
Everyone came back to their senses and recalled Madam Meng and Miss Meng’s attitude toward Qiao Xi. They then looked at the knife in Qiao Xi’s hand. They were very dissatisfied.
“The Meng family treated her as an honored guest, but she actually ruined ‘Time Flows’? How can there be such a person in this world?”
“I think Miss Meng is right. Let’s quickly call the police. The amount of money involved this time is huge. The police won’t ignore it.”
Madam Meng was deep in thought, as if she was considering the idea of calling the police.
Meng Wan laughed bitterly. “Forget it, Mom. Don’t call the police. If the police really come, won’t Qiao Xi’s life be ruined? Although she destroyed ‘Time Flows’, I can’t just watch her spend the rest of her life in prison.”
Madam Meng sighed. “Wan Wan, I know you’re kind, but Qiao Xi has caused too much trouble this time…”
“Mom!” Meng Wan cried out miserably. “I’m begging you, Mom. Qiao Xi must have done it in the heat of the moment. How can a dress compare to someone’s life? Let’s give Qiao Xi another chance. I really can’t bear to see her go to jail.”
Madam Meng shook her head helplessly. “Alright, I’ll listen to you. Let’s let Qiao Xi off this time, alright? But I don’t want to see her at the banquet anymore. Miss Qiao, please leave.”
Chapter 90: Going To Watch A Show
When the others heard their conversation, they all praised Meng Wan for being kind.
After all, Qiao Xi had destroyed a dress that was worth 800 million yuan!
“Miss Meng is kind and magnanimous. On the other hand, Qiao Xi… is extremely jealous. As expected of someone from a small family. Her character is really bad.”
“The reason she wanted to attend this banquet was to ruin ‘Time Flows’, right? She probably knew that Miss Meng would be kind and let her off, which was why she was so bold.”
Meng Wan’s eyes were still filled with tears. When she heard the whispers around her, the corners of her mouth curled up into a cold smile. Great, Qiao Xi was finally doomed. In the eyes of others, she and Qiao Xi were good friends, but Qiao Xi had ruined the Meng family’s dress because of jealousy.
Meng Wan squeezed out two drops of tears and pretended to be aggrieved as she cried. “Qiao Xi, I really didn’t expect you to be such a person. I really treated you as a friend, but you…
“Forget it. We’re friends, after all. I don’t want to bicker with you anymore, but you definitely won’t be able to stay for the Meng family’s banquet. I can let you off, but if Grandpa knows about this, he might not. So, you’d better leave.”
…
At this moment, in the banquet hall.
Gu Zheng swirled his wine glass and lazily listened to the conversations going on around him.
“I heard that someone wanted to destroy ‘Time Flows’ and was caught by Miss Meng. I heard that person is Miss Meng’s friend.”
“Ah, I heard about it too. That person’s name is Qiao Xi, right? I heard that Miss Meng likes her a lot. Even though she’s just the eldest daughter of the Qiao family who came back from the countryside, she was invited to the banquet. I didn’t expect her to be such a person.”
“She’s probably jealous of Miss Meng. They’re both young mistresses of wealthy families, but one is high and mighty while the other knows nothing. It’s normal for her to be jealous.”
“Normal? Why doesn’t she take a look in the mirror? She’s just a country bumpkin. How can she compare to Miss Meng, who was raised and educated by her family since she was young? In my opinion, the countryside can’t produce any good people. Otherwise, why would she dare to destroy ‘Time Flows’?!”
Song Shiyu, who was listening on the side, was anxious. “President Gu, hurry up and take a look at what’s going on there. Although Madam came from the countryside, she’s much more magnanimous than Meng Wan. The two of them can’t compare at all. Moreover, Madam and Miss Meng aren’t friends. Why are these people spouting nonsense? Miss Meng always says nasty things to Madam. When did the two of them become friends?!”
Madam must feel alone now, right? So many people thought that she was in the wrong. If President Gu appeared at this moment and publicly said that he trusted Madam, Madam would definitely be very touched, right?
President Gu had never been in a relationship and did not know how touching it was when a man showed his trust in his partner. However, it did not matter. He could help President Gu from the side, but the prerequisite was that President Gu had to be obedient!
Gu Zheng took a sip of red wine, his eyes looking calm. “Help her? Doesn’t she like to show off? I told her not to cause trouble but she still caused trouble. I’d like to see how she’ll handle this.”
He had already said that he would handle the Meng family’s matter on behalf of her, but she just had to do it herself. Gu Zheng was having a headache.
Song Shiyu: “…”
He did not know if he should voice out his opinions or not. He felt that Madam would not have done something like that. Madam was not stupid enough to destroy ‘Time Flows’ in public. How idiotic would that be?
“President Gu, there must be a misunderstanding here.” Song Shiyu tried to persuade him. “No matter what, we can’t just watch Madam get bullied, right?”
Gu Zheng slowly put down his glass and glanced at the time on his watch. It was about time. He stood up. “Alright, let’s go.”
Song Shiyu was stunned. “Huh? Where are we going?”
“To watch a show.”
Gu Zheng put on his suit and walked toward the back of the banquet hall.
Song Shiyu complained in his heart. What were they going to watch? He was clearly going to help Madam!
President Gu had a low EQ. He would say one thing and do another. Would he really be able to win her heart this way?!
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At the back of the banquet hall, Meng Wan was crying and trembling. She was on the verge of collapsing. “Qiao Xi, I don’t want to chase you away either, but you’ve gone too far. From today onward, we’re no longer friends.”
Qiao Xi stood without moving, and her face was expressionless.
Wang Nuo could not help but mock, “You must be unwilling to leave, right? After doing such a disgusting thing, you still want to be so shameless and stay for the banquet? The Meng family is already being lenient by not calling the police on you. Now get lost!”
Qiao Xi’s eyelids twitched as she looked at her like she was looking at a dead person.
Wang Nuo was shocked by her gaze. “What are you doing? Did I say something wrong? B*tch! If you don’t leave now, I’ll call the police!”