Chapter 148 - 148 If You Lock Me Up, What Will Others Think of Me?
148 If You Lock Me Up, What Will Others Think of Me?
“Big Brother, are you suspecting that I stole the black jade bracelet?” Song Lingyun’s gaze was fixed on Shen Liu’an. As she spoke, her body trembled slightly, and her eyes were red, as if she had suffered a great grievance. “To be honest, I’ve been in charge of the Shen family for so long and have never coveted anything from them. Did Granny Yuan also get the accounts right? Why should I steal that jade bracelet?”
Shen Liu’an’s frown deepened.
He could go to the battlefield to fight, but he was really not good at arguing with a woman.
Seeing that Song Lingyun was still calm, Shen Yaowei knew that she must have transferred the jade bracelet.
According to the time, it was very likely that Ah Xi had gone to transfer the jade bracelet.
“Hehehe… Perhaps that jade bracelet wants to play hide-and-seek with us,” Shen Yaowei suddenly said with a smile. Her big eyes flickered, and they were clean and clear. “Father, let’s search every corner of the residence. We might be able to find it!”
“Yaoyao is right. Granny Yuan, go and get Uncle Jiang to come with you. Arrange for servants to search the residence and reward them handsomely if they find the black jade bracelet,” Shen Liu’an said.
Granny Yuan immediately received the order and left.
“Anyone who has been to the attic before is suspicious. Please stay in your room. If we can’t find the jade bracelet, you can’t go out,” Shen Yifeng said coldly to Song Lingyun.
When Song Lingyun heard that they were going to imprison her, she immediately looked at Shen Liu’an in disbelief. “Big Brother, I really didn’t steal the jade bracelet. If you lock me up, what will others think of me?”
As she spoke, tears flowed down her pale face, making her look pitiful.
Shen Yaowei couldn’t bear to look at Song Lingyun.
She finally knew who Yu Linlang had learned her tricks from.
“An upright person isn’t afraid of a crooked shadow. If you really didn’t steal it, you don’t have to care about what others think,” Shen Liu’an said coldly. “Go back to your room and wait.”
Seeing that Shen Liu’an was still so cold to her, Song Lingyun bit the tip of her tongue hard. The smell of blood woke her up. She took a deep look at Shen Liu’an and turned to leave with the help of a maidservant.
At this moment, on the other side.
Ah Xi wore a bamboo hat and quickly weaved through the alley.
It would take an hour to get from the Shen residence to the small courtyard, even if she took the shortest route.
She was so focused on moving quickly that she didn’t notice a small figure quietly following her.
Pa Pa’s two thin legs almost had to be swung into wind-fire wheels to keep up with Ah Xi.
It was so tired that it could barely raise its head. Unable to take it anymore, it threw a vine at Ah Xi’s calf.
Ah Xi was walking when she suddenly felt something tug at her calf. Then she lost her balance and fell forward.
Plop—
Her body fell heavily to the ground, and the box in her hand fell to the ground.
The box opened, and the black jade bracelet rolled out. After rolling twice, it lay on the ground.
When Pa Pa saw the black jade bracelet, it jumped up excitedly. Seeing Ah Xi struggling to get up from the ground, it subconsciously dodged behind a big tree at the side.
The first thing Ah Xi did when she got up from the ground was rush to the jade bracelet. She picked it up and looked at it carefully. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, she heaved a long sigh of relief. “Fortunately, it’s fine. Otherwise, I would have died too.”
Pa Pa watched in secret as Ah Xi put the jade bracelet back into the box and put it away. Then it walked forward again and quickly followed.