I have to say, this Xia Lian is quite smart. When she couldn't win an argument against Gu Chenfei, she tried to trip her up.
Just now, by throwing such a big accusation at Gu Chenfei, it seemed as if no matter what Gu Chenfei said, she was reluctant to save Huo Cheng and actually wished for something bad to happen to him.
However, no one present really believed that someone like Huo Cheng would need others to rescue him. It was like not believing that a strong adult man would ask for help from women and children.
"It's impossible. Chenfei wouldn't do such a thing."
Gu Sisi's obvious protective tone made Gu Chenfei pause for a moment.
It was just that she didn't expect that the first person to stand up for her would be Gu Sisi.
Moreover, the person involved was Huo Cheng - Gu Sisi's husband.
At this moment, shouldn't Gu Sisi be partial to her husband, Huo Cheng, rather than someone she had only known for less than a month?
"Madam, you..."
It seemed that she wasn't the only one surprised. Looking at Xia Lian's stunned expression, it seemed that even she hadn't expected such a result. For a moment, she didn't know what to say. Thinking of this, Gu Chenfei inexplicably felt in a good mood.
"Madam, sometimes it's better not to be too naive, lest you be deceived without even knowing it."
Xia Lian said this with a hidden meaning, stealing glances at Gu Chenfei as she spoke, as if implying something.
"Alright then. Please tell me, Miss Xia, what on earth brought you here?"
"Oh, no. I should ask what your purpose is. I think you should give me a good explanation, Miss Xia."
Gu Sisi's words not only shocked Xia Lian but also Ji Ling and Gu Yangtao.
"So you're not really stupid after all!" Ji Ling was so excited that he wanted to set off firecrackers.
Gu Yangtao directly clapped her hands. She had thought that Sister Sisi would really believe this series of full - of - holes words from this Xia Lian.
In contrast, Gu Chenfei was much calmer, as if she had already expected it.
"Madam, don't you even believe me? I came out specifically for the young master!" Xia Lian looked extremely agitated, seemingly in disbelief.
Gu Sisi just wanted to say, come on. You've overacted.
"First of all, I don't know you. I've been in the Huo family for a few months, but I've never seen you before. Can you explain why?"
Gu Sisi smiled, but it gave people a creepy feeling.
"That... that's because the madam was pregnant and didn't move around much, so she just never saw me."
"Oh, really? But the information I have shows that you joined the Huo family after Gu Sisi gave birth. At that time, both Gu Sisi and Huo Cheng had left the Huo family. May I ask, Miss Xia, how did Huo Cheng save you?"
Gu Chenfei suddenly leaned forward and got closer to Xia Lian.
Probably not expecting to be exposed so quickly, Xia Lian was completely stunned.
"Also, please explain, Miss Xia, how you managed to get out of the Huo family, which is now guarded so tightly that not even a fly can get in. You must be very skilled, Miss Xia."
Gu Chenfei really didn't intend to let Xia Lian off so easily.
"Humph, Miss Gu, what do you mean by this?" Xia Lian sneered.
"You should know very well what I mean, Miss Xia."
"Come on, tell us your purpose." Gu Sisi continued where Gu Chenfei left off.
Xia Lian stared at them with a cold look in her eyes. Suddenly, she gritted her teeth. Sensing something was wrong, Ji Ling pounced on her and pinned her down.
After prying open her mouth, they saw that there was poison hidden in her teeth. She had just wanted to bite through it and kill herself.
"You're so young. Why don't you do something good instead of trying to kill yourself?" Ji Ling looked like he was lecturing a delinquent girl, but his hands quickly tied her up.
And as a bonus, he gagged her.
"Take her away." Gu Chenfei waved her hand, looking a bit impatient.
"Sure thing!" Ji Ling quickly took her away and even volunteered, "Leave it to me."
Tap - tap. After Ji Ling took the person away, Gu Yangtao ran out after them.
Gu Chenfei just glanced at her faintly and then turned her attention to Gu Sisi.
"What are you going to do next?" Gu Chenfei asked softly, as if afraid of disturbing Gu Sisi.
Gu Sisi frowned and didn't say a word. She looked like a fragile porcelain doll.
After a long while, she finally spoke.
"Chenfei, is what you said just now true? Is it really true that something has happened to Huo Cheng?"
Looking at Gu Sisi's cautious inquiry, Gu Chenfei suddenly felt a bit heart - ache.
"Yes."
For the first time, Gu Chenfei felt that saying just one word could be so difficult.
"Is... is that so?"
Gu Sisi buried her head and covered her face with her hands. Her expression couldn't be seen, but her voice was already tinged with sobs.
"Don't..."
Originally, she wanted to comfort her, but the words got stuck in her throat. Gu Chenfei's hand lifted and then dropped, finally landing on Gu Sisi's back.
She gently patted it one after another.
Gu Chenfei thought she must be crazy. Such an action came so smoothly. She was really crazy.
But all the while, the action didn't stop.
...
"Actually, I don't believe it. I don't believe it could be Huo Cheng."
"..."
"As soon as that girl came, I felt it was fake. I knew there was a conspiracy."
"Then..."
"You want to ask why, right?"
"Yeah."
"I've also been thinking about why I listened to her. I clearly knew she was a liar.
But I just couldn't help it. I still wanted to know. I thought that half - true and half - false lies were the easiest to believe. No matter what, she couldn't be lying to me completely. There must be some truth in it.
At least in this way, I could know how things were going in the Huo family."
Gu Sisi pushed back her hair and slowly raised her head.
She seemed to be fine, but Gu Chenfei knew she wasn't.
"I can tell you."
Actually, Gu Chenfei also didn't believe that it was Huo Cheng who was in trouble.
Gu Chenfei had known very well since childhood what kind of person Huo Cheng was. He was much more dangerous than he seemed. She really didn't believe that such a person could one day be in danger and be forced into such a situation.
Ji Ling and Gu Yangtao felt the same way. Even if they weren't very familiar with Huo Cheng, they had heard of what kind of person he was. He was like a big shot. To say that Huo Cheng was in danger and needed them to rescue him... it just didn't make sense.
Moreover, if you thought about it carefully, Huo Cheng was locked up by the Huo family. In the Huo family, there were at least his parents, siblings. No matter what kind of family they were, things like brothers and sisters killing each other and family members harming each other wouldn't really happen, would they?
Gu Sisi, needless to say, could be said to be the person who knew Huo Cheng best. Although she knew that there was a gap in strength between Huo Cheng and the Huo family now, the image of Huo Cheng in Gu Sisi's mind had never been that of someone who would be in danger and need to ask for help from the outside.