"What could possibly be wrong with me? I've been well-fed and slept soundly these past few days. I'm fine," she said, staring at Helian Duo with a puzzled look on her face. She didn't miss a single flicker of expression on his face, hoping to find the truth from these tiny clues. But Helian Duo was too good at hiding his emotions. She couldn't find anything suspicious on his face.
If this entanglement continued, Cheng Xiran felt she would go crazy. Given her personality, she couldn't stand being kept in the dark about anything that concerned her.
"Let me tell you, you'd better explain everything clearly today. Otherwise, I won't let you off easily. Don't push me. I'm so tough that I'd even beat myself," she said, spouting words that neither he nor others could understand.
Helian Duo hesitated. According to the plan, the boat would capsize because of his design, and then he would be able to uncover the truth. He remembered that the former Cheng Xiran was not good at swimming. But if she could swim with ease in the lake today, didn't it mean that she had been lying to him and that she wasn't Cheng Xiran?
At this thought, although there was still a trace of hesitation in his heart, his eagerness to find out the truth prevailed.
Just then, Xiao Qi suddenly appeared behind Cheng Xiran. She was so startled that she instinctively took a step closer to Helian Duo.
For some reason, the scene of the former owner drowning suddenly flashed through her mind: Xiao Qi had also suddenly appeared behind her... no, behind the former owner, just like before. There were also many passers - by standing beside Xiao Qi, pointing and whispering...
Suddenly, a suffocating feeling like being in deep water hit her. Affected by the former owner's emotions, she began to panic. Unable to avoid this feeling, she looked at Xiao Qi with a deeper meaning in her eyes.
But Xiao Qi still smiled and said, "What are you two talking about? I've been watching you from inside the boat for a while. If you have something interesting to say, you can't leave me out. I want to know what you're talking about."
"Nothing much. Just some current affairs," Helian Duo replied, clearly not wanting to waste any more words on her. But Xiao Qi was persistent. She even grabbed the corner of his robe like a spoiled child and said, "It's okay. I can understand these things. You can tell me too."
Although Cheng Xiran was really annoyed by Xiao Qi's presence, she thought this could be an opportunity to force Helian Duo to tell the truth. So she chimed in, "Yes, Your Highness. We haven't finished our conversation just now. You might as well continue and let Miss Xiao listen too."
Xiao Qi didn't appreciate her kindness. She still gave Cheng Xiran a contemptuous look.
Helian Duo never thought that as the mighty regent, he would be in such an awkward situation because of a mere Cheng Xiran. He couldn't tell the truth in front of Xiao Qi, so he had to think of a way to get out of this predicament quickly. He thought that making up any story would do for the moment.
But with his mind full of Cheng Xiran, he was so flustered that he couldn't think of anything.
Could this Cheng Xiran be his fated nemesis?
"I just remembered that I have something to discuss with Xue Lianyu. You two can chat slowly."