Lin Xi turned to Qin Xuewei and his daughter and said, "Return the necklace to me, I won't pursue this matter."
She was still immersed in the story of Drops Heart. Today was the first day of the new year, so she didn't want to cause any unpleasantness.
The little girl, Qin Rui, looked into Lin Xi's eyes and suddenly hid away guiltily.
Qin Xuewei was very clear about his daughter's character, upon seeing her reaction, he instantly understood that she had lied to him just now, and there was indeed something wrong with the necklace on her neck.
But even if there was a problem, Qin Xuewei would definitely not hand over the necklace, and would never admit that Qin Rui stole the necklace. Her daughter stole something from the ancestral house, if this were to spread, how could she lift her head in front of the rest of the Qin family?
Therefore, Qin Xuewei deliberately played dumb and said: "I don't know what teardrop's heart is, but what did Miss Bai mean by 'not going to pursue the matter'? "You really think our Rui Rui is a thief?"
Seeing that she was starting to pester him, Lin Xi could not help but frown.
She did not want to cause any trouble at the ancestral house during the new year, so she had already given Qin Xuewei a way out.
"Then tell me, if your daughter didn't steal my necklace, how did the necklace that I lost reach your daughter's neck?" Lin Xi questioned her coldly, "Furthermore, my necklace was there last night, but I disappeared when I woke up this morning. The nanny in my villa said that during this period, only your daughter brought a few children with her. Now that the necklace is on your daughter's neck, do you think that it doesn't prove your daughter's suspicion?"
Qin Xuewei tightened his grip on his daughter's hand.
Qin Rui was suddenly pinched so hard by her that it hurt a little, but she raised her head to look at Qin Xuewei's face, and in the end, endured it and did not dare make a sound.
Qin Xuewei had already cursed her daughter fiercely in her heart, but for face, she still said stubbornly: "I just said that this necklace was given to my daughter by someone else. Although my daughter went to your villa in the morning, that doesn't mean that she took the necklace …"
Qin Man, who was at the side, could not bear to listen any longer, so she interrupted her and said: "Didn't Xi Xi just say that only your daughter brought a few children to her place in the morning. If it wasn't your daughter who took it, could it be that the necklace herself grew wings and flew out of the villa?"
"Isn't there another child?" Qin Xuewei retorted.
After hearing what Qin Man had said just now, he had instead reminded her. She had hurriedly squatted down, while giving her daughter a meaningful glance, she asked: "Rui Rui, don't be afraid, tell your mother, did the little friend who went with you steal the necklace but not admit it? That's why she intentionally placed the necklace on you?"
Qin Rui was very clever, and quickly understood what Qin Xuewei meant.
Her mother had asked her to identify a person among her little friends so that she could push the suspicion of stealing a necklace onto him.
Qin Rui hesitated and looked at the few children beside her, those were her playmates that were close friends with her.
The group of children were also only six or seven years old. When they saw Qin Rui looking at them, they all shook their heads and said, "It's not me, I didn't steal anything."
Of course they didn't steal it, because Qin Rui stole the necklace herself.
She was woken up by her mother early this morning, and asked her to go with the other children to find Uncle Qin Yu for a New Year greetings. Halfway there, they even met Qin Xuan, so they went together to Uncle Qin Yu's villa.
But when she arrived, she realized that Uncle Qin Yu was still not up yet, so she could only go with the rest to pay her New Year respects.
Before she left, she suddenly noticed the necklace on the coffee table in the living room. The necklace's pendant was especially beautiful, especially when there was light shining on it. It was brighter than any jewelry her mother had ever bought her.
Therefore, she couldn't help it. While no one was paying attention, she secretly put the necklace into her pocket.
After leaving the villa, she let Qin Xuan put the necklace on her neck. In order to prevent others from finding out, she even hid the necklace inside her collar. However, when she was at Qin Xuan's house, when her mother was helping her tidy up her hair, she accidentally found the necklace on her neck.
She didn't dare say that she had stolen the necklace, so she lied and said that another aunt had given it to her. Mom believed it, but let her take the necklace out of her collar, saying that beautiful diamonds must be kept outside so that everyone would be envious of her.
But who knew that just as she walked out of Qin Xuan's house, she was caught by the owner of the necklace.
She couldn't let anyone know that she stole the necklace, or her mother would beat her to death!
Thinking about that, Qin Rui's body trembled, she gritted his teeth and mustered his courage to say: "Qin Xuan gave me the necklace, I didn't know he stole it, if not I would not have taken it."
After pausing for a moment, she added, "At that time, Qin Xuan personally put on the necklace for me. The other children also saw it.
Before anyone could ask, the group of small fellows at the side all said at the same time:
"Yeah, I saw Qin Xuan giving Rui a necklace."
"I saw it too. That necklace is the one that Rui Rui is wearing."
After hearing the children's words, Qin Xuewei suddenly had another burst of confidence. She hugged Qin Rui, gave her a kiss as if he was rewarded, and then looked at Lin Xi with a pleased and provocative look.
After a while of messing around, the matter involved Qin Xuan again. Qin Man, who was at the side, ordered someone to go into the villa behind him and call Qin Xuan to come out and confront him.
However, Lin Xi sneered in her heart, the mother and daughter pair's ability to throw the pot was truly amazing.
She had met Qin Xuan last night. Because Qin Xuan was young, many things were still unenlightened, and he was still muddle-headed when it came to talking and doing things. But because of this, he was exceptionally innocent, and he definitely would not do something like stealing.
Lin Xi looked at Qin Xuewei and his daughter coldly, and said: "Since this matter has been investigated, you can at least return my necklace to me now, right?"
She had a feeling that this matter was related to Qin Rui. Looking at the mother and daughter duo, she felt that her necklace would dirty it even if she stayed on them for a while longer.
Qin Xuewei felt that victory was within his grasp, hence he smiled and said in a good mood: "Of course."
She took off the necklace from Qin Rui's neck, but when she handed it over to Lin Xi, she intentionally shook it off and threw the necklace on the ground. Then, she pretended to be surprised and said: "Ah, why didn't Miss Bai receive it well? It fell to the ground. "
Lin Xi bent over to pick up the necklace. Luckily, the diamond was extremely hard, so it did not leave any scratch on the ground.
She kept the necklace and glanced at Qin Xuewei. Then, before anyone could react, she suddenly went forward and ruthlessly slapped Qin Nian Xue in the face.
She had never been someone to be bullied or beaten back.
After the fight, Lin Xi imitated Qin Nian Xue's earlier tone and said: "Hey, why didn't you dodge? Your reaction is so slow, yet you're already suffering from my punches? "
Qin Xuewei was suddenly struck senseless by Lin Xi's palm. After half a minute, he finally reacted.
"What right do you have to hit me?" She screamed and rushed forward to retaliate, but was stopped by the bodyguard behind Lin Xi.
"Even if you are Qin Yu's fiancee, you have no right to hit me!" It was the first time that Qin Xuewei had been slapped in such a manner. She was vain and had good face, but now, he could not help but be embarrassed and angry. If not for the bodyguards stopping his from getting close to Lin Xi, he would have even wanted to kill Lin Xi.
Lin Xi looked at her coldly and said: "Why did I hit you? You should know that if you let me know that my necklace was stolen, it wouldn't be as simple as slapping you in the face."
Qin Xuewei was shocked by the cold intent in her eyes. He still had some guilt in his heart, so he temporarily stopped talking. However, the children around her were still crying from his screaming.
Today was the first day of the new year, so it was not easy to hear her crying. Qin Man hurriedly called for people to come over and comfort the children.
On the other hand, when Qin Xuan was found, his head was resting on his brother Qin Ting's stomach, sleeping soundly.
Last night, the two brothers had played around all night. Today, they woke up early to wash up and go to the ancestral worship ceremony. As a result, after the ancestral worship ended, both of them were exhausted. They could no longer hold on and fell onto their beds, snoring loudly.
When Qin Xuan was woken up, he was at a loss. He asked him something but he just muttered a few words in reply, "I want to eat egg soup."
Qin Ting was also woken up, after hearing most of what happened, he personally brought Qin Xuan out.
He didn't believe that his brother would steal anything anyway. Usually, there would be a bunch of diamond necklaces and diamond cufflinks lying around in his room, but Qin Xuan didn't even glance at them.
In the eyes of that little glutton, a bowl of egg soup was worth more than a diamond.
Qin Ting brought Qin Xuan to the villa's entrance and lazily asked: "Who said my brother was stealing things? "It's best if he has proof. Otherwise, don't blame me for not showing mercy later."
Seeing that Qin Xuan was brought over, Qin Xuewei immediately took the initiative and said: "The children have seen it. Qin Xuan stole Bai Nianxi's necklace, then purposely put it on my daughter, wanting to frame her! How old was this child to have such scheming thoughts? What would happen when she grew up? I'm afraid even the heavens will not be enough! "
Qin Ting felt that her words were unpleasant and his face immediately darkened, "Where is the evidence? Anyone who spits out so much will know how to do it! "
"Of course I wouldn't dare to speak carelessly without any proof," Qin Xuewei snorted, and pointed at the children at the side. "Those few are all witnesses, and little kids never lie to them.
Qin Ting followed her finger, looked at the few children and asked: "Did you personally see Qin Xuan steal the necklace?"
The few children were already frightened by the atmosphere and hid at the side, not daring to say a word. Only a girl who was slightly more daring said, "We didn't see Qin Xuan steal the necklace, but we saw him give Rui Rui a necklace, it was the one that elder sister had." The girl said as she pointed to the necklace on Lin Xi's hand.
Qin Ting smiled amiably at the girl, then turned to his brother and asked, "Qin Xuan, did you steal Third Aunt's necklace?"
Qin Xuan had an expression on his face, he didn't understand what the others were arguing about at all. He blinked his eyes and said, "What necklace? Didn't you say that you were going to eat an egg soup? "
Qin Ting rubbed his hair helplessly and lovingly, and then translated for him: "My brother's meaning is that he didn't steal it."
After that, he turned to Qin Xuewei and said, "I think your daughter stole the necklace, and purposely let my brother put it on her in front of everyone else, so that everyone might think that my brother stole the necklace … So, it should be your daughter deliberately framing my little brother. "
When Qin Ting said this, he was originally imitating Qin Xuewei's unreasonable words, but he did not realize that he had accidentally told him the truth.