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Lin Xi retorted: "It's true that I don't like Hu Yuefei, but don't you like her?"

Qin Yu was speechless for a moment, he still had no way to explain anything to Lin Xi, so in the end he could only agree to her invitation.

Lin Xi continued: "Then after I've reserved a seat, I'll give you the address. I'll let you arrange for Hu Yuefei to be seated."

"Alright." At a place where Lin Xi couldn't see, Qin Yu had a face full of helplessness and affection. Although he didn't know why Lin Xi would suddenly ask for three people to eat together on a whim, he couldn't bear to refuse any of her requests.

After hanging up, Qin Yu rubbed his forehead tiredly and then used his landline to call Yao Jing's office: "Empty out everything that happens to me tonight after 6 o'clock. I want to get off work early."

On the other end of the phone, Yao Jing hesitated for a moment before saying: "Other itineraries will be fine, but tonight you have a cooperation meeting with foreign businessmen, this was decided upon a month ago …"

"Cancel it," Qin Yu said without hesitation. "I have something more important to do than the event."

"Alright." As a dutiful assistant, Yao Jing tactfully stopped talking and turned to coordinate Qin Yu's trip.

Lin Xi and Qin Yu's dinner time was 8 PM.

Around seven, Lin Xi returned to the hotel where Hu Li and Feng Cuiqing were at, planning to bring the two of them to see Qin Yu and Hu Yuefei. But when she had just reached Hu Li's room, she was quickly stopped by He Qiuling.

He Qiuling's eyes flickered as she looked at Lin Xi. "Just in case, I placed a recording pen in Hu Li and her wife's room in the afternoon. In the end, I recorded the recording of them contacting Hu Yuefei."

As she spoke, she passed a recording pen to Lin Xi.

Lin Xi frowned as she received it. She pressed the replay button, and after a series of rustling sounds, Hu Li's voice sounded:

"Yueyue, it's really you!"

"No, no. I came here with your aunt just to see you. I know you're doing well, so we're relieved."

"Money?" "My family is a little short of money …"

"Don't listen to your aunt's nonsense. Two hundred thousand is enough to build a small foreign house for Chunsheng in her hometown. It's not easy for a girl like you to be out there. You don't have to give us that much money. "

"Alright, I understand. Don't worry, I won't speak carelessly …" We are distant cousins of your mother, and I have remembered all the times you lived in our country. "

The recording did not last long, only a few meaningless words of greeting followed. After the greetings, the call ended.

He Qiuling then said: "I guess you want Hu Li and his wife to prove that Hu Yuefei's identity is fake, but since they have already contacted each other, and the recording seems to indicate that they have already planned a plan, I'm afraid that if you reveal Hu Yuefei, she will reprimand you, saying that you intentionally bribed Hu Li and his wife to frame her."

Other than pretending to be Lin Xi in front of Qin Yu, the identity that she revealed to the public was also fake. Yao Jing had helped her forge it.

Originally, as long as Hu Li and his wife were willing to step out and identify her, her two levels of identity would be broken on her own.

But what He Qiuling said was right, from the sound recording, not only did Hu Yuefei connect with Hu Li and his wife, it also allowed the two of them to successfully stand on the same side as her.

In other words, when Hu Li and his wife arrived in front of Qin Yu, they could easily bite him, saying that he was the one who ordered them to do so and coerced them into doing so.

They had even fabricated a fake identity saying that Hu Li and his wife were distant cousins of Hu Yunrong, and that Hu Yuefei had once gone to stay at their house.

Hu Yuefei's hometown was located in a remote and isolated mountain range. The children were so old that they did not have a household register, and the loss of a household register often happened. Wei Yan had specially checked Hu Yuefei's household registration before, and realised that not long after Hu Yuefei left to work, her household registration was cancelled.

Hu Yuefei was not found in the household registration system, and her former relatives said that she was only a relative who came to live in a big city — both logically and logically, it was reasonable.

Like this, the appearance of Hu Li and his wife only proved that Hu Yuefei was actually Lin Xi.

Lin Xi impatiently pushed the hair that was scattered in front of his forehead to the back of her head, revealing his shiny and clean forehead.

Unless she could find Hu Yunrong to testify and make him say that she did not have Hu Li as her distant relative, she would have wasted her efforts in inviting him and her wife to Z City.

But Lin's still needed Hu Yuefei to say good words in front of Qin Yu, so Hu Yunrong would definitely not stand out.

Lin Xi did not speak for a long while.

This kind of feeling of being defeated on the verge of success wasn't very good, especially when he thought about it. If he missed this opportunity, who knows how much longer he would have to stand between her and Qin Yu, and this feeling would be even worse.

Lin Xi took a deep breath, trying to calm down, she suddenly stared at He Qiuling and asked: "Hu Li just arrived at Z City in the morning, how did Hu Yuefei get the news so quickly?"

Wei Yan, who was at the side, also asked curiously, "Yeah, I also feel that it's a bit strange. On the way here, Big Sister Qiu Ling and I were clearly paying attention and would definitely not leak the news. We even bought a room for Hu Li and his wife, afraid that the news would leak out.

He Qiuling avoided Lin Xi's questioning gaze and said: "Maybe Hu Li and his wife lied. Actually, they have been connected to Hu Yuefei for a long time, but it is not certain."

"Is that so?" Lin Xi's gaze still did not leave He Qiuling's body, "Hu Yuefei's move has indeed caught people off guard, but Big Sister Qiu Ling is also very powerful. She could actually think of placing a recording pen in Hu Li's room.

He Qiuling smiled unnaturally and said: "I have been an assistant in the entertainment circle for more than ten years. I am used to being cautious.

Lin Xi continued, "I remember the last time Wen Chuan and I were rumored to be having a affair, you were the one who booked the hotel for me. It was also very coincidental that time, as if you knew where Wen Chuan would book a room at in advance. Not only did you help me book a room at the same hotel, you even booked a room diagonally across from Wen Chuan's room. "

He Qiuling suddenly raised his head when she heard this, and asked: "What do you mean by that? You suspect that I intentionally leaked news of Hu Li and his wife to Hu Yuefei? And you also think that incident with Wen Chuan, I intentionally placed your room next to Wen Chuan's? "

Wei Yan was clever, she quickly understood the meaning behind Lin Xi's words.

She anxiously persuaded He Qiuling, "Sister Qiu Ling, don't be so agitated. There must be some misunderstanding in the process, you just have to explain it clearly to Sister Xi Xi."

Lin Xi had always been observing He Qiuling's reaction. She realised that she did not even dare to look straight at him when she was angry at him, this was clearly a sign of her guilt.

Lin Xi paused for a moment, and then revealed her guess: "It's because of your daughter's illness, right? Because you needed a large sum of money to treat your daughter's illness and the salary of your assistant was far from enough, you accepted Hu Yuefei's bribe. "

Assistants are the closest thing to an artiste's private life.

The reason why He Qiuling had been selected as Lin Xi's assistant by the Old Madem Qin was not only because she had been in the profession for a long time, but also because she was a cautious person. Furthermore, it was her duty.

For someone who had been responsible for more than ten years to abandon his principle and bottom line, it definitely wasn't just for money. It was probably because of his love for his daughter that he had no choice but to choose money.

Hearing Lin Xi's words, He Qiuling unconsciously took a step back. However, she still shook her head and denied it: "If I am really bought by Hu Yuefei, I should be allowing you to take Hu Li and his wife away instead of bringing this recording to you, preventing you from going up and confronting Hu Yuefei."

Wei Yan hurriedly tried to persuade her, "That's right, Sis Nian Xi. There must have been some kind of misunderstanding. Besides, we don't have any evidence right now …"

"I really have no proof." Lin Xi interrupted Wei Yan and said, "But Hu Yuefei hasn't contacted her uncle and aunt for the past four years, but for her to know that they came to Z City in such a short amount of time, it means that one of the three of us must have leaked the news, and adding the matter of us bumping into Wen Chuan at Flower Branch Hotel, it's such a coincidence, I can't help but think about it."

Lin Xi continued: "In private, of course I'm not willing to suspect anyone, but I also don't want to be played around like a fool."

"As for why you listened to that recording …" She turned to He Qiuling and continued, "I don't know why you are doing this, maybe you have suddenly discovered your conscience after seeing that I was worried about your daughter, or maybe this is another trap that you and Hu Yuefei have set up … But no matter what, I won't be able to trust you anymore. "

Lin Xi said, "You yourself are well aware that you have never done those things before. For the sake of your daughter, you can leave now. I will not pursue this matter any further, but I hope that you can take care of yourself. "

After she finished speaking, He Qiuling's eyes had already turned red. She no longer tried to argue back, and instead left with her head lowered, as if she was silently admitting it.

Wei Yan was a little dumbstruck, but when He Qiuling left without saying a word, she had clearly admitted that she was bribed by Hu Yuefei.

Wei Yan asked Lin Xi in a daze, "Sister Xiang Xi, what should we do next?"

Bringing Hu Li and his wife to confront Hu Yuefei right now was undoubtedly giving them an opportunity to frame him.

Lin Xi had a headache. "Bring them back to their hometown, tell them that Hu Yuefei doesn't want to see them, and then make sure to personally send them on the plane. Wait for the plane to take off, then you can come back. If they don't cooperate, then give them money until they are willing to go. "

As she spoke, she stuffed a bank card into Wei Yan's hands.

"Go." Lin Xi waved her hand towards Wei Yan.

Although she was unwilling, what had happened had already happened. It would be useless if she was unwilling. She might as well spend more effort to think of another way.

As for He Qiuling, the reason she did not pursue the matter was because she really did not have any evidence. Although she could use other methods to make things difficult for He Qiuling, her child's illness was already pitiful enough. She didn't want to take away her mother at this time.

After Wei Yan left, Lin Xi heaved a long sigh of relief, then stood up and left the room as well.

Qin Yu and Hu Yuefei were still waiting for her.

Although she didn't have any chips to reveal to Hu Yuefei, she couldn't miss tonight's dinner. She could only make it a date between Qin Yu and herself.