"What can I do to salvage my image in his heart? I truly love him and want to be with him!" Nan Shiqing cried heartbrokenly, feeling utterly lost and flustered.
She had cut her wrist and screamed because she thought Mu Yinyin might have a recorder with her. It was also a way to get Mu Yinyin to leave her fingerprints on the fragments of the medicine bottle.
And the result?
The surveillance footage clearly captured everything, showing her orchestrating the entire act.
He Xia, seeing Nan Shiqing crying so intensely, felt her heart ache.
The next second, she pulled Nan Shiqing into her embrace, patting her back and softly comforting her, "Shiqing, don't be sad. Mom understands what you mean. I was also thinking of cooperating with you to frame Mu Yinyin before Fu Siye arrived, but I truly didn't expect Mu Yinyin to pull this stunt. Although things have reached this point, it's not a dead end..."
When she saw Mu Yinyin whip out the voice recorder and tell the police about the surveillance, she was stunned.
Seeing her daughter so heartbroken now, she felt pained.
But could crying solve anything?
She thought about it and felt this wasn't entirely a bad thing.
When He Xia said this, Nan Shiqing looked utterly bewildered. "Mom, what are you talking about? Siye saw me faking it and framing Mu Yinyin. How is this not a dead end?"
Nan Shiqing's eyes were filled with confusion.
He Xia reached out and wiped the tears from her eyes. "Shiqing, don't rush. Just cooperate with me properly from now on. This isn't a bad thing. Through this incident, we can make Fu Siye feel even more guilty towards you."
Hearing this, Nan Shiqing became even more confused. "Mom, are you joking? Fu Siye is so disappointed in me. How could he possibly feel guilty towards me? Mom, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Nan Shiqing stared blankly at He Xia, thinking her mother had been stimulated and was speaking without any logic.
After Fu Siye became disappointed in her, he would only detest her. How could he feel guilty towards her, let alone more guilty?
He Xia, however, kept her cards close to her chest. "You'll know later."
...
Mu Yinyin and Fu Siye entered the elevator one after the other.
They were the only two in the elevator, their reflections visible on the walls.
Today, Fu Siye had seen Nan Shiqing's true face. He hadn't spoken a word in defense of Nan Shiqing throughout the entire ordeal.
Nan Shiqing hadn't said anything to Fu Siye either.
Nan Shiqing's stunt had indeed surprised her.
And Fu Siye following her out also left her very confused.
Unbeknownst to her, Fu Siye wanted to say something but hesitated. His lips were tightly pressed together. He finally turned his head away, no longer looking at her, his expression complex.
He had initially thought Mu Yinyin wouldn't let Nan Shiqing off the hook and had stormed over to cause trouble, leading to their strained relationship.
But after watching the surveillance, he realized Mu Yinyin had given the mother and daughter chances all along, while they were the ones framing Mu Yinyin.
If it weren't for the surveillance, he would have sent Mu Yinyin to prison!
So, if Mu Yinyin had been giving chances all along, perhaps she wasn't as malicious as he thought.
No, he couldn't dismiss all of Mu Yinyin's past actions based on this one incident. If Mu Yinyin hadn't been malicious, how could so many have died and been injured in that fire?
Thinking of this, Fu Siye's expression turned cold again.
Noticing Fu Siye's somber expression reflected on the wall, Mu Yinyin knew he had something to say to her, and it was filled with anger.
Not wanting to wait for Fu Siye to speak, nor for him to continue following her, she preemptively spoke first—
"You've seen the surveillance, heard the recording, and the videos released by Fanxing are not fake. He Xia has also personally admitted that she showed the design drafts to Nan Shiqing, and Nan Shiqing, knowing full well they were someone else's designs, still stole and used them. I haven't wronged her one bit."
"Later, she even tried to frame me for her murder. Fu Siye, when you rushed over, you were furious with me. Now that you've been deceived, are you feeling infuriated?"
Regardless of Fu Siye's motives for following her, she knew that Fu Siye despised being schemed against and deceived the most.
Today, Nan Shiqing had accomplished both.
Fu Siye's current gloom brought her immense satisfaction. Why should she have been so affected in the past?
Fu Siye didn't know how to respond to Mu Yinyin's words because she was speaking the truth.
Seeing Fu Siye unable to even respond, Mu Yinyin felt even more delighted.
"Fu Siye, my stance is clear. Whether you and Nan Shiqing get married or break up has nothing to do with me. But if either of you dies, feel free to notify me. After all, one is my ex-husband, and the other is someone I once called sister. I won't be stingy with paper money." Mu Yinyin scoffed coldly.
Fu Siye hadn't expected Mu Yinyin to speak so maliciously and even gloat.
Just as he was about to say something, the elevator doors chimed open.
Fu Siye's gaze sharpened, but before he could think further, a voice reached his ears, causing his expression to turn completely cold.
"Yinyin." Qi Mo was the first to see Mu Yinyin emerge from the elevator. He rose from the bench and waved to greet her.
Mu Yinyin's attention was immediately drawn to him, and she saw a deep, clear smile playing on his lips.
Mu Yinyin walked directly towards Qi Mo.
Watching Mu Yinyin walk step by step towards Qi Mo, Fu Siye's face turned extremely grim.
Immediately after their divorce, she had Jiang Ling by her side, and now, Qi Mo was there.
Didn't she understand propriety, the disparity between men and women?!
"Why are you still here?" Mu Yinyin asked Qi Mo with a frown as she reached his side.
She was genuinely surprised to see Qi Mo still there.
At the same time, by approaching Qi Mo, she intended to leave Fu Siye behind her.
Qi Mo replied with a low chuckle, "How could I leave when you haven't come out yet? Your time belongs to me now. Let's go."
With that, Qi Mo made a gentlemanly gesture of invitation towards Mu Yinyin.
Although Mu Yinyin was displeased with Qi Mo's last statement, she didn't reject him. Just as she was about to leave with Qi Mo, Fu Siye called out to her from behind—
"Mu Yinyin!"
His cold words were instantly thrown at her. Mu Yinyin could even sense the dissatisfaction in his voice. Turning around, she saw the sinister glint in Fu Siye's dark eyes.
And the palpable aura of hostility emanating from him.