Chenchen immediately stood up, "No!"
Nuonuo walked down the stairs, her small face as white as snow looking unusually calm, "I've seen this painting before. I saw it from a designer aunt."
"That's impossible!"
Chenchen was certain he had painted it stroke by stroke, after countless ideas and revisions, dreaming of this painting every night.
How could someone else have painted it?
"You can check."
She seemed very sure…
Shen Qingqing felt something was wrong, narrowed her eyes and asked, "Are you sure?"
Nuonuo nodded heavily, "I'm sure. This painting cannot be used. Once it's released, Brother Chenchen will be scolded."
Shen Qingqing's gaze fell on the draft on the coffee table. Shen Jinxi, standing beside her, immediately thought of something and anxiously grabbed her wrist, "Mommy, we have the original draft."
Shen Qingqing made a decisive choice, "Then let's get the original draft from the study."
So, a group of people went to the study. According to Chenchen's memory, the draft was on the coffee table, but now the coffee table was clean, with nothing on it.
Chenchen was a bit stunned.
Shen Qingqing comforted him, "Don't worry, let's search more carefully."
As everyone searched anxiously and carefully, Nuonuo stood at the door, a barely visible smile on her small face. She even walked over to Chenchen and pretended to comfort him.
"Brother Chenchen, you can't plagiarize. It's wrong. Don't look for it anymore. Where is there any original draft?"
Chenchen ignored her completely and thought seriously about where else he might have put it besides the coffee table.
But after searching for a long time, he still couldn't find it.
Chenchen tilted his head in confusion, "Why isn't it here…"
Shen Jinxi was also puzzled, "I clearly finished painting it yesterday and left it in the study. How could it be lost? Did the draft grow wings and fly away by itself?"
That was impossible.
Shen Qingqing glanced at Nuonuo and happened to catch a fleeting look of triumph on her face. She seemed to sense she had been seen and quickly composed herself.
She even gave Shen Qingqing an innocent smile, but felt uneasy inside.
Shen Qingqing probably hadn't discovered anything, right?
Shen Qingqing withdrew her gaze and said lightly, "Then let's check the surveillance."
Nuonuo was startled and flustered, "There's surveillance?"
Shen Qingqing smiled slightly, her beauty captivating, "I installed a hidden camera at the door of the study."
Nuonuo's face instantly changed.
After all, she was just a child. No matter how clever, she couldn't completely avoid revealing herself. Once she knew she was about to be exposed, the panic on her face was impossible to hide.
Especially when she turned around and saw Fu Jingshu looking at her expressionlessly.
She blurted out, "It has nothing to do with me!"
As soon as she said that, she knew it was bad.
She immediately covered her mouth, wishing she could shrink into a ball.
When Shen Qingqing presented the surveillance footage to everyone, although the inside of the study couldn't be seen, it clearly showed that around 10 PM last night.
A small figure quietly entered the study and quietly left.
"What were you doing there?" Shen Jinxi questioned.
"I, I went to see if Daddy had rested yet…" Nuonuo frantically made excuses, refusing to admit to stealing the draft, "I, I really didn't. Daddy, you believe me…"
Tears welled up in her eyes, making her look very pitiful.
Shen Qingqing said, "You don't need to cry. I won't make things difficult for you."
Everyone was stunned.
Fu Jingshu was even more surprised.
Shen Jinxi looked as if he had seen a ghost. Was this still his mommy?
Shen Qingqing took out her phone and dialed a number. Before it was connected, she said, "Because I don't make things difficult for children. However, I will ask your mother to come over and talk."
Nuonuo's face instantly turned pale.
Shen Jinxi and Chenchen felt a sense of "as expected."
This was their mommy!
Soon, Lu Wan'ying arrived. The group sat on the sofa. She inexplicably felt like she was being put on trial. She couldn't help but swallow and walked forward as if nothing was wrong.
"What's wrong?"
Shen Qingqing played the video, "Watch it yourself."
Lu Wan'ying watched it and looked confused, "What does this prove? My daughter just went to see if her daddy was there and didn't do anything else. Look, she's not holding anything."
Although she said that, she still secretly glanced at Nuonuo.
Useless, even this was caught on camera!
Nuonuo lowered her head, but still knew to cooperate with her mother, saying with a tearful voice, "I really didn't steal anything. What draft? I don't know anything about it."
This was pure lying with eyes wide open.
"Are you sure you won't admit it?" Shen Qingqing asked again.
"We didn't do it. What do you want us to admit?"
"According to this surveillance, after dinner, Chenchen left the draft in the study. After that, only Nuonuo entered the study until 8 AM this morning." Shen Qingqing narrowed her eyes slightly, her tone somewhat cold, "Lu Wan'ying, are you sure you want to deny it to the end? Then I will hand this video over to the police."
Absolutely not to the police!
Lu Wan'ying knew her excuse was weak. Gritting her teeth, she said, "Fine. Even if only Nuonuo entered, you haven't found the original draft on Nuonuo, so you can't conclude that Nuonuo stole it."
It seemed they wouldn't shed tears until they saw the coffin.
Shen Qingqing said coldly, "Alright, then we'll see."
She took Chenchen and Shen Jinxi upstairs, also taking the draft that was on the coffee table. Downstairs were only Madam Fu and Fu Jingshu and others.
She glanced at Lu Wan'ying and sighed deeply, "I really don't know what bad karma I've created!"
After saying that, she got up and went upstairs.
Lu Wan'ying's face stiffened, but she quickly composed herself and looked at Fu Jingshu as if she had something to say, "Jingshu, I believe Nuonuo would definitely not do this."
Nuonuo also looked at him expectantly, trying to soften his heart.
But Fu Jingshu gave them a look, making them both panic. They didn't know if he believed them or not. Lu Wan'ying signaled to Nuonuo.
Nuonuo took small steps and walked to Fu Jingshu, tentatively grabbing his sleeve, "Daddy…"
Suddenly, her gaze fixed upstairs.
Fu Jingshu sensed something and turned to see Shen Qingqing standing behind the railing, looking down at them with a hint of sarcasm.
He almost immediately took a step back, avoiding Nuonuo's hand.
Shen Qingqing turned and went back into the room.
Nuonuo's eyes dimmed, and she tentatively asked, "Daddy, are you still going to use Brother Chenchen's drawing for the project?"
"Yes."
Fu Jingshu's answer surprised both Lu Wan'ying and her daughter. Lu Wan'ying was very confused, "Jingshu, if you do this, not only will Chenchen be slandered, but the project will also be in trouble. You are like this…"
"It's none of your business."
He said coldly.
Lu Wan'ying was heartbroken, "It's all for your own good. Why don't you appreciate it…"