Qin Lvzheng let out a mocking laugh, "Indeed, let the evidence ’speak,’ so the criminal has no way to argue."

Ye Rongyuan glanced at the Shao family, saying, "You all wait."

After dropping those four words, he turned and walked into the main hall.

Shao Yongkang and Shen Shuwen turned their heads, watching Ye Rongyuan enter the main hall, where he said something to the Bai couple.

The Bai couple nodded hurriedly and quickly took Ye Rongyuan away to another location.

The surroundings suddenly fell silent, with everyone waiting for Ye Rongyuan’s return, except for Shao Xinxin’s occasional quiet sobbing.

Shao Xinxin secretly raised her head to look toward the main hall.

She remembered that the only people playing in the backyard earlier were Qin Sui’an and Shi Yiyin, and their words hardly counted as evidence; she could argue they had colluded to wrongfully accuse her.

She also remembered intentionally taking a roundabout route to the swimming pool, ensuring no one saw her.

Before making her move, she checked for any monitoring near the pool, and there were none from the Bai family.

Shao Xinxin smirked to herself, thinking this was a foolproof situation; she wanted to see how Qin Sui’an and Shi Yiyin would continue to "wrong" her!

Almost a minute later, Ye Rongyuan returned with Bai Aiya and Bai Binghua, and Bai Zhou followed.

Bai Zhou, having understood the situation from Ye Rongyuan, rushed up to Shao Xinxin and pointed at her loudly, "My aunt can punch you into a pulp! How dare you bully her!"

Shao Xinxin rolled her eyes at Bai Zhou’s foolishness but feigned a weak expression, her voice choked, "I didn’t bully her..."

Shen Shuwen, protecting her daughter, glared fiercely at Bai Zhou, "You little brat! Don’t slander people! Which of your eyes saw my Xinxin bullying anyone?"

She looked around at the people in the backyard—people from the Qin, Ye, Shi families, and even the nosy Young Lord Ou. Now the Bai family was back!

Shen Shuwen’s eyes reddened with anger, "I see it’s your families that are ganging up on us, bullying the Shao family!"

Bai Aiya immediately interjected, "Mrs. Shao, you can’t say that! How are we bullying you?"

"Just based on the words of two children, you think my Xinxin bullied them? Isn’t that ridiculous?"

Shen Shuwen became increasingly agitated, pointing to the large window, calling out loudly, "I think we should smash that window so everyone can clearly see how you’ve bullied my Xinxin!"

Bai Binghua glanced at the window, "Mrs. Shao, that window costs three hundred thousand. Are you suggesting we smash it?"

What a joke! Three hundred thousand isn’t pocket change!

To him, Mrs. Shao was clearly out of her mind, talking nonsense!

Bai Aiya shot a sideways glance at her husband; was that window the point?

She refocused, realizing they couldn’t let the Shao family linger on the ground like that—it made it seem like they were bullying the Shaos. She turned to the others, speaking seriously, "Old Mrs. Qin, Old Mr. Qin, Old Mrs. Ye, Old Mr. Ye, Mr. Qin, President Ye, Madam Shi, how about we move inside to discuss this matter?"

Meng Shujie hugged her daughter’s shoulders and nodded, "Mrs. Bai, could you please have someone bring me a clean blanket? My Yiyin just came out of the pool, and I’m afraid she’ll catch a cold."

"Of course," Bai Aiya replied.

The group moved from the backyard to the main hall, just as Shen Shuwen wished, allowing the guests to see and hear how they were "bullying" them.

Shen Shuwen supported her daughter, softly comforting her, "Xinxin, don’t worry, they can’t bully you."

Shao Yongkang nodded, embracing them, "Right."

"Mommy, Daddy..." Shao Xinxin leaned weakly against her parents, taking tiny steps back to the main hall.

She slightly lowered her head, hiding the mocking gleam in her eyes.

The Bai family came empty-handed with Ye Rongyuan, indicating there was no evidence!

Now, she felt even bolder, ready to play her innocent little flower role.

In the main hall, guests quieted down, clearing the center space for them.

As the host of the banquet, Bai Aiya stepped forward to explain, "Everyone, I’m sorry, but due to an unexpected incident, we’ll pause the banquet for a moment to handle the situation before continuing."

The guests expressed understanding, "It’s fine, take your time..."

Someone curiously asked, "Mrs. Bai, what happened?"

Before a response could be given, two servants approached Meng Shujie with warm ginger water and a blanket.

The next second, a guest noticed something amiss:

"Hey, why is Yiyin all wet?"

"With the weather getting cooler, be careful not to catch a cold..."

Meng Shujie handed the ginger water to her daughter and wrapped her in the blanket, "Yiyin, drink this, and we’ll change clothes later; your dad has already sent for a new dress."

Knowing her daughter wanted to continue playing with Qin’s young lady, Meng Shujie hesitated to take her home, opting instead to let someone bring a new dress for her. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Shi Yiyin didn’t feel particularly wet, but she understood her mother was worried about her. Still, she quietly said, "Mommy, I want a dress similar to little Ann’s."

Even though that similar dress had brought her trouble, she still didn’t blame little Ann or herself, but the dress.

She knew it was because Shao Xinxin was too bad!

Meng Shujie felt both helpless and amused; she could only indulge her daughter, "Alright, alright, a dress like little Ann’s."

Shi Yiyin happily sipped the ginger water.

Seeing the interaction between them, Shen Shuwen found it incredibly irritating.

They wronged her Xinxin, yet they were still putting on an act?

Suddenly, Shen Shuwen squeezed out two tears, saying with a crying tone, "Our poor Xinxin! Just six years old, and already wronged as a major criminal; how unfair!"

Guests shifted their attention from the Shi family back to the Shao family.

"Mrs. Shao, why do you say that?"

"Yeah, how was your Xinxin wronged?"

"What exactly happened just now?"

The guests were curious, eager for someone to explain what had happened.