Breakfast consisted of simple bread and milk, already laid out on the table, but Aunt Zhang was nowhere to be seen.

Yi took a deep breath, unable to bear it any longer, and rushed to the door of a room on the first floor, kicking it open.

Hearing the commotion, Xia Bingqing, who was standing in front of the dressing mirror, looked over. Seeing that it was Yi Yi, she quickly stood up from the mirror, put on a pitiful expression, and cautiously greeted her, "Yi Yi, you... why are you in my room? Is there something you need?"

"Xia Bingqing, what did you say to them? Oh no, I mean, what messages did you send to their phones? What kind of nonsense rumors did you spread?"

Yi Yi began to question him. After thinking it over, she realized that besides Xia Bingqing, who else could have had a motive for doing such a thing?

Yi Yi's question left Xia Bingqing completely bewildered. She retorted, "Yi Yi, what are you talking about? I don't understand at all. What news? What rumor? Are you mistaken?"

"You've got a mistake, huh? Xia Bingqing, besides you, I really can't think of anyone else who would target me like this. Such a bizarre thing happened the moment you arrived at our house, who else could it be but you!"

"Yi Yi, I really don't know what you're talking about. I... I know you don't like me, you hate me. But you took me in, and I'm very grateful. I've kept my promise and stayed in my little room all day, rarely going out. Even when I do go out, I have to be very careful, worried, worried that you'll see me and upset me... Yi Yi, if I've done anything wrong, tell me, and I'll change. But... but you can't wrong me..."

Xia Bingqing spoke with such sincerity that if Yi Yi hadn't known her so well, she might have almost believed her.

Yi Yi didn't want to waste any more words with her and went straight to the point, "Last night, all the servants in the villa received a message on their phones, spreading rumors and telling them to delete it after reading it, or they would suffer retribution. You did this, didn't you?"

This is not a question, but an affirmative statement.

Upon hearing this, Xia Bingqing shook her head vigorously, looking extremely aggrieved. "No, really no! I went to bed very early last night, I really don't know anything. Yi Yi, please believe me, don't send me away. I have no family now, I'm all alone... Waaah... If you kick me out, I'll be left to wander the streets and fend for myself... Waaah..."

Here we go again!

Yi Yi can't stand seeing women cry. What's the use of crying? Does it solve anything?!

"Don't cry."

"Waaaaah... I'm so sorry, Yi Yi, it's all my fault. If... if you insist that I did this, then... then I'll admit it. You took me in, so what's a little hardship... Waaaaah..."

Listen to this, it sounds like Yi Yi is forcing her to admit something. It's as if she's suffered some great injustice.

"Stop crying, Mu Nanxun is away on a business trip." Even if you cry yourself to death, I won't sympathize with you.

Xia Bingqing indeed stopped her pretentious crying, but still looked pitiful and aggrieved.

"Xia Bingqing, you can fool others with this act, but you can't fool me. I know what kind of person you are. You should have the courage to admit what you've done. If you confess now, I can let it go and not tell Mu Nanxun. But if you refuse to admit it no matter what, then I will have no choice but to tell him and let him handle it."