Li Ma was strong, and when she grabbed Xia Bingqing, she used even more force. How could Xia Bingqing, a once pampered young lady, possibly resist Li Ma's pull? She had no choice but to give up.

"I... I'm just a little shy, after all, I'm not married yet."

Unable to get into the room, Xia Bingqing awkwardly made up an excuse and obediently stayed in the courtyard.

Yi Yi had witnessed Xia Bingqing's actions and became increasingly certain that Xia Bingqing was the one who had orchestrated the entire affair from beginning to end.

She kindly took Xia Bingqing in, but she never expected that Xia would resort to such despicable means to deal with her.

Now, all that's left is for Xiao Hei to find evidence in her room and expose what she did.

I wonder if Xiao Hei will be able to find anything in Xia Bingqing's room.

"Oh, by the way, Miss Xia, such a big thing happened at our villa last night, causing such a commotion. Many people were so scared that they cried and screamed. But you seemed to have kept your composure. You didn't even leave your room from beginning to end. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought you were hiding something in your room."

Li Ma said meaningfully.

Upon hearing this, Xia Bingqing's expression changed.

Yi put down the osmanthus cake in her hand, slowly wiped the corner of her mouth, and replied, "Aunt Li, you can't say things like that. Miss Xia is probably scared, so she's hiding in her room and doesn't dare to come out. How could she be hiding something?"

"Yi Yi understands me the most. I was terrified when I heard such a loud noise last night. Later, I peeked through the crack in the door and heard many people say that a bunch of snakes had come. I've been terrified of snakes since I was a child, so I didn't dare to go out."

That's a terrible excuse; it would have been better not to make one at all.

Li Ma understood perfectly, looking at Xia Bingqing as if she were a fool. "That's true. Miss Xia has been pampered since childhood, so naturally she's afraid of snakes and insects. I just don't know how Miss Xia had the courage to chase away those ferocious beasts and save our young master in the jungle."

These were just casual remarks, but the speaker meant no harm, while the listener took them to heart. Xia Bingqing froze for a moment, stammering, "That...that...it was because I was so worried about Brother Xun that I didn't care about my own safety. Actually, I was...I was terrified at the time, but because it was Brother Xun..."

"Alright, alright, Miss Xia, please stop talking about your deep affection for our young master. It was fine before, but now that our young master has a young mistress, these words will only create distance between them."

"I'm...I'm sorry...I acted rashly and didn't think of all that..." As she spoke, Xia Bingqing began to wipe away her tears again.

Yi Yi was speechless. She kept calling him "Brother Xun," but her Brother Xun wasn't even here. Who was she crying for?

"Li Ma, let's go hide in the backyard too."

Yi stood up and walked towards the backyard.

Following behind Yi Yi, Li Ma noticed that Xia Bingqing hadn't followed. She coughed lightly at her and said, "Come on, everyone's gone to the backyard. What are you still doing here? This yard needs to be disinfected too."

"I...I want to go to the backyard too."

Xia Bingqing followed the two at a distance, heading towards the backyard.

Walking beside Yi Yi, Li Ma whispered, "Young Madam, look at Xia Bingqing's panicked face. I think she's most likely the one who did it. This person is really wicked, treating the kind people who took her in like this."