Chapter 220 Ask Your Boyfriend

After morning exercise, I was sweating all over and my hands were inconvenient but I really wanted to take a shower. Xu Zhengnan very considerately said that he could help me.

The sticky feeling all over made me feel really uncomfortable, so I had to agree with it shamelessly.

After taking a shower, I felt refreshed. Xu Zhengnan helped me get dressed and checked the time. "It's time for lunch. Xia Yu is here too."

"Why is he here too?" I was very curious. "Why does it feel like wherever you are, he is there? Like a shadow following you."

Could it be that Xia Yu really likes him?

Xu Zhengnan picked up his coat, held out his hand for me to hold, and answered me very calmly, "No, he had a collection that he loaned out, and it seemed to have a problem. He sent a lawyer to deal with it yesterday, and he came here himself today."

When I heard this, my heart skipped a beat and I instantly guessed something.

Could it be that Xia Yu is the owner of that ancient painting?

"I'm not sure about the specific situation. I'll ask during dinner," Xu Zhengnan said again.

I didn't ask any further questions, and I'll find out after dinner.

I followed Xu Zhengnan silently to the dining place, and Xia Yu was already waiting for me.

Xia Yu was on the phone. When he saw us coming, he said a few words and hung up.

"Now that we're here, what do you want to eat? You order." Xia Yu said to us with a smile. He seemed to be in a good mood and didn't seem to be annoyed by the problems with the collection.

I was a little nervous. If the ancient painting was really his, how should I explain it? Without surveillance, I can’t prove my innocence immediately, and fingerprint extraction takes time.

Xu Zhengnan gave me the right to choose. How could I have the mind to eat now? A painting worth tens or hundreds of millions is gone just like that. Even if I am not the culprit, I have participated in it, and the psychological pressure is quite great.

Especially now that I know the owner of the painting is Xia Yu...

After I ordered two dishes, I asked Xia Yu, "Mr. Xia, I heard from Zhengnan that there was a problem with one of your collections. Has it been resolved?"

"Not yet. I asked my lawyer to go there. I was too busy these past two days, so I took some time to come here today." Xia Yu smiled. "As long as it's not priceless and can be measured by money, it can be solved."

Not necessarily. For example, if I really divorce Shen Yixiao and divide the marital debts, I will definitely be burdened with a considerable debt after the divorce.

There are many problems that can be solved with money that I cannot solve.

I can ask Xu Zhengnan for help, but I don’t have the nerve to ask for such a large amount of money.

I silently prayed that the fingerprint extraction process would be faster, and at the same time continued to ask Xia Yu, "Mr. Xia, what is your collection? What's the problem?"

"It's a painting. I lent it to an exhibition hall as an exhibit for some exchange meeting. Then someone accidentally damaged it. Now I want to claim compensation." Xia Yu shrugged. "I can't help it. I'm so unlucky."

My scalp tingled after hearing this. What a coincidence, I, the one who ruined the painting, was right in front of him.

Xu Zhengnan noticed that I was very interested in this matter. He seemed to remember something. "I remember that you came here to participate in the art exchange meeting. Did you see the painting? Or did you see someone else destroy the painting?"

Xia Yu was a little surprised, "Really? Miss Li, you were also there?"

I laughed dryly, "I was indeed at the scene. I was the one who broke the painting."

After I finished speaking, Xu Zhengnan and Xia Yu fell into silence tacitly. They looked at each other and I hurriedly explained, "But I was pushed by someone and broke it accidentally. The glass cover is very fragile. It's really strange. The security facilities are not good enough. But in the final analysis, it's because I was too careless and someone took advantage of it. I have handed my coat to the police for fingerprint extraction. When the person who pushed me is found, the culprit will be found. ”

When I said these words, I was really worried that Xia Yu would change his expression.

When it comes to interests, most people are not so easy to talk to. He and I are not very close friends, we only know each other because of Xu Zhengnan.

I waited anxiously for Xia Yu's answer, hoping that he would give me some time to find the person who pushed me and then make the next claim.

Unexpectedly, Xia Yu actually laughed with a relieved expression, "Xu Zhengnan, she is your girlfriend, you can't blame me."

"..."Xu Zhengnan's expression was complicated.

I asked in confusion, "What do you mean? I can't let Xu Zhengnan help me pay the money. Even if I need to pay the money, I will find a way myself."

"Ms. Li, you should ask your boyfriend about this. The painting originally belonged to him, but it had been with me for a long time. I borrowed it by mistake. I was worried about how to explain this to him. Now I'm leaving this important task to you!" Xia Yu picked up the glass, "Water instead of wine. Thank you very much."

As he said this, he raised his head and drank the boiled water in one breath.

I turned my head to look at Xu Zhengnan, and he was looking at me. We were both silent as we looked at each other.

Xia Yu happily invited us to eat, "Hurry, the food is served, let's eat first!"

"Xu Zhengnan, I'm sorry." I felt so ashamed and hoped that the painting was not his favorite.

Xu Zhengnan smiled and said, "Forget it. Xia Yu just said that problems that can be solved with money are not big problems. But you said someone pushed you. Who was it?"

"Su Ying." I answered firmly, "She was standing behind me, but when she pushed me, the power went out, so the surveillance was useless. Now I can only wait for the fingerprints to be extracted and then compare them with hers. Then it will be proven that I was framed."

Hearing the name Su Ying, Xu Zhengnan frowned, "If I remember correctly, you had a good relationship with her before."

It was indeed good. The closer Shen Yixiao and I got, the better we got along. She was one of the few people who supported Shen Yixiao and I being together. Later, we would always get together for dinner, and our relationship became closer and closer.

Now that I think about it, she might have failed to get close to Shen Yixiao, so she wanted to bring Shen Yixiao and me together. Then, she could use the fact that she is my best friend to openly contact Shen Yixiao and satisfy her secret love for him.

"We haven't been friends for a long time." I replied indifferently.

Xu Zhengnan nodded, "Yes, I understand."

The topic was not continued. I wanted to discuss it with him, but he didn't seem to care much. Instead, he talked about work with Xia Yu. While chatting, he even picked up food for me and poured water. I didn't feel ignored at all. I ate quietly and played with my phone when I was full.

Shen Yixiao’s message popped up: I heard from Su Ying that you got into trouble? Need a large sum of money?