"That's right! We didn't make fun of Miss Chen. If we did, we only said that her brother didn't act like a proper older brother!"

"Alas, in that case, Miss Shen is quite pitiful."

...

The crowd was buzzing with discussion, and some even dragged Shen Yaozu out to "whip his corpse," which pleased Shen Qiyin.

Seeing that things were developing in a way that was contrary to her expectations, Xie Qing was eager to bring the topic back on track.

“I did not mean to mock Miss Chen, but my cousin’s hairpin did indeed fall from your body. This was witnessed by everyone. I have not wronged you.”

"Since you say you didn't steal this hairpin, what evidence do you have to prove that you are telling the truth?"

"And what about you?" Shen Qiyin looked at her calmly. "How can you prove that I stole this hairpin? Did you see it with your own eyes?"

"Or is it because it fell off me?"

"Then I'll say that you secretly slipped it into my clothes when I wasn't looking."

"You..." Xie Qing was utterly shocked by Shen Qiyin's sophistry: "This is simply twisting the facts!"

Shen Xiyin: "Then report me to the authorities and have me arrested."

"you!"

Xie Qing's face was extremely pale.

Shen Qiyin walked up to her, smiled, and said meaningfully, "I thought that Miss Xie would care more about Feng Ruoying's life or death than a hairpin."

Upon hearing this, Xie Qing was struck dumb!

Oh no!

Her hatred for Shen Qiyin clouded her judgment, and she forgot to care about Feng Ruoying's safety.

Realizing that people around him were already whispering about it, he quickly turned to leave.

Just then, Shen Qiyin's body went limp and she was about to faint. Although Ren Dong managed to support her, she lost her balance and stumbled back two steps before regaining her footing.

But those two steps actually knocked Xie Qing into the water!