Ning Nanxue felt a tightness around her waist, and she left her original position and bumped into a strong chest.

She was a little confused, and when she looked up, she saw Jiang Tingchen's face was a mixture of fear and annoyance.

Xu Zhiru's strength to push forward was in vain, and her feet lost their balance. After screaming, she fell straight forward.

“Plop!”

A loud splash of water drowned out the explosion of fireworks, and water splashed everywhere.

The guests near the swimming pool were startled by the noise and turned to look.

In the swimming pool, Xu Zhiru was struggling frantically in the water. Her beautiful evening dress absorbed water and pulled her down heavily.

"Zhiru!" A male voice sounded anxious and angry. Fu Chen pushed through the crowd and rushed to the edge of the pool, his face turning blue.

He saw Xu Zhiru struggling in the water in a miserable state, and then looked at Ning Nanxue who was protected by Jiang Tingchen, and a surge of anger rose up in his body.

He got excited and thought that this must be related to Ning Nanxue, so he glared at her fiercely.

Although he felt that Xu Zhiru looked quite embarrassing, seeing her crying for help, Fu Chen couldn't just ignore her. Without thinking too much, he jumped into the swimming pool.

The cold water made Fu Chen shiver. He quickly swam to Xu Zhiru, grabbed her arm, and pulled her to the shore with great effort.

Xu Zhiru choked on the water several times and was so frightened that she couldn't speak clearly and cried bitterly.

The people on the shore also reacted and quickly lent a hand to get Xu Zhiru up.

As soon as Xu Zhiru got ashore, she collapsed on the ground, not even bothering to wipe the water and tears from her face. She pointed at Ning Nanxue with a trembling finger, her voice extremely aggrieved: "It was her! Ah Chen... Ning Nanxue pushed me in! She wanted to hurt me just now, and now she pushed me in again! She wanted to drown me!"

She looked quite pitiful, like a drowned rat, and some guests who were unaware of the situation looked at her with sympathy and confusion.

Ning Nanxue stood there, allowing Xu Zhiru to question her until she had nothing to say and could only cry. Then she pushed away Jiang Tingchen's hand, stood up straight, and looked at Xu Zhiru coldly.

"Ms. Xu, are you addicted to acting? What did you do just now? There are so many people watching. You can't just throw dirty water at them if you want."

"I didn't! I was just standing there watching the fireworks, and you...you suddenly pushed me from behind!" Xu Zhiru avoided looking at Ning Nanxue, not daring to look at her. She turned to look at Fu Chen and asked for help in a tearful voice, "Ah Chen, you have to believe me! It's her! She's jealous of us..."

Jiang Tingchen took a step forward, blocking Ning Nanxue behind him. His voice was not loud but very powerful: "Mr. Fu, you should have seen clearly before you jumped down to save her. Xue'er and I were standing here the whole time. It was Miss Xu who rushed over on her own. It's unclear what she was trying to do, and then she slipped and fell. Xue'er didn't touch her from beginning to end."

He glanced at the guests around him and said clearly, "I believe that some of the friends who were standing close to me should have seen what happened."

There were some quiet discussions among the crowd.

Someone vaguely saw Xu Zhiru approaching stealthily, but the fireworks were too attractive and they didn't pay much attention until they heard the sound of falling into the water.

The air around them seemed to freeze for a few seconds, and everyone's eyes were focused on the dramatic scene by the swimming pool.

Most of the guests were just there to watch the fun, watching from afar and whispering, but no one took the initiative to step forward to intervene in this obvious dispute.

After all, no one wants to get involved in this mess involving the Fu family, Ning Nanxue, and this Miss Xu who suddenly appeared.

Fu Chen took a deep breath, suppressing the anger boiling in his chest and the embarrassment of being watched by so many people.

Xu Zhiru's crying was like a key that opened the floodgates of his emotions.

He turned his head abruptly, his sharp gaze shooting straight at Ning Nanxue, who was protected by Jiang Tingchen behind him, and his voice was filled with suppressed anger: "Nanxue! Do you hate Zhiru so much? I know that what happened before made you feel uncomfortable, but it was a misunderstanding! Would you push her into the water in such a situation just because of such a small matter? How can you be so cruel! "

His accusations were urgent and harsh, as if he had determined that Ning Nanxue was the culprit, and completely ignored Jiang Tingchen's previous explanation.

Ning Nanxue met Fu Chen's gaze without any ripples on her face, not even a trace of anger at being wronged.

She had experienced betrayals and hurts more heartbreaking than this, and she didn't defend herself because she understood that it was futile to explain to someone who had already deemed you guilty.

Mrs. Su's face was filled with just the right amount of worry and disapproval. Her gaze fell on Ning Nanxue, and she spoke earnestly, "Miss Ning, look at how frozen Miss Xu is. Even if there's a misunderstanding, it can't be resolved this way. What if she gets sick? We should be more kind."

Mrs. Su's words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, breaking the delicate balance of the onlookers.

The crowd, which was originally just whispering, began to echo the voices.

Jiang Tingchen frowned slightly and protected Ning Nanxue more closely behind him.

He stepped forward, placing himself between Ning Nanxue and those inquiring, accusing gazes. His voice was steady and clear, leaving no room for doubt: "Madam Su, and everyone else, the facts are not as President Fu and Miss Xu say. Xue'er and I were standing here the whole time, and it was Miss Xu who suddenly rushed over, her intentions unclear, and her footing unstable, causing her to fall into the water. Xue'er didn't even touch her finger the entire time. I believe that some of the friends who were close by should have seen this."

When Xu Zhiru heard Jiang Tingchen's words, she cried even louder. She grabbed Fu Chen's arm tightly, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw.

She looked at him with tears in her eyes, her voice choked with sobs, full of grievance and accusations: "Ah Chen... don't believe him! He is Ning Nanxue's boyfriend, of course he is speaking for her! How could he tell the truth? Ning Nanxue... she is just jealous of me. She is afraid... afraid that you will take the Fu Group back from her, so she deliberately targeted me and wanted to take revenge on me!"

Her words cleverly attributed Jiang Tingchen's testimony to favoritism and led Ning Nanxue's motives for her behavior to a deeper level - business competition and personal grudges, trying to make her accusations sound more reasonable.

Ning Nanxue watched Xu Zhiru's tearful performance, with a barely detectable sneer on her lips.

She gently pushed away Jiang Tingchen's protective arm and took a small step forward. Her eyes fell on Xu Zhiru. Her voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by everyone: "Ms. Xu, have you cried enough? Is the play over?"

Her voice was calm, with no emotion in it, but it choked Xu Zhiru's cries.

When Fu Chen saw that Ning Nanxue not only showed no guilt but also made sarcastic remarks, his anger was ignited again.

He pointed at Ning Nanxue, his heart pounding: "Nanxue! How could you become like this? Zhiru is already like this, and you don't want to comfort her, but you say such sarcastic words! Do you still have a heart?"