Because the dress had been roughly torn and trampled, only a few recognizable fingerprints were left on it, but Lin Feiran's fingerprints were very few. There were only one or two fingerprints left on the front of the dress when Lin Feiran took it and looked at it.
Most fingerprints are from strangers.
This can first rule out Lin Feiran, as it is obviously not her who made the dress look like this.
As for whose fingerprints were on the dress, the most likely person who had come into contact with it was someone from the Chu family's old house.
Chu Yu asked everyone to record their fingerprints for comparison, and the person he matched was a maid in the old house who seemed honest.
The maid was called over, and Chu Yu interrogated her in front of everyone: "Did you damage this dress and throw it away?"
The maid was so frightened that her face turned pale. Her eyes were evasive, drifting from one person's face to another, in a panic.
For a moment, her eyes met Jiang Xinyue's, and Jiang Xinyue's eyes turned cold and fierce.
The maid shuddered violently and lowered her head.
Chu Yu noticed the change in the maid's eyes and looked at Jiang Xinyue, but Jiang Xinyue's expression was normal at this time. Like everyone else, she looked at the maid with an expression of disbelief.
The maid trembled and admitted: "It's...it's me..."
Chu Yu found it hard to imagine why she would do such a thing: "Why?"
The maid lowered her head, hunched her shoulders, and her face was full of panic and fear.
"Because... I thought this dress was so beautiful, so last night after the young lady put the dress back into the gift box, I secretly tried it on, but I tore it... I... I was afraid that if I were discovered, I would be fired and have to pay compensation, so I completely tore the dress and threw it in the trash can. I was hoping that I wouldn't be discovered..."
After the maid finished speaking, Jiang Xinyue finally loosened her hand under her sleeve, and she breathed a sigh of relief without noticing.
The maid's words sounded reasonable. After hearing them, Mr. Chu breathed a sigh of relief and showed an expression of "no wonder".
"I was saying, how could Fei Ran do such a thing? It really is just a misunderstanding."
Then he scolded the maid: "You have worked in the old house for several years and are considered an old lady. How could you do such an outrageous and foolish thing! ... You must compensate Xinyue for the price of the skirt. You must pack up and leave tonight. Don't come here again!"
How could the maid dare to say no? She kept apologizing, nodded and bowed, and quickly retreated.
Chu Yu glanced at the maid's back and felt that things were not as simple as she said, but he couldn't tell what was wrong for a moment.
Old Master Chu felt that the truth had been revealed and was comforting Lin Feiran and Jiang Xinyue.
"Okay, everything's fine now. Fortunately, Fei Ran didn't really get hurt. Xinyue misunderstood your sister-in-law. Although this is also human nature, you have to believe in your sister-in-law's character. She would not do such a thing. If you encounter such a thing again in the future, don't directly suspect your sister-in-law."
Jiang Xinyue's face was stiff for a moment, which looked very unpleasant, but she immediately adjusted her expression and apologized to Lin Feiran with guilt and sincerity.
"I'm sorry, sister-in-law. I didn't know you well enough and I misunderstood you. I will definitely trust you from now on!"
Lin Feiran also had an indescribable strange feeling in her heart, but Jiang Xinyue apologized to her in person. In front of everyone, she could only respond: "It's okay, just like grandpa said, this is human nature, and you can't be blamed."
Old Master Chu waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright. As long as the family harmony isn't damaged, it's good. It's getting late now. Let's all go to bed."
Jiang Man was the first to stand up and was about to leave when Chu Yu spoke to her coldly.
"Wait, who said the family harmony wasn't damaged? What did you say about Feiran just now? Jiang Xinyue had a misunderstanding, and she apologized to Feiran. What about you?"
Jiang Man's expression changed immediately.
He stared at Chu Yu in disbelief, his voice suddenly becoming sharp.
"Me? Do I even have to apologize to a junior like her? Before the truth was found out, didn't everyone misunderstand that she did it? Why should I apologize?"
Chu Yu sneered, "Other people's misunderstandings are misunderstandings, but no one said Fei Ran was narrow-minded and vicious, or unpresentable. You insulted her without knowing the truth, so you should apologize to her!"
Jiang Man was furious and wanted to refute, but Old Master Chu frowned and said seriously, "You really should apologize to Fei Ran. It's just a misunderstanding, but what you said before was too harsh. Fei Ran did nothing wrong. There's no reason for her to suffer such an injustice."
"..." Jiang Man was so angry that her chest was heaving violently, but she didn't dare to disobey Old Master Chu's words. Her face was ashen and her silver teeth looked like they were about to break.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Chu Jindong quickly said, "Let me apologize to Feiran on Manman's behalf. Feiran, I'm really sorry. We held you accountable before we even knew the truth. Manman has a bad temper and is quick-tempered. She spoke rather harshly. I apologize to you on her behalf. I hope you won't hold it against us."
Chu Jindong spoke sincerely, and his attitude was very humble.
After all, the other party is an elder, her father-in-law. At this point, Lin Feiran naturally couldn't do anything. She could only say: "Dad, it's okay. As long as the misunderstanding is resolved."
Jiang Man's face was still very ugly. She glared at Lin Feiran and Chu Yu fiercely, then stood up and left.
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