Someone had already chimed in, following her lead: "You brought the flowers because you knew someone would be curious about them?"
"Reporting to Miss, there are indeed traces of clear oil on the bluestone slabs by the pond." At this moment, the servant who had been summoned by Xue Baoshan to check the bluestone path also hurriedly ran over.
Someone else looked at the man being grabbed by the collar by Zhu Jiayu: "You deliberately waited here and smeared oil on the bluestone slab, just to stage a hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress drama?"
That's truly appalling.
If they hadn't known about this conspiracy beforehand, I'm afraid that whoever fell into the water and was rescued by this man, even if they didn't fall in love with him, would definitely reward him handsomely and even provide him with many conveniences.
But the genuine gratitude from them and even their families was all part of the man's scheme... Just thinking about it sent chills down everyone's spine.
Seeing their expressions, Zhu Jiayu sighed inwardly. Not wanting to frighten them, she said, "Leave this person to me. As for Cousin Mingyan..."
Xue Baoshan quickly said, "Let me take Miss Mingyan to the side room to change her clothes first. I'm sorry that Miss Mingyan was frightened today."
Qiu Mingyan shook her head: "It has nothing to do with Miss Xue, it was my carelessness. And... thank you, cousin."
Zhu Jiayu gave her a reassuring smile, then turned and dragged the man out of the Xue family. She had him taken to the government office and had someone recount his heinous acts, clearly intending for him to spend the rest of his life in jail.
The man's face was ashen. He regretted having such wicked thoughts and had just happened to run into such a ruthless person. He didn't even dare to argue, fearing that Zhu Jiayu would come up with even more ruthless ways to retaliate against him.
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