Ji Qianya's breathing stagnated, and she slowly retracted her foot from the phone, barely controlling the expression on her face. She raised her eyes to look at the maid standing in front of her, and simply stopped pretending. With a fierce look in her eyes, she said coldly, "Get out, and watch your mouth."
The maid was frightened when she saw this, and quickly lowered her head and turned away.
Ji Qianya took a deep breath, bent down and picked up the scrapped mobile phone on the ground.
With trembling fingers, she put the phone back into her pocket, leaned against the wall for a while, then stood up and left.
As Ji Qianya approached the living room, she saw Ye Lan talking to Butler Ji not far away. Both of them looked unhappy, as if something had happened.
I could faintly hear them mention Ji Yanli's name and the word "car accident".
Ji Qianya's heart skipped a beat and her heartbeat involuntarily quickened, but then she thought that since the other party said they had failed, it meant that Ji Yanli and the others must be fine.
She swallowed, pinched her hands to calm herself down, and kept warning herself in her heart not to lose her composure.
Anyway, no one died. It was just an accidental car accident. There is no way they would suspect her.
When Ji Qianya walked over, Butler Ji had already left the living room in a hurry.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Lan turned her head to look at her, her eyes and eyebrows showing unconcealed panic and anxiety, her voice a little dry, "Qianya, your second brother was in a car accident!"
Ji Qianya's eyes flickered, and she pretended to be surprised and asked, "What?!"
Ye Lan held her forehead, her body swaying, "Oh my God, what is going on..."
Ji Qianya reached out to support her and asked with concern: "Mom, is my second brother injured?"
Ye Lan shook her head. "Butler Ji said the person is fine and he's going over there to deal with it."
Ji Qianya breathed a sigh of relief. "As long as you're okay, Mom, I'll help you sit down."
"Okay." Ye Lan nodded, and with the help of Ji Qianya, she walked to the sofa and sat down. "Why did Yan Li have to go out when he was fine? If he hadn't gone out, nothing would have happened. Fortunately, God has blessed him and he is fine."
She paused, then suddenly thought of something and continued, "If Xiaoshu hadn't called him, Yan Li wouldn't have suddenly gone out. It's really... Fortunately, nothing happened... Otherwise, if something really happened... I don't dare to think about it..."
Ji Qianya raised her hand to rub her temple and said softly, "Mom, it might not be because of my sister. Maybe my second brother went out for other things."
Ye Lan waved her hand and said, "Qianya, don't explain for her. Yan Li went out just because he answered her call."
Ji Qianya stopped talking and concentrated on the work in her hands.
"No, I'm still worried. I have to call and ask."
Ye Lan started looking for her cell phone, but she found that she didn't bring it with her.
She reached out and held Ji Qianya's hand that was massaging her temples, then raised her eyes and looked at her, "Qianya, I didn't bring my cell phone down with me. Please use your cell phone to call your second brother and ask him about his current situation."
Ji Qianya's expression suddenly stiffened, and her fingertips tightened slightly, "Mom, didn't Housekeeper Ji say that the person is fine..."
Ye Lan released her hand, pressed her brow, and said slowly: "I know, but I'm still worried. It's better to call Yan Li."
Ji Qianya rolled her eyes and said, "Mom, my phone is out of battery. How about I go up and help you get it now?"
Ye Lan heard her words without any doubt and nodded, "Okay."
Ji Qianya stood up, not realizing that her phone had slipped from her pocket onto the sofa. Just as she was about to walk around the sofa and leave, Ye Lan's puzzled voice came to her ears, "Qianya, why is your phone so broken? Didn't you say it was out of battery?"
Ji Qianya's face changed slightly and her body froze in place. She didn't expect that she would make such a low-level mistake.
She pinched her hands, slowly turned around and looked at Ye Lan, explaining: "Mom, I accidentally dropped my phone on the ground when I went to answer the call earlier, and it broke..."
Ye Lan frowned, looking at the phone in her hand, which was already broken into pieces and the screen was full of cracks. A strange look flashed in her eyes. Even if it had fallen to the ground, it wouldn't be damaged to this extent. It looked like it was damaged by human hands...
But why would Qianya destroy her own phone?
She raised her eyes and looked at Ji Qianya again, the strange feeling in her heart becoming stronger and stronger, "If it's broken, then it's broken. Why do you say it's out of power?"
Ye Lan paused, then suddenly thought of something and continued, "Besides, I've never seen you use this phone before... It seems like this is the first time I've seen you use it..."
A layer of cold sweat broke out on Ji Qianya's guilty forehead. Her brain was working rapidly, but she couldn't think of a reasonable explanation.
Seeing this, Ye Lan frowned, "Qian Ya?"
Ji Qianya pinched her hands, her fingertips trembling slightly, and in a panic she explained: "Mom... I remembered it wrongly... I forgot that my phone was broken... I only remembered that it was out of battery..."
Ye Lan obviously didn't believe what she said. It would be hard for anyone to believe it. How could someone not remember that their phone was broken, but instead remembered that it was out of battery? Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?
Besides, Ji Qianya has had a good memory since childhood.
"Qianya, are you hiding something from me?"
Ji Qianya's expression was a little stiff, her eyes flickered unnaturally, and she quickly shook her head, "Mom, what could I possibly hide from you..."
"So what's wrong with this phone?" Ye Lan raised the phone in her hand, her expression becoming serious. "It doesn't look like it was broken by a fall. It looks more like you destroyed it yourself. But you've always been a gentle child. You wouldn't even step on an ant to death. How could you do such a violent thing?"
"And why did you lie?"
Ji Qianya's eyes were sparkling with tears, and her voice was filled with tears, but she refused to admit it, "Mom... I didn't lie... I either broke the phone on purpose... or I just dropped it... Why would I break my own phone for no reason?"
Ye Lan's eyes flashed with hesitation when she heard that. Indeed, she had no reason to destroy the phone. Was she thinking too much? Was it really just a broken phone?
Seeing that she was wavering, Ji Qianya bit her lip and continued while the iron was hot: "This phone is my backup phone, but I mixed it up with my main one when I came down today."
"Then how come your counselor called you on your backup phone?" Ye Lan asked again.
Ji Qianya said: "The number I left at school is my backup phone number."
Ye Lan looked at her doubtfully, "But the reason you just gave is a bit far-fetched. How could someone forget that their phone was broken and instead remember that it was out of battery?"
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