"It's nothing, my legs just went numb from sitting for too long." Yue Lanxing stepped back a little too far, instantly attracting the attention of others, and he quickly made up an excuse.
Only the manager and Xu Zhaoyue believed this reason, so the manager turned around and walked out with Xu Zhaoyue without paying attention. Tian Dai glanced at him, feeling really confused. Yue Lanxing's physical condition was much better than his own. He himself did not experience leg numbness, so how could Yue Lanxing's legs be numb?
Only Yue Xuanxuan knew the reason. She walked behind Yue Lanxing and went out together. "I'm fine, I brought my medicine," Yue Lanxing comforted her and showed her his hand.
Seeing that his hand was not red or swollen, Yue Xuanxuan was relieved and quickly followed Xu Zhaoyue.
"You can leave the bags in the car, let's go to the mall again." Xu Zhaoyue took them to the mall again, this time to browse cosmetics and jewelry stores, and bought a few pieces of jewelry.
After Xu Zhaoyue had finished shopping, it was getting dark. "It's getting dark, let's go back." Xu Zhaoyue thought that Xu Zhaohao would definitely be waiting for her to return for a gift, so it was time to go back. The timing was just right.
"Young Miss, someone is running over here." Yue Lanxing had just driven the car into the courtyard when he saw a maid running towards the car. Judging from her expression, something was wrong, so he stopped the car.
The maid was quick; she ran to the back seat where Xu Zhaoyue was in a few steps. She pounded on the window and shouted, "Young Miss, you're back! You have to stand up for me!"
Before Xu Zhaoyue could speak, Yue Lanxing said to Tian Dai, "You drive." Then he got out of the car. He didn't do anything else but dragged the maid who was banging on the window to the back and tied her hands behind her back.
Just as Tashiro was about to get out of the car to change seats, Xu Zhaoyue had already opened the car door. However, she didn't ask the maid what had happened. Instead, she walked directly towards the villa. The distance wasn't long, and she quickly went inside.
"Hurry up and follow them." Tian Dai looked at Yue Xuanxuan behind him and told her to hurry up and follow the young lady, then he went to help Yue Lanxing.
"Oh!" Yue Xuanxuan replied and ran over. She was frightened by what had just happened, not only by the maid but also by Yue Lanxing's behavior.
"What's going on?" Yue Xuanxuan asked as soon as she entered, seeing Xu Zhaoyue already scolding someone.
"Miss, she deliberately broke your wine bottle. It was a gift you brought for the master!" Xiao Nan said indignantly.
"Nonsense, you're talking nonsense. You scared me from behind, that's why I accidentally broke the wine glass, and then you made me kneel outside and even tried to send me away." The maid was brought in by Tian Dai.
"Young Miss, you must stand up for me! I didn't mean it. Xiao Nan scared me, that's why I did it. I would never dare to do that again..." the maid sobbed.
"Dare not what?" Xu Zhaoyue ignored her completely. "Dare not break my things? Then how dare you walk to the table and pick them up? Do you think I'm stupid?!"
The maid was speechless for a moment, not expecting Xu Zhaoyue to say that. After a while, she said, "I didn't know I couldn't go over there. Xiao Nan didn't tell me. She only told me after I accidentally broke it. She saw me pick it up. She could have come to me and told me, but she was right behind me..."
"How dare you frame me? I've told everyone else, how come you're the only one who doesn't know?" Xiao Nan was angry and her voice even rose a few decibels.
The maid was still trying to argue, "You just didn't tell me. I don't believe you told me everything. If you don't believe me, ask them. They must know some things they don't know." The maids standing in a row looked at each other, unsure whether to speak or not. But in this situation, they didn't need to.
"Don't try to deny it. You must have been instructed by someone to deliberately break the young lady's gift. Otherwise, how do you explain your earrings? Didn't you say your family was poor? So poor that you're wearing gold earrings!"
Xiao Nan's words drew everyone's attention to the maid's earrings, which were indeed gold.
"You're slandering me! I used to be poor, but I'm not poor now, is that a problem? The Xu family's salary is so high, can't I save money?" The maid's rebuttal wasn't without reason, after all, the Xu family's salary was indeed high.
"The Xu family's salary is high, but your family member had a serious illness just last month. You said it yourself, and I believe they know that too, right?"
“Since you keep saying you didn’t take any money from others, then you’re lining your own pockets. That explains why so much stuff is missing; half of it is gone.” Xiao Nan found a new angle.
"You're framing me! There's no half to it!" The maid was still speaking when she saw Xiao Nan looking at her smugly, and she didn't immediately understand. "Miss, look, she let it slip. There must be incriminating evidence in her room. I'll go search it right now."
The maid wanted to say something, but Xu Zhaoyue didn't need her to say anything more. "Gag her and go investigate. Go now and search everyone."
Now, Tian Shidai is holding the maid down. He directly covers the maid's mouth, but the maid keeps resisting. At this moment, Wu Ma comes over. She has a piece of cloth in her hand, and she directly pinches the maid's chin and stuffs the cloth into her mouth.
Xiao Nan led the maid to search their rooms one by one, and they actually found evidence of the maid's crime. She had hidden a box of tea in a piece of clothing. It was Biluochun tea.
Not only was there evidence against the maid, but two more people were also uncovered. "Miss, these are all things from the storeroom." Xiao Nan placed the items on the table.
"There are only eight of you in total, and after this investigation, three of you have problems. Did I keep you at home just so you could line your own pockets?" Xu Zhaoyue was angry.
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