Chapter 9 Upside down

Dad Huo followed the housekeeper upstairs.

The entire living room on the first floor suddenly fell into a long silence, so quiet that Lin Xueqing could even hear the chaotic beating of her heart.

It was mid-July, and the summer heat was at its peak.

But the central air conditioning was turned on all day long in the Huo residence, and the cold air was tirelessly delivered to every corner of the villa.

Despite this, Lin Xueqing still sweated.

The beads of sweat covered her entire face, even the hair on her forehead was soaked.

Seeing this, Mom Huo pretended to be concerned: "Are you hot?"

Lin Xueqing raised her head a little panicked, and beads of sweat rolled into her eyes instantly, burning her eyes and making them red.

But she pretended to be calm: "No, no... With such a suitable temperature, how could I be hot? Hahahaha..."

Mother Huo smiled and said nothing.

No one echoed her, and the awkward dry laughter only lasted for a few seconds before stopping.

The living room fell silent again.

The long wait for the verdict seemed to be delayed, making Lin Xueqing feel like sitting on pins and needles.

Ye Leyao observed the subtle changes in Lin Xueqing's expression, and did not forget to comment in his heart:

[Second Aunt is sweating all over, it doesn't look like she is acting.]

Mother Huo glanced at Lin Xueqing who was secretly wiping her sweat, and sneered in her heart.

Lin Xueqing just deserved it!

Although the Chen family has fallen into decline and their assets have shrunk, at least the company is still operating normally, with an annual turnover of about 5 million. In addition, Lin Xueqing comes to the Huo family every month, and Huo's mother often subsidizes her. She is not short of money at all!

But Lin Xueqing is still not satisfied, and has set her sights on her jewelry.

She'd better pray that the engagement ring has not been resold by her, otherwise -

it won't be as simple as just throwing her out.

It seemed like a long century had passed before Huo's father and the housekeeper finally came downstairs.

Ye Leyao instantly perked up, his eyes sparkling: [Here they come! 】

Dad Huo held a tablet in his hand and handed it to Mom Huo, and whispered in her ear: "Not here."

In the family, Dad Huo was the only one who knew which jewelry box Mom Huo put her wedding ring in.

After saying that, Dad Huo glanced at Ye Leyao.

This time Ye Leyao had done something great again.

Mom Huo's eyes were so angry that she opened the video and watched it for only a few seconds. She then put the tablet heavily in front of Lin Xueqing and said in a cold tone: "Explain it."

What was supposed to come finally came. Was she discovered after all?

Lin Xueqing closed her eyes. For some reason, her anxious heart suddenly calmed down at this moment. She stiffened her neck and looked calm as if a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water.

When Lin Xueqing opened her eyes, she saw the tablet in front of her. She was stunned.

The video in the tablet was playing repeatedly. The video was not long, only a dozen seconds, and it was a splicing of two videos. The main content was that Lin Xueqing sneaked into Mrs. Huo's cloakroom and came out after a long time.

Seeing this, Lin Xueqing's tense nerves suddenly relaxed for a moment.

She stared at the video intently and watched it twice. The more she watched, the more relaxed she looked. She leaned back on the sofa and even changed to a more relaxed posture.

"What does my cousin want me to explain?" Lin Xueqing wiped the sweat from her forehead with a light tone, and there was a hint of smile on the corner of her mouth.

She changed her expression so quickly that Mrs. Huo was a little surprised.

She had already pulled up the surveillance video, what was Lin Xueqing's reaction?

Ye Leyao's eyes widened:

[Is Second Aunt trying to cheat? ]

Looking at the surveillance video still playing on the tablet, Ye Leyao understood.

[It only captured the scene of Second Aunt entering the cloakroom, but not the inside, so Second Aunt felt that she had nothing to fear because there was no evidence? ]

Mother Huo's face was grim.

Father Huo frowned.

Ye Leyao was right again.

Lin Xueqing really thought so.

The reason why she dared to sneak away Mother Huo's jewelry was because she saw that there was only one surveillance camera outside Mother Huo's cloakroom.

She was so flustered when she was caught that she forgot about such an important matter. Now that she has regained her senses, Lin Xueqing has gradually become more confident.

The surveillance camera did capture her entering the cloakroom, but so what?

She was always very careful every time she entered Mrs. Huo's cloakroom. The surveillance camera could capture nothing except her entering and leaving!

If there was no capture, there would be no evidence. If there was no evidence to accuse her of stealing, it would be slander!

Lin Xueqing completely relaxed. Thinking of the dazzling array of jewelry in Mother Huo's closet, she only hated that she had not taken enough. Suppressing the jealousy in her heart, she smiled faintly: "I just went in for a look. Cousin, isn't your reaction a bit too extreme?"

After saying that, she glanced at Father Huo who was narrating.

Mother Huo was also lucky. When he was young, Father Huo was handsome. Now that he is older, he does not have the greasy feeling of a middle-aged man. Unlike the one in her family, he has a big belly. She feels sick every time she sees him.

Lin Xueqing's eyes flashed with dissatisfaction, and she put on what she thought was a gentle smile. She pushed her hair back and said angrily, "Brother-in-law, look at my sister. I just went to her cloakroom and my cousin got angry. She even checked the surveillance with great fanfare. Isn't that a bit too much?"

Ye Leyao was so surprised that his eyes widened:

[Second aunt... are you flirting with Father Huo? ]

Father Huo's eyelids twitched, and without waiting for Mother Huo to speak, he said sharply, "Speak properly!"

The harsh rebuke scared Lin Xueqing, and she immediately looked aggrieved: "Brother-in-law, why are you so fierce..."

Ye Leyao felt that his goose bumps were all over the floor, and he couldn't help but rubbed them with his hands.

[No, second aunt... are you possessed by a ghost? 】

【Why are you suddenly speaking so nasty? 】

If he could give a thumbs up, Dad Huo would definitely give Ye Leyao a big thumbs up!

Mother Huo was also amused by her anger. The jewelry theft was not over yet, but Lin Xueqing was still in the mood to flirt with her husband. Did she really think she was blind and could not see it?

Mother Huo's face darkened: "Lin Xueqing! I will only ask you once, you really didn't take my engagement ring?"

Lin Xueqing's expression changed slightly when she heard the words "engagement ring".

The ring she took casually turned out to be Mother Huo's engagement ring?

No wonder she reacted so strongly.

Lin Xueqing panicked for a moment, then quickly calmed down and answered calmly, "No."

She then showed a look of regret and grievance: "I just envy you for having so many expensive jewelry and jewellery, so I wanted to go in and take a look. I don't even know what your wedding ring looks like, why would I steal your wedding ring?"

After a pause, she continued, "Besides, you have so many jewellery, who knows if you lost your ring somewhere after wearing it. Can you blame me for this?"

Lin Xueqing grew up with Mother Huo since she was a child, so of course she knew that Mother Huo had a habit of losing things.

Mother Huo understood that Lin Xueqing was not ready to admit it.

Lin Xueqing simply stood up and picked up her bag: "Forget it, you don't believe me after I explained so much, how about you search it?"

Looking at the bag passed in front of them, both Huo's mother and father were stunned.

Lin Xueqing dared to give them the bag for them to search, she must have been sure that they couldn't find anything.

Sure enough, Ye Leyao was also muttering in a low voice:

[The ring should not have been put in the bag by the second aunt, she is very cautious. ]

Seeing that Huo's father and mother did not take it, Lin Xueqing raised her eyebrows slightly: "It seems that my cousin still believes me?" Lin Xueqing

slowly withdrew her hand: "In that case, I will leave first? I am a person who still cares about my reputation. I hope I won't hear some rumors in the future, so as not to affect our relationship."

"Right?" Lin Xueqing smiled proudly.

Mother Huo's hand on the side slowly tightened, staring into her eyes: "If it's not in your bag, then it's on you!"

Lin Xueqing widened her eyes in surprise, and sneered after a while: "Cousin, are you going to search me?"

"If you didn't take it," Mother Huo said, "you definitely wouldn't be afraid of being searched, right?"

Lin Xueqing crossed her arms and said, "What if you didn't find it?"

Mother Huo was silent.

Ye Leyao muttered in his heart:

[That's not right, how can Second Aunt be so confident? ]

[I remember correctly, based on the time in other plots, Second Aunt should have stolen Mother Huo's wedding ring and sold it during this period. ]

[But why is she so fearless? ]

[Could it be that I forgot some important plot? 】

Ye Leyao opened the memo, flipping through it while quickly recalling the plot in his mind.

Mr. and Mrs. Huo were also nervous.

What important plot did you forget?

Remember it quickly!

Lin Xueqing waited for a long time for Mrs. Huo to speak. She was sure that Mrs. Huo would not really search her body, and the smugness on her face became even greater.

Originally, she was going to leave directly, but now she was not going to leave.

Mr. and Mrs. Huo could not produce any evidence, causing her to be frightened for no reason for so long. How could she be willing to do that without some compensation?

Lin Xueqing sat down on the sofa slowly and chuckled: "It seems that cousin is not very sure either? But I have a bad temper, cousin, you know..."

[Found it! ! ! ]

Ye Leyao shouted.

Mother Huo closed her eyes somewhat painfully.

Father Huo rubbed his eardrums that were almost shattered.

It was timely, but it was really tiring for the ears!

[I wonder why Second Aunt is so confident! It turns out that she had thought of what to do from the beginning! ]

[This method... um... Second Aunt is really cruel to herself! No wonder it has never been discovered! ]

Mother Huo: "..."

So where is it hidden?

Can you stop keeping us in suspense?

Lin Xueqing: "I don't want much, just a little mental compensation, one million!"

[Swallowing the ring without drinking water... I'll tell you later... um...]

[This is really hard to comment. ]

[Will she really not choke? ! ]

[Now it seems that Second Aunt has swallowed the ring, so what about Mother Huo's ring? But if the second aunt swallowed the ring not long ago, then the ring should still be in her stomach now, right? 】

【It shouldn't have reached the intestines so quickly...right? 】

Mother Huo was shocked at first, then shocked again, and finally her face turned black, burning with anger.

Lin Xueqing, she actually!

She actually!

How dare she! ! !

Lin Xueqing saw that the two people's faces changed so quickly, and smiled coldly. She only asked for one million, is that too much?

"Cousin, if you are not willing to give this money, I can also take legal action..."

"Call the police." Mother Huo suddenly spoke.

Lin Xueqing was stunned, and the smug look on her face disappeared. She looked at Mother Huo in disbelief: "Cousin, what are you talking about..."

"Theft, blackmail," Mother Huo's forehead was throbbing, "No matter which crime it is, you will have to stay in there for a long time, right?"

She originally just wanted to get the wedding ring back and not pursue it anymore.

But Lin Xueqing was simply too much!!!

Calling the police now...

should be able to take the ring out of the stomach?

"When did I steal anything?!" Lin Xueqing said angrily.

Mother Huo glanced at her belly and sneered: "Don't you know whether you stole or not?!"

Lin Xueqing followed her gaze to her belly, her expression suddenly changed, and she felt a little guilty in an instant.

Could it be that they found out that she had swallowed the ring?

Seeing that Mr. Huo picked up the phone, Lin Xueqing realized that they were not joking. She hurriedly said, "If you don't want to give it to me, then don't give it to me! At most, I don't want it. Why call the police?"

She stood up in a panic, picked up her bag and walked out.

She walked too fast and her high heels accidentally slipped on the ground, and she fell on her back.

Ye Leyao opened his mouth wide.

[Hai... Hai Bull?]