Chapter 16 Lying without blinking
Liu Jiaoli spoke slowly and sadly, as if she was caught in a memory that was difficult to talk about.
She and her husband have been living abroad and seldom come back to China. This time she came back, she heard that her cousin who was having a romantic relationship was getting married.
Jiang Changdong happened to have something to do that day, so she persuaded her husband to just work hard abroad.
She did not tell Liu Chengcheng in advance that she was returning to China, as she wanted to give him a surprise. The cousins who hadn't seen each other for more than ten years still had some warmth in their hearts.
Liu Jiaoli followed the villa address Liu Chengcheng sent her in advance and found the place. As soon as she opened the door, she saw a shocking scene.
A girl in a white dress stood in the hall, with broken glass at her feet and iron chains tied around her ankles, like a canary trapped there.
The girl looked up blankly, and was surprised to see the strange face. She ran forward in a hurry, not even caring about stepping on the broken glass, and rushed into Liu Jiaoli's arms crying.
The girl cried heartbreakingly, pulling at her clothes tightly, crying, "Save me, please save me!"
Liu Jiaoli had never seen such a scene before, and she was so frightened that she dared not move.
When both of them recovered, Liu Jiaoli treated the wound on her foot and asked who she was. The girl said in a hoarse voice
"My name is Mo Xiaodie. I am a college student and I am going to graduate this year."
After a few words, she started crying and begging Liu Jiaoli to save her and take her away. She had a sister who worked away from home and she couldn't die.
Liu Jiaoli was about to ask her when someone suddenly barged in from outside.
Liu Chengcheng ran into the room drunk and seemed to be a little unconscious. When he saw Liu Jiaoli in front of him, his eyes widened.
"Sister! Why are you here? Why didn't you tell me?"
The brother she hadn't seen for a long time was still like this. The two of them had always been like little sister and little brother. She really couldn't face and scold this scene.
Mo Xiaodie hid behind her again, and Liu Jiaoli asked,
"What's your relationship with this girl? How can you treat her like this?"
Liu Chengcheng was not panicked, he walked forward naturally and tried to pull Mo Xiaodie over.
"Sister, she is my newlywed wife, we are just having fun, I feel embarrassed if you do this to me."
Mo Xiaodie looked at the hand reaching out to her with even greater fear, and kept hiding behind Liu Jiaoli, shouting,
"No, no, sister, please help me, please save me!"
Trapped between the two, Liu Jiaoli seemed helpless.
She knew nothing, she knew nothing.
But she was scared of how her cousin became what he is now.
"Ah Cheng, tell me clearly, what are you doing?"
Liu Chengcheng's expression suddenly became solemn, and his eyes contained an indescribable meaning.
"Sister, don't worry about it. I'll arrange another place for you to stay. Ask my brother-in-law to pick you up tomorrow. I'll personally pick you up at the airport for the wedding."
After saying that, without waiting for Liu Jiaoli to think more, the servant rushed forward and half-pushed and half-pushed Liu Jiaoli away.
Mo Xiaodie watched Liu Jiaoli being taken away in despair, tears streaming down her face silently.
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Liu Jiaoli looked at the teacup in her hand with a gray face. After she finished recalling the past, her lips turned quite pale.
"Later, I was arranged to stay in a hotel. The servants told me that it was indeed Ah Cheng's new wife and asked me not to think too much about it. The next day when I rested, I received a return ticket and was asked to go back immediately."
"At that time, I really didn't know anything."
Liu Jiaoli raised her head and asked in a questioning and crying voice,
"Mr. Shen, did I do something wrong? Am I being punished?"
Shen Qingze looked at the fragile woman in front of him and felt a little moved.
"You didn't do anything wrong, it was your cousin who did something wrong"
Liu Jiaoli lowered her head again. She had not yet recovered from the shock of last night. It was just dawn now. She had been terrified all night and was now at the end of her strength.
Shen Qing put down the empty cup of tea and said softly
"Why don't you take a rest and relax? I'll walk around and protect you. You can rest assured."
Hearing that Shen Qingze was willing to stay, Liu Jiaoli quickly raised her head and looked at him gratefully.
"Thank you, Mr. Shen! I will arrange a guest room for you right away. If you are tired, you can rest on your own. The servants on duty will come later. You can tell them if you have anything to ask."
Shen Qing nodded, indicating that he understood.
Watching the woman's back disappearing on the stairs, he looked out the window and fell into deep thought.
Sure enough, a few maids came not long after. They seemed to be here to make breakfast and clean the house.
Without asking too many questions, Shen Qingze, who was sitting in the living room abruptly, was busy with his own work.
Someone recognized Shen Qing as the guest Liu Changdong invited yesterday. An elderly lady came over and asked,
"Do you need some breakfast?"
If you can eat for free, wouldn't you be stupid if you don't eat?!
He immediately smiled at his aunt with a smile on his face.
"Then please help me get another set of bowls and chopsticks, sister."
Good-looking people do enjoy more privileges. When Shen Qingze sat at the dining table and looked at the rich six dishes, one soup and a bowl of exquisite seafood porridge on the table, his jaw almost dropped.
"Sister, do you usually have such a rich breakfast?"
The aunt served herself a bowl of porridge, called the other maids to eat together, and broke off half a steamed bun for Shen Qingze's bowl, then smiled crisply,
"We usually cook according to the tastes of the madam and the gentleman. Today, we didn't have any special arrangements, so we were a little casual. It just so happened that there were guests here, so we made it a little richer. Please try it and see if it suits your taste."
How can this not be appropriate?
Everything that runs on the ground, flies in the sky, and swims in the sea is here, from pasta to carbohydrates.
One meal is equivalent to three meals!
Shen Qing ate his breakfast with relish, and from time to time he had to pay attention to his eating manners.
After all, there was a little girl next to him, who always looked at him inadvertently.
After eating and drinking, Shen Qing put down the bowl, scooped up a cup of coffee and asked,
"Can I ask you something, Sister?"
Being called sister by a handsome young man is more fun than being called auntie. I readily said yes.
"Do you know the former housekeeper of Mr. Jiang and Mrs. Liu who was in a bad mental state and hospitalized?"
Auntie nodded and replied without much thought
"I know, we are colleagues, and I have been working for you before."
"Have you heard what happened to him?"
Auntie shook her head helplessly and said
"I'm not particularly clear. He is mainly responsible for the husband's affairs and all the arrangements in the family. I am mainly responsible for the wife's affairs and don't ask much about them."
"During the time when he was in the hospital, I happened to be back from my hometown, so I became the one who took care of the household. It was not appropriate for us servants to interfere in our employer's affairs."
Shen Qingze's eyes sparkled, and he asked in an inquiring tone:
"Didn't you go to visit the old butler?"
Auntie shook her head, as if thinking, and said
"I saw it and he said something happened at work. He's old and not in good health, so it's normal for him to be hospitalized. I didn't ask too much."
It seems that the guys in this family are very good at lying.
Lie without blinking an eye.
Shen Qing nodded, took the last bite of the steamed bun, and smiled sweetly.
"I'm full, sister, you guys take your time eating",
"I have something else to do and I might need your help to clean it up."
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