"Su Muxi! Don't go too far!"
Qiao Ziming shouted sternly, his peach blossom eyes instantly filled with resentment.
He felt that Su Muxi was mocking and humiliating him!
How could he possibly break his own sister's limbs for the sake of a betrothal gift?!
"What, you're unwilling? You should know that Miss Qiao broke the limbs of that little orphan girl, but she only threw down five copper coins. I, on the other hand, am willing to generously give Miss Qiao more than ten thousand taels of silver."
As Su Muxi spoke, her eyes were full of sarcasm.
Qiao Zixi is a woman of noble birth, so does Azhu deserve to be beaten?
Just then, the Su family's door opened.
Zhong Bin saw Qiao Ziming standing outside the door, grabbed a wooden stick, and rushed out.
The wooden stick was pointed directly at Qiao Ziming and his group. "What are you trying to do?!"
When Qiao Ziming saw Zhong Bin's subconscious reaction, especially when he saw that Zhong Bin did not wary of Xie Xuan but instead protected Xie Xuan behind him, he was both angry and felt a little uncomfortable.
What is he going to do?
He just wants to leave now…
Without answering Zhong Bin's question, he simply gave Su Muxi a deep look, then had his servants lift him into the carriage and hurriedly left.
It was only then that Zhong Bin noticed Xie Xuan standing to the side.
With greasy hair and a frivolous look, he doesn't look like a good person!
"Miss, you must be exhausted after a long night. Please go home and rest."
Although Zhong Bin was speaking to Su Muxi, his wary gaze was fixed on Xie Xuan.
Xie Xuan looked at the dark circles under Su Muxi's eyes, clasped his hands together, and bowed deeply to Su Muxi.
"On behalf of Yan'er, I would like to express my gratitude to Miss Su for saving my life. If there is anything I can do to help in the future, I, Xie Xuan, will certainly not refuse!"
Seeing Xie Xuan's unusually serious demeanor, Su Muxi was just about to exchange a few polite words with him.
But then he suddenly changed the subject, continuing with a hint of flippancy, "If Miss Su wants me to marry you, I, Xie, will not refuse!"
"I, Xie, am not particularly talented, but I am handsome and tall, and my family background is decent. Although I am not wealthy, many people appreciate my paintings, so I can easily support myself..."
"Thank you for your kind farewell, young master!"
Su Muxi couldn't stand Xie Xuan's narcissistic behavior any longer, so she interrupted him loudly and strode into the door.
As Xie Xuan watched Su Muxi's slender back, the frivolous expression on his face gradually disappeared.
He murmured to himself, "I'm serious."
…
As Qiao Ziming sat in the carriage, his mind was filled with the image of Su Muxi and Xie Xuan standing together.
With Su Muxi being so ugly, how could Xie Xuan possibly like her?
There must be something he doesn't know about. In any case, Xie Xuan could never like Su Muxi!
"Awang, find someone to investigate where Su Muxi went last night and what she and Xie Xuan did."
After pausing, he continued, "Have someone investigate what Miss has been doing lately... and Madam as well."
Several hours later, Awang only managed to find out what Qiao Zixi had done in the past two days, and Qiao Ziming almost vomited blood again after hearing it.
When did his sister become so vicious?
Moreover, instead of reprimanding her, her mother defended her, placing all the blame on Su Muxi…
Meanwhile, Pei Yuan, who was preparing to clear Qiao Zixi's name and expose Su Muxi's hypocrisy, found his heart sinking more and more as he investigated.
He had someone secretly check the ledgers, and he also checked the woman who had caused trouble at the charity hall before. As for the incident of injuring the beggar, there were many eyewitnesses. Even if he wanted to believe Qiao Zixi, he couldn't convince himself.
Is this arrogant, domineering, mean, and vicious person really the woman who saved him back then?
But how do we explain the purse embroidered with pennywort, and the name Xi'er?
Could he have made a mistake?
Was it Su Muxi, not Qiao Zixi, who saved him back then?
But... how could this be...?
Although the woman who saved him was wearing a veil, he could tell that she was extremely beautiful.
How could such a beautiful woman be Su Muxi?!
Pei Yuan became increasingly agitated as he thought about it. After much internal struggle, he finally decided to confront Qiao Zixi and get to the bottom of things.
…
"Young Master Pei, what brings you here at this hour?"
Qiao Zixi looked at Pei Yuan with a shy expression, but she was very nervous inside.
Looking at Qiao Zixi's pretty face, Pei Yuan really didn't want to believe that Qiao Zixi had two faces.
After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Xi'er, why did you have someone break that little beggar's limbs?"
Qiao Zixi blinked her beautiful peach blossom eyes, which were full of innocence.
“Young Master Pei, didn’t I say that the guards were not careful and accidentally injured the beggar?”
But Pei Yuan didn't believe it easily this time. Instead, he said in a deep voice, "But many people saw it, and they said it was your order."
Qiao Zixi looked heartbroken. "...You believed everything they said? Yesterday you said you would believe me..."
As she spoke, her peach blossom eyes filled with tears, and with a slight blink, large teardrops slid down her cheeks.
His appearance was so pitiful that I felt sorry for him.
Seeing that Qiao Zixi was crying, Pei Yuan lost interest in asking any further questions and quickly stepped forward to wipe away her tears.
But the tears kept flowing, and Pei Yuan couldn't wipe them all away.
Just as Pei Yuan was at a loss, Qiao Zixi threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly.
"Young Master Pei, please believe me, I really didn't..."
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