Chapter 243 Qiao Xi stole my necklace
really!
The guests enjoyed the feast and the joyful atmosphere did not last long.
The atmosphere at the scene changed.
The staff walked back and forth and began to search the corners.
The guests noticed the unusual movement and asked, "Is something missing?"
"Miss Xu's sapphire necklace is missing. It was a birthday gift from Mrs. Xu. She treasured it very much and was so worried that she almost cried."
"How could the necklace fall off? I see that sapphire is quite large and worth a lot of money."
How could the birthday gift Liu Huimin gave to her daughter be cheap?
"Could it have been stolen?" A certain noblewoman covered her mouth and laughed. "I'm just kidding. How could someone in a place like this steal anything? Either it was lost, or the waiter took it."
Qiao Xi and Huo Xingzhou stood aside, watching the guests talking.
Qiao Xi watched Xu Xingluo's performance calmly.
She shouldn't have studied ballet, she should have gone into the entertainment industry and become a movie queen.
Xu Xingluo was standing in front of the stage, crying her eyes out.
The Xu and Liu families surrounded her to comfort her. Old Mrs. Liu felt a little resentful that she didn't consider the occasion, so she said.
"Xingluo, grandma will find you a more expensive one someday."
"It's different. This is the birthday gift my mother picked for me. This year is my first birthday party." Xu Xing cried and insisted on finding the necklace.
The other guests all chimed in, "Ms. Xu is so thoughtful. Let's all help look for it."
They all saw this as an opportunity to curry favor with the Xu family.
If you find the necklace, you can take credit in front of the Liu family.
Liu Huimin hugged Xu Xingluo and said, "Don't cry, baby. I'll send someone to look for you right away. First, think about where you've been."
"The clasp of this necklace is quite tight, so it won't fall off easily." Xu Xingluo looked around and noticed that the guests' eyes were all on her. She pursed her lips and said, "I only took it off twice, once in the dressing room and once when I was cleaning the cream in the bathroom."
She glanced at Qiao Xi and Huo Xingzhou, hiding her calculations.
Xiang Huai directed, "Go to the dressing room immediately and search all staff. I'll compensate those who don't find it. You guys go to the bathroom and search."
After a while, someone came to report: "It's not in the dressing room. The staff searched everyone. We also searched the bathroom, but nothing was there."
When Xu Xingluo heard this, her tears fell even faster.
Xu Xingluo stammered, "I took off my necklace to clean the cream in the bathroom. At that time..."
"What happened then?" Liu Huimin asked.
Xu Xingluo cried even more sadly: "At that time...Qiao Xi was there too."
She glanced at Qiao Xi timidly.
All the guests looked at Qiao Xi, their eyes fixed on her with contempt and curiosity.
Qiao Xi always had a faint smile on her face and remained unmoved.
She was no longer hurt by such gazes. Everything Xu Xingluo did was like that of a clown, revealing his true colors.
I really don't know why she would ruin her own place at such a grand birthday party.
Xu Xingluo hurriedly explained: "Qiao Xi would never do such a thing. Although she doesn't come from a good family, Brother Xingzhou is rich. How could she possibly be interested in..."
Xiang Huai said sternly, "Country people are inherently greedy for small gains, and that's impossible to change. Who knows if she stole something?"
Young Master Sun was the first to say, "Who do you think you are? What did a country bumpkin do to you?"
Mrs. Sun quickly covered his mouth and warned him in a low voice, "Silly son, why are you interfering in a fight between gods? Didn't you see that Huo Xingzhou and Qiao Xi were very calm?"
The Liu family frowned. "Forget about a sapphire necklace. Doctor Xiao Qiao is a very good person and would never do such a thing."
"Stars are falling, stop it now." Liu Zongquan warned.
Liu Huimin felt distressed and couldn't bear to see Xu Xingluo being wronged, so she said, "If this matter isn't clarified, I'm afraid Qiao Xi will also be criticized. Instead of becoming a topic of gossip after dinner, it's better to let her prove her innocence."
Xiang Huai chimed in: "Auntie is right. Madam Huo shouldn't be criticized. Qiao Xi, take out the bag and let me see!"
He hated Qiao Xi so much and was happy to see her humiliated.
"Stop messing around! This matter ends here!" Old Lady Liu said with a cold face.
Liu Huimin was also spoiled and naive. She pointed at Qiao Xi and said, "She and Xingluo are always at odds and against each other. Xingluo has suffered a lot at her hands. I don't want to let it go this time."
"Hui Min, forget it." Xu Guangyao stopped her hypocritically.
"Husband, that doesn't count!"
Liu Huimin looked at Qiao Xi coldly, "Do you dare to show the bag to everyone? If not, I apologize to you."
Qiao Xi held Huo Xingzhou intimately, a gentle yet resolute light in her eyes: "What if we can't find it? You've damaged the Huo family's reputation, is an apology enough?"
"Then what do you want?" Xiang Huai looked at her with disdain. "You still want money?"
Qiao Xi's red lips were full and rosy, emitting a soft yet sharp aura: "I don't want money. Since you want to humiliate me, then Miss Xu, please accompany me to search the bag."
"You..." Xiang Huai's face turned pale. He pointed at Qiao Xi and said, "Are you worthy enough to compete with Xing Luo?"
Huo Xingzhou held his hand and slowly exerted force.
A pair of overly cold eyes stared at him: "Xiang Huai, you don't think my wife is so easy to bully, do you?"
Xu Xingluo said softly, "Brother Xingzhou, that necklace is really important to me. Qiao Xi, I agree to your terms. Let's open the bag together."
Qiao Xi replied, "Okay."
There was calculation in Xu Xingluo's eyes, and she was waiting to see what would happen.
They both unzipped their bags at the same time.
Qiao Xi was the first to empty her bag and shake it a few times. Scattered on the floor were her cushion foundation, lipstick, and cell phone—nothing else.
In addition to cosmetics, a dazzling sapphire necklace also fell out of Xu Xingluo's bag.
Especially conspicuous.
“Wow!”
The guests looked at each other in bewilderment: "The necklace wasn't lost, it turned out to be in Xu Xingluo's bag."
Xiang Huai and Xu Xingluo were pale and in disbelief.
This is impossible!
They had clearly bribed someone to put the necklace in Qiao Xi's bag, so how could it be in her own bag?
"How is this possible!" Xu Xingluo's mind went blank for a moment, and he shouted loudly without holding back his emotions.
Qiao Xi had a graceful temperament and wore a decent smile: "How is it impossible? Did you deliberately send someone to throw the necklace into my bag to frame me, and you didn't expect it to be in your own bag?"
"No...that's not the case."
Xu Xingluo glared at Xiang Huai fiercely.
Some guests noticed something and thought that it was probably Xu Xingluo who directed and acted it out himself.
Xu Xingluo tried desperately to regain his face, and said palely: "Maybe I forgot, this is really a misunderstanding."
The Liu family was very disappointed with her, and Xu Guangyao's face turned ashen.
idiot!
Why did you provoke Huo Xingzhou and Qiao Xi at the birthday party!
At this time, Huo Xingzhou sneered.
The light fell on the watch on his rolled-up sleeve, reflecting a sharp, cold light.
His eyes were deep and his face was cold, which was very intimidating. The temperature around him seemed to drop by several degrees.
His tone was tinged with ice. "Are these the only tricks you have? They're so full of loopholes."
Xu Xingluo's face lost all color, and he opened his mouth but was so intimidated by him that he couldn't say anything.
Xiang Huai's face turned pale and he asked angrily, "What do you mean?"
"What do you mean?" Huo Xingzhou's eyes curved up, and he said with a half-smile: "Originally, I should have settled the old and new accounts at the same time, but now I'm afraid it's not my turn."
Many people still didn't understand what he meant.
Huo Xingzhou's driver, Lao Chen, walked quickly to the door of the banquet hall and pressed the switch.
The originally closed carved door of the banquet hall opened, and Xu Yunye, who had disappeared for a long time, appeared pushing a wheelchair.
A man in hospital gown, skinny but in good spirits, was sitting in a wheelchair.
It turned out to be Liu Zongyun!
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