Chapter 865 Where Did He Go?
Zhao Yaru didn't dare to think about it.
She simply walked forward and asked, "Mr. Zhong, are you feeling unwell? Are there any dietary restrictions for the hangover soup?"
Zhong Lingxiao rubbed his sore temples and shook his head. "No dietary restrictions, just cook anything you like. Are the alcoholic beverages for your engagement party so high in alcohol?"
“They are mostly low-alcohol, but some guests prefer high-alcohol drinks, so we have some prepared as well.”
Zhao Yaru told the truth, she guessed that Zhong Lingxiao might have drunk some strong alcohol.
Zhong Lingxiao felt a little nauseous. He looked around but didn't see Zhong Yi, so he asked, "Where is Zhong Yi?"
"My future brother-in-law and sister-in-law got my clothes dirty, so I went back to my room to change."
"He didn't leave?"
"I didn't see him leave the cruise ship." Zhao Yaru was a little confused. "What happened?"
Zhong Lingxiao did not completely believe what Zhao Yaru said, but sent people to check again.
Zhao Yaru hesitated for a moment before finally asking, "Mr. Zhong, have you been staying in A Zheng's lounge the entire time? Did he come to see you during the trip?"
"I don't have any recollection of it, but I've been in his room. Is something wrong? Why isn't he entertaining guests in the banquet hall?"
Zhao Yaru's smile was a little awkward. "Oh, he might be a little tired. Please sit in the banquet hall for a while. I'll go to the kitchen to make some hangover soup."
"No, I'll just go back to my room. Madam Pei, please send the hangover soup to my room. If you see Pei Zheng, please ask him to come to my room. I have something to discuss with him."
"Young Master Zhong!"
Zhao Yaru stopped him and said, "It would be more convenient for you to wait downstairs."
She had some unrealistic guesses in her mind.
No matter who the man in Zhong Lingxiao's room is, he would be unhappy if he knew that a man and a woman were having sex in his lounge.
She had a worst-case scenario in mind.
This must never happen!
Zhong Lingxiao was no fool; he could tell Zhao Yaru was deliberately trying to stop him from returning to his room. So he stopped and looked at her attentively.
Zhao Yaru felt guilty and embarrassed.
"Mrs. Pei, the banquet hall is so crowded and noisy that it gives me a headache. Now I just want to go back to the lounge and lie down, and wait until the alcohol has completely worn off before returning to the old house. Could you please send some sobering soup to my room?" His curiosity was piqued.
Zhong Lingxiao wanted to know what the Pei couple were hiding from him, so he began to test them further.
Unexpectedly, after saying this, Zhao Yaru's expression became even stranger.
She didn't expect that Zhong Lingxiao insisted on going back to the room. If she went up now, who knew what kind of scene she would encounter.
Zhao Yaru's fingernails were almost embedded in her palms, causing waves of pain.
How to stop Zhong Lingxiao?
While I was thinking, I suddenly heard a cold voice coming from the side that was blocked by the spiral staircase.
"Isn't the Pei family's lounge prepared for guests to rest? Why did Madam Pei stop them?"
Zhao Yaru looked in the direction of the voice and saw Huo Xingzhou walking out holding Qiao Xi's hand.
Her heart skipped a beat. How much of the conversation had they heard?
Zhao Yaru quickly made an excuse: "I didn't stop him, but I wanted to give the young master of the Zhong family a better experience. Mr. Huo, please don't misunderstand my good intentions..."
The Huo family is very difficult to deal with.
She had to find a way to smooth things over. She looked at Zhong Lingxiao's gradually cold eyes and knew that the Zhong and Huo families were not on good terms, so she said, "Is Mr. Huo trying to sow discord? Our Pei family and the Zhong family have a special relationship. My conversation with Young Master Zhong has nothing to do with you."
When Zhong Lingxiao heard this, his attention was diverted and he pointed the gun at Huo Xingzhou.
"I didn't expect President Huo to be such a fussy and nosy person. I heard your sister almost drowned. How come you still have the leisure to chat with us here?"
"You..." Qiao Xi was about to step forward to argue, but was stopped by Huo Xingzhou.
He looked at Zhong Lingxiao and the nearly invisible Zhao Yaru and said, "I should ask Madam Pei about my sister's drowning. How could someone so perfectly normal suddenly fall into the water? And how did the surveillance cameras on the deck suddenly break down? Isn't this all too much of a coincidence?"
Zhao Yaru turned her head away and said, "That means your sister is just unlucky. Who can you blame? Our Pei family has already apologized. Please don't put all the blame on us, Mr. Huo."
Huo Xingzhou's eyes were filled with strong emotions, which he suppressed deep in the tank. He changed the subject.
"Why hasn't Master Zhong returned to the lounge yet? The reek of alcohol is stinking my wife. It's simply stinking."
"you……"
Zhong Lingxiao snorted coldly, "I'll come back to settle the score with you after I change my clothes."
He also smelled the strong smell of alcohol on his body, and became more and more disgusted, so he got up and walked away.
Zhao Yaru was anxious: "Mr. Zhong, please slow down. I..."
"Why does Madam Pei always stop Master Zhong from returning to his lounge? Is there something shameful in there?" Huo Xingzhou asked loudly.
Many guests around heard it and looked at Zhao Yaru unconsciously, making her feel uncomfortable.
Qiao Xi echoed Huo Xingzhou: "Maybe there's a treasure hidden in Young Master Zhong's room. I'm really curious about what's hidden inside."
The guests became interested when they heard this and started to cheer.
"Did the Pei family prepare another gift for Young Master Zhong? I wonder if we'll be lucky enough to see it?"
"I'm curious too."
"Would you like to go and have a look together?"
When there were more people, they were no longer afraid of the Zhong family's power and all wanted to go to his lounge to take a look.
Zhao Yaru saw that most of the guests were attracted by their conversation and wanted to join in the fun, and beads of sweat almost appeared on her forehead.
Even his words were a little unclear: "There is no such thing as a treasure... Mr. Huo misunderstood, our Pei family would not..."
Her mother-in-law, Madam Pei, even squeezed in beside her and said with some dissatisfaction, "What are you doing? Have you done something bad in private?"
Zhao Yaru cried out in injustice in her heart, and blamed her mother-in-law who was only holding her back. She wished she could find someone to drag her away.
How could anyone be so disrespectful to their daughter-in-law!
"Mother-in-law, please don't make things worse. How could I do anything wrong? It's really not true."
"Zhao Yaru, where's our Ah Zheng? Did you order him to do something?"
Zhao Yaru really kept complaining.
She caught a glimpse of Mr. Huo's half-smile in her peripheral vision, and felt as if he had guessed something. Perhaps the Huo family was involved.
"Yeah, where's Pei Zheng!"
At the entrance of the banquet hall, the handsome young man walked in slowly, attracting everyone's attention.
"As the host of the banquet, why hasn't Mr. Pei shown up for so long? Where did he go? Maybe he was murdered." Zhong Yi said in a harsh tone with a faint smile on his face.
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