Chapter 863 I was pushed down

"I was... pushed down."

Huo Sijiao leaned in Xie Xubai's arms and spoke weakly. Her mind was spinning wildly, wondering who had the motive to push her into the sea.

Did she hear the conversation between Zhao Zhenmei and Pei Zheng and know that Pei Zheng had an illegitimate child abroad?

But those people who pretended to save her in the sea didn't seem to want to kill her.

Instead, they wanted to tear off her clothes and humiliate her.

Who did that?

Huo Sijiao slightly opened her heavy eyelids and scanned the expressions of the guests around her. She saw Zhao Yaru and Mrs. Pei with anxious looks on their faces.

You’re so good at pretending!

Maybe they did it.

However, the Huo family and the Xie family have offended many people in the imperial capital, so it is not completely certain.

Xie Xubai listened to her words, patted her shoulder gently and said soothingly: "Okay, I understand."

She was pushed into the sea!

How could the Xie family's bodyguards allow this to happen? They were clearly tricked.

So...someone must have planned this.

Zhao Yaru stepped forward and asked worriedly, "Is Madam Xie okay? How could you fall into the sea out of nowhere? Did you drink too much and feel dazed? It's all our fault for not raising the guardrail. We thought the cruise ship would be fine when it was parked at the pier. Fortunately, the rescue came in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

Zhao Yaru said this, but she felt a little regretful in her heart.

How come Xie Xubai happened to save him?

If she had fallen into the hands of the Pei family's bodyguards, Huo Sijiao would have been lying paralyzed on the deck, for everyone to see. Let's see how she can raise her head tomorrow and be so arrogant!

“Ahem…”

Huo Sijiao coughed a few times. The feeling of the cold sea water entering her lungs was not pleasant.

She looked at Zhao Yaru's hypocrisy with cold eyes, which was just like a weasel paying a New Year's greeting to a chicken.

Xie Xubai picked up Huo Sijiao and said, "Thank you for your concern. I will take her back to her room to change clothes and treat her wounds."

"Then hurry up."

Xie Xubai smiled perfunctorily, then left while holding Huo Sijiao.

Qiao Xi and Huo Xingzhou followed them and left.

Zhao Yaru looked at the guests and reminded them, "Let's go back to the banquet hall. The sea breeze on the deck is cold. If you have drunk too much, you can go back to the lounge to rest for a while. Don't go out alone to sober up like Madam Xie. It's easy to get into danger."

"Okay, thanks for the reminder."

The guests gradually dispersed.

Only Zhao Yaru and Mrs. Pei were left on the deck.

Mrs. Pei's face fell all of a sudden. "She was so lucky. So many people jumped into the water but no one took off her clothes. She just happened to fall into Xie Xubai's hands. Such a good opportunity was missed!"

She thought her plan was flawless and would definitely succeed.

Who could have imagined that success would end in failure!

"Mother-in-law, she was frightened when she fell into the water. This is a small lesson for her." Zhao Yaru was exhausted. After executing the plan, she still had to comfort her angry and embarrassed mother-in-law.

"Hmph, she got it for free!"

Mrs. Pei walked into the banquet hall in high heels, and Zhao Yaru followed her like a maid.

Mrs. Pei looked around and asked, "Where's Ah Zheng?"

"He must be socializing. Master Zhong isn't here either."

The Pei family members all tacitly agreed not to disturb Pei Zheng and Zhong Lingxiao's conversation. These two were allies, and who knew what they would discuss. They, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, had no right to interfere, or Ah Zheng would be angry.

Madam Pei warned, "Don't bother Ah Zheng, entertain those troublesome guests. Tell Ah Qian and Feng Nanxi not to be lazy and cause any trouble. Tonight's engagement party must go smoothly."

"Okay, mother-in-law."

Zhao Yaru appeared to be submissive on the surface but she was complaining in her heart that so many things tonight were caused by her mother-in-law, while other people were not troubled.

But who makes her the mother-in-law? She is superior to her.

Zhao Yaru entered the banquet hall and exchanged greetings with several noble ladies. She looked around but did not see Zhao Zhenmei, so she frowned slightly.

I feel a little uneasy.

Her sister has become a different person since she married abroad. She is unruly and has chaotic relationships with men and women. Her ex-husband also got a lot of resources and connections from her. Not long ago, this chaotic relationship ended and she returned to China.

But Pei Zheng wanted her to get close to Zhong Lingxiao.

Zhao Yaru had a bad feeling and always felt that such a goblin might be a disaster if she stayed in the country.

Even she had to admit that Zhao Zhenmei had an alluring charm, and almost no man could escape her net.

If it were her...probably not.

She stopped a waiter and asked, "Do you see Zhao Zhenmei?"

“I have never met Ms. Zhao.”

Zhao Yaru looked around and finally decided to go upstairs to see Zhong Lingxiao's lounge. The soundproofing effect of the cruise ship lounge was not particularly good, and you could hear some noises as long as you listened carefully.

A woman's sixth sense told her that she must find Zhao Zhenmei.

Zhao Yaru walked to the lounge on the right side of the second floor and saw Zhong Lingxiao's name on the door. So she walked over slowly with light steps.

She listened with her ear tilted, and put it close to her.

I could faintly hear a woman's voice inside.

Zhao Yaru frowned and tried to distinguish. Suddenly, an ambiguous scream startled her.

She was very familiar with this sound; it was the same sound in sex between men and women.

Zhao Yaru took two steps back and confirmed that there was a woman in Zhong Lingxiao's room, who should be Zhao Zhenmei.

She felt even more contempt for Zhao Zhenmei.

The sisters have been separated for so many years, and there is not much affection left in the past. She looks down on Zhao Zhenmei's actions more and more. If A Zheng didn't need her, she would never let Zhao Zhenmei live in Pei's house.

Because she had an unspeakable fear in her heart.

But she quickly comforted herself that her husband was an honest man.

Zhao Yaru listened to the increasingly intense noise inside for a while, then turned around and left.

Zhong Lingxiao and Zhao Zhenmei are a perfect match!

Both of them have messy private lives.

She walked downstairs holding up the hem of her skirt, and put on that gentle and beautiful smile again as she entertained the guests.

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the other side.

In the Huo family's lounge.

Qiao Xi took the medical kit and prepared to treat the cut on Huo Sijiao's calf. The rocks were very sharp and the blood was flowing from her leg and it would take a while to stop.

Qiao Xi first wiped the wound and the surrounding area with alcohol cotton.

Huo Sijiao leaned in Xie Xubai's arms, her face looking grim, and she was wrapped in a thick blanket.

She almost cried in pain.

"Just bear with it."

As Qiao Xi spoke, she found some medicine powder in the medicine box and sprinkled it on her wounds, then used gauze and tape to bandage her wounds.

"We can only do simple treatment. We can go to the hospital for a checkup after the party." Qiao Xi put the medical kit aside and asked, "Jiao Jiao, how did you suddenly fall into the water?"