Chapter 865 Where Did He Go?

Zhao Yaru didn't dare to think about it.

She just walked forward and asked, "Mr. Zhong, are you feeling unwell somewhere? Is there anything you should avoid with the hangover soup?"

Zhong Lingxiao rubbed his sore temples and shook his head: "There's nothing to avoid, just cook anything. Are the alcohol content of the drinks you prepared for the engagement banquet so high?"

"Mostly they are low-alcohol, but some guests prefer high-alcohol drinks, so we have prepared some."

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 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 seemed to be hesitant to speak, but she finally asked, "Mr. Zhong, have you been staying in A Zheng's lounge the whole time? Did he come to look for you during the trip?"

"I don't remember much, but I was in his room the whole time. What's 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 prepare the sobering soup."

"No, I'll just go back to my room. Madam Pei, please send the sobering soup to my room. If you meet Pei Zheng, please ask him to come to my room. I have something to discuss with him."

"Master Zhong!"

Zhao Yaru stood in front of 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 not be happy if he knew that there were men and women hanging out together in his lounge.

She had the worst suspicion in her mind.

This must not happen!

Zhong Lingxiao was not a fool. He could see that Zhao Yaru was deliberately preventing him from returning to his room. So he stopped and looked at her leisurely.

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 drunkenness is completely gone before going back to the old house. Please bring the sobering soup to my room." His curiosity was aroused.

Zhong Lingxiao wanted to know what the Pei couple were hiding from him, so he tried to find out further.

Unexpectedly, after saying this, Zhao Yaru's expression became even stranger.

She didn't expect Zhong Lingxiao to insist 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 slow down Zhong Lingxiao's steps?

While I was thinking, I suddenly heard a cold voice coming from the side that was blocked by the spiral staircase.

"Didn't the Pei family prepare a lounge for guests to rest? Why did Madam Pei stop it?"

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 did they hear?

Zhao Yaru quickly found an excuse: "I didn't stop it, but I wanted to give the eldest master of the Zhong family a better experience. Mr. Huo, please don't misunderstand my good intentions..."

The Huo family is difficult to deal with.

She had to find a way to get over this. She looked at Zhong Lingxiao's gradually cold eyes and knew that the Zhong and Huo families were at odds, so she said, "Is Mr. Huo trying to sow discord? The relationship between our Pei family and the Zhong family is special. It's none of your business what I said to Young Master Zhong."

When Zhong Lingxiao heard this, his attention was also diverted and he pointed the gun at Huo Xingzhou.

"I never thought that President Huo was such a nosy person. I heard that 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 refute, but was stopped by Huo Xingzhou.

He looked at Zhong Lingxiao and the almost invisible Zhao Yaru and said, "I have to ask Madam Pei about my sister's falling into the water. How could a healthy person suddenly fall into the water? How come the surveillance on the deck suddenly broke down? Isn't this all too coincidental?"

Zhao Yaru turned away and said, "That means your sister is unlucky. Who can you blame? Our Pei family has already apologized. Please don't put all the responsibility on us, Mr. Huo."

Huo Xingzhou's eyes were filled with strong emotions, which were suppressed by him. He changed the subject.

"Why hasn't Master Zhong returned to the lounge yet? The smell of alcohol on you is making my wife stink. It's simply overwhelming."

"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 himself, and became more and more disgusted, so he walked away.

Zhao Yaru was anxious: "Mr. Zhong, slow down. I..."

"Why does Madam Pei always ask Master Zhong to go back to her own 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 is a treasure hidden in Master Zhong's room. I'm very curious about what is hidden in there."

The guests also became interested when they heard it and started to make a noise.

"Did the Pei family prepare another gift for Young Master Zhong? I wonder if we will be lucky enough to see it?"

"I'm curious, too."

"How about we go and have a look together?"

When there were more people, they were no longer afraid of the Zhong family's power and they all clamored 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 incoherent: "What kind of treasure is this... Mr. Huo misunderstood. We in the Pei family would not..."

Her mother-in-law, Madam Pei, squeezed in beside her and said with some dissatisfaction: "What are you doing? Did you do something shameful in private?"

Zhao Yaru felt wronged and blamed her mother-in-law who was only a hindrance to her. She wished she could find someone to drag her away.

How could anyone be so disrespectful to his daughter-in-law!

"Mother-in-law, please stop making trouble. How could I do something shameful? It's really not true."

"Zhao Yaru, where is our A Zheng? Did you ask him to do something?"

Zhao Yaru really kept complaining.

She glanced at Mr. Huo's half-smiley eyes and felt that he had guessed something. Maybe 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 has he gone? Maybe he was murdered." Zhong Yi spoke in a sarcastic tone with a faint smile on his face.