Chapter 215: Secretly Doing Bad Things
Su Ying was furious, "Li Yue, that was all in the past. Are you allowed to like Shen Yixiao but not others? Besides, I have Meng Zicheng now!"
I shrugged, “I didn’t say you’re seducing Shen Yixiao now, I was talking about before.”
Lu Xiaoyun wanted to tie down Shen Yixiao. Since she was the third mistress, she would be on guard against the fourth, fifth and sixth mistresses. Now she can be on guard against Su Ying.
I had nothing more to say, so I deliberately gave Lu Xiaoyun a look that told her to figure it out herself, then turned and left.
Another important part of this exchange meeting is the exhibition. There is an ancient painting that is said to have been lost overseas. It has been borrowed by the organizer for exhibition for half an hour. Everyone can feast their eyes on it, as it is definitely an authentic work.
When it came to the exhibition, I watched the staff lift up a black cloth covering a square glass. Inside was the ancient painting. It was obvious that it was very old, and under the light, it looked very simple and natural.
I don't know much about ancient paintings or antiques, I just thought this painting was very beautiful, so I took out my phone to take a few photos.
At this moment, the lights in the venue suddenly went out, and it was dark everywhere, with only the light from mobile phone screens. When I was about to turn on the flashlight on my phone, I felt a force behind me, and I was pushed directly into the glass box of the exhibition. I thought the glass would be very strong, but it shattered as soon as I hit it!
I fell to the ground and felt myself hit the painting. At the same time, my hands and legs were pierced with pain. I couldn't help but screamed twice, "It hurts!"
As I finished speaking, the power was restored, and the scene that came into everyone's eyes was me sitting in a pile of broken glass, with the ancient painting that I had smashed into behind me, completely destroyed.
Su Ying stood in the crowd and shouted, "It's over, Li Yue, you damaged such a precious ancient painting, how could you be so careless?!"
I endured the pain and stood up from the glass shards. When I fell, my legs, back and buttocks were all pierced by glass. Fortunately, the weather was cold and I was wearing thick clothes, so the injuries were not serious. The most serious injuries were my hands and the painting.
I turned around to check the condition of the ancient painting. It had been broken into two pieces by my impact and could not even be repaired. The onlookers kept recording videos and taking photos and talking about it. In this case, I must compensate for the painting.
The organizer rushed over and was so frightened when he saw this that his legs went limp. He asked me in a trembling voice, "Do you know how much this painting is worth? Eighteen million!! Our owner borrowed it from a private collector with great difficulty. What should we do now? It's all over!"
Eighteen million. If it was before Shen Yixiao and I had a falling out, he could certainly afford it with his wealth.
But I don’t have that much money now, and even if I did, it might not be enough.
Because 18 million is just the market value of this painting. If the person who collects it thinks it is worth more than 18 million, I can't do anything about it.
My eyes went straight to Su Ying. It was definitely her who pushed me just now.
Lu Xiaoyun, who had always been inseparable from her, was missing at this time. If I were to guess, the sudden power outage just now was probably caused by her. The two of them worked together to frame me and made me destroy this priceless ancient painting.
I looked at Su Ying, "Who pushed me on purpose just now? Stand up!"
"Who pushed you? You didn't stand firmly." Su Ying avoided my sight guiltily but kept a tough attitude.
"That's right, don't talk nonsense. Why would we push you for no reason?" The others echoed because they were afraid of getting into trouble and afraid that I would accuse them.
The person in charge grabbed me and said, "Don't even think about leaving. Call the police!"
With the arrival of the police, the exchange became a little chaotic and ended early. Because someone took a video during the exhibition of ancient paintings, the people who were standing behind me and closer to me in the video were asked by the police to stay and were questioned one by one.
There was surveillance at the venue, but there was a power outage for that minute so the surveillance failed and nothing was captured.
I was covered in wounds and in pain all over, but I still had to cooperate with the police and give clear answers. I told them that I was pushed, but without any evidence, it was hard to believe.
Su Ying sat beside me playing with her nails. She didn't care about my condition at all, only felt proud of having succeeded.
Lu Xiaoyun was not in the video, but she came with Su Ying, so she was also at the police station. With a pale face and an innocent and timid expression, she said to the police, "Uncle police, Miss Li must have lost her balance because of the power outage, and she fell down and accidentally broke the painting. She didn't mean to do it. Can you contact the owner of the ancient painting and ask for forgiveness?"
"Who are you to her? Why are you so worried about her?" The curator who came to the police station with me had a grim face. Such a big thing had happened. If I couldn't pay so much money, I would be in big trouble.
What's the point of me going to jail? That private collector doesn't care whether I go to jail or not. He probably just wants his paintings or his money.
Lu Xiaoyun looked embarrassed, "We are... friends, right? Miss Li helped me before, and I have always been grateful to her."
Now you know I sponsored her? Why didn’t you think of it when you deliberately approached Shen Yixiao and climbed into bed?
I looked at her coldly. She was praised by the police and the museum owner, who said that she was grateful and that she dared to stand up and plead for me in such a serious matter.
The problem is, pleading is useless because the curator has already contacted the collector and he is on the way.
"Eighteen million is the price he paid for it at an auction three years ago. The price will surely go up in the next few years. I estimate it will be around twenty-two million. It's up to you!" The curator looked at me angrily with an extremely angry attitude.
Twenty-two million, my heart tightened, it was really difficult to handle such a large amount of money.
When Su Ying heard the price, she finally stopped playing with her hands. She looked at me with sympathy, "Li Yue, if you hadn't cheated Shen Yixiao so badly, you would definitely be able to pay for it now. You should blame yourself. He's rich, handsome, and treats you well, but you're greedy and you deserve it!"
Until now, Su Ying is still indignant. In her heart, I am not worthy of Shen Yixiao, so I am stupid to divorce him. I don’t know how to cherish him. I deserve this fate.
Lu Xiaoyun couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth, but she quickly suppressed it and whispered, "Su Ying, stop talking."
At this time, the curator's cell phone rang. It was the collector calling. He responded very politely, "Okay, okay, you're at the door, right? I'll pick you up. Wait for me!"
After hanging up the phone, he glared at me again and said, "Be prepared!"
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