Chapter 136 "She wanted to have a child with him"
Qiao Mian's tears flowed freely, and she cried so hard it was heartbreaking. "Why are you still making excuses?"
Her image as a mother grieving the loss of her beloved son instantly garnered sympathy from the audience through the live stream.
The live stream was flooded with comments like "I feel sorry for Qiao Mian" and "Qu He is too cold-blooded".
Qu He stood up straight. "Why should I admit to something I didn't do?"
A police officer standing nearby stepped forward and handed over a report, saying, "We have just conducted a breathalyzer test and a blood test on Ms. Qu He, and the results showed that her blood alcohol content was zero, and she was not driving under the influence."
"impossible!"
Qiao Mian immediately retorted, without even glancing at the report.
Her finger trembled as she pointed at Qu He, "You clearly drank alcohol! You clearly drank that..."
She stopped abruptly as she was about to speak, realizing she had misspoke, and her face turned pale.
Qu He sneered and stepped forward. "Which one? You mean the so-called non-alcoholic iced beer we drank at the banquet, right?"
Zhuang Bieyan had been standing silently behind Qu He. Upon hearing this, he gave a wink to someone behind him, and immediately a professional testing personnel in a white coat entered.
"Mr. Zhuang, this is the test report for the iced beverage sample taken at the dinner party, as requested by you. The results show that the beverage does contain alcohol, although the concentration is low, but drinking a certain amount is enough to reach the legal limit for drunk driving."
Qu He took the report and addressed the camera and Qiao Mian, "There is indeed alcohol in the ice brew, but unfortunately, I'm sorry to disappoint you, I didn't drink a drop."
Qiao Mian shook her head frantically, "Impossible, you clearly drank it! You drank it!"
She persisted, insisting that Qu He drink it.
Qu He stared at the eyes behind her mask. "Are you so sure?"
"Of course I'm sure! I demand a re-monitoring; I don't believe it!"
A young intern police officer standing nearby said discontentedly, "Ms. Qiao, please trust the professionalism and impartiality of the police."
Qiao Mian seized the opportunity and cried even harder in front of the camera: "Fairness? So fairness varies from person to person? Just because she has Zhuang Bieyan behind her?"
"You..." The young policeman's face turned red with anger.
Gu Yu raised his hand to stop him.
"Yes, we respect your request and will conduct a re-monitoring to ensure fairness."
He gestured for someone to bring the breathalyzer again.
The number of viewers in the live stream has exceeded 50,000. Half of the comments are expressing sympathy for Qiao Mian, while the other half are observing the situation.
Everyone watched as Qu He blew into the breathalyzer, but there was no reaction. She even blew twice more, but the result remained the same.
Qiao Mian's face had turned pale, and her lips trembled as she muttered, "Impossible, this is impossible, you clearly drank it."
After the test was completed, another plainclothes police officer came in carrying a transparent evidence bag containing an exquisite glass bottle.
He handed the bottle to Qu He.
“I didn’t drink alcohol or iced beer. I only drank this lychee juice all night.”
Qu He took the bottle.
Water droplets still clung to the outside of the bottle, and the urging to drink grew closer.
Remembering that Yan Shu had just said that this iced brew didn't contain alcohol, she hesitated for a moment before pouring half a cup into the glass.
She picked up her wine glass and took a small sip.
Not far behind, Yan Shu watched Qu He raise her wine glass, a cold smile curving her lips.
Before she could see clearly, Luo Tongliang called her over. Yan Shu looked away and walked over, just missing Qu He, who had only touched her lips to the cup before putting it down.
"So you always knew there was alcohol in this?"
Qiao Mian questioned him hysterically, her eyes red.
Qu He looked at her and said calmly, "I don't know, but my body does."
Everyone was stunned, not understanding what she meant.
Even Gu Yu frowned. He initially thought that Qu He deliberately avoided drinking the iced brew because she knew it contained alcohol.
All eyes were on Qu He, waiting for her to explain.
Qu He turned her head and met Zhuang Bieyan's gaze.
He naturally took her hand, looked at the crowd, and said in a low but clear voice, "Ahe is allergic to alcohol."
Qu He nodded.
She only took a sip and felt her eyes sting, so she guessed that there was alcohol in it.
She put down her wine glass, glanced at Yan Shu who was chatting and moving around the crowd with ease, then looked at the iced wine in her glass, and remained silent.
I simply asked a waiter standing in the corner to bring me a bottle of lychee juice.
Qu He shook the lychee juice bottle in her hand. "Lychee juice and iced brew are similar in color, and you can't tell the difference unless you look closely. So all night, everyone thought I was drinking iced brew."
Are you allergic to alcohol?
Qiao Mian's eyes widened as if she had heard a joke, and she retorted in a shrill voice, "Impossible! Every time you had a business dinner in the past few years, you were always drinking. I've seen you drink until you vomited with my own eyes, how could you be allergic?"
Qian Zhaoye, who was standing next to him, was also stunned and frowned involuntarily.
He recalled the early years of the company's founding, when Qu He accompanied him to various social events, forcing a smile as they drank one glass after another.
Now she says she's allergic to alcohol?
Qian Zhaoye's throat tightened, and he felt like he was about to break. "Is it true?"
Zhuang Bieyan suddenly tightened his grip on Qu He's hand.
Just hearing Qiao Mian say she "drank until she vomited" made her feel incredibly sorry for her, and seeing the hypocritical face of the man next to her made her even angrier.
Thinking of the suffering Qu He endured in those years, the pressure around her instantly dropped to a frightening low.
Seeing his dark expression, Gu Yu quickly signaled to the police officer next to him to pull Qian Zhaoye away.
Qu He didn't even glance at Qian Zhaoye.
"Back then, I would take hangover pills before every drink. After doing it so many times, I developed a tolerance, and my body became dulled and numb to alcohol. But now..."
She looked at Zhuang Bieyan again, her gaze softening.
“My husband takes good care of me now, and we’re thinking about trying to conceive. I haven’t been exposed to alcohol for a long time, so my body’s tolerance has decreased, and I’ll react even if it’s just a little bit on my lips.”
Qu He's explanation completely shattered Qiao Mian's accusation of drunk driving and causing an accident.
Qian Zhaoye looked at Qu He, feeling bitter and dejected.
Qiao Mian looked incredulous, her face ashen.
Zhuang Bieyan's attention was entirely focused on the words "my husband" and "preparing for pregnancy".
He tightened his grip on Qu He's hand, a faint sense of anticipation rising in his heart.
She wanted to have a child with him.
Qu He felt a little pain from his pinch, and frowned as she looked at him, puzzled.
It was just a made-up reason, why did he react so strongly?
The whole thing about trying to conceive that she just said was pure fabrication, but it was to make it seem more believable.
But something seemed off about the man's reaction next to me.
But now is not the time to dwell on that.
Qu He walked in front of the camera with the report in hand, saying, "All the evidence is here. I did not drive under the influence of alcohol!"
Qiao Mian looked at her resolute expression, her eyes filled with panic and helplessness.
She never expected that even the most certain charge of drunk driving could be so easily overturned by Qu He.
Seeing her biggest support crumble, her unease intensified, and she no longer faced the camera with the same composure as before, nervously looking away.
Fu Ruyue, who was cornered by the police, cried out like a madwoman, "I don't care if you were drunk driving or not, you killed my grandson, you can't deny it, you have to pay with your life!"
Yes, so what if Qu He didn't drive under the influence?
The fact remains that she caused a car accident while driving and that Qiao Mian suffered a miscarriage.
Everyone present held their breath, and the comments in the live stream instantly changed direction, but Qu He showed no panic on her face.
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