Mingdai followed He Yaonian into the villa's hall.
The first floor was quiet; the young masters and ladies of the He family had mostly gone back to their rooms to rest.
Mingdai breathed a sigh of relief; this way, she could simply slip into her room and sleep until dawn.
But He Yaonian didn't know what was going on, so he called the butler.
He was hungry.
He also wanted Mingdai to eat with him.
Mingdai's mind was filled with nothing but "grass mud horses".
"Third Uncle, I'm tired."
She was really tired.
After a long day of work, my feet are about to give out.
He Yaonian stared at Mingdai for a moment.
Mingdai looked very tired, her head drooping.
I just want He Yaonian to be kind and let her go upstairs to rest.
Hearing the car, He Yaoyuan got out of the car.
He looked serious.
Seeing Mingdai and He Yaonian standing together, he didn't say anything.
He needed to speak with Mingdai.
"Mingdai, it's good that you're back. I wanted to confirm things with you again tonight."
What do you want to confirm?
Mingdai was completely confused.
Can you confirm whether she hit Mo Qingying?
"She's tired. We'll talk about it tomorrow."
He Yaonian gave Mingdai a look, signaling her to go upstairs.
"no."
He Yaoyuan, however, was very resolute.
"This matter must be dealt with immediately."
He Yaonian looked at Mingdai.
Mingdai knew she couldn't escape it.
"Why don't we talk at the restaurant? We can grab something to eat together."
She didn't want to face He Yaoyuan alone, so she figured she might as well eat with He Yaonian since he wanted to.
In the restaurant, the butler prepared a light late-night snack, which wouldn't leave a heavy feeling in the stomach after eating it in the evening.
Mingdai was drinking hot water.
He Yaoyuan asked Mingdai.
"You knew all along that the jewelry was fake, didn't you?"
Wow!
Isn't this just deliberately trying to make Mingdai unhappy?
Mingdai put down her cup.
"Uncle, what brings you to this?"
"Qingying told me that when she was getting the precious pearl, you were also in frequent contact with Liu Mei, right?"
"Even if I contact Liu Mei, it doesn't mean I know the jewelry is fake."
Mingdai said, "My contact with Liu Mei was purely coincidental. A friend of hers needed jewelry and introduced me to Liu Mei. I met Liu Mei a few times and even attended her jewelry exhibition. I even wanted to buy a set of jewelry from her, but then Liu Mei had an accident."
Perfectly fitted.
No one can find fault with her.
"But Qingying said that you and Liu Mei conspired to deceive her."
He Yaoyuan's words are completely unfounded and pure slander.
Mingdai quit.
"Uncle, how can you only listen to Qingying about this? I'm not a jewelry appraiser, how could I tell whether the jewelry is real or fake?"
"But Liu Mei came to you and told you that Qing Ying couldn't come up with the money to buy the jewelry. You told Liu Mei to go to Ting Chuan, right?"
"yes."
Mingdai admitted it.
She is completely innocent.
"Qingying has no money, but she signed a contract when she ordered the jewelry. It seems there's a penalty of several times the amount if she breaches the contract. She could end up in jail."
Mingdai spoke in a tone that seemed to be in Qingying's best interest.
"I was thinking about the bigger picture. Rather than letting Qingying get into legal trouble, it would be better for Tingchuan to pay for it. After all, Qingying will be the one wearing the jewelry in the end, right?"
He wanted to cling to her.
snort!
He Yaoyuan saw that Ming Dai was organized and calm, and there was no sign of guilt in her eyes.
He Yaoyuan frowned.
Could it be that this matter really has nothing to do with Mingdai?
"Uncle, to be honest, I only found out tonight that the jewelry was fake. But Liu Mei has already been arrested. Now we just have to see how many years she gets. The police should also be trying to find Qingying to be a witness."
He Yaoyuan seemed to remember something.
"Liu Mei had vomited out several sums of embezzled money, but for some reason, she didn't return the money to Qingying."
He Yaoyuan stared intently at Ming Dai.
"Did you take the money?"
This goes beyond mere suspicion; it's a direct accusation that Mingdai swindled Mo Qingying out of her money.
"Uncle, what do you mean by this?"
Mingdai felt wronged.
"Does Liu Mei mean that the money ended up in my pocket?"
Mingdai glanced at He Yaonian secretly.
He Yaonian remained silent and composed, focusing on eating his late-night snack with elegance, as if he hadn't heard their conversation at all.
He Yaoyuan had also been keeping an eye on He Yaonian's movements.
Seeing He Yaonian so calm, he looked at Mingdai again.
"Liu Mei did say that she returned Qingying's money."
Mingdai's mind raced.
"Liu Mei is a fraud. I heard she has swindled many people out of their fortunes. If she really returned the money to Qingying, there should be records to prove it. There should be an explanation for where the money went."
Mingdai glanced at He Yaonian again, without making a sound.
Uncle, Uncle, say something!
If this money were to be investigated...
He Yaonian finished eating and elegantly wiped his mouth with a tissue.
"Since you suspect she took it, why don't you just check her bank statements?"
He Yaonian glanced at He Yaoyuan indifferently.
"The way you're questioning her now is simply because you haven't found anything, yet you still doubt her, isn't it?"
Mingdai: "?"
Is that really the case?
He Yaoyuan frowned.
"It's not that I doubt her, but this money has to be returned to Qingying. It's over five million, which is no small amount."
"Whether it's right or wrong, go find Liu Mei. She's the one who took the money, isn't she? No matter how much you interrogate Ming Dai now, what's the difference between you and outright robbery?"
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