Others didn't notice Su Ziqing's "Chengjue," but Gong Xinying, as a member of the Gong family, immediately caught it.
Does the older brother know this girl?
“She’s wearing a coat,” Gong Chengjue said, not looking at Su Ziqing, but at Su Enen.
"So what?" Su Enen asked coldly.
"Her coat has pockets. If you say she really took your earring, do you think she'd be stupid enough to throw it on the ground and let you see it, allowing you to slander her in public?" Gong Chengjue sneered. "Miss Su, intelligence is a good thing."
"Gong Chengjue!" Su Enen's face turned ashen with anger. "You're talking nonsense!"
"Miss Su is standing outside dressed so lightly; she must be looking for her lost earring." Was he talking nonsense, or was she taking advantage of Su Ziqing being a stranger?!
In fact, everyone present knew that Su Ziqing was innocent, but, who could blame them when Su Enen was the daughter of Chief Su?
It's better to fawn over her than to make an enemy of her.
Now that Gong Chengjue had made his point so clear, everyone present simply chose to remain silent. As for speaking up for Su Ziqing? That was simply not going to happen.
“I am looking, but…” Su Enen was interrupted by Gong Chengjue before she could finish speaking.
"That's the first time I've ever heard of someone being arrested and accused of stealing your things," Gong Chengjue said sarcastically, looking at her.
"Gong Chengjue, who am I! How could you be willing to lose face for me to protect this woman who appeared out of nowhere!" Su Enen felt utterly humiliated.
She was already in the wrong, and now that Gong Chengjue was analyzing things for her, she naturally couldn't stand up to his argument.
Even if you can't stand firm, you still have to stand.
An apology? That's absolutely something that's going to happen to her.
"So Miss Su is admitting to slandering her?" Gong Chengjue completely ignored Su Enen's outburst.
"Big brother..." Gong Xinying shivered from the cold. Couldn't they each say one less thing?
Gong Xinying couldn't afford to embarrass Gong Chengjue, nor could she offend Su Enen. So she turned her attention to Su Ziqing, who hadn't uttered a word since Gong Chengjue appeared.
She just stared intently at Gong Chengjue...
Gong Xinying's expression changed slightly. Could it be another girl who was captivated by her older brother's appearance?
She coughed lightly and said to Su Ziqing, "Miss, you see, this whole thing is just a misunderstanding. How about we just let it go?"
If this young lady says it's fine, then it's over for both the eldest brother and Su Enen, right?
Su Ziqing looked at Gong Xinying. Although Gong Xinying showed a very polite smile, it was clear that even she felt that it was okay for others to suffer a little.
Su Ziqing had witnessed firsthand the 'atmosphere' within the capital's social circles.
“Since it’s a misunderstanding, then Miss Su should apologize even more.” Gong Chengjue didn’t give Su Ziqing a chance to speak at all.
If we just let this matter go today, she might be willing, but he wouldn't.
Su Enen smiled, "Gong Chengjue, I originally intended to let this matter go for the sake of the Gong family, but since you're so insistent, then..."
She pointed at Su Ziqing, "She stole my earrings. I won't let this go until she apologizes!"
Gong Chengjue narrowed his eyes slightly, "Su Enen."
Su Enen raised her head slightly; she wanted to see just how far Gong Chengjue was going to take things!
"Ziqing." Lu Linghong heard people discussing in the banquet hall that Su Enen was making things difficult for a girl he didn't know.
Lu Linghong immediately thought of Su Ziqing...
That damn intuition actually came true; seeing Su Ziqing surrounded, he immediately stepped forward.
Lu Linghong's expression turned sour upon seeing Su Enen.
Given Su Ziqing's personality, Su Enen is unlikely to get away with it.
What he didn't expect was that Su Ziqing, not wanting to put Gong Chengjue in a difficult position, was thinking of passing the matter down...
Su Enen became even angrier when she heard Lu Linghong address Su Ziqing as "Lu Linghong".
Lu Linghong, however, looked at Gong Chengjue.
He was not familiar with Gong Chengjue and did not have any good feelings towards him.
And now, Gong Chengjue is actually letting a group of people bully Su Ziqing? Is this the man she said she wanted to get engaged to?
The men's eye contact seemed to spark an instant connection.
Gong Chengjue almost immediately guessed that Lu Linghong in front of him was the one who brought Su Ziqing to the banquet.
As if asserting his dominance, Gong Chengjue reached out and put his arm around Su Ziqing's shoulder, coldly staring at Su Enen, "Then I'd like to hear how Miss Su is convinced that Ziqing stole your things!"
"I said she stole it, so she stole it!" Su Enen didn't want to reason anymore. Since there were no witnesses, whoever stuck to their story would win.
"Enen!" Lu Linghong finally looked at Su Enen, "How could Ziqing possibly take your things?"
Steal? You're insane.
Su Enen became even angrier. "Lu Linghong, who is she to you? Why are you protecting her like this?"
"She's my junior sister!!" If he doesn't protect her, who will he protect?
"What?" Su Enen hadn't expected her to be a junior sister; she'd thought it was something like a girlfriend...
No, she only noticed now that Su Ziqing was being embraced by Gong Chengjue.
What is the relationship between this girl and Gong Chengjue?
"Since we're all acquaintances, let's just let this misunderstanding pass quickly and move on to the banquet hall," Gong Xinying said at the right moment, hoping to smooth things over as soon as possible.
Many people inside were already casting strange glances in their direction. If it weren't for their status, they probably would have just gathered around like ordinary citizens.
Su Enen pursed her lips, wondering if she should just let it go.
But Gong Chengjue persisted, "Miss Su, aren't you going to apologize?"
Su Ziqing gently tugged at Gong Chengjue. If she were to argue about this herself, she would continue to do so, but with Gong Chengjue involved, she felt it was too conspicuous.
Gong Chengjue then looked at Su Ziqing and said sincerely, "I'm sorry that you encountered such a joke on your first visit here."
Su Ziqing didn't know what to say. Everyone's eyes were on her, or rather, on her and Gong Chengjue.
"Miss Su, do you think my woman, Gong Chengjue's woman, would lack jewelry?" Gong Chengjue finally said the words that settled Su Ziqing's status.
He had originally thought that it shouldn't be public today, since there were too many members of the Gong family present, which wouldn't be a good thing for her.
However, now, this identity must be settled.
Su Enen frowned. Gong Chengjue's woman?
Gong Chengjue also likes women?
"Apologize." If he had any patience to deal with her before, he had no patience left now.
Su Enen looked at Gong Chengjue, and their eyes met.
"Does Miss Su want things to escalate further? Then you'll be the one who loses face," Gong Chengjue said coldly.
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