Ye Ningwan pushed open the door to a lounge.
The lights in the entire lounge were off, with only the dim, slanting sunlight streaming in through the window. The yellowish light cast a somber glow on the person sitting on the sofa, making the room feel even more gloomy and desolate.
Ye Ningwan gave instructions to the two bodyguards guarding the door.
"You all stand back, Assistant Zhang and I have something to say."
The bodyguard glanced at Ye Ningwan, then hesitated slightly.
"But...Madam...Ninth Master instructed us to ensure your safety..."
Ye Ningwan sneered.
"Don't worry, he can't hurt me. No matter what you hear later, don't come in. I'll be fine."
The bodyguards exchanged bewildered glances.
If Madam Pei's bodyguards were here, they would have solemnly told the two bodyguards now.
Just a few hours ago, Madam Pei, whom they were protecting, said the same thing to them, and then... then they were fired for failing to protect her properly and were blacklisted by the entire industry, meaning they could never work as bodyguards again.
However, the two bodyguards were unaware of this, so under Ye Ningwan's strict insistence, they stood at the end of the corridor.
Ye Ningwan then closed the door and went into the lounge.
Hearing the voice, Zhang Qin looked up and saw Ye Ningwan. A cold and sinister smile appeared on his gloomy face.
"Ye Ningwan, you still dare to come here alone?"
Ye Ningwan leaned against the door, raised her chin at Zhang Qin, and asked in a half-smile.
"What do I have to be afraid of? Are you some kind of man-eating tiger?"
Zhang Qin suddenly stood up from the sofa and walked step by step toward Ye Ningwan, his sinister eyes slightly lowered, filled with a chilling hatred.
He placed one hand on Ye Ningwan's shoulder, his fingers gripping her shoulder tightly, and suddenly pulled her towards him.
In that instant, their faces were extremely close.
Zhang Qin said in a hoarse voice.
"I know everything! You betrayed the First Madam! You promised me you would never harm her, but you betrayed her! She has nothing left, how dare you treat her like this? How dare you?!"
Ye Ningwan met Zhang Qin's intense gaze and spoke, word by word.
"Although I don't know why you, who are here, know so much about what happened at the Pei family's old mansion, I didn't do it, and that's that. Instead of doubting me, you should think about whether the person who told you all this was doing it with the intention of sowing discord!"
Zhang Qin grabbed Ye Ningwan's chin with one hand, stopping her from continuing.
He gritted his teeth, his bloodshot eyes filled with hatred.
"Ye Ningwan, I don't care who spread this news, I only recognize you!"
"Are you trying to say that Madam Pei leaked this information? But how can you prove that you didn't conspire with Madam Pei? Ye Ningwan, I know you very well. A woman like you is not trustworthy!"
"From the very beginning, you approached the young master with an ulterior motive! Your position in the Ye family was precarious, and you sought out the young master to have another backer, keeping him hooked. Until the Ye family found their biological daughter, you suddenly agreed to the young master's pursuit! Do you think everyone else is stupid and doesn't know the filthy thoughts in your heart?"
"The First Madam disapproved of you, the Eldest Young Master saw through you, and you were kicked out of the Ye family. There should have been no further connection between you, but you actually married Master Pei Jiu! Do you think I don't know what kind of filthy thoughts are in your heart?!"
Ye Ningwan was speechless.
People like Zhang Qin always think the worst of others, leaving no room for others to discern the truth. Even if evidence proving innocence is placed in front of him, he has a thousand reasons to convince himself not to believe it.
Once a tiny seed of doubt is planted in his heart, he will be like someone trapped in a quagmire, unable to extricate himself from the doubt, which will grow into a towering tree that cannot be completely uprooted.
However, it is precisely this kind of person who, once they develop feelings for someone, will grasp at a straw and never let go.
It's like someone living in darkness who, upon seeing light for the first time, will desperately cling to that sliver of sunlight, even if it's an illusion.
Such a person is truly contradictory and extreme.
Ye Ningwan chuckled and asked Zhang Qin.
"What kind of filthy thoughts do you think I have?"
Zhang Qin almost ground his teeth to powder as he squeezed out a few words through his clenched teeth.
"You just wanted to use Master Pei to get revenge on the eldest young master and the first wife! And now you've succeeded! The Pei family's main branch is in constant turmoil because of you, and I will never let you get away with this!"
Ye Ningwan chuckled softly.
She slapped away Zhang Qin's hand that was pinching her face, her eyes filled with mockery.
"What can you do, Zhang Qin?"
Zhang Qin didn't care at all about his hand being slapped away. He coldly examined Ye Ningwan in front of him, licked his dry lips, and looked her up and down as if she were an item that could be appraised.
Zhang Qin's smile was ambiguous and sinister.
"Ye Ningwan, do you think Pei Fengzhi will still care about you if I do something to you here?"
His words were so vulgar that Ye Ningwan's smile froze, and she looked at Zhang Qin as if he were a dead man.
"Zhang Qin, do you want to die?"
Zhang Qin sneered, and the hand that Ye Ningwan had slapped away reached out towards Ye Ningwan's face again.
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