Chapter 315: Chapter 305 The Truth about the Sachet
“You’re exhausted.”
Zhan Qipei’s hand caressed Qiao Jing’s face, looking at her as if she were a treasured possession.
In his eyes, nothing else in the world could exist except for Qiao Jing.
Qiao Jing gazed into Zhan Qipei’s deep, dark eyes, which held only her reflection.
This reminded her of the time in the car when, despite her mentioning Jiang Ling’s incident with just a single sentence, the man had believed her without any hesitation.
A warm current passed through her heart, slowly flowing to every part of her body from the bottom of her heart, as if much of her weariness had dissipated.
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Qiao Jing uttered a sound of agreement and slowly closed her eyes.
Zhan Qipei made sure she was properly covered with the blanket and tiptoed out of the rest room.
As soon as he opened the door of the rest room, Zhan Qipei saw a person who shouldn’t have been there.
At the same time he closed the door, the tenderness on his face disappeared without a trace,
Had Lou Xinrou not clearly seen the tenderness on Zhan Qipei’s face for that brief moment, she might have thought she was hallucinating.
She had never seen Brother Pei show such an expression to anyone else.
But she knew that the person inside the rest room was Qiao Jing.
So, Brother Pei showed such tenderness to Qiao Jing?
What made Qiao Jing deserving of seeing Brother Pei’s tender side?
Lou Xinrou suppressed the jealousy in her heart as she faced Zhan Qipei’s cold, handsome features.
“Brother Pei, I didn’t say Qiao Jing pushed Jiang Ling down; I merely described the situation at the time.
We were all three at the top of the stairs, and it might have just been Jiang Ling’s own carelessness that made her fall. She thought it was Qiao Jing who pushed her, but actually, I didn’t see clearly, I don’t know.”
She came to clarify not out of fear that Brother Pei would suspect her, thinking she had framed and slandered Qiao Jing on purpose.
If that were the case, her image in Brother Pei’s heart would suffer.
Zhan Qipei, after listening to her story, didn’t respond; he raised his gaze, scrutinizing her sharply.
He glanced at Lou Xinrou, staring at her face.
As Lou Xinrou met Zhan Qipei’s scrutinizing gaze, she felt a little guilty and broke into a cold sweat, clenching her hands slightly.
Why was Brother Pei looking at her like that?
Had he already exposed her?
But that couldn’t be! That spot was completely out of the surveillance camera’s line of sight; it wouldn’t have captured the three of them.
If there had been a camera, how could she have dared to do such a thing?
Brother Pei was just suspecting her, right? There definitely wasn’t any evidence to confirm it was her.
Or maybe Qiao Jing had spoken ill of her to Brother Pei!
While she was continuing to guess, Tang Yan walked over.
Tang Yan’s eyes landed on Lou Xinrou and then became somewhat strange.
He then looked at Zhan Qipei and didn’t say a word.
Lou Xinrou noticed the two men had something to discuss and nervously pursed her lips.
“I’ll be going first then.”
Once Lou Xinrou had gone some distance, Tang Yan’s expression became very serious. He took out the sachet and a test report from his briefcase.
“Boss, the test results are in. There are some substances in the sachet that, if kept close to women for an extended time, can lead to infertility, and pregnant women who smell it too much may miscarry.”
On hearing this, Zhan Qipei’s complexion immediately grew dark, as if there were clouds gathering above him, about to drip with moisture.
Seeing Zhan Qipei angry, Tang Yan began to tremble.
Zhan Qipei, with a grave expression, took the sachet from Tang Yan’s hand and strode towards Lou Xinrou.
Lou Xinrou hadn’t gone far and was about to take a rest when suddenly she heard a rapid footsteps behind her, causing her some confusion.
Who was in such a hurry?
She turned around only to find that Zhan Qipei had caught up to her.
Zhan Nanqing, who had just arrived at the rest room wanting to check on Qiao Jing, witnessed the scene of her brother, full of rage, charging toward Lou Xinrou.
Zhan Nanqing was taken aback. Why was her brother so angry? And it seemed directed at Lou Xinrou.
What had happened?
She stealthily followed him, hiding at a corner to eavesdrop on their conversation.
When Lou Xinrou turned around, the first thing she saw was Zhan Qipei’s terrifying, gloomy expression, which made her heart skip a beat.
Could it be that Brother Pei had found evidence? But that shouldn’t be, with no surveillance, how could there be any evidence?
Even if Qiao Jing said she was the one who pushed her, she just had to deny it vehemently, right? And Jiang Ling was on her side too.
Logically speaking, Zhan Qipei shouldn’t have any evidence. Why then did he look so upset?
Zhan Qipei stopped walking in front of Lou Xinrou, clutching tightly the sachet that was supposedly good for one’s health in his hand.
Lou Xinrou suppressed her anxiety, reassuring herself that it was impossible to have evidence, before daring to inquire.
“Brother Pei, what’s wrong? Is there something you need?”
Zhan Qipei didn’t speak but instead, threw the sachet at Lou Xinrou.
Lou Xinrou was stunned. The sachet she gifted had appeared here; could it be…
She stood frozen in place, staring at the sachet, too scared to speak.
Zhan Nanqing was startled, she covered her mouth and took a small step back.
What was going on? The item in her brother’s hand was…
The sachet Lou Xinrou gave to Qiao Jing?
Why was it in her brother’s hand?
What puzzled her more was why her brother would throw it at Lou Xinrou?
At that moment, Zhan Qipei’s voice filled with anger carried over.
“The substance you placed inside this sachet, you know very well. Did you fill this with something that causes women to be infertile and give it to Qiao Jing, in hopes of her not conceiving my child?”
Lou Xinrou was thrown off balance, hurriedly trying to explain.
“I didn’t… Brother Pei, I didn’t…”
She hadn’t finished speaking when Zhan Qipei cut her off, continuing with what he was saying.
“Furthermore, the examination results indicated that if a pregnant woman wears it over a prolonged period, it could lead to a miscarriage.”
As he spoke, Zhan Qipei’s expression darkened even further.
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Lou Xinrou suddenly widened her eyes, her pupils dilating to their limits.
How could Brother Pei know about this?
Had he investigated the sachet? Why would he inquire about the sachet? She had played her part so convincingly; how could he suspect the sachet?!
Suddenly, the image of Qiao Jing treating someone flashed through her mind.
Could it be that Qiao Jing smelled something was off and then complained to Brother Pei?
Zhan Nanqing, hiding around the corner, also widened her eyes when she heard this, almost crying out loud.
How could this be? Why would Xinrou put such things in the sachet? Didn’t she say it was good for health?
But her brother wouldn’t make such accusations without cause; he must have found out something to be so angry.
And what mattered most was the last sentence! Qiao Jing was pregnant, and prolonged exposure could even lead to a miscarriage!
Could Lou Xinrou really be the one behind this?
Zhan Nanqing hadn’t expected that her childhood friend, whom she thought she knew well, could do something so vile.
At this thought, Zhan Nanqing was furious, and moreover, Qiao Jing had three babies in her womb.
If Qiao Jing and her brother hadn’t discovered this, the consequences would have been unimaginable!
Then today, the person who pushed Jiang Ling down the stairs…
Zhan Nanqing looked up toward Lou Xinrou, thinking if she wanted to harm Qiao Jing, she had every motive to push Jiang Ling down the stairs and then frame someone else.
Lou Xinrou pinched herself hard in the palm to calm her fears and pretended to be completely unaware, her face filled with shock.
“Ah? How could this sachet cause infertility and miscarriage? The sachet was specially sought from the temple, I didn’t know what’s inside it. But the master told me it was good for health, which is why I gave it to Qiao Jing.”
She absolutely couldn’t let Brother Pei know the truth about this matter!