Chapter 279 Set the Record Straight
"Ye Fan, they are slandering me!"
Shielded by Ye Fan, Su Ruoxue's eyes became misty with a layer of tears. Stay connected via empire
Ye Fan knew Su Ruoxue felt immensely wronged, and he whispered soothingly, "Ruoxue, I know you've been slandered. Don't worry, leave everything to me from now on!"
"So it's Ye Fan, huh? Humph, what do you mean by that? Who is slandering her? It's clear that she couldn't keep her hands clean and stole Young Master Huang's watch!" Qin Yao said with an icy tone.
With a look of regret, Huang Zicheng said, "Ye Fan, I understand you want to protect Ruoxue, but she's made a mistake that she shouldn't have. It has already incited public anger. You should understand how serious theft is at the Central Plains conference, right? Don't worry, later I will plead with everyone here on her behalf, to give Ruoxue a way out!"
"Give Ruoxue a way out? How righteous of you!" Ye Fan scoffed.
He was very clear that if the Patek Philippe watch lost by Huang Zicheng were found in Su Ruoxue's pocket, even if Huang Zicheng forgave her, it's likely that the many elites of Central Plains present wouldn't let her off easily.
After all, that Patek Philippe watch was auctioned off by Huang Zicheng at the price of five hundred million. If Su Ruoxue were indeed to be proven guilty of theft, she'd probably spend the rest of her life behind bars.
Qin Yao sneered, "Ye Fan, at this point, do you still want to cover for Su Ruoxue? Step aside at once!"
"That's right, step aside immediately. Don't think you can shield a thief just because you're superior at playing the piano!"
"Exactly, hurry up and step aside. Otherwise, we'll take you down too!"
Under Qin Yao's instigation, many of the Central Plains elites glared at Ye Fan as if he were in cahoots with Su Ruoxue.
"You want me to step aside? That's not impossible!"
Ye Fan chuckled lightly and looked at Qin Yao. "May I ask, did you see with your own eyes Ruoxue stealing Huang Zicheng's Patek Philippe?"
"No, but what does that matter? Su Ruoxue was the only one who had close contact with Young Master Huang just now!" Qin Yao insisted firmly.
Ye Fan sneered, "So you dare to slander my Ruoxue without having seen it with your own eyes. What if we find that there is no Patek Philippe from Huang Zicheng in Ruoxue's pocket later on?"
"I will apologize to her in public!" Qin Yao said disdainfully.
Qin Yao was the one who personally slipped the Patek Philippe watch into Su Ruoxue's pocket; she knew very well whether or not Huang Zicheng's Patek Philippe was in there.
The reason she didn't claim to have seen it with her own eyes was to avoid suspicion.
After all, she had just clinked wine glasses with Su Ruoxue. If someone with a discerning eye became suspicious, she might not be able to walk away scot-free.
Ye Fan scoffed, "Just an apology? That's not enough, far from enough!"
"What else do you want?" Qin Yao frowned and asked.
Ye Fan said teasingly, "If it turns out she doesn't have it, how about you slap yourself in the face three times in front of everyone?"
"A deal!" Qin Yao was not intimidated.
She was the mastermind behind this drama, and Qin Yao believed she was in an unassailable position.
Seeing Qin Yao agree, Ye Fan called out, "Could everyone please witness this. Miss Qin said if there is no Patek Philippe from Huang Zicheng in my Ruoxue's pocket, she will slap herself in the face three times!"
"No problem!" several people said with a playful expression.
Bigger the stage, better the monkey show; bigger the scandal, better the drama. The group of elites was just waiting to see both parties tear each other apart.
Qin Yao coldly huffed, "I'll also state the ugly truth upfront. If Young Master Huang's Patek Philippe is found in Su Ruoxue's pocket, don't blame me for sending her to the public security bureau myself!"
"Don't worry. If Ruoxue really stole Young Master Huang's Patek Philippe, I won't cover for her," Ye Fan said with a knowing smile.
The next moment, Ye Fan turned to Su Ruoxue and said, "Ruoxue, show everyone what's in your pocket, will you?"
"Ye Fan!" Su Ruoxue suddenly became nervous.
She had already guessed that this was a setup targeting her; Huang Zicheng's Patek Philippe watch must be in her pocket at this moment.
If she followed Ye Fan's advice to turn out her pockets in front of everyone present, she would certainly be disgraced.
"What are you hesitating for? Su Ruoxue, you couldn't be feeling guilty, could you?" Qin Yao mocked.
"She must be feeling guilty, just look at her anxious demeanor!"
"I never expected the angelic-looking Su Ruoxue would commit theft at a business summit, what a scandal!"
As they watched Su Ruoxue hesitating, many of the elites began to sneer, all believing that the Patek Philippe watch had been stolen by her.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Ye Fan reassured her, "Ruoxue, the innocent have nothing to fear, believe in yourself! If you don't show your pockets to them today, these people will definitely not let the matter rest. Rather than being at an impasse here, why not confidently show them what's inside your pockets!"
"That makes sense! Ruoxue, go ahead and bravely take out what's in your pocket, I will plead for you," Huang Zicheng promised solemnly.
"But... but..."
Su Ruoxue was caught in a dilemma, she had always cared about her reputation, and if the Patek Philippe fell out of her pocket, she would face unbearable consequences.
Ye Fan looked at Su Ruoxue with clear eyes, "Ruoxue, trust me, it's going to be alright!"
"Forget it, if I'm going to die, then so be it!"
Seeing the clear look in Ye Fan's eyes, Su Ruoxue realized that if she didn't take out the contents of her pocket, these people would never let her off.
With determination, Su Ruoxue gritted her teeth and pulled out the contents of her right pocket.
Under the gaze of many pairs of eyes, Su Ruoxue pulled out her right pocket, and a packet of women's tissue fell out.
"Huh? Nothing? Where's the Patek Philippe?"
Seeing nothing but a packet of tissues in Su Ruoxue's right pocket, Qin Yao was completely dumbfounded.
She remembered clearly that she had stuffed Huang Zicheng's Patek Philippe watch into Su Ruoxue's right pocket.
So where on earth had the Patek Philippe watch gone?
"What's going on?" Even Huang Zicheng was taken aback.
Just now he had seen Qin Yao put his Patek Philippe watch into Su Ruoxue's right pocket, so how had it disappeared in the blink of an eye?
"Eh! It's not there?"
Seeing that her right pocket did not contain Huang Zicheng's Patek Philippe, Su Ruoxue was shocked.
"What's the meaning of this? The Patek Philippe isn't on Su Ruoxue? Qin Yao, did you make a mistake?"
"Exactly! Could you have misunderstood? Slandering someone is not a good thing to do!"
"Hurry up and apologize to Su Ruoxue, this is outrageous!"
As the crowd saw that Huang Zicheng's Patek Philippe watch was nowhere to be found in Su Ruoxue's right pocket, they started to give Qin Yao peculiar looks.
Feeling the cold stares of the crowd, Qin Yao panicked, "Impossible! This can't be! Young Master Huang's Patek Philippe must be on her, if you don't believe me, have her turn out her left pocket as well!"
"Are you sure?" Ye Fan asked with a sly smile.
Qin Yao replied with a grim look, "Of course, I'm sure, hurry up, Su Ruoxue, turn out your left pocket!"
She had personally stuffed Huang Zicheng's Patek Philippe watch onto Su Ruoxue, and she couldn't believe that it would sprout wings and fly away in such a short time.
"Ruoxue, please show us your left pocket," Huang Zicheng said coldly.
Like Qin Yao, Huang Zicheng was convinced that his Patek Philippe was on Su Ruoxue. Qin Yao's plot could not possibly go wrong, and tonight Su Ruoxue was doomed.
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