Because of what happened at the entrance, the three little ones really didn’t like Jin Yufei.
Seeing Jin Yufei coming over, the three of them banded together, glaring at her with stern expressions.
Zhan Qiaoyu was the first to speak, "What do you care if my Aunt Jing is curious or not? Do you really need to butt in?"
Zhan Qiaoze imdiately chid in, "Exactly, we don’t want to talk to you, go away!"
Zhan Qiaomo put his little hands on his hips and said emphatically, "I’m telling you, you better not bother our Aunt Jing, or we’ll get really mad!"
Seeing the three little ones so protective of Qiao Jing made Jin Yufei feel very unhappy.
Why didn’t she think of winning over these three little brats before?
In the end, she was a step behind!
If she had won over these three little brats, she would be the one thriving in the Zhan Family now!
There wouldn’t be any room for that bitch Qiao Jing!
At this mont, Zheng Shuangshuang looked at the three little ones and said in a teaching tone, "It’s really impolite to speak like that, I believe your dad wouldn’t teach you this way."
Though she didn’t say it outright, she was clearly implying that the three little ones were not well-raised.
Upon hearing this, Qiao Jing’s expression instantly turned colder.
She glanced at Zheng Shuangshuang and said coldly, "How their father teaches them is none of your business. Who do you think you are to point fingers at them?"
"Besides, you speak to people as you find them. Courtesy is wasted on people like you!"
With that, Qiao Jing looked at the three little ones and advised, "Rember not to bother with people like them in the future. After all, if a dog bites us, it’s not like we bite back."
Zhan Qiaomo nodded his little head obediently, "You’re right, Aunt Jing, Mo Bao rembers!"
Zhan Qiaoyu and Zhan Qiaoze also nodded repeatedly, saying in unison, "That’s right, we’ll do as Aunt Jing says and ignore the biting dogs!"
Listening to the conversation between Qiao Jing and the three little ones, Jin Yufei and Zheng Shuangshuang’s expressions changed, looking sowhat unpleasant.
Though they were initially furious, they thought of their plan which was already set in motion, and the drama was about to unfold.
Thinking of this, the looks they cast at Qiao Jing were filled with not just resentnt but also a bit of obvious schadenfreude.
Qiao Jing keenly sensed that sothing was odd about the way Jin Yufei and Zheng Shuangshuang were looking at her.
She furrowed her brows slightly, feeling that there was sothing inexplicably strange.
Just as Qiao Jing was pondering it, a staff mber who had gone to retrieve a painting, ca rushing back in panic.
The sight of the staff mber empty-handed and looking flustered aroused curiosity among everyone.
Soone asked puzzled, "Weren’t you going to get Master Han’s painting? Where is it?"
The staff mber, flustered and exasperated, said, "The painting is missing!"
With these words, the place instantly erupted, with people talking all at once.
"What do you an the painting is missing? Was it lost or stolen?"
"Each of Master Han’s paintings is very precious and highly valuable for collectors. Any piece at auction would be priceless. Could soone have really had the greed to sneak in here and steal it?!"
"Whether it’s lost or stolen, we need to urgently investigate the matter!"
"That goes without saying. Master Han’s painting missing is a big deal, surely the conference organizers are already on it!"
"..."
For a while, guests at the venue were all speaking at once with all kinds of speculations.
Zheng Shuangshuang, seeing that the mont was ripe, directed her attention to Qiao Jing and shouted loudly, "Third Miss Qiao, I seem to have seen you heading toward the corridor earlier. Master Han’s painting was kept in a room over there, could it be you..."
At this point, she abruptly stopped speaking.
Though she didn’t continue, her words were enough to provoke thoughts.
Instantly, Qiao Jing beca the center of attention with everyone focusing on her.
Their gazes were rather peculiar as they looked at her.
Among the crowd, so questioning voices erged.
"Everyone was in the main hall. Why would she have gone to the corridor over there? Could this really be related to her?"
"That area is off-limits for guests. What was she doing there alone?"
"Could it be that Master Han’s painting was really stolen by her?"
"Right now, it seems like she definitely has the suspicion of stealing the painting!"
"..."
Suddenly becoming the target of all the accusations, Qiao Jing remained unfazed.
She maintained a calm deanor, silently organizing her thoughts.
According to what they said, the room she entered earlier was supposed to house Master Han’s painting?
Then why were all the other rooms in the corridor tightly shut except for that room, which was only ajar?
As Qiao Jing pondered, the voices questioning her at the scene grew louder.
Han Zhiyu, hearing this, frowned and imdiately stood up for her, "Before everything is clarified, I hope everyone refrains from jumping to conclusions. I believe in Qiao Girl, and this missing painting incident has nothing to do with her!"
Han Zhiyu’s statent sowhat cald the skepticism among the crowd.
This surprised Jin Yufei and Zheng Shuangshuang greatly.
Neither of them expected Master Han himself to step in and vouch for soone suspected of stealing a painting!
Zheng Shuangshuang couldn’t hold back and instigated, "Master Han, people can be deceptive, and so are different on the inside from how they appear on the outside. You mustn’t trust anyone too easily, plus I definitely saw her head toward the corridor!"
Han Zhiyu remained unshaken by Zheng Shuangshuang’s words and continued to trust his judgnt.
He retorted, "Even if she did go to the corridor, it doesn’t an she has anything to do with this incident."
Seizing the opportunity, Jin Yufei hypocritically suggested, "If we want to find out if she was involved, why not check the surveillance footage? There should be caras in the corridor, right?"
This suggestion instantly got the support of others.
"Exactly, there are caras there. Check the footage, and the truth will co to light!"
"There should be surveillance in that room too, since it was used to store Master Han’s painting. There must be so security asures in place, right?"
"..."
Han Zhiyu turned to the staff mber and said, "Check the surveillance please to see what really happened so everyone stops guessing wildly."
The staff mber nodded, "Master Han, our colleague has already gone to get it, it should be sent over shortly."
While waiting for the surveillance footage, people ford small groups, whispering among themselves.
So still cast suspicious glances at Qiao Jing from ti to ti.
Qiao Jing stood calmly to the side, accepting the various stares with composure, as if she was not involved at all.
Soon, the staff received the surveillance footage from a colleague.
He connected his phone to the large screen at the venue and began to play the received footage.
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