Everyone began pointing fingers and gossiping about Ning Shuqian.
Ning Shuqian was extremely infuriated about the fact that Wen Xinya had twisted the truth. She retorted in a shrilling voice. “Wen Xinya, you accused me…”
Your father was the one who gave the jewelry to me, I…
“Are you refusing to own up?” Wen Xinya barked in a hostile manner before grabbing Ning Shuqian’s purse in a bid to search it.
No longer in the mood to complete the rest of her sentence, Ning Shuqian hurriedly snatched her purse away and screeched. “Wen Xinya, what are you doing? Don’t you go overboard!”
Ning Shuqian gritted her teeth angrily. If Wen Xinya had snatched her purse and searched it in public, everyone would simply think that she was defending herself unreasonably and not believe her even if she told everyone the truth. Others would just think that Wen Haowen had defended her because he didn’t want to be embarrassed.
She would definitely be labeled as a thief.
This sly and cunning Wen Xinya had become even harder to deal with. Ning Shuqian had no idea what she should do now.
Wen Xinya said self-righteously, “Of course I’m going to search your purse. Let’s see how you can deny.”
Getting back the jewelry alone was not going to satisfy Wen Xinya.
Since she wanted to get the jewelry back from Ning Shuqian, she had to lay a trap and prevent Ning Shuqian from finding an excuse to flee. Not only was she going to get the jewelry back, but she also wanted to teach Ning Shuqian a lesson. Of course, she was going to embarrass her in public too. Since she could kill three birds with one stone, what’s not to love?
Ning Shuqian obviously wouldn’t let Wen Xinya search her purse. She said sternly, “Wen Xinya, your father gave this set of jewelry to me. I didn’t steal it.”
Just like Ning Shuqian expected, they did not believe her words at all.
Everyone believed Wen Xinya because they knew that she wouldn’t have acted recklessly and insisted on searching Ning Shuqian’s purse if she didn’t have sufficient evidence.
Now that Ning Shuqian had such a poor reputation, who would be willing to believe her?
Wen Xinya said calmly, “If you say so.”
Wen Xinya’s attitude made herself sound even more believable.
Ning Shuqian knew that she really had to stop Wen Xinya from searching her purse. “Wen Xinya, you’re being too atrocious. How could you say that I stole the jewelry just because of something the employee said? You slapped and yelled at me in public and accused me of such a crime. Who gave you the power to do that to me?”
Wen Xinya raised her brows. She wanted to hear how Ning Shuqian was going to defend herself.
Wen Xinya’s behavior made Ning Shuqian feel rather elated. She felt that Wen Xinya had been stunned speechless by her answer. Hence, she said self-righteously, “Even the police have to collect sufficient evidence before they can charge someone for committing a crime. They also need a search warrant in order to carry out searches. If you can’t find anything in my bag, wouldn’t you proceed to search my body? You’re going overboard. Would there still be any order if you’re allowed to search everyone if anything goes missing during any future events?”
At this point, Ning Shuqian had no choice but to make it seem like Wen Xinya was being unreasonable.
Indeed, everyone suddenly began to think that Wen Xinya had gone overboard by insisting on searching Ning Shuqian, for it was an insult to her. It was an inappropriate thing to do, regardless of who the subject was.
“I wouldn’t act like this without sufficient evidence. After all, the Wen Family is prestigious and well known in Capital city. We can’t afford to be embarrassed,” said Wen Xinya, who was not at all bothered by Ning Shuqian’s words. She unzipped Ning Shuqian’s purse and immediately retrieved Eternal Light that was placed inside Ning Shuqian’s purse. “Clearly… this piece of jewelry that I found in your purse, is proof.”
She had long thought about how inappropriate it would be to search Ning Shuqian’s bag in front of everyone else. However, that was the only way she could prove that Ning Shuqian had stolen the jewelry. Although some might think that she was being overboard, they wouldn’t think so after seeing the jewelry that she had found.
Everyone would simply think that Ning Shuqian had stolen the jewelry.
The clear diamond glistened beneath the chandelier, almost blinding everyone.
The set of Eternal Light that Wen Xinya had retrieved from Ning Shuqian’s purse caught everyone’s attention. They did not expect… that Ning Shuqian would really steal Mo Yunyao’s masterpiece.
They knew that Ning Shuqian was vicious, but they did not know that she was that despicable.
Wen Xinya grabbed the piece of jewelry and glared at Ning Shuqian coldly. “Miss Ning, how are you going to explain yourself? This is an exorbitant set of jewelry that was showcased during the exhibition. The Wen Family is not going to let you off easily. Are you sure you’ll be free from trouble?”
Ning Shuqian began retreating backwards uncontrollably as if she had been possessed.
“I didn’t steal the jewelry, it was…”
Ning Shuqian stared at the shiny diamonds. She already knew that it would never belong to her and was filled with regret.
She had long known that Mo Yunyao’s designs were not to be coveted and that Wen Xinya would definitely teach her a lesson if she were to find out. However, she realized that things were different now that Wen Haowen had a stable position in the Wen Corporation. Even Old Mr. Wen dared not belittle him. The shareholders were rather respectful towards him too. Hence, she began to get more confident.
Even though Wen Xinya had asked her for the jewelry, she wouldn’t have to have it over since she could drag Wen Haowen into the picture. She felt that she might even get to make things hard for Wen Xinya.
However, Wen Xinya was way too shrewd. To her surprise, Wen Xinya immediately accused her of stealing the jewelry. And most terrifyingly, everyone believed her. She felt utterly embarrassed and had no choice but to watch Wen Xinya take the jewelry away.
Wen Xinya flew into a rage and screeched agitatedly. “Ning Shuqian, don’t try to defend yourself anymore. We have concrete evidence right here. Do you need me to get that employee to come here and confront you?”
Ning Shuqian grimaced as pangs of panic engulfed her.
