Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him

Chapter 243: Chapter 243: Qiao Xi Stole My Necklace

Chapter 243: Chapter 243: Qiao Xi Stole My Necklace

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Indeed!

The joyful banquet didn’t last long.

The atmosphere on site had changed.

Staff members moved back and forth, starting to search the corners.

The guests noticed such unusual activity and asked, “Did something get lost?”

“Miss Xu’s sapphire necklace is missing; it was a birthday gift from Mrs. Xu. She treasures it very much and is almost crying.”

“How could the necklace fall? That sapphire seemed quite large and valuable.”

The birthday gift Liu Huimin gave to her daughter couldn’t possibly be cheap.

“Could it have been stolen?” a lady covered her mouth and chuckled, “I’m just speaking nonsense. People who come to this kind of event wouldn’t steal. It must have been lost, or perhaps a waiter took it.”

Qiao Xi and Huo Xingzhou stood aside, watching the guests gossip.

Qiao Xi calmly watched Xu Xingluo’s performance.

She shouldn’t have pursued ballet; she should have gone to the entertainment industry to become an actress.

Xu Xingluo was in front of the stage, crying pitifully.

The Xu family and Liu family were comforting her, while Old Mrs. Liu was somewhat annoyed by the inappropriate timing, and said,

“Xingluo, Grandmother will find you a more expensive one another day.”

“It’s not the same. This was the birthday gift Mom chose for me, and this year was my first birthday banquet. I must find the necklace,” cried Xu Xingluo.

The other guests chimed in, “Miss Xu is so thoughtful. Let’s all help search.”

They all saw it as an opportunity to ingratiate themselves with the Xu family.

Finding the necklace could earn them credit in front of the Liu family.

Liu Huimin hugged Xu Xingluo and said, “Sweetheart, stop crying, I’ll have people look for it now. First, think about where you’ve been?”

“The clasp on the necklace is quite tight; it wouldn’t fall off easily,” Xu Xingluo looked around and, noticing that all eyes were on her, pursed her lips and said, “I only took it off twice, once in the makeup room and once in the restroom to clean off the cream.”

Her gaze swiftly swept over Qiao Xi and Huo Xingzhou, hiding her calculations.

Xiang Huai instructed from the side, “Go to the makeup room immediately to search, and all staff members must be searched. I’ll compensate those who aren’t found. You people go search the restroom.”

Soon, someone came to report, “It’s not in the makeup room, and all staff members have been searched. The restroom was also searched, and it’s not there.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Xingluo’s tears fell even faster.

Xu Xingluo stammered, “When I was in the restroom, I took the necklace off to clean the cream. At that time…”

“What happened then?” pressed Liu Huimin.

Xu Xingluo cried even harder, “At that time… Qiao Xi was also there.”

She timidly glanced at Qiao Xi.

All the guests’ eyes turned toward Qiao Xi, looking at her with disdain and curiosity.

Qiao Xi kept a light smile on her face, unfazed.

She was no longer bothered by such stares; everything Xu Xingluo did seemed like a clown showing its true colors.

One wonders why she would sabotage her own grand birthday party.

Xu Xingluo quickly explained, “Qiao Xi couldn’t possibly do this. Although her background isn’t great, Brother Xingzhou is wealthy. She wouldn’t covet…”

Xiang Huai spoke harshly, “Country folks inherently like to snatch petty advantages; it’s an unchangeable trait. Who knows if she took the opportunity to swipe it!”

Young Master Sun was the first to burst out, “Who do you think you are? What have country folks ever done to you?”

Mrs. Sun quickly covered his mouth and whispered a warning, “Foolish son, why involve yourself in a fight between deities? Haven’t you seen how calm Huo Xingzhou and Qiao Xi are?”

The Liu family all frowned, “It’s just a sapphire necklace. Doctor Xiaoqiao is a person of good character; she definitely wouldn’t do such a thing.”

“Xingluo, that’s enough,” warned Liu Zongquan.

Liu Huimin, distressed to see Xu Xingluo upset, said, “If we don’t clear this up, I’m afraid Qiao Xi will also suffer accusations. Rather than becoming everyone’s gossip, better to let her prove her innocence.”

Xiang Huai supported, “Aunt is right. The esteemed Young Madam Huo cannot be slandered. Qiao Xi, why don’t you empty your bag to check!”

He hated Qiao Xi and was eager to see her embarrassed.

“Stop this nonsense! Let this matter end here!” said Old Mrs. Liu sternly.

Liu Huimin was spoiled into naivety. Pointing at Qiao Xi, she said, “She and Xingluo are always at odds, always opposing each other. Xingluo has suffered a lot at her hands, and this time I don’t want to let it go just like that.”

“Huimin, let it go,” Xu Guangyao feigned intervention.

“Husband, we can’t let it go!”

Liu Huimin coldly turned to Qiao Xi, “Do you dare let everyone look through your bag? If nothing is found, I will apologize to you.”

Qiao Xi affectionately linked arms with Huo Xingzhou, her eyes shimmering with tender yet resolute light, “What if you find nothing? Just an apology after embarrassing the Huo family?”

“Then what do you want?” Xiang Huai contemptuously looked at her, “Do you want money?”

Qiao Xi’s lips were full and radiant, emitting a soft yet sharp aura, “I don’t want money. Since you want to humiliate me, Miss Xu can join me in the bag search then.”

“You…” Xiang Huai turned ashen, pointing at Qiao Xi, “Do you even compare to Xingluo?”

Huo Xingzhou grabbed his hand and slowly tightened his grip.

A pair of excessively cold eyes glared at him, “Xiang Huai, you don’t think my wife is that easy to bully, do you?”

Xu Xingluo softly said, “Brother Xingzhou, that necklace is really important to me. Qiao Xi, I accept your condition, let’s open the bags together.”

Qiao Xi responded, “Alright.”

Xu Xingluo’s eyes hid schemes, she awaited the scene that would unfold shortly.

The two simultaneously pulled open the zippers of their bags.

Qiao Xi was the first to pour out the contents of her bag, even giving it a few shakes. Scattered on the ground were an air cushion foundation, lipstick, and a cellphone, nothing else.

In Xu Xingluo’s bag, apart from makeup, a dazzling sapphire necklace also fell out.

Strikingly conspicuous.

“Wow!”

The guests looked at each other, “The necklace wasn’t lost, it was in Xu Xingluo’s bag all along.”

Both Xiang Huai and Xu Xingluo turned pale, disbelieving.

This was impossible!

They had clearly bribed someone to put the necklace in Qiao Xi’s bag, how could it end up in her own?

“How is this possible!” Xu Xingluo’s head blanked for a moment, losing her composure as she shouted.

Qiao Xi, gentle and graceful, with a proper smile, “How is this not possible? Did you perhaps intentionally have someone toss the necklace into my bag to frame me, and it ended up in yours instead?”

“No… It’s not like that.”

Xu Xingluo fiercely glared at Xiang Huai.

Some guests were starting to catch on, suspecting that it was likely Xu Xingluo’s own doing.

Xu Xingluo desperately tried to recover, her face pale as she explained, “Maybe I forgot, this is really a misunderstanding.”

The Liu family was very disappointed in her, Xu Guangyao’s face turned steely.

Fool!

Why would you provoke Huo Xingzhou and Qiao Xi at the birthday party!

At this moment, Huo Xingzhou scoffed.

The light fell on his watch, wrapped around his sleeve, reflecting a sharp, cold gleam.

His eyes were deep. His stern face was imposing, making it feel as if the temperature around him had dropped several degrees.

His voice was laced with frost, “Is that all you’ve got? Such sloppy tricks.”

Xu Xingluo, completely pale, opened her mouth but was so intimidated by him she couldn’t speak.

Xiang Huai, his face steely with anger, demanded, “What do you mean by that?”

“What do I mean?” Huo Xingzhou’s eyes curled into a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, “Initially, I should have settled scores, old and new, but now it seems it won’t be my turn.”

Many people hadn’t grasped his meaning yet.

Only to see Huo Xingzhou’s driver, Old Chen, swiftly walk towards the banquet hall’s doors, pressing a switch.

The previously closed carved doors of the banquet hall opened, and the long-missing Xu Yunye appeared, pushing a wheelchair.

In the wheelchair sat a man in hospital clothes, thin as a rail but looking spirited.

It was Liu Zongyun!