52: Chapter 52 My Aloof School Beauty Fiancée, Su Wanqing!

Two and a half minutes later.

The two maids were brought before everyone, keeping their heads down and twisting their hands in their aprons, clearly looking somewhat nervous.

Chen Jianguo softened his tone and asked,

"Were you working nearby just now? Did you see how the Young Master fell down the stairs?"

"Say whatever you saw, don't be afraid."

"..."

Chen Jingci also cast a gentle gaze, nodding slightly as if to say,

Don't be afraid!

Tell the truth, this Young Master will back you up.

The two maids raised their heads in unison and glanced at the real and Fake Young Masters respectively.

Afterwards, they simultaneously lowered their heads and said in mosquito-like voices,

"I... I was wiping a vase just now... I didn't see anything."

"I... I am the same, I was just mopping the floor carefully, with my back to the stairs... I didn't notice anything at all."

"..."

Chen Jingci's smile froze.

Wh... What?!

Didn't see anything?!

You were clearly standing near the top of the stairs just now!

When I fell down, I even heard you scream!

How could you possibly not have seen anything?!

Are you both blind?!

Hurry up and speak! Say that I was pushed down by Chen Fan!!!

Chen Jingci was burning with anxiety, almost unable to hold back from interrogating them on the spot, but forcibly swallowed it back.

He couldn't force them!

That would make him look flustered and exasperated, ruining the aristocratic Young Master image he had painstakingly cultivated.

He could only shut his mouth.

Chen Jianguo was silent for a moment, sighed and said,

"Alright, you guys go back to work."

"..."

As if granted a reprieve, the two maids bowed and quickly retreated.

The moment they walked out of the living room, the two of them looked at each other and saw a guilty conscience in each other's eyes.

They actually both saw it.

They knew it was the real Young Master who pushed someone down the stairs.

But they didn't dare speak out.

They were worried about offending Chen Fan.

After all, this real Young Master had snatched Jing Ci Young Master's room on his very first day home and driven away the veteran Nanny Liu.

And the Chen family's obedient attitude toward him over the past two days was something they had all witnessed.

In the eyes of most maids in the villa,

Jing Ci Young Master was destined to lose against Chen Fan in this struggle.

He was the real Young Master, after all.

Blood relation was right there.

So what if he really pushed the Fake Young Master?

Given his current favored status in the Chen family, it would most likely just be swept under the rug.

If they dared to point the finger at Chen Fan to his face!

That would mean offending the future little master of this household.

What if they were given a hard time later? What if they were fired under some pretext?

They couldn't bear to lose this high-paying job.

Better less trouble than more trouble.

It was safest to just say they didn't see anything at all.

That way they wouldn't offend anyone.

However, their words were like the final straw, completely crushing Chen Jingci's psychological defense line.

It was over.

This time he was completely done for.

The only eyewitness who could prove his innocence actually said she didn't see anything.

What could he use to prove his innocence now?

Even if he had a hundred mouths to argue, he probably wouldn't be able to clear his name.

Chen Jingci only felt a surge of blood rush to his chest, his throat turning sweet as he was so wronged he almost vomited blood on the spot.

After listening to the maids' words, the Chen family members lost the last bit of wishful thinking in their hearts.

There was no surveillance footage.

There were no eyewitnesses.

Everything had been handled cleanly.

What else could it be besides premeditation?

Chen Jianguo was silent for a long time and let out a long sigh.

He walked over to his adopted son and reached out to pat his shoulder.

With a flat tone, he insinuated,

"Xiao Ci, you need to be careful when walking."

"Regardless of whether your younger brother pushed you by accident or not, if you had been a bit more careful yourself, you wouldn't have fallen down at all."

"Even if you had just watched the road more, he wouldn't have been able to push you down even if he wanted to do it on purpose."

"Unless, you fell down yourself."

"..."

These words weren't particularly harsh, and could even be called mild.

But Chen Jingci heard the hidden meaning behind them!

This old fogey was convinced that he was framing someone.

He opened his mouth, wanting to defend himself, wanting to cry out against the injustice, wanting to say that he wasn't fake-falling, that he was genuinely pushed down.

But all the evidence was against him.

What could he say?

He couldn't say a single word.

The rest of the Chen family didn't say anything more, but the temperature in their eyes was much colder than before.

Disappointment.

Suspicion.

Re-evaluation.

Those gazes were like fine, dense needles stabbing into Chen Jingci's body, hurting him to the point of almost convulsing.

I am the victim!!!

I almost fell to my death!!!

Why are you all looking at me like this?!

Why?!

He endured it desperately.

Enduring until his whole body trembled.

Enduring until his teeth clicked together tightly.

Yet those two lines of tears ultimately couldn't be held back, silently sliding down his cheeks.

This time it wasn't from the pain.

It was from the grievance.

It was from the mistreatment.

It was a despair even more wronged than Dou E.

Wuwuwu (꒦_꒦)!

Who can understand my suffering! o(╥﹏╥)o!!!

Just at this moment!

A warm hand suddenly rested on his shoulder.

"Jing Ci-ge, are you okay? Why are you crying?"

"..."

Chen Fan was full of concern, leaning closer to him with genuine worry in his eyes.

"Does it hurt a lot? You're crying from the pain!"

"Hang in there, the ambulance will be here soon!"

"..."

Chen Jingci bit his lip and didn't speak, his tears flowing even more fiercely.

Chen Fan turned his head and looked at Chen Jianguo and Wang Xiaoyun with some reproach:

"Dad! Mom! You guys are something else!"

"Jing Ci-ge has fallen like this! His leg is almost broken! How can you still accuse him of not watching his step?!"

"You guys are too hard-hearted!"

"Unlike me—"

He turned back and gave Chen Jingci a silly smile, revealing a mouthful of large white teeth.

"I can only feel sorry for giegie~~~"

"..."

...

Chen Jingci stared blankly at him.

Looking at that outrageously simple-minded face.

Looking at those eyes that were so clear they lacked a trace of Impurities.

He cried even louder.

"Wuwa---!!!"

It was too infuriatingly stifling!!!

If he had lost to some infallible peerless Prodigy, his skills were inferior and he would submit willingly.

But instead!

He had inexplicably lost to a completely clueless fool?!

Lost so badly that even when crying out against injustice, no one believed him???

He refused to accept this!!!

Wuwuwuwu!!!!!

He was unwilling to accept this.

He was far too unwilling.

He had to find a way to turn the tables once again!!!

In his pocket, his phone suddenly vibrated.

Sniffling, Chen Jingci took out his Huawei phone and glanced tearfully at the screen.

Then.

His crying abruptly stopped.

A latest message was displayed on WeChat.

Su Wanqing: [The coffee at two this afternoon, don't be late.]

Chen Jingci stared at the screen for half a second, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Su Wanqing!

How could he have forgotten about her!

He suppressed the flash of shrewdness deep in his eyes.

When he raised his head again, his face had already switched to a weak and conflicted expression.

"Xiao Fan."

Chen Fan was squatting nearby, helping him arrange the blanket covering his body, and looked up upon hearing this:

"What's wrong, Jing Ci-ge? Where does it hurt?"

"..."

"It doesn't hurt." Chen Jingci gently shook his head, raised his phone and waved it slightly, "Can I ask a favor of you?"

"..."

"What is it? Go ahead! As long as I can do it, there's no question about it!"

"..."

Chen Fan patted his chest with loud thuds.

He was just worried about how to make it up to Jing Ci-ge.

Chen Jingci sighed, his expression apologetic and sincere:

"Wanqing and I originally had a coffee date scheduled for this afternoon."

"But with the current situation... I definitely won't be able to go."

"Can you go in my place?"

"..."

"Wanqing?" Chen Fan looked blank, "Who is that?"

"..."

Hearing this name, the surrounding Chen family members all froze for a second.

Chen Xuening was the first to react, her brows slightly furrowed:

"Xiao Ci, you're sending Xiao Fan on a date with Wanqing? Could you possibly want to—"

"..."

Chen Jingci nodded, his expression as serious as if he were reading a statement relinquishing his right of inheritance:

"I have already felt extremely guilty for snatching my younger brother's glory and wealth for eighteen years."

"How can I steal his fiancée as well?"

"Later I will send a message to Wanqing and tell her! Younger brother is her true fiancé!"

"By the way, I'll take this opportunity to let my younger brother go and get to know her."

"..."

Chen Fan listened in utter bewilderment, three black question marks popping up over his head???

"No... What on earth are you guys talking about?"

"What fiancée? What fiancé? Can you guys stop speaking in riddles?"

"..."