Chapter 1260: The Secret Was Overheard

Very quickly, Qin Yiyan's emotions calmed.

He cast a cool glance at Xu Xiaoxiao and asked, "Do you think you are helping Liu Xin'ai?"

"I know what you want to say; you want to use Liu Qingze as a bargaining chip. But do you want to make a phone call now and ask where Liu Qingze is?"

Xu Xiaoxiao's expression was triumphant.

There was even a hint of provocation in her eyes.

Her words and demeanor made Qin Yiyan silently cry out that things were looking bad.

It seemed they had quietly found Liu Qingze and moved him.

But where had something gone wrong?

He had been handling everything so discreetly!

Qin Yiyan's emotions grew increasingly volatile.

Yet he did not show it.

While locking eyes with Xu Xiaoxiao, his expression did not even change; he simply described calmly:

"Even if you have found Liu Qingze, so what? I am the second-largest shareholder of the Liu Family and an investor in key projects. As long as I want to, I can cause the Liu Family's capital chain to break, or even go bankrupt, in a matter of minutes."

Qin Yiyan was not exaggerating.

Everything he said was true.

It was he who had caused the Liu Family and the Qin Family to become entangled.

This news caused Xu Xiaoxiao to retract her smile and narrow her eyes.

The next instant, Qin Yiyan seemed to think of something "inadvertently."

He reminded her: "By the way, Liu Qingze is also the risk bearer for a project. If there really is any problem with the project, I'm afraid he will face imprisonment!"

Before this, Xu Xiaoxiao had believed that their chances of success in going up against Qin Yiyan were high.

As it turned out...

Even after Xu Xiaoxiao revealed her trump card, Qin Yiyan had only lost control for a moment before quickly regaining the initiative!

Moreover, he truly had the Liu siblings in the palm of his hand!

This Qin Yiyan... he was truly despicable and shameless!

Xu Xiaoxiao grew increasingly angry.

She even wanted to take action and teach that bastard a lesson!

However...

Take action?

Xu Xiaoxiao stared at her own arm for a moment, then calmed down.

Afterward, a mocking smile appeared on the corners of her mouth again, and she asked: "So you intend to sacrifice your sister to achieve a mutually destructive outcome?"

"Wrong, you don't even have the qualifications for mutual destruction."

Xu Xiaoxiao felt that Qin Yiyan was just talking big.

Once the evidence in her hands was made public, the Qin Family would become a joke!

Bai Yufei would also be unable to continue mingling in high society!

However, Qin Yiyan had his own plans.

He said: "I will send Fei'er abroad; she will develop her career overseas from now on, and the gossip at home will not affect her."

Xu Xiaoxiao chuckled: "And what about your Qin Family? Do you intend to abandon everything in the country and move the whole family abroad?"

"We will not leave. If you want to publish the evidence, go ahead. Even if it causes a huge uproar, after a year or so, who will still be talking about it? Remember, in this circle, interests are eternal; a little gossip won't affect anything."

"So, you don't care if others talk behind your back?"

How could he... not care!

But Qin Yiyan had to put on an appearance of not caring.

He even said: "This world is filled with too much noise; you just need to filter it out yourself."

"You can filter it out, but what about your family? Don't you consider whether your mother can accept it?"

Hearing Xu Xiaoxiao mention his mother, Qin Yiyan looked up at her.

He sneered and asked: "My mother has praised you in front of me more than once, yet you are turning around and using her to threaten me!?"

"I am not threatening you, just reminding you!"

"But once your evidence is published, my mother will also be hurt! Yet you still want to stick to your original plan, right!"

As Qin Yiyan spoke, he stared fixedly at Xu Xiaoxiao.

A strong sense of oppression radiated from his body.

Under that gaze, Xu Xiaoxiao looked away.

She was not afraid of Qin Yiyan, but rather felt...

Guilty toward Chi Rong.

In the whole affair, Chi Rong had not harmed anyone.

Yet in the end, she was implicated...

Xu Xiaoxiao felt very sorry.

But she could not selfishly stop the plan.

She closed her eyes, and when she looked at Qin Yiyan again, there was no expression on her face.

She only said: "At a time like this, you're still digging pits for others? That's right, you are exactly that kind of person. Having children like you and Bai Yufei is your mother's greatest tragedy!"

"Say that again?!"

"I'll say it a hundred times, and it will still be the same!"

Xu Xiaoxiao looked at Qin Yiyan provocatively, and noticing that this guy was clenching his palms tightly, she sneered: "What, you want to make a move too? Then come on, and I'll send you and your sister off to eat prison food together!"

Xu Xiaoxiao was very arrogant.

So arrogant that... Qin Yiyan indeed really wanted to make a move!

But just as Qin Yiyan's emotions were becoming increasingly agitated, he noticed the woman opposite him...

Suddenly changed her expression.

She was staring at the doorway, a complex look flashing in her eyes.

Qin Yiyan felt something was wrong and immediately turned his head.

And then... he saw Chi Rong actually standing there!!

"Mother..."

At this moment, Chi Rong's face was pale, and her expression was fragile.

It looked like...

She seemed to have heard the two people's conversation!

And that was indeed the case.

Chi Rong walked into the hospital room.

She stared fixedly at Xu Xiaoxiao, and with a trembling voice, asked: "What you said... is it all true? Has Fei'er really developed feelings for Yiyan?"

Things had reached this point, and hiding it was useless.

Xu Xiaoxiao hardened her heart and nodded: "Yes, she has admitted it herself more than once, and I have evidence."

Hearing these words, Chi Rong closed her eyes.

She truly could not have imagined that her once well-behaved daughter would actually harbor such thoughts!

But because of this, many things could now be explained.

For example, why Bai Yufei was always targeting Liu Xin'ai.

And why she was always bothered by others being good to Liu Xin'ai...

Chi Rong felt very guilty.

She thought, if she had discovered her daughter's thoughts earlier, she could have advised her sooner, and this girl wouldn't have gone so far down the wrong path!

Noticing Chi Rong's pained expression, Xu Xiaoxiao asked hurriedly: "Are you alright?"

Qin Yiyan was also very worried about his mother's state.

But he despised Xu Xiaoxiao's hypocrisy even more, and said right away: "Put away your hypocritical mask; if you were truly worried, you wouldn't have told the truth just now!"

It was true that Xu Xiaoxiao was worried.

But she did not regret it!

She looked up and retorted to Qin Yiyan: "If you have a festering sore on your body, can you just cover it up and pretend it's fine? You must endure the pain to uncover the clothing covering it; even if it requires a knife, you must cut away the rotten flesh! Only by doing this can you save a life!"

"Hmph, empty words!"

Xu Xiaoxiao was furious and wanted to continue arguing.

But Chi Rong spoke first, commanding: "Stop arguing, both of you. Now, I will ask questions, and you will answer!"

This command made both Xu Xiaoxiao and Qin Yiyan fall silent.

Afterwards, Chi Rong looked at Qin Yiyan and posed a question: "Are you truly keeping Xin'ai locked up, and even abusing her?"

"I have never abused her!"

"Not physically, but what about mentally?"

Mentally...

Qin Yiyan had his own explanation: "She is my wife and must submit to her husband. In order to make her obedient, I have to apply pressure to her. If you all think this is also abuse, then I have nothing to say."