Chapter 778: Chapter 782: Careful Calculation
“Of course, I have nothing to hide. I’ve never done anything wrong. I speak truthfully and completely,” he said, draping his arm around Siqi’s shoulders, looking down at her. “I love Qiqi. On her twenty-second birthday, I rushed from Beijing to celebrate with her. That night, I confessed my love to her, but Qiqi told me she already had someone in her heart. I felt very disappointed and left the party early under a pretext and opted to drown my sorrows in alcohol at a bar. I stayed up all night and at the crack of dawn, my uncle… oh, that would be Fang Haichuan, he sent someone to find me, telling me that Qiqi had fallen ill. He knew I cared for Qiqi and was willing to create an opportunity for me to take care of her.”
Looking at Siqi, he continued, “When I heard that Qiqi was sick, I was so worried. I was too rushed to even think about anything and went straight to Qiqi’s side. Qiqi was indeed asleep in her hotel room, her body slightly feverish. Fang Haichuan told me not to disturb Qiqi’s rest and to merely ensure nothing happened to her. I obediently stayed by Qiqi’s side. At dawn, a disheveled Fang Lutong burst into the room, accusing me of having had inappropriate relations with Qiqi. The commotion woke Qiqi. As she got up, the blanket slid off, revealing the bloodstained bedsheet. He went crazy at the sight and hurt my arm and ribs. I ended up in the hospital…”
“By the way,” he added, pausing for a moment, “When I was at Qiqi’s bedside, a hotel staff member brought me a bowl of soup to sober up, but it spilled all over me. With no change of clothes, I could only call my bodyguard to buy new ones. In the meanwhile, I put on a robe provided by the hotel. When Fang Lutong burst into the room, I was wearing that robe…”
Fang Lutong, supported by Fang Yixian and Fang Mingzhu, sat rigidly on the sofa, staring at Mi Junyuan as he recounted the events.
He recalled the night of Siqi’s birthday, after so long of secretly being in love. After becoming drunk, they crossed a forbidden line and became intimate with each other.
But that night he was too drunk.
When he woke up the next day, he found Yi Xinning lying beside him, leaving him completely dumbfounded.
After Yi Xinning dressed herself, she looked at him seriously and said that even though he’d lost control due to alcohol and forced himself on her, she loved him, so she didn’t blame him.
Yi Xinning said she would treat what happened last night as though it never occurred and wouldn’t mention it to anyone. She assured him he had nothing to worry about.
Just as he was racking his brains trying to remember whether it was Yi Xinning or Siqi sleeping in his room the previous night, his father walked in. He informed him that Mi Junyuan had stayed in Siqi’s room and asked him if Mi Junyuan was dating Siqi.
He was instantly driven mad.
He stormed into Siqi’s room and saw Mi Junyuan, dressed in pajamas, sitting by Siqi’s side.
Siqi was awakened by his entrance and sat up from the bed, wearing nothing.
The bedsheet beneath her was stained with a striking smear of red and in several places, traces of semen.
His cousin had slept with the woman he had loved and admired for years.
He lost his mind, flew into a violent rage, severely injuring Mi Junyuan’s arm and ribs. Mi Junyuan was subsequently hospitalized.
All these years, he had never doubted the relationship between Mi Junyuan and Siqi.
But today, with the truth unveiled, he realized just how much of a fool he had been, manipulated by his own father.