Si Mingjing’s eyes flashed with a cold light. "Are you saying that this bracelet on my wrist, the one belonging to Miss Bai, was stolen?"
"Mingjing, I know this is hard to accept, but it’s your mother’s fault, not yours."
Si Mingjing didn’t immediately retort but instead walked over to Madam Ye and said with suppressed fury, "Madam Ye, I refuse to believe what my aunt said. This bracelet was clearly lent to me by your granddaughter to wear. Considering your granddaughter’s status, how could she possibly steal someone else’s bracelet? And then lend a stolen bracelet to me to wear? Is she crazy?"
She lifted her hand, revealing the exquisite bracelet adorned with delicate pink diamonds, so beautiful that it captivated all attention.
That morning, Madam Ye had personally selected it from her granddaughter’s jewelry box because it matched Si Mingjing’s dress well. Now, it was being accused of being stolen.
Madam Ye was livid, glaring at Song Pianlan. "Are you saying that my granddaughter stole her sister-in-law’s bracelet? Miss Song, you’d better clarify this matter today. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude!"
Ye Nianbai was also furiously indignant, his young face stiff with arrogance, glaring at Song Pianlan. "You dare accuse my aunt of stealing my mother’s things! I won’t let you off easily!"
Only then did Si Mingjing realize. So, the Miss Bai Song Pianlan mentioned is actually Xiaobai’s mother?
Song Pianlan felt a pang of fear and instinctively looked closely at Si Mingjing’s wrist.
She saw a dazzling bracelet on Si Mingjing’s wrist, set with colorful sparkling diamonds. These were not white diamonds, but pink ones.
Upon closer inspection, the style was different too.
Song Pianlan’s face went pale instantly.
"It’s not this one," Song Pianlan exclaimed in panic, pointing at Si Mingjing’s wrist. "Where is the bracelet you were wearing before?"
That bracelet had been personally put on Si Mingjing by Song Pianlan, who cherished it greatly. But as much as she liked it, she couldn’t wear it out. She could only hide it in her jewelry box, admiring it alone. Today, I planned to give it to Si Mingjing as a grand gesture. How come Si Mingjing is wearing a different bracelet now?
"You changed your bracelet? When did you change it?"
In front of everyone, she rushed over and grabbed Si Mingjing’s other wrist, only to find it bare.
Song Pianlan accused with conviction, "Where have you hidden the bracelet? I clearly saw you wearing it on your wrist."
"Aunt, it hasn’t even been a minute since you saw my bracelet, and under the watchful eyes of everyone here, how could I have swapped the bracelet? What kind of joke is this?" Si Mingjing’s smile was serene, exuding elegant composure.
The guests around them nodded in agreement. They all saw that Si Mingjing had no chance to switch the bracelet.
Song Pianlan kept searching, frantically feeling around Si Mingjing’s body.
Si Mingjing, as if unable to tolerate Song Pianlan’s rudeness any longer, pushed Song Pianlan away. Song Pianlan stumbled, her body swaying.
Just then, something fell from Song Pianlan’s sleeve. It was a radiant bracelet, its small diamonds sparkling under the light.
Someone with sharp eyes exclaimed, "That’s Miss Bai’s missing bracelet! How did it fall from Song Pianlan’s sleeve?"
Some made the connection. "She was just frantically groping Si Mingjing. Could it be that she tried to hide the stolen goods on Si Mingjing’s person? Lucky for Si Mingjing that she pushed her away quickly. Otherwise, how would she have been able to clear her name?"
And a former friend of Si Yao, infuriated, declared, "So it was Song Pianlan who stole Miss Bai’s bracelet, and she even tried to frame Si Yao. It’s utterly shameless. As a friend of Si Yao, I will not stand for this!"