Chapter 721 Everyone expresses his or her own opinion
Chapter 721 Everyone expresses his or her own opinion
Bai Ning couldn't help but sneer in her heart when she heard this. It seemed that the other party had planned this matter in advance and destroyed the surveillance two days in advance, just to make her lose face in this occasion and unable to save face.
Without the surveillance video playback, it was impossible to find out who the real murderer was. The eyes of everyone present were once again focused on Bai Ning. After all, she was the most likely suspect.
Gong Qilin pursed his lips tightly, with some doubt in his cloudy eyes. Obviously, he didn't believe that Bai Ning would do such a thing. The white jade bottle was very valuable, and it was bought with Lan Qichen's money. Bai Ning would not be stupid enough to throw away her husband's money.
There was a lot of discussion among the guests, and each of them expressed his own views.
"I've said long ago that this girl who was lost for nearly thirty years is wild, and she hasn't read the Gong family rules before. What can she not do? That white jade bottle is worth over 100 million. She is really bold. Normally, people in the family don't dare to touch it, so how could she do it?"
"She is just a country girl who doesn't know what's good. She doesn't even know the priceless white jade bottle, and she even dared to break it. Can she afford the compensation? If I were Mr. Gong, I would definitely drive her out of the house to relieve my hatred!"
"Wanwan is still sensible. After all, she is a young lady who has been pampered since childhood. She is well-behaved, obedient, smart, and the most lovable..."
The person who started the trouble was actually Gong Chenxi, Gong Qilin's most beloved youngest daughter. As a member of the Gong family, when she said this, everyone present looked at Bai Ning with a strange look in their eyes.
When those people were slandering Bai Ning, they did not forget to mention Gong Wanwan, intentionally comparing and lowering the two daughters of the Gong family. Their intentions were obvious.
Bai Ning's thin figure swayed slightly, like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind. There was some doubt in her eyes. She stared blankly at her aunt who had always taken good care of her. A sense of disappointment suddenly surged in her heart.
But she quickly came to her senses. Gong Chenxi was Gong Wanwan's biological mother. She had initially pointed out that it was Gong Wanwan who broke Bai Ning's white jade bottle. Gong Chenxi would naturally help her daughter. As for the so-called niece, she was just an insignificant outsider.
"It wasn't me," Bai Ning raised his chin, looking calm and composed, and said firmly, "I didn't break grandpa's white jade bottle. The murderer was someone else."
Despite being criticized by thousands of people, Bai Ning did not feel the slightest panic in her heart, because she knew that she was innocent, so there was no need for her to be nervous.
She didn't do anything wrong, why should she bear this unwarranted infamy?
Lan Qichen swept his cold eyes over the crowd, choking out the words that someone was about to say.
He turned around and bowed to Gong Qilin, and said in a deep voice: "Grandpa, I guarantee with my personality and reputation that this matter has absolutely nothing to do with Bai Ning. Since the surveillance is broken, I will find another way to prove her innocence. Please give me two days. If the real culprit is not found after two days, then the two of us will gladly accept the punishment!"
Once she made the oath in front of so many people, there was no turning back. If she failed to kill the murderer two days later, it would mean that Bai Ning was convicted of breaking the white jade bottle, and her reputation among the major famous families would be ruined.
Lan Qichen held Bai Ning's hand tightly. Her hands were as cold as ever. Chinese medicine said that it was caused by yin deficiency. He prescribed several prescriptions but the condition did not improve. Fortunately, the impact on the body was not too great. He often used the temperature of his palms to warm her cold little hands.
The two held hands, Lan Qichen straightened his back, neither humble nor arrogant, and was not afraid of rumors. No matter what happened, he would stand by Bai Ning and face it with her.
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