EBE Chapter 49 Xu Jun's Suspicion
Chapter 49 Xu Jun's Suspicion
Since Jin Tingting wants to confirm, let her confirm. Yufei, who wasn't particularly interested in their gathering, accepted her invitation.
After dinner, Yufei told Li Aiguo that Jin Tingting had invited her to a party that day.
Li Aiguo, unaware that Jin Tingting was the murderer who pushed his beloved daughter, didn't think much of it.
He asked Yufei if she wanted him to take her downstairs, since Jin Tingting's house was not far from Yufei's, but Yufei's ankle injury hadn't healed yet (according to her father).
Yufei refused her father's offer to escort her, saying it wasn't far and she could manage.
So Yufei put on her best acting skills, limping down the stairs with a determined air. Watching her daughter's resolute figure, Li Aiguo regretted not bringing her along. But now that she was gone, it was too late for regrets.
Li Aiguo secretly resolved that he would definitely pick up his daughter when she returned. He estimated the gathering would last about an hour.
Li Aiguo glanced at the clock and estimated the time.
After Yufei arrived at Jin Tingting's door, she knocked.
Jin Tingting opened the door, and through the crack in the door, you could see a group of children playing inside.
However, Jin Tingting didn't let Yufei in. Instead, she first glanced at Yufei from head to toe, staring at Yufei's obviously weak leg, a dark glint flashing in her eyes.
"What are you doing?" Yufei asked, feigning confusion, as she looked at Jin Tingting, who was staring at her ankle and not letting her make any moves.
She was thinking to herself, "Is this person afraid she won't know that she's the one who pushed her?! Why is he staring so intently at her feet!"
Jin Tingting snapped out of her reverie at Yufei's question and said apologetically.
"Yufei, I'm so sorry~ I forgot you injured your foot when I invited you. You saw how vigorous the games we played at the party were, and it wouldn't be good for you to just watch~ Let you participate, otherwise you might accidentally get bumped into by someone and get hurt, right~"
Yufei was surprised that Jin Tingting, after confirming that her injury hadn't healed, wouldn't even invite her in, and directly told her to leave at the door.
Jin Tingting closed the door after speaking, a scene that Yufei found somewhat familiar.
It seems like it was the same in a past life, but the reasons were different at different times.
Jin Tingting had also invited her to their gathering back then.
After excitedly finishing her homework, she asked her mother for permission before going over.
She remembered Jin Tingting coldly saying, "Weren't you supposed to be doing your homework? Seeing you weren't here, I didn't do your plans," and then slamming the door shut.
She stood at the top of the stairs outside the door and cried for more than half an hour, afraid to go home and let her mother know that she was being ostracized, for fear of upsetting her mother.
But now... Yufei turned around indifferently, preparing to leave.
Yufei heard the door behind her open quietly. The sound was very soft, but thanks to her enhanced physical abilities and sharp hearing, she caught the sound the moment the door opened.
And so, the renowned Oscar-winning actress, Ms. Yufei, began her performance.
His back view showed utter dejection as he limped slowly upstairs.
Yufei felt a malevolent gaze behind her, a mixture of scrutiny and schadenfreude, watching her go upstairs.
Until a female voice asked the person peeking through the door.
"Jin Tingting, what are you doing? Everyone's waiting for you!" She stopped peeping at Yufei and closed the door tightly again.
"It's nothing. An old man just knocked on the door and asked us to keep our voices down. We were bothering him, so I explained. I'm here!" Jin Tingting explained as she closed the door and went over.
Yufei has also stopped her performance. Jin Tingting, you should enjoy your happiness these few days~ You might not be so happy later!
Although Yufei was turned away by Jin Tingting, she had achieved her goal and returned home in a good mood.
Seeing his daughter return, Li Aiguo asked her in surprise why she was back so soon. She'd only been gone for less than 20 minutes.
Yufei used the reason Jin Tingting gave her to answer Li Aiguo, and then returned to her room.
Yufei, who wanted to quickly return to her space to practice dancing, was held back by Li Aiguo outside the front door.
Li Aiguo had assumed his daughter, who hadn't had enough fun because of her injury, was sad and grieving alone in her room as soon as she got home.
So even though Yufei's dad is clumsy and not very good at comforting people, he gritted his teeth and came over to try and comfort Yufei.
Meanwhile, something happened to Jin Tingting that made her uneasy.
When Jin Tingting was called back by her friends and naturally sat back down in her seat, Xu Junyi suddenly spoke up.
"I saw it," Xu Jun blurted out abruptly, then apologized to his friends in the room.
He said he was a little tired today and wanted to go home to rest early. After letting them have fun, he walked towards the door.
Jin Tingting quickly asked her mother to take care of her friends and hurriedly followed Xu Jun out.
She felt that Xu Junyi's words made it seem like he knew something! No way! She had to find out the truth from him!
As soon as Xu Jun reached the stairwell, Jin Tingting quickly followed him out.
She cautiously tugged at Xu Junyi's sleeve, forcing a somewhat awkward smile, and asked tentatively.
"Brother Junyi, what did you see? Tingting doesn't quite understand."
Hearing Jin Tingting feign ignorance, Xu Jun initially wanted to tell her that if she didn't understand, she could just leave and go back. However, Jin Tingting was, after all, his younger sister whom he had grown up with, and he genuinely treated her like a sister.
He... didn't want to see the person he'd watched grow up become someone he didn't recognize; he... still wanted to hear her explanation.
"I just saw it! It was Yufei who came. You lied to everyone!" Xu Junyi said, dissatisfied.
Jin Tingting visibly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Xu Junyi's words. She had thought he knew about that matter; it was good that he didn't.
So she smiled sweetly and explained to Xu Junyi
"Yufei came over just now, but I suddenly realized that Yufei hurt her ankle. I was worried that she might hurt it again while playing with us, so I apologized to her and suggested that she go home and rest, and that we invite her again later. She agreed. I didn't tell you because I was afraid you would be disappointed. I didn't want you to be conflicted about whether or not to visit Yufei. I didn't lie on purpose."
Jin Tingting said to Xu Junyi in a coquettish tone
Xu Jun gently pushed away Jin Tingting's hands, his tone and movements becoming less stiff than before.
Seeing Xu Junyi's reaction, Jin Tingting knew that her words had convinced him, and she felt relieved.
Unexpectedly, Xu Junyi said another sentence
"I was in the stairwell when Yufei fell that day. I saw you right behind Yufei. You pushed Yufei, didn't you?"
After asking the question, Xu Jun stared at Jin Tingting, waiting to see how she would answer.
When Xu Jun asked this question, Jin Tingting's hair stood on end, and she broke out in a cold sweat, thinking to herself, "Oh no! Someone has found out!"
Jin Tingting glanced at Xu Junyi, then at the long stairwell behind him, and asked leisurely.
"Did Brother Xu see me push Liu Yufei down with my own eyes?"