Chapter 378: Catch the Current
The servant took a half step back and said, "Young lady, please." ”
Qiao Xihe seemed to suddenly remember something, jumped on the spot, and clapped his hands, "Oh, I still have something to make in my cake, you go first, I'll go over when I'm done." ”
"Yes, young lady. The maid took a deep look at Qiao Xihe, lowered his eyes, and left.
Qiao Xihe watched her back disappear at the end of the corridor, retreated to the small kitchen, closed the door, and locked it.
A small cake large enough for four people is placed on the cooking table, quietly.
In a minute, countless thoughts flashed through Qiao Xihe's mind, and then a decision was made.
There were no cameras in the kitchenette, so she looked out again, then stepped on her high heels and walked up the stairs on the other side of the hallway, his heels clattering on the floor.
However, instead of going upstairs, she took off her high heels and crept back to the kitchenette, hiding behind the curtains.
A large refrigerator was placed next to the curtain to ensure that she would not be discovered.
And from this angle, you can see the door of the small kitchen and the cake on the countertop.
Qiao Xihe looked out through the gap in the curtain and waited quietly.
Within three minutes, a series of footsteps came from far and near, and then the door to the small kitchen was pushed open.
Qiao Xihe "chuckled" in his heart, and quickly held his breath and concentrated.
A familiar figure caught her eye, it was the servant just now.
The servant looked around the kitchenette, then looked down into the corridor and said that he could change it, and when he was sure that there was no one, he quickly closed the door of the kitchenette, and walked briskly to the cakecake.
Qiao Xihe narrowed his eyes.
The servant looked left and right, picked up the jar of condiments, scooped up a spoonful of salt, and sprinkled it on the cake.
"Stop!"
A loud shout exploded like thunder, and suddenly sounded.
As the maid's hand shook, a fierce wind rushed towards her, and then she was knocked away.
The servant's feet slipped, his body shook, and he was knocked to the ground, and the back of his head hit the stainless steel cabinet, which shook the tableware on the cabinet with a "bang" and fell to the ground, making a louder noise.
Qiao Xihe didn't care about making such a big commotion, so he hurried to see the cake, but fortunately, the collision was in time and the salt was not sprinkled on it.
She breathed a sigh of relief as the small kitchen door was pushed open again.
Several people poured in with "Hulala", and the leader rushed over to grab Qiao Xihe's shoulders and asked, "Qiaoqiao, are you okay?"
Qiao Xihe looked at it fixedly and said with a smile: "Tingyuan, I'm fine, it should be her who has something." With that, she just wanted the servant who was slumped on the ground*.
Old Man Pei's face was serious, his cane hit the ground heavily, and he asked, "What's the matter?!"
Qiao Xihe said calmly: "I took a breath on the small balcony, but when I saw this person, I wanted to sprinkle salt on my cake, so I could only bump into her to avoid wasting food." ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on the servant.
Yang Yueyue pursed her lips slightly.
When Pei Tingyuan's gaze fell on the servant, he instantly became ruthless, "Really?"
"I, I, I ......" The maid was about to die, and cried with an aggrieved face: "I didn't, I just came to the small kitchen to find the young lady, seeing that she was not there, and saw the small cake on the table, I looked at it curiously, and I misunderstood the young lady." ”
Old Man Pei said: "Ah Jing has been in the Pei family for several years, and she will never do such a thing." ”
This made Pei Tingyuan unhappy, if outsiders heard it, what a joke it would be?!
Believe in an outsider, don't believe in your granddaughter-in-law?
Pei Tingyuan sneered, "Grandpa doesn't ask clearly, just draw conclusions, okay?"
"Pei Tingyuan. Old Man Pei shouted in a deep voice.
Pei Tingyuan grabbed Ah Jing's hand and showed it to everyone present, "Just come to the small kitchen to see the cake, why do you have salt in your hands? Also, there are fine salt particles on the ground, it can't be that the maid didn't clean it, right?"
Old Man Pei's face became a little ugly.
Yang Yueyue didn't get much better, her fingers involuntarily grabbed the corners of her skirt, her heart beat like a drum, and she didn't dare to look at Pei Tingyuan or Ah Jing.
Qiao Xihe noticed her abnormality and deliberately smiled at her.
Yang Yueyue felt that she was doing it on purpose, but at this time, in front of so many people, she couldn't do anything at all, she only felt a breath in her chest, and it was uncomfortable.
Qiao Xihe turned her eyes away, someone wanted to ask her to look foreign, knowing that there was no way to take this person, so it would be better to make her uncomfortable as much as possible.
Pei Tingyuan stared at Ah Jing with cold eyes, "Do you have any explanation?"
The corners of Ah Jing's mouth twitched, and she hesitated for a long time, without saying a word.
Old Man Pei coughed dryly a few times and called the housekeeper, "Ah Jing has left it to you to deal with." With that, he turned to leave.
Yang Yueyue saw that the old man didn't plan to pursue this matter, so she was overjoyed and hurriedly followed him.
"Grandpa. Pei Tingyuan stopped him, with a hint of sneer on the corner of his mouth, and asked, "Grandpa, don't you want to ask Ah Jing why she did this?"
Old Man Pei snorted coldly: "What is there to ask." ”
"Grandpa, you weren't like that before. Pei Tingyuan said faintly.
Old Man Pei frowned, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, "Then you can ask." ”
Yang Yueyue pursed her mouth, looked at Ah Jing nervously, and secretly glanced at her.
Ah Jing trembled all over, and couldn't spit out a word.
"I'll give you a multiple-choice question. Pei Tingyuan glanced at Old Man Pei and Yang Yueyue, and asked word by word: "Is it because you don't like the young lady yourself, or have you been instructed by someone to do such a stupid thing?"
Old Man Pei shouted softly: "Ting Yuan!"
Now, how could the change in the expression of the little girl next to her escape her eyes?
Nine times out of ten, Yue Yue instructed Ah Jing to do this.
The little girl's family is a little jealous, and it is normal to do such a thing.
So what to avoid now is how to keep Ah Jing from telling the truth.
He was very worried, this Ah Jing was so timid, how could he be Pei Tingyuan's opponent?
He said: "Tingyuan, what you said is excessive, what do you mean by being instructed by others? Do you mean, did grandpa tell her to embarrass Qiao Xihe?"
Pei Tingyuan shook his head, "I'm just making a judgment based on the existing situation, as for what the answer is, it all depends on how Ah Jing answers." ”
"......" Old Man Pei knew that this matter had passed like this, and his fierce gaze shot at Ah Jing.
Ah Jing trembled violently again.
Pei Tingyuan narrowed his eyes and said, "Ah Jing, say it." ”