Mommy, the wealthy daddy has come to propose again.

Chapter 728 Don’t Blame Others

As soon as she finished speaking, Xing'er, who had been hiding outside a door and observing the situation secretly, came out. She looked terrified, and when she looked up, her gaze met Gong Wanwan's, so she quickly looked away in panic.

Gong Wanwan's face suddenly turned extremely pale, and Gong Chenxi, who had covered up her wrongdoings, didn't look much better. The mask that he had maintained for so long began to crack a little, and could no longer conceal his thoughts.

"Yesterday, you were the one who pointed out that Ningning broke the white jade bottle, right?"

Gong Qilin stared at Xing'er coldly and said bluntly: "It is said that the truth is revealed by someone else. As long as you are willing to tell the truth, I can consider giving you a lighter punishment. You know the value of the white jade bottle. If you deliberately shield the criminal, you will have to pay compensation."

Let alone 100 million, even if Xing'er could only take out 1% of it, it would be difficult. Her mother's health was not good, and she had to pay a high medical fee every month. Although her salary in the Gong family was not low over the years, it was basically all used to pay for her mother's medical expenses, and she didn't save much money at all. Asking her to pay for the white jade bottle would be worse than asking her to die.

"I say...I say...I beg you, old sir, to be lenient with me."

Xing'er knelt on the ground in a mess, her thin body huddled into a ball, looking very miserable and pitiful, but she could only blame herself for her current fate and could not blame anyone else.

She slowly turned her head and glanced at Gong Wanwan with a very painful expression.

Although the other party tried to stop her from giving him away with a fierce look, it was all in vain. Things had come to this point, and she had to confess the truth to everyone.

"It was the Second Miss who asked me to do this. She told me to go to the collection room while everyone was gathered for the dinner and smash one of the old gentleman's treasured white jade bottles, and then put the blame on the First Miss... because... because only the First Miss went to the collection room yesterday, and the surveillance there was broken, no one would find out who did it."

As soon as these words came out, the scene was in an uproar.

Gong Qilin raised his chin, and his angry gaze fell directly on Gong Wanwan. His low voice was cold and chilling: "Gong Wanwan, don't you want to explain the crime you committed?"

Gong Qilin had never called Gong Wanwan by her full name. The old man doted on his granddaughter and always called her "Wanwan" in a friendly and affectionate manner. The word "Wan" was also given by him.

Gong Wanwan's frail body trembled and she almost fell on her mother, but she quickly stood firm and pretended to be calm.

She knew very well that she must not panic. The surveillance that day was broken anyway, and she could not be convicted based on Xing'er's words alone. She just had to refuse to admit it.

"Grandpa, I didn't tell her to do that at all! I know you always treasure that white jade bottle as a treasure, so how could you deliberately send someone to break your beloved thing? Are you just going to listen to the nonsense of outsiders and wrongly accuse me, your granddaughter who you raised with your own hands?"

Gong Wanwan cried out that she was wronged, tears streaming down her eyes. She looked so miserable and pitiful, as if she had been framed and suffered a great injustice.

"Grandpa, don't you know what kind of person I am? I know you wasted half your life just wanting to collect a pair of white jade bottles, so you decided to study abroad because traces of the other one appeared abroad a few years ago. I often participate in major auctions, hoping to help you find it... How could I be the murderer?"

She tearfully recounted the sad memories she had accumulated over the years. Gong Chenxi gently patted Gong Wanwan's back and gently comforted her, "Don't cry, grandpa will definitely understand your difficulties and will not blame you."

It was unclear whether those words were meant for Gong Wanwan or intended for others to hear.

When Gong Qilin saw Gong Wanwan's grief-stricken look, he believed what she said for a moment. However, the solid evidence that Xing'er provided next slapped Gong Wanwan in the face unexpectedly.