"I didn't do it on purpose. It's just that I've never seen that old man before. Moreover, why would he spend so much money on Xi Xi for no reason? I just thought that they had an inappropriate relationship.
"I also did it for Ah Zheng, so I tried to persuade Xi Xi to cut off all contact with that man. I had no ill intention. Who knew that I would offend Xue Liang?"
Yao Mengqing choked and said, "It doesn't matter if I suffer a little, but it implicated my mother too."
Lin Jie was infuriated when he heard that. "Qiao Xi is such a scourge! She and that man are not related, so it's normal for others to misunderstand if a man is spending so much money on her.
"You can only blame her for having a bad reputation. If it were you, no one would think that way!"
Yao Mengqing lowered her eyes. "If I anger Xue Liang, I might implicate Brother. I'm afraid…"