She would keep the transaction involving her body a secret for her whole life, absolutely… she wouldn't let anyone know.
Dong Xin Yan struggled for a few seconds, but ultimately chose a well-intentioned lie.
She raised her eyes, meeting Mrs. Cheng's gaze, and her lips moved slightly, answering sincerely, word by word, "Auntie, I do know Gu Ningyi, and there was indeed a time when we were close, but that was because we had a gentleman's agreement. He wanted to use me to provoke his fiancée, and I did it for Ziyang. Besides this, we have no connection."
"No connection?"
Mrs. Cheng listened, unmoved in the slightest, and instead, her anger flared even more. She grabbed her phone fiercely, lit up the screen, and then hurled it at Dong Xin Yan, her voice rising. "Then how do you explain these photos?" Dong Xin Yan, caught off guard, was hit directly by the phone, leaving a bruise on her forehead, and then the phone dropped onto the soft carpet.
