"Where is Xin Huohuo?" Bei Mingyuan repeated the question, his tone laced with a chilling, murderous intent.
"I don't know," Jenny answered immediately, her voice trembling. As Bei Mingyuan's gaze grew colder, she was so frightened she scrambled to add, "I really, really don't know! I'm not lying to you, I..."
"Someone saw you make an excuse to speak with Xin Huohuo at the banquet, then deliberately drop that troublesome brooch. Xin Huohuo naively chased after you to return it. She was just being kind, yet she vanished right after. I've laid it out plainly enough. So, do you understand now?" The contempt and disgust in Bei Mingyuan's eyes were undisguised.
