The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 365: Find the Mastermind_1

Chapter 365: Chapter 365: Find the Mastermind_1

After the thrashing, Xia Qingtian asked again, "Do you understand now?"

"I don’t know." Shi Qian stubbornly responded, her face full of defiance.

"Really?" Xia Qingtian smirked at Shi Qian, followed by landing another slap on her face, "Do you know where you went wrong?"

"I didn’t do anything wrong."

Xia Qingtian took her time, leisurely dealing another slap.

She was curious to see whether Shi Qian was more thick-skinned or stubborn. Either way, she had all the time in the world for this face-off.

Shi Qian’s face was hurting so much that it was almost numb.

So when Xia Qingtian asked her again whether she knew where she had gone wrong, Shi Qian fell silent, no longer wanting to endure the beatings.

Xia Qingtian didn’t get angry at Shi Qian’s defeated, uncooperative demeanor.

"Assuming your silence means you still don’t admit wrongdoing." Xia Qingtian raised her hand for another slap.

Fear flickered in Shi Qian’s eyes.

She was truly terrified.

Terrified of being beaten!

"I was wrong, I know I was wrong..." Shi immediately admitted her mistake.

Regrettably, Xia Qingtian withdrew her hand, "Aren’t you cheap? Admitting your mistake earlier would have saved you so much pain. Why go through all this?"

"Even if your thick skin can tolerate the beatings, my hand is sore from hitting you."

She said, shaking her hand.

Shi Qian’s eyes flashed with deep hatred.

Xia Qingtian noticed her fleeting emotion but didn’t care. Their relationship had deteriorated long ago.

Shi Qian should never have hurt those close to Xia Qingtian.

"Speak..." Xia Qingtian kicked Shi Qian impatiently.

Shi Qian pulled her lips together, then admitted, "I..."

"What are you guys doing? What happened?"

Shi Qian had just started to speak when she was suddenly interrupted.

She immediately recognized the voice as Mrs. Bo’s.

Her tears gushed out like a bursting dam, "Mrs. Bo, help me! Xia Qingtian has gone mad!"

While Shi Qian was speaking, Mrs. Bo had already approached them.

Seeing Shi Qian’s face red and swollen from being slapped, and herself kneeling on the floor under the pressure of Xia Qingtian, Mrs. Bo frowned deeply.

"Xia Qingtian, let go now!" Her facial expression changed significantly, as she sternly ordered.

Xia Qingtian hesitated for a moment, but did not move.

Looking at Shi Qian’s swollen face and tear-stained appearance, Mrs. Bo felt heartbroken.

She immediately ordered Miss Ying to pull Xia Qingtian away and personally pulled Shi Qian up from the ground.

"Mrs. Bo..." After standing up from the ground, Shi Qian threw herself into Mrs. Bo’s arms and started crying, "If you hadn’t come back, I would have been beaten to death by Xia Qingtian."

Mrs. Bo gently patted her back, "Don’t cry, I won’t let this go. I will stand up for you."

After a long while, Shi Qian finally stopped crying.

Mrs. Bo breathed a sigh of relief, gently patting her back.

But when she looked up at Xia Qingtian, all the gentleness on her face disappeared, replaced by endless coldness and a blaming tone.

"Xia Qingtian, how could you beat Shi Qian so badly for no reason? You’re not leaving unless you explain to me why you did it," she said, hitting the table hard.

Xia Qingtian showed no sign of remorse, she taunted, "Mom, why don’t you first ask, what Shi Qian has done?"

Hearing this, Shi Qian, as if frightened, cowered into Mrs. Bo’s arms, "Mrs. Bo, I didn’t do anything, I don’t know why Xia Qingtian wants to beat me."

By the end of her plea, she was choked with sobs.

Seeing this, Mrs. Bo’s face turned even colder, "Just say what you want to say. No need to beat around the bush. Show me what made you so cruel to Shi Qian."

Xia Qingtian didn’t mince words, and directly revealed what happened to Xia Guohua.

"She nearly killed my father. Even if I used more violent means, she would deserve it," she said with a stern face.

Mrs. Bo looked at Shi Qian who was hiding behind her, somewhat astounded.

Shi Qian shook her head with an aggrieved face, "Mrs. Bo, it wasn’t me. I didn’t do anything like this, you know, I’m not like that."

"This is the investigation result." Without waiting for Mrs. Bo to ask, Xia Qingtian threw the investigation report onto Shi Qian’s face.

"Ah..." Shi Qian stumbled back a few steps.

Miss Ying stepped up to pick up the report and handed it to Mrs. Bo.

Xia Qingtian faced Shi Qian, her tone aggressive, "How do you explain that you bought the cantharidin in the morning, met with my father and then he was rushed to the emergency room due to cantharidin poisoning in the afternoon?"

"Can you still say this has nothing to do with you?"

Mrs. Bo was going through the investigation report and didn’t speak.

Shi Qian shook her head, "It really wasn’t me."

"I have no idea what cantharidin is..." she pleaded with an innocent look on her face, "I was at the hospital that day to help Mrs. Bo pick up some medicine. I didn’t expect to meet Uncle Xia when I left."

"There was some misunderstanding between us, so I wanted Uncle Xia to help mediate. We only spoke for a few moments before parting ways. I didn’t poison him."

"Ha..." Xia Qingtian snorted at her explanation, "If you don’t know what cantharidin is, why did you buy it?"

Before Shi Qian could answer, Mrs. Bo spoke first, "Shi Qian went to collect the medicine for me. Cantharidin is one of the constituents of the prescription. It’s normal that Shi Qian is unfamiliar with it."

"Yes." Shi Qian nodded, her voice full of grievances, "I really don’t know what cantharidin is, Xia Qingtian, you have wronged me."

The explanation seemed plausible, yet Xia Qingtian didn’t believe it.

She found it hard to believe that it was all just a coincidence.

"Then how do you explain that my father was poisoned by cantharidin after meeting you?" She squinted at Shi Qian, continuing her questioning, "I’ve checked, of all the people my father met that day, only you had contact with cantharidin."

Shi Qian didn’t know how to answer. She continued to cower behind Mrs. Bo, pleading, "Mrs. Bo, you know me. I’m timid. How could I possibly poison Uncle Xia?"

Mrs. Bo didn’t believe that she could commit such a horrifying act either.

"That’s just your speculation." Mrs. Bo spoke, "There are many ways to poison your father. It could be added to his food or water."