The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 629: Disaster of the Unjust_1

She assertively said, "Anyway, just take what I’ve given you and don’t bother with anything else."

Fearing that Cheng Bingbing and Huo Qilin would continue to ask questions.

Xia Qingtian immediately picked up the menu, changing the subject, "I’ve secured an investment today, so dinner is on me tonight. Order whatever you want."

As she spoke, she handed the menu to Cheng Bingbing and Huo Qilin.

Cheng Bingbing and Huo Qilin understood her intentions.

Seeing that she was unwilling to go into detail, they did not push her and accepted the menu to browse as she suggested.

Signing a contract and securing investments was indeed a cause for celebration, so they did not let the mood dampen and ordered a few expensive dishes.

Considering that Cheng Bingbing was pregnant, they did not drink alcohol and substituted it with tea.

Having resolved a significant issue, everyone was in high spirits.

The dinner ended on a happy note.

By the time they finished their meal, it was already late. They had planned to return home after leaving the restaurant, but suddenly...

A group of people rushed over and surrounded Xia Qingtian.

The group included men and women, old and young, all of them questioning angrily, "You’re Xia Qingtian, aren’t you?"

Upon seeing this, Huo Qilin instinctively moved to guard Xia Qingtian, even though he wasn’t sure what was going on.

"Who are you?" he asked sternly, his face full of alertness.

Shielded behind Huo Qilin, Xia Qingtian scrutinized every face in the group and found them all unfamiliar. She didn’t recognize a single one.

She had no idea why they were looking for her or why they surrounded her so menacingly.

An elderly woman was leading the group.

The elderly woman, leaning on her cane, said to Huo Qilin, "Young man, we’re here for Xia Qingtian. This matter doesn’t concern you. You’d best mind your own business."

Then she fixed her gaze on Xia Qingtian. "Don’t even think about hiding. I’ve seen your photo. I know you’re that vixen Xia Qingtian."

Xia Qingtian found the whole situation utterly bewildering.

She had been busy with company affairs and had hardly provoked anyone. She didn’t understand why she became a ’vixen’ in the old lady’s mouth.

What did she do to deserve this unfair blame as a ’vixen’?

"I don’t understand what you mean," Xia Qingtian responded, dumbfounded, "and I’ve never met any of you before."

Seeing her denial, the old woman grew furious and started banging her cane on the floor. "My son is Zhu Wei. Do you know him now?" she asked angrily.

Honestly, just hearing Zhu Wei’s name left Xia Qingtian feeling ill.

Zhu Wei had caused her considerable harm, and she was entirely a victim. She didn’t understand what Zhu Wei’s family wanted with her.

Nor did she understand why Zhu Wei’s family would call her a vixen.

Though perplexed, Xia Qingtian nodded. "I know him, but we’re not close!"

Asia Qingtian was somewhat softened, seeing the elderly woman reminded her of Elder Bo, and she cut her some slack.

She didn’t mention the resentful deeds that Zhu Wei had planned to take over her company when his attempted sexual harassment backfired.

"You still dare to deny it..." said the old woman furiously, "I’ve already contacted my son. He has lost billions in inheritance because of you, he instructed me to find you!"

This statement sounded completely absurd to Xia Qingtian.

If she could cause Zhu Wei to lose billions in inheritance, she would not have been forced to almost lose her company earlier.

Whatever Zhu Wei had said was pure nonsense.

"This has nothing to do with me..." Xia Qingtian rolled her eyes, "You’ve got the wrong person!"

She no longer wished to be involved with anyone or anything connected to the Zhu family. Tapping Huo Qilin’s shoulder, she suggested, "Don’t get entangled with them. Let’s go."

"Alright." Huo Qilin nodded and attempted to escort her away.

However, having successfully cornered her and concerning billions in inheritance, how could the old woman and the Zhu family simply let her go?

"You vixen, my son lost billions because of you. You must take responsibility." The old woman immediately blocked their way and started making a fuss. "Unless you return the billions and the company to my son, don’t think you can leave."

Xia Qingtian was nearly speechless.

She emphasized, "I told you, this has nothing to do with me!"

But who could wake a person feigning sleep?

Now, the old woman firmly believed that it was Xia Qingtian who cost the Zhu family their billions, and there was no way she would let her go easily.

"You’re still trying to evade responsibility. Return the money and the company to us!" the old woman demanded angrily.

Others in the group, all from Zhu’s family, also began to step forward toward Xia Qingtian and Huo Qilin, muttering incessantly.

"Pay back! Pay us back right away!"

"You must take responsibility!"

Xia Qingtian was nearly deafened by their clamor.

But they outnumbered them, and it was only her, Huo Qilin, and Cheng Bingbing, who was pregnant. If anything physical was to transpire, she and Huo Qilin could probably endure it.

At most, they might sustain minor external injuries, not a big deal.

But it was different for Cheng Bingbing. If she was injured, it might hurt the child in her womb, possibly leading to a miscarriage in severe cases.

Xia Qingtian knew well how much Cheng Bingbing treasured the baby. If anything happened to the baby, she might not be able to handle the shock.

"Calm down, everyone. If you continue to cause a scene, I will need to contact the police!" Xia Qingtian threatened sternly.

The others looked apprehensive after hearing this.

But the old woman didn’t fear anything and shouted loudly, "Call the police if you want, do you really think I’m scared? I came here today to seek justice for my son and me."

"You ruined our family, and you have to bear the responsibility. Return the money to us, even if the police were to come, they would be here to arrest a wicked woman like you."

Xia Qingtian, unwilling to argue further, took out her phone to dial 110.

Just before she could dial the number, suddenly...

The restaurant’s security guards appeared and extricated her and Huo Qilin from the crowd.

Xia Qingtian noticed that only she and Huo Qilin had been escorted out. Cheng Bingbing was out of sight, and she assumed that she was still surrounded by the crowd. She became frantic.

Right immediately, she didn’t care that the Zhu family’s contention was with her; she wanted to go back to find Cheng Bingbing.

Seeing this, Huo Qilin quickly grabbed her arm and frowned, "Qingtian, the security finally rescued you, why are you insisting on going back there?"

Overwhelmed with worry, Xia Qingtian said, "Bingbing... I didn’t see Bingbing, she’s still in the crowd."