Mama's Princess Is Daddy's Beloved

On the other side, it didn't take too late for the news to reach the ears of Zhen Qinrou. She was well informed about how the small group was put into extinction just overnight. But that was not what she dreaded about. When she had hired that small group, she knew that as soon as Li Xue would be put to an end, the men who attacked her would not be left alive.

But she never expected that not only would Li Xue not die but also things would become very unpredictable. Feng Shufen was oddly silent which was not how she had imagined things. Shouldn't he be already wreaking havoc in the city to find who was behind it?

Yes, that was his nature. He never liked to play in hiding. He was ruthless enough to come and slash one's neck while staring into his eyes. Keeping the punishment for later was just not in his behavior.

"Did he already find out?"Zhen Qinrou freaked as she walked back and forth in her room. Then shaking her head, she added, "No, no, that must not be the case. If it had been, shouldn't I have known better?"

"But what if …"

"Madam!"

Zhen Qinrou was panicking on her own when suddenly a voice at the door irritated her. Turning to look, she yelled with a snap, "What is it?"

The maid flinched and her head at once bowed to look down. Stuttering in her tone, she quickly said, "I-I am sorry, Madam. I didn't want to disturb you. It's just that Old Master has been asking about you. What should I tell him? Will you be going to the dining hall for lunch?"

Zhen Qinrou was immediately at a loss. She never wanted to let anyone see the fear in her expression but in her irritation, she wasn't able to control her composure. Massaging her forehead, she shook her head. "No, I won't be having lunch today. I have a headache. If your Old Master asks about me, tell him that I would be having rest for the day."

She said and nodding to her words quickly, the maid left. Once she was gone, Zhen Qinrou rushed to get her phone. Unlocking it, she quickly dialed a number, only to wait for it to get received on the other side.

The moment the call was received, with extreme desperation laced in her voice, Zhen Qinrou said, "Xiaotong, we would be dead soon. The group that we had got for assassinating Li Xue was caught and every member of the gang was put on their deathbed. I am sure that it's no other but Shufen's doing. And if he is involved, I am sure he will reach us soon. I don't know what we should do now?"

She rambled out but even after saying all that, the other side of the call seemed all normal. As if all the fears and concern were on the account of Zhen Qinrou and not the other person involved in the crime.

Zhen Qinrou was baffled for a moment. But then getting irritated at the lack of response, she called out to check if the person on the other end of the call was even hearing her.

"Xiaotong! Xiaotong! Are you there? Can you hear me?"

"Yes, Aunt Feng, I can hear you," Zhang Xiaotong replied with a tone of ease that left the other woman in bewilderment.

Frowning, she asked, "If you can hear me, why are you still so at ease? Do you not fear how the situation has turned out?" She had believed that more than anyone, Zhang Xiaotong might be crumbling in fear. But her nonchalance at the moment only left her dumbfounded.

"Aunt Feng, I am not able to understand you. What do you mean? What does all this have to do with me? Not like I was the one who hired the gang to assassinate Li Xue. Even if Brother FenFen knows it, why should I panic? Not like I am involved in such conspiracies."

Zhang Xiaotong said and hearing her say that Zhen Qinrou felt all dumbfounded. She couldn't believe her ears, "Xiaotong, what do you mean? You and I were equally into this. Although I was the one to get the people, you were the one to plan it. You have come to ask for my help and I have just helped you in getting the men to do the job. Now, you can't put all the blame on me."

She said and from the other side of the call, Zhang Xiaotong just chuckled out in a mocking tone. "Are you sure that I can't do that, Aunt Feng?"

"Xiaotong, this isn't a joke?"  Zhen Qinrou lost the last edge of patience. The more she heard the girl, the more infuriated she felt.

But Zhang Xiaotong on the side was truly relaxed. "Why do you think that this could be a joke, Aunt Feng?" She asked and the woman on the other side of the call felt her blood boiling again but before she could once again snap out at her, Xiaotong continued on her own to say, "Okay let me explain how things are. You hired the men to assassinate Li Xue. It was you who gave them one million dollars to do the job. The money was transferred by you to their account. Even though I was the source, I brought you the whole amount in cash, and believe me those currency notes could never be traced to reach me."

"So, with all these things planned with just you in the focus, Aunt Feng, do you think right now there is anything that could prove my involvement in it?" She said, and Zhen Qinrou felt the rug down her feet getting snatched away.

"Xiaotong, you played me? Did you make me a scapegoat? Do you think you can escape just like that and I would allow you?"

Zhang Xiaotong chuckled once again. "If not, what else do you have in your plans? Are you going to unveil me with your words? If yes, Aunt Feng, do you think anyone would believe you?"

She said and Zhen Qinrou knew that the girl was not wrong to say that. After all the proof against her, there would be no one to believe her words. Not even Feng Yu Hao. Now, what would she do? There was no way for her to escape now.