Master Yu abruptly rose from his chair, his tiny eyes filled with surprise as he asked in a deep voice:
"What did you do?"
Yunxi tossed the shattered bell at Xiao Ruixiang. He instinctively dodged backward, clearly knowing it was no good thing.
Having seen everything, Xia Mengmeng's eyes brimmed with disappointment and fury. She asked coldly:
"Xiao Ruixiang, why did you do this to me? You knew that bell was no good, so why did you still have Master Yu give it to me?"
Xiao Ruixiang frowned and argued:
"You said you kept blacking out for no reason, so I came to Master Yu for help. You were clearly fine after wearing the bell before. Why are you suspecting me again now?"
"Pah! Are you pretending you didn't hear those screams just now?"
"I didn't hear anything."
Xiao Ruixiang was determined to deny it to the bitter end.
For the first time, Xia Mengmeng realized Xiao Ruixiang's face could be so ugly. She turned to Yunxi and said:
"Master, you promised to help me get to the bottom of it."
Yunxi had been studying Master Yu. At those words, she turned her head, her gaze meeting Xiao Ruixiang's guilty eyes. The next instant, his eyes became somewhat blank, and only then did she say:
"Ask him now."
Xia Mengmeng trusted Yunxi deeply and immediately shouted:
"Xiao Ruixiang, tell me why you did this to me. Don't even think about lying to me!"
Xiao Ruixiang replied dully:
"I wanted you to obey my every command. Everything you had should belong to me. Once you completely became my puppet, I could transfer all the assets under your name to mine. Once something happened to you, I would be free."
Xia Mengmeng had never expected that he not only wanted her money,