"Who's here?" Wu Qiaoyun walked out with a puzzled expression. When she saw the two young men who had arrived, a bad feeling rose in her heart.
That feeling reached its peak when she got a clear look at one of their faces. Shocked, she stumbled back several steps and struck the kitchen doorframe. Had it not been there, she would probably have collapsed to the ground.
Although it had been a long time since they last met, Wu Qiaoyun recognized the shorter young man in the pale blue-green brocade robe at once.
Shen Shixu saw her too. He smiled at her and addressed her just as he always had. "Qiaoyun, it's been a long time!"
Shen Shixu greeted her the same way as before, but Wu Qiaoyun no longer dared to respond with her usual cheerful smile.
She had not forgotten what she had done. She had just framed his older brother, and now that he had come looking for her, he must already know who the dead woman was.
"Are you here to arrest me?" Wu Qiaoyun asked Shen Shixu calmly.
By now, she had resigned herself to her fate. Since Shen Shixu had come, he must already know the truth.
Even if she denied everything to her dying breath, it would be useless. She might as well go quietly with them and preserve a little dignity.
She did feel guilty toward Huiwu, though. Wu Qiaoyun turned to the stunned Huiwu and said apologetically, "I'm sorry. I lied to you. Fen'er didn't kill herself. I accidentally killed her, then framed Shen Zexi—the man my parents were forcing me to marry."
After saying this, Wu Qiaoyun lowered her head, refusing to look at Huiwu. As much as she hated to admit it, she really was a bad person. Although