Gu Wenze had seen what Qiao Hua was capable of. Almost everything she said proved accurate.
You Xiaonian narrowed his eyes, his gaze moving between Gu Wenze and Qiao Hua.
If Qiao Hua alone had said something like this, You Xiaonian would not have believed her, but Gu Wenze would never joke about something like this.
And with even Gu Wenze saying so, and Qiao Hua looking worried and tense rather than as though she were lying, You Xiaonian hesitated for a moment before finally taking out his phone and calling the nanny.
The call connected quickly, and the nanny's voice came through. "Mr. You?"
You Xiaonian asked in a low voice, "Where's Shen Zhen?"
"Miss Shen?" the nanny said. "She went to take a bath after dinner. I imagine she's resting by now."
You Xiaonian wore an expression that said he had known it all along and gave Qiao Hua a mocking look.
All that talk about Shen Zhen being in trouble was just a scare tactic.
But when Qiao Hua heard the nanny say Shen Zhen had gone to the bathroom, it felt as though her heart had been squeezed tight. Forgetting that this was You Xiaonian's phone, she asked the nanny on the other end, "Did Shen Zhen break a plate today?"
The nanny froze. "You Xiaonian, who is this?"
The nanny instinctively assumed the unfamiliar female voice belonged to You Xiaonian's latest lover. After all, he had done this plenty of times before.
You Xiaonian's face darkened. "Answer her question. Did Shen Zhen break anything today?"
The nanny said hesitantly, "Miss Shen did break a plate today, but we've already cleaned it up."
She had taken dinner upstairs to Shen Zhen that evening as usual, but Shen Zhen's grip had slipped as she took the tray,