Hu Xiaotian's mind was shrouded in fog. Even though he had recognized Qin Yutong, he still could not be sure whether she meant him harm, or whether the situation before him was a plot she and Ren Tianqing had hatched together. He could hardly be blamed for being overly suspicious. After all, Ren Tianqing was Qin Yutong's master, and the mysterious woman had just demonstrated her ability to assume countless guises.
The woman in the silver mask giggled. "Didn't I tell you? How could your master bear to hurt you?"
"Qin Yutong, what exactly is going on?" Hu Xiaotian asked. Perhaps Qin Yutong alone understood everything that had happened. He also had another intention: he hoped to judge her involvement by watching the changes in her expression.
Qin Yutong seemed not to have heard his question at all. She did not even spare him a glance, keeping her eyes fixed on the woman in the silver mask. "If I'm not mistaken, you're the Master of Mei Manor!"
The woman in the silver mask faltered slightly. Her sinister eyes locked onto Qin Yutong. "What does who I am have to do with you?"
Hu Xiaotian inwardly admired Qin Yutong's cleverness. She must have understood their present situation. Even if she offered an explanation now, he might not believe her, so she simply ignored his question and exposed the woman's identity instead, indirectly proving her own innocence.
The title Master of Mei Manor sounded familiar to Hu Xiaotian. Thinking back carefully, he recalled seeing the name in the account book Ji Feihua had given him. It recorded that the Master of Mei Manor was Zhou Ruiyuan's intimate companion, and that his wife's death appeared to have been connected to her. If Ren Tianqing's earlier words were true, Qin Yutong was actually Zhou