Chapter 6: Love-Brain, Even Zombies Despise It

Zhou Yinhe suppressed the urge to step forward and embrace Wen Ling, only asking indifferently, "What is going on? The party is about to start."

He looked at the suit draped over Wen Ling's shoulders, then saw that the man standing very close to her was left with only a shirt. His gaze turned as cold and sharp as an ice blade, making the man tremble in fear.

Seeing him, Ruan Miaomiao ran up to Zhou Yinhe and said urgently, "Senior Yinhe, my cousin is slandering me, saying I pushed her, but I really didn't! I have no reason to do such a thing."

Wen Ling gave Zhou Yinhe a sorrowful look, lowered her eyes, pursed her lips, and wrapped the suit tighter around her body. Seeing this, the onlookers began to harbor doubts once again.

Jiang Jibai turned his head to look at Zhou Yinhe. Seeing that Zhou Yinhe's jaw was tight and his hands were clenched into fists, he knew that Zhou Yinhe was feeling heartache for Wen Ling. He sighed, walked up to Wen Ling, knelt down, and said calmly, "Whether you fell on your own or were pushed by someone else, go change your clothes first. It won't be good if you catch a cold."

Wen Ling tilted her head, looked at the expressionless Zhou Yinhe, and nodded while biting her lip.

She stood up with difficulty, even stumbling and nearly falling. Out of the corner of her eye, Wen Ling saw Zhou Yinhe take a step forward, but seeing Jiang Jibai quickly reach out to steady her, he stopped in his tracks.

After stabilizing herself, Wen Ling pushed Jiang Jibai's hand away and walked slowly toward Zhou Yinhe, narrating in a moderate voice, "You know, I once fell into the lake in the compound and almost drowned. Ever since then, I haven't even dared to take a bath."

Zhou Yinhe's jaw moved, but he said nothing.

Wen Ling averted her gaze and brushed past Zhou Yinhe.

She didn't have to explain; after all, she was the one who fell into the lake. But she was afraid that Zhou Yinhe would be manipulated by the original book's plot and believe Ruan Miaomiao's words.

She could not care about what the people around her said or did, but if Zhou Yinhe doubted her, she might break down.

After Wen Ling left, Ruan Miaomiao was still trying to explain herself to Zhou Yinhe. Zhou Yinhe's brow was furrowed deeply as he looked down at Ruan Miaomiao and said coldly, "Are you suggesting that Wen Ling would throw away her own life just to frame you?"

Hearing this, Ruan Miaomiao shook her head frantically and explained, "It really wasn't me who pushed her, she fell in by herself. Senior Yinhe, please believe me."

Zhou Yinhe looked at Ruan Miaomiao with cold eyes, and the hostility radiating from his entire body caused the onlookers to keep their distance.

Ji Wanruo and Li Wanzhen ran over, followed by uninformed bystanders who had heard the news.

The two of them had heard someone in the auditorium say that someone had fallen into the lake and seemed to have been pushed. Subconsciously assuming that Ruan Miaomiao had been pushed by Wen Ling, they rushed over in a hurry.

But given the current situation...

Ruan Miaomiao was explaining herself to Zhou Yinhe, while Wen Ling was nowhere to be seen.

The two had no choice but to step forward and ask Ruan Miaomiao.

"What happened, Miaomiao? What's going on?"

Upon seeing the two, Ruan Miaomiao directly grabbed their hands and pushed them forward, saying, "Senior Yinhe, these two used to be Wen Ling's best friends. You can ask them; they know Wen Ling's true nature best. She really jumped in on purpose to frame me!"

The two exchanged a glance and quickly reacted, saying, "Wen Ling has always been arrogant and domineering, using any means necessary to achieve her goals. Since she wants to frame Miaomiao, she would even risk her life to do it."

Zhou Yinhe suddenly laughed, looking at the three of them as if he were watching some kind of joke.

Others might not know, but how could he not know? To what extent was Wen Ling afraid of water? It was to the point where she didn't even dare to take a bath, and even needed him to stay by her side when she took a shower. To frame Ruan Miaomiao, who was inferior to her in every way, she would actually throw away her life?

Although Wen Ling had abandoned him and made him hate her tooth and nail, he had never believed those baseless, senseless rumors.

Zhou Yinhe couldn't be bothered to deal with the three of them anymore. He cast a faint glance at the man who had draped the suit over Wen Ling and turned to leave.

Jiang Jibai curled his lips into an uncontrollable smile and followed him. Qi Zhan, who never had any complicated thoughts and couldn't read others, scratched his head in confusion. Seeing the two walk away, he hurriedly chased after them.

There were only three of them on the path. Qi Zhan asked curiously, "How come I didn't understand? What's the situation?"

Jiang Jibai raised an eyebrow and gestured with his chin toward Zhou Yinhe, who was walking ahead radiating an aura of gloom and dissatisfaction, teasingly, "Because of Little Five, of course. It's the trouble caused by jealousy."

Zhou Yinhe's brow was tightly knit as he turned back to look at him.

Jiang Jibai walked closer to him, the corners of his mouth upturned, and said casually, "Are you so certain that Ruan Miaomiao pushed Wen Ling?"

"What do you mean by that?" Zhou Yinhe said sternly.

"Women, you know, can do anything when it comes to jealousy. The incident of Wen Ling falling into the water is suspicious in itself. No matter how stupid Ruan Miaomiao is, she would know not to act in public. Yet, Wen Ling happened to fall into the water right in public. Don't you think that's quite a coincidence?"

Looking at Zhou Yinhe's increasingly dark expression, Jiang Jibai continued with a smile, "Do you think Wen Ling is a soft target? If she were, she wouldn't have taken over the Wen family and then handed the family business over to her adopted brother, coming to China all by herself."

Zhou Yinhe's eyelid twitched. He narrowed his eyes and said in an unfriendly tone, "You can't have a prejudice against her just because she dumped me. Only I know how afraid of water she is. She would never risk her life to frame someone." He turned to continue walking, his tone even more firm, "Don't look at her through colored glasses!"

Jiang Jibai held back his laughter. Qi Zhan finally understood the situation and looked at his good brother's huffing, angry back with a frown, asking as if he already knew the answer, "Is he...?"

Jiang Jibai: "Yeah, a love-brain. Even a zombie would find him too much."

"..." Qi Zhan agreed, "Yeah, you're right."

When Wen Ling returned to the car, she took the clothes she had prepared in advance and changed. Only after she had changed did the driver, Old Liu, get into the car and ask her, "Miss, are we going back?"

Wen Ling had originally intended to return to attend the party, but after thinking about it, she decided against it. She had just suppressed her fear to jump into the water, and her heart was still thumping wildly.

"Let's go home."

Seeing her pale face and wet hair, Old Liu was terrified she would catch a cold. He slammed on the brakes and, while waiting at a red light, sent a message to the family doctor, telling him to wait at the entrance of the Miss's villa.

As soon as Wen Ling got out of the car, the family doctor, Qiao Hongyun, ran over. She first used a thermometer to check her forehead and then went to take her pulse.

Wen Ling withdrew her hand speechlessly, looking at the doctor auntie who had taken care of her since childhood.

"Auntie, what are you doing?"

Qiao Hongyun said urgently, "Are you feeling unwell? Are you dizzy? That lake water is so dirty, did you swallow any? Let Auntie check you, quick."

Wen Ling said helplessly, "Auntie, I'm really fine."

"No, I won't be at ease until I check. Your grandfather repeatedly instructed me to send him your health check reports every week. If you get sick, your grandfather will definitely blame us for not taking good care of you."

Wen Ling: "..."

(End of Chapter)