Feng Yilian said indignantly, "Just now, when I returned to my room, I saw this person sneakily searching for something in my room."
Director Feng looked at Shen Qingqing with strange eyes, "Mrs. Fu, what were you doing in my daughter's room?"
"I went to the wrong room."
Shen Qingqing remained composed, "I intended to return to my room, but my phone buzzed with a message, and I was looking at it, so I accidentally went to the wrong one."
She took out her phone, showing a message from Fu Jingshu.
"This was sent an hour ago, who are you trying to fool?!" Feng Yilian spotted the flaw quickly upon seeing the time.
Shen Qingqing, however, replied, "Because my phone was on silent, I didn't see it when I was outside. I only noticed it when I returned. Didn't you see I haven't replied?"
"Didn't you two have a fight?"
Director Feng suddenly asked.
Shen Qingqing put her phone away and scoffed, "I just came back to see. If he doesn't apologize to me, I'm not coming back."
A fight?
Feng Yilian almost fell for it. They had a fight, did that mean she had a chance?
If before, she was coveting Fu Jingshu's looks and the gentle care he showed Shen Qingqing, such a cold man treating only one person differently...
It was truly alluring.
But now, he had become her obsession, someone she had to have.
"Daddy, we have to search her! She must have stolen something!"
Feng Yilian's gaze towards Shen Qingqing was filled with malice.
Shen Qingqing said calmly, "I didn't steal anything. You saw me in your room, but you didn't see me steal anything. If you accuse me of stealing, show me proof. What did you lose?"
Feng Yilian sneered, "A necklace."
Shen Qingqing's eyes narrowed sharply.
Director Feng pondered for a moment and said, "Since things have been made so clear, Mrs. Fu, to prove your innocence, you should allow us to search you."
"A public search!"
Feng Yilian exclaimed loudly.
Everyone instinctively looked at Shen Qingqing. Whether she had stolen anything or not, a public search would be a great insult to her.
Would she agree?
Shen Qingqing's face was icy, "I do not agree."
Upon hearing this, people were not surprised; rather, they felt it was as expected.
Feng Yilian sneered, "Feeling guilty, aren't you? Otherwise, why wouldn't you let us search you?!"
Shen Qingqing glanced at her, her expression peculiar, as if looking at a patient, "If I were to accuse you of stealing without reason, would you be willing to be searched?"
Feng Yilian faltered.
Of course, she wouldn't.
"Since you don't admit it, then we'll lock you up until my necklace is found."
As long as she couldn't see Fu Jingshu, she would have a chance to talk to him, even date him. She believed no man would refuse a beauty who came to his doorstep.
His previous rejections must have been because of Shen Qingqing.
Shen Qingqing still refused, "No. Firstly, you have no proof that it was me. Even if it were, what right do you have to imprison me? If there's to be punishment, that's for the police."
Feng Yilian thought her naive and couldn't help but laugh, "Just because, here, our Feng family has the final say."
She beckoned a few servants over, intending to forcibly detain Shen Qingqing.
She took a step back, her face turning cold, "Director Feng, are you just going to let Miss Feng run wild like this?"
Only Feng Yilian was being so righteous. Anyone with a bit of sense would know that without evidence and without finding the necklace, trying to detain her was tantamount to openly challenging the Fu family.
Director Feng's mind raced with various thoughts. He put on a show of helplessness, "My daughter has a fiery temper. Since she's said it, she must see it through. Why don't you just go along with her wishes for now? Otherwise, if this matter escalates, it will affect you too."
Feng Yilian became even more triumphant, "Go and lock her up."
Shen Qingqing cast a cold glance at the two servants. They were inexplicably intimidated and dared not step forward, instinctively looking at Feng Yilian.
*Miss, this person is a bit fierce...*
Shen Qingqing gave Feng Yilian a meaningful look, wanting to see the cause and effect of this play she had arranged today.
"A search is acceptable, but there's a condition."
Feng Yilian was very surprised, not expecting her to agree, "What condition?"
Shen Qingqing's eyes, clear as frost, stared at her, "I can let you search, but not in front of everyone. And if nothing is found after the search, Feng Yilian, you will apologize to me in public."
"No way!"
Feng Yilian naturally objected. Whether it succeeded or not, apologizing to her was out of the question.
She could never forget the humiliation of having to apologize to Shen Qingqing.
Shen Qingqing raised an eyebrow, "Fine, then call the police. I'll stand here. If the police say I stole something, then there's some credibility to it. But based on your word alone, who do you think will believe you?"
Feng Yilian gritted her teeth, "Fine, I agree!"
In any case, she was absolutely not going to let her off the hook!
She personally selected two of the most senior and well-behaved servants present and followed Shen Qingqing upstairs for the search.
Upon reaching the bedroom, Shen Qingqing looked at the two servants. They kept their eyes down, their gazes focused on their noses, not looking at her at all.
"Come on."
She spread her arms, not afraid of being searched.
The servants exchanged glances and stepped forward to search. It was autumn, and she was wearing a white shirt inside and a black trench coat outside, making the search easy.
Soon, the servants withdrew their hands.
Shen Qingqing placed one hand into her trench coat pocket, "You know what to say, right?"
The two nodded.
The three walked downstairs, one after the other. In the living room, Director Feng immediately stepped forward and asked, "How was it?"
Feng Yilian was full of confidence, "She must have found something! I saw with my own eyes her acting suspiciously in my room. She was hesitant about being searched at first, which is proof of her guilt!"
Shen Qingqing ignored her and looked only at the two servants.
Then, one of them took out a necklace from her pocket. The necklace was inlaid with sparkling diamonds and looked extremely beautiful. She lowered her head, her voice soft.
"This was found on Mrs. Fu."
Feng Yilian's lips curved slightly, then she said angrily, "See, I told you she stole something!"
The others were also extremely surprised.
Director Feng looked at Shen Qingqing with great disappointment, "Mrs. Fu, how could you do such a thing? If you liked jewelry, you could have asked Mr. Fu to buy it for you. At worst, as a business partner, if you had frankly said you liked it, I could have asked Yilian to give it to you. It's just a necklace..."
Everyone was also surprised that she had actually stolen something, and they all cast looks of disdain.
Feng Yilian said sarcastically, "I knew it. She's not a good person. Daddy, you shouldn't have let her stay here in the first place! Call the police right now, I want to send her to the station!"
As she spoke, she took out her phone, eager to call the police herself.
Shen Qingqing, however, looked at the two servants. They avoided her gaze, not meeting her eyes. "Did you really, really find a necklace on me?"
Perhaps her meaningful tone startled them, and after a moment of silence, they nodded.