Su Ding held her hand steadily, looking at her coldly, and reprimanded her with a clear and cold voice, "Jin Miaomiao, you're still so stupid!"
"What did you say!"
Jin Miaomiao was very sensitive now. Hearing this, she immediately thought Su Ding was mocking her for being unclean. Tears streamed down her face, and she lunged at Su Ding like a madwoman!
"If it weren't for you, I would have become like this! Su Ding, I'm going to kill you! Kill you!"
Su Ding couldn't hold her hand for a moment and was pushed hard by Jin Miaomiao.
Jin Ye quickly supported Su Ding and stood in front of her. "Miaomiao, stop making a scene."
"You, you're going too far!"
Jin Miaomiao's tears poured out, and she shouted hoarsely, her hands desperately reaching for Su Ding in the distance.
Blocked by Jin Ye, she couldn't touch Su Ding at all, which made her even more resentful.
"Su Ding ruined me, she ruined me. Why is she still daring to come back? Grandpa, Jin Ye, are you trying to force me to my death!"
Seeing his granddaughter like this, and his grandson defending Su Ding with all his might, Old Master Jin sighed heavily.
"Someone, lock Su Ding up in the attic of the South Courtyard!"
He spoke with authority, and soon several bodyguards appeared and grabbed Su Ding's hands.
Su Ding frowned, looking from side to side. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Jin Ye give her a look, signaling her to be patient for a moment.
Jin Miaomiao, however, did not stop. She struggled frantically...
"What's the use of locking her up? I've been harmed like this! I want her dead, I want her dead, sob sob..."
Jin Ye still blocked her and said to the bodyguards, "Hurry up!"
Soon, the bodyguards escorted Su Ding away from the living room of the main courtyard. Jin Miaomiao cried hysterically, "Grandpa, Miaomiao is so miserable."
Old Master Jin gently patted her shoulder. "Don't worry, Grandpa will definitely get justice for you."
"But she's clearly the one who harmed me, and my cousin is protecting her," Jin Miaomiao cried unwillingly.
Jin Ye, however, said coldly, "Whether Su Ding is the culprit needs time to be verified. I hope you can see clearly who is around you, whether they are human or ghost."
"What did you say?" Jin Miaomiao asked, her face streaked with tears.
"Think carefully about who would want to see all of this happen."
Jin Ye stared into Jin Miaomiao's eyes. "If Su Ding truly wanted to harm you, why would she choose to set a trap for you in the Jin family, when everyone knew she had appeared? You think too little of Su Ding's intelligence."
"She..." Jin Miaomiao still found it hard to believe it wasn't Su Ding.
Her lips trembled, and her eyes welled up with tears. "No, I saw with my own eyes that she helped me in. It was her..."
Jin Ye frowned and continued to ask, "Was it really her? Think carefully."
This question made Jin Miaomiao fall into confusion.
Anyone else would not choose to harm a daughter of the Jin family within the Jin family, unless they had a death wish.
Moreover, her feud with Su Ding had not reached such a point.
If Su Ding harmed her, she would not gain anything; instead, she would incur the wrath of the Jin family. And the Jin family had extensive influence in the Southern Territory, so she would not be able to escape. There was really no need for her to do so.
But if it wasn't her, then who was it?
Clearly, that person was Su Ding, so who could it be?
"Miaomiao, do you want to find the real culprit, or do you want to get rid of Su Ding? Think clearly." Jin Ye looked at Jin Miaomiao deeply.
Jin Miaomiao immediately retorted, "I want to catch the real culprit!"
Having been ruined like this, she was determined to grind the real culprit to dust and make them suffer the same pain!
Even Su Ding could not be allowed to take the blame for the real culprit!
"Alright, then cousin promises you, I will investigate this matter thoroughly. Until then, Su Ding will not leave, and you must not harm her."
Jin Ye said in a deep voice, "If you harm her, you will be letting the real culprit off the hook."
"Yes, Miaomiao, Grandpa agrees that she should be convicted only after concrete evidence is found," Old Master Jin added at the right time.
He paused, his voice carrying a hint of coldness. "Grandpa also guarantees that if Su Ding dares to bully my granddaughter like this, Grandpa will never let her off!"
He paused again, his voice growing colder. "At that time, whatever you want to do to her, Grandpa will permit."
This statement sent a shock through both Jin Miaomiao and Jin Ye.
This meant that if Su Ding was the culprit, even if Jin Miaomiao wanted to kill her with her own hands, Old Master Jin would ensure Jin Miaomiao's safety.
The Jin family had too many ways to make someone disappear from the world.
"Good!"
Jin Miaomiao finally agreed, "If it's Su Ding, I want her dead!"
Jin Ye narrowed his eyes, clenched his fists, and his voice sank to an extreme. "I understand."
Over there, Su Ding was led back to the original small attic by the bodyguards. The things inside had not been tidied up and were still in the state they were when she left.
She went to the bathroom, took a shower, and changed into clean clothes.
For a while, she didn't know what to do, so she turned on the television and played whatever was on.
Before long, a nanny came to deliver food. "Miss Su, this is a snack arranged by Young Master Jin Ye for you. Please have something to eat first."
"Where is he?" Su Ding asked softly.
"Young Master Jin Ye had something to attend to and went out. He asked you to rest here, and he will handle the matter."
Su Ding nodded. Thinking of Jin Ye, she felt a sense of security.
Although her situation in the Jin family was difficult now, and everyone treated her as the culprit who harmed Jin Miaomiao, as long as Jin Ye protected her, no one in the family would dare to touch her lightly.
This peace of mind was indeed there.
She could roughly guess what Jin Ye was going to do. The priority was to investigate Tang Yiyi and the events of the party that day.
"Where is Xiao Xi? Has he returned?"
"Young Master hasn't returned yet," the nanny replied. "Miss Su, do you need anything else?"
Su Ding shook her head. "No."
She saw the nanny out, returned to her room, watched television while eating, and an hour passed unconsciously.
Just as she was about to go back to bed for a nap, there was a knock on the door.
"Mom! Mom!"
"Auntie~ Auntie~"
The voices of the two little ones chased away her drowsiness.
Su Ding hurried downstairs. The moment she opened the door, she was engulfed in a hug by the two little ones.