Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall stared with wide, shocked eyes, their hearts filled with different emotions – some joyous, some worried.
"You... you..." Qin Xiuzhi, furious, pointed a trembling finger at him, but words failed him.
Jiang Jie, standing beside him, quickly handed him water from the table.
After several large gulps, his emotions finally stabilized.
"That's wonderful, Si Ye, Xi Xi, you've finally opened your hearts to each other, broken through all obstacles, and are together. Grandma supports you and is genuinely happy for you," Xu Zhilan said with a relieved smile.
Just then, Su Chengyu's deep, resonant voice echoed through the hall, "Grandma, if you knew Shen Xi was deceiving you all along, perhaps you wouldn't say that."
At these words, everyone in the hall turned their gazes towards him.
"Chengyu, what do you mean by that? Do you know Shen Xi? Are you very familiar with her?" Xu Zhilan's heart skipped a beat as she frowned at him.
Qin Xuelan and Su Yixin exchanged a look, wondering what Su Chengyu was up to. He had asked them to summon everyone from the Qin family that morning, stating he had important matters to announce. Could it be to expose Shen Xi? Did he really know this Shen Xi? Wasn't she an internationally renowned doctor who had only returned from abroad a few months ago?
Shen Xi, at this moment, looked at him with trepidation, unsure of how much he knew about her secrets and what he was about to say.
"Grandma, you guessed correctly. She's not Shen Xi at all; she's the Yin Xi from five years ago. You've all been fooled by her," Su Chengyu met her gaze deeply, then looked around the room with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes.
"Su Chengyu, shut up!" Qin Si Ye's voice was sharp as he immediately released Shen Xi's hand and stepped forward.
Su Chengyu didn't back down but met his gaze. "Cousin, am I wrong? If I'm not mistaken, you've known her true identity for a long time and colluded with her to deceive everyone, haven't you?"
At this, except for Qin Xiuyu, everyone else found it hard to believe that Shen Xi wasn't Yin Xi's cousin, but Yin Xi herself. Qin Xiuzhi was the most shocked, unaware of even the cousin relationship.
"This is impossible. Her appearance is very different from Yin Xi's," Xu Zhilan saw clearly at this moment. "Xi Xi, you... who are you?"
"Grandma, I..." Shen Xi was so stunned she didn't know how to answer. She never expected Su Chengyu to expose her true identity in front of everyone. But how did he find out?
"Su Chengyu, don't talk nonsense. You are not welcome here, leave immediately!" Qin Si Ye, knowing Shen Xi didn't want to reveal her true appearance yet, tried to stop Su Chengyu, giving Steward Liu a look. "Steward Liu, escort him out."
"Yes, sir." As Steward Liu was about to step forward, Xu Zhilan stopped him. "Wait, let him speak."
"Whether I'm talking nonsense, I think you, Cousin, know best," Su Chengyu chuckled lightly and turned his gaze to Shen Xi. "We took a plane to Country B together not long ago. You were wearing a mask that you'd put on and take off intermittently, making it difficult for the people I sent to protect you to distinguish your real self."
Hearing his words, Qin Si Ye felt a pang in his heart and looked at Shen Xi with a dazed, sorrowful expression. Shen Xi's heart trembled as she hurriedly averted her gaze, not daring to meet his.
She glared fiercely at the man opposite her. "Su Chengyu, don't make things up. When did I ever ask you to protect me?"
Suddenly, she seemed to recall something, her pupils contracting sharply. "Su Chengyu, I understand now. You were tracking me in Country B the whole time, weren't you? You were the one who sent people to kidnap me twice?"
Although their first encounter was a coincidence, Su Chengyu didn't deny it. Instead, he smiled dismissively and said, "How can that be called kidnapping? I simply wanted to invite you to my place for a chat. On the plane, I angered you, and I wanted to apologize in person." His words were rather suggestive, leading others to easily infer that the two were more than casually acquainted.