Chapter 965: Chapter 965: How Foolish
Xia Fangruo didn’t know why she had to admit it. She didn’t have time to think, she just wanted to leave quickly, but seeing Xia Xin and Master Wu block her path, her face immediately turned unsightly.
Seeing this, Jiangli leaned on the table and continued to ask, "Why did you buy this painting? Did you originally intend to kill Zhou Shutong?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ming, who had been in a daze and hadn’t snapped out of it, suddenly raised his head and looked at Xia Fangruo, his eyes almost pleading, hoping Xia Fangruo would give him the answer he wanted.
Xia Fangruo was still thinking about how to escape, completely unresponsive, when she suddenly heard her own voice.
"I didn’t want to kill Zhou Shutong, I wanted to kill Zhao Xiuyu. Of course, if Zhou Shutong could die together, that would be even better."
Xia Fangruo suddenly covered her own mouth, but it was already too late.
"It really is you!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ming suddenly stood up. His face was as pale as a sheet; it was unclear whether he was too shocked or stood up too quickly. His vision went dark for a moment, and his body staggered, almost falling.
His hand supported on the table to steady himself, he looked at Xia Fangruo, filled with anger and disbelief, "Fangruo, how can you be so ruthless? How can you be this kind of person?"
Xia Fangruo looked at Zhou Ming, continuously shaking her head, terror and confusion in her eyes, completely unaware of what had just happened.
How could she not know, saying such things now would only doom her. She could only rely on Zhou Ming’s pity to continue to stay free.
However, the development of the situation had far exceeded her expectations.
Xia Fangruo was on the verge of tears from anxiety.
Jiangli, seeing this, raised an eyebrow and said, "Right, Xia Fangruo, why did you do it?"
Xia Fangruo covered her mouth, unwilling to speak again.
Weng Jingyun walked over with a stern face, pried Xia Fangruo’s hand away, and her voice uncontrollably spilled out.
"Of course it’s because I want to be Mrs. Zhou! I want to marry into the Zhou family; Zhao Xiuyu and Zhou Shutong are my stumbling blocks, so of course, I have to kick them away!"
With tears on her face, Xia Fangruo’s voice was filled with chilling coldness and madness.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ming gritted his teeth and slapped her.
A loud slap resounded, startling everyone present.
Several people couldn’t help but look at Zhou Ming.
Zhou Ming stared at Xia Fangruo fiercely, his voice filled with overwhelming anger and hatred, "Xia Fangruo, what kind of person are you? Every time in front of me, you act so vulnerable, so incapable, so gentle and thoughtful. Was it all an act?"
Xia Fangruo looked at Zhou Ming, continuously shaking her head, her tears streaming down, but she couldn’t control her mouth from uttering terrifying words, "Of course it was all an act! Zhou Ming, who do you think you are? Old, ugly, and no prospects, if it weren’t for your money, how could I be interested in you?"
Zhou Ming was like he had been struck by lightning, standing there frozen, unable to process what had just happened.
Jiangli chuckled playfully, "So, you didn’t truly love him?"
Xia Fangruo was in a daze, having given up struggling, only to hear her own voice still ranting, "How could I possibly like him? If it weren’t for his money, how could I have any interest in him? How could he be worthy of me?"
Zhou Ming: "..."
Jiangli, not finished playing, said, "So, you didn’t like him at all. You were with him only for his money. Was your relationship with him an accident then?"
Xia Fangruo’s face was stiff, "Of course not, I did it on purpose, I intentionally sent the other colleagues away, brought him into the hotel, it was all intentional, everything afterward was also intentional. I just didn’t expect him to be so naive, to think I’d genuinely like him at his age. Look how foolish these men are!"