That was right.

Cheng Xiaoxiao initially felt Xiao Qin had committed suicide by jumping into the lake, but Wan Xia’s actions were making Cheng Xiaoxiao reconsider the incident.

She felt even more certain that someone had made Xiao Qin end up killing herself.

After all, Cheng Xiaoxiao knew full well there was more to Xiao Qin’s death.

She had seen Xiao Qin’s spirit in Wan Xia’s quarters just 30 minutes ago. Even if Xiao Qin was able to leave the compound, she was in no condition to possess anyone considering her state, let alone move around freely.

Moreover, Xiao Qin’s spirit was not whole, so she was delirious.

This was simply outrageous! How could they do this to Xiao Qin?

Cheng Xiaoxiao trembled just thinking about this.

She kept reminding herself not to cry and not to embarrass herself in front of them.

For some reason, this didn’t work and even ended up backfiring on her.

The more Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to suppress her emotions, the more her tears flowed out of her bright contrasting eyes.

Don’t cry!

She could not let herself cry!

How could she be so weak?

This was simply annoying!

Cheng Xiaoxiao hated herself for being weak.

Before Wan Xia pushed the blame onto Xiao Qin, Cheng Xiaoxiao kept telling herself to stay calm and trust her friend.

After Wan Xia accused Xiao Qin, Cheng Xiaoxiao lost it. Complicated emotions surged in her heart like a tsunami and completely crushed the pathetic trust she had for Wan Xia. Cheng Xiaoxiao’s trust in Wan Xia eventually collapsed leaving her a complete idiot.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was simply a fool for being blinded by this beautiful woman’s schemes and falling for her kindness.

She did not know whether she should count herself lucky or pathetic.

If she had not seen Xiao Qin with her own eyes today, she might have believed Wan Xia was a kind woman for the rest of her life. Cheng Xiaoxiao would have taken Wan Xia’s side and even scolded Xiao Qin for her despicable ways when Wan Xia accused Xiao Qin of possessing Chu Yunshen today.

It felt scary thinking things might end up this way for Cheng Xiaoxiao.

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt she had been acting like she had joined a cult recently and kept getting brainwashed.

Cheng Xiaoxiao looked at Xiao Yue as she knelt on the ground and defended Wan Xia. She did not know whether she should continue crying or laugh sadly since it could have been her.

Chu Yunshen and Xiaowu were distracted when they saw how sad the lion cat was.

Cheng Xiaoxiao anxiously turned around and raised her front paws to rub her face and pretended she was cleaning her face. In reality, she was drying her tears.

Cheng Xiaoxiao’s tears trickled down on her broken claws leaving her sniffling and trembling.

Problems always came with company. When things were bad, it felt as though the world was against her.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was overwhelmed with pain and wanted to reach her tongue out to lick her wounds. However, she recalled she was still in cat form, so she hurriedly stopped trying.

Xiaowu stopped thinking something was wrong when the lion cat turned.

After all, he didn’t entirely believe an animal was capable of understanding the situation.

However, Chu Yunshen kept looking to the side, making Wan Xia turn to look as well. Cheng Xiaoxiao could keenly sense two pairs of eyes looking at her intently from her left and right.

A wave of irony surged through her once more.

Even at this point in time, Wan Xia was still acting to Cheng Xiaoxiao.

She was just a lion cat. Was Wan Xia hoping that a lion cat could help save her?

Then again, it was true that Chu Yunshen adored the lion cat! Everyone kept trying to ingratiate themselves to her to make him happy.

Cheng Xiaoxiao became a lot more mature after going through this incident. In the past, there were things that she did not quite understand, but they were blatantly clear to her now.

Could people become best friends so easily?

Wan Xia was just trying to get close to Chu Yunshen by using her.

Every time Wan Xia inadvertently blushed and looked flustered, it was because she admired Chu Yunshen and was deeply in love with him.

As for Cheng Xiaoxiao, Wan Xia was simply using her as a pretext to subtly get close to Chu Yunshen. Only Cheng Xiaoxiao was capable of thinking they were truly friends.

What was she thinking? How could a cat and a woman genuinely become best friends?

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt she was absolutely naive. How could she have kept lying to herself all this time?

She laughed out loud as she thought about what an idiot she was. Since she was in the habit of mocking herself, it did not make sense to pass up the perfect opportunity now.

Despite Chu Yunshen’s concern when he noticed something amiss with the lion cat, he was still able to prioritize things.

Although Xiao Yue’s words sounded absolutely inconceivable, it was true that they were unable to find any ironclad evidence in the room.

Moreover, Wan Xia was a county princess now, so Chu Yunshen had to consider her status. He could not drive her out of the residence on a whim and naturally had to investigate the matter carefully.

“Just stay in your compound until we figure out the truth and clear your name.”

Was she going to get grounded?

Wan Xia instantly felt relieved inside as she cried and bowed with gratitude to Chu Yunshen “Thank you, Your Highness.”

Xiao Yue also kowtowed to Chu Yunshen several times before she helped Wan Xia upped and left.

Cheng Xiaoxiao disregarded the emotions and self-ridicule surging in her heart. She lunged straight toward Wan Xia and Xiao Yue and stopped in front of them before she glared at this pretentious lot viciously.

Xiao Yue was probably traumatized after getting scratched by Cheng Xiaoxiao earlier. She instinctively retreated by a few steps when the lion cat came over. As she retreated, she pulled Wan Xia back as well. Cheng Xiaoxiao could hear Xiao Yue telling Wan Xia softly, “Miss Wan Xia, be careful. When the lion cat gets angry, she’s crazy I tell you.”

A crazy cat?

Humph!

No matter how crazy she was, she wasn’t as insane as them for lying through their teeth about Xiao Qin.

Cheng Xiaoxiao could not help feeling a wave of pain surging through her when she saw Wan Xia weeping pitifully. She finally knew what a man-eating flower looked like. It probably looked just like the beautiful Wan Xia.

Wan Xia naturally noticed the major change in the lion cat’s attitude towards her. The moment she saw the fury in the lion cat’s eyes, she realized it wasn’t a mere coincidence. The lion cat genuinely had a problem with her.

Wan Xia stopped pretending altogether. Instead, she looked at the lion cat calmly. She used to smile all the time, but her face was covered with tears now. However, she was looking at the lion cat mildly as though Cheng Xiaoxiao was a mere stranger.

It was the first time Cheng Xiaoxiao ever saw Wan Xia look this way. She looked just as glacial as Chu Yunshen. However, she looked a million times more unapproachable than him.

Was this her true self?

Sadness swept across the lion cat’s large watery contrasting eyes before she promptly disguised it with anger.

Xiaowu looked at the lion cat inexplicably. He was unable to wrap his mind around her reaction.

After all, Wan Xia was the only other person in the residence that the lion cat was close to. Sometimes, the lion cat seemed even closer to Wan Xia than Chu Yunshen.

Chu Yunshen also detected something amiss with the lion cat, so he strode over swiftly and wanted to bend over and pick up the cat.

The lion cat surprisingly jumped aside nimbly and evaded him before he managed to get to her. The moment she steadied herself, she hissed at Chu Yunshen.

For a moment, the cat and four people stood in front of the desk and things went into a stalemate.

Xiao Yue was worriedly helping to support Wan Xia. Chu Yunshen towered over the lion cat looking at her. The lion cat’s hair was standing erect explosively as she arched her back and hissed at Wan Xia while she turned to roar at Chu Yunshen every now and then.

Xiaowu could only stand on the outer circle anxiously. After all, he was keenly aware of what the lion cat was capable of.

Sadly, Chu Yunshen always adored the lion cat and rarely scolded her, let alone lift a finger to hit her.

Chu Yunshen didn’t make any moves, so Wan Xia and the others didn’t dare to do anything about it. After all, the lion cat meant a lot to Chu Yunshen. What if the lion cat ended up hurting someone? It didn’t matter if Wan Xia got hurt, but what if Chu Yunshen ended up hurt?

Xiaowu watched as the lion cat opened her eyes wide glaring at them and felt a headache coming on.

For the first time, the lion cat’s ears had flattened to form an airplane shape. She was shaking her tail so hard that they could hear it thumping on the floor tiles.

Chu Yunshen instantly frowned. Since he had done a lot of homework about cats, he was the first one to realize the lion cat was angry.

Despite Chu Yunshen’s high intelligence, he was unable to figure out why the lion cat’s attitude towards Wan Xia had undergone such a 180 degrees change.

Was the lion cat angry after seeing them in bed?

Chu Yunshen unknowingly smiled slightly. Since he knew it was inappropriate to smile right now, he put on an expressionless face in a split second.

He wanted to step forward, but the lion cat flashed her razor-sharp claws as she roared even more loudly. Xiao Yue was so scared that she retreated to the side of the door as she pulled Wan Xia along.

Did they want to leave?

Cheng Xiaoxiao instantly darted to the bedroom door just like what Xiao Yue did to her earlier today.

The lion cat stood with her back facing the door in front of everyone. It seemed as if they wanted to leave, they would have to contend with her first.

Cheng Xiaoxiao certainly felt that way.

If Wan Xia thought she could just leave, she would have to walk over her dead body.

It was clearly a mistake to let them leave, so Cheng Xiaoxiao was determined not to let it happen.

Moreover, Xiao Qin was still inside Wan Xia’s compound, so Cheng Xiaoxiao could not help feeling worried.

Although Xiao Qin was a ghost, no one could ensure her safety.

Moreover, Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to use the Auspicious Bird Jade Box to gather Yang energy and convert it to Yin energy so that she could make Xiao Qin’s spirit whole.

If Wan Xia was allowed to go back, Cheng Xiaoxiao would have no chance to do it.

She could not let it happen!

Cheng Xiaoxiao thought about how she had yet to get to learn the truth, and meowed at Wan Xia even more ferociously.

Xiaowu finally noticed the lion cat’s increased aggression towards Wan Xia, so he said to Chu Yunshen, “Master, it seems the lion cat doesn’t want Miss Wan Xia to leave.”

“In that case, they aren’t allowed to leave.”

Chu Yunshen’s deep sexy voice failed to calm down Xiao Yue. Instead, Xiao Yue was so scared that she shrank her head and hid behind Wan Xia.

Xiao Yue’s face turned ghastly pale as she kept muttering, “What should we do now?”

Wan Xia’s face turned slightly pale, but she was relatively composed and poised as she looked at Chu Yunshen.

Wan Xia looked worried as she asked in a sad tone, “Your Highness, are you going against your word? Since you aren’t going to keep your word, you may as well have let me die. If I died earlier, you could have peace and quiet.”