When False Becomes True, True Becomes False

Upon returning to the Xia residence, Elder Madam Xia summoned Xia Rusheng for questioning at the earliest opportunity. However, Xia Rusheng lied, claiming she had not seen Feng Yuan that day. Although disappointed, the Elder Madam immediately began plotting how to arrange another meeting with Feng Yuan.

As soon as she stepped out of the study, Mother Chen quietly pulled Xia Rusheng into her room and said mysteriously, "Xiasheng, the moment you left, Xia Yu followed you out in her car. Did you notice anyone trailing you?"

Hearing Mother Chen say this, Xia Rusheng realized how careless she had been today to overlook such a detail. Tan Xue had already warned her earlier, yet she had completely forgotten about it.

"Mother Chen, I understand. I'll be more careful next time."

After dismissing Mother Chen, Xia Rusheng waited downstairs for a short while. Sure enough, Xia Yu returned soon after, merely five or six minutes behind her. The moment Xia Yu returned, she dashed impatiently into Tan Li's room. Seeing this, Xia Rusheng quickly exchanged a glance with Tan Xue, who understood and followed her into Tan Li's room.

Half an hour later, after returning to her own room for a moment and taking advantage of the time before Xia Yu went upstairs, Tan Xue handed a slip of paper to Xia Rusheng. It read: The Elder Madam sent a private detective and Xia Yu to track you.

Xia Yu and a private detective were tracking her? And it was instigated by the Elder Madam? It seemed the Elder Madam truly trusted her very little. If not for the heavy security at the S&Y Building, which made it impossible for Xia Yu to enter, her claim of not seeing Feng Yuan today might have been exposed!

Pondering this carefully for a moment, Xia Rusheng narrowed her eyes.

Why did the Elder Madam trust Xia Yu more? Obviously because Xia Yu was foolish. Time and time again, incidents occurred in the household while Xia Yu remained completely unscathed; this fact must have aroused the Elder Madam's suspicion.

And why did Elder Madam Xia still hire a private detective? Clearly, it was still because Xia Yu was foolish—she feared the private detective might be unreliable, yet also worried Xia Yu lacked the brains. She must have exhausted herself just trying to have her tracked...

"Since you don't trust me, let's play a game involving trust!" The corners of Xia Rusheng's lips curled upward. A solution to the problem that had been troubling her for so long suddenly presented itself.

When the fake is treated as true, the true becomes fake. Old hag, this time I will make you destroy yourself with your own game!

Xia Rusheng idly spent another two days at home. Early in the morning on the third day, she drove out once more. Upon entering Feng Yuan's office, she directly asked Feng Yuan to pull up the surveillance footage from the building's entrance, where she indeed spotted Xia Yu and a man.

"You were being tracked?" Feng Yuan's expression was unsightly. Clearly, he detested Elder Madam Xia's methods.

"It's not that I was being tracked; rather, I allowed myself to be tracked. Mr. Feng, let's play a game with them," Xia Rusheng said with a smile, watching Xia Yu on the screen as she repeatedly attempted to gain entry into the building.

Though Feng Yuan had no idea what she was plotting, he figured it must be quite amusing. Xia Rusheng whispered a few instructions into his ear, and Feng Yuan immediately signaled his secretary to call the security department, instructing them to intentionally let down their guard. Through the surveillance monitors, Xia Rusheng then watched as Xia Yu and the private detective seized the opportunity to slip into the building, bypassing the cameras and heading straight for the top floor.

Xia Yu never expected her luck to be so favorable today. She and the detective managed to slip inside the building. As soon as she reached the top floor, she saw Feng Yuan leading a large group of people toward the conference room, looking rather anxious. Xia Xia was right beside Feng Yuan, and the two even shared an embrace before parting, looking intimately close.

Xia Yu hurriedly whipped out her phone and recorded the scene.

"Mr. Feng, then I suppose I'll see you next time," Xia Rusheng teased, a slight blush of shyness still lingering on her face.

"Don't forget to call me when you get back," Feng Yuan said, making a hand gesture mimicking a phone call. Only after watching Xia Rusheng take the elevator downstairs did he lead his entourage into the conference room.

"Such a fickle and shameless wretch! She's already engaged to Brother Yichen, yet she's still here seducing other men. Utterly shameless!" Xia Yu cursed resentfully. She wasn't standing up for Lin Yichen; she simply couldn't stand the sight of everyone treating Xia Xia well. What was Xia Xia anyway? Why did even a dragon among men like Feng Yuan show her favor?

After venting her anger, Xia Yu felt somewhat better. She stretched her neck and peered toward the CEO's office. Two secretaries were still seated outside; trying to sneak in to steal documents was clearly impossible. Although she desperately wanted to steal the files to claim credit before her grandmother, the risk was far too great, so she decided to abandon the idea.

Xia Rusheng and Xia Yu returned to the Xia residence one after the other. This time, however, Xia Yu had grown smarter and returned more than an hour later than Xia Rusheng.

During lunch, Elder Madam Xia asked with feigned nonchalance, "Xiasheng, you went out so early today. What were you up to?"

Calm and composed, Xia Rusheng replied, "Nothing much. I'd been cooped up at home for two days, so I went out to get some fresh air and bought a few clothes along the way."

Beside her, Xia Yu almost let out a cold laugh.

Upon hearing this, Elder Madam Xia's expression shifted slightly as well, though she suppressed her emotions deep within her eyes. She said, "It's good to go out for a walk when you have free time, but keep the task I assigned you in mind. Since you failed to thank President Feng in person last time, find another time to make an appointment and personally go thank him. Both you and Xia Yu attend Saint York Noble Academy; there will be plenty of occasions in the future where you'll need to rely on his care. Interacting with him more can only benefit you, not harm you."

With an inscrutable look, Xia Rusheng forced a stiff smile and said, "President Feng isn't willing to see me, so what can I do? I can't just act like I'm throwing myself at him, can I? Grandmother, I'm a betrothed woman after all."

Unusually, the Elder Madam did not scold her for talking back. However, Xia Rusheng knew very well that the Elder Madam must be detesting her to the core by now, because Xia Yu would undoubtedly have spilled every detail of her meeting with Feng Yuan.

Since remarkably no one was exposing her yet, she naturally had to continue her performance!

"Don't worry, Grandmother. I will do my utmost regarding this matter. Since I promised Dad, I won't let him down."

Elder Madam Xia glanced at Xia Rusheng, but trust was entirely absent from her eyes. With a sarcastic tone, she remarked, "As long as you know what you're doing."

After lunch, Xia Rusheng returned to her room for a wonderful afternoon nap, but the others in the household were far from being as leisurely as she was.

Elder Madam Xia replayed the video recorded by Xia Yu over and over again, deep in thought, before making a phone call summoning Xia Rui back.

"Take a look at this—the fine daughter you raised! She puts on one act to our faces and performs another behind our backs. I believe her relationship with Feng Yuan is hardly simple, yet this girl stubbornly refuses to admit it!"

After watching the video, Xia Rui furrowed his brow tightly. Xia Xia and Feng Yuan indeed appeared far too intimate. He had been young once as well; he knew precisely what such actions and demeanor implied.

Xia Xia was currently Lin Yichen's fiancee, and while he had asked Xia Xia to approach Feng Yuan merely as a temporary maneuver, it now appeared that Xia Xia was truly playing with fire!