A second chance with my billionaire husband-Chapter 1486 - 288: Watching and Waiting, Singing in Unison

This glass of wine, Xiao Bao’er is in a dilemma whether to drink it or not!

She’s caught in a difficult position.

"Miss Xiao, it’s just a glass of wine. Surely, you won’t deny me this face, right?" Yun Ya smiled dazzlingly, standing under the lights, the brilliance illuminating her like a stunning spectacle.

Xiao Bao’er’s smile stiffened, wishing she could throw the wine in her face.

"I think she’s afraid to drink it. Could it be that the wine is poisoned? Look at how scared Miss Xiao is, her face is all pale." Yi Peilan walked over with her pinky raised, glancing sideways at Xiao Bao’er with a look of someone relishing the chaos.

Yun Ya glanced at Yi Peilan, and they exchanged a quick look.

Yun Ya covered her mouth, feigning shock: "Poison? Miss Yi, you can’t just say such things...."

"I never said you guys poisoned the wine, so what are you afraid of?" Yi Peilan looked at Xiao Bao’er’s ashen face and laughed, "But someone sure is acting guilty like a thief. The wine was brought by you; if you drink it, it proves there’s nothing wrong with it. If you don’t dare to drink it, then it proves there is something wrong...."

Xiao Bao’er hated Yi Peilan, this troublemaker, who just always messes up things!

Shangguan Qing covered her mouth and laughed: "How could Miss Xiao do such a thing? She has no grudge against Miss Ji... why would she poison her? Sister Peilan, you’re making a fuss over nothing!"

A few of them chimed in together, quickly drawing more attention from the crowd. After hearing their words and recalling the incident with Jiang Hanbi just now, everyone’s gaze towards Xiao Bao’er changed, pointing and whispering about her.

Xiao Bao’er’s face turned extremely unpleasant in an instant, and the wine glass in her hand became a hot potato.

"If Miss Xiao wishes to prove her innocence, then please drink this glass of wine," Yi Peilan pressed on aggressively, being her usual carefree self.

"Miss Yi, I believe Miss Xiao would never do such a thing...." Yun Ya said softly.

She hadn’t finished her sentence when Yi Peilan interrupted: "Miss Ji, as the saying goes, you can know a person’s face but not their heart, it’s better to be cautious. You are generous and kind, thinking of others, but bad people won’t consider so much when they harm you."

"This...?" Yun Ya looked helplessly at Xiao Bao’er, "Miss Xiao...."

"I’ll drink it...." Xiao Bao’er said through gritted teeth, "Isn’t it just a glass of wine? Do you all really need to push me this far? Miss Ji, what if I drink this wine just to please you?"

It was as if Yun Ya had become the villain in her words.

"What you’re saying is not right, in the beginning, you voluntarily proposed a toast to Miss Ji, we all saw it. How come now it’s Miss Ji forcing you to drink? Those who don’t know might think Miss Ji is bullying you."

Yi Peilan’s words successfully choked Xiao Bao’er, her intricately made-up face twisted in fury, wishing she could strangle Yi Peilan to shut her up.

"It’s just a glass of wine, dragging it out like this...." Shangguan Qing mumbled.

Xiao Bao’er was now surrounded by wolves, with no one speaking up for her, stuck in a dilemma.

The longer she hesitated, the more it seemed there was something wrong with the wine, everyone wasn’t a fool.

Xiao Bao’er gritted her teeth, tilted her head, drank the wine to the last drop, then turned the cup upside down to show everyone.

Yun Ya smiled and said, "I knew we misunderstood Miss Xiao. Miss Xiao, if there was any offense earlier, please forgive us...."

Xiao Bao’er pushed through the crowd, fleeing in a panic, as people pointed at her retreating figure, murmuring about how Lady Xiao, being so well-educated, could have raised such an ill-bred daughter.

Yan Song gave a subtle signal, his eyes deep and mysterious in the flickering light, his tall frame standing like a pine or cypress, providing a sense of boundless security, attracting the secret glances of many women.

"That kind of person still wants to compete with me, hmph...." Yi Peilan sneered in the direction where Xiao Bao’er left.

"Miss Yi, thank you for earlier." Yun Ya said sincerely.

"Don’t thank me, I wasn’t helping you. I just find it irritating when those women stare at things that don’t belong to them like flies. Now the world is finally quiet."

Yun Ya smiled, quite liking Yi Peilan’s character, "Anyway, still, thank you."

"Please, don’t smile so fakely, okay? It feels really insincere, and I can’t stand your kind of phony socialites."

Yi Peilan was used to being sharp-tongued, feeling uneasy if she didn’t jab at someone, yet even with such harsh words, Ji Yunya still smiled like a spring breeze, showing no embarrassment whatsoever, which earned Yi Peilan’s admiration for such skills in composure.