Chapter 385: You Dare to Confront Me?

Chapter 385: You Dare to Confront Me?

Yi Yanran's anger flared, but she forced herself to calm down and said, "Yun Mu, your claims are baseless. All of this is just a story you made up. Clearly, you are the one putting on an act! Do you really think your few words are more convincing than the concrete evidence from security footage?"

Liu Ling also quickly regained her senses. "Exactly! Miss Yun, you claim I deliberately jumped off the building. Do you have any evidence?"

Yun Mu stood in the dim light, her eyes darkening slightly.

She indeed had no evidence.

Yi Yanran laughed softly, a glint of sharpness in her gaze. "Uncle Xuanyuan, I think you should have someone check the surveillance footage! She can't provide any evidence; she's just making up a story!"

Xuanyuan Ming remained silent, his gaze questioning Yun Mu.

Everyone present watched her.

If Yun Mu couldn't produce evidence, it would indeed be just a fabricated story.

Seconds ticked by.

Just as Yi Yanran was about to mock her, Ji Ming walked over.

"Who says Yun Mu has no evidence?"

He casually walked over to Yun Mu and, in full view of everyone, removed the heart-shaped diamond necklace from her neck.

His slender fingers gently twisted the pendant, which then split in half, revealing a small black dot that emitted a faint red light.

Yun Mu could no longer remain calm. She stared at Ji Ming, incredulous. "A listening device? You actually planted a listening device on me!"

Seeing Yun Mu's expression darken, Ji Ming immediately flashed a grin. "It's because you've been in trouble lately, I was worried about you! I only put it in last night. Don't worry, I only placed this one on you."

It was only this one time, but what about before? Had he ever planted any on her before? Or in her house, her room…

Seeing the flames of anger in Yun Mu's eyes, Ji Ming quickly added, "I swear, only this once!"

"We'll see," Yun Mu snorted. "I'll settle this with you later!"

Yi Jue's face turned ashen. Did Ji Ming recall? How dare he plant a listening device on Yun Mu!

It seemed necessary to find an opportunity to teach this young master of the Ji family some manners.

Yun Mu took the listening device, weighed it in her hand, and said, "You want evidence? Here it is. Now what? Should I play the recording for everyone to hear?"

The onlookers' eyes immediately lit up, not expecting such a twist in the plot!

Liu Ling's face turned deathly pale. She hadn't expected Yun Mu to have a listening device, and her body immediately went limp.

Though shocked, Yi Yanran still maintained her composure. "You're definitely bluffing. How could it be such a coincidence that you had a listening device on you? Even if you did, how do we know Liu Ling was lying?"

Yun Mu smiled coldly and looked at Liu Ling, her gaze as clear and resolute as the starry sky. "Liu Ling, do you dare to confront me?"

Liu Ling shuddered.

She knew that the listening device in Yun Mu's hand was most likely real.

The conversation they had on the rooftop was still fresh in her memory. If their conversation were to be made public, she would be unable to defend herself.

Her fingers, pressed against the ground, were tightly curled. Her evasive, guilty eyes had completely betrayed her.

With just a glance, Yi Jue knew Yun Mu was definitely telling the truth.

Indeed, even without evidence, Yi Jue firmly believed Yun Mu would never lie.

He never expected that Liu Ling, whom he had always seen as weak, timid, and innocent, would resort to such tricks.

She was even willing to risk her own life to set someone up.

He really hadn’t seen it coming—she was such a ruthless person, capable of going to great lengths!

Seeing Liu Ling stubbornly keep her mouth shut, Ji Shu immediately retorted, “What, pretending to be mute now? Weren’t you so talkative just a moment ago? I can see you’re just feeling guilty!”

Xuanyuan Ming also gave Liu Ling a cold stare and pressed, “Liu Ling, is what Yun Mu said really true?”

Liu Ling’s pleading gaze turned to Yi Jue, but he gave her a cold, indifferent look and turned away, ignoring her.

That look was icy and piercing.

Liu Ling’s heart sank instantly.

Looking around at the cold, interrogating stares of the crowd waiting for her answer, she finally fainted.

This…

Yun Mu sneered, “How convenient of her to faint!”

Ji Shu rushed forward, “This bitch is definitely faking it. I don’t believe I can’t slap her awake!”

Just as she was about to slap Liu Ling, Yi Yanran quickly pulled Ji Shu back. “Ji Shu, don’t go too far! Are you trying to drive A’Ling to her death? Someone, call an ambulance!”

Xuanyuan Ming glanced at Liu Ling on the ground and gestured. A nearby servant immediately called 120.

This was the first confrontation between Yi Yanran and Yun Mu, and she had lost so thoroughly.

She couldn’t accept it.

“Yun Mu, you are truly ruthless. If anything happens to A’Ling, you’ll be held responsible!”

Yun Mu sneered, “If she dies, I can provide her a grave.”

“You!” Yi Yanran’s anger surged, gritting her teeth. “There are doubts all over today’s events. Why are we being blamed for everything? If you have a clear conscience, why not let us check the security footage?”

Yi Yanran wasn’t stupid. She had realized from the start that Yun Mu didn’t want to review the surveillance footage.

Originally, the plan with Liu Ling was to lure Yun Mu to the rooftop at 9:30 PM, but Yun Mu had arrived earlier.

Why had she gone to the rooftop on her own? She must have had some dark secret!

Just as Yi Yanran was about to press this point, a shout came from the crowd.

“Yanran, have you been reckless enough for one day!”

Behind them, Yi Hou led a group of Yi family members over.

Yi Hou glared sharply at Yi Yanran under his metal-framed glasses, then turned to Xuanyuan Ming and apologized sincerely. "Mr. Xuanyuan, I am truly sorry about today. Due to A'Ling's misconduct, your birthday party was ruined. I will visit to apologize another day."

With that one sentence, all the blame was pinned on Liu Ling.

Xuanyuan Ming sneered. "No need. Mr. Yi, you should devote more time to disciplining your own daughter."

Yi Hou’s eyes narrowed.

Unconvinced, Yi Yanran said, "Father, there’s definitely something suspicious about Yun Mu today. The surveillance video must have recorded her actions..."

"Slap——"

A resounding slap struck Yi Yanran's face.

Yi Yanran looked up in disbelief, tears brimming in her eyes. "Father, why..."

Yi Hou’s eyes were icy cold. "Are you not ashamed enough already? Get out of here now!"