Chapter 559 - 560: Weak People Will Be Pitied
After the hot water was splashed onto the four-million-dollar painting, the Xuan paper quickly blurred, and the majestic mountains instantly turned into a black void.
The four-million-dollar painting was ruined in an instant!
Lou Xi was still holding the red teacup, looking utterly confused and helpless.
She had just felt an external force, and her hand became uncontrollable, causing the water to splash out!
Standing to the left of Lou Xi was Li Ruolan!
"Li Ruolan, you—" Lou Xi turned her head, frowning at Li Ruolan, realizing that bad people always remain bad, never changing.
Li Ruolan took two steps back and immediately distanced herself: "You poured the water out yourself, don’t try to blame me!"
"You clearly pushed me—"
"What’s going on?" A clear voice came, as Shen Ruozhuo emerged from the inner office, dressed in an off-white simple outfit, full of ethereal grace.
Beside her was a man in his fifties or sixties, whom Lou Xi recognized as a painter with some fame.
"My painting!" The man walked swiftly to the ruined painting, squatted down, and his eyes reddened with agitation!
Shen Ruozhuo also seemed to realize the seriousness of the issue, hurriedly approached, and asked, "What happened?"
Though Shen Ruozhuo was questioning Li Ruolan, her gaze was fixed on Lou Xi.
Li Ruolan changed her previously arrogant demeanor to a look of sincerity in front of Shen Ruozhuo.
"I just served Miss Lou some tea, probably because of past conflicts, she was unappreciative. She intended to splash the tea on me, but I dodged, and the tea spilled onto Mr. Li’s painting! If I’d known it would turn out like this, I would have willingly let the hot water be splashed on me!"
Lou Xi: "..."
Bai Lu: "..."
This ability to distort truth and turn black into white was something Lou Xi felt she hadn’t mastered!
"What nonsense are you spouting? It was clearly you who pushed Xixi, and then claimed she wanted to splash water on you! You really have a talent for turning black into white!" Bai Lu defended, pulling Lou Xi behind her, as Lou Xi was pregnant and shouldn’t be subjected to such chaos.
"I didn’t..." Li Ruolan hung her head, appearing pitiful and pitiful.
This made Lou Xi and Bai Lu seem aggressive.
"Whether or not, just bring up the surveillance!" Bai Lu saw surveillance cameras inside the gallery, surely capturing the scene from earlier!
"The surveillance has been under repair for these past two days; it’s not working," Shen Ruozhuo said with a frown, "You’re best to provide a clear explanation as to who ruined Mr. Li’s painting."
Lou Xi had long known that Shen Ruozhuo’s suggestion for them to collaborate on an exhibition was a setup. She hadn’t expected that the first meeting would bring such a significant issue for Lou Xi.
What Li Ruolan, what broken surveillance, and Mr. Li Keran just happened to be here...
"I admit if I did it; if not, don’t you dare push the blame onto me." Lou Xi said in a deep voice.
Li Ruolan suddenly started crying, "I know you are Mrs. Qin; if you say I did it, no one would believe I’m innocent. Miss Shen... I’m sorry, I spilled water on Mr. Li’s painting, and I will find a way to compensate Mr. Li’s painting..."
It’s always the crying child who gets candy.
Those who show weakness receive sympathy.
Seeing Li Ruolan cry so terribly, while Lou Xi and Bai Lu remained calm and composed, Mr. Li Keran concluded Lou Xi as the culprit!
"I don’t care if you are Mrs. Qin or not; you ruined my painting and must give me an explanation!" Mr. Li stood up and said furiously!