The maid: "We're looking for her."
"I rushed over to inform you first."
Aitaine quickened her pace, heading to the monitoring room with the maid.
The bodyguard stared intently at the surveillance feed, his eyes darting rapidly.
"Found her!"
He pressed the pause button, freezing the frame at the moment Du Ruoxin took the diamond.
"It's her?" Aitaine exclaimed, looking at the woman in the video with surprise. What was her name again? She seemed to have introduced herself, but Aitaine hadn't paid attention then.
Du Ruoxin!
Yes, Du Ruoxin!
A greedy thief who wouldn't hesitate to use her body for wealth and status!
"Miss, do you know her?" the maid asked.
Aitaine nodded and turned to leave—a thieving swindler, just you wait...
She suddenly remembered this was a banquet hosted by her grandfather, and she couldn't mess it up!
Aitaine instructed the maid to find Du Ruoxin.
She herself waited in a deserted pavilion.
Du Ruoxin had just finished her meal and was preparing to act cute with her elder brother, intending to take him and Rong Jingyang to chat with the old man.
Just now, when the old man had come to toast their table, she had seen the respectful attitude he showed her brother, and she had taken note of it.
However, before she could speak, a maid approached her. "Miss Du, our young lady would like to see you."
Du Ruoxin wasn't surprised. Seeing the maid's nervous expression, as if afraid she would run away, she wondered if they had discovered her taking the diamond.
"Aitaine?" Du Ruoxin asked.
The maid nodded. "Yes."
Du Ruoxin smiled faintly, then looked at Rong Jingyang. "I'll be back shortly."
She then turned to her brother. "Brother, Jingyang isn't familiar with this place. Could you show him around? I'll find you both once I'm done."
She had to help Rong Jingyang defeat her brother, and also use her brother...
Du Ruoxin felt a pang of guilt.
But looking at Rong Jingyang's crippled leg, that guilt was extinguished.
This was the price her brother had to pay!
Otherwise, if Rong Jingyang didn't get his revenge, she truly didn't know how she could alleviate her husband's hatred.
This was also one of the reasons why Du Ruoxin had never mentioned "forgiveness" to Rong Jingyang for so long.
She always thought that if she tolerated him more and sabotaged a few of her brother's business deals, his hatred would lessen with time.
In any case, Du Ruoxin would never allow Rong Jingyang to break her brother's leg.
If Rong Jingyang insisted on a leg as compensation to feel appeased, she would rather it be her own!
Christiano: "..."
His hawk-like eyes looked at her—was Xin'er asking him for help? Asking him to introduce Rong Jingyang around? To stop being sidelined?
Seeing her brother's silence, Du Ruoxin blinked again. "Can you, Brother?"
If not, she would shamelessly beg for favors.
Christiano clearly knew his sister's temperament. Rather than let her humble herself and beg others, it was better to—
"Mm," he agreed reluctantly.
At any time, Christiano could never bear to see her wronged.
"Thank you, Brother," Du Ruoxin said with a brilliant smile.
Leaving a kiss on her husband's lips, she left with the maid.
Rong Jingyang touched the kiss mark on his lips, his expression cold as he glanced at Christiano. "Let's go, Brother."
Hiss—
What did he just call him!
Christiano's sharp gaze shot towards Rong Jingyang—Who the hell is your brother! Don't call me that!
Rong Jingyang, do you believe I'll beat you up?
Rong Jingyang clearly didn't sense the threat of death and added fuel to the fire. "Take me to meet old Mr. Addis."
"And that Will. If he knows you're my brother-in-law, will he slap himself?"
Christiano's patience snapped. "Rong, Jing, Yang!"
"Is this why you brought Xin'er here?"
Rong Jingyang felt immensely pleased, looking at the enraged man with a half-smile. "Don't rush, brother-in-law. There's more excitement to come."