The periods Song Kaicheng referred to were the one before Qin Siye arrived, and the other was when Qin Xiuyi was in the room wearing pajamas.
During these two periods, only Qin Xiuyi and Mei Yun were in the room, which was indeed difficult to explain.
Qin Xiuyi wanted to speak up in his defense, but felt his words were powerless.
"Enough, Kaicheng, stop talking." Mei Yun glanced at the bewildered Qin Xiuyi. "I've already made myself clear. This gentleman saved me. Why do you insist on thinking in other, improper ways?"
"Auntie, I... I'm protecting you," Song Kaicheng replied with a look of astonishment.
"I don't need your protection. My body is my own, and I know best whether anything happened," Mei Yun reprimanded sternly. "This matter ends here."
After speaking, Mei Yun turned and bowed deeply to Qin Xiuyi. "I'm sorry, Mr. Qin, to have disturbed you. Thank you for your help last night. My nephew is quick-tempered, I hope you don't take it to heart."
Nephew? Qin Xiuyi and Qin Siye were both startled. It turned out this woman was not Shen Xi's aunt, but Song Kaicheng's aunt.
"It's nothing. It was all a misunderstanding." Qin Xiuyi smiled at her magnanimously.
Mei Yun looked at Qin Siye again, her gaze complex. She said nothing, took her bag from Shen Xi, and turned to leave the room.
Seeing that the parties involved had admitted it was a misunderstanding, Han Haoming had no choice but to quietly withdraw with the other two police officers.
Song Kaicheng's face turned slightly red, he sighed awkwardly, and followed Mei Yun.
Shen Xi was the last to leave the room. She walked up to Qin Siye and Qin Xiuyi and bowed her head. "Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin, I'm very sorry about today's events. We..."
Qin Siye suddenly reached out to help her up. "This has nothing to do with you, why should you apologize? Come with me, I have something to say to you."
He then led the way out of the room and towards the opposite guest room.
Shen Xi silently followed him, closed the door, and found the furnishings inside almost identical to the previous room.
"Sit," Qin Siye slowly sat on the sofa, gesturing for Shen Xi to sit down as well.
Then, his gaze darkened as he looked at her. "So Mei Yun is not your aunt."
"Ah?" Shen Xi was stunned, not expecting him to start with that. "Yes. She is Song Kaicheng's aunt, but they have both helped me a lot. They are more like family than relatives."
Hearing this, Qin Siye's gaze deepened, and after a pause, he said, "Are you also wondering in your heart why I appeared at the door last night?"
Shen Xi seemed to have her thoughts read by him, and said softly, "That's not important anymore."
"How is it not important? If your aunt hadn't strongly denied it, wouldn't you have had the same suspicions as Song Kaicheng?" Qin Siye's voice suddenly rose a few decibels.
"No," Shen Xi quickly denied.
Based on her understanding of Qin Siye's character, she would never suspect him of being involved in planning this. She was just curious why he had left without saying anything when he surely knew someone was inside.
Moreover, there was an implication of indulgence and suggestion in his actions.
After a while, Qin Siye frowned and said, "Last night I was drinking with some business friends in a private room, and I heard that my uncle was fighting with someone in the lobby downstairs, so I went up to take a look.
When I arrived, a waiter brought a package, and only then did I realize he had rescued a woman and brought her to a guest room.
He said the woman was drunk and was resting there. He also told me not to overthink it and to inform Grandma about it.
Knowing my uncle as I do, I knew he wouldn't do anything out of line, so I left."
Qin Siye looked at her earnestly, paused for a moment, and continued,
"At the time, I had no idea the woman there was your aunt. Otherwise, after you called me for help, I wouldn't have searched every bar in K City.
Only then did I think of Phantom, and the woman my uncle rescued.
I sent the photo you sent me to my uncle, and after confirming her identity, I asked him to check on your aunt's condition in that room.
Who knew that in his haste, he forgot to change his clothes."