"Wait! Wait! Let me straighten it out..."

Li Siwei frowned. "What do you mean she created the illusion that she was in love with you? And how did that necklace end up around her neck? And you asked her to tell everyone that you bought it for her?"

"It's the circle of friends." Chi Yuheng said in a deep voice.

But Li Siwei was even more confused. "What circle of friends? What did she say in the circle of friends?"

"I actually don't know about this. I don't have Shen Xinkui's WeChat. I only heard about it from He Jinyan today."

Chi Yuheng first defended himself and then began to explain.

"He Jinyan said that ever since Shen Xinkui went to study in Country M and the Shen family proposed a marriage alliance to the Chi family but was rejected, Shen Xinkui has been posting specious and speculative things on WeChat Moments."

"She was quite subtle at first, but I guess because I hadn't noticed, and she knew no one would ask me about it, she became more and more bold..."

"How bold is that?" Li Siwei asked.

"I've explained to you before that although Shen Xinkui and I are both in Country M, we've never met or contacted each other privately. At most, we bump into each other occasionally at public business events or gatherings."

"But from He Jinyan's phone, I saw..."

Chi Yuheng's face darkened. "In addition to some business gatherings that I remember, there were also many private gatherings, or some occasions that I have no memory of at all, which all became evidence of my relationship with Shen Xinkui."

"She used various photos of me and her at the same event and added text to create the illusion that we were there together."

"It's so realistic that even I was shocked when I saw it..."

"Oh? So realistic..." Li Siwei said with a half-smile, "Or maybe these Moments were real originally, but Master Chi was busy... so he forgot about it?"

"Li Li..."

Chi Yuheng said helplessly, "I really didn't do that. I guarantee that those Moments were all forged by Shen Xinkui."

"Really?" Li Siwei raised her eyebrows.

"Really?" Chi Yuheng said seriously, "If Li Li doesn't believe me, I can have someone copy and sort out all of Shen Xinkui's Moments and prove it to Li Li point by point."

"How are you going to prove it?" Li Siwei was speechless.

"We can retrieve the surveillance footage from the location, or we can ask people who were at the same place as me. We can also..."

Chi Yuheng was listing the ways to verify it when Li Siying interrupted him helplessly, "Alright, alright, let's put this aside for now. You can talk about the rest first."

"Li Li, do you believe in my innocence?"

Clear, innocent?

Li Siwei's mouth twitched, and she held her forehead with her hand. "Just assume that I believe it temporarily."

"Why is it temporary?" Chi Yuheng asked.

"At once……"

Chi Yuheng's expression turned serious. "I'll let Cheng Bai investigate now."

He suddenly thought of something and changed his words, "If Li Li doesn't trust Cheng Bai, we can also entrust a third-party investigation company, or Li Li can find a trustworthy company to investigate herself..."

Li Siwei: ...

It felt like a line of crows flying overhead.

She was speechless and suddenly laughed.

"I'm sorry, I misspoke just now. What I wanted to say is that I'm very willing to believe in Mr. Chi's innocence..."

Revealing a standard eight-tooth smile, Li Siwei spread her hands, motioning him to continue.

In fact, she didn't doubt Chi Yuheng in her heart.

How could a person who has been silently by my side in both lives, trying every means to avenge me and protect me, deceive myself on such an issue?

She believed it, but when she heard Shen Xinkui's outrageous actions and thought about the man next to her, who was actually someone else's boyfriend in other people's eyes, she couldn't control her emotions...

As if she was afraid that the man would think she was being perfunctory, Li Siwei looked into his eyes again and said sincerely:

"Don't worry, everything I said is true. So, can you tell me now why the necklace you gave me appeared on Shen Xinkui's neck?"

Hearing her words, Chi Yuheng was stunned for a moment.

Although he still doubted her statement that "it was all true", he immediately explained after thinking about his previous mistake:

"Don't worry, Li Li. The necklace I gave you has never left my body since I bought it, and no one else has touched it."

Li Siwei: ...

Well, that's good. If you explained any slower, I'm afraid you would have to go to some remote pond to fish out the necklace in the next second.

Subconsciously touching her neck, Li Siwei asked, "What's with Shen Xinkui's necklace? She wouldn't copy someone else's and get a fake one, would she?"

Nodding silently, Chi Yuheng said, "If it's not a fake, then it's a necklace of almost identical style. I once enlarged the photo and looked carefully at the one she was wearing around her neck. It's indeed almost identical to the one I gave you."

"It's just that the photo resolution is limited, and she posted a selfie wearing the necklace, so it's impossible to confirm whether it's the same material in terms of cut and color."

"Oh? So, this Miss Shen is quite particular about details. No wonder even you think those circle of friends are so real." Li Siying smiled.

Seeing this smile, Chi Yuheng's heart finally felt relieved.

But his expression remained serious. "This time, I was inconsiderate. I shouldn't have rashly told her that you were my girlfriend."

"Didn't you tell her my identity?" Li Siying didn't think it was a big deal.

But Chi Yuheng shook his head. "I've been staying in Haicheng. It's not difficult for anyone to find out your identity, especially since you're behind Shen Xinkui..."

There is also Shen Guodong and the Shen family.

"Over the past decade or so, every time Zhao Lingzi mistreated and plotted against the Jinxing brothers, Shen Xinkui's instigation and manipulation were indispensable."

At this moment, I really regretted that I shouldn't have revealed Li Li's existence so easily.

Whether it was Cheng Bai's investigation or the circles of friends that He Jinyan showed him, it all showed that things were far more serious than he had expected.

Chi Yuheng frowned, "So I agree with He Jinyan's opinion. Shen Xinkui's sudden return to China is most likely targeting you."

"Tsk—" Li Siwei sneered, "Come for me? Then let her come at me!"

"Li Li..."

Chi Yuheng looked at her worriedly, "This is not a joke. Shen Xinkui is much more thoughtful than you think..."

"Well, you're very thoughtful, aren't you? I can tell."

Li Siwei nodded, "But so what? Fake is fake!"

"No matter how much she meticulously crafted the pieces, pursuing every detail, or even creating all sorts of props..."

She gently hooked her fingers and pulled out the sea-blue starlight necklace hanging around her neck. "As long as the original owner is still here, no matter how many counterfeits are made, they will only be clowns and add to the jokes."

"Li Li..." Chi Yuheng wanted to persuade her again.

But Li Siwei looked at him with a smile, "Chi Yuheng, I'm glad that you were able to simply refuse Shen Xinkui's entanglement."

"To be honest, I was really afraid that you'd be the type to say you didn't like me or had no feelings for me, but then turn around and make it seem like you were my friend, acquaintance, or the daughter of a wealthy family, and so on..."

"Li Li, I'm not..."

"I know."

Li Siwei nodded, his reflection in her eyes. "I've never been afraid of such blatant malice, so I'm very happy that you can tell me all of this, instead of self-righteously concealing it and using deception as protection..."

"As long as you are clear about your feelings and are willing to stand by my side forever."

"I will also tell you firmly..."

"Chi Yuheng, I like you!"

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