Chapter 712: The Truth Revealed!

Si Hongxuan’s body trembled slightly, a tremor he couldn’t disguise, arising instinctively from his body.

He had calculated every possible outcome, except for one involving Guo Chen.

Moreover, it seemed as if Guo Chen had come to know something.

It was those few people!

Si Hongxuan suddenly thought of the five remaining people who had been with Wang He.

Due to the rush of time, Si Hongxuan hadn’t yet had the opportunity to deal with those five.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about."

"And, please, don’t slander me without cause."

"Don’t think I don’t know that you and Qin Chen are good friends," said Si Hongxuan.

His response was very quick, swiftly turning the situation around.

"Good friends?"

Chu Xun was only now finding out about the friendship between Guo Chen and Qin Chen.

However, precisely because of this, he was puzzled.

According to his understanding of Guo Chen,

Guo Chen wasn’t supposed to make friends with someone like ’Qin Chen.’

Although Si Hongxuan’s words seemed reasonable, this small detail made Chu Xun feel like something was off.

"Quibbling?"

Guo Chen let out more than a cold laugh.

"Chu Xun, you really mustn’t believe what this Guo Chen says. Who do you think is more trustworthy, Guo Chen or Yang Qi?" Si Hongxuan spoke to Chu Xun.

Who was more trustworthy, Guo Chen or Yang Qi?

In Chu Xun’s mind, the answer was clearly Yang Qi.

After all, he didn’t know Guo Chen for a very long time.

Si Hongxuan’s words were plainly intended to lead Chu Xun to distrust Guo Chen and even to implicate him.

It was a deep display of cunning.

Chu Xun’s gaze fell on Guo Chen, his brows furrowed tightly as he pondered.

"Yang Qi?"

Guo Chen’s eyes moved toward Yang Qi, who stood beside Chu Xun, sending a sharp glint from his eyes.

He was only aware of the conflict that had occurred at the Green Rain Villa’s gate between Qin Chen, Wang He, and people like Si Hongxuan.

As for what followed, the fabrications and deceptions spun by Si Hongxuan in front of Chu Xun, Guo Chen was unaware.

Guo Chen had been wondering why Si Hongxuan could use Chu Xun and win Chu Xun’s trust.

Now that Si Hongxuan had mentioned Yang Qi, Guo Chen instantly understood.

The key to it all was Yang Qi!

This was the only possibility for why Chu Xun would believe the lies Si Hongxuan told.

"Chu Xun, can you tell me what you know, what really happened?"

Guo Chen suddenly asked Chu Xun.

Chu Xun was startled, hesitated for a moment, then began to speak, recounting the whole story Si Hongxuan had told him.

After listening, Guo Chen laughed.

The information Chu Xun had was entirely different from the truth Guo Chen knew.

"Chu Xun, I am willing to stake my life on the guarantee that what you know isn’t the real story."

"Just from one point, I am this certain."

"Qin Chen is not brash and arrogant at all; instead, he’s very low-profile."

"He only acts arrogantly when necessary, which is usually when he has been provoked."

As Guo Chen spoke, he glanced at Wang He and the others.

To stake his own life!

Chu Xun was stunned, clearly not expecting Guo Chen to speak so boldly.

"Wang He, tell me, am I right?"

Guo Chen looked intensely at Wang He with a penetrating gaze.

After all, Wang He wasn’t as composed as Si Hongxuan; facing Guo Chen’s terrifying eyes, he couldn’t keep his composure and went pale, drained of color.

Such an obvious reaction was, of course, noticed by Chu Xun.

His eyes immediately shifted toward Yang Qi and Si Hongxuan.

Clearly, at this moment, he realized that something was amiss.

At least, Wang He’s current reaction was enough to prove that the true story was not as he had been told.

"Chu Xun, the person you trusted most, betrayed you."

"You’ve been used," Guo Chen said.

Seeing Chu Xun’s suspicion had arisen, Guo Chen spoke directly.

Betrayal? Usage?

Chu Xun’s pupils shrank.

Previously, Qin Chen had said he’d been used.

Later, Ye Fang even more vehemently refuted the persona Si Hongxuan described of Qin Chen.

Thinking about it now,

Si Hongxuan dared not meet Guo Chen’s gaze.

Wang He reacted strangely.

Instantly, Chu Xun’s eyes turned to Yang Qi.

In his gaze, there was an unprecedented sharpness, mixed with a hint of anger.

Everything, it seemed, started when Yang Qi nodded, confirming what Si Hongxuan said.

The situation had completely changed.

"Did you ever tell me the truth?"

Chu Xun’s eyes fixed on Yang Qi, as if trying to see right through him.

Feeling Chu Xun’s terrifying gaze, Yang Qi, despite his attempts to disguise it, couldn’t help but become a bit frantic inside.

It was an instinctive reaction that could not be concealed.

Chu Xun had spent too many years with Yang Qi, hardly anyone understood Yang Qi better than he did.

Now, seeing Yang Qi’s slightly frantic yet forcibly composed demeanor, Chu Xun instantly knew the outcome.

Yang Qi had truly betrayed him!

Chu Xun’s eyes lingered on Yang Qi for a long time as if what he was seeing didn’t quite feel real.

How tragic was it that his most trusted person had betrayed him?

Ridiculous, he still had been so certain, even acting like a fool, being manipulated by others as easy as waving a feather as a command.

At this moment, Chu Xun’s heart was incomparably cold.

"Yang Qi, you lied to me," Chu Xun said.

His tone seemed very calm.

But this sentence, like a thunderbolt from the heavens, struck everyone else hard!

At this moment, no matter how they tried to disguise it, they could not hide anymore.

The panic was clearly written on their faces.

This reaction was too significant.

Chu Xun, of course, saw Si Hongxuan and the others’ reactions; a faint smile appeared on his face.

The smile seemed somewhat desolate.

He had initially determined that Yang Qi had betrayed him, merely on intuition.

But now,

It was no longer just intuition; the reactions of Si Hongxuan and the others were evidence, hard evidence.

"I’m sorry, I lied to you."

The situation had reached this point, and Yang Qi knew that there was no point in hiding anything anymore.

He hung his head and admitted it.

At this moment, seeing the trace of desolation in Chu Xun’s eyes, Yang Qi was deeply moved, and he felt immense regret.

But in this world, there is no medicine for regret; what is done cannot be undone.

"Yang Qi, don’t talk nonsense!"

Si Hongxuan suddenly yelled at Yang Qi, his eyes bloodshot.

Yang Qi’s admission meant little.

But what Si Hongxuan truly feared was Yang Qi spilling the beans about him.

After all, he was the one controlling Yang Qi from behind the scenes.

He was the chief culprit.

If Chu Xun were to find out, he surely wouldn’t let him off.

"If you speak again, do you believe I’ll kill you right now?!"

Chu Xun’s eyes suddenly turned to Si Hongxuan, those eyes resembling a ferocious lion’s, utterly terrifying.

Swamping Si Hongxuan with incessant shivers of fear.