Chapter 145: Chapter 145

"Teacher Abei, how could you help An Yan deceive everyone?" Bai Zhi demanded.

Abei remained silent.

An Yan finally heard what she had been waiting for, her smile brimming. "You mean Jiang Xiaoze caught it yesterday? You saw it?"

"Yes, I was with Jiang Xiaoze going to the bathroom, and I saw her catch it."

Jiang Xiaoze was speechless.

At the time, she thought that only she knew about her catching Green Tail. Unexpectedly, Bai Zhi had been watching the whole time. And although Bai Zhi clearly knew she had caught the snake, she had pretended to be unaware. So An Yan was right, Bai Zhi was using her!

Just as Jiang Xiaoze was about to ask Bai Zhi why, she remembered An Yan’s warning and silently closed her mouth again.

"So what you’re saying is, Jiang Xiaoze put this snake into my tent?" An Yan asked.

Bai Zhi replied, "I wouldn’t know about that. I only know that this snake is Green Tail, and you steeped Green Tail in alcohol!"

When Bai Zhi staunchly refused to admit it, An Yan took out a video. "Do you think no one knows about you putting the snake into Jiang Xiaoze’s bag?"

A great shock went through Bai Zhi. That idiot Jiang Xiaoze had put the snake in her own bag after catching it. Then, she had even left the bag unzipped, and Green Tail had escaped. If she hadn’t caught Green Tail again, Jiang Xiaoze wouldn’t have been able to do anything last night. But how did An Yan know about this?

"You might not know this, but I took in a Little Squirrel yesterday! The little guy wanted to go out and play at night, and I was afraid it would get lost, so I put a pinhole camera on it! Then, it recorded everything!"

Bai Zhi’s face turned pale! She remembered the Little Squirrel that was with them last night; she had even fed it some chicken. Who would have thought it was An Yan’s pet?

As An Yan took out her phone, intending to reveal the evidence, Bai Zhi, ignoring her weakness, lunged forward and snatched it away, desperate to delete the footage of herself. But... there was nothing in the gallery! This... Bai Zhi panicked.

The just-awakened Little Squirrel, hearing An Yan call its name, hastily crawled out of a bag. It proudly tried to climb up An Yan’s pant leg to reach her shoulder, but before it could, a hand reached out from the side and snatched it up. The Little Squirrel was furious, baring its teeth angrily, then... Suddenly, it cowered! Its animal instincts made it sense a murderous aura emanating from Li Tianyao.

Li Tianyao placed it on a nearby table. The Little Squirrel sat there obediently, not daring to move an inch.

"An Yan, you tricked me!" Bai Zhi shrieked, frenzied.

An Yan laughed. "Yes, I was tricking you, but your actions have said it all. Bai Zhi, still won’t admit it?"

Bai Zhi began trembling with rage. Spotting the camera crew still filming her, she shouted angrily, "Stop filming!"

Her distorted face and shrill voice left the netizens watching the screen in an uproar:

[HOLY CRAP! Come on, Bai Zhi’s fans, come out and tell me, is this your Piano Princess?]

[So the fairy persona was all an act, huh!]

[Thank goodness our Shiyan didn’t team up with her! Disgusting creature!]

[Such a malicious heart, to actually put a snake into another guest’s tent! And then she even urged someone else to confess! I just don’t understand what Miss An Yan ever did to offend her.]

[I don’t understand either. Does anyone know?]

[Same here, no clue!]

Bai Zhi, seeing that she could no longer deny it, simply admitted, "Yes, it was me. I put it there. But I just wanted to scare you. Who told you not to share the fruits with us?"

"But An Yan, even if I put it there, you shouldn’t have killed it, right? You even steeped it in alcohol! You’re too vicious. Just wait to go to prison."

"I’m sorry to disappoint you, but Green Tail is perfectly fine."

An Yan produced the water bottle with Green Tail inside. After a night’s rest, the snake was lively again. Once released, it immediately started swimming around cheerfully.

Bai Zhi, finally realizing she had been duped, was so angry her face contorted. "You... you did this on purpose!"

"That’s right, I did it on purpose! Miss Bai, you intentionally lured Jiang Xiaoze into placing Green Tail in my tent. Were you hoping I would kill it?"

"Too bad for you, I also recognize Green Tail, so I didn’t kill it. Are you very disappointed?"

Bai Zhi’s expression changed in an instant. "Me? Why would I be disappointed? If you didn’t kill it, then you don’t have to go to prison! Isn’t that great?"

"I know you’re a doctor and that you grew up in the mountains, so of course, you’d recognize Green Tail. That’s why I was just playing a joke on you!"

"Heh, do you take everyone here for a fool?" An Yan turned to the director. "What do you think?"

The director stated, "Miss Bai, we recorded everything you just did! Everyone here heard you say Miss An Yan killed Green Tail and should go to prison! That proves you deliberately framed her!"

"Once the ship docks, we will hand you over to the police."

Bai Zhi could no longer keep up her act. "Director, no harm was done. Green Tail isn’t dead, and I was just joking with An Yan. It’s not necessary to involve the police, don’t you think?"

After speaking, she covered her mouth with her hand and added in a whisper to the director, "Don’t forget, our Bai Family sponsors this show!"

The audience couldn’t see her lips and didn’t know what she said. Just as they were getting anxious, they heard the director exclaim loudly, "Just because your Bai Family sponsors the show, you think you’re so special? You think you can treat other guests’ lives lightly on this program?"

Bai Zhi hadn’t expected her words to directly hit the director’s sore spot! Upon hearing him say it out loud, Bai Zhi’s expression turned ugly.

"What? Are you trying to threaten me again?"

Ever since Director Feng had signed with Guo Dengdeng, no celebrity had dared to pressure him with investments. After all, Guo Dengdeng wasn’t short on money! All he needed to do was follow his own vision, make the program well, and boost the ratings. Besides, who was Bai Zhi bullying? Who was she trying to harm? It was the wife of Guo Dengdeng’s boss! How could he tolerate that?

The director immediately took out his cell phone and called Bai Qiwei. "We don’t need the Bai Family’s sponsorship for our show! Shortly, a staff member will contact you to handle the contract termination. Please cooperate."

Bai Qiwei started, "Director Feng, please don’t be angry. What happened—"

Before he could finish his question, Director Feng hung up.

As Bai Qiwei frowned, an assistant beside him handed him a phone. On the screen, Bai Zhi was arguing with the director. The live comments were a torrent of abuse directed at Bai Zhi:

[What kind of person is this? Openly framing other guests on the show and daring to threaten the director?]

[Still calling herself the Piano Princess? I have reason to suspect this whole ’princess’ persona was manufactured.]

[Exactly! Just because she can play the piano doesn’t make her a princess.]

Knowing what Bai Zhi had done, Bai Qiwei was so angry his stomach ached. He grabbed his phone and sent a message to Bai Zhi:

[I don’t care what you’ve done. Apologize immediately!]