Qin Mei froze for a moment before her expression returned to a mask of indifference. "Second Madam, did your daughter-in-law see that Jie Jingwei was also in that alley?"
Second Madam nodded. "She saw him. She said you and Jing Er had an argument, and then Jing Er left in a huff."
"And then?" Qin Mei asked.
"She left together with Jing Er," Second Madam said.
Qin Mei was somewhat speechless. Second Madam's daughter-in-law had seen the beginning but entirely missed the ending. Shortly after Jie Jingwei left, she had left too.
With no outsiders around, Second Madam dropped her reservations and asked bluntly, "Godmother Xiao Ping, are you the mastermind behind Teacher Lin's disappearance?"
"Second Madam, are you implying that I hired someone to kidnap Teacher Lin? What would I even gain from that?" Qin Mei asked, finding it amusing. No wonder Second Madam hadn't dared to ask her in front of Jie Jingchen.
