He originally didn't plan to tell Cheng Bai about this right now, but... he would know it sooner or later.
Xining took a deep breath and said softly, "Yao'er... is pregnant, and the child is Yuan Heng's."
"..." Cheng Bai paused, and his body swayed on the spot. Cheng Li was shocked and wanted to step forward to help him, but was held down by Xining.
Cheng Bai shook his head, didn't say anything, and walked away in embarrassment, his back looking quite distraught.
"It's up to him to figure out what happened." Xining said, looking at Cheng Li with burning eyes, "Since you have heard about what happened at the beach, do you know what Pan Shulin did?"
"…" Cheng Li was stunned, lowered his head and replied: "I heard about it."
Pan Yue was in a low mood. He asked in a low voice: "City Lord, did my brother... really do such a thing?"
"What do you think about your brother?" Xining asked Pan Yue angrily. Pan Yue was choked and couldn't answer.
Xi Ning paused for a moment and asked Pan Yue, "Now that your brother has done something like this, what will you do?"
"..." Pan Yue was stunned and looked up at Xining, only to see Xining staring at him straight, as if testing his attitude.
He hurriedly said, "Of course I won't tolerate it. My brother must be punished for his mistakes. But, City Lord, I heard that my father also made trouble for you... Please, for the sake of my father's loyalty, please forgive him, okay?"
Hearing this, Xining felt relieved: "I am relieved if you can say so. Don't worry. Although your father is angry with me, he was not involved in today's incident. I will not make things difficult for him, but I will never forgive Pan Shulin. You must understand."
"Pan Yue understands. Pan Yue will definitely cooperate with the operation and catch his brother as soon as possible to bring him back to be punished. My Pan family has no objection to everything he has suffered." Pan Yue said sadly.
"..." Xining was silent for a long time and said, "I know you love your brother. It would be too cruel for you to go and catch your brother and bring him back to be punished. Your brother's mistakes have nothing to do with your family. Don't worry about this matter. I will make my own arrangements."
Pan Yue felt warm in his heart and bowed quickly, saying, "Thank you, Lord, for your understanding."
Xining pursed her lips and said, "But remember, if I find out that your Pan family is secretly helping your brother, then no one in your Pan family will escape."
Pan Yue was shocked and quickly expressed his loyalty, "The Pan family won't do that, City Lord, rest assured. If my Pan family has any news about my brother, we will tell you the truth."
Xining narrowed his eyes in satisfaction: "Very good."
After that, he looked at Cheng Li, frowning. After a while, he asked, "I just want to ask you, did you really know that the letter was sent by Pan Shulin to Yao'er?"
“…Yes.” Cheng Li responded.
Xining suppressed his anger and said, "You knew about this but still concealed it for him? Give me an explanation, or you will be guilty of the same crime as him."
Hearing this, Pan Yue quickly interrupted and said, "City Lord, Brother Cheng did it for Cheng Bai. He thought that his younger brother just wanted to save Cheng Bai like him. He didn't mean to hide it. I can testify to this. It's not appropriate to be guilty of the same crime."
He knew that his brother would definitely be punished severely this time and might even lose his life. Cheng Li was innocent and should not be implicated.
"Is what he said true?" Xining asked Cheng Li.