"How can you expect me to trust you when you literally just betrayed me?" Xinghe challenged.
"That is an unfounded accusation," Ee Chen argued with a pout, "I didn't side with Ruobing but helped you to do the design, isn't that enough to prove my loyalty? Didn't I answer every single one of your questions? I have nothing to hide…"
"Did you forget about the little fact that you helped her steal my design‽"
"That claim is untrue because the design I gave her is a fake, I swear!"
Xinghe's lips curved into a smile. "The design you gave her would still be a fake even whether you planned to or not."
Ee Chen was temporarily stunned as the truth of what Xinghe said slowly dawned on him. He groaned, "So you've been guarding against me all along."
"And reality proves that I was right to do so." Xinghe stressed and Ee Chen was shamed into silence.
