Qiao Yaning felt increasingly that sothing was amiss. She had already apologized sincerely, yet the other party continued to pester her relentlessly.
Not long after, the Elite Class’s class monitor arrived with a large group of boys, marching over in a formidable formation.
They looked intimidating, each one seed like trouble.
Even though everyone had received higher education, Qiao Yaning was still panicking.
She whispered to Wang Shiwei, "They must be doing this on purpose."
Wang Shiwei pouted, hiding behind Qiao Yaning, and complained irritably, "Flies don’t buzz around a seamless egg. I told you Lu Mian was too pretentious, making a fuss over nothing. See, now you’ve made an enemy! The whole class has co looking for us, making us suffer as well. This matter... deal with it yourself, don’t involve !"
She spoke sarcastically, as if it had nothing to do with her.
"You..." Qiao Yaning opened her mouth, "Can’t you at least say sothing?"
Wang Shiwei rolled her eyes.
Ge Yu’s knuckles cracked as Lu Yutian took the opportunity to tell the classmates what had happened.
The boys from the Elite Class believed Lu Yutian completely, turning their previous dislike of Lu Mian into outright hatred.
Each one of them was filled with anger, cornering the two girls against the wall.
"Our class’s project was ruined by you, what are we supposed to turn in? What if the school punishes us? Today, if you don’t give us an explanation, don’t think about leaving!"
"Exactly! Our class’s painting was painstakingly created by Yutian and everyone, and you destroyed it so easily, this isn’t over!"
"Either you take responsibility for Lu Mian, or you call her to co and resolve this!"
The Elite Class boys kept accusing them, and Wang Shiwei, afraid of being implicated, imdiately said, "I’ll call Lu Mian right now! Don’t bla this on , it has nothing to do with !"
Qiao Yaning watched as Wang Shiwei hurriedly went to make the call, shaking her head silently.
She knew this was beyond negotiation, took a deep breath, and said, "Earlier at the office door, we saw you coming in and imdiately backed away. In short, we didn’t even touch you, so why bla us for your project being destroyed?"
Lu Yutian frowned, stepped forward, and disagreed, "Classmate, if you hadn’t left in such a hurry, how could we have not stood firm? Our project wouldn’t have been ruined."
"We already moved aside to make way for you, okay!" Qiao Yaning nudged Wang Shiwei beside her, "Say sothing, were we not moving aside earlier? We didn’t touch them at all."
At this mont, Wang Shiwei looked at Qiao Yaning, then at the group of aggressive Elite Class boys, and suddenly had an idea.
Qiao Yaning wasn’t willing to help Sister Xingran, was she?
Then let her taste what it’s like to have no one help her!
Wang Shiwei shook her head blankly, "How would I know? You were walking in front earlier, I didn’t notice these details at all! But, if you hadn’t touched them, why would they react so strongly?"
"??"
Qiao Yaning glared at her sharply.
Lu Yutian sighed, "Classmate, your friend already said so..."
Qiao Yaning was at a loss for words, incredulously looking at Wang Shiwei.
This person usually has one face in public and another in private, and that’s that. But at a ti like this, how could she lie with her eyes wide open?
They had clearly left at the sa ti, retreating simultaneously.
Even if Wang Shiwei refused to say anything, she didn’t have to slander her this way, right?
Qiao Yaning was extrely aggravated, and the worst part wasn’t being targeted by the Elite Class people, the hardest to accept was that the truth wasn’t like this, yet soone close to her stabbed her in the back.
"Wang Shiwei, what good does it do you to fra ?" Qiao Yaning asked quietly.
"Nothing good." Wang Shiwei crossed her arms, looking at her coldly, "You didn’t help Sister Xingran, why should I help you? Besides, even if I know the truth, so what, would the Elite Class people believe ?"
"But you shouldn’t lie!" The Elite Class people wouldn’t believe their explanation, but they would believe a lie that benefited them.
Even though she usually didn’t approve of Wang Shiwei’s conduct, she had never done anything to harm her.
Was it necessary for Wang Shiwei to retaliate against her this way?
"If you help Sister Xingran get Mi Lu’s contact information, I’ll explain everything to them." Wang Shiwei chuckled lowly.
Qiao Yaning nodded, understanding that she was taking advantage of her predicant.
"You two stop chatting, and quickly say how to deal with this!"
"Anyway, this is your responsibility, whether you take it or let Lu Mian take it, soone has to be accountable!"
At this mont, Qiao Yaning felt surrounded by enemies, her features marked with anger, coldly looking at the group of boys wanting to tear her apart, as well as her classmate and roommate adding insult to injury.
Suddenly, she seed to understand Lu Mian.
Suddenly, she felt regret and pain.
Back in the physics training class, everyone believed Lu Mian was a thief, storming into her room to search for a missing package.
No one believed her, no one helped her.
As the owner of the package, not only did Qiao Yaning not stop them, but she also condoned the behavior.
But when the truth ca out and those who frad Lu Mian were punished, she turned around and accused Lu Mian of making a fuss over nothing and being too petty.
She always believed that Lu Mian hadn’t suffered any real harm, and there was no need to ruin those girls’ futures.
She was wrong.
Really wrong.
Public opinion is terrifying. Being misunderstood, slandered, and wronged might not seem like actual harm, but it’s like winter frost, freezing a once warm heart.
She felt so angry, so furious.
But she understood more deeply that with the accusations of the two Elite Class people and Wang Shiwei’s testimony, no one would believe her.
No one would believe her.
Perhaps Lu Mian wouldn’t co at all, and no one would co to help her.
And... even if Lu Mian ca, what could she do?
They weren’t on good terms in the first place, how could Lu Mian stand by her side?
Perhaps, she really had to take the bla alone.
But she wasn’t willing to accept it!
Just as Qiao Yaning was painfully contemplating how to wrap this up, a tall, nonchalant figure leisurely walked over from a distance.
The girl wore a simple and neat tracksuit, her shoulder-length black hair casually draped, swaying slightly in the wind.
With one hand in her pocket, her long legs took confident strides, calm and composed.
Lu Mian had arrived.
She arrived just like that, casually and unhurriedly.
"Lu Mian..." Qiao Yaning silently called out her na.
Even knowing what conflict awaited her here, Lu Mian had co, still with the deanor of a passerby.
For a mont, Qiao Yaning didn’t know what to say.
Lu Mian walked over to Qiao Yaning, her delicate eyebrows arching slightly, with a touch of mischief in her calm expression.
"Did they lay a hand on you?" The girl asked lightly, looking Qiao Yaning up and down.
A surge of bitterness and grievance rose within her, and Qiao Yaning almost couldn’t control her tears.
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