Volume 1 Chapter 56 A Flash of Surprise

  Fang Li sat on the ground and burst into tears. She was really scared, afraid that her true-hearted friend was actually a heartless vampire, slowly draining her blood drop by drop.

  Fang Li subconsciously curled up, "Really, were all these things done by Du Ruo? Jia Mei's fracture, Xu Ran's expulsion, were they all caused by Du Ruo?"

  "I actually thought from the start that she was capable of doing such things, because I think she's a stubborn and excessive person. If she has a goal, she'll stop at nothing to achieve it. She's strong-willed, strong enough to force herself to fulfill her desires. But I've also seen her kindness, I saw that she couldn't bear to hurt even a small insect, she carefully sent a little bird that had flown into the room out of the window. I think a kind person, no matter how competitive they are, won't lose their humanity." Meng Xi said quietly, like a gentle stream flowing out, carrying away their simple times.

  "Yes, I've seen her bring home stray cats to bathe them, she risked her life to save a dog under the wheels of a car, these are not things that a heartless person would do, is Du Ruo really kind or not? It must be Yue Yue who deceived us." Fang Li comforted herself like this, because Du Ruo had already become a part of their youth, and they didn't want to have a broken youth just as they were starting out on a journey.

  "However, thinking back, many things at that time were indeed suspicious. When Jia Mei was injured, Xu Ruo had her exam qualification cancelled, and the biggest beneficiary must have been Du Ru. But would Xu Ruo be so stupid as to cut off Jia Mei's shoe heel and then stay there from start to finish? At least she should have found an alibi for herself or planned more carefully, no one would be so reckless as to sacrifice themselves to eliminate their opponent and benefit a third person."

  Su Xia thought for a moment and said, "But Du Ruo went to the bathroom at that time." Fang Li was puzzled and said, "I remember you said she went alone and even called you. So in the moment when she called you out, she could have come back to do something and then ran back through the shortcut. And didn't you say that Du Ruo went to a farther toilet, not one nearby? There's a small hole on the wall there, going through it would save a lot of time, but you didn't know about it."

  "How did you know? Have you investigated? You suspected Du Ruo from the beginning?"

  "No, I'm just like you guys, my first reaction was Du Ruo and Xu Ran. Du Ruo is our friend, so it must be Xu Ran. I even jumped to conclusions with you guys and pointed the finger at Xu Ran. But until I saw Xu Ran's parents come to find the principal to demand justice, Xu Ran swore that she didn't do it. She said, 'I'm not an idiot, even if I wanted to scheme against others, I wouldn't use such a stupid method to bring about my own downfall.' So I wavered, and I think Xu Ran is innocent."

  Su Xia crouched down and continued, "Later I thought about going to take a look. During the day it seemed like everything was fine, but at that time you didn't know the way, and were feeling your way to find Du Ruo. However, if Du Ruo was familiar with the terrain, he should have been able to make time to attack and then catch up with you."

  Before going to the toilet, Du Ruo said I didn't need to accompany her, and then changed into a pair of flat shoes. Later, she called me to say that she hadn't brought paper, and I thought how could she be so careless, but then I thought maybe she was too tired. Fang Li already covered her face with both hands, not daring to look directly at Su Xia and Meng Xi.

  "At that time, when Xu Rang went on stage, only Jia Mei was there. Jia Mei always had to put on makeup in the dressing room every time, and everyone who participated with her knew that Du Ruo might have used this time to sabotage her high heels outside." Su Xia explained calmly, ruthlessly shattering Fang Li's hopes.

  "When you say that, I think Du Ruo was indeed a bit absent-minded that day, and also gave you two movie tickets. But how could Du Ruo not know the match time beforehand? Why would he do something at this time? And after that, I've never seen or heard of Du Ruo liking to go watch movies often." Fang Li's voice is weak like a mosquito, now seemingly being made dizzy and disoriented.

  "Tomorrow, after her match, we must find her and get to the bottom of this." Meng Xi said, raising his head. "I just wanted to ask her what was going on with Mo Xiao, I didn't think it would drag out so many things."

  Humans are simple creatures, easily mesmerized by a single thing. A few people were drawn to the sudden fact that captured their full attention. They wouldn't think again that they were being used, step by step becoming pawns, at the mercy of others.

  That night, Fang Li didn't sleep, Meng Xi didn't sleep, Su Xia didn't sleep. The love and friendship that accompanied them through their youth were all at a dead end.

  The second day's competition, the first match was Latin. Two male partners stood on stage wearing masks, looking like Harlequin and Pierrot.

  It's actually quite ironic, today it was just the two of them competing. Du Ruo drew a white mask partner through lottery, while Yue Yue chose a black mask partner.

  The match was started by Du Ruo, and Du Ruo's dance was of course impeccable. However, when she jumped to the middle of the stage, she suddenly stumbled in the arms of her male partner. Without thinking, it was clear that Tian Hui Xin and Mo Yuan Dao were manipulating something behind the scenes.

  Although the action was not obvious, Du Ruo also made a great effort to make amends, but those with ulterior motives would never let her off for such a careless mistake. After Du Ruo went down, she hurried to change into clothes for the next scene, and Yue Yue stopped her.

  "I think you shouldn't change into the next outfit, I guess you know it in your heart, from the beginning you were meant to be eliminated, having you here is just like some fools proving that this competition still has fairness."

  Du Ruo's lips were tightly pursed, she knew that her efforts were all in vain, but as long as there was a glimmer of hope, she didn't dare give up. If she did nothing, she would blame herself for being useless. Du Ruo didn't respond to Yue Yue, but Yue Yue wouldn't be merciful just because of this and say the following words.

  "You don't know, do you? Your good friend Fang Li has always liked An Junli and has been entangled with him behind your back." Yue Yue said this while intentionally bringing her mouth close to Du Ruo's ear, as if sharing a secret that she hoped others would not miss.

  "You're talking nonsense, it's impossible."

  "I won't speak without basis, you don't know how big the commotion was that day. Mo Xiao almost fell out with An Junli because of it."

  "It's impossible."

  "You're so smart, Du Ruo, but you're really muddled about this matter. An Junli of course likes you and doesn't want you to get hurt. Shen Fanglian even has a crush on her friend's boyfriend, who knows what she's thinking?"

  "Where did you hear these rumors, and why are you spreading them here?" "Don't believe me? Go take a look at Shen Fangli's diary, it's all filled with An Junlei's name. And this diary is even made public, what do you think she wants to do?" (Download the book by entering or searching for "book name + Ha Shi Ba") You can search for "Youthful Ode Ha Shi Ba" on Baidu to find the latest updates of this book!