Chapter 48

  Yu Xuan's mood was extremely pleasant after resolving the major problem that had been weighing on her mind. She even smiled continuously when she saw He Qi, making him feel honored and surprised.

  That morning, Yu Cai was still carrying a bag of breakfast and rushing to school. When she arrived at the school gate, she saw Qiao Jia and one of her good friends pushing a cart slowly in front of her. Yu Cai didn't want to meet Qiao Jia, so she had no choice but to follow patiently.

  It didn't take long for Yu Cai to realize that they were actually talking about her. Qiao Jia said she was arrogant and self-important, looked down on others, and especially loved to do bad things behind people's backs. The girls next to her kept nodding in agreement.

  Yu Cai endured for half a day before she didn't rush up to argue with her. After a while, Qiao Jia's topic turned to Qi Shi's body, "She just relies on Qi Shi being her cousin, what's wrong with Qi Shi? Isn't it just that his dad has more money and a better-looking face? Every day, he puts on a high-and-mighty attitude for who to see. I think his dad's money isn't clean either, a government employee..."

  Qiao Jia's words stopped abruptly, as Yu Cai suddenly rushed forward with a few swift steps, her eyes coldly fixed on the two of them, and said sternly, "Qiao Jia, remember that trouble comes from the mouth, so keep your mouth clean in the future!"

  Qiao Jia originally gossiped behind people's backs, but when caught, she felt a little guilty. Seeing Yu Cai like this, her guilt turned to fear, yet she still tried to maintain her composure, "What, was I wrong?"

  "How much do you know about Ah Yi and how much do you know about me, to dare to make such a judgment behind my back? If I take it to court, I'll sue you for slander!"

  "Tell me slander, then you'd better say something about his father..."

  Yu Caili's stern voice interrupted her, "Everything requires evidence, if you're jealous of others, you can go collect evidence, the government's mailbox welcomes people like you to write letters of accusation at any time!"

  Qiao Jia was labeled "jealous" by Yu Cai'an, and just as she was about to clarify, the crowd nearby started paying attention to them. Afraid of making a scene that would affect their prayer release, Yu Cai'an immediately changed the subject. "Besides, you say I like to secretly harm people behind their backs, what evidence do you have? Although I, Yu Cai, may not be considered a good person, I can ask myself if I've ever done anything wrong. What right do you have to slander me behind my back?"

  The girls around Qiao Jia couldn't help but say, "Yu Cai, don't talk as if you're so great. Are you daring to say that Mo Fei and Qiao Jia broke up? You didn't do anything bad?"

  Yu Cai's face turned cold as she hummed, "Do you have any evidence?"

  "Wasn't everything fine before? But since Qiao Jia came to find you, your attitude completely changed. Now whenever you see Qiao Jia, you speak in a nasty tone!"

  "Alright, since you all say so, let's go find Mo Fei for a confrontation then."

  "Perhaps nature will help you!"

  "So you're pinning a nonexistent crime on me? Alright, I'll ask you, why would I stab someone in the back, what's my motive?"

  "Who knows if it's you who has taken a liking to Mo Fei."

  Yu Cai's mouth curled up in a cold smile, "This young lady must have watched too much Conan, even such complex reasoning can be done, but I'd like to advise you that not everyone has the ability to be like Conan, be careful not to overdo it!"

  "You - you're just pretending to be friendly!"

  Yu Cai hummed coldly. Qiao Jia saw that her good friend was at a loss for words, and opened her mouth to ask, "Yu Cai, I'll just ask you one thing today, did you say something behind my back?"

  "Qiao Jia, we've been at the same table for a year, despite some friction, but we've also made up afterwards. I didn't take it to heart. Don't say I had no thoughts about Mo Fei, even if I did, could I have come up with such a good plan to drive you two apart? Why isn't Mo Fei by my side now? Am I doing everything just to benefit others?"

  "That's probably because although Mo Fei broke up with Qiao Jia, she still looks down on you!"

  Yu Cai was once again infuriated by the contempt in that girl's eyes, "Fine, Qiao Jia, I didn't expect you to be so narrow-minded. Although I've forgotten about what happened last time, you still haven't. It seems that in your heart, I've always been this kind of person. Fine, I'm a failure as a human being, there's nothing more to say. You all insist on saying that I'm backstabbing, but I can't shut your mouths. However, I must say, isn't it true that you have great insight? You saw through my elegant and refined exterior to my vengeful and narrow-minded nature. Your current girlfriend is gentle and quiet, even if you were to ride in a Rolls-Royce, you still wouldn't be able to catch up!"

  "You——" This sentence hit Qiao Jia's sore spot, and her eyes suddenly flashed with tears.

  Yu Cai Leng snorted, showing no mercy as she stepped on her painful foot, "What's wrong with what I said? Last time you bullied me, Mo Fei was right there helping you. Now where is he? Probably out buying breakfast for his girlfriend! I heard the three of you are all in Class 9 now. It's really impressive that you can still hold your head up high. Looking at those two, they're not even embarrassed. If I were you, I wouldn't dare to show my face, not just in the same class, but in the same school!"

  "You——" Qiao Jia quickly raised her hand and moved forward.

  Yu Caiqian was very majestic, but as soon as he saw Qiao Jia preparing to get rough, he immediately lost his majesty and turned around to run. Before he could take two steps, he heard He Qi shouting, "What are you running for? Come back!"

  Yu Cai saw help arriving and plucked up her courage, immediately turning around with a confident air.

  Qiao Jia's wrist was caught by He Qi, and she was roughly pulled back. As she touched her wrist, tears fell down.

  Yu Cai was not sympathetic at all, and impatiently said, "I haven't cried yet, what are you crying about? If it wasn't for He Qi stopping you just now, you would have rushed up to hit me. Now that I'm the one who got hit and didn't cry, but you're the one hitting people and ended up crying instead. You really do have a lot of guts and a thick skin, no wonder you can get along with Mo Fei and them in the same class."

  At this time, Qiao Jia was already powerless to resist, and she could only cry. Her friend supported her and shouted loudly, "Yu Cai, you're going too far!"

  "Am I overreacting? How am I overreacting? It was you who spoke ill of me behind my back, it was you who framed me, it was you two who bullied me, and it was you who hit me. Now you're saying I'm overreacting? I truly can't help but once again express my sincere admiration and infinite reverence for your unparalleled bravery and thick-skinned faces!"

  Yu Cai was just getting into it when the class bell rang. He Qi said sternly, "Qiao Jia, don't drag others into your business with Mo Fei. Do you think everyone has nothing better to do than meddle in other people's affairs all day? Mo Fei, handle this matter properly and don't cause trouble for Yu Cai again."

  Qiao Jia only then discovered that Mo Fei was also standing in the crowd, but didn't come forward to help her, and suddenly cried even harder, not caring about class anymore, she turned around and ran towards the school gate.

  Her friend glared fiercely at Yu Cai and Mo Fei, then chased after her.

  Yu Cai, in order not to give others a bad impression of being arrogant and bullying, also put on a serious face and hurriedly ran towards the teaching building.

  After sending off Ji Shi with breakfast, Yu Cai slipped into the classroom under the dissatisfied gaze of her homeroom teacher.

  After class, Yu Cai ran to He Qi's side and said sincerely, "He Qi, thank you so much today!"

  He shot her a disdainful glance, "Look at your sorry state, others would have already turned around and run away with their tails between their legs, you've lost all face!"

  "A gentleman uses his mouth, not his fists! Besides, I'm most afraid of fighting with others, losing is embarrassing and painful!"

  "How did you know we'd definitely lose?" He Qi still looked disdainful.

  "They're good with two people!"

  "Am I not there?"

  "You didn't say anything, I concentrated on quarreling, how would I know"

  He burst out laughing loudly, "Focusing on quarreling? Haha".

  Yu Cai Bai gave him a glance, "You find time to have a good talk with Mo Fei, how did Qiao Jia become so certain that their breakup was my doing?"

  He Qiyuan smiled and nodded, "However, Yu Cai, you're quite spirited when you're arguing, I reckon I wouldn't be able to out-argue you".

  Yu Cai gave him a white eye again, and thus, after this battle, Yu Cai and He Qi's class feelings rapidly sublimated.

  At noon, He Qimofei came to their headquarters to discuss the morning's events. Of course, He Qimofei was brought along by He Qirui just to make Yu Cai quarrel and entertain He Qirui.

  After they sat down, He Qi spoke first, "Mo Fei, you're the earliest one to arrive, why don't you tell us what's going on?"

  Maybe last time accidentally offended his girlfriend, and this period is in the redemption period. Taking Yucai as an example, he gets up early every day to search for delicious food everywhere to relieve his girlfriend's anger. Okay, it turns out that he was indeed tongue-lashed by Yucai.

  So when Yu Cai quietly followed Qiao Jia without making a sound, Mo Fei was also wandering around not far away.

  Qiao Jia and the others spoke in a low voice, so Mo Fei naturally didn't hear them. However, as soon as Yu Cai opened her mouth, her tone was very strong, and she had obviously heard everything clearly. She then carefully recounted the situation from start to finish.

  He Qimo stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "It seems that Yu Cai started out for Ah Shi and Qi Shu, but later changed the subject."

  "So I think I'm completely innocent in this matter."

  "What are you staring at? You still dare to say, last time you already got me and Yu Cai into trouble once, this time again... Are you or aren't you a man, can't even handle such a small matter!"

  "Perhaps after thinking about it, 'Last time Qiao Jia found Yu Cai crying and complaining, you came to me to handle the matter. I scolded Qiao Jia severely and told her not to involve others in the future. Later, to avoid trouble, I simply stopped paying attention to her. I reckon that's when she started suspecting Yu Cai.'"

  He was furious, "What kind of girlfriend are you looking for? You can even blame Yu Cai for this. Fortunately, Yu Cai blamed herself severely at that time."

  He stopped talking and sulkily rubbed his nose.

  "Isn't it true that I think Yu Cai is right in saying you value lust over friendship? You were clearly interested from the start, so why didn't you offer to help her?"

  "Isn't it that she's always had the upper hand and needs my help? Besides, to be honest, seeing a girl fight for me makes me feel honored!"

  "How despicable, Yu Cai was originally arguing with A Shi, but later on, seeing that there were many people around, it wouldn't be good for A Shi's image, so he shifted the topic to you, and you're still foolishly enjoying this"

  "It's better than no one arguing for you."

  "What's wrong with you? Didn't you receive the money?"

  Isn't it even more innocent? "Is this being trampled on and getting angry out of humiliation?"