Lan Shuo smiled and explained, "There's news that they've only been together for a short while. Think about it, if their girlfriend experienced something like that right after they became a couple, how could he possibly bear it?"
The thought of Yu Wenli's despair and pain instantly lifted Kang Wei's gloomy mood.
"I hope things go smoothly."
He threw the "Fatsai" in his hand away, a smile of excitement playing on his lips.
He really wanted to know what kind of expression the usually calm and composed Yu Wenli would have.
Heh, he would probably cry, wouldn't he?
He was so looking forward to it~
-
Just as Meng Xiyao was feeling uneasy, Lan Shuo called.
She quickly answered, "Young Master Lan! I promise next time..."
"Don't be afraid," Lan Shuo interrupted with a smile.
Hearing that he wasn't angry, Meng Xiyao felt a little relieved, but couldn't help but ask:
"Is there anything you need me to do?"
"Of course, you are the most important," Lan Shuo soothed skillfully.
After he finished explaining the full plan, Meng Xiyao immediately resisted, "We can't do that, that's too... I I I can't do it..."
She just wanted to make some money, gain some resources and status.
She really couldn't do anything that harmed heaven and earth!
"What can't you do?" Lan Shuo scoffed, "You like stealing other people's boyfriends so much, this kind of thing should be very easy for you, right?"
"No no no, it's different!" Meng Xiyao was so scared she couldn't speak properly.
She liked stealing other people's boyfriends, but she just wanted to prove her charm.
To prove that she was more capable than that girl.
How was that harming heaven and earth? At most, it was a moral issue.
But what Lan Shuo wanted her to do was illegal and criminal!
She really didn't have the guts.
"Lan..."
"Meng Xiyao."
Before she could speak, Lan Shuo interrupted, "You don't have a choice. You don't have to do it if you don't want to."
Lan Shuo's sudden concession didn't make Meng Xiyao happy; instead, her breathing trembled.
"You..." What do you want?
Before she could finish, she heard Lan Shuo say indifferently:
"Although what you did is not enough to warrant expulsion, if I wanted to, the Academy of Fine Arts could expel you in an instant. Do you believe me?"
Meng Xiyao of course believed him.
Although the Lan family was not a top-tier aristocratic family, she had learned quite a bit by staying by his side these past few days.
In the circle of power in the capital, the Fu and Han families were supreme, followed by the four great families: Lin, Jiang, Song, and Lan.
They could change an ordinary person's life with a few words.
Meng Xiyao didn't want to lose everything she had, and she cried, "Young Master Lan, you can't do this to me, we still..."
"Slept together?" Lan Shuo finished her sentence, his tone full of disdain. "It's your honor to be able to sleep with me, but it doesn't give you the right to bargain.
"Miss Meng, your parents spent all their savings to send you to the Academy of Fine Arts. They wouldn't want to see you expelled, would they?"
Meng Xiyao's heart instantly turned cold.
"I'll give you three seconds."
Lan Shuo looked down at his watch, his voice extremely cruel. "If you don't give me the answer I want within three seconds, everything about you will be known to everyone, and the Academy of Fine Arts will have no place for you."
"One..."
"I'll do it!"
Before he could finish, Meng Xiyao completely broke down.
She couldn't afford to be expelled.
She still wanted to climb higher, even if her hands were stained with blood, it didn't matter.
She was forced into it!
She couldn't be blamed.
-
The next day, the capital.
Backstage of the competition.
"We know you're technically skilled, but you should also consider the occasion when you show off!"
"What are you trying to do by playing like this? You've completely embarrassed the team!"
"PHO's youth training camp never had such poor results. Xing Jiahe, I heard you were a great player poached by Coach Du Xi. May I ask where your greatness is?"
"Are you crazy?!"
"Are you guys playing so well? You're all terrible yourselves, so why are you only picking on him?"
The sudden clear female voice instantly attracted everyone's attention.
Including Xing Jiahe, who had been sitting in front of the computer recalling the opponent's tactics.
"Who are you!" someone retorted unhappily, "What right do you have to speak here?!"
Before anyone else could chime in, Xing Jiahe suddenly stood up.
His appearance and demeanor were rather cold. He was already quite imposing when he didn't speak, let alone when he was angry. The fierce aura he exuded was too much for fifteen or sixteen-year-old boys to bear.
They all left dejectedly.
"Why are you here?"
Xing Jiahe led Xu Kexin to his seat, his words and expression showing no surprise.
Xu Kexin was stunned. "You know I'm in the capital?"
"Yes," he said, leaning against the computer desk and facing her. He chuckled lightly when he heard her question.
"When I saw you on video that day, you were standing at a bookstore not far from your school."
Xu Kexin: "..."
"I thought you hadn't noticed," she said with a hint of dejection. "Then why didn't you say anything then?"
Xing Jiahe carefully took her hand, his eyes lowered as he said, "Since you wanted to give me a surprise, I naturally had to cooperate."
Xu Kexin's eyes trembled as she gazed at him.
He wasn't a particularly thoughtful person, but when it came to her, he put in twelve points of effort.
Even though he had lost the game and was feeling down, he was still thinking about taking care of her.
"I'm really sorry I didn't let you see me win," the blonde teenager lowered his head slightly, his tone regretful.
"It's okay," Xu Kexin stood up and hugged him. "I believe you will win. One failure is nothing. I will always believe in you."
—I will always believe in you.
Xing Jiahe hugged the young girl in his arms emotionally, thinking: He must live up to this trust.
In the corridor, Du Xi received a call. The other party said concisely, "Xing Jiahe, I want him."
"Are you sure? His current strength is not enough to join the team."
The other party smiled, "If I say he's qualified, he's qualified."
After Xu Kexin left, Du Xi pushed open the door and entered.
"I have good news..."
"Coach, there's something I'd like to discuss with you," Xing Jiahe interrupted, his expression unusually anxious.
Du Xi nodded, "Go ahead."
Xing Jiahe: "You should be very aware of my family situation. Since entering the training camp, my family has cut off my financial support, so..."
He remembered the senior high school textbooks in Xu Kexin's bag and the dark circles under her eyes.
What she had been doing all these days was self-evident.
He didn't want her to work so hard, but he didn't have much earning potential right now.
Last night, when he was flipping through his phone, he accidentally found Du Lun's number. He was a model agent.
He heard that models earned well and wanted to try it out in his spare time.
After listening, Du Xi was silent for a long time.
"I know it's not easy for you right now, but..."
The refusal was on the tip of his tongue, but Du Xi's heart softened in the end.
"As long as it doesn't interfere with your training."
"Don't worry," Xing Jiahe immediately agreed.
Du Xi patted his shoulder, "Remember to take care of yourself. This industry is about youth, and the better your health, the longer you can last."
Xing Jiahe's heart warmed slightly. "Thank you, Coach."
National Day passed in the blink of an eye, and Wen Tingxue began to pack her bags.
It got cold early in the capital, so she needed to pack more winter clothes.
While searching, she found a hat.
A fluffy panda head.
It was a gift from Chi Zerui.
Wen Tingxue bent down to pick it up, and suddenly Yu Jie's words popped into her mind: 'Chi Zerui likes you, can't you tell?!'
While she was dazed, Meng Xiyao called.
Wen Tingxue answered somewhat absently, "Hello?"
"What are you doing?" she asked casually.
Before Wen Tingxue could answer, she said, "We agreed, your boyfriend is treating you to a meal after the National Day holiday.
"I think it's better to do it now than later, so let's do it tomorrow night. My boyfriend will be there too, so we can invite him to join, and it will save some money."
"Your boyfriend?" Wen Tingxue was surprised. "The class monitor?"
She remembered that Bian Wei had been pursuing her, giving her a lot of food and necessities.
Sorry, I'm too busy in my third dimension. I'll post one chapter first. The remaining two chapters will be available in the morning.