Caller ID – Meng Xiyao.
Meng Xiyao… wasn't she dead?
How could she be calling?
Wen Tingxue stared at her phone hesitantly, her heart slowly picking up pace.
"Who is it? Why aren't you answering?"
Lu Youran ran over curiously, her expression changing drastically. "Holy hell! Is she dead or not?!"
Jiao Yutong, who had been staring blankly on the bed, sat up. "What's wrong?"
Lu Youran looked up, her expression slightly dazed. "Meng Xiyao's call…"
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"Meng…" Jiao Yutong froze. "Isn't she…?"
As she spoke, Wen Tingxue swiped to answer and turned on the speaker.
Meng Xiyao's voice quickly came through.
Carrying her usual arrogance and triumph.
"Wen Tingxue, you must be very curious who drugged you, right?"
"Wasn't it you?!" Lu Youran interjected.
Meng Xiyao scoffed. "How much hatred could I possibly have for her to risk poisoning her?"
Wen Tingxue paused for a moment. "Who was it?"
"There's no such thing as a free lunch. Meet me, and I'll tell you who it was. You promise to help me resolve the online issues, deal?"
After speaking, she added, "That person's influence is extraordinary. I can't tell you over the phone, unless I want to die."
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Wen Tingxue chuckled unexpectedly. "Weren't you already dead?"
"What nonsense are you spouting? You're not dead, so why should I be? Are you cursing me?" Meng Xiyao grumbled unhappily.
Wen Tingxue frowned, mirroring Meng Xiyao's usual way of speaking.
"Where's the meeting place?" Wen Tingxue probed.
"I'm by the lake," Meng Xiyao sniffled. "I can't go anywhere else, thanks to you guys."
"We didn't post that thread at all!" Lu Youran retorted, unable to contain herself.
Meng Xiyao sneered. "Who would believe that? The chat screenshots are all there! And you're saying you didn't post it?!"
"My information was stolen!"
"Oh, really? A scammer stole your information just to frame me?"
"…" Lu Youran shut her mouth, unable to refute.
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Although Meng Xiyao was detestable, anyone would find this hard to believe.
Her classmates also thought she had posted the thread.
When she denied it, they said she was being low-key.
Low-key my foot!
She absolutely did not post that thread!!
"If you want to know, come to the lake. If not, forget it. I'll only wait for two hours."
Meng Xiyao hung up after speaking.
Wen Tingxue stared blankly at the screen as it turned black.
"Should we go see?" Lu Youran nudged Wen Tingxue's shoulder. "You have to know who's targeting you."
"But…" Jiao Yutong pursed her lips disagreeably. "Didn't Bian Wei say she was dead?"
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Lu Youran frowned. "Does she sound dead? She sounds perfectly fine!"
As the two argued back and forth, Wen Tingxue remained silent.
Meng Xiyao's call was a bit strange.
But what she said about the person behind it…
Wen Tingxue couldn't deny she was tempted. She hated the feeling of being in the open while the enemy was in the dark.
So, after much thought, she decided to go.
Lu Youran offered to accompany her, partly out of concern, and partly because she wanted to properly ask Meng Xiyao if she had any shame!
To be so arrogant in this situation, it made her uncomfortable!
At the same time, on the rooftop of a residential building.
The quiet night was broken by a running girl.
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She stumbled towards the edge.
Several thugs in black were close behind, seemingly intent on forcing her to her death.
"Don't come any closer! If you do, I'll jump!"
Yu Mei'er stepped one foot over the railing, her other foot planted on the inner side, in a position where she could fall at any moment. The thugs immediately stopped.
Then, a slender figure slowly walked out from behind them.
"Why go to such extremes?" Lan Shuo smiled kindly. "Ms. Yu, just hand over the micro-camera and what it recorded, and I promise not to harm a single hair on your head."
Yu Mei'er, with injuries on her face, looked at him and scoffed. "Does Young Master Lan think I'm that easy to fool? You never intended to let me leave here alive today, did you!"
Lan Shuo smiled. "Ms. Yu, what are you saying? Am I, Lan Shuo, such a ruthless person? Of course, if you insist on not handing over the items…"
Under the moonlight, his eyes instantly turned sinister. "Then don't blame me for finishing you off. You don't think your sister is still waiting for you at school, do you? Hmm?"
Yu Mei'er's face changed drastically. "She doesn't know anything! You mustn't touch her!"
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"You can't?" Lan Shuo sneered. "Do you have the right to negotiate with me? Hand over the items!"
"I'll give you the items, but I must have my sister's safety guaranteed, otherwise…"
Yu Mei'er gripped the railing and looked down, a fifteen-story drop that would almost certainly be fatal.
"I'd rather jump!" she stared at him with determination.
Lan Shuo suppressed his anger and put his hands on his hips. "Fine, call her."
A man in black immediately stepped forward. Yu Mei'er took her phone and, after a moment's hesitation, dialed Fu Ran.
She knew the Lan family was affiliated with the Fu family. If Fu Ran spoke up, Lan Shuo wouldn't dare to touch her!
However, as the call kept ringing, Yu Mei'er's desperate hope for rescue gradually cooled.
"What are you doing! Who are you calling!"
Realizing something was wrong, Lan Shuo immediately stepped forward. Yu Mei'er threateningly shifted her body outwards, forcing Lan Shuo to stop about a meter away.
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"Don't try any tricks. If you dare call the police, your sister will die!" Lan Shuo threatened with a dark expression.
Yu Mei'er gave a wry smile. "Don't worry, I'm not that foolish."
Call the police?
She didn't even dare to think about it.
The powerful families in the capital had too much influence. Calling the police would be tantamount to seeking death.
She dialed a second time, and Yu Jie quickly answered. "Sister! Hurry and save me! I've been kidnapped!!"
Her sister's crying and wailing voice reached Yu Mei'er through the phone.
It pained her heart.
Yu Mei'er forced back tears, her nose stinging. "Xiao Jie, don't worry, sister will absolutely not let you get hurt."
Yu Jie's voice became hoarse from crying. "Who… who is it? Will they… will they kill me…"
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"No, they won't do anything to you. You wait for sister to save you, okay?"
After comforting Yu Jie, Yu Mei'er cried into the phone. Lan Shuo impatiently asked, "Can you tell me now?"
Yu Mei'er wiped her tears and looked at him. "Release her first."
Lan Shuo frowned. Yu Mei'er said, "What are you afraid of? She has no one. You can catch her anytime you want. As for me, I'm right here in front of you, I can't run."
Lan Shuo remained silent. Yu Mei'er continued, "I just want to ensure her safety. As long as I confirm she's not in danger.
"I'll give you what you want. The capital is your territory, are you afraid that two weak women like us can cause any major trouble?"
After a moment of silence, Lan Shuo compromised. "Alright, but if you dare to trick me, I will make sure you suffer!"
"How could I dare?"
Yu Mei'er replied, while discreetly glancing towards the northwest.
It was dark there until Yu Jie was released.
One minute.
Two minutes.
Three minutes.
A light appeared there.
A faint smile curved Yu Mei'er's pale lips, and then she fell.
Xiao Jie, protecting you is the last thing your sister can do for you.
Don't blame me for breaking my promise, sister wants to grow old with you, but unfortunately, my fate is not good, I cannot be with you for a long, long time.
"Young Master Lan!" the man in black, who was examining the micro-camera, exclaimed.
Lan Shuo turned, and Yu Mei'er's figure had already disappeared from the rooftop.
He rushed over and happened to see her landing. The impact was so strong that he immediately vomited nearby.
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Then he heard his subordinate curse, "Damn it! It's fake! There's nothing inside! Young Master Lan, we've been tricked!"
Lan Shuo gritted his teeth. "Go! Make a call! Bring Yu Jie back to me!"
Not long after, a subordinate reported, "Yu, Yu Jie, ran away…"
At this moment, at the art academy.
Wen Tingxue and Lu Youran searched around the lake but couldn't find Meng Xiyao.
Her phone went unanswered.
"Damn it! She's not deliberately messing with us, is she?" Lu Youran cursed.
The more Wen Tingxue thought about it, the more something felt wrong, but she couldn't pinpoint what it was.
"Let's go back." She felt a vague sense of unease, as if something was about to happen.
Lu Youran looked around, still no one. "When I see her again, I'm definitely going to scold her! Is it fun to trick people in the middle of the night?!"
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"Alright, alright, stop scolding, let's go."
Wen Tingxue pulled her away.
At three in the morning, a low-key Mercedes drove out of the capital and stopped in front of a private jet.
Yu Jie was still crying and wanting to go back. Yu Wenli then showed her a photo of Yu Mei'er jumping off the building to her death.
"Your sister is already dead because of you. Instead of living well and avenging her, what are you still fussing about?"
His cold tone pierced her heart.
Yu Jie stared blankly at the photo, her face almost indistinguishable. After a long time, her throat dry, she asked, "I… Who killed her?"
Yu Wenli withdrew his hand and retorted, "What do you think?"
"It was Lan Shuo… and Fu Yuchuan… right?"
This was perhaps Yu Jie's most intelligent moment.
After being released by those kidnappers, she had immediately called Fu Yuchuan.
Hoping he could save her sister, but Fu Yuchuan had coldly said, "Miss Yu, I have no standing to help you."
At first, she didn't understand what he meant.
Only now did she finally understand that his "standing" meant he, Fu Yuchuan, intended to protect Lan Shuo, even if his hands were stained with blood!
How ridiculous that she had placed her hope in the executioner!
As the private jet took off, Fu Yushen watched its departure direction with a calm expression.
"Unfortunately, the most crucial evidence is lost."
They all thought the micro-camera would be on Yu Jie, but they didn't expect her to lose it.
Yu Wenli lowered his eyes. "Let's hope the plan succeeds, otherwise all this effort will be in vain."
Fu Yushen smiled. "I believe in you."
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Yu Wenli was tired of this game of intrigue but had no choice but to cooperate with him.
Besides the incident involving the young girl's family, there was a more important reason – Fu Yuchuan.
He couldn't fight him alone, and what's more, Fu Yuchuan had set his sights on his woman.
"Let's go."
Yu Wenli didn't want to respond and turned to get into the car.
Fu Yushen asked, "Are you really not taking the opportunity for an overseas exchange?"
Yu Wenli didn't answer. Fu Yushen smiled. "Lan Shuo really wants it."
Yu Wenli coldly uttered two words. "Whatever."
No matter how precious an opportunity was, it was not as precious as his young lady.
The next day.
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As soon as Wen Tingxue arrived at the studio, two police officers in uniform came over.
They knocked and asked, "May I ask who is Wen Tingxue?"
Everyone looked at Wen Tingxue. Wen Tingxue stepped forward and said, "It's me, what's wrong?"
One of the police officers said, "We suspect you of murdering Meng Xiyao. Please come with us."
Wen Tingxue: "???"
Everyone: "???"
Fu Yushen, who was pushed forward by Napa, frowned slightly. What was going on?