"The path Xie Yanyan took does not look like going to class, but like going back to the dormitory..."
Xue Yong looked at the girl's whereabouts with confusion in his tone.
In the distance, the three people who had been following Xie Yanyan quietly could only see the girl's back. Judging from her movements and behavior, the other party was currently on the phone, but because they couldn't see her expression and couldn't hear her words clearly, He Tianran couldn't see her either. What's the clue?
Could it be that she was talking to He Yuanchong on the phone?
Thinking of this, He Tianran dialed He Yuanchong's phone number under the gazes of the two people around him.
After a few beeps in the receiver, there was no "on call" prompt, but the call was successfully connected.
"Hey, it's me, what's wrong?"
He Yuanchong's confused voice came from the phone.
He Tianran said naturally: "It's nothing. I just want to ask you to play ball after work in the library. Can you come?"
The person on the other side hesitated for two seconds, then refused: "No, I have an appointment tonight, let's wait for another day."
"Okay, then I'll hang up."
"Um……"
After hanging up the phone with a few words and confirming that Xie Yanyan was not tipping off He Yuanchong, He Tianran breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, he came here rashly this time and did not say hello in a hurry. It was not just for Xue Yong. The so-called Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was intended for Pei Gong. Xie Yanyan and He Yuanchong were lovers. If this cyber violence incident occurred It was really planned by her younger brother, so how much does Xie Yanyan, her girlfriend, know?
This is what He Tianran cares about most, because he has been vaguely aware that this will involve a lot of things. However, due to the lack of part of the memory of the future, He Tianran cannot deduce all the connections based on the information he knows now... …
Asking Xie Yanyan to help out today is of course a bit risky, but if this girl really gets into trouble with He Yuan, asking her to help ask Xue Yong out will undoubtedly be a failure.
But more importantly than alerting the snake, He Tianran was able to analyze Xie Yanyan's attitude towards the matter and analyze whether she was an accomplice in the cyber violence incident. And the current situation is much better than expected. At least it proves that Xie Yan Yan still doesn't know too much about He Yuanchong.
The three of them followed them all the way to the girls' dormitory building in Gangnuo. If Xie Yanyan really went in, they would either have to ask Cao Aiqing to follow them in, or they could only stop here today. But luckily, Xie Yanyan left When they arrived at the gate, a girl came out of the building and ran towards her. She had a flattering look on her face and kept bowing to apologize...
Xie Yanyan looked around, and the three of them quickly hid behind a wall. From this position, they could vaguely distinguish the faces and expressions of Xie Yanyan and the flattering girl...
Cao Aiqing looked at the girl for a moment, then slowly turned back and looked at He Tianran.
At this time, the man's eyes also showed the same emotion of sudden realization as hers.
"Hey...isn't that...Xia Qiao? So they two also know each other?"
Xue Yong muttered at this time.
"What, Brother Xiaoyong, are you your friend?"
He Tianran asked deliberately.
"Friends... I can't tell. Didn't I stay for two years? Xia Qiao is a student in the same grade as me. She was in the next class when she was in Hong Kong Middle School, and we can't say we have any friendship. She even pursued her in her sophomore year of high school. She's better than me, but how can I like her? She's a little girl, but she has looks but no looks, and no personality."
This Xia Qiao is the girl who bullied Cao Aiqing back then!
It's just that few people know about this matter, and Xue Yong has no memory of He Tianran's revenge for Cao Aiqing, so he starts to brag about himself.
"Brother Xiaoyong, does she know about your confession?"
He Tianran asked again immediately.
Xue Yong recalled: "You know... I knew her when she was a freshman in high school, which was our senior year of high school. She was very close to one of my brothers at that time, and she quite wanted to Squeeze into our circle and take her to play with you."
"Stop talking, they're leaving."
Cao Aiqing on the side reminded.
He Tianran looked at it, and sure enough, because there were so many people in front of the dormitory, Xia Qiao took Xie Yanyan's arm with a smile on her face and pulled her away, and the latter seemed reluctant...
The three of them followed them again. The two girls walked to the corner of a building. It was very secluded and there were very few people. The three of them ventured closer and followed the stairs to the platform. The height difference here was only four feet. Five meters away, the two girls were standing in the shadows, and the three of them were on the platform. They could hear their conversation clearly with just a little concentration.
"Xia Qiao, what are you and Yuan Chong hiding from me? Recently, I feel that something is not right between you two. He doesn't even come out when I ask him out, but it's you. His friends told me that you guys often gather together."
Xie Yanyan's words were full of anger and questioning, and her voice was loud.
Just listen to Xia Qiao saying in a good voice: "Oh Yanyan, don't think blindly. Yuan Chong and I have nothing to do. Don't worry. Don't you know what he does to you? We just had an affair recently. Things came together, so we get together from time to time.”
"What's going on?"
Faced with Xie Yanyan's rhetorical question, Xia Qiao hesitated for a while before saying:
"It's just...it's about his brother..."
"You mean...Brother Tianran?"
"That's right, Yanyan, you also know that I went to the same school as Brother Tianran. Do you remember, the day you took me to Hong Kong University to play with Brother Yuanchong, it just so happened that it happened on your forum that Brother Tianran was bathing The scandal of Lead Pond being dumped.”
"Hmm... I remember, but what does this have to do with Yuan Chong?"
"Yuan Chong knew that his brother was chasing a girl from high school to college, and the brothers wanted to help him. After all, you also know that Brother Tianran is very introverted, so these days he often asks me about what Brother Tianran was with in high school. What's going on with the girl he has a crush on..."
"You mean, Sister Ai Qing?"
"Hey, do you know Yanyan? That's easy to say, yes, it's her..." At this point, Xia Qiao sighed and continued: "Oh, actually I feel unworthy for Brother Tianran..."
"Why?"
Xia Qiao said seriously: "Because this Senior Sister Cao doesn't have a good reputation in our high school. It is recognized that... she likes to catch Kaizi and pretend to be a white lotus. Think about it, if it weren't for this, how could Brother Tianran have been at the University of Hong Kong before? Such a joke broke out on the forum? After all, he is the prince of Shanhai Group. If he does this, Brother Tianran will be very embarrassed..."
Xie Yanyan just met Cao Aiqing, but she still didn't know much about it, and she didn't know much about the sinister nature of people's hearts. In addition, girls already like this kind of gossip, so she asked:
"is this real?"
Xia Qiao was still very smart and did not say anything to death: "Everyone said so anyway, I don't dare to draw a conclusion on the specifics. I can only say what I saw with my own eyes. After all, I also witnessed the scene of Senior Sister Cao rejecting others. One of them was my crush at the time, and the words she said when rejecting others made her feel... bitchy, just like fishing."
"Perhaps Sister Ai Qing really... didn't know how to refuse at that time?"
Xie Yanyan defended that she had just met Cao Aiqing in person, so she did not let such hearsay and preconceived notions dominate her first impression.
When Xia Qiao saw this, she stopped and pretended to be relaxed: "Who knows——"
Xie Yanyan continued to ask: "So Qiaoqiao, what exactly are you and Yuan Chong going to do to help Brother Tianran?"
"Just... Brother Yuan Chong asked me to find out about Senior Sister Cao's preferences. He said that he wanted to prepare a surprise for Brother Tianran and give it to Senior Sister Cao."
"But I heard that... recently there were some unflattering comments about Sister Ai Qing in the forum of the University of Hong Kong... This has nothing to do with you and Yuan Chong, right?"
Xia Qiao was stunned and quickly cleared the air and said:
"Ah? There is such a thing? This must have nothing to do with us. I am not from the University of Hong Kong. How can I say it? Moreover, Cao Aiqing is Tianran's goddess. How dare I slander her? This is right. What good can I do? As for Yuan Chong, it’s even more impossible. Even if he wants to help Brother Tianran chase his girlfriend, there’s no way this method will work. If you really don’t understand, just call and ask.”
Xie Yanyan thought for a moment and felt that this made sense. Seeing that her mood had eased, Xia Qiao pretended to be a gossip and continued to ask:
"Yanyan, where did you know this?"
"... A friend from the University of Hong Kong told me that I originally called you out today to ask about you and Yuan Chong, but I didn't expect that they got married... Qiao Qiao, you and Yuan Chong shouldn't have done this. Hiding it from me, Brother Tianran is still my brother after all, and I want to do my part."
"Haha, then just tell Yuan Chong, I happen to be there too..."
Xie Yanyan took out the phone, looked at Xia Qiao and said, "Okay, I'll call Yuan Chong now. Are you sure you want to be there?"
The expulsion in the girl's words at this time was beyond words. Today's incident between He Tianran and Cao Aiqing was just a coincidence, but it also reminded her that He Yuanchong has been too close to his "good bestie" recently, because it happened to be Xia Tian. Coincidentally, I also graduated from Hong Kong University, so I had the above conversation.
Now that she had finished asking her questions, she naturally would not stay with Xia Qiao any longer, and the other party was also very sensible, smiled awkwardly, said goodbye, and turned to leave.
As the daughter of a wealthy family, Xie Yanyan has never lacked such good sisters, but once she crosses the line, there are some things that need not be said. Regardless of whether what Xia Qiao said is true or not, their relationship as plastic besties has completely come to an end.
After Xia Qiao left, Xie Yanyan did not call immediately. Instead, she hesitated for a few minutes and finally chose to walk away.
…
…
On the platform, the three people who had a panoramic view of everything finally began to communicate.
"Hey, this is a bit exciting..." Xue Yong said excitedly.
"What did you hear?" He Tianran asked with a smile.
Xue Yong's brain began to overclock:
"Just...if this is really what Second Young Master He instructed Xia Qiao to do, then I feel like you two are trying to build a wall as brothers, but I didn't figure it out, this has nothing to do with Classmate Cao. You brothers have a conflict, why do you involve her? Or is your brother really on your side and trying to save some face for you through this matter? Or, as Xia Qiao said, this is actually It has nothing to do with He Yuanchong or her..."
He Tianran rolled his eyes and corrected: "That's called brothers fighting against each other, not brothers building walls. Brother Xiaoyong, if you don't know how to use idioms, don't use them blindly."
Cao Aiqing took back his mobile phone from the edge of the platform and said softly:
"Their conversation just now was recorded. It's a pity that Yanyan didn't call your brother in the end. Is this video useful?"
The girl took out her mobile phone and recorded the scene under the platform just now. This was a very smart move, but He Tianran shook his head:
"This only proves that Xia Qiao has a bad impression of you and speaks ill of you behind your back, but she is also very cautious and does not reveal too much information. If it is really my brother who did this, then this video can explain why The people who blew the whistle on you on the forums will spin the truth into half-truths."
After finishing speaking, he saw Cao Aiqing lowering his eyebrows and thinking, and asked again:
"Do you hate Xia Qiao? In fact, no matter whether she is the real culprit or not, I can teach her a lesson for you. After all, she..."
He Tianran shut up at the right time. In fact, he wanted to say that Xia Qiao was another culprit that caused you to become what you are now. But by saying this, he would inevitably be suspected of exonerating himself. He didn't want to express his feelings in front of Cao Aiqing. A little bit of this willingness...
At this time, Xue Yong did not realize the seriousness of the matter. He transformed into a Lezi man and echoed:
"Yes, Classmate Cao! Look, I made a mistake before and you slapped me twice. This Xia Qiao... wow, if she really participated in the incident of framing you, wouldn't it be spitting and hair pulling? She has to make arrangements for nail removal and so on so that she can vent her anger! You think so, Young Master He!"
Cao Aiqing ignored Xue Yong's nonsense. She just stared at He Tianran. She understood what he had not finished saying just now.
"He Tianran, are you giving me another expectation?"
The girl still looked so cold and arrogant, but the man understood something from the emotions that were flowing and buried in her eyes in an instant...
"I said, I want to give the story an ending..."
He Tianran turned his head, not meeting her burning gaze, and said slowly: "So, I will help you arrange the ending that Xia Qiao deserves."
"Can I trust you?"
"It's okay this time."
…
…
After finishing the matter in Hong Kong and Nuo, the two drove back to HKU.
Because He Tianran was injured in his legs and feet, Cao Aiqing had to be responsible for driving.
"What are your plans next?"
Cao Aiqing drove the BMW into the parking lot of the University of Hong Kong and unexpectedly took the initiative to ask He Tianran about his next plan.
"Wait, although my brother is now highly suspected, it is just a suspicion. Xie Yanyan should call him and tell him about today's situation. If it is really him who did this, then he should be better than us now. Urgent, I feel wronged to you, please wait for a while..."
"I...I'm not that anxious..."
Cao Aiqing put the car in reverse, and the girl's current psychological quality far surpassed that of her fragile and sensitive self.
The two opened the car door and got out, one on the left and the other on the right. He Tianran's kicked right leg didn't appear to be seriously injured at first, but after this period of blood flow, the lameness became more obvious.
Cao Aiqing walked to him and supported him, and the two of them walked slowly.
"……thank you."
"No... Actually... I had the same doubt as Xue Yong just now. Why did your brother frame me? Just because you like me?"
Perhaps to ease the embarrassment of such close contact, Cao Aiqing took the initiative to ask about the "business" between the two.
"Well, it's a bit complicated, but just because I like you, that's enough..."
While they were having a conversation, a Toyota car drove slowly towards them. They were probably looking for a parking space. The two of them took a few steps to the side. Unexpectedly, the car stopped beside them and the windows were lowered. What a coincidence...
The owner of the Toyota car turned out to be the one He Tianran planned to meet today, but was never able to meet - Shen Qiuxu!
(End of chapter)
