Chapter 161 Tearing face
Qian Gumeng kept shaking his head, "No, it's not like that, Xiyuan treats me as a friend, she knows I like—"
"Friend?" Ye Leng'an's tone was full of sarcasm, "Don't insult the word friend. She clearly knows that you like Li Deze, so why hasn't she avoided suspicion and is so close to Li Deze?"
"How do you know?" There was a trace of disbelief in Qian Gumeng's tone.
"Ye Xiyuan must have told you to match you and Li Deze!" Ye Leng'an didn't answer, but continued to speak, "But after talking so much, have you taken any action so far? In my opinion, you are the only one who still trusts her foolishly!"
"Ye Leng'an, you have said so much just to provoke the relationship between Xiyuan and me, isn't it?" Qian Gumeng raised his head and looked at Ye Leng'an.
"Whether I'm sowing discord, you know very well." Ye Leng'an said with a trace of pitifulness in his tone, "However, if you are willing to continue to be Ye Xiyuan's knife, that is your own choice and has nothing to do with me."
"However, if you commit the crime on my head, you should know what will happen."
After speaking, Ye Leng'an stood up straight, with a smile on his face, bypassed Qian Gumeng, and continued to walk forward. Obviously, although she met someone she didn't like, it didn't affect her mood.
However, inadvertently, she raised her hand, looking at the little powder left on her hand, the smile on her face became brighter.
Qian Gumeng, who was left in place, had a particularly strange expression on his face at this time, and it could even be said to be a little crazy.
Although she didn't want to believe it, Ye Leng'an's words still took root in her heart. She kept persuading herself that Ye Xiyuan regarded herself as a friend. However, as long as one thinks about all the things that have happened, cracks appear in that meager trust.
In the end, Qian Gumeng really couldn't restrain the suspicion in her heart, so she went directly to Ye Xiyuan, and now she was eager to know an answer to prove that she was not a fool these days.
Ye Xiyuan is in a very good mood at the moment. Because the news that she was about to be accepted as a goddaughter by Mrs. Nangong, many people already knew about it.
After all, the invitation letter has been sent out, and the banquet is imminent, so the news cannot be hidden. Moreover, she never thought of hiding such news.
When I came to the classroom early this morning, many people began to show their courtesy to Ye Xiyuan. At the banquet before, many people knew that she had a close relationship with the young master of the Nangong family. Now she is accepted as a goddaughter by Madam Nangong again, isn't this a proper way to join the Nangong family? Therefore, everyone naturally wanted to make friends with her.
Facing everyone's flattery, Ye Xiyuan is obviously very useful. However, even so, she still did not forget to maintain her personality, and she did not look proud.
Therefore, everyone's favorability towards Ye Xiyuan can be said to have risen in a straight line. Even though she was about to become Mrs. Nangong's goddaughter, she was still so kind to others, without any airs at all.
Just when everything was harmonious, Qian Gumeng broke into the classroom suddenly, looking very anxious, she walked straight towards Ye Xiyuan.
"Qian Gumeng, what are you doing here?" One of the classmates said directly, "You stole Xiyuan's necklace at her birthday party. She doesn't care about her generosity. You still have the face to come to her."
"That's right, if I were you, I wouldn't even come to school." Another classmate also taunted, "You are a thief, and you stole it from your good friend."
"I'm not, I didn't—" Qian Gumeng kept shaking her head, wanting to speak up to defend herself, and at the same time cast Ye Xiyuan a begging look, hoping that the other party could explain for herself.
"Okay, don't talk about it." Ye Xiyuan raised her hand to stop everyone's words, "I believe that Gu Meng is not that kind of person, and she must have some difficulties."
While speaking, she kept winking at Qian Gumeng, hoping that the other party would leave as soon as possible at this time. At the same time, she felt a little annoyed, because before, she had clearly told Qian Gumeng not to come to her when she was in school. Now what does that mean! Make trouble again.
As soon as they heard Ye Xiyuan's words, the people around immediately began to praise her.
"Xiyuan, your heart is so kind that you can actually forgive someone like Qian Gumeng."
"Yes! But, Xiyuan, even if you are nice, it depends on who you are treating! Someone like Qian Gumeng is not worthy of your kindness to her."
"Xiyuan, hurry up and explain it to me!" Qian Gumeng on the side was already in a state of confusion, "Obviously you—"
Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Ye Xiyuan.
"Gu Meng, let's go out and talk!" Fearing that Qian Gumeng would say something irreversible, Ye Xiyuan quickly took Qian Gumeng's hand and said, "There are too many people here."
Seeing Qian Gumeng's current appearance, she was worried that the other party would tell all those things directly after a while. If this is the case, then all the arrangements she made before will be in vain.
Qian Gumeng seemed to want to say something, but Ye Xiyuan dragged her out of the classroom.
The students who were left in place felt very puzzled when they saw the backs of the two leaving. At the same time, a strange feeling arose in their hearts, as if there was some secret between the two of them. At this time, they couldn't help but think of what happened at the banquet.
Ye Xiyuan didn't let go of Qian Gumeng's hand until she came to a small corner of the campus.
Afterwards, she tried to suppress her inner anger, looked at Qian Gumeng, and said, "Gumeng, didn't we agree earlier that we should not be so close at school for the time being?"
"Xiyuan, why didn't you say something for me in such a situation just now?" Qian Gumeng didn't answer Ye Xiyuan's words directly, but asked instead, "Aren't we good friends? Now that I'm being said like this, are you just watching?"
"No, Gu Meng, did we all agree before?" Seemingly aware of Qian Gumeng's dissatisfaction, Ye Xiyuan's voice was a little softer, "If we are too close now, wouldn't it make people suspect that we conspired to frame Ye Leng'an back then, so she turned against the general. Wouldn't everything be in vain by then?"
"However, I am the one who suffers everything now, not you." Qian Gumeng's reaction was a bit intense, and she seemed particularly aggrieved at the moment, "You are still the good person in everyone's eyes, but I have become a thief in everyone's eyes."
"Gu Meng, are you blaming me?" Ye Xiyuan seemed to have been greatly wronged, "Aren't we good friends? How can you say that?"
"Xiyuan, do you really consider me a good friend?" Qian Gumeng said directly, "If you really regard me as a good friend, then why do you allow everyone to wrong me?"
Ye Xiyuan's eyes flashed a hint of impatience, but her face still had a sincere expression, "Gu Meng, if I didn't regard you as a good friend, then why would I keep saying good things about you in front of Brother Deze?"
She knows Qian Gumeng's weakness too well, doesn't she just like Li Deze? It's a pity that she won't get what she wants. Now Nangong Xuyao can be said to have failed. Although he intends to climb up to the other unmarried sons of the four major families, Li Deze is a good backup until there is no better goal. At this time, she is absolutely unwilling to lose this spare tire.
The words she said now are just to appease Qian Gumeng temporarily. Qian Gumeng didn't know what kind of madness he was smoking today, but he didn't care about it like this. If she really revealed her secrets, then her image would really collapse.
"Li Deze?" Hearing this name, Qian Gumeng's eyes flashed a light, "Did you really say good things about me in front of Li Deze? What about this time? Does he know that I was wronged?"
"Of course." Ye Xiyuan opened her eyes wide and said nonsense, "After this incident, I immediately explained to Brother Deze, he knew that you were wronged, and Ye Leng'an framed you?"
"Really?" A hint of surprise flashed in Qian Gumeng's eyes, but then she had some doubts, "Are you lying to me?"
"Gu Meng, in your eyes, is this the kind of person I am?" Ye Xiyuan seemed to have been greatly wronged, her clothes were hurt, "It's in vain that I've been trying to match you up, but you actually think of me like this!"
If it was in the past, Qian Gumeng would definitely feel guilty and apologize to Ye Xiyuan immediately, but now she has doubts about Ye Xiyuan, so she said directly, "Since what you said is true, when can I see Li Deze? Didn't you say that you want to match us up? If so, then let us get along!"
After hearing Qian Gumeng's request, Ye Xiyuan froze and almost couldn't keep the expression on her face, "Gu Meng, brother Deze is usually very busy, if we really want to meet, we need to make an appointment, we—"
"Gu Meng, did you hear someone say something to sow discord?" Ye Xiyuan quickly explained, "We are good friends, how could I use you?"
"If not, then why do you want me to take the blame for this incident?" Qian Gumeng lost control of his emotions and asked, "Not only this time, but also the incident of the last tryout. That incident obviously has nothing to do with me, but I was the one who was punished in the end. Ye Xiyuan, why am I the one who gets hurt every time? Is it because I am your good friend?"
"Gu Meng, I—" For a while, Ye Xiyuan didn't know what to say, "Calm down, otherwise we won't be able to talk about anything at all."
"I don't need to calm down now." When Qian Gumeng looked at Ye Xiyuan, he couldn't help being tainted with a trace of hatred, "I need to listen to your explanation now. Otherwise, you should go and explain to other students now that I didn't steal that necklace at all."
"Gu Meng, I'm sorry, I really have nothing to do." Ye Xiyuan's face showed a trace of embarrassment, "If I say these things at this time, what's the point? At that time, both of us will be scolded. Is this the result you want?"
At this moment, her patience with Qian Gumeng has almost reached its limit. It seems that she is still too kind. Qian Gumeng's knife should have been discarded a long time ago, and now the tip of the knife is pointing at her.
At this moment, the mechanical voice of the system suddenly sounded, "Host please pay attention, Li Deze is rushing over here."
After being reminded by the system, Ye Xiyuan immediately thought of an idea. Now that Qian Gumeng is no longer under her control, it's time to give up. This time, it happened to be a good opportunity. As long as it works properly, no matter what Qian Gumeng says in school, no one will believe it.
Thinking of this, the expression on Ye Xiyuan's face completely changed. The originally gentle face was now filled with a mean smile, "Qian Gumeng, I didn't want to break up with you, but unfortunately, you are really shameless! If this is the case, then I will tell you directly, yes, I have been using you all the time."
"How about it, now that you know the result, will you feel better?"
Although she had been mentally prepared for a long time, Qian Gumeng was a little unexpected when she saw Ye Xiyuan's sudden change of face. Her face was full of disbelief, "Ye Xiyuan, you—"
"How, are you surprised?" The sarcasm on Ye Xiyuan's face became more and more obvious, "Didn't you already guess it? Qian Gumeng, if it wasn't because you are stupid enough to take advantage of, do you think I would wrong myself and become a so-called good friend with you?"
"Ye Xiyuan, I didn't expect you to be such a person. I was really blind to believe you." Qian Gumeng's face was full of resentment, "You don't need to ask, those words you said that you want to match me and Li Deze are all false, right?"
"That's for sure!" Ye Xiyuan brushed her long hair and smiled very brightly, "You probably don't know! Li Deze is devoted to me. How do you think he likes you?"
"Ye Xiyuan, are you going to reveal your real face without being afraid of me?" Qian Gumeng said bitterly, "At that time, do you think those classmates will still pursue you like they are now?"
"If you want to say it, feel free." Ye Xiyuan said indifferently, "You are now a well-known thief, and I will soon become the goddaughter of the Nangong family. Tell me, will everyone believe what you say, or what I say?"
"At that time, I just need to say, you are so angry, so you are talking nonsense and want to slander me, isn't that all right? After all, do you have evidence?"
Looking at Ye Xiyuan in front of her, Qian Gumeng felt very strange. She never expected that the true face of the so-called good friend she always thought was actually like this.
As if the excitement wasn’t enough, the malicious smile on Ye Xiyuan’s face became even brighter, “What’s more! Do you really think I’ll say good things about you in front of Li Deze? That’s just a dream. I told Li Deze that you have a bad temper, bad popularity, and reckless behavior. And this time, I didn’t explain it for you. So, in Li Deze’s eyes, you are a thief now.”
Speaking of this, Ye Xiyuan leaned directly into Qian Gumeng's ear, and said in a low voice, "Do you know? The current Li Deze hates you extremely."
"Don't say it, don't say it anymore."
I don’t know if it’s because of too much stimulation, Qian Gumeng’s face was full of madness, she ignored it, stepped forward, pushed Ye Xiyuan to the ground, then rode directly on Ye Xiyuan’s body, stretched out her hand, grabbed Ye Xiyuan’s neck forcefully, and kept shouting, “Ye Xiyuan, you bitch, I’m going to kill you.”
Being treated like this by Qian Gumeng, Ye Xiyuan didn't resist at all, and even had a triumphant smile on her face.
This smile made Qian Gumeng, who was a little crazy at the moment, suddenly sober for a moment. Before she could figure out why, she was suddenly torn apart by a strong force, and then pushed directly to the ground.
The other party's strength was great, and there was no sympathy at all, so he pushed her down on the gravel road. She stretched out her hand subconsciously, and then felt a tingling pain in her palm. She knew that her palm should have been scratched by a sharp stone on the ground.
However, when she saw the person coming, she felt that the pain in her heart was many times stronger than the pain in her palm.
Because the one who pushed her was none other than Li Deze.
Li Deze didn't even look at Qian Gumeng. At this moment, Ye Xiyuan was the only one in his eyes. He quickly helped Ye Xiyuan up from the ground, and asked with concern, "Xiyuan, how are you? Are you okay!"
Just now, he went to the classroom to look for Ye Xiyuan, and he heard those students say that Ye Xiyuan and Qian Gumeng had gone out. Moreover, he also heard that Qian Gumeng seemed a little excited.
After learning about these things, he immediately looked for them, just worried that if the two of them couldn't reach an agreement, if Qian Gumeng started to make trouble, it would be Ye Xiyuan who would suffer.
Unexpectedly, he just came here and saw such a scene. He didn't care about anything else, and directly tore Qian Gumeng away.
"Cough, cough, cough!" Ye Xiyuan covered her chest, coughed a few times, and after taking a few deep breaths, she smiled weakly at Li Deze, "Brother Deze, I'm fine, don't worry."
At this moment, Ye Xiyuan's face was pale, her body was covered in dust, and her hair was a little messy. And the most shocking thing was the two bright red palm prints on her neck.
Looking at Ye Xiyuan like this, Li Deze turned his head and looked at Qian Gumeng, his tone full of anger, "Qian Gumeng, you really went too far. You stole Xiyuan's necklace before, and she has let it go. Now you actually want to kill her. You are really too cruel."
Being accused by the boy she likes like this, Qian Gumeng was very anxious, she immediately got up, and was about to open her mouth to defend herself, "No, I...it's her..."
Because she was too anxious, Qian Gumeng's words were a little awkward. The more I want to explain, the more I can't explain clearly.
"Brother Deze, don't blame Gu Meng." Ye Xiyuan took Li Deze's hand and pleaded, "She didn't do it on purpose, but because she encountered too many things recently, that's why she did this."
"Xiyuan, she treats you like this, why do you still speak nicely to her!" Li Deze frowned, a little disapproving, "It's because you indulged her too much, that's why she got worse like this."
"Ye Xiyuan, you are going to be hypocritical here." Seeing Ye Xiyuan practicing so fast, Qian Gumeng couldn't help but yelled directly, "You were obviously not like this just now, what are you acting in now?"
"Gu Meng, calm down first." Ye Xiyuan looked at Qian Gumeng, with a perplexed expression on her face, "I know that what happened at the banquet hit you hard. You were just confused for a while, and I don't intend to care about it. But, you can't let me lie to everyone and say that I lent you the necklace just because of this!"
When talking about this, Ye Xiyuan looked sad, "You know how important that necklace is to me, why would I lend it out casually?"
Li Deze on the side immediately understood what was going on. He looked at Qian Gumeng with disgust in his eyes, "Forget about being greedy, but you are so brazen and let Xiyuan lie for you. You are really hopeless."
"Fortunately, Xiyuan told me before that you were just confused for a while, and there was nothing malicious about it. Now it seems that you are really unrepentant!"
"It's not like this, it's really not like this." Being said by the person she likes, Qian Gumeng just felt that her heart was so painful that she could hardly breathe. She pointed at Ye Xiyuan and said, "I really didn't take that necklace, it was Ye Xiyuan. She asked me to help her because she wanted to frame Ye Leng'an. But I don't know why that necklace appeared in my bag afterwards."
"I really didn't steal that necklace."
"Gu Meng, how can you say that?" Ye Xiyuan seemed to be greatly stimulated, "I defend you everywhere, why are you here to frame me?"
"Ye Xiyuan, it's all your idea, why should I take the blame in the end!" When Qian Gumeng looked at Ye Xiyuan, his eyes were full of hatred, "In the end, you still have to act as a good person here."
If possible, she really wants to go forward and tear off all the hypocrisy on Ye Xiyuan's face. All along, she thought that she and Ye Xiyuan were good friends and were helping each other. But in the end, she turned out to be nothing more than Ye Xiyuan's knife against Ye Leng'an.
(end of this chapter)