"Don't be sad," Yun Bu Ji said. "Why don't we brainstorm a way to help him? Given the current situation, he might be expelled from school."
Jiang Mian Mian's heart ached. Yun Bu Ji had done nothing wrong; he was the victim, the one falsely accused. Yet, he was being cursed by everyone and facing expulsion. It was utterly unfair.
"Thank you for your kindness, but we'll figure this out ourselves," Mian Mian replied, suppressing her distress.
Jiang Tian Ci was furious. Was Jiang Mian Mian already considering Yun Bu Ji family? How far had their relationship progressed? Had they slept together?
The thought made him furious, and he desperately wanted to grab Jiang Mian Mian and scold her.
But he couldn't. He couldn't risk it. He needed to proceed step by step, earning her trust gradually.
"I think we should focus on Li Qing," Jiang Tian Ci said, deliberately bringing up something that would interest Mian Mian. "If Yun Bu Ji is innocent, Li Qing must be lying. But why would she lie and falsely accuse Yun Bu Ji? Do they know each other? Or did Yun Bu Ji offend someone, and someone deliberately set a trap for him?"
Mian Mian stopped walking. After the incident, she had been too consumed by anger to think things through. Now, what Jiang Tian Ci said made a lot of sense.
"I understand. Thank you. If you discover anything new, please call me," Mian Mian said, then turned and ran off quickly.
Jiang Tian Ci: "..."
When Mian Mian arrived at Yun Bu Ji's house, he was sitting on a chair with a book covering his face, looking utterly dejected.
Li Xiang was sitting in front of him, talking incessantly. When Mian Mian entered, she saw a stranger and paused at the doorway.
Upon hearing the door open, Yun Bu Ji immediately removed the book and stood up.
Li Xiang, about to ask who it was, jumped in fright when he saw Jiang Mian Mian. "Holy hell!" he exclaimed, his eyes wide.
"Y-you..." Li Xiang's mind went blank. He couldn't understand why the school beauty would be here.
"What 'you'? Mian Mian, come in and sit," Yun Bu Ji casually invited her.
Jiang Mian Mian walked in and put down her schoolbag. "I'll go wash my hands first," she said.
After saying this, she went to wash her hands.
"Holy hell, holy hell, holy hell... She, she, she... you, you, you..." Li Xiang stammered, unable to form a coherent sentence.
"Shut up, aren't you embarrassed? Mian Mian and I are already good friends!" Yun Bu Ji said, hitting him on the back of the head.
"What? You're friends with the school beauty? How come I never knew!" Li Xiang demanded excitedly.
Mian Mian came back in, glanced at him, and asked, "And this is...?"
"Li Xiang, my idiot friend. Sit down. Are you hungry? There's food in the fridge, I'll heat it up for you," Yun Bu Ji said, intending to get food for Mian Mian.
"I'm not hungry. How can I possibly be in the mood to eat right now? Sit down quickly and tell me everything. Let's analyze what exactly happened," Mian Mian said, sitting down and looking at him seriously.
Yun Bu Ji walked over and sat down. Li Xiang followed, his gaze fixed on the school beauty. Up close, she was even more beautiful.
Of course, this earned him another smack. Yun Bu Ji hit him hard. "Behave yourself, or I'll gouge your eyes out!"
Li Xiang yelped, rubbing the back of his head. "Stop hitting me, you'll make me dumber."