Chapter 53: Congratulations, female driver Fang Qingzhuo, you are free. ...

The moment Fang Qingzhuo heard the familiar voice, he completely froze. His brain went blank, the blood in his body retreated, and he turned his head like a soulless puppet. The moment his eyes met those eyes filled with tears, an unprecedented fear surged in his heart.

After Luo Shu approached, she found that the three people seemed to be arguing. The man who was originally blocked by Fang Qingzhuo gradually revealed his true face. It was a completely unfamiliar face, but he felt indescribably familiar.

Where have I seen you before?

She frowned and accidentally glanced at Guan Siqi who was in a dilemma. In a flash, she remembered everything. Wasn't that man the one who had pestered her before and said he was her boyfriend?

Fang Qingzhuo knew them all.

Before she had time to think, a very familiar deep voice suddenly rang in her ears, but the content of the words was extremely unfamiliar, like a thunderbolt from heaven, striking her mercilessly with a loud roar.

"I don't like women like Luo Shu who are so busy with multiple relationships..."

Luo Shu felt dizzy and her brain cells were in a mess. In a trance, the water she had been soaked with that night during the team building was drenched on her again. She felt so isolated and helpless, so at a loss. She was unable to move, and the warmth in her body was slowly dissipating. At the same time, the joy of their agreement to eat wontons was extinguished.

Fang Qingzhuo couldn't remember when he started holding his breath. Maybe it was when he saw her looking at him with unfocused eyes, or maybe it was even earlier. When Guan Siqi was too stunned to speak, he stared blankly at the absent-minded Luo Shu, and his left hand trembled at an inopportune time.

Why did they meet here? How much had she heard?

At least what was certain was that she heard every last word, his temporary expedient to dump her. The mere realization of it made her entire back break out in a sweat.

He tried to overturn that decisive testimony, but the words were on the tip of his tongue and he couldn't bring himself to speak. The way the matter was exposed was too unexpected. He had planned everything, guarded against this and that, and tried to clean himself up, but in the end, he capsized in the ditch he had dug.

The corners of his mouth twitched unconsciously, opening and closing, and then opening and closing again. All his arguments seemed particularly pale in the face of the truth.

Words are like sweet honey in a jar when expressing love, and like an extremely sharp sword when expressing hatred.

The cool air penetrates into the nose, refreshing the mind like chewing mint candy.

Luo Shu took a half step forward, not daring to breathe hard or speak harshly, fearing that if she spoke, she would lose control of her urge to cry. "What do you mean... I'm dating ten people? What do you mean... you don't like me? What do you mean you'll dump me in a few days?"

"I……"

Nails dug into the flesh: "Fang Qingzhuo, I'm giving you a chance to explain. Speak."

Did he really still have a chance? Fang Qingzhuo didn't dare to gamble. Now the only thing he could do was to hug the weak shoulders that couldn't stop trembling. However, just as he was about to take a step forward, the sharp-eyed Guan Siqi pulled him back: "How ridiculous! Who gave you the courage to question us?

By the time he wanted to say something to stop it, it was too late.

"Then I'll mercifully tell you that Azhu's approach to you is part of our revenge plan."

The echoes lingered around and refused to dissipate, disturbing the unpeaceful atmosphere of the place.

Fang Qingzhuo's tall figure collapsed due to the loss of a support, and the calmness and luck he had armed himself with were diluted by the air like bubbles.

"Revenge? Plan?" Luo Shu kept biting these two words. These words, which were supposed to be used to describe villains in TV dramas and novels, were actually used on her one day.

What kind of heinous sinner is she that deserves all this trouble?

Looking at the silent man, "Is everything he said true?"

"At first...but I..."

"That's enough."

The answer no longer matters.

Thanks to him, Luo Shu felt the extreme pain for the first time in her life. Her brain was like pressing the rewind button and began to replay the sweet and bitter moments of the past. Her complicated thoughts were like a tangled ball of wool. It took her a lot of hard work to find the end of the thread, and then she could sort it out bit by bit and finally find out the truth.

In order to verify her guess, she took out her cell phone and dialed the number she had called half an hour ago. One second, two seconds, three seconds, the phone rang from Gu Yang's coat pocket. She hung up and the ringing stopped abruptly.

A strange coincidence.

There is an explanation for the hot and cold behavior, and there is a reason for the temptations and those incomprehensible hints.

Facing her boyfriend again, whom she was once so proud of, she couldn't even pronounce the first word completely.

"So from the beginning, eating hot pot, not knowing each other at the basketball court, not being allowed to make their relationship public, that night at the club, and watching the meteor shower, were all done on purpose?"

Every time I talk about a sad past event, it is like sprinkling a handful of thick salt on the wound, causing excruciating pain.

"What is true about you? Tell me what is real?"

With every question she asked at the top of her lungs, Fang Qingzhuo's heart felt as if it were being whipped by a slow slicing whip and dropped an inch. Every foolish thing he did, every foolish account he made was like being nailed to a pillar of shame. All his crimes were exposed, being judged in the daylight and punished by the gaze of the messenger from hell.

"Tell me? What have I done to deserve you guys to take turns scheming against me like this?"

In this situation, Guan Siqi's protective nature burst out again: "How dare you criticize us? Don't you see the immoral things you have done?"

Luo Shu: "What did I do?"

Guan Siqi glared at her, not wanting to give in. "You deceived Gu Yang's feelings and his money, and now you're turning your back on him."

Luo Shu took a deep breath and calmed down her excitement: "I said I really don't know him."

Gu Yang emerged from the shadows. "Now that you've fallen into this state, how long are you going to keep acting?"

“I didn’t act.”

"If you don't know me, then you don't know the other nine people either?"

"What nine people? I don't understand what you are talking about."

"We talked all summer, and then when school started, you ignored me and gave me all sorts of excuses. You were very aggressive in asking for money, and I didn't even know what I did wrong, but you unilaterally deleted and blocked me. You even trampled on my self-esteem and denied my existence in front of so many people. Oh, nine victims outside of school jointly signed a 100-page PDF denouncing your shameful behavior. If I hadn't discovered it sooner, you would have been ruined. So, it's not unfair to say you're playing with multiple people."

The two of them chatted back and forth until Gu Yang took out the solid evidence from his phone and ended the conversation.

The evidence consists of daily chats between the two parties, from the morning inquiries to the evening heartfelt confessions, from the daily gossips about husband and wife to the final "evening friend verification is on, but you are not her friend yet."

The same routine corresponds to ten different "boyfriends".

During the whole process, Luo Shu spent ten minutes reading through the consistent accusations made by the victims against her.

She couldn't help but shudder. In this absurd world, she actually had ten other "boyfriends".

The account was not hers, but her personal information was used to receive payments. The scary thing was that this person's Moments was a 1:1 replica of her own Moments, with text and photos copied and pasted directly without missing a single punctuation mark. She was extremely suspicious. The most frightening thing was that some of the photos this person sent privately included the most private photos in her album, which had never been posted on any social platform. Moreover, the chat messages also matched, indicating that this person knew her courses very well and was very familiar with them.

Unprecedented panic swept through her body. She wished so much that this was a game, a mirage. Could it be that she had a split personality? No, she was being framed. But why her? She never made enemies, so why her?

Ignoring the contemptuous looks from others, Luo Shu walked straight up to Fang Qingzhuo. Although she tried her best to remain calm, her speech became more and more incoherent as she walked further.

"I'm telling you right now, this person isn't me. She stole my photos and used them to do these things. I didn't play with anyone's feelings, nor did I cheat anyone out of their money."

After a pause, he said word by word, "Do you believe me?"

Fang Qingzhuo looked at her helpless and pitiful appearance with a conflicted look. Perhaps it was because her courage was too strong that infected him, or perhaps this face was too convincing when showing weakness, making the world around her fade away and turn black and white upside down. His already biased beating heart drove and guided him to believe in her unconditionally, and he was just about to let go.

"Fang Qingzhuo." Seeing his good brother being bewitched and swayed by a few words, Guan Siqi was furious at his lack of resistance and shouted, "Don't be fooled by her. With overwhelming evidence before your eyes, you're playing the emotional card. We've been friends for so many years, and you have to lose sight of right and wrong, trusting her and not Yangzi?"

Believe it or not, a single word difference can destroy the hard-earned balance between the three parties.

Fang Qingzhuo was silent for a moment, holding Luo Shu's hands tightly, slowly raised his head and stared deep into her pupils: "I don't really plan to break up. The vows I made are from the bottom of my heart, not lies. But I am caught between the two of you, like a rubber band that is constantly being stretched. I don't know when it will break. I have paid back every debt for you, and I have also dealt with everyone's aftermath. You apologize to Gu Yang and let this matter be over. We will continue to live the same way from now on, and I promise not to have any intersection with them, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Guan Siqi was the first to be unhappy. Fang Qingzhuo was going to part ways with them for a woman he had known for less than half a year. He was about to step forward to seek justice but was stopped by Gu Yang.

Because Luo Shu was crying, a bean-sized teardrop that was a collection of grievances and disappointment silently fell from the corner of her eye onto Fang Qingzhuo's palm, burning him terribly.

She stared at the man in front of her in disbelief. The suffocating feeling in her heart seemed like countless pieces of glass filling her chest. Until now, she still remembered the throbbing she felt when they first met, but now it made it difficult for her to breathe.

It's so dramatic and ridiculous.

He pulled his hands away without hesitation, stumbled back, shaking his head, his eyes full of determination: "I won't apologize for anything I didn't do."

The past scenes of passionate love kept overlapping with the man in front of her. Luo Shu suddenly felt that she was stupid and naive. If he really believed in her, there would not be a confrontation today. The moment she figured it out, every moment felt like a knife cutting and a needle pricking.

"I will find evidence to prove my innocence myself. Fang Qingzhuo, congratulations, you are free."

Fang Qingzhuo's palm, which had been thrown away, swayed empty at his side with nowhere to rest. A flaw appeared on his handsome and perfect face. He clearly felt that something was beyond his control. Someone had magnanimously let go of the source of tension that had been pulling him for a long time. He was not broken and was intact, but why was it better to be broken?

Before she collapsed, Luo Shu said, "Even if she lost her feelings, she must not lose her momentum," "You didn't really plan to break up. Unfortunately, I really do."

After saying this, he turned around and left without looking back, preserving his remaining decency.

Compared to Gu Yang's inexplicable expression, Guan Siqi was completely relaxed. After all, they had won this battle to defend their friendship. He retorted in a nonchalant tone, "Everyone can say harsh words. We'll see."

As he spoke, he put his hand on Gu Yang's side and embraced Fang Qingzhuo, saying happily, "The matter has been resolved perfectly. Let's go back. I'll book a table tonight so we can celebrate properly."

Fang Qingzhuo was numbly trapped in the cage of his sentence. He broke free from Guan Siqi's arms with an expressionless face, ignored his soul-stirring calls, and walked alone in the opposite direction.

Seeing this, Gu Yang lost interest and left without any courtesy.

Guan Siqi was left alone, looking around: "You are all ancestors."

On the other side, Luo Shu was dragging her body, which was about to fall apart, as she shuttled through the green campus like a headless fly.

Feeling like she could no longer bear the burden, she had to find a deserted corner as soon as possible to hide and lick her wounds.

But where can she go? To her, this world is a huge vortex of conspiracy. Some people are playing with her in the name of love, and some people are hiding in the dark and using her photos to cheat people. And this person is very likely someone very close to her.

Who can she trust in this school?

I finally reached the school gate and hailed a taxi.

The driver was a female driver with a genuine northern accent.

"Girl, where are you going?"

"Just stroll around and play the watch." Luo Shu sat in the back row, bent down, and buried her cheek in her palms. Before long, her eyes became moist and salty taste flowed through her fingers.

The female driver didn't take it seriously. After all, some people who are in a bad mood like to take a taxi for a half-day tour of the city. Such passengers are everywhere. She started the car and stepped on the accelerator to drive out of the university town. Over time, her sensitive hearing caught the faint whimpering coming from the sound channel. After a moment's hesitation, she kindly asked, "Sister, are you feeling unwell?"

Not getting a reply, she looked through the rearview mirror again, but unfortunately she couldn't see his face, only his heaving back. "How about I take you straight to the hospital?"

Then, the sobs that could no longer be suppressed echoed throughout the entire carriage like a flood that broke through the dam, accompanied by the endless ringing of the phone.

The female driver kept quiet, looked at the windshield in front of her, considerately lowered the empty car sign, and turned up the maximum volume of the car stereo.