"It's nothing, right? I'm not wearing it anyway, so it's fine as a rag. It's making the most of it."

Xia Che was also helpless. It was clearly a cheap item bought casually from a street stall, and the poor quality made it unwearable for everyday wear. He couldn't understand why Shen Yanxin valued it so much; he hadn't even planned to ask her to return it.

"Oh...I see."

But Chu Yuying clearly misunderstood, her heart filled with increasing joy. Her eyes crinkled with delight as she tossed out, "You absolutely must catch that murderer! Those who spread rumors are the most despicable! And then..."

Come home early tonight!

The moment she turned around, Chu Yuying's face was filled with an uncontrollable smile.

She said it herself.

Am I not as good-looking as Shen Yanxin?

snort……

The blond guy doesn't like her, so he seems to have some brains after all.

"Little Yellow Hair, Little Yellow Hair..."

Chu Yuying hummed a song she had made up and skipped away.

She was content.

On the other side, Xia Che obviously didn't expect that girls could have so many thoughts. At this moment, he hadn't thought about these things at all. He only agreed to buy Chu Yuying mille-feuille to get her away. He had more important things to do now.

"We need to find this paparazzi as soon as possible..."

Xia Che took out his phone, logged onto the school forum, and looked at the post, which had already been viewed more than three thousand times.

Leaving aside the alumni who have already graduated, there are at least a thousand people who know about this gossip, and Xia Che is well aware of how fast gossip spreads among students.

He estimated that the rumor would reach the ears of the school leaders within two days at most, meaning he didn't have much time left.

"We need to be quick...it would be best to catch him today."

Xia Che turned off his phone and turned to go find Shen Yanxin when he suddenly felt his phone vibrate. He took it out again and saw that it was a text message from Shen Yanxin. It was very short, with only one sentence: "Come to the Taekwondo club quickly, I'll be waiting for you."

"Looks like the person in question has already received the news..."

Xia Che put his phone away and headed straight for the Taekwondo club.

But this is for the best, it saves me from having to go back to Shen Yanxin to explain it all over again.

...

Xia Che was very fast. Perhaps because the Taekwondo club was not too far from the teaching building, he arrived in just five minutes.

Weiyang is divided into various clubs, and each club has its own private room, which may vary in size.

As a club that brings glory to Weiyang in every college league, the Taekwondo Club has the largest room, complete with sofa, TV, water dispenser, and air conditioning. The room is about 100 square meters, which is quite luxurious compared to the other club rooms that are only a few dozen square meters.

When Xia Che pushed open the door and walked in, several people had already gathered in the room.

Shen Yanxin, who was at the head of the table, looked somewhat haggard. She sat in the first seat, with Mu Yingying and... Li Junyang sitting on her left and right respectively.

Seeing this, Xia Che was slightly taken aback, then a knowing look flashed in his eyes.

Yes...

Li Junyang is the president of the Taekwondo club, and it seems that he is the only one who can freely use the Taekwondo club's rooms.

"You've arrived?"

Shen Yanxin raised her head and saw that it was Xia Che. Her tired eyes lit up slightly, and then a blush quietly spread to her ears.

She felt a sweet warmth in her heart.

I didn’t expect Xia Che to arrive so quickly when I was in trouble. It seems like I had only been talking to him for less than five minutes.

So you really care about yourself that much...

Upon hearing this, Mu Yingying and Li Junyang turned to look. When they saw that the person who came was Xia Che, Mu Yingying was alright. She smiled politely and nodded as a greeting.

Li Junyang's expression was somewhat amused.

Contrary to Xia Che's expectations that he would be furious, Li Junyang now understands what's going on.

They all got together to deal with Shen Yanxin's scandal, so Li Junyang already knew where the photo came from.

It was just a misunderstanding.

Mu Yingying was also there that day, and with her as a witness, Li Junyang felt that Shen Yanxin was not lying to him, so the anger that had risen in his heart when he first learned about this matter immediately subsided.

"Yes, I came as soon as I received your message."

Xia Che smiled faintly, his gaze pausing slightly when it fell on Li Junyang. He hadn't forgotten his plan with Ning Zheyuan, so as he walked over, Xia Che deliberately pretended to walk unnaturally, just enough for Li Junyang to notice.

"Brother Xia, why do you walk with a slight limp?"

Li Junyang asked with ill intent.

"It's nothing. It was too dark on my way home and I couldn't see the road clearly, so I twisted my ankle."

Xia Che appeared calm, yet subtly revealed a hint of annoyance, just enough for Li Junyang to see.

"I see... You need to watch your step carefully at night, otherwise it's easy to kick something. Kicking something else is fine, but if you kick a metal plate, that would be a real pain."

Li Junyang smiled with concern, but his heart was filled with disdain.

Go ahead and pretend, keep pretending!

If others don't know, how could he not know?

You just got beaten up!

Why is his leg lame? It must be because the Yan Yun Gang people are very efficient!

Damn it, if those inconvenient passersby hadn't called the police, Xia Che's leg wouldn't just be a limp; he'd probably be in the hospital with a cast on right now.

Li Junyang felt a surge of satisfaction. It didn't matter; he had plenty of time. If he didn't succeed this time, he could try again next time.

I must hide this well and not let Xia Che find out that I am actually the mastermind behind it all...

"However, since Brother Cigarette Scar is so efficient, I can't keep putting him on a pedestal forever. I need to give him some incentives so he can continue to work for me... Hmm, I'll think about it carefully."

Li Junyang was very satisfied with the efficiency of the Yan Yun Gang. Seeing Xia Che suffer a setback was better than anything else to him.

"Now that everyone's here, you must all be here because of that post on the forum. Do you have any leads on that paparazzi?"

Xia Che found an empty seat, sat down, looked around, and asked.

"No……"

Shen Yanxin spoke first, saying that as the protagonist of this scandal, she felt both sweet and apprehensive when she saw the scandal spreading.

The sweet thing is, the paparazzi clearly got it right by accident; he did indeed like Xia Che.

But what I'm worried about is...

If the school leaders see this, how should I proceed with the election?

Shen Yanxin had been preparing for over two years for the early admission to prestigious universities, and now that her dream was about to come true, this happened.

"Be careful, don't worry. I've already given orders to have the club members help find out who posted this. I believe we'll have results soon, so don't worry."

Li Junyang smiled gently, but his eyes, which he secretly glanced at Xia Che, were filled with smugness.

In critical moments, you can only rely on yourself.

You're powerless and insignificant, aren't you just a burden?

How can I help?