"You son of a bitch, you tricked me!" Now that things had come to this, Mei Hua Thirteen finally understood what was going on. No wonder this guy returned the money so readily; it turned out that this was his plan from the beginning.

Anger value from Mei Hua Thirteen +777!

Zuan really wanted to retort, "You only just realized that now?", which would surely earn him another wave of anger points. However, considering that Rude was nearby, he pretended to be extremely wronged: "You're actually turning the tables on me! Luckily, there are eyewitnesses here. They saw the whole thing and can testify for me!"

As she spoke, she pulled Cheng Shouping over, saying, "Don't you think so?"

Feeling the immense force on his arm, Cheng Shouping reacted quickly: "That's right, it was this guy who stole our son-in-law's spirit stones. Son-in-law, why are you so unlucky? You get bullied everywhere you go."

Zuan's eyes widened in amazement. He was worried that this guy would mess things up, but who knew that this guy was a natural actor. He'd give him a bonus when they got back.

"He's your servant, of course he'll testify for you!" Mei Hua Thirteen was exasperated; the shamelessness of the master and servant was practically identical.

Rude frowned as expected, and instead of asking Cheng Shouping, he looked at Chu Huanzhao: "Second Miss Chu, is that really the case?" He could call her by her name directly inside the school, but now that they were outside the school gates, he still had to give Mingyue Gong the respect he deserved.

“That’s right, this guy named Plum Blossom not only stole his Yuan Stone, but also mine. If you don’t believe me, teacher, you can check his bag. It has the number of my Yuan Stone inside…” Chu Huanzhao spoke eloquently, embellishing the situation. Combined with her beautiful appearance, she made the story more pitiful and infuriating than Zu An’s.

Many students who had finished class gathered around to watch, and after a few words, they were itching to rush into the field and tear the culprit, Mei Hua Thirteen, to pieces.

Zu An's jaw almost dropped to the ground. None of the excuses he had prepared were used. He was a little worried at first, but who knew that his sister-in-law would cooperate with him so closely.

As she pitifully recounted to Rude how she had been bullied, Zuan seemed to see a pair of devil horns looming above her head. He thought to himself that he could offend anyone else in the future, but he must never offend this little girl.

Mei Hua Thirteen was almost spitting blood. This second young lady of the Chu family looks so beautiful, but she can lie without even blinking.

What happened to the etiquette that noble ladies were supposed to uphold?

Damn it, my godfather was right. All those so-called nobles are just a bunch of scoundrels.

Seeing Rude turn to her, Mei Hua Thirteen hurriedly explained, "That's not how it is..."

Before he could finish speaking, Rudd interrupted him: "There's no point in saying more. Just check your bag and the truth will come out."

Mei Hua Shisan wanted to say something, but the ruler pressed down on his shoulder like a mountain, making it hard for him to breathe, let alone resist.

He was horrified. He knew that among the Thirteen Protectors of the Plum Blossom Gang, he was the most skilled. He was usually invincible in underworld battles and could be considered the sharpest knife in the Plum Blossom Gang. Yet this bald man had rendered him completely powerless with just a ruler.

No wonder the gang leader repeatedly warned us never to mess with anyone in the academy.

But I didn't do anything wrong!

He had done many bad things in his life, and he was never afraid to leave his name, but this time he felt particularly aggrieved, all because of that damned bastard.

Anger value from Plum Blossom Thirteen: +888!

Zuan noticed that Mei Hua Thirteen was glaring at him, so he secretly gave him a shy smile, which made the other party contribute another wave of anger points.

Lu De spread out the eight Yuan Stones in his hand and looked coldly at Mei Hua Thirteen: "These Yuan Stones belong to the academy, and according to the numbers on them, they were just distributed today. What else do you have to say?"

Feeling the ruler on her shoulder loosen its grip slightly, Mei Hua Thirteen poured out her grievances: "I'm innocent! These are what they paid back to me. Zu An owed me a thousand taels of gambling debt, and they used these spirit stones to pay off the debt."

Zu An, standing to the side, said coldly, "You can't even come up with a good excuse. Everyone in Mingyue City knows that the Chu family is most averse to its members gambling. Last year, a guy who was involved in gambling had his leg broken by Lord Mingyue. Do you think I, a son-in-law, would dare to gamble? Especially since I owe a thousand taels of gambling debt?"

"That's right, that's right! Our Chu family is known for its aversion to gambling!" Chu Huanzhao chimed in, hands on his hips. "If you're going to extort money from someone, don't you even do your homework beforehand?"

"Damn it!" Mei Hua Thirteen almost spat out a mouthful of blood. These two adulterers!

Anger value from Plum Blossom Thirteen +999!

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