Ye Linchen became interested upon hearing this, threw his schoolbag on his desk, took a few steps over, and casually dragged a chair over to sit down.
With one more listener, Wang Lina became even more enthusiastic as she spoke.
She was naturally good at acting, with rich body language and facial expressions, and she recounted the events vividly, leaving the three of them speechless.
It turns out there were so many twists and turns behind it all.
Leaving aside Liu Mingxuan's storyline, the events surrounding Wang Lina began on the day of the play's lead actress selection.
Shen Jiayu also participated in the election and thought that the role was perfect for her.
She always felt that no one could compare to her in terms of looks or understanding of the characters.
Looking in the mirror, she could clearly see every subtle change in her facial expression, a skill none of her competitors possessed.
So she generously voted for her competitors.
To everyone's surprise, when the results were announced, Wang Lina was elected unanimously, while Shen Jiayu narrowly lost by two votes.
“I think she hated me back then. She always felt that I didn’t choose her and even tried to test me, but I really did choose her and told her that. I guess she didn’t believe me.”
"They always said I had a likable face and that I was very charming and got along well with everyone in the company."
"You know, I'm a very easygoing person, and I didn't take her words to heart. I thought she was joking."
Unexpectedly, Shen Jiayu actually thought so.
She attributed her defeat to Wang Lina's pettiness in not voting for her.
Moreover, she disdained the social niceties of welcoming and seeing off guests.
Unlike Wang Lina, who would often share snacks and chat with the troupe members.
She felt it was a complete waste of time and preferred to spend it alone in the library, studying books on performance theory.
She mistook her own incompatibility for a kind of aloofness, and regarded others' ability to get along with others as vulgar.
Despite her defeat in the election, the stubborn Shen Jiayu did not give up. Whenever she had free time, she would take the script and practice the female lead's lines and movements repeatedly in a secluded corner.
While honing her acting skills, she quietly waited for an opportunity to bring down Wang Lina.
And she actually got what she was waiting for.
That day, she went to practice in the open space behind the gymnasium and happened to see Sun Xueyong handing out flyers. A short while later, she was taken away by the school's security personnel.
After everyone left, she walked over as if possessed and picked up a flyer that had fallen to the ground.
Although the above content was rough, it suddenly sparked an idea in her mind, and a vague plan instantly took shape.
If the plan succeeds, Wang Lina will definitely be defeated and unable to continue performing.
And she, the one who had been quietly preparing, was now able to rightfully stand in the center of the stage.
So, Shen Jiayu picked up all the scattered flyers on the ground and stuffed them into her schoolbag.
After studying it, she felt that the flyers Sun Xueyong made were too petty, and the words on them were not harsh enough or touching enough.
Taking advantage of her position as a student leader, she used that photo as a base to redesign several versions of the flyer and printed hundreds of copies.
She also adapted the story above, making Wang Lina the female lead, the third party who stole Ye Linchen's boyfriend.
After doing all this, she returned to her dormitory, gathered her roommates, and accused Wang Lina of stealing her role through unfair means.
Then, they took out flyers and recounted Wang Lina's "scandalous deeds" of interfering in other people's relationships.
According to her, Wang Lina was like a bandit who would steal whatever she wanted and had no moral bottom line.
Shen Jiayu's roommates, who lacked their own opinions, immediately believed her lies after her tearful performance. They then treated it as firsthand gossip and spread it around with added embellishments.
After the rumors spread like wildfire on campus, Shen Jiayu put on a new face, assuming the persona of a kind-hearted person.
She specifically sought out her classmates in the drama club and earnestly begged them not to tell Wang Lina these rumors, lest they affect her performance before the show.
That's a very important matter concerning the school's honor.
Her real purpose was to hold the knife herself and wait until the very last moment before Wang Lina went on stage before personally stabbing her with it.
It caused her to have a mental breakdown, lose control of her emotions, and become unable to perform.
Under these circumstances, this once-in-a-lifetime performance opportunity naturally became Shen Jiayu's.
Unfortunately, the truth eventually came out, and Ye Linchen insisted on telling Wang Lina about it ahead of time.
With their joint efforts in investigating, the truth finally came to light.
"I never expected that Shen Jiayu, who looks so quiet and gentle, would be so wicked. You really can't judge a book by its cover."
Li Hongying was amazed and couldn't believe it.
Lin Xuemei was even more astonished.
"How can one person come up with so many complicated ideas? I'm completely confused just listening to them."
“Yeah, if it were us, we’d just let it go if we couldn’t perform. Who would resort to such underhanded methods?” Wang Lina also found it unbelievable.
Ye Linchen said, "He is indeed a smart person, shrewd and patient, but unfortunately he is too narrow-minded and uses his intelligence on such trivial matters."
"The school will probably punish her this time. If it's recorded in her file, it will be difficult for her to find a job in the future."
Wang Lina's guess was correct. Soon, the school bulletin board posted the results of the handling of the matter.
Shen Jiayu received a major demerit; Sun Xueyong was placed on probation.
Below their names were handwritten self-criticisms, which were then displayed publicly in front of the entire school.
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