"I...I don't know what you're talking about..."
Xie Jiaming's face was contorted in pain, his features twisted in agony, as he gripped his wrist tightly, which was consumed by the pain.
It was as if this could alleviate some of the pain.
"Tang Shu, what are you doing!"
Liu Xiaoyun also noticed the abnormality and rushed over in a panic, dropping her medicine box.
"Let go! Let go!"
Seeing that Xie Jiaming's hand wound was bleeding profusely from being pinched, Liu Xiaoyun became anxious and her eyes reddened. She kept slapping Tang Shu's hands.
Ye Yun was dumbfounded.
What's going on?
Tang Shu tilted her head, looking innocently at Xie Jiaming, who was pale-faced across from her.
Although the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, the smile did not reach her eyes. Her sharp gaze was fixed on Xie Jiaming, as if trying to see through his heart.
"Xie Jiaming, they may not know who you are, but do you think I don't know you?"
"I……"
Xie Jiaming wanted to speak, but the intense pain forced him to swallow back his words. He swallowed hard before he could continue, "I really... don't know what you mean..."
"oh?"
Tang Shu pressed down hard again.
"Well……"
Xie Jiaming let out another painful groan.
Seeing this, Liu Xiaoyun's eyes reddened, and she angrily pushed Tang Shu, while Ye Yun quickly came to her senses and pulled her back.
Although I don't know what Tang Shu is doing.
But she just cooperated.
Unexpectedly, Liu Xiaoyun, who was struggling violently, was also quite strong, like a calf. Ye Yun couldn't control her for a moment, and the two of them bumped into a washbasin placed against the wall, spilling a drop of wash water with a clatter.
Tang Shu is still in a standoff with Xie Jiaming.
Stared at motionless by Tang Shu, Xie Jiaming, in pain, tried his best to suppress his emotions. He met Tang Shu's gaze with a mixture of pain, helplessness, and anger, as if silently questioning why she had wronged him.
He looks so innocent.
There are only two possibilities.
First, this matter really has nothing to do with him.
Second, his acting skills are quite terrifying.
Tang Shu only let go of Xie Jiaming's hand when large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.
Xie Jiaming immediately withdrew his hand.
The pain in his hand, which was almost gone, nearly made him lose consciousness. He held his hand tightly, as if he had breathed a huge sigh of relief. He almost fainted and slumped in his seat, panting heavily.
Liu Xiaoyun also broke free from Ye Yun.
"Jiaming, how are you!" She rushed to Xie Jiaming's side anxiously, her eyes reddening, asking with a mixture of worry and heartache.
Xie Jiaming weakly shook his head at her.
Then his gaze shifted to Tang Shu, whose pale face, her forehead damp with sweat, and her eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.
Tang Shu chuckled.
"Stop pretending. There are no real outsiders in this room, Xie. Ye Yun and I came here specifically for you."
Xie Jiaming was stunned: "What..."
Liu Xiaoyun was also completely confused.
But Tang Shu's actions angered her. She stood in front of Xie Jiaming, her eyes wide as if she were protecting her child, and accused him, "Tang Shu, even if you don't like me and have a grudge against me, it has nothing to do with Xie Jiaming. He has always been humble and kind to people. You don't have to treat him like this!"
Tang Shu didn't even look at her.
Instead, he looked at Ye Yun.
Ye Yun was completely bewildered when she met her gaze, and pointed to her nose in surprise.
"I?"
"Otherwise what?"
Only when facing Ye Yun would a hint of gentleness appear in Tang Shu's cold eyes.
"Ye Yun, do you really think I'm some kind of hothouse flower who knows nothing?"
Ye Yun opened her mouth in surprise: "You mean..."
"I know about your student registration. Otherwise, what do you think Gu Jin and I talk about every day? Isn't it just these kinds of interesting things?"
Ye Yun knelt down.
After all that planning, this girl knew nothing at all. And yet she still acted with her and introduced her to Xie Jiaming!
But the instigator in front of him shrugged, put on an innocent expression, and said with unusual seriousness, "I just wanted to see their reaction. I didn't expect them to be such good at pretending."
She looked at Xie Jiaming, a faint hint of sarcasm in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Ye Yun, I lied to you. Actually, I'm not familiar with Xie Jiaming, and he's not a good person either."
"I think I need to tell you a very scary story about Xie."
"Tang Shu!"
Xie Jiaming suddenly shouted to stop him.
He clasped his hands tightly, beads of sweat dripping from his forehead, his face deathly pale, and his eyes behind his glasses staring at Tang Shu with almost hysterical intensity.
"At a class reunion, we met a very cute little white stray dog. The dog was very friendly and played with us, but accidentally got Xie's new pants dirty while playing. The gentle and kind Xie did not get angry, but instead gave the dog a piece of steak and adopted it. That night, the dog appeared on Xie's family's dining table, its fur stained with blood, and was thrown into the swill bucket."
"Tang Shu!!"
Xie Jiaming was powerless to stop it, and the voice he uttered was filled with a hint of suppressed pain.
Liu Xiaoyun was stunned.
Seemingly not understanding why Tang Shu would say this, she looked at Tang Shu, then at Xie Jiaming. The puppy's death made her clearly feel some cruelty.
"Who would have thought that Xie, who is gentle and refined on the outside, would personally cook and kill a puppy?"
Tang Shu sneered repeatedly.
"This, this..." Liu Xiaoyun was dumbfounded, unable to believe that Xie Jiaming would do such a thing. How could he do something so cruel?
He's clearly doing incredibly well.
“Xiaoyun, it wasn’t me…you have to believe me…it was my father. He wouldn’t allow me to keep a dog, so he killed him.” Xie Jiaming tried to explain, his uninjured hand gripping Liu Xiaoyun’s sleeve tightly.
Liu Xiaoyun's expression wavered.
Yes, she always thought he was a gentle, humble, and elegant gentleman; how could he possibly do something so cruel?
She wasn't familiar with Tang Shu, but Xie Jiaming had grown up with her, so she naturally knew who to trust!
However, Tang Shu spoke up again.
"Come on, Xie Jiaming, you're really something, spouting off like that." Tang Shu found their behavior laughable, laughing at Xie Jiaming's pretense and Liu Xiaoyun's foolishness. "Xie Jiaming, if I hadn't witnessed you handling the dog meat with my own eyes, I might have believed you."
"But you were clearly smiling as you chopped up the dog meat, and your father was even instructing you!"
"Xie Jiaming, your heart is dark, your entire Xie family is a smiling tiger, a hypocrite! Tell me honestly, did you instigate Ye Xue?"
Xie Jiaming looked even more pained.
A hoarse voice: "No...it wasn't me..."
Still being stubborn!
"Whether it's you or not, just look at your hand to see if you have a mole!"
Tang Shu didn't waste any words with him and ripped off the bandage that was already stained red with blood.
For a moment, the group's eyes widened in surprise.
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