Bai Sen shared the same thought as Ruan Bei: Lu Sibai was able to turn the tables because there was no concrete evidence to definitively destroy him.
Ruan Bei guessed it, but Bai Sen found out the information himself.
Just as Ruan Bei guessed, it wasn't that Lu Sibai and Chu Tianze were caught kissing, but rather that Chu Tianze was completely infatuated with Lu Sibai and overheard Lu Sibai vaguely hinting at some things that he had no choice in doing.
Then, on a whim, thinking that he could protect her and that she didn't need to compromise herself like this, he pressed Lu Sibai down in a very domineering and manly manner and kissed her.
When Qin Shen bumped into him, Chu Tianze declared righteously that he and Lu Sibai were truly in love, that Lu Sibai didn't like Qin Shen at all, and that Qin Shen should stop using his family's power to force Lu Sibai. This almost made Qin Shen faint from anger.
As a result, Lu Sibai, whom he was protecting behind his back, betrayed him. He panicked and claimed that he knew nothing, covering his face and sobbing helplessly.
He said with a look of grief and indignation that he only regarded Chu Tianze as an older brother and did not know why he would think that way or do such a terrible thing to him.
Chu Tianze was driven to the brink of despair by Lu Sibai. Although he was blind and brain-dead and fell for Lu Sibai's tricks, Chu Tianze was still a person of normal intelligence under normal circumstances.
He clearly remembered what Lu Sibai had said to him. Lu Sibai had been subtly implying that he didn't like Qin Shen and that the person he liked was him.
If it weren't for this, how could he feel sorry for Lu Sibai and feel wronged, and how could he gradually develop feelings for him and want to protect him?
But now Lu Sibai stabbed Chu Tianze so hard he almost vomited blood, and most of the water in his brain flowed out through the cut.
He had their chat history on his phone, and he angrily showed it to others as evidence.
He hadn't noticed before, but when he looked back, he found that all the overly ambiguous and explicit messages in their chat history were gone.
Lu Sibai kept calling Tianze "Brother" and showering him with compliments, which could also be interpreted as admiration.
The complaints he personally confided to Chu Tianze were not mentioned at all in the chat logs.
Ruan Bei had guessed these things. To some extent, Lu Sibai's ability to walk on countless paths without crashing was due not only to his own methods but also to his cautious nature.
He never gives himself away when it comes to evidence like chat logs, and even when making phone calls, he avoids saying anything obviously ambiguous to prevent others from recording.
"What are you going to do? Play the recording?" Ruan Bei asked.
"Of course." After listening to his brother's analysis, Bai Miaomiao felt that he was capable again and said with high spirits, "Leave it to my brother. My brother is absolutely reliable. I'll invite you to watch the show later."
“Okay.” Ruan Bei gladly accepted the invitation. How could she miss such a good thing as seeing Lu Sibai suffer?
After hanging up the phone, Qin Gu asked, "Why didn't he send the recording directly to Chu Tianze so they could watch them fight like dogs?"
He felt that this was even more satisfying than causing trouble himself.
Ruan Bei rested his chin on his knees and said slowly, "It's probably because if the Chu family gets their hands on the recording, they probably won't release it."
Qin Gu: "?"
He's already been framed, yet he's still trying to cover up for the people who harmed him?
Ruan Bei glanced at him and smiled: "So there are things you're not good at too."
Qin Gu chuckled: "There are many things I'm not good at."
“But that’s normal,” Ruan Bei said. “Our environment is very simple. We like what we like, we hate what we hate, we take revenge when we are bullied, and we repay the kindness we receive.”
"That circle is different. It's all about profit. Nothing lasts forever. Friends aren't enemies. If you can make money together, you're friends. But for profit, even friends can become enemies."
"So what if the Chu family got the recording? Offending both the Lu and Qin families at the same time won't do them any good. I bet they won't release the recording; instead, they'll use it to blackmail the Lu family and demand compensation."
"What about Chu Tianze? Doesn't he have any objections? Doesn't he want to clear his name?" Qin Gu felt that Chu Tianze was at least a young man full of vigor. It was one thing to be fooled like a fool, but he didn't even have the courage to stand up for him. Wasn't he a useless person?
Ruan Bei scoffed, "So what if he has objections? It's not his place to be in charge of the Chu family."
Like Qin Gu, Ruan Bei once couldn't understand the way those people thought, but after spending some years in that circle, he learned his lesson.
As far as the Chu family is concerned, Chu Tianze's stigma is nothing. The young man was troubled by love and pursued someone he shouldn't have. Sending him abroad for a few years to reflect on his actions will help him grow up.
If it weren't for the fact that the Lu and Qin families were people they couldn't afford to offend, even the elders of the Chu family wouldn't have taken this seriously.
Now that we know Chu Tianze was tricked, that's even better. If we put the recording in front of the Lu family, they'll definitely have to give the Chu family enough benefits.
After all, they couldn't afford to offend the Qin family. If people found out that Young Master Qin had been cheated on by his childhood boyfriend, would he still have any shame?
For Qin Shen's sake, the Lu family has to shut the Chu family up and make Chu Tianze obediently take the blame.
This is not in the best interests of Ruan Bei and Bai Miaomiao. They are hoping that Lu Sibai will suffer, and they have no connection with that idiot Chu Tianze. Why would they want to create benefits for their family?
"What a mess." Qin Gu frowned and commented. You could tell from his preference for lightning magic among so many spells that this young master liked simple and brutal methods, preferably turning everything he didn't like into dust with one move.
Ruan Bei laughed and said, "It is quite messy." And dirty too.
With Bai Sen taking over the matter, Ruan Bei stopped worrying about it and just waited for the outcome.
Unexpectedly, this wait lasted for almost half a month. There were no major setbacks, but some minor issues arose.
For example, Yue Yuan's case went to trial. She was charged with intentional homicide, a serious crime punishable by at least three years in prison.
Thanks to her lawyer's efforts and the evidence presented by the police that was favorable to Yue Yuan, she was ultimately sentenced to three years and four months in prison.
Shen Linpeng told Ruan Bei that this was already the best possible outcome. He advised Le Yuan to be more proactive and try to get her sentence reduced, so she could be released in less than three years.
She is still young, her eyesight has improved, she has a house and savings, and she can play instruments and sing. Her future will only get better and better.
Although Ruan Bei was saddened by Yue Yuan's fate, he knew that everyone had done their best.
He went to see Le Yuan. Le Yuan's hair was a little longer than before. She had a gentle smile and asked Ruan Bei to take care of Pudding for her.
The real villain, Zhang Gulin, was completely manipulated by Ruan Bei and Qin Gu.
After his trip to the slaughterhouse, the guy was almost driven mad with fright. As soon as he got back into his body, he yelled for the nurses and begged them to call the police, saying that he was cured and wanted to go to jail.
He felt that the hospital was too scary and unsafe, so he actively confessed his crimes. He even hid a "crime record" which detailed how he killed those pets, what they looked like, and how he tortured and killed them.
Then he got what he wanted; he was first detained in a detention center, awaiting trial.
With other pet owners facing huge compensation claims, Zhang Gulin is now bankrupt.
Speaking of the detention center, Shen Linpeng told them meaningfully that several of those human traffickers had already run into trouble in the detention center before the trial even started.
Some had their legs broken while fighting for the right to speak, while others slipped and fell face down in the shower, losing their front teeth.
There was a ruthless and vicious gang leader who went in and bullied his cellmate. The cellmate, who was already planning to commit suicide, got enraged and nearly stabbed him through the throat with the handle of a toothbrush he had used to commit suicide.
There was another man who liked to rape abducted women. One day, he was found naked, tied to the foot of the bed, and his lower body was covered in blood.
Ruan Bei was astonished and exclaimed three times in a row: "Really? No way, that's terrible."
After hanging up the phone, I shared the good news with Kunkun and praised her for putting up those bad luck charms so well.
Besides these, they also have some good news.
With the continuous supply of Yin Qi talismans from Qin Gu, Niu Niu transformed from a helpless little ghost into a slightly stronger one.
She's a bit like Wang Bufan in his early stages now; she can briefly touch and move small objects.
The little girl has been keen on doing chores lately, such as putting Ruan Bei's pen on the table into the pen holder, and flattening the warped pages of the book.
At night, she would check if her brother was properly covered with a blanket, then painstakingly pull a corner of the small blanket to cover Ruan Bei, which would wake Ruan Bei up in the middle of the night because of the heat.
The little girl's filial piety is commendable. Ruan Bei bought a large jar of lollipops of various flavors and let his child eat as many as he wanted, since ghosts aren't afraid of bad teeth anyway.
He returned with the candy jar and saw Qin Gu talking to Niu Niu on the balcony.
Ruan Bei found it strange. He was just going to buy some candy. Why couldn't he wait until he returned to say what he wanted to say instead of using an Eye-Opening Talisman?
That evening, Ruanbei asked Niu Niu what her older brother had said to her.
Niu Niu hugged Pudding and whimpered, "She didn't say anything."
No way! My older brother said she's a grown woman now and can't just run into his bed like that.
That's not true. Niu Niu hasn't grown up at all. Her older brother is just jealous.
She overheard Miao Miao's brother saying that he and her older brother were dating, and that her older brother was petty!
Niu Niu has made progress, and Wang Bufan has not been left behind either.
When Ruan Bei went back to see him during his vacation, he found that he had become stronger. As more students used his materials to review and more people believed in him, his physique became more and more solid.
He had previously solved a conjecture, and Professor Li suggested that he write it into a paper. After helping him revise it, he submitted it to a well-known mathematics journal, where it was accepted.
The school leaders initially thought it was a paper published by Teacher Li under Wang Bufan's name. Although they felt it was inappropriate, they didn't say much because they thought the old gentleman was probably still upset about his beloved student's death.
However, the school increased Mr. Li's salary and prepared a separate office for him, and also invited him to come back to teach, but he refused.
Teacher Li couldn't explain it, but fortunately, Wang Bufan wasn't someone who cared about fame. This paper was just a byproduct of his mathematical research; what he liked was the simple process of solving problems.
Knowing that the ghosts he knew were all doing well, Ruan Bei felt relieved.
Their courses are quite intensive. The first year consists mainly of theoretical foundation courses. However, as a liberal arts major, the curriculum is broad and diverse, and there is a lot to memorize and understand.
In addition to textbook knowledge, the teacher also introduced some extracurricular books for them to read when they had time.
Ruan Bei was essentially an obedient and good student. When the teacher said those books were useful, he borrowed them and read them.
Interestingly, Qin Gu discovered that the author of a certain book was actually a senior feng shui master he knew.
Before they knew it, it was late October, and the weather began to cool down. When Ruan Bei and Qin Gu went home, they took their summer clothes with them and brought their autumn clothes to school.
As soon as they entered the dormitory, Bai Miaomiao, whom they hadn't seen for two days, was pacing back and forth in her room. When she saw them, she couldn't hide her smile.
"What good news is it that makes you so happy?" Ruan Bei put down his luggage and asked casually.
Bai Miaomiao winked at him and smiled, "Is the show about to begin?"
"A good show?"
Zeng Peng has been led astray by them. He used to be a very honest kid, but now when he hears there's something interesting to watch, he's even more eager than Ruan Bei.
Bai Miaomiao said, "Do you still remember that recording from back then?"
Zeng Peng was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized: "I remember, of course I remember."
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