A deathly silence fell over the surroundings.
When Bai Yuning slumped to the ground, Alyssa Chia took a step back in shock.
Meanwhile, Chen Tingting hid behind Alyssa Chia and sneered.
Mo Yifan was brought back to his senses by the commotion and raised an eyebrow at Bai Yuning, who was sitting on the ground.
Surprisingly, not a single person helped her up.
Someone in the crowd gasped first, and then the crowd erupted in chaos.
"Holy crap! What a melodramatic scene! Weren't they supposed to be together?!"
"Senior, what's going on? Didn't they say Shi Youxi wanted Yu Ning to dance with him?!"
"Aren't they boyfriend and girlfriend?!"
"I...I don't know, it's clearly like that on WeChat..."
Alyssa Chia couldn't continue speaking. Her eyes were filled with suspicion as she looked at Bai Yuning. Anyone could see that Shi Youxi seemed to be doing this on purpose.
Lin Zhi and Ling Keng, who were craning their necks to watch the drama unfold, clicked their tongues twice at the same time. Lin Zhi felt completely relaxed and said in a soft voice, "Oh, so after all this time, the performance was for someone else, and the dance partner wasn't even himself. So, from beginning to end, someone was just being delusional!"
Bai Yuning's face stung with pain. Hearing these comments, she didn't even have the courage to look up. Tears welled up in her eyes from anger.
No!
Shi Youxi had already agreed to it!
"Senior, didn't you say you'd let me be your dance partner!" Bai Yuning held back her tears, her voice trembling as she cried pitifully. The sincerity and hurt in her eyes were heartbreaking to see.
Mu Yiran frowned as she looked at the girl crying on the ground. She glanced around and saw that many classmates had already taken out their phones to record videos and take photos.
This won't do.
She didn't know what conflict Shi Youxi and Bai Yuning had that would make Shi Youxi target them specifically. Although Mu Yiran was unconditionally biased towards Shi Youxi, if the situation wasn't clarified, it could have a bad impact on Shi Youxi if word got out.
"Xiao Xi, you..."
"fine."
Shi Youxi shielded her, gently stroking the back of her hand with his fingers.
Shi Youxi turned his head, looked at Bai Yuning who was crying pitifully, and suddenly laughed.
"When did I ever agree to that?"
"You clearly—"
Bai Yuning was stumped. She recalled in a confused state that Shi Youxi had never said the word "good" from the very beginning.
He simply said, "I understand."
He knew, but he didn't agree.
"What exactly gave you this misconception, or can you provide evidence to prove that I agreed to it?"
"You clearly promised Teacher Chen!"
Bai Yuning suddenly looked towards the backstage area, where Chen Jiu was standing and was about to rush over when her phone started ringing incessantly.
"Hello, sorry, I'm very busy right now. What's up...?"
"Excuse me, are you Chen Jiu from South China University? I am Li Lv from the review department of the Journal of Beijing University."
Chen Jiu suddenly stopped in his tracks. "Yes, that's me!"
"Is something the matter? Did my thesis pass?"
Chen Jiu's face was flushed, but before he could get excited, the cold voice on the other end of the phone interrupted him.
"Mr. Chen Jiu, the editorial department of this journal has received a letter of complaint alleging that your article has been plagiarized. Your application has been rejected. Please submit your first draft and other evidence that can prove your academic integrity within 48 hours. Otherwise, we will make a public announcement throughout the university, and your future submissions will be unconditionally rejected."
"What! I plagiarized?!" Chen Jiu shouted, "Are you official?! This is a false accusation!"
"teacher!"
Without caring who was dancing with whom, Chen Jiu hurriedly ran out of the concert hall.
Bai Yuning couldn't even utter a shout; she could only watch helplessly as Chen Jiu left.
Chen Jiu's thesis was arranged by her father; how could it possibly be reported for plagiarism? Who could possibly override her father's authority...?
She slowly looked up at Shi Youxi and suddenly realized that Shi Youxi had planned everything from the very beginning.
The plan is to humiliate her thoroughly today.
From yesterday to today, he has been silently watching her fall into his trap and enjoying her misfortune!
To slap her face hard in front of Cheng Ran and her classmates.
Was Shi Youxi treating her like this just to please Cheng Ran?!
The students around them all realized what was happening.
yes.
It seems like Bai Yuning was the only one being talked about from beginning to end.
Shi Youxi never admitted it.
Alyssa Chia also felt like she had been tricked by Bai Yu Ning, but she clearly saw the chat history with her own eyes!
After laughing enough, Chen Tingting frowned and helped Bai Yuning up, feigning concern as she asked, "Yuning, what happened? Is there some misunderstanding?"
Bai Yuning resisted the urge to brush Chen Tingting's hand away.
Don't think she didn't see Chen Tingting's gloating expression just now!
“Yes, there must be some misunderstanding. We all saw it just now. It was Shi Youxi who sent you the message—” Jia Jingwen said, reaching for Bai Yuning’s phone, but Bai Yuning grabbed her arm.
"Yu Ning, is that you?"
Bai Yuning dared not open that WeChat; it was completely fake!
She bit her lip and sobbed a few more times, forcing a smile as she said, "Since you don't want to admit it, then forget it. Maybe I did something wrong and upset someone."
"That's why my senior treated me like this!"
Bai Yuning also glanced meaningfully at Cheng Ran.
Mu Yiran met her gaze, narrowed her eyes, and said sternly, "If you have any grievances, just say them directly. There's no need to be vague. There are so many people here; no one can bully you."
Bai Yuning gritted her teeth, a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes. She didn't dare to look at Cheng Ran's face. "It's all my fault. Since this makes my senior happy, it's okay for me to suffer a little."
"Today is the coming-of-age ceremony for our seniors, and I can't let such a small matter spoil everyone's fun."
What a beautiful white lotus!
Mu Yiran swallowed back the words she was about to say, because many parents around them were already looking at them with displeasure.
Lin Zhi pulled a long face: "It's already a downer, okay? Which idiot sent a high school sophomore to show off here?"
Bai Yuning forced a smile: "I'm sorry, senior. It's my fault. I'll leave now."
She walked on tiptoe, very slowly, her large skirt making it impossible for her to find a place to put her feet, and no one around her was willing to come up and help her hold up her skirt.
As the music of the second waltz began, the crowd dispersed and began to dance in pairs.
Once everyone had had their fill of excitement, they stopped caring about the farce and returned to their original revelry.
After all, the main characters of this dance are every senior high school student, not Bai Yuning.
But because Bai Yuning was walking slowly and dawdling, and people had to avoid her when dancing, there were constant complaints.
Bai Yuning's face darkened as she listened to the low curses beside her. She had never been so embarrassed and ashamed in her life!
It wasn't her fault at all!
She was clearly the victim who was being used and manipulated!
Why is everyone criticizing her?
No!
She can't leave like a stray dog!
Bai Yuning cursed inwardly. Usually, she had no shortage of older male students who fawned over her at school, but now there wasn't a single one in sight!
Didn't you say you wanted to pursue me?
These men are not worthy of being her suitors at all!
Who else!
Who could come...?
"Ouch, watch out! Don't bump into Yu Ning!"
"..."
Bai Yuning stopped and looked at Chen Tingting and Mo Yifan, who were circling around in front of her.
Her gaze shifted from their clasped hands to Chen Tingting and Mo Yifan's faces.
Mo Yifan still wore that carefree smile, silently watching Bai Yuning, but the intense interest he had shown before was gone from his eyes.
"Yu Ning, why don't you wait here for a bit? We'll help you back after we're done dancing. It's not convenient for you to walk like this—"
"Oh."
Chen Tingting's smile froze. She noticed that Bai Yuning's gaze was fixed on Mo Yifan's hand around her waist, and she became smug again.
Thinking back to every time Bai Yuning stood beside Shi Youxi and stole the spotlight, she felt like a servant, holding Bai Yuning's clothes and bag and waiting by her side.
Now it's the other way around.
She also realized how good it felt to make someone wait!
Both of them sensed each other's disgust, and Chen Tingting was too lazy to pretend to be a close sister.
She lifted her foot and took a dance step to the side, trying to lead Mo Yifan to the side.
Bai Yuning, standing to the side, spoke coldly: "Mo Yifan, hug me."
"Heh, what did you say?"
Mo Yifan simply stopped dancing and let go of Bai Yuning's hand, looking at her with amusement.
I have to say, Bai Yuning's current look—with red eyes and a haughty demeanor—is actually quite captivating.
Looking at it this way, it's actually quite similar to Cheng Ran's feeling.
"Bai Yuning, what are you saying? Can't you see we haven't finished dancing yet?!"
Bai Yuning ignored her and whispered to Mo Yifan, "If you carry me away from here, I'll agree to that request."
What did you promise?
Before Chen Tingting could even think about it, Mo Yifan chuckled and said, "Okay."
"Mo Yifan, what are you doing!"
The next second, Mo Yifan bent down and picked up Bai Yuning. Bai Yuning immediately burst into tears, buried her head in Mo Yifan's chest, and cried with trembling shoulders.
To anyone else, she looked like she had been wronged, and Mo Yifan was comforting her.
Those around them secretly watched this melodramatic trio, already imagining yet another dramatic scene unfolding in their minds.
"This is fucking amazing! Is this a TV series? Mo Yifan is actually so devoted! He's been so loyal to Bai Yuning all this time!"
"Bai Yuning has so many backup options."
"But poor Chen Tingting, she was just left behind like that."
Chen Tingting was left on the stage. She stared at the two people's departing backs, her teeth clenched.
Not wanting to stand there like an idiot, he lifted his foot and followed.
Chen Tingting followed the two people and watched them enter the backstage dressing room. She took a few steps to catch up, and was about to push open the door and curse Bai Yuning when she heard their conversation.
"Do you have some kind of grudge against that Cheng Ran?"
Bai Yuning screamed, "If it weren't for her, why would Shi Youxi deliberately mess with me!"
What?
How did we end up talking about Cheng Ran?
Why is Mo Yifan suddenly showing concern for Cheng Ran?
Chen Tingting sensed something was wrong, so she didn't go in but instead eavesdropped at the door.
Suddenly, Mo Yifan chuckled and said, "Since that's the case, why don't we cooperate?"
"What?"
"I said, I don't want your virginity anymore." Mo Yifan licked his lower lip. "Let's switch."
“I know you want to drug Shi Youxi. Let’s help each other out. I’ll help you deal with Shi Youxi.”
"And you help me call Cheng Ran out."
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