Chapter 77: Pleading for Qin Xue

After thinking it over repeatedly, Su Yun Jiao decided to go see what medicine Lu Chi was actually selling in his gourd.

Su Yun Jiao opened the door to the lounge, and seeing that Secretary Li was not outside, she then slipped out secretly.

When Su Yun Jiao arrived at the front desk, the receptionist asked, "Miss Su, where are you headed?"

Su Yun Jiao turned around and saw two front-desk attendants looking at her with puzzlement.

Su Yun Jiao could only say as an excuse, "My classmate came to drop off my homework; I'll go get it. After Brother Jingqing finishes his meeting, just let him know."

If Secretary Li knew I was going to see Lu Chi,

He would surely tell this news to Lu Jingqing.

To prevent that from happening, Su Yun Jiao could only sneak out secretly.

Su Yun Jiao was somewhat familiar with the L Group; she found a nearby bus stop and rode to the school gate.

Seeing Lu Chi indeed standing outside the school, Su Yun Jiao walked up to him.

Now they are in their senior year of high school, and Lu Chi skipping class at this time is simply him being at odds with himself.

Su Yun Jiao stepped forward and said, "My time is limited; what do you want to tell me?"

Su Yun Jiao's attitude toward herself was neither cold nor hot; it wasn't good, but it wasn't bad either.

Previously, whenever she said something, Su Yun Jiao would run to his side.

But now, Su Yun Jiao actually spoke to him in a tone reserved for strangers.

"Get in the car."

Lu Chi pulled out the car keys.

He gestured for Su Yun Jiao to get in the car.

Su Yun Jiao frowned, not knowing what Lu Chi intended to do.

"Is there something that can't be said here, forcing me to get in the car?"

"In a moment the security will discover I'm skipping class; I don't want to be caught and sent back to school."

Lu Chi got into the car with a cold face, and seeing Su Yun Jiao still unwilling to get in, he deliberately sneered, "What? Now that you're on good terms with Lu Jingqing, you won't even ride in my car?"

Su Yun Jiao suddenly recalled.

In her previous life, she had really wanted to ride in Lu Chi's car to and from school, but Lu Chi had never been willing to give her a joyride.

She also felt embarrassed to let Lu Chi give her a ride.

Now Lu Chi is in a hurry, so she has no reason to refuse.

Su Yun Jiao opened the car door and sat in the front passenger seat she had always wanted to occupy in her previous life.

Actually having sat down, it really wasn't anything special.

Su Yun Jiao no longer had the anticipation and joy from her previous life.

In its place, she only felt that her former self had been ridiculous.

It was just a passenger seat, after all.

The interior luxury was not as high as Lu Jingqing's.

She actually would treat it like a treasure.

Thinking this, Su Yun Jiao suddenly laughed out loud.

Lu Chi didn't understand why Su Yun Jiao suddenly laughed; he furrowed his brows and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I just feel……"

"Your car is nothing special either."

Su Yun Jiao didn't say the latter part out loud.

Lu Chi felt it was utterly bewildering.

This counts as Su Yun Jiao's first time sitting in his front passenger seat.

Normally this seat is prepared for Qin Xue.

Su Yun Jiao also noticed that.

The front passenger seat had a pink cushion girls like, plus a few dolls, and there was even women's lipstick in the car.

These must have been left behind by Qin Xue.

Probably seeing what Su Yun Jiao was thinking, Lu Chi explained, "Those are my mother's."

"Does your mother like Hello Kitty?"

"……"

Boys' lies are easy to expose.

Especially Lu Chi at this time.

What Lu Chi thinks in his heart cannot be hidden at all.

Soon, Lu Chi parked the car at a restaurant.

He chose only high-end Western restaurants.

After all, the Lu family has always raised this young master in affluence.

Therefore, when Lu Chi goes out to eat, he usually comes to places like this.

Su Yun Jiao followed Lu Chi inside.

Lu Chi was clearly not a first-time visitor to this shop.

He directly produced his gold card; the manager beside him took it and then personally escorted Lu Chi and Su Yun Jiao to the best seat in the restaurant.

"This miss is still a first-time visitor; we don't know what dishes you like, so we'll have the chef prepare something for you right away."

The manager's attitude was surprisingly good.

Just hearing the manager say that, Su Yun Jiao knew that Lu Chi must have previously brought Qin Xue here to eat many times.

However, Su Yun Jiao merely pretended not to know; she didn't even look at the menu and said, "Give me whatever that lady ordered."

When the manager heard Su Yun Jiao say that, an embarrassed smile appeared on his face; but seeing that Lu Chi said nothing, the manager immediately acted according to Su Yun Jiao's request.

Before long, the chef indeed came over and personally cooked for Lu Chi and Su Yun Jiao.

Lu Chi said, "The French cuisine at this restaurant is delicious."

"Sorry, I'm not very hungry."

Su Yun Jiao said, "You said you called me out for something important—should you first tell me what it is, or should you tell me your own matter?"

If it weren't because Lu Chi described the matter as so urgent and also said he knew Zhou Tingting's fall down the stairs was related to Qin Xue, she wouldn't have come over.

Upon hearing that, Lu Chi no longer concealed anything.

Lu Chi said, "I hope you can spare Xiao Xue this time."

Seeing that Lu Chi was indeed pleading for Qin Xue, Su Yun Jiao lost even the interest to stay seated here.

"Is that all you wanted to tell me?"

Su Yun Jiao sneered and said, "Lu Chi, get it straight: since you already know Zhou Tingting's fall down the stairs was Qin Xue's doing, why are you still defending Qin Xue and pleading for her?"

"I know, but Xiao Xue didn't do it on purpose; she just acted out of a momentary anger."

Lu Chi said, "Zhou Tingting is used to being spoiled and willful; if she hadn't first insulted Xiao Xue, Xiao Xue wouldn't have lost her temper and lashed out. If we really have to assign blame, the fault lies with Zhou Tingting."

Su Yun Jiao could hardly believe her ears; no matter how you say it, Zhou Tingting grew up together with Lu Chi from childhood.

What does Lu Chi's behavior amount to now?

Su Yun Jiao said, "Lu Chi, although Zhou Tingting's character is spoiled and willful, it hasn't reached the point of bullying; aren't you being a bit excessive?"

"Excessive? These words came straight from Xiao Xue's mouth; she wouldn't lie."

Lu Chi frowned and said, "On the contrary, you usually don't get along well with Zhou Tingting, so why are you now speaking up for her everywhere?"

Su Yun Jiao thought Lu Chi had no brains, and she said, "Yes, Zhou Tingting doesn't like me, and our relationship has never been good, but even so, Zhou Tingting has never done anything excessive toward me; at most she snipes a couple of sarcastic remarks when she sees us getting along. If Xiao Xue would lash out just because of Zhou Tingting's words, don't you find that frightening?"

Lu Chi had no mood to listen to Su Yun Jiao's words right now, and he couldn't take them in at all.

He said, "No matter what, Zhou Tingting was the first to insult; the fault isn't entirely Xiao Xue's. Xiao Xue has already knelt down, and her family's situation is poor—can't you consider her a little?"

"Just because someone's family situation is bad, does that mean they should harm others? Why don't you ask her why she attacked Zhou Tingting?"

Su Yun Jiao directly threw her phone into Lu Chi's hands and said, "Listen to this recording yourself!"

Lu Chi lowered his head and glanced at an accompaniment file in Su Yun Jiao's phone.

The file's title is: "Return to Summer" accompaniment.

This is exactly the song Qin Xue performed at the cultural arts gala.

Lu Chi opened the accompaniment.

At first it was quite normal.

But once the progress bar reached one minute, the accompaniment's sound suddenly stopped.

Lu Chi frowned, then began adjusting the progress bar.

Su Yun Jiao said, "This is the Qin Xue you've been wholeheartedly defending; this accompaniment is something I had someone send me from the broadcast room. If you don't believe me, you can go ask the people in the broadcast room whether I've been lying."

"What do you mean? You're saying Xiao Xue did it on purpose?"

"Yes, she did it on purpose."

"What does she gain by doing this on purpose?"

Lu Chi completely didn't believe these were Qin Xue's doing, and he said, "If the accompaniment were cut off, she would embarrass herself in front of the whole school. Su Yun Jiao, do you think I'm an idiot? Just because of this accompaniment, I'd believe what you say?"

"Whether you believe it or not doesn't matter, but please consider: did Qin Xue really embarrass herself in front of the whole school?"

The facts are right here.

Qin Xue not only didn't embarrass herself, but was even jokingly called Lu Chi's girlfriend during this cultural arts gala.

The whole school was buzzing that the two were together.

Surely Lu Chi must have been swept up by that atmosphere at the cultural arts gala, feeling elated.

Su Yun Jiao's words left Lu Chi in silence.

"Lu Chi, have you thought about how your guitar playing is just……"

Su Yun Jiao originally wanted to say that Lu Chi would only play a few songs, not really proficient.

But after Lu Chi lifted his head, Su Yun Jiao still said tactfully, "You haven't been playing guitar for long, have you? It's not easy to play a complete piece; how coincidental that you can play this one—could it not be because Qin Xue often has you accompany her?"

Su Yun Jiao could even imagine what Qin Xue had said at the time.

Su Yun Jiao said, "Let me think: didn't Qin Xue say, 'The cultural arts gala is coming up; I want you to help me check things out,' then she brought up your guitar and naturally had you accompany her?"

Lu Chi's face grew ever uglier, because what Su Yun Jiao said was almost exactly what Qin Xue had done.

Qin Xue had previously used that excuse to get him to go to the music room together.

The music room had a guitar, so Lu Chi idly played a couple of notes.

Qin Xue then had Lu Chi accompany her.

After a while, Lu Chi learned this piece.

Moreover, coincidentally, that day backstage there sat a gleaming guitar.

But that day, there was no scheduled guitar performance.

All these things don't seem like coincidences.

"Do you understand?"

Su Yun Jiao said, "Qin Xue isn't as simple as you think; she's doing this on purpose."