Chapter 347: Lies Mixed with Truth

Cao Mingliang, who had arrived at the school gate, frowned slightly and waited impatiently.

He didn't know what had happened to make Lv Yanran look for him so anxiously.

Lv Yanran even said that she couldn't explain it clearly on the phone and insisted on saying it in person.

Now that he had arrived at the school gate, he didn't see her, which made his mood even worse.

Cao Mingliang took his phone out of his pocket and was about to call Lv Yanran when he saw her get off a taxi not far away.

Lv Yanran was carrying the bag he had spent tens of thousands to buy on her shoulder, and her dress and makeup were also exquisite, which made Cao Mingliang's brows frown even tighter.

Yesterday afternoon, Lv Yanran told him she wanted to go shopping today, but Cao Mingliang refused.

One reason was that he had already experienced that accompanying a woman shopping was really tiring, and another was that shopping meant paying the bill, and the expenses were not small.

If it were just expenses for eating and watching movies, he naturally wouldn't care.

But Lv Yanran clearly wasn't satisfied with these recently, often mentioning in his ear intentionally or unintentionally how good high-end cosmetics were for the skin, how good the new clothes of a certain brand looked, etc.

Cao Mingliang was indeed better off than ordinary college students, but he couldn't afford such spending.

What Cao Mingliang didn't expect was that Lv Yanran actually went shopping alone?

"Honey."

Lv Yanran revealed a slight smile and walked quickly toward him.

"Where did you go? Didn't you say you were at school this morning?"

Cao Mingliang asked with a puzzled face.

Lv Yanran's eyes flickered, and she said with a look of grievance: "I was just too bored. You wouldn't accompany me on the holiday, so I just went out to wander around by myself."

Cao Mingliang felt a bit guilty upon hearing this, and the bit of impatience just now dissipated.

"Then why did you call me here so urgently? I hadn't even finished that round of the game."

"Mm, there's an important matter to tell you."

Lv Yanran's expression became solemn, and she quickened her pace to come before him.

"What matter?"

Cao Mingliang asked again, seeing her look so serious.

Lv Yanran lowered her eyes slightly, feigning a look of hesitation.

"Speak, why are you stammering?"

Cao Mingliang urged.

"Honey, before I speak, I have to ask you first: if you have to choose between me and Qin Tian, who would you rather believe?"

Lv Yanran raised her eyes to look at him and asked with a serious face.

Cao Mingliang was stunned upon hearing this, and his brows frowned again.

"Why ask this? What exactly happened?"

"Answer me first, otherwise there's no need for me to say it."

"What kind of trick are you playing?"

Cao Mingliang stared at her with full doubt.

The two looked at each other quietly for a moment before Cao Mingliang spoke first.

"Of course I believe you more. Speak, what exactly is the situation?"

This was naturally a lie. Having followed his rich father to see all kinds of people since he was a child,

influenced by this, lying without blushing or skipping a beat was the foundation of foundations.

"I met Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan while shopping on the pedestrian street today, and there was a bit of conflict. Qin Tian might fabricate some lies to target me for Xia Nuannuan's sake."

Lv Yanran said in a solemn tone, stating the excuse she had thought of all the way here.

Cao Mingliang was even more confused upon hearing this.

"What conflict?"

"This... I also have a problem when it comes to this. You know, I've never been able to integrate into the three of them, and I've never been on good terms with Xia Nuannuan, or rather, I've always envied and been jealous of her?"

Speaking of this, a look of strong jealousy appeared on Lv Yanran's face.

This didn't even need acting; it was a completely real feeling.

Cao Mingliang naturally believed it, and even had noticed it long ago.

"I told you, when I was a child, my father abandoned my mother, and I didn't want to become a weak person like my mother, so I only strive for myself, and everything depends on myself to fight for."

"But Xia Nuannuan is different. It seems like she had everything from birth—a rich and happy family, beauty, figure. God is too partial to her."

"So I instinctively dislike her. This is something I can't control, which also led to me not being able to integrate into them."

"And then? Does it have anything to do with today's incident?"

Cao Mingliang asked directly.

Lv Yanran nodded slightly and continued: "Actually, I also met that senior today, the one who brought me to register at the start of school."

"The one who almost fought with us?"

Cao Mingliang's face sank.

"Right!"

Lv Yanran's face was full of guilt and apology, and she explained in a panic: "You must not misunderstand. I really met him by coincidence in that shop. At that time, there was another girl beside him, who was from another school."

"And then?"

"I originally didn't want to pay attention to him, but he saw me and suddenly started talking to me, and it was in the tone of an ordinary friend. I thought that since he already had a new target, it would be fine to chat for a few sentences. After all, he helped me at the start of school, and it would be too impolite if I just left."

"Then how did you get involved with Qin Tian and the others?"

Cao Mingliang asked again.

"After I chatted with them for a while, I chatted quite well with the girl beside him, and unknowingly we started talking about our respective roommates, and I accidentally said some bad things about Xia Nuannuan. It just so happened that Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan were behind us and heard what I said."

Lv Yanran said the lie she had fabricated with a bitter face.

The way to make a lie more realistic is to mix some truth into the lie.

Lv Yanran clearly had some skill in this area.

The girl beside Liang Yu was fabricated by her to distort the facts and explain that she didn't go shopping with Liang Yu by appointment.

And meeting Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan in that shop, including her jealousy and dislike for Xia Nuannuan, were all true, in order to create a foothold for the conflict between her and Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan, and also to make this lie more realistic and believable.

As for that girl, even if Cao Mingliang questioned it, she just needed to express that she didn't know her and left too hurriedly to leave contact information, so naturally, there would be no problem.

On the way back by taxi, she had already called Liang Yu and asked him to cooperate with her in rounding out this lie.

During this time, she naturally made some promises and conditions.

At the same time, she also threatened him, saying that if Liang Yu didn't cooperate, she would simply tell Cao Mingliang that something had already happened between them, and Cao Mingliang would definitely not let him off.

To make Liang Yu fear her, Lv Yanran also told him how rich Cao Mingliang's family was. In this era, wealth largely represents power and strength.

Under coercion and inducement, Liang Yu finally had to agree to cooperate with her.

"What did Xia Nuannuan do to you? Why are you bad-mouthing her behind her back?"

Cao Mingliang pointed and accused her with an unhappy face.

"Sorry, I also know it was wrong, but I really couldn't control myself at the time."

Lv Yanran was full of guilt, but she was secretly rejoicing in her heart.

Cao Mingliang looking like this clearly believed her explanation, so it would be easy to handle next. ===== CHAPTER 348 =====