Chapter 7: Taoist Message
Chapter 7
"Does he dare to say that, it should be true, right?"
"This is hard to say!"
Sounds of agreement, rebuttal, and doubt were intertwined.
Ren Ran sneered, "Pei Ming, I know you are shameless and irresponsible, but today I have really seen it."
She didn't intend to waste time talking. If it took too long, the teacher would come, and she wouldn't have time to put on a full show for everyone.
"You and Xu Li worked together, thinking that destroying my phone would lead to no evidence, right?"
As she spoke, she took out an identical phone from her pocket and smiled slightly at him and Xu Li in the crowd.
Pei Ming and Xu Li's faces changed drastically.
"Classmates, let's witness the shamelessness of our classmate Pei Ming together."
Ren Ran held up her phone high and uploaded all the audio recordings, chat screenshots, and Xu Li's performance on the rooftop earlier, all packed together for everyone to see all at once.
"I have packaged and sent the chat content to the campus network, you can download it."
One by one, they took out their phones and logged into the campus network, and they swarmed to the latest post.
In less than half a minute, cries of "f*ck" rose one after another.
"So cheap!"
"My god, Xu Li's slutty behavior on the rooftop was simply amazing."
"This pair of scumbag man and cheap woman are really disgusting."
"How can there be such disgusting people in our school."
"Pei Ming was about to splash dirty water on Ren Ran to whitewash himself. This behavior is too disgusting. Speaking of which, does he really like Ren Ran?"
"This kind of person only likes himself!"
"Fortunately, Ren Ran was prepared with a backup, otherwise she couldn't wash herself clean even if she jumped into the Yellow River."
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Pei Ming had been the darling of heaven since childhood. This was the first time in his life that he had experienced so much malice and endured ridicule and curses from all directions. He pushed through the crowd and fled in defeat.
Xu Li followed and fled.
The few good girlfriends who had been around her before also distanced themselves from her, afraid of being implicated if they got too close.
With one of the parties gone, the crowd around them dispersed one after another.
Zhao Yi gave Ren Ran a big thumbs up, "Awesome! I was worried that you would be pitted by them before." 𝐟𝐫eewe𝗯𝐧𝚘ve𝐥.c𝚘𝚖
"Still have to thank you for the reminder."
"You're welcome."
As Ren Ran expected, the rumors that had fallen on her in her previous life were now multiplied several times over the two of them.
Pei Ming asked for leave directly, but Xu Li couldn't. She could only face the contempt and verbal abuse from all directions alone.
Ren Ran did not hide this matter from her parents and grandparents.
The Pei and Ren families had some business dealings with each other, and their relationship was neither deep nor shallow, but they saw each other frequently.
"This is outrageous. My daughter's innocence was almost destroyed by him. This matter cannot be let go just like that." Ren Suyi was very angry.
Kong Li continued to appease, "Wife, don't be impatient. I will contact President Pei about this matter to see what his attitude is before we make a decision."
"His son sh*t on our daughter's head, and you can still endure it?" Ren Suyi glared at him fiercely.
"That's not what I meant."
"If you don't stand up for our daughter, I'll let dad handle it."
"No, can't I go?"
At this moment, there were guests visiting, and the visitors were none other than Pei Ming's father and son.
After letting them into the room, Pei's father was holding a whip in his hand, and Pei Ming was following behind him bare-chested.
"Brother Kong, sister-in-law, I have come to apologize to you today. It is because I did not educate my son well, which led him to act so recklessly. Today I brought him here for you to deal with as you see fit."
Pei's father pushed Pei Ming forward.
Pei Ming's face was constipated, but he didn't dare to defy his father and kept his head down without making a sound.
Seeing Pei Ming's miserable appearance, Ren Suyi's anger dissipated a lot.
If she really whipped him, that would definitely not do.
The other party had already expressed their attitude, which was giving considerable face.
Ren Ran did want to whip him, but she couldn't do that, for no other reason than it would be too easy to expose herself.
To demonstrate his sincerity, Pei's father whipped Pei Ming's back several times himself, and red marks quickly appeared on his back.
Seeing this, Ren Suyi's anger subsided by more than half.
After rounds of back and forth between the two patriarchs, Pei's father gave Ren Ran a set of jewellery worth over 1 million yuan, and the matter was considered settled.
When he returned, Pei Ming would definitely not have it easy.
Since he wouldn't have it easy, Xu Li wouldn't be let off easily either.
Sometimes the mental damage caused by rumors and gossip is more tormenting than physical damage.
In just a few days, Xu Li's complexion visibly turned sallow, and her whole spirit became decadent.
On Friday, Ren Ran received a message from Xu Zhaoyin.
[Found him.]
After school in the evening, Ren Ran immediately went to the 007 Detective Agency.
Xu Zhaoyin still looked sloppy with a messy bird's nest on his head. The dark circles under his eyes were particularly striking, showing that this person had struggled for the extra 50,000 yuan reward.
"Take a look." Xu Zhaoyin put a file in front of her.
He picked up instant noodles for himself and started eating them in big mouthfuls.
Looking at the young Taoist priest in the photo, she could confirm that this was the person she was looking for.
"Where is he now?"
"Taihe Mountain." Xu Zhaoyin slurped his instant noodles and took out a note from his pocket. "His contact information is above."
Ren Ran dialed the number on it, but no one answered.
After calling several times in a row with still no answer, she directly sent him a text message explaining her intention.
Xu Zhaoyin finished eating the last bite of instant noodles, wiped his mouth satisfied, "Boss, look at the fee..."
Ren Ran scanned to pay.
Seeing the amount received, Xu Zhaoyin's face was full of smiles, and his gaze towards Ren Ran became increasingly gentle.
"Boss, if you need anything in the future, just come to me. My business scope is not limited to finding people. Roleplaying, being a dummy shareholder, cleaning, being a bodyguard, etc. are all possible."
"Your business scope is quite broad."
"Hehe, making a living, you know."
There was no shame in making money.
After leaving the agency and just walking out of the alley, she met an acquaintance.
Seeing her, Xu Li's face darkened.
Ren Ran had no intention of paying attention to her. She stood at the side of the road, preparing to call a car to leave. From the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Pei Ming's car stopped at the side of the road with Pei Ming getting out from the car.
Ren Ran's eyebrows ticked up slightly. She turned her toes and walked towards Xu Li.
"What are you trying to do?" Seeing her approach, Xu Li looked at her warily.
"What can I do to you in broad daylight?"
Xu Li thought about it and felt that she had overreacted. She stared at Ren Ran resentfully.
Ren Ran moved closer and put her hand on Xu Li's shoulder. Xu Li wanted to shake it off but then heard her cold voice, "Don't move. Xu Li, for the sake of our many years of friendship, do you want to get out of your current situation?"
Xu Li stopped moving and let Ren Ran keep her hand on her shoulder. A glimmer of hope rose in her eyes. "You will help me?"
"After all, we were friends for many years. You just need to answer one question for me."
"What question?" Xu Li was still wary but looked somewhat moved.
"Was it voluntary or did Pei Ming force you?"
Xu Li's eyes flickered. "It was Pei Ming who forced me. Actually I didn't want to, but he..."
She lowered her head.
Ren Ran's gaze went past her and fell on the person hiding behind the roadside tree. The corners of her lips rose and she gently patted Xu Li's shoulder, raising her voice a few degrees. "Don't worry, after this blows over, I'll prove it for you. For this matter, thank you. Without you, I couldn't have succeeded."
Xu Li was puzzled. She completely didn't understand the monk scratching his head.
She understood the first part, but really didn't understand the second part.
Before Xu Li could ask, Ren Ran waved at her and left.
"What the hell!" Xu Li muttered.
Hiding behind the roadside tree, Pei Ming heard the last sentence clearly. Fury rose within him as his fists tightened.
"Bitch!"
Pei Ming turned and left.
He couldn't touch Ren's family, but could he not deal with a Xu Li?
From young till now, no one had ever schemed against him like this. And the other party was a lapdog he looked down on.
Xu Li waited for Pei Ming at the cafe for a long time but he never showed up. She called him several times but no one picked up.
Seeing the cafe about to close, she left dejectedly.
He must have been busy with something and forgot.
She walked with her head low. Suddenly, a pair of hands reached out from her side and forcibly pulled her deep into a side alley.
Before she could scream, a big palm covered her mouth.
She struggled in fright, but a girl's strength was ultimately no match for an adult man's.
A cloth was stuffed into her mouth as she was pinned to the ground. A group of people punched and kicked her mercilessly as she whimpered in pain.
A passerby glanced at the scene and hurried away, not daring to get involved.
Twenty minutes later, the group left in a hurry, leaving the dying Xu Li behind.
Before losing consciousness, only one thought crossed Xu Li's mind:
It must have been that despicable Ren Ran!