Miss Si's feigned innocence went too far, and the aloof Mr. Bo was easily swayed.

When Si Yuan saw Li Jiale, her eyes widened in fury. "Let me go!"

She struggled fiercely, and Li Jiale smiled and released her. "Ah Yuan, the photos have already been exposed, so let's just admit it. Why do you need to lie anymore?"

Xiang Mingche grabbed Li Jiale by the collar, his eyes bloodshot and veins bulging on the back of his hand. "What do you mean by that?"

Li Jiale patted Xiang Mingche's hand with a smile, "Brother, I don't want to hurt you, but since you've seen it, I won't hide it from you anymore. Actually, Si Yuan and I have been together for a long time."

"You're talking nonsense!"

Xiang Mingche punched Li Jiale hard, "A Yuan would never betray me."

Xiang Mingche used all his strength in that punch, and blood trickled from the corner of Li Jiale's mouth.

He licked his cheek and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

As Xiang Mingche swung his fist at him a second time, he took out something and held it up in front of Xiang Mingche.

When Xiang Mingche saw that thing, he froze as if someone had struck his pressure points.

He stared incredulously at what Li Jiale was holding, then snatched it and examined it closely.

Finally, unable to deceive herself any longer, she looked at Si Yuan with red eyes and asked, "Ah Yuan, why is the protective jade pendant I gave you in Li Jiale's hands?"

Si Yuan was also taken aback when she saw the jade pendant.

This jade pendant was brought back for her by Xiang Mingche during his last business trip.

She never wore it; it was always kept in her bedroom.

abruptly—

Si Yuan remembered Si Yingying sneaking out of her room.

In an instant, Si Yuan understood everything.

It turns out that apart from Jiang Lai and Zheng Meimei, who didn't want to let her go.

Xiang Mingche, Si Yingying, and Li Jiale also set a trap for her today.

She guessed that the matter wasn't exposed at first because they thought Jiang Lai and Zheng Meimei could humiliate her and expel her from Yunjie University.

It would be reasonable for him to break off the engagement with his family at that time.

Only after seeing Jiang and Zheng fail did they eagerly come out.

And towards clarity—

They definitely know everything.

But with red eyes, he questioned her as if he had suffered a great injustice.

For a moment, she really thought she had wronged him.

Li Jiale snatched the jade pendant from Xiang Mingche's hand, gave it a wicked kiss, and looked at Si Yuan with deep affection.

"I've been getting injured a lot these past few days. This is a talisman that A-Yuan gave me. She said she specially asked a friend in Jiangbei to buy it for her and even had it blessed by a master."

"Damn, Si Yuan is so shameless! She actually gave the protective jade pendant that Young Master Xiang gave her to her lover."

"Young Master Xiang is truly pitiful."

"Everyone knows that Xiang Shaoming knew Si Yuan was a fake heiress, yet he was still willing to marry her. Si Yuan was never satisfied and went after Li Jiale instead."

"Women love bad boys, maybe Si Yuan likes a bad boy like Li Jiale."

Xiang Mingche clenched his fists tightly, looking as if he had been struck by a blow...

It can break with the slightest touch.

"Ah Yuan..."

He called out to Si Yuan in a tearful voice, tears streaming down his cheeks.

"If you don't want to marry me, you can tell me why you're doing this to me..."

He bit his lip tightly, his body trembling. "You've humiliated me so much."

Si Yuan really wanted to applaud.

Look at this acting skill! If he entered the entertainment industry, even those award-winning actors would feel ashamed of themselves.

Si Yuan glanced at Si Qingwan, knowing full well that if she revealed that Si Yingying had taken the jade pendant, she would be in trouble.

Si Qingwan might not believe her.

Even if she reluctantly believes it, she will still protect her own biological daughter.

This does her no good.

Si Yuan looked at Xiang Mingche, "I lost the jade pendant you gave me when I took it out a while ago..."

Zheng Meimei sneered, "You mean Li Shao found the jade pendant you lost and framed you? There's no such thing as a coincidence in this world. I think you're just making excuses for yourself after your shameful secret has been exposed."

Thinking of something, Zheng Meimei turned to Si Qingwan and said, "Madam Si, it's not impossible to prove Si Yuan's innocence. We can just check whether she is a virgin in front of everyone."

Zheng Meimei had a very clever plan.

If Si Qingwan were to check whether Si Yuan was a virgin, it would be like rubbing Si Yuan's dignity and the Si family's face into the ground.

If we don't investigate, that's covering it up.

Si Qingwan hadn't expected things to escalate this much. For now, the best course of action was to stabilize Xiang Mingche.

"Young Master Xiang..."

She was about to speak when Xiang Mingche, overcome with grief, interrupted her, "Madam Si, I'm not feeling well, I'll be leaving now..."

He glanced at Si Yuan with despair and sorrow, then stumbled away from the crowd with red eyes.

Li Jiale smiled and looked at Si Qingwan, "Mrs. Si, A Yuan and I are in love. If you hadn't insisted that A Yuan marry Xiang Mingche, and A Yuan couldn't bear to hurt you, we would have been together long ago."

"But it's alright now. Since you already know, I hope you can grant my wish with A-Yuan..."

Having witnessed a grand spectacle, Zheng Meimei began to gloat again, "Young Master Li, Si Yuan is a prominent figure at our school, a goddess in many people's hearts. If you marry her, don't forget to invite us to your wedding!"

Li Jiale waved his hand generously, "Not a single one will be missing."

Zheng Meimei raised an eyebrow and looked at Si Yuan.

Now, Si Yuan is doomed.

"Hehe...haha..."

Si Yuan suddenly laughed.

Zheng Meimei's expression froze. "What are you laughing at?"

Damn Si Yuan, I never expected her to still be able to laugh at a time like this.

Si Yuan ignored Zheng Meimei and instead looked at Li Jiale, "You guys were too careless when you were plotting against me."

Si Yuan pointed at the woman in the photo, "I'll say it again, this woman is not me."

Si Qingwan carefully examined the woman in the photo, her tense expression easing slightly. "This is definitely not A Yuan."

Zheng Meimei scoffed, "Ask anyone if they still believe what you and your daughter say."

"Ah Yuan has two red moles on her back."

The woman in the photo clearly did not.

This time, not only Zheng Meimei's expression changed, but Li Jiale's expression as well.

Zheng Meimei was still persistent, "You say there's a mole, so there isn't? Maybe you and your daughter are just feeling guilty and saying it on purpose..."

"It's very simple."

Gu Yinhe interrupted Zheng Meimei.

"Let me check it for you, then we'll know."

Gu Yinhe looked at Si Yuan, "What do you say?"

Si Yuan and Gu Yinhe didn't interact much at school, but if Gu Yinhe hadn't spoken up for her just now, she would have had a hard time getting out of the competition.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Miss Gu."

"etc……"

Before Zheng Meimei could speak, Gu Yinhe looked at her coldly, "What? Are you trying to question my fairness?"

Everyone knows that Gu Yinhe is the embodiment of justice at school.

Given her status and background, no one can threaten her, and no one can curry favor with her.

She means one when she says one, and two when she says two.

I never favor either side.

Zheng Meimei was still somewhat afraid of Gu Yinhe, so she could only say dryly, "Then I'll trouble Miss Gu to give everyone the truth."