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

Chapter 38 The Terrifying Kites

Jiang Lai was quite frightened by the look in Bo Yusen's eyes when he left.

Ignoring Zheng Meimei, he immediately chased after her.

"uncle……"

Bo Yusen stopped and glanced at Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

After understanding, Jiang put his arm around the principal's shoulder, and the two went to the restaurant like brothers.

Jiang Lai ran up to Bo Yusen, glaring angrily at his chest. "Uncle, why did you take off the brooch I put on you?"

Bo Yusen took out a black-winged kite brooch designed by Jiang Lai. "A birthday present? You think it's honorable to win the competition this way?"

Bo Yusen rarely gets angry, but Jiang Lai knew he was angry this time.

But she didn't understand why her uncle was angry.

"It's not honorable, but wasn't Si Yuan's design of the forest just an opportunistic attempt to curry favor with you?"

"Besides, even if I hadn't used my birthday wish to put the brooch on you, would you have chosen Si Yuan's?"

Jiang Lai looked aggrieved. "I'm a very famous genius designer. You're making me fight to a draw with Si Yuan. What's the difference between that and slapping me in the face in public?"

"Jiang Lai—"

Bo Yusen's eyes were devoid of warmth, and the chill emanating from him made Jiang Lai shiver.

"You still believe you're not wrong?"

Jiang Lai's eyes reddened. This was the first time her uncle had ever yelled at her in her entire life.

Bo Yusen tossed the brooch to Jiang Lai, who caught it in a fluster and looked at Bo Yusen in disbelief.

She never expected that her uncle would return the brooch to her.

"Go back and reflect on your mistakes. You can come back to school when you realize your errors."

Jiang Lai was unwilling to accept this. She tightly gripped the black-winged kite brooch, her eyes filled with raging anger.

Si Yuan went into the restroom and tidied her appearance.

Zheng Meimei stormed in like a madwoman, glaring at her with a face flushed with anger, "Si Yuan, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you kicked me out of school..."

Si Yuan looked at herself in the mirror and slowly removed the hairpin from her head.

"Lai Lai is my best friend. Even though I've left school, she'll avenge me. She..."

Zheng Meimei's voice stopped abruptly. Before she could even react to what Si Yuan had done, a piercing pain shot through her cheek.

"ah--"

A heart-wrenching scream rang out from the bathroom.

Zheng Meimei covered her face, and blood flowed from between her fingers, staining her white dress red.

"My face..."

She jumped up in alarm, ran to the mirror, and shakily removed her hand, revealing a long, bloody wound.

The next second, Zheng Meimei saw Si Yuan behind her in the mirror.

After the hairpin was removed, Si Yuan's long hair fell down, and cherry-red blood splattered on her cheeks. She gently wiped it away with her hand, and the blood spread like blush.

Her entire face became increasingly exquisite and alluring.

At that moment, Zheng Meimei looked as if she had seen a ghost; her eyes widened, her body trembled uncontrollably, and her blood seemed to freeze.

Si Yuan wiped the hairpin clean and looked at Zheng Meimei with the purest and most innocent smile.

"You don't actually think that the reason I didn't expose you for deliberately injuring my face in front of the principal was because I was afraid of you, do you?"

"you……"

Zheng Meimei looked at Si Yuan in horror, her throat tight, unable to utter a single word.

Si Yuan walked toward the washbasin, and she stumbled and stepped aside.

Si Yuan washed her hands while looking at her in the mirror. "I'm the best student at Yunjie University. How could I possibly do something like pointing fingers at a scholar?"

Her voice was calm, but Zheng Meimei felt her heart shatter.

Si Yuan was right. When Si Yuan didn't point the finger at her, Zheng Meimei thought she was scared.

Unexpectedly, she was waiting here.

"Just now...did you deliberately lure me here?"

"certainly."

Si Yuan laughed, "You're angry, so you'll definitely come looking for me when no one's around. The security cameras caught you storming over to me, but there aren't any security cameras here."

So even if Zheng Meimei rushed out now and told everyone that Si Yuan had scratched her face, no one would believe her.

Some people even believe that Zheng Meimei orchestrated the whole thing to frame Si Yuan.

After all, Si Yuan's image in everyone's mind is that of someone who puts the school and the Si family first.

Zheng Meimei looked at Si Yuan as if she were seeing her for the first time.

That kind of unfamiliarity was terrifying.

Si Yuan acted as if nothing had happened, neatly combed her hair, and put the hairpin back on.

"Zheng Meimei, it's only fair to retaliate. You hurt me, so I'm getting my revenge. We're even now."

"Since we're classmates, here's some advice: focus on yourself. Don't always try to find validation in others, and definitely don't do anything that harms others without benefiting yourself. Otherwise, you'll suffer the consequences."

Zheng Meimei didn't make a sound until Si Yuan left the restroom.

She sat slumped on the ground for a long while before she seemed to recover from the fear she had just experienced. She gasped for breath, tears streaming down her face.

After a while, she took out her phone and called Jiang Lai.

Si Yuan was somewhat surprised when she saw Bo Yusen.

I thought he had already left, but I didn't expect him to still be at school.

"Hey, pass the ball to me—"

Jiang Zhe's happy voice rang out on the court, and she then realized that after seeing the basketball, Jiang Zhe had become obsessed with playing basketball and insisted on playing.

Bo Yusen was waiting for him.

Snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

Si Yuan stopped and looked around; the first snow of the year had arrived.

In just a moment, she lifted her foot and walked towards Bo Yusen.

Lianyi Lake is the largest lake at Yunjie University. In the summer, many students come to the lake for dates and recreation.

It's too cold this time of year, there aren't many people around.

Bo Yusen was on the phone when he saw Si Yuan approaching. He said a few words and then hung up.

The snowfall was light.

Through the falling snowflakes, Bo Yusen's gaze fell on Si Yuan's face.

She must have touched up her makeup; her complexion looked rosy, and she had applied a healthy-looking lipstick.

But she looked like a doll that would break at the slightest touch.

It makes people feel very uncomfortable.