The rebuttals of the new students all turned into this, and even stranger was that all the new students who had returned from the secret training seemed to have reached a tacit agreement, a feeling that they held a secret only known to them. They flaunted a sense of superiority on the school’s forum such that the upperclassmen they once greatly admired seemed to have lost their allure in their eyes.
When questioned, the new students would sigh with a feigned world-weariness, "There are some things you wouldn’t understand!"
This infuriated the upperclassmen to the point of metaphorical blood-spitting.
There were even soul-searching questions posed: "What on earth has happened?"
The new students who participated in the training flashed smug, superior smiles.
This drew more and more people into the discussion, and in the time it took Lin Fu to casually observe, the tide of opinion on the school’s forum had distinctly shifted.
At the same time, in Tang Xuefei’s dormitory, several people had gathered; Xia Youyou, who had been on break for three months, had also returned.
She had successfully whitewashed her reputation, garnering countless sympathies, which allowed her to make a beautiful comeback. As soon as her toes healed, she returned and even participated in several entertainment events, thriving spectacularly.
Since today was the day the new students returned from their training, Xia Youyou specifically called up a crowd, ready to pursue further victories.
But now, the wind on the school’s forum had changed.
"What on earth is going on? It was clearly a one-sided tirade against Lin Fu and Xu Jinglan before, so why are all these new students speaking in their favor?" Xia Youyou paced around the room in frustration.
Her eyes caught a glimpse of He Shu, who was silent with her head bowed, "You tell us."
"I... I don’t know either!" He Shu looked aggrieved, "I’ve done everything you asked me to do. I didn’t want it to turn out ."
"What do you mean, ’what we asked you to do’?" Xia Youyou latched onto the implied meaning in He Shu’s words, ready to lash out but was stopped by Tang Xuefei.
Tang Xuefei soothed casually and then turned to He Shu, "Do you think by saying this, you can clear your name? Dream on. I hate two-faced people like you the most, don’t think we are as naive as Xu Jinglan, being manipulated by you."
He Shu instantly became anxious, "I really want to be friends with you all. I wouldn’t be duplicitous; I am sincere."
"You? Be friends with us? Are you worthy?" Xia Youyou scoffed with disdain.
"Don’t be so harsh, Xia Youyou. He Shu is indeed our friend now, and stabbing both sides for a friend is the least we can do. How about this? Go back, and somehow make Lin Fu and Xu Jinglan drive you out of the dormitory in the middle of the night. If you can get a video of it, you’ll be our best friend."
Tang Xuefei’s words brightened Xia Youyou’s eyes.
Yes! Since all the new students are speaking up for Lin Fu, as long as they can secure the latest proof, they can cement their claims of being wronged and innocent, and smack those new students right in the face.
He Shu’s face turned red and white, but her mind was rapidly calculating the chances of success. She knew Xu Jinglan’s character, having known each other for so many years, she definitely wouldn’t drive her away.
But Lin Fu was a different story.
She could set her sights on Lin Fu, just need to provoke her enough intentionally, and she should be able to achieve her goal.
"What do you think? Made up your mind?"
He Shu clenched her teeth, "Okay! I’ll go."
"That’s more like it. We’ll be waiting for the good news."
Xia Youyou, having been terrified by her previous encounter with Lin Fu, didn’t even have the courage to go and watch the drama unfold herself.