Xia Weilan lay flat on the ground and closed her eyes.
Gu Yuwei, following the teacher's instructions, placed both hands flat on Xia Weilan's chest and gently pressed. Then, as the teacher finished speaking, Gu Yuwei slowly leaned over. Her fingers naturally rested on the collar button of Xia Weilan's clothes and moved slightly, as if trying to undo something.
Xia Weilan looked calm, as if she hadn't noticed at all.
But just as Gu Yuwei undid one button, suddenly a hand pressed on hers.
"Ah..." Gu Yuwei, feeling guilty, was so scared that she fell to the ground.
"What's going on?" The teacher helped Gu Yuwei up from the ground. Seeing Gu Yuwei's slightly pale face, it seemed that she had been stimulated.
"Nothing... I'm fine." Gu Yuwei clenched her fists and turned her head to look in Xia Weilan's direction. But she found that Xia Weilan was standing there neatly dressed, half - squinting her eyes and looking at her. There was no emotion in those eyes, just a flat look that made her feel as if she was frozen and couldn't move.
"Teacher, classmate Gu Yuwei doesn't look well. How about I take her to the school infirmary to rest?" Xia Weilan suddenly suggested.
"Alright. Today's demonstration is almost over. You can go and rest first." The teacher said kindly.
In the school corridor, the two walked one in front of the other. The atmosphere was so tense that it made Gu Yuwei feel out of breath.
The setting sun was half - set in the sky, and the thin floating clouds were gilded with a layer of brilliance.
The people on the tree - lined path walked among the gloomy tree shadows with different moods.
"What did you want to do just now?" Xia Weilan suddenly stopped and looked at Gu Yuwei with no emotion in her eyes.
"I... I didn't do anything..." Gu Yuwei stepped past her and quickly quickened her pace. Her steps were in a mess.
But just as she took a few steps, Xia Weilan grabbed her arm and pulled her back forcefully. Gu Yuwei staggered and fell to the ground. She looked up at Xia Weilan in surprise.
"Why are you..." Gu Yuwei was a little unbelievable. Then, as if thinking of something, she looked at her fearfully: "What's wrong with you?"
Xia Weilan twitched the corner of her mouth: "I should be the one asking you this. Were you trying to take off my clothes on the stage just now?"
Gu Yuwei's expression changed. Suddenly, she panicked: "Weilan, I had no choice. I didn't want to either."
Suddenly, both of them fell silent. Only Gu Yuwei's occasional anxious sobs could be heard. Then the sound got louder and louder. A tear formed in Gu Yuwei's eyes, swirled twice and then dropped. The crying made Xia Weilan frown.
Gu Yuwei's shoulders were shrugging. She looked weak and helpless:
"Weilan, help me. I'm at my wit's end. My younger brother was captured by Xia Ruolin. And the things she asked me to do... I don't know what to do now."
Gu Yuwei seemed like a tightly - stretched string that had finally broken. She sobbed uncontrollably:
"Sorry, I'm really sorry."
Xia Weilan's heart seemed to be hit by something. She remembered that in her previous life, she stupidly caused Mo Beichen's death, but she never had the chance to cry and ask for forgiveness in front of him.
"What's the use of crying?" Xia Weilan said coldly, "Put away those useless things."
"What..." Gu Yuwei stopped crying. Her blood - shot eyes still showed sadness, helplessness and confusion.
"Can crying change what you've done? Can crying bring your younger brother back safely? Gu Yuwei, do you have any brains?" Xia Weilan stared at her angrily, aloof and cold.
Gu Yuwei was startled. She got up from the ground again, wiped away her tears, but still asked puzzledly:
"Then what should I do?"
"Don't you want to find your younger brother? I'll go with you to look for him."
At the entrance of University A, a black Maybach was already parked there.
Inside the car, Mo Beichen was tapping on the steering wheel while listening to Xu Wei's report on the Bluetooth headset:
"Mr. Mo, the hostage has been locked up in an old warehouse near the Xia family's residence. Golden Retriever (a person) occasionally comes out to check the news and usually hides there too. In addition, Xia Ruolin rarely shows up in the old warehouse."
"Got it." Mo Beichen hung up the phone and saw the two people walking towards him at this moment.
"Weilan, can you really help me? Do you have a way to rescue my younger brother? But I don't even know where my younger brother is hidden."
Gu Yuwei tightly grabbed Xia Weilan's sleeve. Her expression was rich, sometimes expectant and sometimes nervous.
"I'll do my best." After Xia Weilan finished speaking, she looked at the Maybach parked by the road, paused for a moment and said:
"Do you want to go with us to rescue the person or wait here for the news? Our people have already found your younger brother."
"Really? I want to pick him up." Gu Yuwei excitedly held Xia Weilan's hand: "Weilan, thank you so much this time."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Rui Li strode towards them and impatiently glared at Gu Yuwei:
"I'm most annoyed by people like you. You're so fake. When you pushed Weilan out before, did you ever consider her life and death?"
Gu Yuwei was left speechless.
That night, at the Xia family's old mansion.
Xia Ruolin was having dinner with Grandpa Xia when suddenly she heard a shout:
"Xia Ruolin, give me back my younger brother!"
Then a haggard - looking woman rushed over and grabbed her collar:
"Where did you hide my younger brother? Where is he?"
Xia Ruolin was originally shocked. Coupled with Gu Yuwei's entanglement at this moment, her face instantly turned pale and chaotic.
"Someone, get this crazy woman out of here!" Xia Ruolin ordered while desperately pulling back her arm.
Gu Yuwei was pulled away by several servants, but her expression was still extremely indignant.
Just now, Mr. Mo had told her to tell Grandpa Xia about how Xia Ruolin had threatened her. So Gu Yuwei was not afraid at all at this moment. Instead, she fought back desperately:
"I've already done what you asked me to do to frame Xia Weilan. Why haven't you released my younger brother yet..."
Hearing this, Grandpa Xia looked at the woman in front of him in shock:
"What do you mean?"
"Grandpa, this woman is crazy. Look at her crazy appearance. She's clearly out of her mind," Xia Ruolin tried hard to maintain her dignity on her face and shouted at the servants: "Hurry up and drag her out."
"I brought her here. If you want to drive someone out, drive me out first."
Suddenly, a man and a woman walked in through the door. The one who spoke was Xia Weilan with a sarcastic look on her face.
Xia Weilan walked up to Gu Yuwei, sent the servants away, and then led her towards Grandpa Xia.
"Grandpa, this is my classmate. Her younger brother was captured by Xia Ruolin's people. As for the purpose, you've just heard it." Xia Weilan said word by word.
Grandpa Xia looked at Xia Ruolin suspiciously and asked sternly: "What's going on? Tell me!"
Xia Ruolin's heart tightened, but there was no trace of panic on her face: "Grandpa, this is all slander. How could I do such a thing? Someone must be trying to frame me."
Although Xia Ruolin was a little panicked in her heart, she knew that the hostage was hidden in a very secret place. She didn't believe that there would be any flaws in her plan.
So she was fearless.
"Really? Then can you explain what you were doing at Gu Yuwei's house a few days ago?" Xia Weilan said softly, a glint of darkness flashing in her eyes.