Chapter 993: Beautiful Girl (38)

The only reason she had come to seek them out was because, in the entire school, they had been the only two people who had stood by her side and believed in her.

After spending so much time together, she had thought that the two of them would help explain the truth for her.

The surrounding students all fixed their eyes on Zuo Ran and Wei Liang, waiting to hear what they would say.

Suddenly, both boys laughed.

They looked at Tang Guo with ridicule, finding her rather naïve.

Wei Liang laughed and said, “What's there to prove? We really were that kind of relationship.”

“Yeah. Are you short on money again?” Zuo Ran pulled out his wallet, took out a thick stack of bills, and stuffed them into Tang Guo's hand. In a tone laced with intimacy, he said, “If you need money, just say so. Seeing how hard you worked during the vacation, we won't ignore you.”

“Zuo Ran, give her more.” Wei Liang deliberately raised his voice. “No matter what, she's still a woman who was with us. We can't treat her badly.”

“But if you're asking for money, that's fine. As for getting back together? Forget it. We're no longer interested in you.”

As they spoke, both of them carefully observed Tang Guo's expression.

They eagerly anticipated seeing her break apart like a shattered doll, watching everything she relied on collapse before her eyes.

And indeed, they got exactly what they wanted.

They saw disbelief suddenly appear in the eyes of the pure and innocent-looking girl before them, along with a trace of despair.

Hearing the discussions around them, smiles lingered on their faces, though an inexplicable discomfort stirred faintly in their hearts.

“Wow, so it was true after all.”

“Even Zuo Ran and Wei Liang admitted it. She really was being kept by both of them.”

“So she came here to ask for money? Isn't that too greedy?”

Zuo Ran frowned slightly, his eyes never leaving Tang Guo.

Tang Guo threw the money in her hand onto the ground. A tear slid down the corner of her eye, and her voice choked with emotion.

“Please… help me explain. Nothing ever happened between us. We were just friends. We've always been innocent.”

She stepped forward and grabbed Wei Liang's sleeve, only to have him shake her off.

Suppressing the trace of reluctance in his heart, Wei Liang spoke coldly, his tone carrying mockery.

“Take the money and leave. You can't have it both ways, can you?”

“No…”

“There was never anything between us.”

“We weren't that kind of relationship.”

But the spectators clearly didn't believe her.

Zuo Ran and Wei Liang might be rich heirs, but there was no reason for them to lie about something like this.

Without hesitation, everyone accepted what they heard as the truth.

No matter how Tang Guo tried to explain, no one paid attention.

The two boys picked up their clothes and headed back to the classroom. She tried to follow them, only to be blocked by others.

Within ten minutes, everything that had happened was recorded and uploaded to the school forum.

That very day, the school received countless calls from parents, all demanding that such a corrupting influence be expelled.

They unanimously believed that it was this girl who had seduced the boys.

No one could blame Zuo Ran and Wei Liang.

But expelling a girl who corrupted the school's atmosphere? That was perfectly acceptable.

Tang Guo glanced at the endless insults flooding the internet, then put away her phone.

“Almost time, isn't it?” she said to the system.

Thinking about how Xu Meihui would definitely rush back the moment she learned of this, Tang Guo instructed, “Block everything related to the school on my mom's phone. Don't let her see any of it.”

According to the original course of events, Xu Meihui had seen the news report, immediately halted an important project, and hurried back.

As long as she didn't see it for now, there would be enough time for Tang Guo to do what she needed to do.

As for afterward…

There would be plenty of time to explain.