Framed

Mu Changsheng looked at Jiang Ruizhao, who was practically about to kneel on the ground, and a cold smile curled across his lips. If he had known this would happen, why had he acted that way in the first place?

But compared to Jiang Ruizhao, the person Mu Changsheng truly wanted revenge on was Song Haoning.

Mu Changsheng helped Jiang Ruizhao up and said with a light laugh, "Old Jiang, what do you mean by this? I'm not that kind of person. Tell me what happened."

"Really?"

Jiang Ruizhao looked at Mu Changsheng hopefully. Mu Changsheng nodded. "Tell me. Maybe I can come up with something."

Jiang Ruizhao nodded and told Mu Changsheng about Guo Xiaolan and Song Haoning.

"Changsheng, this matter... it's hard to say, but I really don't know who else can help me..."

Jiang Ruizhao lowered his head and spoke painfully.

"So it was all true...?"

Mu Changsheng deliberately put on a look of sudden realization.

"What was true?"

Jiang Ruizhao froze slightly and looked at Mu Changsheng in surprise.

Mu Changsheng hesitated. "Old Jiang, there are some things you'd be better off not knowing."

Jiang Ruizhao immediately became agitated. "Changsheng, what is it...?"

"Tell me..."

"I'm already falling apart."

Mu Changsheng struggled for a moment before finally giving a bitter smile. "All right."

"There are some things... I can't keep from you anymore."

Mu Changsheng opened the video of Song Haoning and Guo Xiaolan and let Jiang Ruizhao watch it.

The vulgar footage

instantly left Jiang Ruizhao stunned.

Jiang Ruizhao seemed to have lost his soul, his eyes fixed blankly on the phone.

He gripped the phone tightly, his breathing growing ragged.

His mind was a complete mess.

He had thought Guo Xiaolan merely wanted to seduce Song Haoning. He never imagined... they had already gone this far?!

Jiang Ruizhao's face turned paper-white in an instant, completely drained of color.

His legs went weak, and he nearly slipped from his chair. He had to clutch the armrest beside him tightly.

Anger, pain, disappointment, heartbreak... all kinds of complicated emotions tangled within Jiang Ruizhao's heart.

Jiang Ruizhao felt like a fool who had been played. All the trust and devotion he had given seemed so laughable and insignificant before this cruel reality.

Mu Changsheng turned off the video, patted Jiang Ruizhao on the back, and let out a deep sigh. "Old Jiang, people like Guo Xiaolan and Song Haoning are better off avoided in the future."

Jiang Ruizhao bit his lip, the pain in his eyes transforming into rage. "Changsheng, I'm begging you... help me!"

"As long as you're willing to help me... from now on, I, Jiang Ruizhao, will follow your lead!"

Mu Changsheng looked at Jiang Ruizhao's resolute gaze and smiled. "We've both been humiliated by Song Haoning. Naturally, I want to punish him even more than you do."

"But this matter... we need to take our time and plan carefully."

"For now, Old Jiang, I still need you... to keep pretending for a while."

Jiang Ruizhao seemed to think of something and said solemnly, "Changsheng, be careful. Tonight, Song Haoning is meeting with Liu Tianhao and a guy named Xia Yan. They seem to be planning something against you."

Mu Changsheng raised an eyebrow. "Liu Tianhao? Xia Yan?"

Mu Changsheng was puzzled. He did not know either of them at all.

"I don't know much about Xia Yan. He just has some money. But Liu Tianhao... I heard that bastard Song Haoning say he practically rules Tannan Normal University with an iron fist. His father is the academy's deputy party secretary, his mother is the dean of the School of Music, and they have connections in the Ministry of Education too."

Mu Changsheng's expression darkened. This really was a bit troublesome.

"Changsheng, be careful. Neither of those two is easy to deal with. I don't know what they plan to use against you, but... you'd better act cautiously from now on."

Jiang Ruizhao said gravely.

Mu Changsheng nodded. Liu Tianhao, Xia Yan... then a flash of insight struck him. Could it be Zhou Kun?!

After thinking it over, Zhou Kun was the only one who had warned him.

Could the people Zhou Kun had introduced to Lin Kenning have been Liu Tianhao and Xia Yan?

At that thought, a murderous glint flashed through Mu Changsheng's eyes.

Inside the Student Affairs Department at Tannan Normal University

Liu Tianhao, Xia Yan, and a fairly attractive woman stood there.

The woman's long, glossy black hair cascaded over her shoulders like a waterfall. Her brows and eyes carried a lively intelligence, and her fair skin glowed with health. Two shallow dimples appeared at the corners of her mouth whenever she smiled, and she wore simple yet fashionable clothes.

"Brother Liu, Brother Xia, why did you come looking for me?"

Ma Qiao was somewhat surprised.

Liu Tianhao took a drag from his cigarette, handed one to Ma Qiao, and smiled at her. "Qiao, I've got a job for you. Interested?"

Ma Qiao frowned slightly, accepted the cigarette, and lit it. "What kind of job?"

"It's simple. Once it's done, you'll get one hundred thousand."

Xia Yan said with a cheerful grin.

Ma Qiao's eyes lit up. "One hundred thousand?"

Liu Tianhao nodded. "And that's not all. After you graduate, I'll arrange a job for you."

Ma Qiao's beautiful eyes shifted, though she knew this probably would not be so simple.

"Brother Liu, Brother Xia, I won't do anything illegal."

Liu Tianhao smiled. "Why would we have you do that? We just need you to frame someone."

Xia Yan explained the plan to Ma Qiao.

Ma Qiao froze. "That's all?"

Liu Tianhao and Xia Yan nodded. "That's all."

"Fine, I'll take it."

As Liu Tianhao and Xia Yan watched Ma Qiao's departing figure, Liu Tianhao asked, "Is the person you found reliable?"

Xia Yan shrugged. "Ma Qiao isn't bad-looking. To some losers, she could even be called a beauty."

"She's perfect for framing Mu Changsheng."

"As for whether she's reliable... Ma Qiao is obsessed with money. One hundred thousand isn't a small sum to her. How many customers would she have to entertain at a bar to earn that much? Heh..."

Seeing how confident Xia Yan was, Liu Tianhao nodded. "In that case, we'll wait for good news."

Xia Yan stretched lazily. "Wait for good news. Come on, let's go relax at Blue Enchantress. The boss told me there are a few foreign babes there today."

Liu Tianhao's eyes lit up. "Foreign babes?"

"Yeah. My treat."

"You in?"

"If I don't go, am I even a man?"

"Besides, I ought to practice my English."

"Haha, gotta learn English!"