Wei Shaolin seemed not to feel any pressure at all. Looking at Miao Qingran, he apologized, "The thing I've done that I regret most toward Qingran was getting into a car accident on the way to take her to her exam."
Everyone nodded, feeling that there was nothing wrong with his answer.
Yet Chu Xiyue fixed him with a sharp gaze and declared firmly, "You're lying."
The scene fell silent. Their first reaction was not to question Chu Xiyue, but to look at Wei Shaolin.
A trace of nervousness showed on Wei Shaolin's face as he instinctively denied it. "I'm not lying..."
Miao Qingran looked at Wei Shaolin. They had been together for seven years; perhaps she knew him even better than he knew himself. At that moment, she easily detected his nervousness.
What was he nervous about?
Why was Chu Xiyue so certain that Wei Shaolin had lied? Did she know something?
These thoughts flashed through Miao Qingran's mind, but she ultimately suppressed them.
She and Wei Shaolin were about to get married. As long as it did not cross a bottom line, there was no need to dig into everything and demand absolute clarity.
Sometimes, ignorance was bliss.
She teased Chu Xiyue, "Shaolin probably doesn't want me to know he's been stashing away secret money."
Wei Shaolin cooperatively put on a surprised expression. "How did you know I've been hiding secret money?"
He scratched his head. "Baby, I was wrong. I'll hand over all my secret money when we get back!"
"Teacher Chu, I'll punish myself with three drinks!"
The bitter melon juice had been specially concentrated and was exceptionally bitter. After downing three cups, Wei Shaolin had to gulp down a glass of water before he recovered.
Normally, that should have been the end of it. But in the next round, Wei Shaolin rolled the lowest number again, while Miao Qingran had the highest.
Chu Xiyue asked the system, "Are you ready?"
The system said: [OK! Leave it to me!]
The odds of Wei Shaolin rolling the lowest number two rounds in a row and then drawing a question unfavorable to him were very low. But with the system rigging things behind the scenes, the odds became 100%.
The question Miao Qingran drew from the box would only be one Chu Xiyue had prepared in advance.
Miao Qingran frowned, seemingly puzzled by the question, but she still read it aloud. "If you had to choose between your girlfriend and a promotion with a raise, which would you choose?"
The answer to this question should have been obvious: the former. That was what Wei Shaolin had intended to say as well. But before answering, he saw Chu Xiyue's clear, calm eyes, as though they were saying: Don't even think about lying. I'll expose you.
Wei Shaolin hesitated for a few seconds, then turned his head away, not daring to meet Chu Xiyue's eyes. "What could possibly matter more than Qingran?"
Chu Xiyue glanced at Miao Qingran, smiled, and did not expose him.
Wei Shaolin might not have known that Miao Qingran understood him best. That brief one- or two-second pause was enough to shake Miao Qingran's trust in him.
They played several more rounds. During that time, Chu Xiyue rolled the lowest number once and was asked an inconsequential question.
They kept playing until nine o'clock before returning to their respective rooms.
After showering, Chu Xiyue was in no rush to go to bed. Instead, she walked onto the small terrace on the third floor.
Miao Qingran was sitting on the terrace, staring into the distance, lost in thought.
"What's wrong? Can't sleep?" Chu Xiyue walked over and handed her a carton of milk sponsored by the show.
"Teacher Chu?" Miao Qingran turned around. Upon seeing Chu Xiyue, she quickly hid the worry on her face and forced a smile. "No, I just felt stuffy inside and came out for some air."
"You're thinking about your boyfriend, aren't you?" Chu Xiyue's gaze fell on Miao Qingran's face, carrying the knowing look of someone who saw through everything. "Do you want to know what he's been hiding from you?"
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Miao Qingran clutched the hem of her dress, her expression vacant and lost. "I... don't know."
Reason told her that adults all had their own little secrets. That was normal. Even married couples could not be completely honest with each other and have no secrets at all. She should not keep digging for answers; that would be better for both of them.
She wanted to pretend she did not care, but Wei Shaolin's momentary hesitation kept appearing in her mind, along with the guilt only she could detect.
Her intuition told her that Wei Shaolin was hiding something from her, something very important. She had to find out, or she would regret it.
Chu Xiyue sighed. In a relationship, girls often gave more and were more likely to compromise, which was why girls were usually the ones who ended up hurt.
She looked at Miao Qingran. "I did happen to learn some secrets about Wei Shaolin. If learning them makes you decide to break up with him, that only means you two aren't right for each other, doesn't it?"
Miao Qingran slowly unclenched her fist, took a deep breath, and said, "You're right."
"Teacher Chu, please tell me. Did Wei Shaolin cheat on me?"
This was the biggest secret Miao Qingran could imagine Wei Shaolin hiding from her. If he had really cheated, then she would consider their seven years together wasted on a dog.
If it was not cheating, Miao Qingran felt that everything else could be discussed. It would not have to come to a breakup.
Chu Xiyue shook her head. "No."
Miao Qingran visibly sighed in relief. But before she could fully relax, Chu Xiyue continued, "The car accident on the day of your graduate school interview was deliberate."
Miao Qingran froze. "What?"
Chu Xiyue did not explain. She simply continued, "The person who anonymously reported to the school that you had improper conduct, causing your exchange student spot to be revoked, was Wei Shaolin."
"You didn't carelessly take the wrong speech draft and USB drive with your PPT when you ran for student council president. Wei Shaolin deliberately switched them."
"The diarrhea you had on the day of your college entrance exam wasn't caused by eating something unclean. Wei Shaolin put laxatives in your water cup."
"Those are the secrets Wei Shaolin has been hiding from you."
The string of revelations flooded Miao Qingran's mind. She stood there stunned, her mind completely blank.
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