bookbashuk Chapter 307 The enemy of an enemy is a friend.
Chapter 307 The enemy of an enemy is a friend.
Shen Li pressed further, "So, is it true or false?"
Xie Mei replied with a smile, "Huang Ting keeps saying she doesn't know those two people, but they can clearly point out that she has a mole on her abdomen. I heard that when we were all taking a bath together before, someone did see that mole on her stomach, there's no mistake."
Upon hearing this, Shen Li's mind immediately became much clearer.
In the communal bathhouses of Beijing, anyone who is even slightly familiar with someone knows the little marks on the other person's body.
This method is cleverly concealed, hitting the nail on the head without leaving any obvious evidence.
But the more Shen Li thought about it, the more something seemed off—whose method was this?!
So clever.
After the meal, Shen Li had some doubts in her mind, so she didn't linger and went straight to the dormitory building of the Economics Department.
Lu Nan and Lu Zhou, siblings, both studied economics; she chose this major for them.
At first, the brother and sister looked blankly at the application form, having no idea what they wanted to study, so they followed Shen Li's arrangements.
Moreover, Lu Cheng had originally planned for Lu Zhou to pursue a career in government. At present, the country is focusing on economic development, so studying economics is not only in line with the trend, but will also be of great use to his family's business empire in the future. It can be said to be the best of both worlds.
Since there was no phone available, Shen Li couldn't inform Lu Zhou in advance and had to make the trip herself.
When she stood downstairs in the boys' dormitory, students passing by couldn't help but glance at her frequently—Shen Li was already quite famous at school, with outstanding looks and a unique temperament, making her stand out from the crowd.
She stopped a passing boy and politely asked him to call out to Lu Zhou.
The boy looked at Shen Li's reddened ear tips and hurriedly nodded in agreement: "Okay, okay."
In the dormitory, Lu Zhou heard a girl calling him, but his face remained expressionless. He simply replied, "Okay."
His body remained motionless, still staring at the book in his hands.
Upon seeing this, his roommates immediately gathered around and teased, "Hey, Lu Zhou, another female classmate looking for you?"
Lu Zhou glanced at the man and said calmly, "If you're interested, go down yourself."
"You really want me to go?" The boy's eyes lit up.
"Hmm." Lu Zhou nodded, his gaze returning to the pages of the book.
The boy ran excitedly to the entrance of the building and looked down. He saw Shen Li standing quietly under the sycamore tree, her posture upright and her features delicate and beautiful, standing out in the crowd.
He went back to the dorm and nudged Lu Zhou's arm: "I'm not exaggerating, this girl is absolutely gorgeous, she'd be a campus beauty queen! Where did you meet such a gem? Aren't you going to go down and check her out?"
Lu Zhou ran his fingertips along the pages of the book, not even lifting his eyelids: "If you want to pursue her, go ahead, but don't bother me."
"Then I'm really going!" The boy exclaimed excitedly and dashed downstairs.
He walked up to Shen Li, his ears burning red, and mustered his courage to confess: "Um... Lu Zhou doesn't like you. What do you think of me? My grades aren't worse than his, and I'm a local from Beijing."
Shen Li took a deep breath, cursing Lu Zhou a thousand times in her heart: This bastard, did he do it on purpose?
The boy, oblivious to her odd behavior, pressed further, "What's your name? What's your major?"
Shen Li looked up at the handsome young man in front of her and asked calmly, "You and Lu Zhou are in the same dorm, right?"
"Yes, we're both freshmen." The boy nodded, then offered some kind advice, "A lot of people have confessed to Lu Zhou this semester, but he ignores everyone and only focuses on his studies. I advise you not to waste your time on him, lest you get hurt." His tone was full of sincere concern.
Shen Li pursed her lips, her tone still polite: "Could you please go upstairs again and tell him my name is Shen Li?"
The boy was stunned: "Huh?"
"This is troublesome." Shen Li nodded slightly, his attitude gentle yet firm.
"Sigh, okay." The boy, though puzzled, turned and went back to his dorm.
As soon as he entered, his roommates surrounded him, teasing him. One of them patted him on the shoulder and laughed, "How did it go? Got rejected, huh?"
Some people were curious and asked, "Just how beautiful is she that she makes you so captivated?"
"No, I have to go check it out!" Several boys who were originally huddled on the upper bunks also climbed down and crowded around the stairwell to look out.
The boy pushed through the crowd and stood in front of Lu Zhou, saying helplessly, "She said she only wants to see you."
Lu Zhou frowned, his tone impatient: "I won't see you."
"But she said her name is Shen Li," the boy added.
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhou slammed the book shut in his hand, abruptly looked up, and asked incredulously, "What did you say? What's her name?"
The boy was startled by his sudden reaction and quickly repeated, "She...she said her name is Shen Li."
Without saying a word, Lu Zhou got up and rushed towards the stairwell entrance.
My roommates were still chattering away, saying, "Wow, this is so beautiful!"
"Lu Zhou, where did you kidnap him from?"
"If you don't like me, then go ahead and have sex with me!"
Lu Zhou turned around and gave them a cold look, then growled, "Get lost!" Before he finished speaking, he had already rushed down the stairs.
From the fourth floor to the first floor, it took him less than half a minute to stand panting in front of Shen Li, his forehead damp with sweat and his chest heaving violently.
The roommates peeking out from upstairs were stunned—was this still the same Lu Zhou who was aloof and taciturn, unmoved even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him?
Shen Li looked at the person in front of her who was breathing unsteadily, and said with a half-smile, "I heard that many people are pursuing you?"
Lu Zhou immediately stopped breathing, bared his teeth, and leaned closer, his eyes full of cunning: "Is Sister Li jealous?"
"Eat your head, my foot." Shen Li reached out and slapped his face away.
Lu Zhou laughed even harder, his lips curving into a wide smile: "Then why did Sister Li go to the trouble of coming all the way to find me? Did you miss me?"
"Stop being so cheeky." Shen Li's smile faded. "Come on, I have something to ask you."
"Okay." Lu Zhou obediently agreed and followed her step by step.
The two found a secluded stone bench by the roadside and sat down, surrounded only by the rustling of leaves in the wind.
Shen Li looked up at Lu Zhou, her gaze clear and direct: "Did you do what happened to Huang Ting?"
The smile in Lu Zhou's eyes vanished in an instant, a barely perceptible flicker flashing across them, before he smiled again: "Sister Li is so clever, she guessed it right away."
He could deceive anyone in his life, but he would never deceive her.
Since Shen Li had asked, he had no intention of hiding it.
Shen Li raised an eyebrow slightly: "So, it really is you."
"Yes." Lu Zhou nodded, his tone becoming a bit more serious. "I heard your conversation with Zhao Qing on Sunday night."
Shen Li then realized what was happening.
Zhao Qing told her on Sunday night that someone had been following Huang Ting, and that person was Huang Ting's enemy.
So that person also knew about Xiaonan's injury, and told Zhao Qing the truth.
After all, he and Huang Ting had a grudge against each other, and the enemy of an enemy is a friend.
It turns out that when Huang Ting was in high school, she drove a girl in her class to suicide: she plotted to ruin the girl's reputation, making the matter widely known in the school. The girl, unable to bear the humiliation, jumped off the school building and lost her life at a young age.
The person who was following Huang Ting was actually the girl's older brother. He had been secretly collecting evidence of Huang Ting's crimes in order to avenge his sister.