Chapter 89 - Yao Yao's End (3)

"Yao Yao,why do you hate me so much that you would do this to me?"

Yao Yao's expression of anticipation was frozen when she heard Shi Ai ask this question. Stammering,she tried to deny this and said, "Shi Ai! What are you talking about. You are my best friend. Why would I hate you? Tell me who has been stuffing that head of yours with all this shi* about me? Is it that Zhang Min? He just hated me and wants you all to himself Shi Ai!" Yao Yao's expression by now had turned from frozen to almost crying with shiny moist eyes and trembling lips. But Shi Ai was unmoved and asked once again," Your action are that of someone who hates Yao Yao not someone who is a well wisher."

Once again Yao Yao was in denial that Shi Ai knew the truth. Yao Yao thought that Shi Ai was only guessing and doubting her making her want to confess. So she decided to do her best and make her feel guilty. In a voice that was progressively pitiful and getting higher in pitch she cried," Shi Ai! How can you say this to me? I know I was the one who arranged everything that night but you know that it was not my fault.  You talk as if I have intentionally hurt you. Because of you,we were in the police station,mentally tortured for so long and yet you are the one who is saying all this. Is it because now that you have Zhang Min as a friend that you wish to discard me since I am no longer useful? If that is what you want then you could have just told me instead of saying all such hurtful things."

And now Yao Yao was crying with all her might.Shi Ai observed the performance and thanked the fates that she had the foresight to reserve the entire place or by now everyone present in the cafe would have judged her to be he biggest scum on earth. Since the girl had put up such a wonderful performance, Shi Ainlet herncontinue while she started to check her phone and browse through it. She almost laughed out loud when she received a text message from Zhang Min,"Miss Yao Yao needs to be nominated for the Oscars!"

Yao Yao who had just done so much of crying,had covered her eyes with her hands and now had to peep through her fingers to see if someone come to scold Shi Ai yet or to console her. After all she had done a spectacular job,if she said so herself. But not only there was no one coming into console her or scold Shi Ai but the cafe seemed to have emptied. How was that possible? People always poked their noses in other people's business. Just then an older lady who was as wide as the door she was coming through charged in and with her hands on her hips looked down at Yao Yao and began scolding her," You drama queen! How dare you scare away my customers? Wait till I give you a beating! Stop your crocodile tears now and pay for the customers who ran away because of you. Do you think Mama Joe's cafe is for putting on acts!" With that the fierce woman,pulled Yao Yao's hands away from her face and began to drag her from the chair. Realizing that her plan had backfired,Yao Yao tried to resist but the fragile Yao Yao she was no match for the sturdy Mama Joe and she was successfully dragged from her chair towards the cash register.

It was at this point that Yao Yao caught sight of Shi Ai's uncontrollable grin that she realized that somehow she had been exposed and Shi Ai really knew the truth which is why she had set all this up. And at that moment she thought back to what Shi Ai had said,"I have lots to tell you..." That was not something that Shi Ai would normally say..

She snapped her hand out of the woman's and marched back to the table. Her tears had evaporated into thin air and with a snap,she sat back in her chair and stared at Shi Ai with narrowed eyes.

A single cold word came out of her mouth,"How?"

Shi Ai's face had also turned grim and picking up her phone she played the video Ah Hai had given her and played it. It was the video of the police interview. Yao Yao saw the video but simply leaned back and said  nothing. So that is how Shi Ai knew about her. But Yao Yao was a quick thinker. As soon as she saw the video, her brain started jotting down various points, "Matt Long was a very powerful man to have been able to get a confidential statement from the police. And another that if Shi Ai knew this then she must also know or at least doubt that Yao Yao had something to do with her suspension. Yao Yao's eyes narrowed to slits and she stared at Shi Ai with her mask dropped. Gone was the innocent miss expression replaced with a vicious look of hatred. In a low voice, Yao Yao said, "So someone was finally able to knock some sense into you,eh? Really Shi Ai,you are too pitiful. I am sure that even when your sugar daddy must have said anything against me you would have defended me until he was able to procure with proof. I am right, aren't I? So finally you know the truth and I can drop the pretense..tch tch! There is so much corruption these days.I had just started enjoying myself and was exposed because this video was leaked!"

The ugly expression and words pained Shi Ai though she had prepared herself for it. And she realized that Yao Yao had really manipulated her well because she had indeed wished to defend Yao Yao until Ah Hai had shown her the proof..E