CH 13

The End of the Liar

Xiong Zi Yao’s words froze the scene.

The surrounding gazes turned unpleasant.  Only consideration for Zhou Yaoyun’s face kept everyone’s mouths shut.

After a moment of silence, Zhou Yaoyun said to Xiao Mu, “Forget it! We’re all friends here. I’ll compensate you for your cell phone in two days.”

Xiao Mu murmured, “You really don’t need to…”

Xiong Zi Yao interrupted, her voice frigid. “Yaoyun, think clearly. How much is six thousand? You can file a case at a police station for that amount of money. Moreover, this thief will even steal from friends. Today, it is only a cellphone. But tomorrow? God only knows what’s next.”

As soon as Xiong Zi Yao spoke, the girl she had been staring at could no longer remain seated and sprang to her feet angrily, retorting, “Xiong Zi Yao, why are you talking like this? Are you saying that I stole Xiao Mu’s cellphone?”

Xiong Zi Yao said, “Liu Rui, I don’t know if you took the cellphone. But what I do know is that when Xiao Mu went to the toilet, you rummaged through her bag.”

Liu Rui’s face flushed with anger. “What are you talking about? It’s clear that before Xiao Mu went to the toilet, she asked me to find a sanitary napkin for her. When you open your mouth, are you not afraid of talking too confidently?” Maybe because she was too angry, but Liu Rui spoke about sanitary napkins in front of so many boys, not realizing how uncomfortable it made them feel.

Xiong Zi Yao said: “Xiao Mu, did you ask Liu Rui to get you a sanitary napkin?”

Xiao Mu startled; and after a moment stammered, “M…my aunt [1] ended last week.” Such being the case, she had no reason to ask Liu Rui for a sanitary napkin.

[1] my aunt: her period

Liu Rui said angrily, “Xiao Mu, do you know what you are saying!? What the hell do you mean by this!?”

Xiao Mu refused to speak further. She shrank behind Xiong Zi Yao and began to whimper.

Xiong Zi Yao was now well and truly angry, she said directly: “Liu Rui, I’ve really put up with you for a long time. Even if you are stealing things from the dormitory, unexpectedly, you still steal things when you are out! Did your mother give birth to you only so you could become a thief, ah?”

Liu Rui trembled with rage and, unable to contain herself, pointed at Xiong Zi Yao and began scolding her right back. 

For a while, the scene became chaotic.

Oh my goodness, I have been searching for editor like in yearss

Zhou Yaoyun didn’t appear to care one way or the other. He sat next to Ji Chen Ai and leaned his head in close, whispering in a low voice: “Brother, I’m so sad.”

Remembering that today is Zhou Yaoyun’s birthday, Ji Chen Ai understood. It was normal for Zhou Yaoyun to be sad since something like this happened on such a special day. To comfort him he said: “Don’t be upset, brother will cook longevity noodles for you in the evening.”

With a promise of noodles secured, Zhou Yaoyun regained his spirit and continued to look around the noisy living room.

The quarrel between Xiong Zi Yao and Liu Rui escalated to the point where Liu Rui was told to open her bag for inspection. However, Liu Rui’s temper is not small, and if they wanted to check her bag they were going to have to snatch it from her arms, first.

Thank goodness, someone come to the rescue, or I’m gonna post a butchered chapter

However, just then, Ji Chen Ai suddenly stopped Liu Rui. Unlike Zhou Yaoyun, he had been observing the evolution of this quarrel, and with some new information delivered by Xiao Qi, had found a reason to step out to put a stop to it.

“Brother Zhou, what’s the matter?” said Xiong Zi Yao.

Ji Chen Ai said, “Ah……it’s like this: I don’t think it is appropriate to check a classmate’s belongings without their permission. And besides, I seem to have discovered where the cellphone is. So, will you hear what I have to say?”

Xiong Zi Yao and Liu Rui both immediately agreed; but the owner, Xiao Mu, hesitated.

Ji Chen Ai pretended that he did not see Xiao Mu’s reaction. He said, “I’m sorry to waste some of your time, but could someone explain how this incident developed?” After saying that, Ji Chen Ai activated the system skill: The End of the Liar.

Anyway, now I need to translate mtafb, and write my thesis, and do experiment.

As Xiao Qi had explained, “This skill will make everyone present unable to lie for a short time.” Xiao Qi also reminded Ji Chen Ai that between the three girls—Liu Rui, Xiong Zi Yao, and Xiao Mu—the one who emitted the most negative energy was the one who lost her cellphone, Xiao Mu.

Xiong Zi Yao opened her mouth first and said: “Just now, Xiao Mu went to the toilet. When she came back, she found that her cellphone was missing. Then she asked me privately if anyone had touched her bag while she was occupied. I saw Liu Rui open Xiao Mu’s bag. To be honest, we often lose things in our dormitories. The moisturizer and bus card I just bought last month were also stolen.”

Ji Chen Ai listened to her and knew that Xiong Zi Yao didn’t lie. He nodded and looked at the red-faced Liu Rui.

Liu Rui met Ji Chen Ai’s eyes and in a loud voice said: “Before Xiao Mu went to the toilet, she asked me to find something for her. After I found it for her, I delivered it to her in the bathroom. Then I also went to the toilet. I didn’t touch Xiao Mu’s cellphone at all. Xiong Zi Yao said that she lost something, but I also lost something! I just bought new shoes. I only wore them once or twice, but now they’re gone! Humph! If I didn’t like Zhou Yaoyun, would I come to a birthday party with these two girls attending?! “

As soon as those words left her mouth, the whole scene exploded with laughter. Liu Rui’s face became even redder. She wanted to say something but she swallowed the words, lowered her head, and did not dare to look at Zhou Yaoyun standing beside Ji Chen Ai.

Ji Chen Ai felt a corner of his mouth curve upwards along with his amusement. On the other hand, the one implicated by these words, Zhou Yaoyun, had a stiff smile pasted on his lips, showing that his mood was not good.

Why did I continue my studies? Now, I’m really regretting it, but I need to do it

After Liu Rui spoke, it was Xiao Mu’s turn. Judging from Xiao Mu’s performance, this schoolgirl was introverted when compared to the powerful personalities of Xiong Zi Yao and Liu Rui. In this situation, the average schoolboy would certainly feel satisfied becoming her white knight.

In an effort to collect herself, Xiao Mu settled into her chair and carefully wiped away the tears streaking her cheeks. Then she said: “I am the one who put my cell phone in Liu Rui’s bag.”

If Liu Rui’s love-confession made the group noisy, then Xiao Mu’s criminal confession turned the whole scene silent again. 

Stupefied, Xiong Zi Yao asked: “Xiao Mu, what are you saying?”

Of course, Xiao Mu hadn’t expected to hear herself confess. She opened her mouth and tried to explain, “If you check her bag you’ll find that my cellphone is in there. As for all the other things I stole, they can be…” The words were interrupted at this point. Xiao Mu’s face drained of all colour. She couldn’t understand why the words that came out of her mouth were so different from the ones she intended to say.

Xiong Zi Yao was no fool, either. She quickly made the connection between what Liu Rui said and Xiao Mu’s confession. “You want to frame Liu Rui? Did you steal everything in the bedroom, as well?”

If, at this time, Xiao Mu controlled her mouth, maybe she could have salvaged the situation. Instead, a string of uncontrollable words continued to run out of her mouth: “I also like Zhou Yaoyun. Why does Zhou Yaoyun only look at Liu Rui? I just wanted to frame her. Zhou Yaoyun could never like a thief!”

Liu Rui became so angry that she slapped Xiao Mu in the face: “You really are shameless!” When it became clear that she did not intend to stop beating Xiao Mu until she properly vented her anger, several boys interceded and pulled her away.

Xiong Zi Yao’s anger was even greater than Liu Rui’s. The reason why she protected Xiao Mu through thick and thin was because she took Xiao Mu as her own sister. But now, Xiao Mu may as well have ruthlessly slapped her twice across the face. Her anger was so fierce that her whole body trembled.

“What else have you hidden from me?” Xiong Zi Yao demanded.

Xiao Mu wanted to clamp her mouth shut, but she involuntarily answered Xiong Zi Yao’s question nevertheless. “I put glue in your lotion. I poured greywater from my footbath all over your clothes. I stole your bus card and used it. And there are many more things, but I…I don’t remember.”

Xiong Zi Yao felt faint, she demanded: “Why would you do something like that? I treat you so well! Why would you do it!? “

“Treat me well?” asked Xiao Mu, “What’s the use of you treating me well? As long as you and Liu Rui are here, Zhou Yaoyun will never give me more than a passing glance. Why don’t you two just drop dead? I want both of you to go to hell!“

At this time, Ji Chen Ai sneaked a look at his lovely younger brother and found that the usual smile on Zhou Yaoyun’s face had disappeared. He watched the three girls in the centre of the living room dispassionately.

Upon seeing this, Ji Chen Ai suddenly got an inexplicable urge to laugh. Isn’t this Lan Yan’s misfortune?[2]

[2] Lan Yan’s misfortune: Men who are so handsome they lead others to disaster. Opposite to Hong Yan misfortune (which applies to women). 

I need to read alot of articles and start to open my mind and brain,

At this point, Xiong Zi Yao and Liu Rui were both beyond furious. Perhaps if the crowd wasn’t present, Xiao Mu would have ended up beaten black and blue. But even if Xiao Mu wasn’t physically assaulted, her situation remained abysmal. After her confession, she cried bitterly; whenever someone asked her something she couldn’t help answering truthfully.

Liu Rui dug the cellphone out of her bag and flung it at Xiao Mu. “Liu Yu Mu [3], I tell you, get out of my dormitory quickly, or I will call the police to arrest you, slut!” After that, she apologized to Zhou Yaoyun with a red face and left in a hurry.

[3] Liu Yu Mu: Xiao Mu’s proper name.

i need my SV to be stern and keep asking if Im doing ok, but he is not that kind of person

Xiong Zi Yao thought to follow Liu Rui’s exit shortly after. Since she couldn’t beat Xiao Mu to quench her anger, she coldly harrumphs. “I, Xiong Zi Yao, am blind to have treated you as my sister. Liu Yu Mu, after today, don’t appear in front of me. If I see you again, I’ll beat you!” She apologized to the group, then left.

Liu Yu Mu sat on the sofa in silence. Nobody would sit on the same sofa with her. The guests around her gossiped in low voices, their expressions showing nothing but contempt.

Liu Yu Mu still can’t figure out what led her to confess all her secrets. She looked at Zhou Yaoyun in despair, but only a pair of cold eyes stared back at her. She had never seen Zhou Yaoyun with such an expression.

Zhou Yaoyun said, “I’ll ask someone to send you to your dormitory.”

Liu Yu Mu shook her head in a daze. “Zhou Yaoyun, I like you,” she said.

Zhou Yaoyun weighed Liu Yu Mu with his eyes coldly, then smiled. He said: “But I only like my brother.”

Liu Yu Mu didn’t say anything more. Her gaze is laden with her despair and pain. She picked up her bag and walked out with another male classmate.

Zhou Yaoyun’s birthday celebration should have been a happy event; but because of this incident, the celebration fizzled. Originally, everyone planned to sing at a karaoke bar in the evening; but since this matter ruined the mood, they made excuses and left one after the other, until just Ji Chen Ai and his brother remained.

I wish I can go through my viva and just jump onto it, i hope my examiner is nice,

Contrary to the mood of the departed guests, Zhou Yaoyun appeared quite pleased. As he cleaned up the garbage in the house, he said: “Brother, you looked quite happy watching the drama from the sideline, huh?”

Ji Chen Ai felt a little guilty, he turned away and said, “You know…uh…the fried beef with celery from today’s lunch was delicious.”

Zhou Yaoyun turned back to Ji Chen Ai and stared at him: “Hmm?”

Ji Chen Ai, feeling reluctant to share his feelings, sighed and said, “Seeing so many people who treasure my brother come to celebrate his birthday, made me feel very proud.”

“Then brother, do you also like me?” asked Zhou Yaoyun.

Ji Chen Ai hurriedly nodded. “My favourite person is Xiao Yun.”

Listening to those words, Zhou Yaoyun felt sated. He turned back and continued to tidy up their house.

Ji Chen Ai watched Zhou Yaoyun’s back, feeling inexplicably at peace.