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At the dinner table, everyone's eyes were drawn to Lu Yuan, holding their breath and waiting for him to continue.

This topic is far too sensitive.

You should know that Ye Yixian is Lu Yuan's legitimate girlfriend, and she is sitting right next to him right now.

Lu Yuan dared to speak so bluntly; it was like dancing on a knife's edge. A slight misstep could result in bloodshed and total defeat.

"Really? Auntie is so thoughtful!" Xu Lingjing was an expert at this, and she quickly adjusted her emotions and took over the conversation with feigned surprise.

"Yes." Lu Yuan nodded frankly, his tone so natural that there was not a single fault. "After all, we've known each other for so long. I know your health hasn't been very good, and you don't like the school breakfast. As a good friend, I definitely have to take care of you."

"I'm not feeling well?" Xu Lingjing was stunned, her face full of astonishment.

She has no idea what's wrong with her health, when she's perfectly healthy!

"Yeah, you used to always complain to me about how bad the food in the school cafeteria was." Lu Yuan didn't give her a chance to refute him at all. He turned to everyone and said in a serious tone, "You don't know, in high school, Ling Jing often didn't eat at the cafeteria because she didn't like the food. She was hungry and listless."

"Haha, so that's how it is." Everyone laughed in sudden realization. "No wonder Xu looks so thin, it turns out it's because of her picky eating."

"I..." Xu Lingjing panicked. She keenly sensed that Lu Yuan was actually trying to change the subject!

She was about to clarify when Lu Yuan preemptively added with a smile, "Yi Xian knew you weren't feeling well and was very worried about you back then, showing you a lot of care behind the scenes. Right?"

"What?" Xu Lingjing was completely dumbfounded.

When did Ye Yixian ever care about her?

This is utterly fabricated!

She turned her head sharply to look at Ye Yixian, only to find that Ye Yixian was actually nodding in agreement with Lu Yuan's words, his eyes sincere, as if to say, "Yes, that's right."

"I didn't..." Xu Lingjing felt that she could no longer let these two lead the way and had to take back the initiative.

Unfortunately, Lu Yuan still didn't give her a chance to catch her breath, and continued with a smile: "Ling Jing specially invited Yi Xian to her birthday party to express her gratitude. The two of you even went out to whisper to each other without letting me hear a thing. That's really not nice of you."

Upon hearing this, everyone found it extremely amusing.

It turns out everyone was overthinking it. Lu Yuan brought breakfast for Xu Lingjing purely out of care for his friend who wasn't feeling well.

Looking at it this way, Lu Yuan seems to be a very reliable and considerate guy. These days, considerate and warm-hearted are both positive terms.

Since Xu Lingjing took the initiative to invite Ye Yixian, and the two even had a private conversation, their relationship must be very good, perhaps even like sisters.

In other words, the relationship between the three of them was not as tense as people imagined; on the contrary, it was quite harmonious.

"Lu Yuan, you..."

Upon discovering that public opinion had completely deviated from her expectations, Xu Lingjing was furious. She stood up abruptly and pointed at Lu Yuan, ready to question him.

Lu Yuan remained relaxed, innocently shrugging his shoulders: "What's wrong? Ling Jing, am I right? You two were whispering behind my back, and you haven't told me a single word about what you were saying."

"I didn't!" Xu Lingjing tried her best to explain.

This puzzled everyone, who couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Xu, didn't you invite Yixian to your birthday party?"

"I'll treat you." Xu Lingjing couldn't deny it, of course.

"So you didn't whisper anything to her?"

"I..." Xu Lingjing was speechless.

Just then, Ye Yixian chimed in with a perfectly timed comment: "She had a few drinks at the time, and she dragged me outside the KTV to talk about this and that. I was a little overwhelmed by her chatter."

Ye Yixian's words immediately drew everyone's attention, and they all began to speculate about what secrets they had been whispering.

Xu Lingjing was furious, but there was nothing she could do.

She can't just fly into a rage in public, can she?

She could only glare fiercely at Lu Yuan, forcing a smile to hide her anger before anyone noticed anything amiss, in order to avoid making the situation awkward.

Lu Yuan, however, was secretly pleased with himself. He knew that Xu Lingjing wanted to take this opportunity to reveal the past, so that everyone would be suspicious and Ye Yixian would be put in an awkward position as the "latecomer".

His secret weapon against attacks is just one thing: talking nonsense.

Making up stories is a skill.

Pure nonsense is useless; it must be a mixture of truth and falsehood, truth within falsehood and falsehood within truth.

By using real events as a prelude, the listener's attention is diverted to the fictional part.

Ye Yixian did attend Xu Lingjing's birthday party, and the two did indeed have a private conversation outside of school; that's true. However, the claim that they had a "very good relationship and deep sisterly bond" is false.

But once the rambling gets this far, people naturally start to believe the second half and even become curious about what the two sisters actually talked about.

The final outcome is that, in the eyes of these new friends, Lu Yuan is a considerate and reliable person, Ye Yixian is a kind and gentle person, and Xu Lingjing is just a person with poor health who needs to be taken care of.

Jiang Yiqing remained silent throughout, simply watching and listening quietly from the sidelines.

Whether Ye Yixian suffers a loss or Xu Lingjing shoots herself in the foot, she can accept it calmly.

In the end, Xu Lingjing was outmaneuvered and was choked by Lu Yuan, leaving her in a dilemma. Such an outcome was something she could only sneer at in her heart.

Xu Lingjing slumped down, her aura chillingly cold.

"Okay, have some of this, it tastes good." Jiang Yiqing picked up a piece of meat for her at the right time, said with concern, and patted her back gently to comfort her.

She fulfilled her duties as a best friend impeccably.

After a burst of laughter and chatter, everyone acted as if nothing had happened, and the conversation naturally moved on to the next topic.

Ye Yixian looked at Lu Yuan, her eyes flickering slightly, as if she wanted to say something.

Lu Yuan understood and silently took out his phone.

Ye Yixian also took out her phone and sent him a message under the table: "I want to go out and talk to Xu Lingjing alone."

Lu Yuan replied: 【Now?】

Ye Yixian: [Yes, I feel that some things cannot be left unchecked.]

Lu Yuan: [You're not going to fight her, are you?]

To be honest, Lu Yuan was quite worried that Ye Yixian wouldn't be able to control his temper.

It wasn't that she was afraid she couldn't beat Xu Lingjing, but rather that she was worried she would suffer a loss if she did.

You should know that Xu Lingjing is a master of manipulation, and she can completely outsmart Ye Yixian, a straightforward woman.

Ye Yixian: [Don't worry, I'll just talk to her, I promise I won't hit her.]

Lu Yuan glanced at the message, typed a few words, then deleted it, and turned to look at Xu Lingjing beside him.

Xu Lingjing happened to be looking at him, and their eyes met.

After a long while, Lu Yuan said softly to Xu Lingjing, "Ye Yixian wants to talk to you alone. It's up to you."

Upon hearing this, Xu Lingjing turned to look at Ye Yixian.

The two women locked eyes, and there seemed to be an undercurrent in the air.

Xu Lingjing bit her lip, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded.

Ye Yixian stood up and smiled slightly at Xu Lingjing: "Lingjing, come with me to the restroom."

"Yes, that's fine." Xu Lingjing returned the smile.

Over time, their relationship developed a genuine sisterly bond.