After Marrying the Cold and Elegant Beauty, I Fell in Love (GL) - Chapter 6

At this point, more and more people gathered around. Even the couples on the sports field came over to watch the drama.

Coincidentally, Han Shuangshuang was standing right beneath a bright streetlamp, so everyone could clearly see her complexion, her expression, and the pair of panties hanging from her foot.

“Isn’t that Han Shuangshuang? I really didn’t expect a rich young lady like her to do something like this.”

“What’s so impossible about it? Once people get rich enough, their minds start twisting. They feel like ordinary things can no longer satisfy their desires anymore, and they can’t feel happiness, so they like doing these kinds of thrilling things.”

“Han Shuangshuang’s reputation was already bad to begin with. She’s always hanging around with improper people. It doesn’t really seem strange for her to do something like this.”

“Then how should this be handled now? The culprit has already been caught.”

“We can’t let her off so easily. This kind of thing has happened several times already. If we hadn’t deliberately kept watch today, we wouldn’t have caught her at all. We absolutely can’t turn a major matter into a minor one and then a minor one into nothing. Han Shuangshuang has to go see the teacher.”

The voices stirring up trouble around her grew louder and louder.

At first, only the few girls who had been chasing that dog were speaking. Slowly, the people who gathered later acted as though they also knew the situation and began echoing them. The more they spoke, the uglier their words became. The consequences they described also grew more and more serious.

Han Shuangshuang said, “No, listen to me explain. What you hear may not be true, and even what you see with your own eyes may not necessarily be the truth.”

“What is there to explain? Dragging her to see a teacher would already be too light a punishment. We should call the police. Isn’t this pure harassment?”

Han Shuangshuang heard a familiar voice. When she turned her head, she saw that it was the three girls from Shen Yuru’s dorm. At this moment, they had their hands on their hips and looked extremely smug, their chins raised as they stared at her with disdain. It was as though they had caught hold of some little weakness of hers and wanted to return all the humiliation they had suffered that morning.

“Exactly. Isn’t Han Shuangshuang on good terms with Shen Yuru? This afternoon, she showed off outside our dorm and stuck her nose into other people’s business like a dog catching mice. But tonight, she’s discovered sneaking around and stealing Shen Yuru’s underwear. Rich people really do play wildly.”

“Stealing underwear isn’t a small matter, right? If she doesn’t want the police called, shouldn’t Han Shuangshuang kneel and apologize? She needs to gain our forgiveness. After all, if she can steal Shen Yuru’s underwear today, then tomorrow, our underwear won’t be safe either.”

Han Shuangshuang gritted her teeth. Those puppy eyes of hers were practically about to shoot flames.

“The three of you came over later, right? You don’t even know what the truth is, yet you’re spouting nonsense here. If I was wrongly accused, how will the three of you take responsibility for the things you said?”

Han Shuangshuang was not afraid at all. She stood ramrod straight, without the slightest trace of panic on her face.

“Wrong is wrong. This spot beneath the streetlamp is the brightest place, and there are surveillance cameras all along the direction you chased from. We only need to check the footage, and won’t we know exactly what happened?”

“Older Sister, I believe you wouldn’t do something like this. But so many people here are eyewitnesses now, so don’t keep forcing yourself to hold out. As long as you apologize, everyone will forgive you. It’s fine as long as you know your mistake and change. No one is deliberately trying to make things difficult for you.”

A soft and delicate voice sounded. Han Shuangshuang did not know why, but the moment she heard that voice, she knew this was the white-lotus female lead from the book, the one with completely crooked values.

Han Ruhua pushed aside the girls blocking her and walked toward Han Shuangshuang as though she were going through fire and water. She took Han Shuangshuang’s hand.

“Older Sister, even if the entire world stands against you, I will firmly stand on your side. But with so many people here right now, it’s better for us to lower our heads first. Otherwise, if this matter blows up, it won’t do you any good.”

Han Shuangshuang was practically angered into laughter.

On the surface, Han Ruhua seemed to be siding with her, but in truth, every sentence she said directly convicted her.

“Then I really have to thank you for that. You’re practically dying to slap the crime of stealing underwear onto me.” Han Shuangshuang stared at Han Ruhua expressionlessly with cold eyes.

“Older Sister, don’t look at me like that. I’m scared. Although there are some misunderstandings between us, we are still sisters connected by blood.”

Han Ruhua’s face was only the size of a palm, and she covered half of it with her hand, leaving only a pair of tearful eyes exposed. She looked like a pitiful younger sister who had meant well but whose kindness had not been accepted.

“Older Sister, I know you don’t like Sister Shen, but you still can’t bully her so openly like this. Besides, those are all grudges from the family clan and have nothing to do with us. Mother taught us that we should get along peacefully and lovingly.”

Han Shuangshuang felt her blood pressure was about to soar to 180. Who would not be angered to death listening to this kind of talk every day?

No wonder the female supporting character had become rebellious and kept courting death. It was because she had thought that doing so could attract her father’s attention and make him uphold justice for her.

Against this kind of two-faced white-lotus mother-and-daughter pair, who acted one way in public and another in private, the straightforward female supporting character naturally could not win.

[System: Warm reminder to Host. Do not let Shen Yuru misunderstand Host. Otherwise, it is possible that Shen Yuru’s blackening value will increase.]

Han Shuangshuang understood what the system meant.

Shen Yuru was naturally suspicious to begin with, and she had grown up in an environment full of rumors and gossip. If Shen Yuru believed that Han Shuangshuang, who had argued so strongly for her during the day, was actually a pervert who stole her underwear in the middle of the night, it would definitely shatter her trust.

Shen Yuru’s blackening value was already hovering near full marks. If she misunderstood this matter, then getting close to Shen Yuru afterward would become even harder.

And the fate of Han Shuangshuang, cannon-fodder female supporting character, would become even harder to change.

Han Shuangshuang stepped forward two steps and looked at Shen Yuru.

“Sister Shen, I don’t care what anyone else thinks. I only want to know whether you also think I stole this underwear.”

Han Shuangshuang’s gaze was extremely firm and persistent as she stared straight into Shen Yuru’s phoenix eyes.

Shen Yuru did not answer immediately. No emotion could be seen in those cool phoenix eyes of hers. There was no joy, no sorrow, no anger. She was so calm that it was as though she was not the main person involved in this matter, and also as though she was not standing at the center of public opinion.

About thirty seconds later, Shen Yuru slowly opened her mouth. Her voice was very light and very淡, causing the people around them to subconsciously hold their breath, afraid they would not hear her clearly.

“My personal clothing had already been washed clean this afternoon and hung outside to dry. The weather was very good today, so by tonight, they should have already dried. That is why I was preparing to come and collect my clothes tonight. But the underwear beneath your foot is covered in mud stains, and there are even water stains on it. Clearly, it was not something you held in your hand while running away. I believe there must be some misunderstanding here.”

Even though Shen Yuru had stated her thoughts, the people around them would never admit that what they had said earlier was wrong.

They did not care what the truth was at all. They only cared whether they were standing on the side of justice.

And if they had chosen the wrong side, then they would force justice to stand on their side.

Yan Huan had originally run off to the side to dry-heave, throwing up quite a bit of the alcohol fumes.

When she turned around and discovered that a crowd had surrounded Han Shuangshuang, she listened briefly to the general beginning and end of the matter, then immediately sprinted away.

For a moment, the situation froze in place.

The two sides remained deadlocked. Just then, Long Aodi suddenly appeared again.

Han Shuangshuang rolled her eyes. Why was he everywhere?

“It’s almost time for the dorms to close. Why hasn’t everyone gone back to sleep? What are you all gathered here for? What happened?”

After Han Ruhua saw Long Aodi, her eyes lit up at once. She immediately twisted her waist delicately and pasted herself to him, then explained the matter.

But every sentence she said conveyed that Han Shuangshuang had done something bad and was stubbornly refusing to admit it.

Long Aodi frowned, looking impartial and just. “In that case, Student Han should write a self-criticism and hand it to me. When the time comes, I will report this matter to the teacher. I will also tell security to strengthen patrols and make sure this kind of thing does not happen again.”

Han Shuangshuang said, “No, wait. How did this become me having to hand in a self-criticism? On what basis are you deciding that I definitely did this? I could also say that a dog threw the underwear here, and it accidentally got caught on my foot.”

Long Aodi said, “Stop making trouble. You failed so many courses in your first semester, and you still need to take make-up exams. If you don’t actively admit your mistake in this matter, I will apply to the school to have you repeat the year, so you can properly reflect on yourself.”

He was holding a chicken feather like it was an imperial command arrow, really treating himself like some petty little commander.

It was Han Shuangshuang’s first time seeing a university student council president act this powerful.

“Older Sister, stop being so stubborn. The student council president is a very good person. As long as you actively admit your mistake, he will definitely plead with the teacher on your behalf. I will also hide it from Dad and not tell him you did something like this at school.”

“Han Shuangshuang, I’m here!”

Yan Huan squeezed in from behind the crowd, holding something in her arms. Behind her followed a boy, who was carrying a dog with one hand.

“I just went to the security office and pulled up the surveillance footage. It’s saved on this tablet now and can be played directly.” As Yan Huan spoke, she opened the tablet and shoved it into Han Shuangshuang’s hands.

The surveillance footage showed that Han Shuangshuang was nothing more than an unlucky scapegoat. As it turned out, all the underwear that had gone missing these past few days had been the work of Senior Little Yellow.

The boy held Senior Little Yellow by the scruff of the neck. “I’m a member of the logistics department. Recently, the girls’ dormitory has kept reporting missing items, so I paid extra attention. These past few days, I finally managed to keep an eye on it. But I didn’t expect Senior Little Yellow to run so fast. I couldn’t catch up at all. I also didn’t expect that halfway through the chase, it would lose the evidence and cause this girl to be wrongly accused.”

Han Shuangshuang was already around 1.7 meters tall, but in order to let everyone see, she even stood on tiptoe. She held the tablet high in her hand and slowly rotated it 360 degrees, like a looping display screen in a shopping mall, showing the evidence to every single person.

The corner of Han Shuangshuang’s mouth curved slightly.

“Student Council President, my dear younger sister, what else do you want to say now? Shouldn’t you apologize to me for being so arbitrary just now?”

Long Aodi immediately felt unable to keep his face. Today alone, he had already fallen twice because of Han Shuangshuang.

This incident had originally been carefully planned by him. He had specifically wanted to show his face in front of Shen Yuru.

But because Han Shuangshuang appeared, he had failed again.

The others looked at one another, lowered their heads, and said nothing. As long as they reduced their presence, then the conflict in this matter would shift onto Long Aodi.

After all, the bird that sticks its head out gets shot.

Han Shuangshuang placed Shen Yuru’s personal clothing into the small bag in her hand, then handed it to Shen Yuru.

“Thank you, Sister Shen, for being willing to believe me.” Since she had taken the blame, she absolutely could not let the matter end so casually. “As long as I can protect Sister Shen’s things, suffering a little grievance is nothing to me. It’s just that the others seem to be deliberately targeting me. Forget it. After all, they were only here to watch the show and wouldn’t take responsibility for the things they said. Unlike Sister Shen, who saw everything clearly and firmly believed in me. Sister Shen truly is beautiful and kindhearted. No matter how much I do for Sister Shen or how many grievances I suffer, I’m willing.”

Shen Yuru took the bag Han Shuangshuang handed over and lowered her head slightly, saying nothing.

[System: Warm reminder to Host. Shen Yuru’s blackening value has decreased by 7%. The current blackening value is 90%.]

Han Shuangshuang gave herself a thumbs-up in her heart.

She had finally figured out what Shen Yuru liked. This was seven percent, after all.

In front of everyone, she was like a domineering wolf whose aura leaked out everywhere. But in front of Shen Yuru, she hoped she was a pitiful little milk puppy. Han Shuangshuang’s contrast truly made everyone’s jaws drop.

Long Aodi was unwilling to let Han Shuangshuang steal all the attention. “Student Han Shuangshuang, I’m sorry. I was too arbitrary just now.”

“There’s really no need. How could the student council president ever do anything wrong? If the student council president truly wants to repent, why don’t you make a record of everyone present? Note down everyone who wrongly accused and defamed me just now. I hope the student council president records it all. Each person can write a three-thousand-word self-criticism and place it on my desk tomorrow. Then I can forgive everyone.”

Long Aodi’s face turned ashen. He could not let people continue investigating.

He could only brace himself and nod in agreement.

Shen Yuru had already silently retreated a few steps, moving behind the crowd. Then she lifted her head and looked at Han Shuangshuang’s joyful little face, as if she had won a great victory, and at those puppy eyes that seemed to hold blazing flames that burned endlessly.

Open and sincere.

How enviable.