CHAPTER 43

Ye Junwen asked, "Jinmeng, are you waiting for a message from someone?"

Ye Jinmeng's body shuddered. She quickly put away her phone and smiled awkwardly, "Ah, nothing. Just a classmate."

Ye Junwen gripped his chopsticks tightly, his voice still gentle, "Oh~ It's not a male classmate, is it!"

Just then Madam Ye's voice rang out, "What male classmate! It's just Jinmeng's new roommate. She's having dinner with her classmates tonight, and Jinmeng is worried about her safety, so she asked the girl to check in with her every now and then."

"Oh, my good and kind-hearted girl, always ready to help others," the old lady smiled and praised, as she put a large chicken leg on Ye Jinmeng's plate, "Be a good girl and eat up."

"Thank you, grandma."

After hearing this, Ye Junwen loosened his grip on the chopsticks and jokingly said, "I thought Jinmeng was in love."

"Don't talk nonsense. Jinmeng is still so young, how could she be in a relationship!" Old Master Ye glared at Ye Junwen.

Ye Junli chimed in, "That's right, Jinmeng is still young and likely to be tricked by rascals. She should wait a few more years until she grows up before dating."

Ye Jinmeng just smiled without saying anything.

...

At the Haiyu Club on the other side,

Xu Wanwan's group of classmates were eating and singing karaoke, with intermittent wailing coming from the private room.

Xu Wanwan ate quietly, disliking this kind of atmosphere. She just wanted to get through this meaningless gathering quickly.

She took out her phone and texted Ye Jinmeng that she was okay. Seeing Jinmeng's instant reply cheered her up a little.

Wu Mingshi had been watching Xu Wanwan the whole time. After thinking for a bit, he still went over to sit next to her, forcing out an ingratiating smile. "Wanwan, how come you're not joining the others?"

Xu Wanwan turned her head and saw it was Wu Mingshi. She smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, I can't sing."

"It doesn't matter if you can't sing. Look at Wei Youming, he can't sing either but he's rocking the mic," Wu Mingshi pointed to the howling Wei Youming.

Xu Wanwan: ...This guy is so annoying.

"Hehe, I'll pass, I'm too shy," Xu Wanwan turned her head away, ignoring him.

Rebuffed, Wu Mingshi sullenly went back to his seat, pondering how to surreptitiously slip the drug powder into Xu Wanwan's drink.

Lu Renjia had been watching Wu Mingshi the whole time. Seeing him try to suck up to Xu Wanwan, who wanted nothing to do with him, filled her with anger!

What's so great about that Xu Wanwan? Other than a pretty face, what's good about her?

The more Lu Renjia looked at Xu Wanwan, the more she disliked her. She wished she could rip off that vixen's face.

Just as Lu Renjia was about to get up to sit next to Wu Mingshi and chat with him, she saw Wu Mingshi get up and leave the room.

Is he going to the bathroom? A thought struck Lu Renjia. Why not follow him out and chat with him alone for a bit when he comes back?

With this in mind, Lu Renjia also got up and left the room to look for Wu Mingshi.

When she reached a corner, she saw Wu Mingshi stopping a server and saying something to him in a dodgy manner.

Recalling the scene after class today, Lu Renjia realized what was happening. She hid behind the corner, luckily blocked by a potted plant. She was close enough to record their conversation on her phone.

Wu Mingshi: "I'll give you 50,000 yuan. Help me with something."

Server: "Wha...What is it? I won't do anything illegal like murder or arson!"

Wu Mingshi: "Don't worry, I won't ask you to kill or set fires. I'll give you something." He handed over the small bottle of drugs.

"Take 11 fruit juices to Room 607. Put this into one of the drinks and mark that cup. That's all you need to do."

This was the safest method Wu Mingshi could think of. Order fruit juices for the 10 girls in the class, and get Xu Wanwan to drink the spiked one. The rest would be easy.

The server relaxed upon hearing it was just spiking a drink. Nothing new at this club. As long as he denied it, it wouldn't trace back to him. 50,000 yuan for such an easy job.

The server pocketed the bottle and got out his phone to show Wu Mingshi the QR code to transfer the money. Wu Mingshi rolled his eyes but still transferred it.

Server: "Don't worry, I've done this many times. I'll put a lemon slice in every cup, and an extra small slice in the spiked one. Just look for that."

Hearing the server's experience put Wu Mingshi at ease. It seemed this was common at the club, so what did he have to worry about?

With this thought, Wu Mingshi turned to head back to the room.

Seeing this, Lu Renjia quickly put away her phone, pretending she was on her way to the bathroom. But inside she was shocked.

She didn't know what Wu Mingshi was planning or what was in the bottle, or who he intended it for. Xu Wanwan? What was his relationship with the person she saw this afternoon? Did that person ask him to do this?

Lu Renjia couldn't figure it out yet.

Wu Mingshi was only startled for a moment seeing Lu Renjia, and hearing she was going to the bathroom, didn't ask further before returning to the room.

Lu Renjia heaved a huge sigh of relief. Who knows how nervous she had been, discovering this secret and not knowing what to do.

"Forget it, I'll just see what Mingshi is up to first."