Stronger with Crimson Modifier-Chapter 101: False Accusation

"Master, are you all right?"

Du Wang and Helinta were startled by the sight.

They quickly reached out to support Jiang Zuo.

But Jiang Zuo stopped them with a wave of his hand.

"I’m fine. I was merely injured by a Middle Black Blood Species. My body has been permeated by Yin Power. I just need to rest for a while and force it out, and I’ll be all right."

At this point, his gaze fell upon Du Wang, his eyes glinting sharply.

"If I’m not mistaken, your Cultivation must have broken through, hasn’t it?"

Hearing this, Du Wang gave a helpless smile.

"That’s right. I was hoping to surprise you, Master, but I didn’t expect you to see through it."

Neither of them noticed that when Helinta, standing to the side, heard about Du Wang’s breakthrough, the color in her wine-red eyes grew darker.

...

Anke University was located in the Coastal District of Anshan City, nestled between the mountains and the sea.

Thanks to Anshan City’s unique natural environment, Anke University had a significant advantage in its marine research curriculum.

Even within the West Asia Federation, it was considered a top-tier university.

At that moment, the sky was overcast.

A thick blanket of winter wrapped the entire campus. The biting wind made people shiver uncontrollably.

Li Yi, dressed in a thick down jacket and wearing a fluffy hat and scarf, hurried along a campus path.

She was clutching a stack of review materials, on her way to the library.

With final exams approaching, her pace was a bit rushed, and most of the students around her were in a similar hurry.

As a top university, the academic atmosphere here was naturally more intense.

However, there were a few exceptions.

Just as Li Yi was walking, she caught sight of a figure holding flowers out of the corner of her eye.

Seeing the figure, she paused and prepared to turn and leave, but it was too late.

The next moment, footsteps rapidly approached. It was a refined-looking Young Man with glasses.

"Xiaoyi, I bought these especially for you!"

He smiled, holding out the roses to her.

The roses were fresh, with fine dewdrops still on their petals.

But upon seeing them, Li Yi’s brow furrowed slightly, a flash of exasperation and annoyance crossing her face.

"Gu Huacheng, I’ve already made myself perfectly clear. It’s impossible between us. I hope you’ll stop wasting your time on me."

She said, enunciating every word.

With that said, she prepared to leave.

However, she had only taken two steps before she was blocked again by none other than Gu Huacheng. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

But compared to before, the smile on Gu Huacheng’s face was gone, replaced by a sorrowful expression.

"Xiaoyi, why do you treat me this way? Is there something I’m not doing well enough?"

"Do I really have to spell out what kind of person you are?"

Li Yi’s expression soured.

He was her advisor, a notorious playboy.

She’d heard his parents were some kind of school administrators, and that he had powerful connections.

He had preyed on quite a few female students.

Recently, the guy had set his sights on her and begun a relentless pursuit.

Moreover, he had a strange personality, like a psychopath, and he loved to play the role of a deeply infatuated lover.

In the past, many clueless underclassmen, hounded by his aggressive pursuit and egged on by onlookers, had caved in confusion, only to be dumped after he’d slept with them.

Hearing her words, Gu Huacheng’s expression remained unchanged.

"Xiaoyi, have you heard some nasty rumors? Please believe me, those are all..."

Before he could finish, Li Yi cut him off.

"I don’t want to know about your business. Please stop blocking my way. If you keep this up, I’m calling the police."

Hearing her mention the police, Gu Huacheng could only lower his arms and step aside.

Seeing this, Li Yi immediately quickened her pace and hurried away.

He watched Li Yi’s retreating figure. The infatuated look in his eyes vanished, replaced by a gaze as cold and greasy as a long snake.

It clung tightly to Li Yi’s body, as if he wanted to swallow her whole.

’No woman I set my sights on can escape my grasp. Li Yi, you forced my hand!’

Muttering to himself, he pulled a phone from his pocket and made a call.

The phone had barely rung twice before it was answered.

"Huacheng, you finally deigned to call me?"

A voice, so sweet it was cloying, came from the phone.

"My dearest Ruannuan, I’ve been thinking about you constantly. I’ve just been a little busy lately!"

Gu Huacheng chuckled, his tone doting.

"Yeah, right. Everyone knows you’ve been chasing that Li Yi lately. I bet you’d already forgotten all about me."

Though she was complaining, her tone was more coquettish than anything.

"I was just trying to find you a ’sister,’ wasn’t I? Anyway, I’m calling because I have something important to discuss."

At this, Gu Huacheng lowered his voice.

He glanced around.

Seeing that no one was paying him any attention,

he briefly explained what needed to be done. Before she could answer, he added,

"If this goes through, your little brother who’s still in high school will get a guaranteed admission spot at Anke University, and you’ll get a recommendation for grad school.

"Trust me, I have the power to make it happen."

Hearing this, the person on the other end fell silent for a moment.

"Okay... Huacheng, you better not be lying to me!"

"Don’t worry. I may not be a good man, but I always keep my word."

Gu Huacheng adjusted his glasses and hung up the phone.

Looking in the direction Li Yi had disappeared, an inscrutable expression flashed across his face.

’A lofty flower mired in the mud... The very thought is thrilling.’

...

「The next day, just as the sky was beginning to brighten.」

Li Yi, who had been studying late the previous night, was still asleep when someone yanked her out of her warm blankets.

Rubbing her drowsy eyes, she saw a figure with disheveled hair standing by her bed. It was her roommate and best friend, Qin Yuan. Their other roommates were standing by as well.

"You brats, why are you disturbing my sweet dreams so early..."

"Sweet dreams? Your ass is on fire! Something huge has happened!"

Qin Yuan said, holding up a phone and shoving it in front of Li Yi.

On it was a group chat video, about fifteen seconds long.

The video was a bit shaky. In the shot, the sky was just beginning to lighten, and a woman in a white dress stood on a rooftop.

"Li Yi, I could forgive you for plagiarizing my experiment data, but now why do you have to seduce my boyfriend, too? Why..."

The woman’s slightly hoarse voice came through clearly from the phone.

As she spoke, the woman in the white dress swayed, looking as if she were on the verge of collapse from overwhelming grief.

Her lips were pale and bloodless.

Her eyes were slightly red, and tears welled up, yet she stubbornly refused to let them fall, creating a sense of pitiable, fragile beauty.

Seeing this, the alumni group chat completely erupted.

[I know her. I think that’s Su Ruannuan, one of last year’s top ten campus beauties.]

[Oh my god, does anyone know who this Li Yi person is? How can she be so shameless?]

[Don’t cry, beautiful. It’s breaking my heart to watch. Your boyfriend isn’t worth it. You should consider me instead.]

[I’ve seen her around before. That one is cold to everyone, like the whole world owes her money. I thought she was an aloof ice queen, but I guess she’s really wild behind the scenes.]

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