Chasing You Like a Tenacious Falcon

Lu Qin was momentarily startled but quickly composed herself, demanding, "Ling Ruoyun, what are you doing? Have you lost your mind? Why are you hitting me?"

Ling Ruoyun shouted, "What have you been doing since transferring to Liang Secondary School?! I was the one rescued from the collapsed kindergarten 12 years ago! I was the one sponsored by Grandfather Wei! No wonder you kept digging for details—you wanted to use my story to stir up trouble at Liang Secondary School!!!"

Her chest heaved with anger as she spilled everything in one breath.

Lu Qin responded with her prepared argument, "Ling Ruoyun! There were 32 people rescued back then, and 32 were sponsored by the Wei family! You and I are both among them. You have your experiences, and I have mine. It’s been so many years; it’s normal you don’t remember me. But how can you accuse me of taking your place?"

Ling Ruoyun was stunned, pointing at her, "You! You!"

Lu Qin stood up, speaking with righteous indignation, "I know the name of the kindergarten, the details of the Wei family’s sponsorship, and even the sports field they built specifically for us to develop our talents. I know all of this because I lived through it myself."

Ling Ruoyun was furious, "That’s a lie!!! You got all that information from me! Before this, you didn’t even know the sports field we trained in was built by the Wei family!"

Lu Qin remained calm, "I know your family couldn’t support your talent development, and you didn’t want people to know you were sponsored because you feared being looked down upon. But you can’t deny my existence just because of that!"

Ling Ruoyun was shaking with rage, unable to speak.

Not only was Lu Qin impersonating her, but she was also attacking her personally?!

Lu Qin continued, "And you’re so ungrateful. Grandfather Wei’s eldest grandson is at Liang Secondary School, yet you’ve never thanked him."

Ling Ruoyun exploded, "Are you insane?! It was Grandfather Wei who sponsored me, not his grandson! Why should I thank Wei Shixu? Grandfather Wei has so many grandsons; am I supposed to thank each one of them?! Besides, I’ve been writing thank-you letters to Grandfather Wei every year through the Wei Corporation. I’m not ungrateful!!"

Lu Qin retorted, "That’s your way of showing gratitude. I have mine. You can’t attack me just because our ways are different. Ling Ruoyun, you’re being unreasonable!"

The people around them were completely stunned by the argument.

The amount of information was overwhelming!

But who was telling the truth?

Zhuge Ying frowned, "Ling Ruoyun’s story makes more sense."

Kong Mingze turned to Wei Shixu, "Do you know the truth? Isn’t it your family’s sponsorship?"

Wei Shixu replied, "I know now. I found out yesterday."

He hadn’t known before, as the Wei family sponsored many people, and it wasn’t a big deal.

But after Lu Qin approached Kong Mingze and even provoked Quan Zhisui, Wei Shixu went back and inquired about the details of the incident. This time, he got more comprehensive information.

The two outstanding talents who grew up from the sponsorship were one art student and one long-distance runner.

Neither of them played basketball!

The lie fell apart.

After that, things progressed smoothly. Under the pressure of the police and the Wei family’s influence, the filming team confessed everything.

That led to the public reprimand this morning and Ling Ruoyun’s explosive outburst upon returning to school early.

Qian Cheng, the Wei family’s steward, personally called her.

However, Ling Ruoyun seemed terrible at arguing and got tangled in Lu Qin’s web of lies, even falling into the trap of self-justification.

In the silence, Wei Shixu looked at a senior-year boy in the crowd, "Are you stunned or scared?"

Qiu Rui was indeed stunned. As an art student, he was quiet and focused on his craft, and the intensity of the argument between the two athletes had shaken him.

Prompted by Wei Shixu, he stepped forward and said, "I have evidence. Out of the 32 people rescued back then, only two developed into talented individuals: Ling Ruoyun and me."

Lu Qin’s expression shifted dramatically as she turned to look at him.

Ling Ruoyun had never mentioned this to her!

Qiu Rui held up two photocopied documents and continued, "Yesterday, the person in charge of our sponsorship called me and gave me these documents."

"One is a record of Ling Ruoyun’s and my personal development. It’s updated every year, and it clearly states that out of the 32, only Ling Ruoyun and I became talented individuals."

"The other is a list of the 32 people rescued from the kindergarten. Sorry, Lu Qin, but your name isn’t on it."

The crowd erupted in shock, and the looks directed at Lu Qin were indescribable.

Lu Qin had only transferred to the school ten days ago, yet she had caused so much chaos!

What was she trying to achieve?

And for the truth to come out all at once—it was astonishing.

The drama was overwhelming!

Exposed publicly, Lu Qin couldn’t stay any longer. She lowered her head and quickly ran out of the cafeteria.

But someone had already reported her to the teachers, and it wouldn’t be long before she faced more severe disciplinary action.

Ling Ruoyun finally calmed down a bit and turned to Qiu Rui, "Thank goodness for you. I was so angry I could’ve exploded."

Qiu Rui smiled, "Thank Wei Shixu."

He had noticed something off with the school’s official website information the day before, but without concrete evidence, he couldn’t act. The Wei family’s sponsorship details were confidential to protect the children’s mental health.

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Qiu Rui agreed and received the documents.

Wei Shixu’s earlier prompt made it clear that the call and the documents were his doing.

After the incident, Zhuge Ying didn’t even eat. She stormed straight to the student council to scold them, this time with even more justification!

Quan Zhisui, Wei Shixu, and Kong Mingze returned to their seats to continue eating, though their food had gone cold.

Wei Shixu went to get a fresh plate and pushed it toward Quan Zhisui, asking, "Do you want the big chicken leg?"

Quan Zhisui replied, "Yes!"

Wei Shixu placed both chicken legs from his plate onto hers.

Quan Zhisui asked, "Aren’t you having any?"

Wei Shixu smiled, "I like watching you eat."

Kong Mingze glanced at Quan Zhisui, then at Wei Shixu, and suddenly blurted out, "You know, I just realized you two are really similar!"

Quan Zhisui was puzzled, "Huh?"

Kong Mingze explained earnestly, "I mean it! Your personalities, your inner selves—they’re alike!"

"Who wants to be like him?!" Quan Zhisui’s disdain was genuine.

Who would want to be like Wei Shixu, crawling in the shadows?

Kong Mingze grew flustered, "I mean, Wei Shixu as a child was like you are now—very similar! I’m not talking about the present!"

Quan Zhisui was confused, "What?"

Wei Shixu also paused, staring at Kong Mingze.

Kong Mingze scratched his head, struggling to explain, "Wei Shixu as a kid was as popular as you are now. People greeted him everywhere, and he was decisive and brave, just like you!"

Quan Zhisui tilted her head, "Hard to imagine."

Wei Shixu chuckled and went back to eating.

Kong Mingze added, "I’m not saying you’re identical! There are differences. You’re more cheerful, while Wei Shixu is more meticulous. But you really are alike! Just not anymore."

Quan Zhisui cut him off, "He’s calculating, and you’re ridiculous. Let’s eat!"