Jiang Ruowei was hot-tempered and usually acted before she thought. It also helped that she had always been prejudiced against Shi Qing; she was definitely the most suitable person to stir things up. Had Lin Lang chosen someone smarter like Song Yiqi, the girl would have found some sort of clues and talked to Qiao Dai privately, instead of heading directly to a public disturbance.
And Shi Qing was simply too timid. Even if she argued her innocence, nobody would believe her; and in the end, no matter how the incident would be resolved, Qiao Dai would be at a loss; If she didn’t believe Jiang Ruowei, Jiang Ruowei would get angry and blame her for not trusting her; but if she did suspect Shi Qing, their whole team would be affected and so would their second public performance.
Therefore only Qiao Dai and the others would suffer from this incident. Lin Lang only to watch the joke unfold; she didn’t believe the dumb Qiao DAi would find any evidence she was the one behind the report.
“Can you show me the letter?”
At this moment, Qiao Dai, who hadn’t spoken all this time, suddenly asked. Her expression was very calm; she didn’t look like she had just been betrayed by her friend and the other girls couldn’t help but mutter their surprise. How could Qiao Dai be so calm and not angry at all about being stabbed in the back by her friend and teammate?
This was when they realized Qiao Dai’s gaze towards Shi Qing was full of truth.
Qiao Dai trusted her friend.
Qiao Dai trusted Shi Qing so much she just wanted to prove her innocence.
The other girls suddenly couldn’t voice their surprise anymore and started to doubt everything; if Qiao Dai was convinced Shi Qing couldn’t report her, why would they suspect her?
They all stared at Qiao Dai as anxious hope spread in their hearts; they really wanted Qiao Dai to find the truth about what had happened. Unfortunately, the only evidence now was the letter left in the production team’s office.
Everyone had read the note several times but apart from it being the same paper as from Shi Qing’s room, they couldn’t find any other clues. Even if they kept reading it, they wouldn’t find anything else.
In front of everyone, Qiao Dai took the piece of paper and approached it to her nose before smelling it. Her movements were fast and before the girls could even realize what she was doing, Qiao Dai had already put her hands down. She raised her head and said to the crowd: “I know who wrote it.”
So fast?
The players opened their eyes wide; nobody had thought Qiao Dai would find the culprit so fast. They all frowned and started looking at each other and for a while, the classroom fell silent.
Lin Lang’s heart stopped abruptly and she instinctively clenched her fists, her nails digging painfully in her palms.
No, Qiao Dai was bluffing. There was no way she could know she had written it.
But as Lin Lang was trying to reassure herself, she suddenly realized everyone was staring at her. The players closest to her all took a step back and she was standing alone for a minute. When she raised her head, Qiao Dai was looking at her too.
All kinds of words to defend herself flashed in her mind quickly. Her eyes became red and it looked as if tears would fall at any moment and she said in a choked voice: “Daidai! You think I did it?”
Lin Lang’s appearance was eye-catching even among the girls and she always acted softly. Everyone thought she was a good person and seeing her grievances, nobody could bear it.
“How can it be Lin Lang!”
“Yes, Sister Lin Lang is so nice, this must be a misunderstanding.”
“Qiao Dai, you can’t just blame someone else because Shi Qing is your friend.”
“Citrus. Blackberry. Cedar.”
Three words came from Qiao Dai’s mouth. Nobody knew why she was saying this but they watched Qiao Dai stop in front of another girl.
“Is it your perfume?”
The girl was slightly startled. She lowered her head and sniffed her wrist, only to realize Qiao Dai was talking about the perfume she was wearing today.
“Yes, it is.” The girl’s voice trembled a little and she looked at Qiao Dai in surprise. She would have never guessed she could distinguish her perfume’s tones so clearly.
The rest of the crowd also felt stupid as Qiao Dai kept going, she walked among all the girls to list their perfumes’ components. She was like a perfumer walking in shelves of fragrances, able to scent anything and never wrong.
And in the end, Qiao Dai stopped in front of Lin Lang.
The letter still had a trace of fragrance, which was exactly the same Lin Lang was wearing today.
“Orange blossom, jasmine, almond, vanilla. Lin Lang, you never touched this note, then why does this piece of paper smell like you?”
Qiao Dai looked at her. Her expression was still calm but everybody could hear the doubt in her voice, which undoubtedly sentenced Lin Lang.
In order never to be suspected, Lin Lang had not looked at the note from beginning to end and had always stood further away, without taking even one step closer. But now, the letter was carrying her scent.
What did it mean? The answer couldn’t be more obvious.
Lin Lang wanted to argue the perfume was a coincidence. But when she opened her mouth, she couldn’t say anything; she clearly knew herself that she had always been vehement about having a perfume different from others. She hated wearing the same scent as the other girls because it made her feel cheap and even if her perfume wasn’t really unique, she could guarantee no one among the contestants would have a similar bottle.
And now, the little arrogance she had always been proud of in the past was driving her to a dead end. When she realized this, Lin Lang’s face instantly turned pale.
Jiang Ruowei was hot-tempered and usually acted before she thought. It also helped that she had always been prejudiced against Shi Qing; she was definitely the most suitable person to stir things up. Had Lin Lang chosen someone smarter like Song Yiqi, the girl would have found some sort of clues and talked to Qiao Dai privately, instead of heading directly to a public disturbance.
And Shi Qing was simply too timid. Even if she argued her innocence, nobody would believe her; and in the end, no matter how the incident would be resolved, Qiao Dai would be at a loss; If she didn’t believe Jiang Ruowei, Jiang Ruowei would get angry and blame her for not trusting her; but if she did suspect Shi Qing, their whole team would be affected and so would their second public performance.
Therefore only Qiao Dai and the others would suffer from this incident. Lin Lang only to watch the joke unfold; she didn’t believe the dumb Qiao DAi would find any evidence she was the one behind the report.
“Can you show me the letter?”
At this moment, Qiao Dai, who hadn’t spoken all this time, suddenly asked. Her expression was very calm; she didn’t look like she had just been betrayed by her friend and the other girls couldn’t help but mutter their surprise. How could Qiao Dai be so calm and not angry at all about being stabbed in the back by her friend and teammate?
This was when they realized Qiao Dai’s gaze towards Shi Qing was full of truth.
Qiao Dai trusted her friend.
Qiao Dai trusted Shi Qing so much she just wanted to prove her innocence.
The other girls suddenly couldn’t voice their surprise anymore and started to doubt everything; if Qiao Dai was convinced Shi Qing couldn’t report her, why would they suspect her?
They all stared at Qiao Dai as anxious hope spread in their hearts; they really wanted Qiao Dai to find the truth about what had happened. Unfortunately, the only evidence now was the letter left in the production team’s office.
Everyone had read the note several times but apart from it being the same paper as from Shi Qing’s room, they couldn’t find any other clues. Even if they kept reading it, they wouldn’t find anything else.
In front of everyone, Qiao Dai took the piece of paper and approached it to her nose before smelling it. Her movements were fast and before the girls could even realize what she was doing, Qiao Dai had already put her hands down. She raised her head and said to the crowd: “I know who wrote it.”
So fast?
The players opened their eyes wide; nobody had thought Qiao Dai would find the culprit so fast. They all frowned and started looking at each other and for a while, the classroom fell silent.
Lin Lang’s heart stopped abruptly and she instinctively clenched her fists, her nails digging painfully in her palms.
No, Qiao Dai was bluffing. There was no way she could know she had written it.
But as Lin Lang was trying to reassure herself, she suddenly realized everyone was staring at her. The players closest to her all took a step back and she was standing alone for a minute. When she raised her head, Qiao Dai was looking at her too.
All kinds of words to defend herself flashed in her mind quickly. Her eyes became red and it looked as if tears would fall at any moment and she said in a choked voice: “Daidai! You think I did it?”
Lin Lang’s appearance was eye-catching even among the girls and she always acted softly. Everyone thought she was a good person and seeing her grievances, nobody could bear it.
“How can it be Lin Lang!”
“Yes, Sister Lin Lang is so nice, this must be a misunderstanding.”
“Qiao Dai, you can’t just blame someone else because Shi Qing is your friend.”
“Citrus. Blackberry. Cedar.”
Three words came from Qiao Dai’s mouth. Nobody knew why she was saying this but they watched Qiao Dai stop in front of another girl.
“Is it your perfume?”
The girl was slightly startled. She lowered her head and sniffed her wrist, only to realize Qiao Dai was talking about the perfume she was wearing today.
“Yes, it is.” The girl’s voice trembled a little and she looked at Qiao Dai in surprise. She would have never guessed she could distinguish her perfume’s tones so clearly.
The rest of the crowd also felt stupid as Qiao Dai kept going, she walked among all the girls to list their perfumes’ components. She was like a perfumer walking in shelves of fragrances, able to scent anything and never wrong.
And in the end, Qiao Dai stopped in front of Lin Lang.
The letter still had a trace of fragrance, which was exactly the same Lin Lang was wearing today.
“Orange blossom, jasmine, almond, vanilla. Lin Lang, you never touched this note, then why does this piece of paper smell like you?”
Qiao Dai looked at her. Her expression was still calm but everybody could hear the doubt in her voice, which undoubtedly sentenced Lin Lang.
In order never to be suspected, Lin Lang had not looked at the note from beginning to end and had always stood further away, without taking even one step closer. But now, the letter was carrying her scent.
What did it mean? The answer couldn’t be more obvious.
Lin Lang wanted to argue the perfume was a coincidence. But when she opened her mouth, she couldn’t say anything; she clearly knew herself that she had always been vehement about having a perfume different from others. She hated wearing the same scent as the other girls because it made her feel cheap and even if her perfume wasn’t really unique, she could guarantee no one among the contestants would have a similar bottle.
And now, the little arrogance she had always been proud of in the past was driving her to a dead end. When she realized this, Lin Lang’s face instantly turned pale.
