After the dishes were almost ready, Cheng Xiaolan looked around and said, "There have been fewer customers recently. I wonder if it has something to do with the increase in the price of the dishes."

"You're overthinking it. There's a new skewer shop just over the street, and it's extremely popular." Jin Yan said in a calm tone. After all, it was Cheng Xiaolan who was treating us.

"Have you all been there?" Cheng Xiaolan asked Zhang Fei and Cheng Ze, her eyes full of reproach.

"I went there once, but there were too many people, so I had to wait for a long time," Zhang Fei said.

"Really, since I met them, we spend less and less time together." Cheng Xiaolan complained.

"I want to ask you to come, but don't you like food stalls like that?" Chengze said.

"Yeah, if you ask me, I won't go to a place that's not good." Cheng Xiaolan swung her wine glass, and after taking a sip of wine, her whole body became energetic. She looked at Xia Tian with a critical eye for a while, and suddenly

Ask, "Senior, is it delicious?"

Xia Tian ordered a dish of baked rice with shrimp and cheese. Because she only drank soy milk at noon, she swallowed half of this staple food in a short time.

"Good."

I don’t understand why Cheng Xiaolan suddenly asked herself “Is it delicious?” And her tone was definitely not kind.

"Sure enough, senior sister also wants to live a prosperous life without worrying about money." Cheng Xiaolan twitched her lips in disdain, "Yes, this is the dream of all lower-class women."

"Lower-class woman? What on earth do you want to say?" Jin Yan couldn't hold back her anger and asked her angrily.

"I didn't mention you. The fact that you can choose to be with Da Fei means that you are different from this little girl." Cheng Xiaolan said.

Zhang Fei said: "Lan Lan, how do you speak?"

"You say I'm a prostitute?" What happened during this period was enough to give her a headache. At this time, Cheng Xiaolan wanted to mock her maliciously. Xia Tian put down the stainless steel fork, glared at her sitting opposite, and spoke word by word

Ask, "Why do you say that?"

Chengze's face was ugly, and he asked her with a hint of self-blame: "So you invited everyone to dinner today just to attack Tiantian with such vulgar words in front of us?"

"Tiantian! Haha -" Cheng Xiaolan's smile made people feel sick, "You still don't know what you have fallen in love with, do you?"

"Cough——" She coughed hard to clear her throat, "Senior sister——"

Xia Tian raised his head, looking like he would never back down.

"Where's the bracelet Chengze gave you?"

In just a moment, Xia Tian's entire body froze. She seemed to hear the sound of something broken deep inside her heart.

I can’t hide it anymore!

It was discovered so quickly!

Discovered by this girl who wanted her to die!

You can make up an excuse and lose it, or leave it in the dormitory, or...

Cheng Xiaolan stared at Xia Tian, ​​as if she was particularly expecting her to make up a decent lie and then expose it herself.

Xia Tian slowly lowered her head, panic and helplessness replaced the original firmness in her eyes. Her legs were trembling. She tried her best to hold her legs tightly with her trembling hands.

"I will explain it to Chengze later."

Jin Yan bumped Xia Tian with her elbow and asked in a low voice: "What does she mean?"

Zhang Fei and Chengze also didn't understand.

Cheng Xiaolan slowly opened her bag, took out a shiny gold bracelet, and placed it on the table, closest to Chengze.

"Does it look familiar?"

After Chengze picked it up and looked at it carefully, he asked Cheng Xiaolan in confusion: "Cousin, what did you exchange with Tiantian again?"

Cheng Xiaolan glanced at Xia Tian, ​​she still lowered her head and didn't intend to say anything.

"This bracelet is worn on the wrist of a girl in our club. I originally thought it was just a simple 'catch style'. With the idea of ​​​​trying it out, I invited you to come here. Unexpectedly, I was shocked when I tried it."

Jin Yan looked at Cheng Xiaolan, then at Zhang Fei and Cheng Ze, still confused: "Isn't this my sister's bracelet? Why is it in someone else's hands?"

Zhang Fei seemed to understand, so he chose to remain silent like Xia Tian.

Cheng Xiaolan said proudly: "That day in the library, I saw you holding a brand-new tablet. Where did you get the money? Did you buy it with the money from selling the bracelet?"

Chengze's eyes were always on the gold bracelet, and he looked over and over at the bracelet, which was a bit too small for him, countless times.

Jin Yan shook her head and denied it for Xia Tian: "How could it be? My sister treasures that bracelet very much, and the tablet must have been bought with the money she earned from working."

"Working? Delivering food?" Cheng Xiaolan showed a photo on her phone. It was when she and Xia Xi were choosing jewelry in a gold store two years ago, "Look who these two people are."

Zhang Fei and Chengze stood up slightly, took a look at the photo and sat down again.

"Miaomiao sent me this photo and asked me if this person is Xia Tian and who is the man next to her." Cheng Xiaolan stared at Xia Tian with sharp eyes, as if she was ready to "flay" her alive at any time.

Zhang Fei asked: "Why did Miaomiao bump into them?"

"Isn't it easy to meet someone with a big butt?" Cheng Xiaolan said, "You wouldn't believe that she went to work in such a far away place, would you?"

"I didn't take a picture of his face." Jin Yan enlarged the photo, "Sister, you went to that small town again to find him? What is your relationship? Take this opportunity to speak out and don't let anyone misunderstand."

"Fortunately, I didn't take a picture of my brother's face." Xia Tian breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but his face was still nervous and ugly.

"Sister, can you say something? Aren't you..." Jin Yan began to press Xia Tian.

"Are you stupid? Her current expression is equivalent to admitting it." Cheng Xiaolan looked at Jin Yan with Erha's eyes, "She pretends to be innocent, but she cheats on her behind his back to make money from men.

, first Senior Shi, then Aze..."

Jin Yan put her cell phone on the table and was still trying to argue: "That's nonsense. Besides, maybe these are the same style, not necessarily my sister's bracelet."

Cheng Xiaolan asked: "Do you know what that girl does at home?"

Jin Yan shook her head.

"They collect gold and silver, as well as second-hand goods. Many girls will sell bags, watches, etc. given by their ex-boyfriends. I'm still surprised. It seems that she usually doesn't spend too much, but she wears all famous brands."

Cheng Xiaolan said with disgust, it was like a noble despising the nouveau riche.

It was this series of coincidences that caused Xia Tian to be thrown naked in front of everyone like a thief.

The conversation has reached this point, but Chengze has not expressed his position yet.

She didn't care what they thought of her, except Chengze.

I don't intend to tell the truth, but I can tell the truth about the urgent need for money. I can also tell the truth about my brother and ask him to keep it confidential.

If he asked.

But he didn't ask or smile. He asked Cheng Xiaolan in an unexpectedly calm tone: "Can I keep this temporarily?"

"No, I only borrowed it for one night and I have to return it to her tomorrow." Cheng Xiaolan took the bracelet from Chengze's hand and quickly put it into her bag.

Chengze exhaled heavily and said to several people: "Eat quickly, the food is already cold."

Who still wants to eat?

"Senior sister, hurry up and eat too. You haven't eaten anything all day." Narita added.

Senior!

When we are strangers, she is like a senior, and when we are close, she is like Tiantian.

Xia Tian felt a tight pain in his chest, his heart rate gradually accelerated, his body became colder, and his face became as pale as paper.

"The things have been given to her, and they belong to her. She can do with them how she wants." Chengze sighed and pushed the red wine lamb chops towards Xia Tian, ​​and then laughed uncontrollably. He immediately used unnatural words.

His cough covered up the past, "Ahem, try it and see if it's as delicious as Brother Da Zhuang's."

"Are you sick?" Cheng Xiaolan slammed the table and roared, "She may be using your money to be cool with other men."

The students sitting scattered everywhere looked here at the same time, and after a while, the waiter came over.

"Excuse me, do you need anything?" The waiter looked at them one by one, not looking like he was drunk and ready to cause trouble.

"I..." Xia Tian tried very hard to control the emotions surging in her heart, and her words were all trembling, "I want to pack 2 copies..."

She pointed at the staple food in front of her.

"Shrimp and cheese baked rice?" the waiter reminded.

"Yes, plus the one on the table, I'll pay for 3 copies in total, is that okay?"

The waiter glanced at the others. No one agreed or objected, so he said: "Okay."

"Can I wait at the bar?"

"Okay, come with me."

Xia Tian knew that the eyes of the four of them must be on her, so she left faster.

"What's wrong with you? Have you cried?" Xia Xi lay on the bed, looked at her sister's red and swollen eyes, and asked weakly.

"What's wrong with you? Are you sick?" Xia Tian hurriedly put down the lunch box and touched Xia Xi's forehead.

"It's nothing, I'm just tired." Xia Xi sat up with difficulty.

Xia Tian stared at Xia Xi's face for a long time, and couldn't see anything other than weight loss.

"Stop trying so hard to grab the order. Your face is as thin as a comic book hero." Xia Tian opened the lunch box, "Eat it while it's hot."
To be continued...