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Tang Mingli thought about it carefully, then nodded: "Yes, there was such an incident, which happened in the second semester of our senior year."

Qin Song frowned slightly, her eyes filled with urgency as she looked at Tang Mingli: "Do you remember who the man who came looking for you was?"

"I remember." Tang Mingli finished the beef in his bowl, gently put down his chopsticks, and said while drinking water, "His surname is Lu, and he was a student in the same year as us in the Department of Financial Management."

Qin Song tentatively uttered the name: "Lu Yibai?"

Tang Mingli blinked, and his voice suddenly became very low, probably because he was afraid that what he was about to say would be overheard and cause unnecessary trouble.

"It's Lu Yibai, the Lu Yibai from the Lu Group. And the girlfriend he mentioned is Qin Sisi, the real heiress of the Qin family in Yuncheng, who was only found a few years ago."

"Oh..." Qin Song listened to him calmly, but in reality, the hand holding the chopsticks tightened silently.

"What did that guy surnamed Lu say to you when he found you?"

Tang Mingli pursed his lips, thought for a moment, and then answered: "Actually, he didn't say anything. He just asked me if I was Pei Xingzhi's roommate. I said yes, and he gave me a sour look and told me to tell Pei Xingzhi that Qin Sisi was his girlfriend and that Pei Xingzhi was not allowed to harass her anymore, or else he would make Pei Xingzhi regret it."

“I was distributing materials in the classroom at the time, so when that guy surnamed Lu was talking about this, many of my classmates heard it. This caused Pei Xingzhi’s reputation to become very bad afterward. Many people didn’t even know the truth of the matter, and just randomly called him a homewrecker who ruined other people’s relationships, and a perverted man who harassed girls because he had some money from his business.”

"And what about you?" Qin Song tried hard to control his emotions, forcing himself not to think about the profanities thrown at Pei Xingzhi, and still asked Tang Mingli with a smile, "Did you join in the cursing of Pei Xingzhi? Do you believe that Pei Xingzhi is that kind of person?"

"I don't believe it," Tang Mingli said firmly. "How could someone who studies hard, is serious about starting a business, and is sincere to everyone possibly harass girls?"

"Besides, Pei Xingzhi is so handsome. Since he entered university, he has been a popular figure on the school's confession wall. There are countless girls in the school who like him. Is he crazy? He has so many suitors but doesn't consider them and goes to harass a girl who has a boyfriend."

Tang Mingli became angrier as she spoke, her face turning slightly red: "Anyway, from any perspective, I don't think Pei Xingzhi is the kind of person they're talking about."

"Moreover, as far as I know, Pei Xingzhi and Qin Sisi didn't have much contact at all. Pei Xingzhi's business was already doing very well at the time, and he was so busy with his company that he hardly spent any time at school. Where would he find the time to bother Qin Sisi?"

"In my opinion, this whole thing is just a misunderstanding that Qin Sisi made up on her own. Pei Xingzhi is completely innocent."

Qin Song smiled and said, "Thank you for believing in Pei Xingzhi."

Then, recalling the way Qin Sisi used Pei Xingzhi in the original plot, she asked, "When that guy surnamed Lu accused Pei Xingzhi in the classroom, did he produce anything to prove that Pei Xingzhi had indeed harassed Qin Sisi?"

Tang Mingli didn't think about the question in detail before saying with certainty, "Yes. He took out a few screenshots of Pei Xingzhi and Qin Sisi's WeChat chat. The content in the screenshots did look quite offensive, but I don't think those words were sent by Pei Xingzhi."

Qin Song: "Why?"

Tang Mingli: "Because Pei Xingzhi is an extremely meticulous person, to the point of being somewhat rigid. When he usually sends me WeChat messages, he always types every punctuation mark correctly. He uses commas to separate sentences and remembers to put a period after finishing a sentence. But when I saw those chat records, I found that Pei Xingzhi in the screenshots didn't like to use punctuation marks when sending messages, and only used spaces to break sentences. This is not in line with Pei Xingzhi's daily habits."

"Besides, what can a few chat screenshots prove? If Qin Si wanted to frame Pei Xingzhi, she could easily find a WeChat account, change the profile picture to Pei Xingzhi's, and change the nickname to make these screenshots."

Contrary to his shy and mild-mannered personality, Tang Mingli is actually quite quick-witted and talkative when he is serious about something.

Looking at his slightly thin face, Qin Song asked curiously, "What kind of work are you doing now?"

Tang Mingli: "I took the civil service exam and got a job in the administrative office of the Yuncheng Public Security Bureau."

"No wonder." Qin Song's surprise instantly turned into understanding.

Tang Mingli had already told her most of what she wanted to know, so after careful consideration, she decided to tell him about that matter.

"Tang Mingli, I recorded our conversation just now. Do you mind?"

Tang Mingli smiled and shook his head: "I don't mind, and I guessed from the beginning that you would record it. I don't know what you want to do with this recording, but considering my status as a civil servant, I hope that when you release this recording, you can use special effects to cover up my voice a little."

"Although I really want to help Pei Xingzhi, I don't want others to find out who I am through this recording."

Tang Mingli's tolerance and magnanimity exceeded Qin Song's expectations. Qin Song was stunned for a moment, and the furrowed brows that had been on his face since he entered the room finally relaxed at this moment.

"I understand." Her smile held a hint of excitement, which seemed quite unsettling under Tang Mingli's gentle gaze.

"Don't worry, Tang Mingli, I will protect your privacy."

Tang Mingli: "Thank you."

Qin Song picked up his chopsticks again: "I've asked you almost everything you wanted to ask. Now you can just eat your meal."

Tang Mingli breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay."

Perhaps because she was in such a good mood, Qin Song, even after having breakfast, showed off quite a few things at Haidilao. Shen Yan Hui couldn't help but ask her, "Didn't you already have breakfast?"

With her cheeks puffed out, she replied, "Breakfast is breakfast, and lunch is lunch. Eating breakfast won't stop me from eating lunch now."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yanhui raised her hand and glanced at her wristwatch: "But it's not even twelve o'clock yet."

Qin Song: "...I like to eat lunch before noon!"

"..." Shen Yanhui had no words to refute.

It was almost 12:30 when we came out after dinner.

After parting ways with Tang Mingli at the entrance of Haidilao, Qin Song and Shen Yan walked side by side toward the elevator.

Shen Yan glanced at Qin Song and said, "I've done you another favor. When are you going to let me meet Pei Xingzhi?"

Qin Song: "Pei Xingzhi is in the hospital. You can see him anytime you want, but you'll need to find a suitable reason."

Shen Yan raised an eyebrow and said forcefully, "You come up with this reason!"

"..." Qin Song glanced at her sheepishly, "I know, I'm just..."

"Teacher Qin?"

He had only spoken halfway when Song Yihuan's voice suddenly rang out from directly in front of Qin Song.

Qin Song looked up and saw Song Yihuan and Xie Mingyi walking towards her together.