C80 She Had Failed in Her Attempt to Steal the Chicken.

In the school.

In the dormitory building.

Lydia was carrying her suitcase as she walked towards her dormitory.

Since it was her first time here, she kept looking up at the dormitory number on the wall, hoping to find her dormitory number 605.

Suddenly, a figure walked out from the front and the two of them collided with each other.

Immediately, her right arm was burned by some kind of liquid.

She looked down and realized that her body was covered in hot porridge.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I was in too much of a hurry. My classmates didn't burn you, right? An, Lydia?"

A familiar voice sounded beside her ear, causing her to pause slightly.

Although she didn't look up, she knew who the person who had bumped into was.

It was none other than...

Josie.

What a coincidence, she had bumped into her again.

There was a hint of emotion in Lydia's eyes, but it quickly returned to its usual calmness. "Miss Woodward, what a coincidence. We meet again."

She smiled politely and continued to walk forward.

In the next second, her arm was grabbed by someone.

She couldn't help but turn to look at Josie behind her. "Miss Woodward, is there anything else?"

"Lydia, I'm sorry for dirtying your clothes. It's all porridge and water. Let me wipe it off you."

Josie said as she picked up a tissue and was about to wipe her clothes.

Seeing this kind of polite person, Lydia was shocked. Why was Josie acting so low today when Reece wasn't around?

Seeing Josie reaching out her hand, she took a step back and refused, "Miss Woodward, don't mind it. I'll wipe it off myself later."

"This..." Josie froze on the spot.

"Josie, since she's so resistant, let's not give her any more chances!" Suddenly, a girl wearing a hoodie and a sweater walked over from behind her.

The girl looked at Lydia arrogantly and scoffed, "This kind of person who doesn't have any moral bottom line to snatch his best friend's boyfriend is not worthy of others' respect!"

"Don't... Don't say that." Hearing Anne's words, Josie pretended to be panicked and pulled Anne's clothes as she tried to persuade her. "Don't say that, Anne. Everything is just a misunderstanding."

Anne's eyes were filled with disdain when she heard this. "What misunderstanding? The matter of her stealing your sister's boyfriend has already spread throughout the social circle of Goulcrest!"

The two of them spoke at the same time, attracting the attention of many students.

When they heard Anne's words, the other students who did not know Lydia all looked at her strangely.

"How could she do such a thing?"

"Sigh, you can't judge a book by its cover. Some people are so handsome, but they actually do dirty things behind their backs."

The passing students all criticized Lydia one after another.

Josie felt very happy when she saw that Lydia was in a slightly advantageous position.

However, she quickly hid her joy and pretended to be panicked as she pulled Anne towards the room. "Stop talking, there really is a misunderstanding here."

"Josie, what are you afraid of? It's her who did something wrong, not us!"

Anne stood there unmoving, as if she was the only one who was not afraid of anyone.

The students around them also nodded in agreement.

Seeing that everyone was standing on her side, Josie lowered her head and pretended to be panicked. However, her eyes were filled with schadenfreude.

At this moment, Lydia was watching the scene of Josie pulling Anne away with a cold gaze. She snorted in her heart.

As expected, a white lotus flower was indeed a white lotus flower. She was really good at inciting others' emotions.

Not only that, she was also a master at using others as cannon fodder.

She had defeated Josie twice in a row. This time, Josie was deliberately trying to take revenge.

Lydia rolled her eyes and walked forward. Her gaze fell on Josie.

"Miss Woodward, I think you need to explain what happened back then to me."

"... Sister Lydia, the dead are important. I don't want to talk about what happened back then anymore. Besides, I'm not here, so I really don't know what happened between you and my sister. What happened between you and my brother, Reece?"

Josie pushed herself away and stepped on her again.

The meaning was that she was purposely making others misunderstand her. Wasn't she like what Anne said, a person with a problematic character who stole her best friend's boyfriend?

She glanced at the onlookers. As expected, they looked at her with even more contempt and disdain.

"How dare you!"

"Tsk, you want to wash away your grievances? No wonder you were able to snatch away your best friend's boyfriend. This kind of person is really shameless."

"Right, right!"

In an instant, the public opinion against Lydia became even more unfavorable.

Lydia's words were harsh and unpleasant to the ears. It was as if she had not heard them at all.

She reached out her hand to take out her phone and swiped through her contact list. "Since Miss Woodward is not willing to help me explain, then I can only ask your Reece to call Miss Woodward and ask her to personally explain to my classmates."

Josie turned pale when she heard the words 'Reece'.

She had been oppressed by Lydia for the past few days. This time, she only wanted to step on her to vent her anger.

Unexpectedly, this stupid woman actually wanted to bring up Reece.

If Reece knew about this, it would be a double-edged sword for the Woodward family and the Charlotte family.

She quickly stopped her. "No!"

Lydia could see the nervousness and uneasiness on Josie's face. She shrugged.

"Reason?"

"...I, I will explain." Josie had an ugly expression on her face. She paused for a long time before continuing, "That year, my mother was afraid that Lydia, who had a good relationship with her family, would take away her sister, so she deliberately set up Lydia."

Josie's explanation left everyone dumbfounded.

They had never imagined that the truth would be like this.

Among them, the one who was most unwilling to accept it was naturally Josie’s best friend, Anne. “Josie, what nonsense are you talking about?! You, you must have been fooled by that woman by using Reece!”

Yes, she must have been!

When Anne said that, everyone's gaze fell on Josie. They wanted to see if there would be a reversal in the show.

"If the Woodward family had not orchestrated the whole thing, why would Reece of the Woodward family have fallen out with the Woodward family in one night and start to acquire the Woodward Group?"

As everyone's attention was focused on Josie, a strong voice sounded from the other end of the corridor.

Everyone turned to look at the person who had just spoken.

Shua! Shua! Shua!

"Why, Anne, didn't you read the newspaper today?" Amelia reached out and threw a newspaper in front of Anne.

Anne's face turned ashen when she saw the news that the Tillman Group had been acquired by the Tillman Group.

The Charlotte Group was really bought over?

Did what Josie said just now really happen?

Did she wrongly accuse Lydia?

At this moment, Anne felt like she was a clown. Her face was burning. She held the newspaper and glanced at Josie fiercely before turning around and returning to the dormitory.

At this point, Josie had no face to continue the conversation. She turned around and left with a pale face.

She had never thought that she would end up like this. She had only wanted to vent her anger, but who would've thought that...

She had failed to steal the chicken, and now she had lost the rice!

Thinking about how she had forced her to say that she had done something shameful, she felt so ashamed that she wanted to find a hole to hide in.

Josie subconsciously quickened her pace.

After the misunderstanding was resolved, everyone dispersed.

At this moment, only Lydia and Amelia were left in the corridor. Amelia glanced at Lydia who was stunned on the spot and laughed, "Hey, she's already gone. What are you staring at?"

Lydia suddenly came back to her senses and looked at Amelia. She frowned and asked, "Are you serious?"

"...Of course it's true." Amelia was stunned for a moment, but she quickly realized that she was asking about the acquisition of the Xia Group.

Afraid that she would not believe her, Amelia took out her phone to search for the news.

Seeing the news of the acquisition of the Xia Group on the screen, Lydia's heart skipped a beat.

He, he actually moved against the Woodward family.

What was going on?

Lydia frowned. No matter how she thought about it, she could not understand why Reece, who had promised Maria to protect the Woodward family, would do something so destructive to the Xia family.

"What happened to you?" Seeing Lydia in a daze, Amelia was puzzled.

Lydia came back to her senses and replied with a faint smile, "I'm fine." Then, her watery eyes curiously fell on Amelia. "You came to find me, right? What's the matter?"

"Aren't you paying for my mother's hospital bills? How much do you want?"

Looking at her, Amelia smiled and handed a bank card to her. "I came to return the money. That day... I really have to thank you."

"Don't say that. We can be considered to be helping each other out." Lydia pushed the bank card back. "I've given you the money. Thank you for giving me that U Shield. Prove my innocence for me."

"... You make me feel ashamed." A wave of guilt welled up in Amelia's heart.

Instead of receiving the bank card, Amelia turned around and walked towards the corridor.

When she was about to go downstairs, her footsteps paused.

Her eyes were red as she looked at Ava. "Lydia, thank you for saving my last bit of conscience. If my mother wakes up, she'll be very happy. Her daughter will know how to be a decent person again."

"Thank you."

After repeating the words, Amelia quickly left.

Lydia was stunned by the sight of Amelia's back.

She did not think that she was that great. Actually, the reason she lent her money to Amelia was not because she did not want anything.

At this moment, she was the only one left in the corridor.

Lydia put away her bank card and dragged her suitcase into her dormitory.

Since she had decided to stay in the dormitory later, she didn't have a bed. Instead, her supervisor had asked for a single room from the school.

After putting her luggage away, she stared at the news about the Woodward family's acquisition on her screen.

Reece, you're getting more and more mysterious lately.

What are you doing?

Just then, her phone suddenly rang.

She was so shocked that her hand trembled. She almost slipped her phone out of her hand. Fortunately, she reacted in time and grabbed it.

She looked at the number on the phone and pressed the answer button in confusion. "Hello, who is this?"

"It's me, Loran."

Loran's voice came from the other end of the phone. Lydia's eyes were filled with confusion.

Wasn't Loran the person who didn't like her the most?

What was going on today? Why was he looking for her?