C83 Ouyang Yu's Final Resistance.

Ye Yu clapped his hands with a detached expression, eyeing Ouyang Yu with a hint of mockery. "Ouyang Yu, I must say, you've put on quite the show. It's been quite entertaining!"

"Cut the act, Ye Yu. If I were you, I'd have left the school by now!" Ouyang Yu barked, a sense of foreboding rising within him, especially recalling the moment Zhu Liang inadvertently spilled the truth to Ye Yu, which only added to his unease.

"Qin Qing, surely this isn't the outcome you were hoping for," Ye Yu said, turning to face the ashen Qin Qing. "Your initial plan was to have Han Xue misunderstand my relationship with you, but everything spiraled out of control the moment Ouyang Yu produced that report."

Qin Qing clenched her jaw, silent, her complexion growing worse upon hearing Ye Yu's words.

Seeing her silence, Ye Yu regarded her with a sympathetic gaze. "Truth be told, you're the biggest casualty in this debacle. Regardless of the outcome, it's doubtful you'll be able to remain at the school."

A wave of dizziness hit Qin Qing, her vision darkening as she nearly collapsed, the grim reality of her situation finally sinking in.

"I... I didn't know things would turn out like this. What am I supposed to do?" Qin Qing was desperate, seeking Ye Yu's guidance like a drowning person clutching at the last lifeline.

Ye Yu looked at her and sighed. "If you want to lessen your punishment, then it's time to come clean with the truth."

Qin Qing's eyes narrowed, her face a mask of hesitation. She opened her mouth, as if to speak, but no words came out.

The other students, sensing Qin Qing's hesitation, realized that the situation was more complex than they thought.

"What's happening? The tide seems to be turning."

"Qin Qing's expression is off. Could we have been wrong about Ye Yu?"

"Let's wait and see. Maybe Ye Yu is just intimidating Qin Qing?"

On the sidelines, Ouyang Yu grew frantic; he couldn't afford to let Qin Qing reveal the truth.

"Qin Qing! Don't fall for Ye Yu's sweet talk. He's deceiving you! Don't trust this man before you!" Ouyang Yu emphasized, his tone laced with urgency, signaling his willingness to pay her off handsomely.

Qin Qing caught on to Ouyang Yu's implication, and her tension eased as if a realization had dawned on her. "Money? I've come to see that there are things in this world far more valuable than money."

"Ouyang Yu! This isn't what you promised me at the start!" Qin Qing fixed her gaze on Ouyang Yu, her lips curling into a scornful smile.

She pointed accusingly at the report in Ouyang Yu's hands and shrieked, "You're the one who exposed my secrets, who tossed my dignity to the ground and trampled it over and over!"

Ouyang Yu's face twisted with anger, his eyes darkening with malice. "Silence! You wretch, don't you dare slander me! I see now, it's because you still harbor feelings for Ye Yu, you don't want him involved, so you accuse me!"

Qin Qing faced the onlookers, inhaled deeply, and declared, "I was the one who set up Ye Yu, and it was all under Ouyang Yu's orders!"

The crowd erupted in shock. "Wow! So that's the truth! Ye Yu was innocent all along!"

"It was all Ouyang Yu's scheme!"

"We got it wrong about Ye Yu. Ouyang Yu is the one to blame!"

The crowd glared at Ouyang Yu with fury. He was the mastermind behind everything! And to think they had hurled insults at Ye Yu before, it was completely unjustified.

In a panic, Ouyang Yu flailed his arms and yelled, "Don't listen to her! It's definitely Qin Qing conspiring with Ye Yu to set me up!"

A glint of ice flashed in Ye Yu's eyes. Ouyang Yu was still putting up a fight. Well, in that case, let him experience the potency of the mantra solution!