CHAPTER 613: CHAPTER 626: MIND YOUR OWN CLAWS

"That’s not necessarily the case, didn’t I say so? Several of us left the dorm together just now. When we came back, Ren Shuang’s cosmetics were gone. An Ran happened to return to the dorm during that time, so who knows what really happened."

"In my opinion, Ren Shuang had it coming. She knows we’re living in a shared dormitory but still insists on keeping such high-end cosmetics in the bathroom. Isn’t she just asking for trouble? A few days ago, Shen Qi accidentally knocked over her toner, only spilling a few drops, yet she made Shen Qi compensate for an entire bottle. I’ve seen Shen Qi eating plain buns these past few days. Now that she’s causing a fuss again, she’s probably just looking for an excuse to extort someone as her cosmetics are running out."

The chattering voices fell on deaf ears.

An Ran stared at the tall girl next to the bed.

The girl was wearing a pure black knit dress, showing off her curves, with wavy wine-red hair and noticeable makeup on her face.

This Ren Shuang was even more flamboyant than Sun Beibei.

Finally, her gaze landed on the hand clutching her own backpack.

"Let go," her irrefutable tone sent a chill down Ren Shuang’s spine.

Although An Ran didn’t know Ren Shuang, this wasn’t Ren Shuang’s first time seeing An Ran.

At last week’s freshman representative speech, An Ran had spoken in front of the entire school. At the time, she thought this girl was as beautiful as a flower, radiating charm.

Now, up close, she realized the girl carried an awe-inspiring presence.

Wasn’t she supposed to be just an orphan? Wasn’t she so poor she had to rely on working?

Ren Shuang was momentarily dazed; when she looked again, the girl was already in front of her.

"I don’t like strangers touching my things. Since we’ll be living together, I hope you can keep your hands to yourself," An Ran said as she took her backpack back, then smiled at Wang Xiaoyi, "Thank you, Xiaoyi."

She had heard everything clearly while outside; Wang Xiaoyi had been defending everyone, including her.

"An Ran, no need to thank me. How are you? Has your illness gotten better?"

An Ran had taken a sick leave. They didn’t know she had actually been recovering from injuries these past few days.

"I’ve recovered. Let’s go to evening study together later."

Ren Shuang watched as the two chatted as if no one else was around, her face flushing with anger.

"An Ran, my cosmetics are missing. I suspect you hid them. Since you’re here, to prove your innocence, why don’t you open your bag and let us see?"

Upon hearing Ren Shuang’s words, An Ran first looked at Xiao Xiao in disbelief, "Dear, what exactly happened while I was away these past few days? Did the teacher think our dorm’s overall IQ was too high and had to add someone to balance it out?"

Xiao Xiao smiled slyly, nodding, "Yeah, yeah. It turns out Sun Beibei could no longer suppress our overwhelming power in the dorm, so they had to bring in someone else with deep abilities."

Anyone could tell these two were calling Ren Shuang an idiot.

Ren Shuang, seething with rage, trembling, pointed at An Ran, "An Ran, don’t think just because you were elected the freshman representative that the teachers will always protect you. Even if the teachers favor you, they won’t confuse right with wrong. You’re so nervous about me seeing your bag; could it be that you really took my cosmetics?"

Just now, everyone had left the dorm together, and she was the first to re-enter. Only An Ran had come back during that time. Originally just suspicious, seeing An Ran’s evasive behavior now confirmed it for her—An Ran had taken her stuff.