Supremely Talented Tyrant

Chapter 2089 - 2290: The Foolproof Plan!!!

Zhang Danlin looked around outside the door, but she simply couldn't find any trace of Hao Jian. She even stuck her head out and checked up, down, left, and right, but still didn't see where he was. She was baffled—she had clearly seen with her own eyes that Hao Jian was hiding outside the window, yet now she couldn't even find his shadow.What the hell? Could it be that Hao Jian really fell down? Her heart instantly tightened, but if he'd fallen, she should be able to see him. She looked down and there was nothing—no figure, not even weeds, much less Hao Jian. But the window was that big; no matter what, she ought to be able to see a person. Hao Jian had just vanished into thin air like this, not even a shadow left.

Just as she was wondering about it, there was a sudden thump thump at the door. She frowned. Could it be that Liang Xiaohan had come back again? She walked over suspiciously, looked through the peephole to see who it was, and saw that the person knocking was not Liang Xiaohan, but Hao Jian. At once, a delighted smile flashed across her face.

Hao Jian was fine, Hao Jian had come back. She immediately opened the door, and Hao Jian was standing right in front of her. She was a little surprised, not knowing what trick Hao Jian had used. He had clearly been hiding behind the window, so how had he disappeared in an instant and then appeared outside the door? This confused her a lot.

But before she could open her mouth to ask, Hao Jian hurried in and closed the door, saying to her at the same time, "Listen to me."

"Mm!" Zhang Danlin nodded.

Hao Jian put on a serious face and said, "I need to rush back right now, and I have to get back before Liang Xiaohan returns to the classroom—gotta beat her back there. So I'm leaving now. When I get back to the classroom, you just act like nothing happened, got it? I'll handle everything else."

Zhang Danlin nodded very seriously, because she also understood the consequences. If this matter got confirmed by Liang Xiaohan, then it wouldn't just be Hao Jian who'd suffer; she'd be in trouble too. Liang Xiaohan definitely wouldn't let the two of them off that easily. So seeing Hao Jian's serious expression, she didn't say anything and just listened to him.

"Then I'll go first. You leave one step behind me. After I get to the classroom, you come over. Best if you show up after Liang Xiaohan." Hao Jian explained. With that, he was about to dart off.

This whole thing had happened completely outside his expectations. He hadn't thought Liang Xiaohan would show up at this time, and he'd almost ended up doomed with no hope of redemption.

At the time, when Liang Xiaohan's gaze turned toward the window, he immediately realized something was wrong. Zhang Danlin really wasn't good at lying; she got seen through by Liang Xiaohan in seconds. When Liang Xiaohan's eyes moved toward the window, he knew she had already guessed he was here.

Back then he'd broken out in a cold sweat. If Liang Xiaohan discovered him, he was dead meat. He didn't even know how, but in that moment a light bulb went on in his head. He glanced to the side and saw the window of the room across the way was open, letting in air. So he didn't care about anything else and directly jumped into that room.

Luckily no one was staying there, so he hid in that room and then watched as Liang Xiaohan opened the window and looked around for him. Only after he saw Liang Xiaohan leave did he come out of that room and return here. If he had hesitated even a little just then, it was very likely he would've been discovered by Liang Xiaohan. And if she found him, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Thinking this, he had already opened the door and was about to head out. He had to make it back to the classroom before Liang Xiaohan; otherwise it would be hard to explain things clearly to her. Only if he arrived before she did could he dispel her doubts and salvage the situation. After all, only by getting to the classroom first could he create evidence that he hadn't been with Zhang Danlin.

When Liang Xiaohan questioned him then, he'd just say he hadn't been with Zhang Danlin. If she said she saw the two of them get in the same car, he'd say he got off halfway, and that he didn't know where Zhang Danlin went—he'd just hitched a ride with her because they were on the same route.

You could say the plan was foolproof. At the same time he had contacted Hu Lai and Fatty, telling the two of them to get ready over there, be his cover. When Liang Xiaohan came to ask questions, the two of them would be at his side playing along, backing him up, saying he'd been with them all noon, hanging out playing cards together.

That way, the plan would be practically flawless. He'd thought all this up while he was hiding in that room—purely out of self‑preservation. If he didn't do it this way, he might die so thoroughly there wouldn't even be bones left. But this plan had one prerequisite: he had to get back to the classroom before Liang Xiaohan did.

Only if he got back before she did would any of this hold up; otherwise it would all be nonsense and get seen through by Liang Xiaohan in a second.

Thinking about all this, one foot had already stepped out of the room. He was ready to run, but just then Zhang Danlin suddenly grabbed his hand, clearly not letting him go. He looked at her in confusion, not knowing what she was up to. Time right now was literally his life. If he was any later, he might not make it back to the classroom before Liang Xiaohan, and that would be a dead end.

He stared at Zhang Danlin, puzzled. She had a look like she wanted to say something but was a little embarrassed. In the end she still spoke up: "Um… what's the deal with Liang Xiaohan's cousin?"

Hao Jian's face instantly went pale. What? Liang Xiaohan had actually told Zhang Danlin about that. His mind went blank. How could you just casually talk about this kind of thing? He'd finally managed to settle Zhang Danlin's mood. If a Liang Yuwei suddenly popped out now, her hard‑won calm might get stirred up all over again.

Zhang Danlin had originally thought she only had this one love rival, Liang Xiaohan. She felt she couldn't compete with Liang Xiaohan, so she'd given up. From the way things went today, it looked like she'd basically decided to drop it. But if another one suddenly showed up now, she might change her mind.

She couldn't beat one, but what if it was three vying together? What if she decided to give it a shot? Then what was he supposed to do! Right now he really wanted to smack Liang Xiaohan—this girl was usually pretty sharp, so why was she acting so stupid today? He was at a loss for words.

But he absolutely couldn't let Zhang Danlin overthink things; after this day was over, she needed to forget about him, and then everyone could walk away happy.

With that in mind, he pretended he hadn't heard her, immediately turned around, and bolted out the door. Zhang Danlin stood there in a daze, not understanding why Hao Jian would react like that as soon as she mentioned Liang Xiaohan's cousin. It seemed what Liang Xiaohan said was right—there was definitely something going on here, and now she was desperate to know.

After Hao Jian left, she slowly adjusted her mood and checked the time. When she felt the timing was about right, she got up, went out to hail a cab, and headed back toward school.

When Hao Jian rushed back to school, there were still about twenty minutes left before class. After Hu Lai and Fatty got his message, they hurried to get everything ready. By the time Hao Jian arrived, they even had the poker cards set up, and the three of them pretended to be engrossed in a game, looking very serious.

Sure enough, not long after Hao Jian sat down and had just picked up his cards, he saw Liang Xiaohan storm into the classroom. She froze for a second when she saw Hao Jian there, looked at him with a hint of surprise, then walked straight over to him.

"Why are you here?" Liang Xiaohan asked in astonishment.

Hao Jian pretended to be focused on his cards. When Liang Xiaohan asked him that, he looked up at her with a puzzled face and replied, "Why can't I be here? If I'm not here, where else would I be?"

It was obvious Liang Xiaohan didn't believe he'd been here the whole time. She had personally seen Hao Jian and Zhang Danlin get into the same car and had also confirmed that the two of them had gone to a hotel room together. That was definitely not wrong. What puzzled her now was why Hao Jian had arrived in the classroom before she did. Could it be that her assumptions were wrong?

With that thought, she lowered her head and looked over at Hu Lai and Fatty, asking, "Has Hao Jian been here all noon?"

Hu Lai and Fatty exchanged looks. Clearly, although they lied to their parents all the time so they could sneak off to the internet café, in front of Liang Xiaohan they felt a bit guilty and didn't quite dare lie. Their hearts were pounding away.

They were a bit scared.

Hao Jian kept up his act of casual indifference, as if he wasn't taking any of this seriously at all, just to dispel Liang Xiaohan's suspicions about him.

"Ah!" Fatty stomped on Hu Lai's foot under the table, and Hu Lai yelped, then said, "Uh, yeah, we've been together."

"Together the whole time?" Liang Xiaohan asked meaningfully.

Hu Lai paused, then said, "Oh! Hao Jian did go out once in the middle—Zhang Danlin called him out. But he came back after just a few minutes."

Fatty raised a brow and asked Liang Xiaohan, "What's up, Sister Xiaohan, did Brother Hao mess up again?"

The two of them were playing off each other perfectly. In fact, earlier on Hao Jian had already guessed that with Liang Xiaohan's personality, there was no way she'd just believe the two of them so easily. So he'd told them everything in advance and instructed them to answer like this when she came to probe or trick them.

If they claimed he'd been there the whole time, the plan would fall apart, and Liang Xiaohan definitely wouldn't let him off.

But saying he'd stepped out for a bit—that was just right.