Chapter 88: Postgraduate Study Ruined (21)
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The private room was silent, with only the sound of the video playing echoing in the room.
I don’t know if it’s because the phone was broken, but the sound of the video became even louder, echoing throughout the room.
All of Zhou Ziqian's cronies stood up and quietly stepped aside, fearing that they would be hurt by Zhou Ziqian.
Zhou Ziqian was like a mad beast, smashing everything he saw.
He tried to cover up Xia Shu's voice with the sound of smashing things.
But the more he cared, the louder Xia Shu's voice became, and the more Xia Shu's words were like a dagger, piercing his heart deeper and deeper.
【During the entire relationship, which lasted about a year, Zhou Ziqian and his friends talked about me all the time.】
[Here are some recordings and chat records between him and his friends. He even said that he brought me some food that was not served in the restaurant. I ate the food downstairs in the dormitory, and his friends watched the whole process from a distance.]
[Even on the day I broke up with him, when I was squatting on the side of the road crying, he took a video and shared with his friends how much I loved him and how much I couldn’t live without him.]
Everything has its own reasons and is supported by various evidences.
But how did Xia Shu know these things?
They laughed at Xia Shu's chat records and recordings, which were either in their small group or said in person. How did Xia Shu get them?
Zhou Ziqian put down what he was holding, raised his head suddenly and looked around.
His friends were terrified, distanced themselves from everyone, and hurriedly expressed their loyalty.
"Damn, Master Zhou, how did he get these things?"
"There is a traitor. There is definitely a traitor."
"I have never told anyone about these things, Master Zhou. I swear to God."
Zhou Ziqian had no way of determining who leaked these things for a moment, so he simply flipped the card table over and over at their feet.
The video is still playing on the phone.
After all the evidence was played, Xia Shu continued speaking slowly.
[His behavior towards me was a serious deception and trampling. I can't possibly reconcile with him, nor can I ask him for a breakup fee.]
[But he thought I was playing hard to get and deliberately keeping him hanging.]
[The day after I proposed breaking up, he chased me to the teacher's apartment building and told me not to regret it.] [I made it clear that I would not regret it and would not reconcile with him.]
[Here is the surveillance record downstairs in the apartment building. ]
【Since I broke up with him, he has been harassing me non-stop.】
[The methods include but are not limited to sending me photos of his new love, sending me photos of the gifts he gave to his new love, preventing me from participating in the internship interview of Zhou Group, and secretly transferring my internship position after I successfully entered Zhou Group for internship.]
[Here are the chat records and the surveillance records of him trying to use force to get Zhou Group to remove my interview spot.]
[I tolerated it again and again, but it didn’t bring me a moment of peace.]
[Yesterday at noon, my younger brother was resting in the park, waiting for me to go to lunch together. Zhou Ziqian saw him and approached him to chat. When I found him, my younger brother had a heart attack and fell to the ground without being able to call for help, while he was standing aside.]
[At that time, I just pushed him away and rushed my brother to the ambulance.]
[Yesterday afternoon, my brother's condition was stable and I was ready to leave the hospital.]
[Zhou Ziqian appeared in front of me again. He said that as long as I reconciled with him, he would pay for my brother's medical expenses and help my brother prepare for surgery.]
[I rejected him again and beat him up because I was so emotional.]
When they were at the hospital entrance, Zhu Qingchen was cautious and secretly turned on his mobile phone to record Zhou Ziqian's words.
Because Zhu Qingchen was close, he could clearly hear Zhou Ziqian's condescending tone, and at the end, Zhou Ziqian admitted that he deliberately approached Xia Chi because Xia Chi and Xia Shu looked alike.
At the end of the video, Xia Shu sat in his seat, let out a long sigh, and looked at the camera.
His eyes were clear, as if he was looking at someone through the camera.
[Finally, Zhou Ziqian and I went to the police station together, and we reached a settlement and signed a settlement agreement.]
[But I didn’t expect that this incident would be posted online, and Zhou Ziqian’s friends continued to throw dirty water on me and my family.]
[I have no other choice but to tell everyone everything, hoping Zhou Ziqian can let me and my family go.]
[From the beginning to the end, I have made it very clear that I do not want money, nor do I want to reconcile. ]
Finally, Xia Shu stood up from her seat and bowed deeply to the camera.
Zhou Ziqian rushed forward and kicked the phone away like crazy.
What does it mean that he has no solution?
Now it is Zhou Ziqian who is helpless!
Zhou Ziqian clenched his fists and looked around.
Liu Hao, who had been throwing mud at Xia Shu online, knew he had done something wrong. Just as he was about to run away, Zhou Ziqian shouted angrily, "Liu Hao!"
Liu Hao had just stood still when Zhou Ziqian rushed forward, pinned him to the ground and punched him in the face.
"You fucking bastard! You're killing me! You're killing me!"
Zhou Ziqian roared and beat him.
Naturally, Liu Hao couldn't just lie down and let himself be beaten, so he immediately turned over and sat up, and the two men started to wrestle with each other.
But Liu Hao was concerned about the power of Zhou Ziqian's family and did not dare to take any harsh measures. He just dodged and made excuses.
"Mr. Zhou, no, I mean well. I didn't mean it..."
"Fuck you!" Zhou Ziqian hadn't finished his words when suddenly there was a "click" sound, and his whole body froze for a moment, then fell straight back.
"Eh? No..." Liu Hao tried to explain, "You all saw it just now. I didn't hit him. How could he... It must have been Xia Shu who hit him. It must be the aftereffects..."
Friends rushed forward and helped Zhou Ziqian up: "Why are you still talking about this now? Hurry up and send him to the hospital!"
"Do you want to call the Zhou family?"
"I don't dare, do you? Send him to the hospital first."
*
A lot happened this past night.
The rumors intensified, and Zhou Ziqian's identity had long been revealed: he was the grandson of the Zhou Group and a well-known rich second generation.
The police station issued a notice saying that both parties in the beating incident in front of the First Hospital had reached a settlement and signed a settlement agreement.
Although Liu Hao's comment was deleted, some people had already saved the screenshots and vowed to spread the screenshots of "materialistic student Xia Shu" all over the Internet.
Anyone who remains neutral and wants to take a closer look at what is going on will be scolded back by them.
Some people even went to the official account of Jinghua University without any investigation and demanded that they expel students with bad morals like Xia Shu.
[No matter what your reasons are, you can't hit others, okay? ]
[Like a madman]
[To be honest, Mr. Zhou and Mr. Zhou of Zhou Group are very polite. I once worked part-time in a hotel and had to open the door for them. Mr. Zhou even said thank you to me. He is a very elegant gentleman.]
[The Zhou Group is an old-established group. There is definitely a difference between nouveau riche and sons of aristocratic families. Such families must be very strict in disciplining their children.]
[So many second-generation rich people have had scandals, only Young Master Zhou has not. Young masters from aristocratic families would not do such a thing.]
[Mr. Zhou should protect himself when he is outside. How come he was entangled by a madman? ]
[Mr. Zhou finally reconciled with the madman. Why didn't he find a lawyer and sue him directly? Not happy at all. It seems that rich people are not without worries.]
[Maybe it’s to ward off disasters by spending money]
【@Jinghua University, shouldn't such students be expelled? 】
[@Jinghua University, my elder brother is asking you a question, if a student has bad morals, shouldn’t he be expelled? ]
Several teachers Zhu Qingchen knew sent WeChat messages to ask him what was going on. Even the department leader called and asked Zhu Qingchen to contact Xia Shu immediately and come to school tomorrow.
Zhu Qingchen agreed casually, hung up the phone, and continued to help Xia Shu organize the evidence.
Neither Xia Shu nor Zhu Qingchen were affected. They spent a whole night organizing all the evidence, shooting and editing the video, and then uploading it with the most popular entries.
Finally I caught the last train of this hot event.
As soon as the clarification video was released, a bunch of people flocked in.
At first, these people were sarcastic.
【Let’s see what Xia Shu can come up with】
【Let’s see Xia Shu’s argument】
[Judging from his appearance, he is the kind of student who is very good at pretending to be good and deceiving others]
[Rich people don't have nothing to do. Is Xia Shu suffering from paranoia? ]
[I suspect Xia Shu was scammed. The person he is dating must be a liar, not Zhou Shao at all]
[No way? I've even added famous celebrities on QQ. Does anyone really think that a rich second-generation person would fall in love with me?]
[So Xia Shu was cheated, right? You can't hit someone even if you've been cheated.]
[There have been news like this before, but they were all about elderly people being scammed. Xia Shu, a college student, swore that he was scammed and even dared to post it. It's so funny]
[He doesn't think anyone would really believe it, does he?]
Soon, all these people fell silent.
Because Xia Shu was playing the recording of Zhou Ziqian mocking Xia Shu in the private room.
"It's just for fun, it doesn't cost me a penny."
"Zhou Shaoniu."
There was a brief pause in the video barrage, and then it was blank.
【？ ？ ？】【What the hell is this? 】
[The chat records and recordings could be fake. How could a young man from a noble family do such a thing? ]
[Rich second generation party, how could Xia Shu get the recording so easily? It must be a synthesis]
[Although, this sound is very similar to the sound in the beating video]
[I began to doubt]
Soon after, as Xia Shu presented more evidence and Zhou Ziqian's figure appeared in the surveillance video, all the questioning voices disappeared instantly.
[Does anyone know Zhou Ziqian? Come and identify him. ]
【Didn’t we dig out all the photos of Zhou Ziqian yesterday? 】
[This is the person Xia Shu beat up]
[Isn't this Zhou Ziqian? The luxury items in the photos he deliberately sent to Xia Shu are basically limited editions. Just check and you will know who bought them. Why would a liar buy these things to cheat people? Xia Shu has no money, so why would he cheat him? ]
[So, the one who was clinging to her was not Xia Shu, but Zhou Ziqian? ]
[Does the Zhou family have a permanent army of online trolls? Once they see the Zhou family's videos, they immediately come out to comment?]
[I am confused by the so-called noble young master mentioned above. Do you know him? Have you ever talked to him? Is he the noble young master, the noble young master in your dream? ]
[So disgusting, so disgusting, I am so disgusted, yue]
[Do poor people deserve to be played with? Do poor people deserve to be smeared? ]
[@京城刘少, isn't this your buddy? Come out and claim him.]
Less than ten minutes after the video was posted, the number of comments exceeded thousands.
In the office, Zhu Qingchen was scrolling through his phone and reading the comments.
Yesterday evening, Huo Jun sent them back to school.
The security in the school is better, and it is not convenient for Xia Shu to shoot videos in Mr. Huo’s office, so they returned to Zhu Qingchen’s office.
Zhu Qingchen asked: "System, what is a noble family master?"
The system was puzzled: "Aren't you from ancient times? You don't even know this?"
"I mean, aren't there no aristocratic families in modern times? What are the young masters of aristocratic families they are talking about?"
“It’s gone in reality, but it’s still there in people’s hearts.”
"Um……"
A son of an aristocratic family? Is Zhou Ziqian worthy of this?
Zhu Qingchen read the comments for a while, and was relieved to see that most people were on Xia Shu's side. If Xia Shu hadn't beaten Zhou Ziqian in front of the hospital, and if Zhou Ziqian's friends hadn't spoken out, this incident wouldn't have caused such a big stir.
Now it's well, everyone knows.
Zhu Qingchen raised his head, yawned, and said to Xia Shu: "The video is fine. Zhou Ziqian won't respond so quickly. You've been up all night. Do you want to go back and rest?"
Xia Shu nodded: "Then I'll go back to the dormitory and rest for a while."
"Okay." Zhu Qingchen stood up, "I'll go back to the apartment to rest too."
The two men saved several copies of the evidence and then left the office together.
The weather is nice today, with clear skies and a gentle breeze that makes you feel refreshed.
Xia Shu carried her bag and looked up at the clear sky.
He had been avoiding Zhou Ziqian recently, even walking with his head down, for fear of running into him.
It’s different now, now he is not afraid of anything.
Zhu Qingchen patted his shoulder and said, "Go back and get enough rest. If the Zhou family contacts you, remember to tell your teacher in time. If the school asks you to delete the video, don't listen to them. Anyway, if someone contacts you, just come to your teacher."
"Okay." Xia Shu nodded seriously.
Zhu Qingchen sent him back to the dormitory building, watched him go upstairs, and then turned and left.
Zhu Qingchen walked back while sending a message to Huo Jun.
[Is Mr. Huo okay? How is the Zhou family doing? ]
Huo Jun quickly replied: [Zhou Ziqian has not made any move, Mr. Zhou doesn't know about this yet]
They should find out soon.
Zhu Qingchen returned to his apartment, closed the curtains, fell on the bed, hugged his pillow and browsed the comment section.
The system reminded him: "You have been brushing for half an hour, don't you want to sleep?"
Zhu Qingchen changed his posture and pulled the phone charging cable from the bedside over to him: "I can't sleep."
He loves reading the comments section too much.
The system landed in front of him, blocking the phone screen: "Go to bed quickly."
"Okay, brush for another ten minutes, just ten minutes."
The system had no choice but to help him count the time.
As a result, only two minutes later, Zhu Qingchen closed his eyes, tilted his head on the pillow, and fell asleep.
Still holding the phone in his hand.
The system pushed the phone out of his hand with all its might: "I will never bring you to the modern world again."
Zhu Qingchen closed his eyes and groaned in response: "No, I want to play with my phone..."
He wasn't awake, he was just half asleep.
The system pulled the blanket and covered his belly button: "Play, play, play until you go blind."
*
Zhou Ziqian's friends rushed him to the hospital.
Along the way, Liu Hao kept shirking responsibility: "It has nothing to do with me. You have to testify for me. He rushed up and beat me up. I didn't fight back. By the way, Mr. Zhou must have been pissed off to death by Xia Shu..."
Xu Xi folded her hands and glanced at him: "Shut up."
Xu Xi looked out the window, wondering if Zhou Ziqian was so angry that he would die. Would the house and car he had given him be taken back by the Zhou family?
That shouldn't be possible, right? I gave it to him, and Zhou Ziqian also smashed his phone. The Zhou family should pay for it, right?
That idiot Xia Shu won't be held responsible, right? He shouldn't be. It's obviously Zhou Ziqian who can't handle it well.
After arriving at the hospital and checking, the doctor told them that Zhou Ziqian didn't have any serious problems and it had little to do with the fight. It was mainly because he played cards all night and didn't eat breakfast, which made him faint.
Upon hearing this, Liu Hao immediately breathed a sigh of relief. That’s great. It had nothing to do with him.
Xu Xi also breathed a sigh of relief. That was great. He could get compensation for the phone.
Zhou Ziqian was admitted to the hospital and after receiving intravenous drip for a while, he slowly regained consciousness.
As soon as Liu Hao saw him open his eyes, he rushed forward and said, "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou, the doctor said that you fainted because you played cards all night."
He was eager to distance himself from the matter, but Zhou Ziqian was too lazy to argue with him now and reached out to Xu Xi: "Cellphone."
Xu Xi said: "It was broken by Master Zhou."
"Got it. I'll give you ten as compensation. Give me my phone."
"Okay."
Xu Xi immediately took Zhou Ziqian's phone, unlocked it considerately, and put it in his hand.
Xu Xi thought about it and warned: "Mr. Zhou, the doctor said that you can't be stimulated anymore."
"I know." Zhou Ziqian did not watch Xia Shu's video again. He knew without watching it that everyone was cursing him under that video.
He opened the address book and called Grandpa Zhou, crying, "Hey, Grandpa, I was beaten..."
Xu Xi frowned and curled his lips impatiently.
I give up. This is the first time I see a “grandpa’s boy”.
Zhou Ziqian briefly recounted the incident, and Grandpa Zhou was furious. He said in a stern voice, "Ziqian, which hospital are you in now? Grandpa will be there soon. Don't be afraid. Send the video over and I'll have my lawyer take a look."
"Okay." Zhou Ziqian hung up the phone, lay on the bed, and instructed Xu Xi, "Go buy me something to eat."
Xu Xi was speechless. He responded and walked out of the ward.
His cell phone was broken by Zhou Ziqian, and the saved number of Xia Shu was gone, otherwise he would have definitely tipped off Xia Shu.
*
When Huo Jun received the call from Mr. Zhou, he was in the office dealing with equity acquisition matters.
Anticipating that Mr. Zhou would not be too peaceful, he answered the call, turned on the speakerphone, and put the phone aside.
Sure enough, as soon as the call was connected, Mr. Zhou's exasperated voice came from inside: "Huo Jun! Such a big thing happened, and you didn't even tell me?"
"Ziqian has been bullied like this, and as his uncle, you just watch him get bullied? You even help that teacher Zhu bully him, are you crazy?"
Huo Jun sat in front of the computer and said calmly: "My last name is Huo, and I have nothing to do with the Zhou family. Who is Zhou Ziqian's uncle?"
“You…” Mr. Zhou didn’t expect him to say that. He kept saying “you, you, you” for a long time, unable to utter a word. “How could you…”
Huo Jun suddenly raised his voice and said sternly: "I, I, I, I am not doing enough to help him? Have I ever told you not to mess with Xia Shu and Teacher Zhu? He insisted on coming up, what can I do?"
"He is a moron. He has repeatedly provoked others and caused his brother to be hospitalized. He even had the nerve to blame others online. Now he has pissed him off and implicated the entire group."
Mr. Zhou, like Zhou Ziqian, is a bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong.
He originally wanted to teach Huo Jun a lesson and then ask Huo Jun to come over and help them deal with the matter.
Unexpectedly, Huo Jun turned against him directly.
So Mr. Zhou immediately softened his tone: "Xiao Huo, don't be angry. Ziqian was wrong in this matter. You also said that Ziqian's reputation is not good, and it has affected the entire group. You should also help, right?"
Huo Jun asked sharply: "What the other party said is true, how can we find a solution?"
Mr. Zhou paused and said, "I will ask someone to contact Xia Shu right away and give him another 500,000 yuan to ask him to delete the video."
"If I delete the video, won't others have archived it? This matter has already spread a long time ago. Deleting it will only cause rebellion."
Seeing Huo Jun start to discuss countermeasures with him, Mr. Zhou breathed a sigh of relief.
"What do you think?"
"Let Ziqian post a video too."
"He also posted? What video?"
"Xia Shu now says that Ziqian was so persistent with him that he sent his brother to the hospital. This accusation is too serious. You can say that Ziqian was pursuing Xia Shu normally." Huo Jun leaned back in his chair and twirled the pen in his hand. "Just say that Xia Shu is too sensitive."
Mr. Zhou was still a little hesitant: "Is it possible?"
Huo Jun calmly set a trap for them: "Package it up and say that Ziqian made a mistake and now regrets it. Netizens don't like to see a persistent man, but they like to see a prodigal son returning home or a domineering boss chasing his wife."
“That makes sense.”
No matter how you look at it, Zhou Ziqian's case is nothing more than a moral issue, and there is a lot of room for maneuver.
A wealthy and overbearing CEO did something wrong at one point and wanted to get his girlfriend back, but his methods were a little too extreme and Xia Shu was a little too sensitive.
This is a drama about a rich man chasing his wife, not a drama about social law.
By packaging it in an entertaining way and using a few memes, netizens are laughing and joking about the fairy tale of wealthy families. Everyone will say that Zhou Ziqian is a paranoid boss who has turned over a new leaf, and Xia Shu is the gray prince who has finally gotten his due.
The crematorium novel is reflected in reality, and the truth will soon be revealed.
But Mr. Zhou was still a little hesitant: "Zi Qian's side..."
Huo Jun said calmly: "You can ask him directly. He still likes Xia Shu. Those gifts are also prepared for Xia Shu."
"Okay." Mr. Zhou said, "Thank you for taking care of the group these days. When Ziqian graduates, let him take over your job."
Huo Jun responded, but didn't answer and hung up the phone.
Even at this point, Mr. Zhou was still thinking about asking Huo Jun to give up his position to him.
Huo Jun rubbed his brows and sent a message to Xia Shu, asking him to be mentally prepared because the Zhou family was going to fight back.
Xia Shu replied with a "thank you". Huo Jun then asked him what Zhu Qingchen was doing now. Xia Shu said that Teacher Zhu should catch up on his sleep.
Huo Jun replied: [Wait until he wakes up and then tell him]
The villain system sighed: "You are really suitable to be a villain."
Killing someone and destroying their heart.
This matter is just a moral issue. If Zhou Ziqian directly admits his mistake and pretends to be dead, Xia Shu can't do anything to him.
But if Zhou Ziqian came out and lied, and the two sides fought back and forth, and the matter became more and more serious, then it would be a different story.
Huo Jun said calmly: "What villain? Am I not helping him to chase his wife? The whole network is watching, the domineering president chases his wife, isn't it written like this in the original book?"!
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