Chapter 89: Postgraduate Study Ruined (22)
twenty two
This is what is written in "Lost Fairy Tales".
Xia Shu suffered from depression and took a year off from school.
Zhou Ziqian finally knew the truth and knelt down in front of Xia Shu, willing to spend the rest of his life to compensate him.
Zhou Ziqian gave Xia Shu a luxury item engraved with his initials, confessed his love to Xia Shu on a screen projected on the Century Building, and established a foundation to treat children with heart disease in Xia Shu's name.
Zhou Ziqian even gave money to passers-by on Xia Shu's way to school and work, asking them to greet Xia Shu every day and give her a flower to make her happier.
Finally, one day, he booked all the big screens in Jinghua and proposed to Xia Shu.
The whole city is watching as the domineering boss chases his wife.
Zhou Ziqian gave Xia Shu the proposal and the wedding of the century in the whole city.
After getting married, Zhou Ziqian seemed to have quickly become wise. While he was active in the business world, he never came home late and never went to those messy places to play. He went home on time every day to accompany Xia Shu.
Everyone, both on and off the stage, said that being liked by Zhou Ziqian was a blessing Xia Shu had earned in eight lifetimes.
It has also spread in the wealthy circle that one should get married first and then build a career. As long as one meets the right person, no matter how unruly a playboy is, he will turn back, and no matter how stupid a person is, he can become successful.
The fairy tale of the real prince and the gray boy shines into reality, so this book is called——
Lost Fairy Tales
In the president's office, Huo Jun just received a call.
The small shareholders of Zhou Group jointly called him and asked him how he was doing. Zhou Ziqian was being cursed all over the Internet, and the group's stock price had begun to fall.
Huo Jun was not in a hurry: "If you trust me, just wait a little longer; if you don't trust me, I can also buy out your shares at the transfer price three days ago. I won't take advantage of you."
With such good news, several small shareholders began to get excited and immediately asked him to sign a contract.
Huo Jun did not refuse and asked them to bring the documents to the group for an interview immediately.
After hanging up the phone, the villain system said, "Aren't you afraid that Zhou Ziqian will really catch up with Xia Shu? Then they will join forces to deal with you?"
"Impossible." Huo Jun said, "I believe in Zhu Qingqing. The students he teaches will not be wrong."
"Let me be honest. After Zhou Ziqian turned from a playboy to a domineering CEO, few people in the world could stand the ways he used to chase his wife."
"Zhu Qingqing can stand it." Huo Jun picked up the pen on the table. "I once took him to watch me train the troops. When I asked the troops to assemble, I called him 'Master Zhu', but he turned around and ran away, saying that I was crazy."
Huo Jun felt aggrieved.
The system was helpless: "Can you please stop mentioning the host on the other side?"
"No." Huo Jun remained calm, "I am the host, you are not."
*
On the other side, Xia Shu returned to the dormitory, removed the dust cloth covering the bed, climbed onto the bed, and forced herself to close her eyes and rest for a while.
But he really couldn't sleep, so he held his cell phone and called his mother.
"Hello, Xiaoshu?" Xia's mother's voice was tearful, as if she had just cried.
"Mom." Xia Shu got up from the bed, hugged her legs, and held the phone. "Is Xiaochi okay?"
"Well, Xiaochi is fine." Mother Xia wiped away her tears. "I didn't give him the phone, nor did I let him go out. Now his father is watching TV with him."
"That's good." Xia Shu breathed a sigh of relief. Noticing something wrong in her mother's tone, she asked, "What's wrong, Mom?"
"It's okay." Mother Xia sniffed and walked outside the ward to talk to him, "Xiao Shu, your parents have seen your video. They don't know that you have suffered so much..."
Mother Xia closed the door of the ward, covered her face, and cried in the corridor, choking with sobs: "It is Mom and Dad who have failed in their duties. Since you went to college, Mom and Dad have cared less about you... I'm sorry..."
Xia Shu quickly said: "No, my parents have always cared about me, it's me..."
Falling in love without knowing the parents' knowledge is a very common thing, and this happens in many other families.
His parents are very good, and his brother is very good too, it's not because of them.
But Mother Xia still cried: "Xiao Shu, Mom and Dad are really sorry for not noticing..."
"It's okay, it's really okay. This is Zhou Ziqian's fault, not our family's."
Xia Shu comforted her mother for a while, and her mother asked again: "Are you in school now?"
"Well, Mr. Zhu will help me."
"Then..." Xia's mother asked, "Is the school cafeteria open? Do you want me to make some food and bring it over?"
"No need." Xia Shu thought for a moment, "The situation is rather special right now. Mom and Dad, please don't come to see me for now. If your identity is exposed, it will disturb Xiao Chi's recovery. The school cafeteria is open, and there are still many students staying in school."
"But mom and dad are worried. Mom will find a place near the hospital to cook some food and ask dad to bring it to you. I'll leave it there and you can just go get it."
His mother insisted on bringing him food, and Xia Shu had no way to refuse, so he had to agree.
Mother Xia finally warned: "If there is anything, you must tell Mom and Dad. Although Zhou Ziqian's family is powerful, our family is not afraid of him. We have some connections too."
Xia Shu asked doubtfully, "What's the relationship between our families?"
"Your father has brought a few guests before. They are leaders who came down for inspection."
Xia Shu smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'm not afraid."
At noon, Xia's mother fried some dishes, put them in a lunch box, and asked Xia's father to drive it over.
Xia Shu went to get it at the school gate.
Father Xia handed him the lunch box, looked at his son, and suddenly his eyes became red.
"It's only been one night, why are you so haggard?"
Xia Shu smiled and said, "Dad, I'm fine. I just stayed up all night last night. I'll just have a good sleep when I get home."
"Well." Father Xia instructed, "There are two lunch boxes, and one is for Teacher Zhu. He has helped you a lot, you must thank him well."
Xia Shu nodded: "I understand."
Father Xia looked at his son, risked being photographed for illegal parking at the school gate, opened the car door and got out.
He walked up to Xia Shu, opened his arms and hugged him.
Father Xia is not very good at speaking and is too shy to say anything sentimental.
The hug was very short. He just patted Xia Shu's back lightly and then let go.
Father didn't say anything, but Xia Shu quickly understood.
With red eyes, he looked at his father.
Father Xia seemed a little embarrassed and turned to leave: "I'm leaving first. If you get caught on camera later, you'll be fined."
"good."
Xia Shu stood there holding her lunch box, watching her father leave.
He waited until the familiar taxi disappeared at the intersection before he prepared to go back to school.
He sent a message to Teacher Zhu, asking if Teacher Zhu had woken up. His mother had cooked some food and asked him to bring some to the teacher.
Zhu Qingchen replied quickly: [I'll go to the cafeteria to wait for you, let's go to the cafeteria to eat]
Xia Shu put away his phone and quickened his pace.
At the entrance of the cafeteria, Zhu Qingchen saw Xia Shu coming from a distance and waved at him: "Here."
Xia Shu trotted forward with something in his hand: "Teacher."
"Yeah." Zhu Qingchen led him to the cafeteria.
Although it is summer vacation, there are still some students staying on campus.
In order to avoid being disturbed, the two found a secluded and quiet place to sit down.
Xia Shu opened the lunch box and laid out all the food.
Mother Xia specially prepared braised pork ribs, stewed eggplant with beans, and seaweed meatball soup for them.
Zhu Qingchen took the rice and chopsticks from Xia Shu and said, "Say 'thank you' to your mother for me."
"Okay." Xia Shu said, "My mom also asked me to say 'thank you' to the teacher."
"You're welcome. I'm a teacher."
Xia Shu nodded and put the ribs in front of the teacher: "By the way, teacher, Mr. Huo just sent me a message saying that the Zhou family is going to counterattack."
"Hmm?" Zhu Qingchen raised his head in confusion. "Why are they fighting back? What can they refute?"
"They wanted to say that Zhou Ziqian's entanglement with me meant that he liked me and was pursuing me."
"What?!" Zhu Qingchen opened his eyes wide in disbelief.
He is so shameless!
If you wrap a pile of dog shit in a package that says “the prodigal son returns” or “the man chasing his wife ends up in the crematorium”, you can sell it as chocolate?
The system reminded him: "Hey, what bullshit? Watch your words, this is what is written in the original book."
Zhu Qingchen argued with it: "Just say shit! Just say shit! Just say shit!!!"
"Just say it. Anyway, I'm not the one eating now."
“…”
Zhu Qingchen looked at Xia Shu and said sternly, "Don't worry, right is right and wrong is wrong. I don't believe he can really confuse right and wrong. If you want evidence, we have a lot here. We are not afraid of him."
"Okay." Xia Shu nodded vigorously.
Zhu Qingchen said seriously: "Eat well, go back and have a good sleep, get enough energy, and prepare for the next battle."
*
After lunch, Zhu Qingchen returned to the apartment.
I didn’t get enough sleep just now, so I’ll continue sleeping for a while now.
He had just closed his eyes and was about to go to sleep when the department head called him.
"Hey, Xiao Zhu, what's going on with your student? He's causing a big fuss online."
Zhu Qingchen sniffed and hid in the quilt: "What student? I don't know."
"Don't play dumb, it's about Xia Shu and the video he posted online."
"Oh, I've seen that video. He's so pitiful. He was deceived."
"Zhu Qingchen, don't think I don't know. You helped him shoot that video. You also helped him get all the evidence. Now the Zhou family has come to me..."
Zhu Qingchen thought for a moment and interrupted him: "Director, this is a university, right?"
"yes."
Zhu Qingchen said firmly: "The way of university is to manifest virtue. Who is the one who behaved improperly in this matter? Who is the victim?"
"I know, Xia Shu was deceived."
"Then you still..."
The department head said sternly, "I didn't ask Xia Shu to delete the video and apologize. I just wanted to tell you that I'm still out for exchange and study, and I can't leave for the time being. I probably won't be back until tomorrow. You and Xia Shu should hold on for me first. Don't compromise. I'll be there soon."
Zhu Qingchen shrank back into the bed weakly: "Oh, I see."
"Really? Will the school compromise? Who do you think I am? Are you the only good teacher?"
"I knew the director was the most upright person. I just wanted to test his determination. The director is so cool. He is a role model for us."
Zhu Qingchen spared no effort to flatter his leader. The leader laughed, gave him a few more reminders, telling him to withstand the pressure and not be intimidated or bribed by the Zhou family, and then hung up the phone.
Zhu Qingchen put his phone away, snuggled into bed, closed his eyes and tried to catch up on his sleep.
Zhu Qingchen slept until five in the afternoon. He curled up in the quilt, took out his mobile phone, and saw that Xia Shu had sent him a message half an hour ago.
[Teacher, the Zhou family also posted a video]
"Hmm?" Zhu Qingchen rubbed his eyes and replied to him, "Okay, let me take a look."
This incident caused a lot of uproar in Beijing. Zhu Qingchen could see it by just opening the short video app without searching.
Zhou Ziqian was wearing a hospital gown, sitting on the hospital bed, his face pale, with marks on his forehead from Xia Shu beating him.
Zhou Ziqian looked at the camera, as if looking through the screen, and looking at the person in front of the phone, sincere and serious, really like a young master from a wealthy family who was hurt by love.
He looks quite deceptive.
Otherwise, Xia Shu wouldn't have been deceived by him before.
Zhu Qingchen patiently continued reading.
[Dear netizens, I am Zhou Ziqian from Zhou Group. I am sorry for occupying public resources. I would like to clarify some things here.]
[First, I deceived Xia Shu. ]
[I'm sorry about this. I was a little drunk at the time and saw Xia Shu working in a cafe. At the instigation of my friends, I approached Xia Shu under the pretext of making a bet.]
[In fact, I fell in love with Xia Shu at first sight. The so-called bet was just an excuse for me to get close to Xia Shu. I really like Xia Shu.]
[Because of my timidity and cowardice, I didn't have the courage to admit in front of my friends that I fell in love with Xia Shu, so when my friends laughed at Xia Shu, I didn't stop them and hurt Xia Shu's feelings. I'm sorry.]
Zhu Qingchen frowned.
Did he just not stop? More than that?
From the very beginning, Zhou Ziqian was avoiding the important issues.
These words were not something that could come out of his brain. Someone must have written a manuscript for him, and he read it out loud with great emotion.
[After Xia Shu broke up with me, I didn't want to accept the reality, so I gave Xia Shu some compensation, including an internship position at Zhou Group and a bank card with 500,000 yuan, hoping to reconcile.]
[The photos of luxury items I sent to Xia Shu are all gifts I prepared for Xia Shu. Xia Shu's initials are engraved on each gift. I will simply show two of them here.]
[These are Xia Shu's things. I have never thought of giving them to others.]
Zhou Ziqian picked up the expensive watch and showed the camera the initials of Xia Shu's name hidden behind the dial.
At this point, the barrage was full of comments like [Wow, Mr. Zhou is so affectionate] and [I want this blessing].
I don’t know if I bought the navy.
Zhou Ziqian's voice continued to be heard.
[I met Xia Shu's brother yesterday, hoping to win her back, but I didn't expect that Xia Shu's brother had a heart disease and would have an attack at this time.]
[I went to visit her with good intentions, but I didn’t expect to be misunderstood by Xia Shu. I also didn’t expect that our video would be posted online and my friends would make untrue comments.]
[I admit that I have done a lot of wrong things before, but I don’t want to lose the love of my life because of my momentary mistakes. ]
[I will continue to protect Xia Shu silently and will not disturb him again. ]
At the end of the video, Zhou Ziqian had tears in his eyes and looked very affectionate.
Maybe in the original book, this is how he deceived Xia Shu and others.
In front of his friends, he is unscrupulous; in front of public opinion, he wears a human skin mask.
When facing an ordinary person like Xia Shu, he was not afraid and did whatever he wanted; but if he faced thousands of ordinary people, he would pretend to be submissive.
On the other hand, Liu Hao also issued a statement, saying that he and Zhou Ziqian were not familiar with each other, and he just heard some things and made false remarks, for which he apologized.
This should also be the Zhou family’s request.
After all, Liu Hao's family only has a small company, which is far inferior to the Zhou family and has to rely on the Zhou family for survival.
Zhu Qingchen casually flipped through the comment section.
The front row comments are basically -
[Wow, so touching]
[A prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold]
【No one is perfect】
[Mr. Zhou is still too young. This is his first time in love. He has no experience and doesn’t dare to admit it.]
[The crematorium of a local dog chasing his wife is reflected in reality. In this life, I can actually see a real overbearing president chasing his wife. It's worth it]
Zhu Qingchen watched helplessly as the comment [No, it is true that he deceived Xia Shu and played with Xia Shu's feelings. How could you forgive him on behalf of Xia Shu?] disappeared after a refresh.
Now he was sure that Zhou Ziqian had definitely hired some internet trolls and was also deleting comments in the background.
Some people also caught the meaning of Zhou Ziqian's words.
[Five hundred thousand? And an internship position? Didn’t Xia Shu say that he didn’t take any money or compensation? ]
Zhou Ziqian specifically responded to this comment: [There are 500,000 yuan, internship positions, and surveillance videos, which can be released later]
Zhu Qingchen clicked on his homepage and found that the Zhou family’s so-called evidence had already been released.
One is a list of internship positions in the Chinese Department, and Xia Shu's name is on it.
The other is the surveillance footage of him taking Xia Shu to a coffee shop and meeting with a lawyer on the day Xia Shu went to Zhou Group for an interview.
The video has no sound, but it is very clear until the lawyer handed the brown paper bag to Zhu Qingchen, and Zhu Qingchen took the brown paper bag.
[Who is the boy next to Xia Shu? His brother? ]
Zhou Ziqian: [That was Xia Shu’s teacher, Mr. Zhu Qingchen from the Chinese Department. In order to compensate Mr. Zhu, he also gave Mr. Zhu 500,000 yuan.]
[??? I have no problem with compensating Xia Shu, but compensating Xia Shu’s teacher? Huh???]
Zhou Ziqian: [Xia Shu is very close to this teacher. When Xia Shu is sad, the teacher always accompanies him. This is considered as a reward for the teacher’s hard work.]
[Is this teacher crazy about money? Using his own students to blackmail? ]
Zhou Ziqian: [Teacher Zhu is a very good teacher, and this is for Xia Shu's own good, I have no objection.] Under Zhou Ziqian's deliberate guidance, the comments below suddenly changed direction and began to insult Zhu Qingchen.
[You are qualified to be a teacher? Are you crazy? ]
[Does the money of rich people come from the wind? 】
[@Jinghua University, a teacher abuses his power for personal gain and extorts money. Should he be fired? ]
[Even though Xia Shu is miserable, she obviously took the money, so she can't lie and say she didn't take it, right? ]
[I don’t like people who tell lies]
Zhu Qingchen smiled, exited the page, and called Xia Shu: "See you in the office."
"good."
Zhou Ziqian must have hired a public relations team, and the reply should not have come from him alone.
While saying that he loved Xia Shu terribly, he actually hinted that Xia Shu and Zhu Qingchen had taken the money, portraying himself as a victim in his words and deeds.
Anyway, everyone has made a mistake once, so it can be offset. He can "pursue" Xia Shu with a clear conscience again.
Anyway, he loves Xia Shu, it's all because of love.
Zhu Qingchen was very grateful that he had got in touch with Huo Jun and together they fooled the Zhou family. If he had really taken the money, Zhou Ziqian would have stepped on the two of them to climb ashore and washed his hands clean.
With a two-pronged approach, "love" on one side and "giving each party a slap on the wrist" on the other, the matter will soon be resolved.
The public relations team hired by Zhou Ziqian should be very professional.
Zhu Qingchen got up, went into the bathroom and washed his face briefly.
The system asked in confusion: "Strange, in the original book he could kneel down and apologize to Xia Shu, why not now?"
Zhu Qingchen held a towel soaked in cold water in both hands and covered his face with it: "Because in the original book, no matter what, he is always in an active position, controlling the overall situation."
At that time, Xia Shu had no energy at all, and he didn't even think of posting the matter online. It was very difficult for him to survive.
He can choose to ignore it and continue to be himself, or he can choose to be affectionate and put aside his dignity to pursue love.
In fact, he had not lost his dignity at all.
Whether to kneel or apologize is all up to Zhou Ziqian, who firmly holds the initiative.
But now it’s different. Now it’s Xia Shu who’s fighting back. He has lost all face and is forced to respond. He has to pretend to be affectionate and resolve the matter as soon as possible.
How can this be the same?
How can the pursuit of a wife that one chooses and the pursuit of a wife that one is forced to perform be the same?
Zhu Qingchen wiped his face, hung the towel back, picked up his canvas bag, and prepared to go out to find Xia Shu.
I'm afraid I'll have to stay up late again tonight.
Zhu Qingchen yawned and took the elevator to the first floor. As soon as the elevator door opened, suddenly, a group of people surrounded him with microphones and cameras.
"Teacher Zhu, are you Mr. Zhu Qingchen from the Chinese Department?"
"Excuse me, did you take 500,000 yuan from the Zhou family in the name of comforting students?"
This group of people held live broadcast equipment in their hands, and in between conversations, they kept talking to their phones.
"This is Mr. Zhu Qingchen from the Chinese Department of Jinghua University."
"The one who took half a million from Young Master Zhou."
Zhu Qingchen frowned. How did the school security let these people in?
Just at this moment, his cell phone rang.
Zhu Qingchen picked it up and took a look. It was a text message from an unfamiliar number: [Teacher Zhu, please stop here. I will give you another 500,000 yuan.]
It seems to have been sent by the Zhou family.
It's obvious at first glance that these people are abnormal, and they are very skilled in guiding public opinion. They must have been invited by the Zhou family, otherwise how could they come into the school so casually?
If Zhou Ziqian wanted to establish himself as an affectionate person and declare that he loved Xia Shu terribly, he couldn't target Xia Shu too much, so he pulled Zhu Qingchen out as a target to attract fire and divert the attention of the onlookers.
Xia Shu is timid and cowardly. He is just a poor student. There are many things he would never dare to do if it weren't for Zhu Qingchen's support behind him.
Therefore, as long as Zhu Qingchen is scared away and he is separated from Xia Shu, this matter will be over soon.
These people were just a small warning from the Zhou family to him.
The Zhou family wanted to tell Zhu Qingchen that not only could he use online public opinion, but they, the Zhou family, could too.
And their Zhou family can use it more skillfully.
At this moment, his cell phone lit up again.
Huo Jun sent him this: [Teacher Zhu, stay in the apartment and don’t go out. I’ll be there soon.]
Zhu Qingchen replied "OK", but did not turn around and go upstairs. Instead, he walked towards the anchors who were broadcasting live on the short video platform and asked: "Whose live broadcast room has the most people?"
Several people looked at each other, seemingly not hearing clearly what he said.
Zhu Qingchen sat down on the sofa in the apartment lobby and asked again: "Whose live broadcast room has the most people?"
This time someone stepped forward bravely, and Zhu Qingchen waved at his camera generously: "Hello everyone, I am Zhu Qingchen from the Chinese Department of Jinghua University, and Xia Shu is my student."
"I took Xia Shu and four other students to Zhongming Restaurant for dinner and ran into Xia Shu's ex-boyfriend Zhou Ziqian. They broke up that night. Xia Shu was crying on the side of the road because of the breakup. I comforted him."
"Since this incident, he has consulted me about any issues between him and Zhou Ziqian. It is precisely because of this that Zhou Ziqian regards me as the destroyer of his relationship with Xia Shu and has warned me more than once not to meddle in other people's affairs."
"During this period, the Zhou family tried to give me half a million yuan to keep the matter secret in order to preserve Zhou Ziqian's reputation, but I refused."
Someone said: "Mr. Zhou has released the surveillance video. Do you dare to say that you didn't take the half a million?"
At this moment, a loud shout came from a distance: "Nonsense! Teacher Zhu didn't take the Zhou family's money at all!"
Xia Shu shouted as he ran over in a hurry from a distance.
Zhu Qingchen stood up, Xia Shu rushed forward, protected Zhu Qingchen, raised his head fearlessly, and looked directly at those people: "Teacher Zhu did not take any money from the Zhou family, and neither did I."
"I know you were all sent by the Zhou family." Xia Shu's eyes swept across the group of people, "I have several complete surveillance videos here. If you don't mind, I can play them here."!
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