Yu Wan's phone was bombarded with calls all day until it shut down.
Having just finished a two-hour slow run, she stepped off the treadmill, drenched in sweat, and picked up a towel to wipe her face.
"San'er said there's a gathering tonight, want to go?" Meng Shen walked over with a bottle of energy drink, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to her: "Your phone is off, and a lot of people have called me to sound me out."
"I'm not going." Yu Wan took a sip of her drink, her eyebrows furrowed, looking lazy and aloof. "If I go, I'll just be a monkey for them to see. I don't have the time for that."
Meng Shen had only asked casually; he had already declined this boring dinner invitation.
Yu glanced at him a few times that evening and asked, puzzled, "Don't you exercise?" Then why did you invite her to the gym?
Meng Shen said matter-of-factly, "I was afraid you might do something rash, so of course I brought you here to vent your emotions."
"……All right."
"By the way," Meng Shen raised an eyebrow mischievously, "Does it still hurt?" It's said that girls feel uncomfortable the first time, but his brother trained on the treadmill for two hours and was fine. Maybe he's just naturally gifted?
Yu Wan looked puzzled.
Meng Shen looked around and lowered his voice: "Didn't you two...do that thing last night?"
"Cough cough..."
Upon hearing this unexpectedly, Yu Wan choked on her water, coughed several times, and her face turned bright red.
Before she could explain, Meng Shen patted her shoulder, giving her an "I understand" look, then shook his head and sighed, "Sigh, my beloved cabbage, which I've raised for over twenty years, has been snatched away all at once. What a disappointment."
Yu Wan: "...We just slept under the covers."
Meng Shen's eyes widened in shock: "How many more times do you want to try?"
"..." Well, this conversation is over.
"Alright, alright, alright." Meng Shen gently pushed her arm. "Go take a shower first, I'll go outside for coffee and wait for you."
There was a coffee shop next to the gym. Meng Shen sat down by the window and was immediately bombarded with messages from his group of friends.
[Meng Xiaoshen: What's the latest breaking news?]
[Huang San: Brother Shen, you know about the 3T Challenge, right? T·Dream officially announced the list of participants for this year's competition, and Sister Yu's name is on it!!! I checked it three times to make sure it's correct.]
[Huang San: I was so scared my sunflower seeds exploded! JPG]
[Huang San: Screenshot.]
[I'm the boss in the city: Sister Yu is awesome +1]
[Shen Family's Little Shen: Sister Yu is awesome!]
[Shen Family's Little Shen: Handing the Big Boss an Iced Cola.jpg]
Meng Xiaoshen: ...Oh, I already knew.
[I'm the boss in the city: Brother Shen, that's not fair of you! You actually kept it from your brother! No way, could you at least tell Sister Yu to help me out too? I'd do anything, even serve her tea and water or be her slave. @Yu Xiaowan @Meng Xiaoshen]
[Shen Family's Little Shen: Please, someone carry us! @Yu Xiaowan @Meng Xiaoshen]
[...]
A group of spoiled brats were howling in the group chat. Meng Shen touched his nose and, bored, exited the chat. His phone suddenly rang. He glanced at it and saw it was Yu Jianguo calling. He was so startled he almost jumped.
"Uncle Yu, don't worry, Yu Xiaowan doesn't even look at Tang Yue." Meng Shen's mind was a mess, filled with thoughts like: Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, Miss Yu and Tang Yue's affair has been discovered, how am I going to cover for my friend?
Yu Jianguo had tested Yu Wan several times, but at this moment he didn't care about the trending topic of "beautiful love" on Weibo at all. He said with great pride, "Of course, my daughter has high standards."
"..." Uncle Yu, the more confident you are now, the more painful it will be when you're slapped in the face in the future.
"Is Wanwan with you?"
Meng Shen: "Yeah, we're at the gym right now."
"That's good." It seemed the Weibo feud hadn't affected his daughter's mood, so Yu Jianguo was relieved. He paused, then asked, "When did Wanwan receive the invitation to the 3T Challenge?"
Meng Shen raised an eyebrow in surprise, feeling a warm glow in his heart. He hadn't expected Yu Wan to trust him so much, sharing the news only with him. Considering Yu Jianguo's jealous nature, he carefully chose his words and said, "I only found out about it just now from Weibo. Wanwan probably wanted to give you a surprise."
Upon hearing this, Yu Jianguo was overjoyed and laughed heartily, "My daughter is truly amazing, a business prodigy! She's made me so proud, hahaha! This definitely deserves a celebration. Hey, Xiao Liu, book me a table..."
As Meng Shen listened to the dial tone on the other end of the phone, he paused for a moment. Suddenly, he had a bad feeling. He quickly opened Weibo and took a look. Sure enough, the tenth spot on the trending topics list had already been taken.
#YuWan3TChallenge#
#The only daughter of the Yu Group, a neglected gem#
#Fake school bully, real genius#
...
Meng Shen raised his hand to cover his eyes, too ashamed to look.
It's really... too fake and contrived. These trending topics are obviously paid for.
Sigh, Uncle Yu's personality when he brags about his daughter hasn't changed in a million years.
"..."
Yu Wan lowered her eyes, quickly scanning the information on the screen, veins throbbing on her brow. She was now filled with regret; despite all her precautions, she had completely forgotten about Old Man Yu's antics. She remembered helping an elderly woman cross the street back in school, and how her husband had boasted about it to the neighbors for a whole month, making her almost afraid to go out.
She quickly called Secretary Li and asked him to remove all the reports and trending topics, hoping that netizens were busy with other things and not too busy browsing Weibo.
Hopes were ultimately dashed.
On Monday, during the short ten-minute walk from the school gate to the School of Economics and Management building, alumni gave each other sidelong glances. Their gazes held curiosity, inquiry, surprise, and a few ill-intentioned emotions.
The story begins with a post on the school forum mocking Yu Wan, which went viral for an entire night. Unlike those mindless trolls, this post included pictures and rational analysis, accusing her of stealing Ji Yunshu's fiancé, drugging a male classmate from high school, and forcibly shutting down the e-sports club... One by one, these accusations, more than half of the students in the school were drawn into the fray.
“That’s right. Over the years, anyone who has had a conflict with Yu Wan has quickly dropped out of school. I don’t believe there’s nothing fishy going on here.”
"I'm also from Jiangcheng No.1 Middle School. The drugging incident caused quite a stir back then, it's true."
"Poor Goddess Ji, her fiancé was stolen out of nowhere. Yu Wan is really despicable, coveting Senior Tang, then using underhanded means to bankrupt him and force Ji Yunshen to break off the engagement. No wonder she targeted Goddess Ji time and time again, it turns out she was jealous of her. What Wan-Tang CP, I spit on her."
Of course, there are also some rational people, such as Yao Ting and Yan Ge.
They skipped class and waited at the entrance of the School of Economics and Management, sizing each other up with suspicions. After waiting for more than an hour and a half, they finally saw Yu Wan come out and rushed up to her.
"What is it?" Yu Wan's expression was indifferent, her delicate brows exuding a lazy air. She stopped, one hand in her pocket, looking somewhat roguish, her powerful aura making her unapproachable.
"Yu, are you alright?" Yao Ting spoke first: "Don't worry, the student road has already handled the forum matter. They are currently looking up the list of students who spread rumors, and once confirmed, they will report it to the school."
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