Chapter 36 Bloody Mary: She must have fallen for Jiang Shiyu...
At 9:30, the music festival came to an end amidst cheers from the audience.
A few drops of icy water fell onto Chen Cen's hand. At first, she didn't pay attention, but then more and more water appeared.
Someone shouted, "It's raining!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the raindrops, which had been as big as beans, turned into a torrential downpour, and many people had already left to seek shelter from the rain.
Shen Cen's vision was completely blurred by the rain, and just as she was about to reach out to wipe away the rain, Jiang Shiyu had already placed his coat over her head.
Before she could react, the man grabbed her other hand.
The rain intensified, and distant thunder rumbled. Raindrops pelted Jiang Shiyu's coat, making a crackling sound.
However, a thin jacket was no match for the torrential rain, and the two were already soaked through when they ran out of the beach.
"There's a supermarket over there, I'll go buy an umbrella."
Jiang Shiyu was worried that Shen Cen would catch a cold from the rain.
Shen Cen grabbed his hand.
"Jiang Shiyu, don't take the umbrella."
Let's run together in the rain.
"good."
The two plunged headlong into the world of rain, splashing water everywhere they went. The wind, carrying raindrops, lashed their faces, cool and itchy. Chen Cen couldn't help but laugh out loud, his voice clear and melodious, a genuine joy unlike his usual reserved demeanor.
The man's gaze was fixed solely on the woman beside him. The heavy rain blurred his vision, yet he could still clearly see her.
He saw the woman turn around and smile at him, and he unconsciously smiled back, his eyes filled with tenderness and affection.
Running in the rain, looking into each other's eyes, smiling, and more importantly, there was Chen Cen.
He never dared to dream that one day this scene would actually exist, and that it was happening right now.
Orange Bay isn't too far from the beach, but even so, the two of them were panting heavily when they reached the guesthouse. They looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh when they saw the other looking pitiful as they were being carried.
"Brother, sister-in-law, why are you both so soaked?" Jiang Wanqi had just come down the stairs and was startled to see the two of them drenched. She quickly grabbed two towels.
When she handed it to Jiang Shiyu, Jiang Wanqi's eyes were filled with complex emotions.
Is this really her brother?!
Based on her understanding of Jiang Shiyu, she knew that if it rained heavily, he would immediately call someone to pick him up, and he would never get soaked like this. Now it was obvious that he had run back in the rain.
He actually did something so childish?
Unless... it's what Shen Cen wants.
What shocked her even more was what happened next. After Jiang Shiyu draped a bath towel over Shen Cen, he actually rushed into the kitchen to make red date and ginger tea for Shen Cen.
Although she knew that Jiang Shiyu liked Shen Cen very much, she did not expect that he liked her to this extent, which was completely unlike her brother who was indifferent to everyone.
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Soon, Jiang Shiyu brewed red date and ginger tea, served a bowl to Shen Cen.
Seeing Shen Cen sitting on the sofa looking at her phone, Jiang Shiyu sat down next to her and saw that she was looking at the interview from that day.
"It's been posted?" He also took out his phone and found the video.
The video editing deliberately slowed down some of the couple's subtle expressions, and with the addition of background music and special effects text, the overall atmosphere was so sweet that even idol dramas couldn't compare. Jiang Shiyu couldn't help but smile slightly, and when he opened the comments section, he found that there were already tens of thousands of comments.
[Help! This is too good-looking! Did they hire an online celebrity couple for a staged photoshoot? How can ordinary people be this good-looking?]
[Ahhh, this guy is totally my type! He seems cool and aloof, but when he talks about his wife, the love in his eyes is undeniable. If God gave me a boyfriend like that, I'd be willing to pay two million.]
[Hilarious! The person upstairs is eating and taking things with them.]
[Why is everyone praising the guy? Am I the only one who thinks this girl is also outstanding? I just looked her up, and she's a professor at Peking University! Peking University!]
[I agree with the comment above. I prefer girls; they have such great style. I'd call them goddesses!]
...
Jiang Shiyu looked at the comments section with great interest, and even picked out a few comments praising Shen Cen's excellence and saying that the two were a good match and read them aloud. Shen Cen blushed as he read them aloud, and gently pushed him away: "Okay, okay, it's not like I don't know how to read the comments section myself."
Jiang Shiyu switched his phone to a chat app, sent a couple of messages to someone on the other end, then leaned back on the sofa and said leisurely, "I just wanted to deepen our teacher Shen's impression of me."
However, without Jiang Shiyu's help to deepen the impression, many people had already come to ask Shen Cen about the video and screenshots from the comments section.
This video actually went viral.
They learned the video had gone viral the following day at noon, while the four of them were having lunch at a nearby seafood restaurant.
Halfway through the meal, Shen Cen's phone suddenly rang, and the ringing lasted for a full half minute.
She paused for a moment, wiped her hands clean, opened her phone, and first put it on silent.
Jiang Shiyu, standing to the side, added slowly, "I thought our teacher Shen had set an alarm clock."
After receiving a light kick from Chen Cen under the table, Jiang Shiyu seemed even more excited: "Too weak."
Jiang Wanqi, sitting opposite Fu Cheng, covered half her face and quietly asked, "How long has my brother had these symptoms? Is there any hope for him?"
Fu Cheng: "I'm afraid the disease has reached its terminal stage."
Shen Cen ignored Jiang Shiyu, opened the chat software, and found that many people had sent him messages. His eyes were filled with dense red dots of unread messages.
Suddenly, everything went black.
She paused briefly on the screen with her fingertip before opening Wen Jie's chat window.
Wen Jie: [Baby! You're famous!]
What's going viral? Shen Cen clicked on the picture following Wen Jie's post with a puzzled look, and immediately recognized it as yesterday's video.
Looking at the number of likes next to it, it has already exceeded one million, and the number of comments has also increased many times compared to yesterday.
Wen Jie continued, "To be honest, your eyes were practically drooling in this video."
Shen Cen: [It's the editing's fault.]
Wen Jie: [No, no, the comments section is going crazy with shipping!]
After exiting the chat window, Shen Cen saw that many former classmates, current colleagues, and even a few students had asked about the video. She replied briefly to each of them and then immediately opened the video software.
Seeing that Shen Cen was constantly replying to messages, Jiang Shiyu picked up a shrimp from her plate, peeled it, and held it to her mouth.
Shen Cen's attention was focused on the video, and he didn't realize there was anything wrong with it, so he just opened his mouth and took it.
Jiang Shiyu peeled another one, and she opened her mouth again.
Perhaps it's the power of big data, or perhaps the video is already very popular, but as soon as Shen Cen opened the software, this video popped up, with the message "Currently ranked number one on the popularity chart" displayed below it.
Just then, Jiang Shiyu finished peeling another shrimp, and Shen Cen realized that he had already peeled several for her. After hesitating for a moment, she let him feed her, and also handed her phone to Jiang Shiyu.
"Look, this video suddenly went viral."
Jiang Shiyu glanced at it and wasn't surprised at all. Instead, he said, "That's good. This way, more people will say we're a good match."
Shen Cen: "..."
This is completely irrelevant!
"Sister-in-law, I was just about to say that. I saw your interview." Jiang Wanqi heard the two talking about the video and also opened her phone. "Even Brother Fu Cheng saw it. It seems to be really popular."
Suddenly, Jiang Wanqi exclaimed in surprise, "It's actually number one on the trending list! When I checked this morning, it was number two. I even spent 100,000 yuan to boost the popularity of your video."
After saying that, she looked in Jiang Shiyu's direction. Seeing Jiang Shiyu's expression, Jiang Wanqi knew that the new bag she had her eye on yesterday had been found.
The number of likes and comments is still visibly increasing.
After lunch, Fu Cheng accompanied Jiang Wanqi to another island for sea fishing and to meet a friend they both knew, while Jiang Shiyu and Shen Cen stayed on Xingwan Island.
On the way back to the guesthouse, Jiang Shiyu noticed that Shen Cen was still watching the video, but his expression was off. He opened the comments section of the video and immediately understood why Shen Cen's expression was like that.
In the morning, several popular comments were praising the two, but now several negative comments have been pushed to the top, and the words are quite harsh.
[Hilarious! Some people in the comments are even saying they're shipping them. Believing them is less reliable than believing I am Qin Shi Huang.]
[Nobody dares to speak up? Then I will. The girl in the video is my former classmate. As far as I know, she and her ex-boyfriend only broke up two or three months ago, but in the video she says she's been married for almost three months. Is it a seamless transition or is she cheating?]
There were many similar comments, all of which were baseless and malicious slanders. Many people who knew Shen Cen tried to explain in the comments, but to no avail, and the popularity of the few negative comments continued to rise.
Jiang Shiyu frowned, clenched his fists, and cursed inwardly.
Seeing that Shen Cen's mood was getting increasingly off, Jiang Shiyu took her phone and said, "I'm not looking at it anymore."
He pulled Shen Cen's head into his arms and patted him gently. "Leave it to me."
This was the first time Shen Cen had encountered such large-scale cyberbullying, and she was completely stunned. The vicious words kept swirling and replaying in her mind. Although she had been forcibly suppressing her emotions, at this moment, as she was enveloped in the man's warm and strong embrace, and the familiar scent of cedar filled her nostrils, tears still fell uncontrollably.
"Jiang Shiyu, do you believe what they say?"
Shen Cen choked back tears, which dripped onto Jiang Shiyu's trouser leg. Jiang Shiyu felt a pang of heartache and his comforting gestures became even gentler, but his tone was unwavering: "Shen Cen, from beginning to end, I will only believe in you."
Give me an hour.
Back at the guesthouse, Jiang Shiyu carried her back to the room in his arms: "Get a good night's sleep. When you wake up, everything will be taken care of."
Shen Cen naturally believed him, and held tightly to the man's left hand with both hands. Feeling much more at ease, she quickly fell asleep.
Jiang Shiyu quietly took the laptop next to him and placed it on his lap. His left hand was firmly held by Shen Cen, but he did not pull it away. He only used his right hand to operate on the keyboard.
He quickly cracked the device addresses of those accounts that posted negative reviews.
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When Shen Cen woke up again, night had gradually fallen, and the clouds were tinged with blood orange.
It was already evening, and she had slept for so long. It seemed that her sleep quality was exceptionally good whenever she slept next to Jiang Shiyu.
The man beside her was still asleep, but his embrace was surprisingly strong. Afraid of disturbing him, Shen Cen could only slowly move to the other side.
Jiang Shiyu held on very tightly, and it took Shen Cen a lot of effort to reach his phone. He was even pulled back into Jiang Shiyu's arms halfway through.
She opened her phone and saw that many people had sent her messages to comfort her.
Wen Jie: [Honey, those people are going too far! Don't pay them any attention, I'll explain in the comments section.]
Around 3 a.m., Wen Jie sent several more messages:
[All the negative comments suddenly disappeared. Did your boss, Mr. Jiang, pull some strings?]
Wow, even Boss Jiang personally posted a message defending you.
[Whitney is Jiang Shiyu's sister? Oh my god, she's my favorite Instagram influencer with a million followers, and she even posted a thread to explain for you.]
[Waaaaah, compared to them, I'm the least capable one. All I can do is argue with them in the comments section. I'm so useless.]
Shen Cen was already very touched: "Xiao Jie, thank you so much, you've already helped me so much."
Wen Jie immediately replied: 【Baby, you finally replied! I was so anxious! No need to thank me, thank your boss Jiang!】
Upon hearing this, Shen Cen put down his phone and looked at Jiang Shiyu.
Although she didn't know how Jiang Shiyu managed to get rid of all the negative comments so quickly, she knew that Jiang Shiyu must have put in a lot of effort and, as promised, resolved the issue for her within an hour.
From beginning to end, I ignored not a single negative comment and trusted her completely.
Shen Cen's eyes were a little red.
They had only known each other for a few months, yet he trusted her and protected her without reservation, showering her with all his affection.
She leaned down and kissed the man's cheek.
She thought she must have fallen for Jiang Shiyu.
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