Chapter 33
Once the strategy is determined, the next step is to implement a concrete plan.
Yu Miaomiao asked Jiang Chengyi, "Should I release this evidence during the live stream?"
Jiang Chengyi: "Compared to forced evidence, I think netizens should believe what they hear more."
He explained his plan.
Yu Miaomiao fell into thought, "We need to find two people."
Jiang Cheng turned off her phone. "It's a man. I've already sent Cheng Nuo over."
Within ten minutes, Cheng Nuo rushed in.
The first thing he said was, "Old Jiang, are you really going to do my homework for a month?"
Jiang Cheng nodded in agreement, so Cheng Nuo readily agreed before even asking what he was asked to do.
"With your words, I'd go through fire and water for you, no problem!"
Yu Miaomiao said, "There's another girl."
Jiang Chengyi added: "Tall, fair-skinned, good-looking but not too pretty, good acting skills, and good at speaking."
"The requirements are very high, and they are not easy to find. We can look for extras at film and television bases."
"No need, there's something ready-made." Yu Miaomiao looked in a certain direction, her tone confident.
Jiang Cheng followed her gaze and saw it—
Why are you all looking at me?!
Li Zhi jumped up. Unlike the oblivious Cheng Nuo, she had heard the whole plan.
"Tall, fair-skinned, good-looking, good acting skills, and eloquent." Yu Miaomiao listed out her requirements one by one and made her judgment, "You are very suitable."
"Where is it suitable!"
“I’ve seen the cosplay videos you posted on D-site, your acting is very good,” Yu Miaomiao said.
"Yes, Lychee, your cosplay is so accurate."
"Shut up." Li Zhi glared at Cheng Nuo, who had no idea what was going on.
“I’m a cosplayer, not an actress. These are two different professions,” Li Zhi tried her best to refute.
"Don't think I'm like some people who would sell themselves out with just a month's worth of homework."
"One semester."
"make a deal."
Li Zhi said solemnly, "Miao Miao, I will definitely help you with this."
Driven by the promise of great benefits from Yu Miaomiao and Jiang Chengyi, Li Zhi and Cheng Nuo became very enthusiastic.
Li Zhi immediately went to find suitable clothes, while Cheng Nuo pestered her father to lend her the Audi A8L.
Jiang Cheng registered an account on a dating website and filled in the information he had prepared beforehand.
"Yu Suhua has an unmarried grandson who registered an account on this website. He requires the woman to be an only child, have assets of over ten million, be fair-skinned, beautiful, and have a good temperament, and be willing to have three children. For three years, he has been paying for a premium membership and insisting on greeting her every day, but no one is willing to meet him."
This is the information Yu Miaomiao found. Because it wasn't anything special, she put it aside. She didn't expect Jiang Cheng to use it to make a point.
"And the persona we've created in our account will definitely attract him."
"We'll set the meeting time for two days from now."
"That is, the day of the CAE finals."
As it was getting late, Yu Miaomiao packed her things to go home. Just as she was about to leave, she found Jiang Chengyi also ready and standing beside her.
Jiang Chengyi said frankly, "I'm going home too."
Yu Miaomiao glanced at her phone and subconsciously said, "It's not Sunday today."
She realized something was wrong as soon as she finished speaking.
Jiang Cheng stays in the lab until 9 p.m. every Monday to Saturday, and goes home a little earlier on Sundays, at 5 p.m.
This is a pattern that Yu Miaomiao discovered while trying to get free meals.
But Yu Miaomiao shouldn't have known about this!
The way she said it made it sound like she was a voyeur, watching what was happening downstairs every night.
She glanced at Jiang Chengyi discreetly; he remained calm, seemingly oblivious to her words.
"Hurry up, the next bus will be here in five minutes."
Yu Miaomiao breathed a sigh of relief.
When I went downstairs, the bus hadn't arrived yet, but an unexpected guest appeared.
"President, I knew you'd be here."
A thin young man named Xiao Wang jogged over.
“I just saw your mother at the school gate. She said she didn’t know where you were, but I guessed you were here, so I brought her here.”
Jiang Cheng's phoenix eyes suddenly narrowed, his aura changed, and his already astonishing momentum became even more fierce.
Startled, Xiao Wang took a step back and stammered, "President, what's wrong?"
He said in a deep voice, "Where is she?"
"Chengyi, be polite to your classmates."
A gentle voice rang out, and then a slender figure emerged from behind Xiao Wang.
With her arched eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes, she exuded a gentle and graceful charm.
So this is Jiang Chengyi's mother, the one he described as extremely controlling.
Yu Miaomiao looked at the face that resembled Jiang Chengyi by four or five points, with similar contours, the same jet-black hair and pupils, but it gave her a completely different feeling.
Beneath her gentle face, her constantly pursed thin lips and the vertical lines between her brows made her look like a taut bowstring stretched to its limit, as if it could snap at any moment.
What about Jiang Chengyi?
Yu Miaomiao thought that Jiang Chengyi was like a knife, usually sheathed, its brilliance restrained, yet the glint of sharpness it revealed was dazzling enough. Nothing could break or snap him; instead, he could cut through it.
But now, the sword has been drawn.
Jiang Cheng didn't even glance at the woman, exuding an aura of resistance and wariness, sharp and piercing. He said to the young man, "Xiao Wang, come here."
His tone was cold and left no room for argument.
Xiao Wang glanced at the woman beside him, who smiled gently at him. He shuddered and ran to hide behind Jiang Chengyi.
"President, did I do something wrong?" he said softly.
"Chengyi, do you really not want to see your mother?" The woman's expression was pitiful.
"You shouldn't be here."
"Isn't it only natural that I want to see my son?"
"You've seen it, you can leave now."
"Chengyi, don't be so heartless, okay? I'm your mother."
The woman was on the verge of tears. "Mom knows she made a mistake. She shouldn't have threatened you with tuition fees and pressured you. I will correct it. If you want to be friends with Cheng Nuo, Mom won't stop you. If you want to play basketball, Mom will let you play. If you don't want to study finance or participate in competitions, we can discuss it."
"I don't want to apply to Tsinghua or Peking University, is that negotiable?"
These words seemed to strike a nerve with the woman. She froze, and her gentle mask cracked, which she quickly pieced back together, but her smile became stiff.
Jiang Cheng gave a knowing, cold smile.
The woman continued, "Chengyi, you're still young and don't know what's truly important. No matter how good A University is, it can't compare to the prestige of Tsinghua and Peking Universities. Besides, Tsinghua and Peking Universities also have veterinary medicine programs, which are just as prestigious as A University's."
“Your grandparents haven’t seen you for over a year, and they miss you terribly. I’ve booked two tables at the hotel; how about we have a meal together? The principal of No. 2 Middle School is also there. They know your grades and would be happy to let you repeat a year…”
"I'm very happy at University A, and I won't repeat a year of high school."
Jiang Cheng said, slowly and deliberately, "I will never take the entrance exam for Tsinghua or Peking University."
These words shattered the woman's mask completely; her tears and apology slowly disappeared, leaving only a blank face.
He scoffed, "You're more normal this way."
The laughter completely enraged the woman, who let out a scream, "What are you laughing at? Do you want to see me humiliated in front of that bitch too?!"
The scream was short but sharp, and for a moment, pedestrians at the bus stop stopped and cast gossipy glances.
However, the woman seemed not to see these people, or perhaps she saw them but didn't care.
She glared at Jiang Chengyi, "That little bastard got into Tsinghua and Peking University, and that bitch is always showing off. Do you know how uncomfortable it is for me to see him like that? How can I hold my head up in shame!"
Jiang Cheng remained silent, quietly watching the woman in front of him go mad.
"Are you in cahoots with them? Yes, you must have been bribed by that bitch Xiao Yijin. You're just like your father, trying to get back at me!"
She suddenly burst into tears, not the fake kind of sobbing, but a full-blown, unrestrained weeping with tears streaming down her face. "Chengyi, you're all I have left. Don't abandon me."
"Without you, Mom really can't live. Mom has sacrificed so much for you, please have some pity on Mom..."
Her tone was so humble and pitiful as she shuffled towards Jiang Chengyi, wanting to hold his hand.
Jiang Cheng took a step back, dodging the woman's hand.
"Is it that they can't live without me, or that they can't live without the tools to deal with them?"
The woman's crying stopped abruptly, tears still lingering on her face, but the sorrowful expression vanished without a trace, leaving only a pair of eyes red from crying.
This bizarre change startled Xiao Wang, causing him to take a step back.
Whispers arose from all around, with people pointing and whispering loudly, making no attempt to conceal their presence.
"My God, what's wrong with those two? They're arguing so fiercely."
"It seems that Jiang Chengyi from the Department of Veterinary Medicine had a conflict with his mother. His mother was crying so badly, but I don't know why he could still be so indifferent. How heartless."
"His mother cried until her eyes were red, she looked so pitiful."
“If my son talks to me with that kind of expression, I’d be furious, let alone cry.”
"I used to like Jiang Chengyi quite a bit, but now I find him to be such a pretentious person."
...
Yu Miaomiao frowned and glanced around. Despite her delicate and innocent features, her eyes held a cold warning. Those who met her gaze were all stunned and fell silent. Some even took a few steps back instinctively.
She then looked at Jiang Chengyi, only to find that the man at the center of the controversy remained expressionless, his cold phoenix eyes slightly lowered, not looking at the woman in front of him, nor at anyone else.
It was as if similar things had happened countless times before. He had received these scrutinizing gazes filled with all sorts of emotions countless times, and he had become accustomed to them, so he took them in stride.
But when Yu Miaomiao looked down, she noticed that Jiang Chengyi's fist was clenched so tightly that his knuckles were white and several blue veins were visible on the back of his hand.
It seems... all emotions are suppressed within his fist.
Yu Miaomiao's heart suddenly stirred.
"Is there a difference?" The woman's eyes were blank. "You are a piece of my flesh, you are my person, and you should help me deal with them."
She stepped forward, slowly raised her hand, as if wanting to stroke the other person.
However, when he swung down, the force was extremely strong; it was clearly a slapping motion.
Jiang Cheng didn't dodge; he turned his head to the side and closed his eyes, but the expected slap never came.
He opened his eyes, and upon seeing the scene before him, his eyes widened instinctively.
A figure blocked his way, stopping the woman's hand.
It was a small figure, more than a head shorter than Jiang Cheng, far from being tall and imposing, let alone able to block him, yet it held the woman's hand firmly.
The figure turned around and glanced at him. Her deep green eyes, like frozen lake water in the setting sun, were cold and sharp, offering no comfort whatsoever. Yet, the emotions that had been suppressed in his chest since he saw the woman dissipated.
He was like a lone reef in the ocean, enduring unpredictable storms and waves. Even though the reef had been polished hard enough, it would still feel painful and uncomfortable when the storm came.
For the first time in his twenty years of life, someone stood before him and parted the giant waves for him.
Jiang Chengyi slowly loosened his clenched fist.
Yu Miaomiao shook off the woman's hand and looked her straight in the eye, "Why did you hit him?"
The woman was blunt: "Get out of my way. I'm talking to my son, you have no right to interrupt."
"Of course I'm qualified."
"He is my boyfriend, he is mine."
Yu Miaomiao took a step back and boldly grabbed Jiang Chengyi's arm, "Did you get my permission to hit my people?"
The woman paused for a moment, as if she recognized Yu Miaomiao, "You, you are the Yu Miaomiao from the internet."
"No, no, Chengyi, you're really with her!"
Jiang Cheng nodded, clearly knowing what words would break a woman: "Everyone at school knows that Yu Miaomiao and I are together."
The woman took a few steps back in disbelief.
"If you can't believe it, I'll say it again."
Yu Miaomiao leaned her head against Jiang Chengyi, creating an intimate atmosphere. "Your son is with Yu Miaomiao, the one who was cursed by everyone online and whose reputation is ruined."
The woman's gaze darted between Yu Miaomiao and Jiang Chengyi, then she let out a piercing scream, "Destroyed, all destroyed!"
"I've worked so hard to raise you to be so outstanding, how could you be with someone like this!"
"What will that bitch think of me? What will everyone think of me?!"
"Why did you betray your mother? Why did you choose to degenerate like this!"
She began to sob, "What did I do wrong? What did I do wrong? Why did you betray me too..."
The occasional glance he gave Jiang Cheng was filled with despair and despair.
"Ding—ding—ding—"
The sound of a bus arriving at the station could be heard in the distance.
Yu Miaomiao glanced at the woman who was still immersed in her own world, then grabbed Jiang Cheng and ran towards the bus.
"Run!"
The two jumped onto the bus at the last second. As the bus started moving, the woman finally realized what was happening and chased after it, her voice shrill.
"Chengyi——"
Unfortunately, no matter how fast I ran, I couldn't catch up with the bus.
As the figure gradually blurred, Yu Miaomiao breathed a sigh of relief.
My body reacted, and I felt warmth in my left hand. Looking down, I saw that our hands were tightly clasped together.
Perhaps Jiang Chengyi hadn't come to her senses yet; she tried to move, but couldn't break free.
Left with no other choice, she spoke up, "Hello."
Jiang Cheng lowered his head, his dark eyebrows giving off a gentle impression in the setting sun. "What's wrong?"
Yu Miaomiao had no choice but to move her hand again.
The other person seemed to realize this only then, and let go of her hand, saying, "I'm sorry."
Both of them were sweating from running, and the parts of them that were pressed together were sticky. When they separated, they made a soft "pop" sound.
At that moment, the bus braked suddenly, and Yu Miaomiao lurched forward. Her hand, which had just separated from hers, was firmly grasped by Jiang Chengyi.
"careful!"
"Yu Miaomiao."
A boy suddenly stood up from his seat. "I...I'm Lin Zhao from Class 2. We've taken classes together. I don't know if you remember me."
He spoke haltingly, as if he had mustered a great deal of courage.
Yu Miaomiao looked over and saw a completely unfamiliar face, but the name "Lin Zhao" seemed to ring a bell.
She hummed in response, "What's wrong?"
When the boy met her gaze, a blush suddenly appeared on his fair and sunny cheeks.
He stammered even more, "I...I believe you wouldn't do such a thing. Don't let those comments online affect you. They don't understand you at all...the CAE live stream, I...I..."
The girl next to him couldn't stand it anymore and continued, "A few of us organized everyone in Class Two to watch the live stream together. Miao Miao, good luck!"
The people sitting in the back echoed in agreement.
"Go for it, Miaomiao!"
"We're all in the same profession, so how can I tell your skill level?"
"Zhang Mingxuan is a fraud; anyone who believes him is out of their mind."
Yu Miaomiao gazed intently at the group of people. Despite her silence and lack of defense online, despite the persuasiveness of Zhang Mingxuan's video, and despite the fact that CAE's verdict had not yet been delivered, their eyes were filled with sincere trust.
Where does this trust come from?
A part of her heart slightly collapsed.
The bus stopped at the station, and everyone greeted Yu Miaomiao before getting off to attend their elective classes.
Lin Zhao stayed behind, hesitantly taking a step towards Yu Miaomiao, looking as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.
Yu Miaomiao: "Is there anything else?"
He looked at Yu Miaomiao, then at Jiang Chengyi, took a deep breath, and said, "Yu Miaomiao, Jiang Chengyi, I hope you can be happy."
After saying that, a hint of disappointment and relief flashed in his eyes, and he got out of the car.
Yu Miaomiao was left looking completely bewildered.
Jiang Cheng asked casually, "Is he your friend?"
Yu Miaomiao shook her head, "I don't know him, but the name sounds familiar."
He added, "What is he saying? It's so strange."
Jiang Cheng reminded her, "Yu Miaomiao, you just announced in public that I am your boyfriend."
Yu Miaomiao finally realized the meaning of Lin Zhao's words, but she didn't react much.
She blinked, looking dazed. "Let's clarify things after things have calmed down."
Perhaps it's because she's been doing so many strange things lately that she's gotten used to it.
"I think the whole school really knows now, so it might be a bit difficult to clarify."
Jiang Chengyi's voice sounded helpless.
"Then let's say we're breaking up."
After a while, Jiang Cheng finally replied, "Good idea."
Somewhat stiff.
The two found a place to sit down, and Li Zhi sent a message.
"Miaomiao, I've found some nice clothes! I'll show you after I've done my makeup!"
Yu Miaomiao had a flash of inspiration and finally remembered where she had heard the name Lin Zhao before.
"Li Zhi said that he confessed his love to me on the confession wall."
Jiang Cheng looked out the window, and after a long pause, said, "It seems you're quite popular."
Yu Miaomiao looked up and only saw his profile, which flickered in and out of the sunlight and shade of the trees, giving off a strange gloomy feeling.
She seemed to be in a good mood just now, so why is she suddenly unhappy?
Why is everyone so weird?
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