Living Only For Myself: Make Those Who Hate Me Regret It

Chapter 284: "Don’t Worry About These Things, and Go to Class.

Shen Chen leaned back on the sofa, his eyes half-closed. Listening to the voice on the other end of the line, he suddenly sighed. "Xu, when are you planning on coming to Beijing?"

"What?" Xu Su was taken aback. "Shen Chen, are you drunk? I haven’t even taken my college entrance exams yet."

"...I’m not drunk. I was just asking when you’re coming to Beijing after your exams."

Xu Su rested her hand on the railing and said casually, "I don’t know yet. The exams are still over a month away. Why think so far ahead? You really want me to come to Beijing that much?"

"Yeah. How about I take you all around town when you get to Beijing?" Shen Chen said with a laugh. "Whether you want to tour historical sites or live it up in the big nightclubs and lounges, it’s all fine. Don’t you like to drink? I’ll let you drink your fill."

"Okay!" Xu Su’s eyes lit up. "Yeah, show me that life of glamour and debauchery. I’m super curious."

In her past life, the few times she’d gone to a bar, it had always been with Zhou Mochen. He wouldn’t even let her drink much, let alone go dancing...

"Then it’s settled. Come to Beijing as soon as your exams are over, and I’ll hang out with you for the whole two-month summer break." Shen Chen rubbed his temples, ignoring the discomfort in his chest, and asked with a smile, "So, tell me, what made you decide to call me?"

His voice carried a gentleness he himself didn’t even notice. At a nearby table, a few friends who knew him fairly well watched in silence, exchanging glances.

His question made Xu Su a little embarrassed, as if she were the type who only shows up when she needs a favor.

’...Although, I guess that’s not wrong.’

"There’s something I need your help with." Xu Su glanced at the time. Evening self-study was starting in ten minutes. Her words came out in a rush as she asked, "A photo of me was posted online, and I don’t want Zhou Mochen to find out. Can you help me get it deleted?"

"What did you say?" Shen Chen instantly sat bolt upright. "What photo?"

Xu Su was startled by his tone and said irritably, "Why are you shouting? What kind of photo do you think it is?"

"Explain it to me clearly. What kind of photo is it that you don’t want people to see?" Realizing that everyone in the private room was now all ears, Shen Chen stood up and walked toward the door, his tone extremely serious. "What picture did you take?"

"...You don’t think I took some kind of lewd photo, do you?" Xu Su was utterly speechless. ’Where is his mind going?’

She quickly explained what had happened, then said in disgust, "Shen Chen, is it because you have a hobby like that yourself? Is that why your mind immediately jumped to that conclusion?"

"Is this how you ask for a favor? And besides, with your tone and the way you were talking just now, can you blame me for letting my imagination run wild?"

Shen Chen had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard her words and laughed in exasperation. "Nice one, Xu Su. Why on earth would you agree to take a picture with a guy for no reason? Once you become an internet celebrity, netizens will probably dig up all your personal information. Are you tired of living a quiet life or something?"

"I had no idea one normal photo could cause such a huge commotion. And you can’t blame my classmate, either; he only posted it on his own page."

Xu Su really hadn’t expected this. She bit her lip and asked, "Shen Chen, can you handle this cleanly before Zhou Mochen finds out?"

"A small thing like this? I can guarantee I’ll have it cleaned up for you within two hours." Shen Chen mulled it over for a few seconds, then said suddenly, "However, if the photo has really been reposted tens of thousands of times on QQ Space and is one of the top three hot posts on Haijiao Forum like you said, then I suspect Brother Zhou might already know."

"Impossible!" Xu Su didn’t believe it. "If he knew, he would’ve definitely called me, but I haven’t gotten a call yet..."

As she said this, Xu Su trailed off...

She thought about how, in all the time she’d been with Zhou Mochen, he would never disturb her studies during school hours unless it was a dire emergency...

Although the photo was with a male classmate, the distance between them and their poses were all perfectly proper. Even if Zhou Mochen was angry, he wouldn’t get so worked up that he couldn’t wait even a moment before calling to question her...

She was silent for a long moment. Hearing her go quiet, Shen Chen said, amused, "Don’t panic. What’s there to panic about over something so small? If Brother Zhou really knew, he would have already taken action to wipe all your information from the internet. I’ll check for you and call you back in a bit."

"Don’t call, I have class soon." Just then, the school bell rang. Xu Su started walking toward her classroom while shouting to him, "Just send me a text!"

Shen Chen agreed. "Don’t worry about it. Focus on class."

Xu Su hung up the phone. She thought for a moment, dejected, but finally decided to let it go.

’Oh well, if Zhou Mochen finds out, he finds out. It’s not like it was an intimate photo anyway...’

’It was just a simple picture with a classmate.’

Thinking this, Xu Su felt she was overreacting. ’Have I really become one of those girlfriends who’s under her boyfriend’s thumb?’

Xu Su returned to her seat, and Qian Jia leaned over. "Is it sorted out? I was just thinking, it’s really not good that your photo was posted online."

"Huh?" Xu Su asked in a small voice, "What do you mean?"

Qian Jia said, "Don’t you want to avoid being a celebrity? Having your picture posted online brings you a ton of attention, but there’s no benefit to it. You can’t end up with no privacy, just like a star, without even becoming one!"

Xu Su nodded. "You have a point. I’ll get a face mask to wear tomorrow."

As Haijiao Forum was the forum with the highest traffic in the country, Xu Su couldn’t be sure how many people in Chang City had seen that post...

Thinking of the post, Xu Su ignored her self-study. She picked up her phone again and went to the forum, wanting to read more of the netizen comments, but she discovered that the hot post with thousands of replies had already been taken down.

Even other posts on the forum that had reposted her photo were also deleted.

Xu Su tried searching for the post’s keywords again, trying things like ’high school girl’ and ’school beauty,’ but found that they had all been blocked. She couldn’t find a single trace of where she had appeared.

’Did Shen Chen act that fast?’

’I didn’t expect him to be so reliable.’

Back on the QQ app, the group chat was discussing the matter. After reading the chat history, Xu Su realized that the QQ Space post containing her photo had become unviewable over ten minutes ago.

Feifei: [How do I get the feeling that the efficiency of these posts being deleted and information being scrubbed is even faster than when some major celebrities try to clean up their own scandals?]

Liu Yun: [Doesn’t Haijiao Forum supposedly have powerful backing? Lots of A-list celebrities can’t get their scandals taken down when they’re exposed there. How did a post about a normal person with tens of thousands of replies get deleted just like that? And there’s no trace of it on QQ Space either.]

Mountain Tiger Hunting: [Her background seems pretty powerful. It’s totally normal for a big shot to take an interest in a girl this good-looking.]

Sika: [@Little Susu, where’s Susu? Haven’t seen you in the chat for so long. Come on, talk to us! This student is from your Chang City. Do you know her or not?]