My Life with Narration

Chapter 437 - 429: Sincerity Doesn’t Always Beget Sincerity

Lending 6 million yuan to a boyfriend of just one week sounds like someone who’s been brainwashed.

If this were posted online, Su Qing’s behavior would definitely be considered as a scumbag move. Who borrows money from their girlfriend right after establishing a relationship?

And it’s ridiculously scummy too, which is why Su Qing felt so embarrassed at the time.

Even if he knew he couldn’t repay it, he couldn’t say it out loud, as it would only make others think he’s arrogant and ignorant.

Although his family isn’t particularly distinguished in scholarship, at least his dad and mom, Zhou Hui, have a decent worldview, and Su Qing’s greatest virtue is having a clear understanding of himself.

Even if he really lost it, he felt like he had a bit of a backup plan to repay the money, and his confidence came from his social media account.

After all, he’s a video creator with a million followers, and an engaged audience at that.

Just from video views alone, he can easily make tens of thousands per month, and if he updates more frequently, it can even reach hundreds of thousands.

If he did mess up, he could do live streams, take on ads, and sell through links—making several hundred thousand per month is feasible. This isn’t him boasting, but the fact that his account receives various ad partnership requests daily, all offering strong prices. He believes in himself and isn’t as incapable of dealing with consequences as the landlady and Tang Nan might think.

That afternoon, he kept an eye on the stock market while replying to various messages on his phone.

Since his photo was exposed yesterday, his previous video went viral with over 50 million views and over a hundred thousand comments, no less impactful than the videos where he rode on Tang Nan’s popularity or the sister at leisure’s popularity.

His follower count soared, reaching 1.7 million, nearing 2 million, and even he began to wonder if he was indeed more suited to being an appearance-based influencer.

The key issue was that he didn’t have many talents. Surely, he couldn’t perform something outrageous like cooking himself in an iron pot?

Both Zhu Lili from the police department and the social media "fierce patrol," his sister Su He, Du Qiang, Feng Yan, Old Wang, and even long-lost high school classmates all messaged him, asking what was going on.

Zhu Lili, Du Qiang, and Su He merely congratulated him. After all, going viral is going viral, and they even remarked on how he’s gotten famous this time.

The social media "fierce patrol" like Feng Yan, Old Wang, and others were asking if the person in the video was Shen Yi, especially Sun Mumu.

Although Shen Yi was the company boss, she appeared only fleetingly in profile in the video, so colleagues easily recognized her, though they were really just seeking confirmation from him.

Luckily, the landlord was also in the video, which helped ease the embarrassment, and at most people would know he was accompanying President Shen on an outing.

Even though some classmates speculated in the comments that the girl on the right was his girlfriend, company colleagues didn’t blindly believe it.

As for his high school classmates, some came to watch the commotion, and some asked if posting the photo would have any repercussions. Despite the unexpected viral effect, he wasn’t phased and even comforted a few classmates.

"Damn, our class is filled with nuisances, their mouths as loose as baggy pants, taking photos for fun and posting them for what!? Damn them, their itchy hands just pissed me off!"

The voice of Wang Xing came through the phone, sounding a bit agitated.

He was busy in class reviewing for exams. With the exam looming close, he was under a lot of pressure, when he received a message from Lin Miaomiao saying that someone in Su Qing’s comment section claimed to recognize Su Qing from high school, and exposed his photo, asking if Wang knew about the situation.

He was stunned, and quickly checked, finding out it was indeed photos from a friend’s wedding they had attended. Initially, he thought it was Du Qiang’s doing, but later found out it was some other classmates, so he privately messaged them. He was just shy of cursing them out.

Su Qing had been brought along by him, and if anything negative resulted because of it, he’d feel terribly guilty.

Posting the photo itself wasn’t a big deal, but he worried those people might say things as Su Qing’s classmates that they shouldn’t. It’s not impossible, as individuals everywhere could spread unfavorable news, leading to disasters.

Every time a web star or celebrity falls from grace, perpetrating "insiders" are usually people like them, and he felt compelled to give them a preventive warning.

Listening to Wang Xing’s angry tone, Su Qing chuckled and said, "It’s alright, it’s really not a big deal. No need to worry, we’re all classmates. Although it wasn’t my intention to show my face, I don’t mind. Just make sure not to say anything unnecessary!"

"If I’d known their hands were so itchy, I wouldn’t have disclosed your work in short videos that day. This mess is ridiculous!" Wang Xing was still a bit upset. What on earth were these people doing? If he hadn’t put a stop to it, some classmates might have started recounting Su Qing’s entire high school history, just to garner attention.

"Alright, enough about me. How have you been lately?" Su Qing asked with a smile.

Hearing this, Wang Xing sighed, "What can I say, just exhausted. It’s only ten days away from the exam, and the pressure is overwhelming. I don’t even know if I’ll succeed and reach my goal!"

"Who was asking about that? Your chances of succeeding are slim, I never had high hopes. I’m asking what’s going on between you and Miaomiao, any progress?"

Over time, Wang Xing wasn’t oblivious, how could he not notice Lin Miaomiao’s special attention towards him?

Do normal friends chat with you every day and bring you food every day?

You could say that though they hadn’t progressed further during this time, they’d become very good friends. Moreover, it was his first time realizing how gentle girls could be, absolutely refreshing his worldview.

"Oh, learning new ideas, striving to be a new youth, the country isn’t rich and strong yet, how could I dwell on relationships?"

Su Qing: ...

"Get lost, I’m telling you, Miaomiao is a great girl, and most importantly, she’s interested in you. If you miss out on her, you might not meet anyone like her again. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!" Su Qing snapped.

He couldn’t wrap his head around what Wang Xing was thinking, having such a good girl with no progress.

"Psh, you think everyone’s like you? Finding a boss like Shen Yi as a girlfriend, never worrying about food and drink again. I’ve got to work, okay? If I don’t succeed, how could we have a future together?"

"Get lost, what does that have to do with her? Even without her, I’d still have to work to earn money, isn’t it the same now?" Su Qing said, watching the ever-rising numbers on his computer screen with a slight smile.

"Stop kidding yourself. You make quite a bit from those short videos, but compared to President Shen, you’re still way behind!" Wang Xing replied disdainfully.

"Bullshit, I’m planning to do something big in about a month and a half. If it works out, you’ll have to start calling me President Su!"

"And if it doesn’t work out? Mr. So-and-so?"

Su Qing: ...

That evening, Shen Yi brought the landlady and Tang Nan over.

"Yo, Xiao Su, still busy, huh? It’s been all day, let’s go eat something together!" Tang Nan called sweetly as she entered.

Upon hearing this, Su Qing glanced at the three of them. Seeing Shen Yi nod, he spoke up, "You go ahead, I’m not going today. I need to keep an eye on the stock market!"

"Earning money shouldn’t stop you from eating, come with us!" Shen Yi persuaded.

Even the landlady chimed in, "That’s right, Xiao Su, as your sister says, you can’t earn all the money in the world, don’t ruin your health over it, okay?"

But at that moment, many stocks in the big picture were beginning to rise, and he still needed to continue sorting and preparing for the next phase. Truly, he had no choice, there were so many stocks to try them one by one, and for just one person, it was a significant workload.

"Sister Wen, I really can’t get away. Xiao Yi, you go have dinner. Just bring me back something, and come back early!"

Hearing that last part, Tang Nan and the landlady exchanged knowing looks.

"Oh my, not even dark yet, and thinking about coming back early?" Tang Nan laughed.

Nearby, the landlady remarked, "What do you know, they say sincerity doesn’t always garner sincerity, but speed certainly yields sound!"

Everyone: ???

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