Qu Jingqiu: "Qingyi, don't take it to heart. He's just seeking attention. That kind of confession is really low."
"You don't need to comfort me, I'm really fine. Let's hurry and go eat dinner." This incident had delayed their dinner, and she still had martial arts class.
As the beauty of the math department, Feng Qingyi was considered one of the school's rising stars, although she tended to keep a low profile and there wasn't much gossip about her on the school forum.
But after this confession incident, Feng Qingyi shot straight to the top of the forum's front page, with unrelenting buzz surrounding her.
There were no shortage of posts maligning her, with countless comments questioning whether she was being kept.
Feng Qingyi was unaware of all this. She finished eating, returned her books to the dorm, and left with an excuse.
She still had two hours of martial arts class, so she didn't have time to pay attention to all that nonsense.
In the finance department dorm, Feng Qingci was playing a game on his new phone as an intense battle raged. His roommate Shi Yuan suddenly spoke up.
"Ci-ge, your sister is on the school gossip forum, and a bunch of people are cursing her out!"
Feng Qingci: "What did she do?"
Shi Yuan: "Some guy confessed to her and she rejected him..."
"So why are they cursing her out?" Can't a confession be rejected these days? What kind of logic is that?
"The guy said she wears luxury brands and gets driven in luxury cars, implying she's being kept..."
Feng Qingci stopped his game. "Who is this guy? Which department? Let's go find him! Being kept? Who could even afford to keep her?"
"Ci-ge, I think he's from the chemistry department, named Xia Yu."
Feng Qingci dragged Shi Yuan towards the chemistry department dorms.
"Isn't that Feng Qingci from finance? What's he coming here for?"
"I bet he's coming to stand up for his sister."
"You mean he's going to find Xia Yu."
"Probably. Xia Yu is no good either, maligning the girl after being rejected. He's bringing shame to our chemistry department."
"Let's follow and watch the show!"
"..."
Song Jingyuan, coming out of the chemistry department's male dorms, overheard their conversation. He didn't know what he was thinking, but retreated and followed behind Feng Qingci and Shi Yuan.
He had seen the forum posts too. If she saw those malicious comments about her, she would definitely be upset. This Xia Yu deserved to be taught a lesson.
He didn't have a legitimate reason to target Xia Yu right now, but as the student council president, looking into the dorm situation shouldn't be overstepping.
After some inquiries, Feng Qingci and his roommate found Xia Yu's dorm.
They knocked, and someone quickly opened the door.
"Who are you looking for?"
Feng Qingci said, "We heard Xia Yu is in your dorm. Can you call him out for us?"
"Xia Yu, someone's looking for you."
As soon as Xia Yu stepped out of the dorm, Feng Qingci shoved him, and he fell onto the hallway floor.
"The post on the forum was from you, wasn't it!"
Feng Qingci's tone was hostile. Although he and Feng Qingyi bickered, he was still her brother and had to protect her reputation.
Xia Yu felt uneasy, but remained outwardly calm. "I don't know what you're talking about."
Feng Qingci looked at Xia Yu with disdain.
"What kind of 'achievement' is it for a grown man to do something shameful and then refuse to own up to it?"
"Don't think posting anonymously online means you're off the hook. My sister is too good for insults from the likes of you."
"Let me be honest with you. We have ten Maybachs at home, and four of Capital City's eight major malls belong to our family."
"You're not even fit to shine her shoes. I'm not asking for much today. Just delete that post, apologize with your real name on the forum, and we'll consider this matter resolved."
"You have until today. If it's not resolved today, don't blame me for being impolite!"
After unleashing his tirade, Feng Qingci kicked Xia Yu and arrogantly left.
Surrounded by onlookers, Song Jingyuan wasn't sure why he had come anymore. It didn't seem like there was any role for him to play here.
Following behind Feng Qingci, Shi Yuan said, "Ci-ge, I didn't know your family was that wealthy - ten Maybachs and four major malls!"
"If your family is that rich, why do you keep borrowing money from me? Is that reasonable?"
"I said it's our family that's wealthy, not me! All I get is a few thousand a month for living expenses."
There really were ten Maybachs, and his family did own four major malls in Capital City. But Feng Qingci had zero stake in any of it. His monthly allowance of a few thousand was enough for basic needs like food and clothing.
Feng Qingci was quite satisfied with his current situation. Besides gaming, he didn't have expensive hobbies.
Shi Yuan reflected on living with Feng Qingci in the dorm for a year. Apart from the pricey shampoo, body wash, and toothpaste – which Feng Qingci admitted were taken from his sister – their expenses were about the same.
Whether or not he was a pure heir, Feng Qingci didn't seem to care. He had lived this way since childhood and had modest living standards.
After Feng Qingci's outburst, Xia Yu had no choice but to delete the post on the forum and re-post an apology to Feng Qingyi.
The confrontation between Feng Qingci and Xia Yu took place in the dorm hallway with many onlookers, some of whom recorded video that ended up on the forum.
The forum turned on a dime, with no one caring about Xia Yu's apology anymore. Instead, everyone was discussing which four major Capital City malls belonged to the Feng family.
The city's eight major malls were well-known, and after some online digging, people figured out the four that belonged to the Fengs.
Feng Qingyi returned to the dorm, drenched in sweat, only to find her three roommates looking at her with strange expressions.
She looked herself over. She was just sweaty - what was the big deal?
"Why are you all staring at me like that?"
Shen Hanyue said, "Qingyi, you sure are full of surprises! I had no idea your family owned four major malls in Capital City. I really want to cling to your thighs now."
"...Where did you all hear that from?" Her dad did give her a shopping card for the mall, but she had hardly used it.
Qu Jingqiu: "I saw it on the school forum, your brother said it himself. He also said your family has ten Maybachs."
"...I'll have a chance to take you all shopping at the mall."
Her brother really blurts out whatever he wants every day, when her dad had specifically instructed her to keep a low profile outside.
He truly doesn't know the meaning of being low-key. If he gets kidnapped one day, he'll be the one to blame.
