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Chapter 352 Everyone’s reaction
Is that you in the photo?

Counselor Guan Jincheng asked again.

Cao Sheng glanced at him and, seeing that Guan Jincheng's face showed no anger, smiled, nodded, and hummed in agreement.

Guan Jincheng pulled out a chair and sat down, gesturing to Cao Sheng, "Sit down and let's talk!"

Cao Sheng didn't stand on ceremony and pulled out the chair opposite him to sit down.

Guan Jincheng, "Are you dating the girl in the photo?"

Cao Sheng shook his head. "No! It's not her. She's not my girlfriend."

Guan Jincheng gave a helpless smile. "I know, I thought you had a new girlfriend! Since the person in the photo isn't your girlfriend, do you think it's appropriate for you to hug her in public?"

Guan Jincheng's words made Cao Sheng feel like he was back in high school, when the homeroom teacher would talk to them in the same tone.

Cao Sheng smiled and said, "Teacher Guan! You may have misunderstood. The two girls in the photo are from my hometown. They went to my old high school. So when they came here to study, they took the initiative to contact me and said they wanted to treat me to a meal, hoping that I, as their senior, could take care of them. But... the junior I put my arm around her waist didn't have a high alcohol tolerance. She got drunk after only a few beers. As for the other girl in the photo, you can see that she's quite thin and not very strong. She couldn't support the drunk girl by herself, so I helped her. It's that simple."

Guan Jincheng listened intently.

After listening, he narrowed his eyes slightly and carefully examined Cao Sheng's expression.

It's not that Cao Sheng's explanation has any flaws.

Rather, he knew that Cao Sheng was a master novelist and that making up stories was his forte, so he suspected that this explanation was just an excuse that Cao Sheng had made up on the spot.

Such an excuse would be difficult for the average person to come up with on the spot.

But is Cao Sheng an ordinary person?
A speck of dust in the Central Plains!
Having already amassed a fortune of over 100 million yuan through writing novels and screenplays, is it difficult for Cao Sheng to come up with a reason on the spot?

"Really? You didn't lie to me?"

Guan Jincheng frowned and asked.

Cao Sheng chuckled, "Teacher Guan! Why would I lie to you about something like this? Our school doesn't forbid people from dating, nor does it forbid people from dating multiple people, right?"

Guan Jincheng was speechless.

"Don't talk nonsense! The school hasn't banned it, but it hasn't encouraged anyone to have two relationships at the same time either!"

Cao Sheng nodded, "Yes! I know, but I really didn't."

Guan Jincheng still suspected that Cao Sheng was lying to him.

However, he also had no evidence to prove that Cao Sheng was lying.

He thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Anyway, you should be more careful in the future! Try not to create any more scandals like this, making things difficult for me and the school, okay?"

Cao Sheng nodded, "Okay! I'll try my best to be careful."

Guan Jincheng felt quite helpless.

As a counselor, he didn't have many effective control measures for the behavior of the students in his class.

University is not junior high or high school, and the role of a university counselor is different from that of a junior high or high school homeroom teacher. If students are unwilling to cooperate with his management, he really doesn't have many methods at his disposal.

Moreover, Cao Sheng is rich and famous, and is the school leaders' darling. Without the school leaders' permission, he wouldn't dare to do anything to Cao Sheng.

Most importantly, he knew that with the graduation certificate and such, he had long since lost control of Cao Sheng.

"Alright! Go eat! Just be more careful next time."

Guan Jincheng waved his hand, signaling Cao Sheng to leave.

……

Cao Sheng is gone.

Wang Mei and Tan Yu, freshmen in the Chinese Language and Literature class, were still in their counselor's office, being questioned by their counselor, Teacher Xu.

Teacher Xu was also in a dilemma.

Officially, he was their counselor. He knew they were freshmen and had a lot of respect for teachers, so they were relatively easy to manage.

But when he thought that one of them might become Cao Sheng's girlfriend in the future, he hesitated to be too harsh.

I'm afraid they'll hold a grudge against me.

But he felt he should do something about them, since they and Cao Sheng had been in the newspapers and almost all the teachers at the school knew about it, which had a huge impact.

"Tell me! Which of you is dating Cao Sheng?"

Teacher Xu questioned him with a stern face.

Wang Mei rolled her eyes, but didn't speak immediately. Instead, her gaze unconsciously drifted to Tan Yu beside her.

Tan Yu blushed and quickly shook her head, "No! Teacher, please don't misunderstand! Cao Sheng is our senior, we just met him yesterday, we're not dating! We really aren't dating!"

Teacher Xu frowned. "Tan Yu! Do you think your reason holds water? Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors at our school can all call him 'senior,' so why were you the only two who had dinner and drinks with him last night? Why didn't the others have that opportunity? Your reason doesn't convince me!"

Tan Yu: "This..."

Wang Mei interrupted, "Teacher! The senior that Tan Yu mentioned is different from what you understand. We went to the same high school as Cao Sheng. We are not only his juniors, but also his fellow townsmen!"

Tan Yu: "Yes! Yes! That's it."

Teacher Xu: "???"

Teacher Xu never expected that the two of them and Cao Sheng were from the same hometown.

He frowned and thought for a moment, then opened a drawer and took out a document containing information on all the students in his class.

He flipped through the documents and looked at their hometowns and the names of the high schools they attended.

When he saw their hometowns, he believed it.

Because he remembered where Cao Sheng's hometown was, and it was indeed the same place as theirs.

"You two really didn't date him?"

He closed the notebook and asked again.

Tan Yu and Wang Mei both shook their heads in denial.

But Teacher Xu still didn't dare to be too strict with them, because a voice in his heart said: They are from the same place as Cao Sheng, and they might really end up together with Cao Sheng in the future, so he still couldn't offend them.

……

School canteen.

Cao Sheng got a meal and sat by the window to eat it.

He faintly heard a girl mentioning his name not far behind him, along with news, a hug, two beautiful women, and other such information.

He smiled but didn't turn around to see who was talking.

He knew that this matter would probably spread throughout the school very quickly.

This is probably a burden that comes with being a celebrity.

Every word and action of one's own can become a topic of discussion among others.

He needs time to get used to it.

After finishing lunch, he returned to his dormitory and began to refine the script for "The Accidental Killing".

He didn't take the rumors in the news to heart.

In his view, if he spends even a few minutes figuring out such unsubstantiated news, he's already lost.

If you argue about every single news story like this, you won't be able to get any real work done every day.

His priority was to finalize the script for "The Murderer's Tale" as soon as possible. Only by completing the script and handing it over to Andy Lau could he refocus his energy on preparing for his new book.

In front of the computer, Cao Sheng was completely focused on revising the script.

His scandals with Tan Yu and Wang Mei are still brewing.

Many people in Huizhou have heard about this scandal.

For example, Huang Qingya's older brother, Huang Qingfeng.

His secretary reported to him that many people in the office were talking about Cao Sheng cheating on his wife.

To this day, almost all of his company's employees know that his sister is Zhongyuan Yidianhui's girlfriend.

Therefore, once Cao Sheng's scandal made it into the newspaper, it quickly spread throughout the entire company if even one person saw it. Huang Qingfeng listened to his secretary's report, then asked for the newspaper again to read it. His face was ashen, but the secretary was so frightened that she didn't dare to breathe.

"You go out!"

Huang Qingfeng gave the order.

The secretary responded and awkwardly left his office.

As the office door closed, Huang Qingfeng opened a drawer, took out half a box of cigarettes, lit one, and frowned in thought.

He did not fly into a rage.

He was not an easily angered person to begin with, and besides, after years of doing business, his character had long been honed to a deep and uncompromising state.

When faced with any situation, the first reaction is to control one's mindset and not let anger get the better of one.

Because he knew all too well that actions taken in the heat of anger were often wrong.

From a man's perspective, he knew that it was normal for a talented man like Cao Sheng to cheat on his girlfriend.

This was also one of the reasons why he had always opposed his sister being with Cao Sheng.

He knew that no matter how beautiful his sister was, Cao Sheng would still be unable to resist cheating on her. Why? As a man, he understood perfectly.

—Just like when you were a child, once you had a toy, no matter how much you liked it, you would still want to play with other toys whenever you saw them, because... you hadn't played with any other toys before.

The same applies to men, especially when it comes to beautiful women.

No beautiful woman can fulfill all of a man's fantasies about beauty.

There are so many different types of beautiful women.

However, any beautiful woman can only be one type; she cannot possess the characteristics of all types of beautiful women.

Do you have long legs?
Although he likes it, he might occasionally want to try one with shorter legs.

Are you sexy?

Although he likes it very much, he might occasionally want to try a gender-neutral style.

Are you refined and intellectual?
He might occasionally want to try out his fiery temper.

……

and many more.

Which woman can possess so many distinct characteristics at the same time?

After finishing his cigarette, Huang Qingfeng stubbed it out in the ashtray, picked up his phone, and dialed his sister Huang Qingya's number.

After a while, the call was finally answered.

"Hey? Big brother, what's up?"

Huang Qingya's soft voice came from the phone.

Huang Qingfeng was silent for a few seconds before speaking: "Did you see the news about Cao Sheng in the Huizhou Daily?"

Huang Qingya: "..."

After a few seconds of silence, she hummed in agreement.

Huang Qingfeng: "..."

After another moment of silence, Huang Qingfeng asked, "What are you planning to do? Have you called to question him?"

Huang Qingya: "No! I didn't call him today."

Huang Qingfeng was silent for a moment, then let out a sigh of relief and spoke again: "You're right not to call and question him! Whether what's reported in the news is true or false, if you call and question him, your relationship will be in trouble, and you might even break up because of it. Do you understand what I mean?"

Huang Qingya nodded.

Huang Qingfeng: "Xiaoya! Rich kids will never buy just one toy! A successful man can't have only one woman forever either. Since you chose him, you have to be prepared for this. Don't misunderstand! I'm not saying that what's reported in the news is necessarily true. I just want to tell you that you need to lower your expectations of him in this regard. If you can't stand even the slightest imperfection, then I advise you to break up with him as soon as possible."

Huang Qingya turned to look at the scenery outside the window. She was sitting in the office of the Huizhou Writers Association, and the view outside the window was of green mountains and clear waters, which was wonderful.

After listening to her older brother's advice, she smiled faintly, "Brother, I understand what you're saying. This isn't the first time he's had such a scandal. If I couldn't stand even the slightest bit of nonsense, I would have broken up with him long ago, right?"

Huang Qingfeng: "Well, it's good that you can think positively about it."

Huang Qingya: "Don't worry, big brother! I know what to do."

……

Huizhou Teachers College.

Tan Yu and Wang Mei became famous, especially in their class. Within a single lunch break, almost everyone knew about them.

Especially regarding jade.

Because in the news photos, Cao Sheng had his arm around her waist.

After being called in for a talk by their counselor, the two of them went to the cafeteria for lunch with mixed feelings.

The two of them ate while whispering about the matter.

Tan Yu was a little upset and frustrated because she couldn't hold her liquor. She said she had never drunk alcohol before and never expected to get drunk after just a few beers.

Wang Mei's eyes lit up, and she whispered to Tan Yu, "I think this makes it even more likely that you and he will be together. Think about it! If his girlfriend finds out about this, won't she argue with him? Or even break up with him? If they really break up, you're so pretty, don't you think you have a chance? Right?"

Tan Yu was surprised to hear this, but also somewhat tempted.

but……

As they chatted, they suddenly noticed that quite a few people nearby seemed to be talking about the matter.

Some people have even started pointing fingers at them.

It seems they recognized the two girls as the two featured in today's Huizhou Daily.

As more and more people recognized them, they quickly lowered their heads, hurriedly ate their meal, and left the cafeteria in a rush.

As they left the cafeteria, the two walked towards their dormitory, talking in hushed tones.

Tan Yu: "Oh no, do you think our classmates will recognize us in the newspaper too?"

Wang Mei: "It's mainly because you're so beautiful! And the photos capture your face so clearly."

……

Back in their respective dormitories, Tan Yucai was truly at his wits' end.

As soon as she entered the dormitory, she noticed that all her roommates were looking at her, each with a different expression. One of her roommates, who was very curious, immediately ran over, grabbed her arm, and pressed her for details about her relationship with Cao Sheng.

Soon, she was surrounded by several roommates, all of whom were very curious.

Wang Mei is similar.

But Wang Mei didn't have the same problem as Tan Yu. First, in the photo, the person being hugged by Cao Sheng was Tan Yu, not her.

Secondly, she has a better mental fortitude than Tan Yu.

She didn't think this would have much of an impact on her.

But she wanted to use this incident to deepen her relationship with Cao Sheng. For example, she could use this incident as an excuse to meet with Cao Sheng again, saying that she and Tan Yu were very troubled by this matter and wanted to ask him for advice. This reason should be able to get him to come out.

With that in mind, she dealt with her roommates in the dormitory for a while, then took a phone card, left the dormitory, found a phone booth downstairs that accepted phone cards, and dialed Cao Sheng's number.

I dialed several numbers in a row, but no one answered.

She had just met Cao Sheng and was unaware that he had a habit of silencing his phone when he wrote.

So, she was very disappointed when she walked out of the phone booth.

In the evening, she couldn't resist going to the phone booth again to call Cao Sheng.

But Cao Sheng still didn't answer.

Because he was dating Huang Qingya.

He took the initiative to explain the rumors in the Huizhou Daily to her.

(End of this chapter)