The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 299 Was this good luck or bad luck?

After finishing his call with He Huan, Bai Yang returned to his computer at his workstation and, as usual, opened a webpage and glanced at the Tongji University forum.

I originally wanted to see if there were any posts about the latest developments in the "exorbitant dog search incident".

I read several posts, but none of them contained any substantial content.

Just as Bai Yang was at his wit's end, Yang Muye had already returned to the Love Apartment.

The first thing he did upon entering the room was to call Ye Luming.

The call was answered after only one ring.

Ye Luming spoke first on the other end of the phone:
"What a coincidence, I was just about to call you."

Yang Muyi was somewhat surprised: "You already know that Shanghai TV is coming to Dongda University for an interview?"

Ye Luming was completely confused: "What interview? I don't know anything about it."

Yang Muye was stunned.

If it wasn't because of a TV interview, then the dog must have been found?

"found it."

Ye Luming took a deep breath, and his voice suddenly became serious: "I have to thank you for this."

Now it was Yang Muye's turn to be surprised.

"Thank me?"

"Yes, thanks to your advice before, that I should be friends with He Fanxing first, so that if I can't win her over in the end, it won't be too embarrassing."

Before Ye Luming could finish speaking, Yang Muye interrupted him directly:

"Don't tell me you're planning to give up."

Ye Luming immediately corrected him, "It's not giving up, it's knowing when to back down."

"..."

Yang Muye was speechless for a moment.

You've already given up after just a few days?

What a waste of the ID "The Most Affectionate Person in Jiangnan".

Ye Luming on the other end of the phone seemed to guess Yang Muye's thoughts: "I didn't want it to be like this either, but from the moment He Fanxing sent Zhao Taohua back, I knew that we were really not suitable for each other."

"Did He Fanxing help you find the peach blossom charm?" Yang Muye asked in shock.

“Zhao Taohua was never lost in the first place; instead, He Fanxing sent her to have a sterilization operation.”

what?
Yang Muyi couldn't help but blurt out a curse.

Is this woman really that ruthless?

Now Yang Muye could understand why Ye Luming was so cowardly.

What man wouldn't feel a chill down his groin?

After a long silence, Yang Muye finally spoke:
"You'll have to be careful to attract romance from now on."

"I know."

Ye Luming said with a sense of sympathy.

After all, I was the one who got stabbed, so I'll definitely find it a few more good prey in the future.

"By the way, what about the TV station coming to Dongda University for an interview?"

"Your story of spending 500,000 yuan to find your dog was used as news material by Shanghai TV's 'News in Progress,' and they sent a reporter to Southeast University to interview students about their opinions on the matter."

"When did this happen?"

"This morning."

"Did you see it with your own eyes?"

"Of course! I not only saw it with my own eyes, but I was also mistaken for a passerby and taken for an interview!"

Ye Luming suddenly became interested.

"News in Progress, right? I'll go check when the program will be rebroadcast and see what you, a mere passerby, think of me."

Yang Muye gave a cold snort, clearly annoyed:
"If I were you, I wouldn't be busy showing off right now, but would be issuing a statement to explain this matter."

Ye Luming was quite obedient to advice:

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

Meanwhile, He Huan rushed back to the TV station and immediately found Bai Yang.

"Did you find anything?"

"You've come at the right time, look at this."

Bai Yang turned around, spun his wheelchair back, and made room for the computer screen.

He Huan bent down and brought her face close to the computer screen.

Bai Yang is reading a post titled "Ordinary Yang, I laughed so hard I cried".

Before He Huan could react, Bai Yang's voice rang out.

I saw this post on the Southeast University forum.

Bai Yang didn't see any new posts about the "exorbitant dog search incident" on the Tongji University forum, but instead found the Southeast University forum in the Friendship Forum section, so he clicked on it.

At first, Bai Yang only saw a few posts with pictures of TV stations interviewing students at the school.

After searching around without finding anything, I was about to leave.

The post was published and quickly pinned to the top by the moderator.

At first, Bai Yang was just attracted by the strange title and wanted to see what was so funny about this Yang student.

When you click on it, the first thing you see is a set of screenshots from the "News in Progress" program.

The live broadcast footage didn't have subtitles, so the poster kindly added them for them.

In the first screenshot, the boy wearing a mask looks somewhat confused.

"Are things like this even making the news now?"

In the second screenshot, the boy wearing a mask looks a bit annoyed.

"Maybe that dog is really important to him."

In the third screenshot, the boy wearing a mask looks increasingly impatient.

"I don't think these trivial matters should take up public resources."

In the fourth screenshot, the boy wearing a mask has a determined look in his eyes and appears self-righteous.

"I think rich people should spend money freely!"

In the fifth screenshot, the boy wearing a mask has a sincere look in his eyes.

"I actually hope his dog gets lost a few more times, so that more people can become rich because of his flaunting of wealth."

The poster explained that this was a live broadcast from Shanghai TV's interview at the school this morning, and those who wanted to see the full news could watch the afternoon rebroadcast on TV.

Finally, he sighed:
"I have to say, the reporter from Shanghai TV really has an eye for talent. Out of more than 30,000 students at Southeast University, she picked out the ordinary student Yang at a glance!"

He Huan turned around from in front of the computer screen and looked at Bai Yang with a puzzled expression.

"Oh, this guy's surname is Yang. Is he famous at Southeast University?"

Bai Yang shrugged.

"You'll see what I mean when you look at the replies below."

He Huan turned around, pressed the mouse wheel, and continued scrolling down.

1L: Huoqian Liuming, I can only say that Yang is still too low-key.

……

14L: I strongly recommend everyone watch the rebroadcast of the program. The part where the female reporter interviewed Yang was really hilarious! She probably genuinely didn't know that she was interviewing the youngest billionaire in China. Spending 500,000 yuan to hire a dog is hardly considered showing off by Yang!

……

27L: Has anyone noticed that this female TV reporter is practically a match made in heaven for Teacher Bai? If she were to film just one movie, I would be willing to forgive her stupidity.

Seeing this, He Huan couldn't help but turn back to look at Bai Yang again.

"Are they confusing us? I don't have the surname Bai."

"Well--"

Bai Yang hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

She was also curious when she saw this reply, but couldn't figure it out, so she had to ask a male colleague for help. After reading reply #27, the male colleague initially said that he didn't know who Teacher Bai was either.

But Bai Yang saw obvious signs of lying in the other person's eyes.

Finally, under Bai Yang's persistent questioning, the male colleague reluctantly revealed the truth.

Bai Yang was utterly shocked when he learned the truth!
She swore that He Huan absolutely did not want to know the truth.

"Let me see, what's this 'Teacher Bai'?"

Bai Yang slid the chair back to the computer.

Under He Huan's guidance, I reread that reply.

"This person posted in the wrong thread, or they're just copying someone else's post to gain experience points. Ignore them."

As he spoke, he scrolled down the page using the mouse wheel.

They completely ignored the more than one hundred comments that were folded up below that post.

As a host who faces the camera every day, Bai Yang's mental fortitude and acting skills far surpassed those of her male colleague, preventing He Huan from harboring any suspicion whatsoever.

"So the guy I interviewed really has the surname Yang?"

"Correct!"

Bai Yang turned his face away from the computer screen and nodded calmly.

"Is he very famous at Dongda University?" He Huan then asked.

"It's about the same level of fame as Teacher Xu in our station."

The teacher Xu that Bai Yang mentioned is a leading host and pillar of Shanghai TV.

"What about the youngest billionaire in China mentioned in post #14?"

"His name is Yang Muye, that's right, the youngest internet billionaire who was exposed online before... I don't know if we were too lucky or too unlucky to have interviewed him randomly this time."

Bai Yang shrugged helplessly.

He Huan froze on the spot after hearing the name Yang Muye.

Bai Yang estimated that it would take He Huan a while to process this shocking news, so he continued to scroll down with the mouse wheel to read the new replies.

……

250L: Breaking news! The lost Teddy bear from Tongji University has been found. We are so saddened to lose our walking dog, Wuji!
Upon seeing this reply, Bai Yang's pupils dilated sharply.

I quickly checked the time of the next reply, and it had just happened.

To verify the authenticity of the message, Bai Yang immediately switched to the Tongji University forum.

After refreshing the page, I saw a pinned post.

Our beloved dog has been found! Thank you to everyone who followed our story online!

Clicking on the post reveals a screenshot of a paper announcement.

The text above is—

"My beloved dog went missing on the Tongji University campus yesterday morning. It was found today with the help of a friend. I wanted to fulfill my promise to reward him with 500,000 yuan, but he politely declined."

"I offered a high reward just to find my beloved dog as soon as possible. I didn't expect the matter to attract media attention and reports. Now that the matter is over, I need to clarify a few points."

"First of all, offering a reward for finding the dog is not a publicity stunt, nor is it intended to occupy public resources. In order to eliminate the negative impact caused by this matter, I have decided to resign from my teaching assistant position effective immediately."

"Secondly, the 500,000 yuan reward is not intended to flaunt wealth. I am aware of the inappropriateness of this behavior, so I have decided to donate the 500,000 yuan reward to the school to support impoverished students on campus."

Finally, we hope everyone will refrain from believing or spreading rumors and work together to maintain a clean and healthy online environment!

After reading the announcement, Bai Yang's only thought was—

Ye Luming reacted so quickly!

Bai Yang would never have believed it without the guidance of a master.

For some reason, Bai Yang subconsciously recalled the words Yang Muye had said during He Huan's interview.

Ye Luming's announcement seemed to supplement and echo what Yang Muyi had said in an interview.

Rather than a coincidence, Bai Yang prefers to believe that Yang Muye and Ye Luming knew each other.

At least Ye Luming drafted this announcement after seeing Yang Muye's interview.

If we were to speculate a little bolder, Bai Yang thought that Ye Luming's announcement might have been at Yang Muye's behest.

After showing the post to He Huan, He Huan had the same feeling.

She was even more certain than Bai Yang that the person behind Ye Luming was definitely Yang Muye.

Bai Yang asked He Huan what evidence he had.

He Huan replied:
"intuition!"

Bai Yang was speechless for a moment.

"Alright, let's stop discussing who's behind this and think about what to do next."

The original intention was to expose the exorbitant price paid for finding a lost dog, thereby drawing attention and discussion from the whole society about the phenomenon of keeping female college students as sugar daddies.

Now, things have completely reversed; public opinion has turned around.

Nobody cared whether Ye Luming was showing off his wealth; Yang Muyi's interview with He Huan stole the show.

With Ye Luming's announcement that 500,000 yuan has been donated as charity, who can still say that Ye Luming is showing off his wealth?

After considering for a moment, He Huan suggested:
"Perhaps we could try contacting that female college student who was kept and then abandoned by Ye Luming?"

Bai Yang shook his head immediately after hearing this.

It's useless!
The act of offering 500,000 yuan to find a lost dog, a blatant display of wealth, can be twisted into the self-righteous notion that "the rich should consume more."

Who would believe that Ye Luming is keeping a female college student as a mistress?
Ye Luming is only in his early twenties, and he is handsome and rich. What's wrong with him finding a girlfriend who is four or five years younger than him?
Even if they manage to contact that abandoned female college student, would she have the courage to stand up and admit that she was being kept by Ye Luming?
The fact that the other party was dumped by Ye Luming at his birthday party and was able to swallow his anger and not make a scene shows that Ye Luming must have given him a lot of "hush money".

In this situation, the girl has even less reason to stand up and expose her own shame.

For the sake of her reputation, she will insist that she was just a jerk, not a kept woman.

He Huan must be very unwilling to accept that such a good news angle has been lost.

Although Bai Yang accepted her defeat, she also felt that she was just unlucky this time.

Of all the people He Huan interviewed on the spot, he had to choose Yang Muye.

It's like fishing in a river and catching a crocodile in one net.

"It's all my fault!" He Huan said guiltily.

I spent the whole day hunting geese, and the geese pecked my eyes.

Just as Bai Yang was about to comfort He Huan, his phone suddenly rang.

Upon seeing that the call was from the head of the news department, Bai Yang quickly answered it.

"Hello, Director, what's up?"

"He Huan, yes, she's back at the station. Okay, I'll come with her right away."

Bai Yang's face darkened instantly as he put down his phone.

"What's wrong?" He Huan asked.

"The director asked us to go to his office, saying that Ye Jinyan's secretary had directly transferred the call to the station's leaders."

"Tell us a story?"

"It couldn't be a compliment, could it?"

Bai Yang stood up from his seat with a wry smile: "Let's go. Whether we stick our necks out or not, we'll still get stabbed."

He Huan nodded, having already made her decision.

If the station blamed her, she would take all the responsibility upon herself.

Coincidentally, Bai Yang thought the same thing.

She was prepared to take full responsibility herself.

At worst, I can quit being a host and come back to be a reporter with He Huan.

A few minutes later, the two knocked on the door and entered the director's office.

The director's first words left Bai Yang and He Huan dumbfounded.

"The secretary of General Manager Ye of Jingyan Group made a special call to the station's leaders to thank the 'News in Progress' program for maintaining an objective and fair stance. Jingyan Group will consider increasing its advertising investment on our station in the future."

"You two have done a great job this time!"

(End of this chapter)