Chapter 217
Huang Fei pressed his lips together and looked at Shen Mengjie. "You're my brother's girlfriend's roommate. If you're unhappy, it’s bound to affect my brother's girlfriend. For the sake of their relationship, we, the Four Kings of 147, can't just stand by and do nothing."
"Besides, we're classmates. We should support our female classmates..."
"Alright, Mengjie, don’t refuse anymore. It’ll be better if we go together; at least we can look out for each other," Wang Lijuan said.
Knowing Shen Mengjie's personality, she wasn't the type to just talk without action. If she could find out who was behind this, she would definitely confront them face to face.
But it would only be the four of them.
Zhang Mengmeng was shy and didn’t have much to say, while Han Xiaojing was quiet and reserved. Deep down, she didn’t have that much courage either...
At least with someone by her side, she wouldn’t feel so intimidated...
Han Xiaojing nodded in agreement, though she felt a bit apprehensive herself...
Suddenly, Zhang Mengmeng whispered, "I think the other party definitely wouldn’t dare to escalate things. They might delete the post soon..."
Shen Mengjie looked at Zhang Mengmeng and smiled, taking her hand. "Mengmeng, don’t be scared. This isn’t your problem. Just stand behind your sisters and watch how we confront her. When we win, cheer for us!"
Zhang Mengmeng glanced at Shen Mengjie and nodded gently.
"That’s the spirit." Shen Mengjie said, pulling up her hoodie. The oversized hood obscured half her face.
Watching Shen Mengjie try so hard to stay cheerful, Long Aotian felt that living like this must be exhausting.
She had to pretend to be happy even when she wasn’t. After wearing a mask for so long, could she still see her true self?
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Chapter 263: Thirty-Eight
The university campus was vast, especially when separated by majors. Unless intentionally seeking someone out, many people might not even cross paths in four years.
Finding someone wasn’t too troublesome, especially since the name of the computer whiz was well-known.
After several hours of searching, they finally got the phone number of the computer genius from a senior.
Without hesitation, Shen Mengjie dialed the number.
"Hello, who is this?"
Taking a deep breath, Shen Mengjie replied, "Are you Senior Li Hao?"
Hearing the sweet voice of a girl on the line, Li Hao's tone softened immediately. "Yes, I am... May I ask who you are?"
"Hi, I have something I’d like to ask for your help with... If it’s convenient, could we meet?"
"Of course, where shall we meet?"
Huang Fei frowned deeply at the eagerness in Li Hao's voice.
But Shen Mengjie chuckled lightly, "How about the East Gate Café?"
"Sounds good."
After hanging up, Shen Mengjie excitedly tucked her phone away and instinctively glanced in Long Aotian's direction.
If it weren't for Long Aotian's idea, she really wouldn’t know what to do.
The only solution she could think of was to argue online.
But the screenshots the other party had posted were undeniable evidence that Shen Mengjie couldn’t refute, as they were facts. (In the 2007-2008 era, reporting to the police was somewhat effective but not very reliable.)
Even if she wanted to explain, no one would empathize with her.
However, if she could find the person spreading the rumors, Shen Mengjie would confront them directly.
She knew her actions weren’t entirely innocent, but as Long Aotian said, even if she deserved to be exposed, it shouldn’t be just her.
Moreover, she was only having meals and singing with those who wanted to date her. If they could provide her with emotional value, she would accept their next invitation.
On the contrary, if they couldn’t offer her emotional value and only wanted to toy with her, there probably wouldn’t be a next time.
She enjoyed the thrill of being pursued, but she wasn’t naive.
It takes two to tango; if they hadn’t actively invited her and added her as a friend, she wouldn’t have chatted with them.
So this situation couldn’t be entirely her fault. A guy with a girlfriend who still tried to ask her out deserved to be exposed online and taste the bitterness of being revealed!
If you’re wondering why, since the other party had already released the chat records, even if they had blurred out the information, she should be able to pinpoint them based on her phone’s chat history.
Shen Mengjie felt a wave of shame wash over her because her responses were almost identical, like she was using a template.
Moreover, too many boys had added her on QQ, and since the chat backgrounds were the same, it was like a needle falling into a haystack—impossible to find the original needle...
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When they arrived at the café, they waited for less than ten minutes.
A slightly chubby boy walked in from outside, not very tall, wearing black-rimmed glasses and sporting a side-swept hairstyle that showed he had made an effort to wash his hair.
Shen Mengjie took one look and immediately recognized him as Li Hao. There was no mistaking it; he exuded a strong nerdy vibe.
"Senior Li Hao?" Shen Mengjie stood up and smiled sweetly at him.
Li Hao was momentarily stunned upon seeing Shen Mengjie, clearly not expecting to meet such a beautiful and alluring girl.
His face turned red instantly.
As he approached Shen Mengjie, he didn’t sit down right away but asked, "Are you the one who called me earlier?"
"Yes." Seeing Li Hao blush, Shen Mengjie’s smile grew even sweeter. "Thank you for taking the time to meet me despite your busy schedule."
Her sweet voice and charming looks left a deep impression on boys who had never dated before.
Li Hao was no exception.
Clearing his throat, he sat down across from Shen Mengjie. "So, which department are you in? What do you need help with?"
"Senior, I’m Shen Mengjie, and I’m..."
The cheerful smile on Li Hao's face vanished the moment he heard her name, and he became serious in an instant.
"I can’t help you with that."
With that, he stood up to leave.
Shen Mengjie didn’t expect this reaction. Just a moment ago, he had seemed interested in her...
Seeing Li Hao genuinely about to leave, Shen Mengjie hurriedly stood up and asked, "Senior Li Hao, what’s wrong? Did I offend you in some way?"
The people waiting outside instinctively approached upon seeing the commotion.
Li Hao noticed the crowd coming toward him and felt a twinge of fear. He turned to Shen Mengjie and said, "Didn’t you call me? Why did you bring so many people? Are you trying to toy with me? You’ll get what’s coming to you, woman."
His barrage of accusations left Shen Mengjie momentarily stunned, especially the last remark about her facing retribution, which made her feel utterly lost.
Huang Fei stepped forward, pointing at Li Hao. "Watch your mouth."
Long Aotian pulled Huang Fei's arm down and looked at Li Hao apologetically. "Sorry, can I ask why?"
Li Hao shot Huang Fei a defiant glance before turning his gaze to Long Aotian. "You guys are together, right?"
Seeing Long Aotian nod, Li Hao’s expression turned disdainful.
"Since you’re all together, there’s no need for explanations."
He then looked at the still bewildered Shen Mengjie and suddenly found it amusing. "So you really are capable, huh? Not only did you manage to toy with thirty-eight guys online, but you also have so many people willing to defend you in real life..."
Hearing this, Long Aotian shot a speechless look at Shen Mengjie.
Faced with Long Aotian's gaze, Shen Mengjie felt a wave of shame wash over her. She truly didn’t remember having so many people...
Though speechless, Long Aotian caught two key points from Li Hao's words.
The first was that even Shen Mengjie, the person involved, was confused about which chat records corresponded to which person.
Yet Li Hao had directly mentioned the precise number: thirty-eight.
Thinking of this, Long Aotian looked at Li Hao. "Thirty-eight? Isn’t that a bit exaggerated?"
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Chapter 264: Why So Serious?
Li Hao scoffed dismissively. "If it weren’t for the screenshots released on the campus forum, I wouldn’t believe a girl could manage to toy with thirty-eight guys."
"The screenshots on the campus forum are blurred out. Even if you have a problem with Shen Mengjie, you can’t just make up a number like thirty-eight, can you?"
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