Chapter 20

In the Jinghai Middle School campus network, a sensational post was circulating today. The future heir of the Mo family, a martial arts dynasty, Mo Kuan, lost both his wife and his army! The post was quite long, but it mainly described how Mo Kuan and Tang Yu fought over the school beauty, Chu Yarou, at the Xidelong Hotel. In the end, Tang Yu defeated Mo Kuan in just three moves, leaving him in a dog-like position. This wasn't the main point; what mattered most was the dozen or so photos attached, documenting the entire event.

In some of the photos, Tang Yu, Chu Yarou, and Mo Kuan were all present. Tang Yu and Mo Kuan were facing off, their expressions filled with hostility, while Chu Yarou stood to the side, her delicate face showing surprise. The next few photos showed Mo Kuan being beaten to the ground and being helped away by his subordinates. The last photo depicted Tang Yu's victory as he walked with Chu Yarou towards a private room.

The post had already received tens of thousands of clicks and thousands of comments, indicating its popularity.

When Tang Yu entered the classroom, everyone looked at him with strange expressions.

Guo Xiaodong walked up to Tang Yu: "Brother Tang, you're famous now!"

"Famous? What do you mean?" Tang Yu was puzzled, wondering why everyone in the class was looking at him that way.

Guo Xiaodong chuckled: "Brother Tang, you don't know. Someone took photos of your fight with Mo Kuan yesterday and posted them on the school website. Now, everyone knows that you defeated Mo Kuan in just three moves and won the beauty."

"Damn!" Tang Yu was taken aback. Who would be so bored? Tang Yu wasn't worried about himself; the fight with Mo Kuan was one thing, but involving Chu Yarou was another. Tang Yu could imagine the rumors spreading outside. He could handle it, but what about Chu Yarou?

"I see." Tang Yu nodded. "By the way, did you transfer the money?"

"Done, 18,000 yuan." Guo Xiaodong nodded. He originally wanted to transfer 30,000 yuan but was afraid Tang Yu would scold him.

"Good." Tang Yu nodded. Now he was thinking, would Chu Yarou think he deliberately caused this? When Tang Yu returned to his seat, he saw a large bag of snacks. "Yours?" He asked Xia Shihan, who was doing her homework, in a calm tone.

Xia Shihan glared at Tang Yu: "No."

"..." Tang Yu was taken aback. Why had Xia Shihan's attitude towards him suddenly become so cold? "Then whose?"

"Yours." Xia Shihan replied simply.

"Mine? Did you buy it?" Tang Yu asked.

"Do you think that's possible?" Xia Shihan snorted.

"Um, not possible." Tang Yu wished Xia Shihan would buy him something, but it seemed unlikely.

"It was bought by Qu Xuer." Zhang Jing, who was behind him, said to Tang Yu.

"Qu Xuer?" Tang Yu was taken aback. Why did that name sound so familiar? He vaguely remembered one of the three school beauties being a fiery girl. But Tang Yu didn't have any connection with her, so why would she send him something?

"Xiaodong!" Tang Yu called out.

Guo Xiaodong ran over: "Boss, what's up?"

"Take these things back to Qu Xuer." Tang Yu didn't know which class Qu Xuer was in, but Guo Xiaodong definitely knew all about the school beauties, so he asked him to deliver them.

"Boss, these, these are from Qu Xuer?" Guo Xiaodong was surprised. He had arrived late and didn't know Qu Xuer had sent them. A few late-arriving boys nearby were envious. Compared to Xia Shihan's sweet and charming demeanor and Chu Yarou's gentle and graceful beauty, Qu Xuer was fiery and bold, with a daring style and a fierce attitude. She had a figure that made her peers envious and was the unattainable dream of many boys.

"Never mind, just return them. And tell her not to send anything in the future." Tang Yu said directly. His main focus now was to study hard and not get distracted by other things.

"Okay, got it!" Guo Xiaodong nodded and took the large bag of various snacks out.

At this moment, Xia Shihan glanced at Tang Yu with her beautiful eyes, seemingly because of his attitude just now.

Tang Yu sat down and opened his math book to start studying.

Xia Shihan seemed to realize she had misunderstood and turned her head to look at Tang Yu: "Tang Yu, now that you're back, focus on your studies and don't get distracted."

"Thanks, Class President. I know. But I can tell you, the innocent will always be clear." Tang Yu said simply.

Xia Shihan was taken aback. The Qu Xuer incident might have been a misunderstanding, but what about Chu Yarou? "That post, what, what's it about?" Xia Shihan couldn't help but ask.

"Do you really want to know?" Tang Yu looked at Xia Shihan, seemingly with other intentions.

"I... I..." Xia Shihan was at a loss, her face turning slightly red. Yes, it was his business, why should she ask so clearly? "No, I was just asking casually."

"Okay, since you asked. Anyway, there's nothing much to it, I'll tell you..." Tang Yu looked at the beauty and recounted the events of the previous night, of course, without mentioning Chu Yarou borrowing money.

"Okay. Sorry, I misunderstood you. I thought you and Chu Yarou were getting involved right after you came back, and this morning Qu Xuer sent you snacks, so I thought there was something between you and her." Xia Shihan apologized.

"Misunderstandings are normal. They all misunderstood. I believe many others did too." Tang Yu said.

"Yes, Chu Yarou must be very upset now. But the more you explain, the more complicated it gets. It's better not to explain. As you said, the innocent will always be clear." Xia Shihan said in a sweet voice, looking at Tang Yu.

Tang Yu nodded: "Let's focus on studying."

"Okay." Xia Shihan nodded. She was originally very happy today because she had a great chat with Tang Yu yesterday. But hearing about the post about Tang Yu and Mo Kuan and seeing Qu Xuer send snacks to Tang Yu made her very disappointed. Now that the misunderstanding was cleared, she felt much better.

In Class 10 of the senior year, Chu Yarou had just arrived at the classroom when she heard some gossip.

"Yarou, you're a big celebrity now." At this moment, Fang Fei walked over to Chu Yarou. Fang Fei was one of the few friends Chu Yarou could talk to.

"Fang Fang, don't say that. Those are just rumors. Tang Yu and I have nothing." Chu Yarou explained to Fang Fei.

"Really? But in the photos, you were clearly worried about him during the fight, and you even had dinner with him afterwards?" Fang Fei, who had carefully read the post, asked.

"I won't explain. It's better not to. The more you explain, the more complicated it gets." Chu Yarou ignored it and walked to her seat. She thought that with so many people watching last night, there would be talk today, but she didn't expect someone to be so bored as to take photos and post them, causing such a situation. Chu Yarou knew that the most important thing now was to study hard and get a good ranking. If she could rank in the top ten in the city's college entrance exam, she could receive rewards from the school and the government, and then she wouldn't have to worry about tuition fees for college. This was her ultimate goal. So, apart from studying, she wouldn't consider anything else.

"Oh..." Fang Fei saw that Chu Yarou was a bit upset and smiled: "I was just teasing you, Yarou. I know who you are."

"Thank you, Fang Fang." Chu Yarou nodded gratefully. In her mind, Tang Yu's face appeared, and in her pocket were his bank card and a small bottle.

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