Chapter 38: Saving the Gentle Senior 14

One morning, all students browsing the forum discovered that Shen Qingci's rumors had resurfaced again.

Unlike the previous photo incident, this post is about his background.

Title: Discussion, the dance department's third-year talented Shen Qingci's tumultuous family background!

OP: I graduated from the same high school as Shen Qingci; back then his family was wealthy, with private cars for pick-up and drop-off; after graduation, it seemed they got into some trouble, his parents died tragically one after another, the company went bankrupt, and he himself seems to have huge debts.

A few days ago I saw Shen Qingci get into a luxury car and head straight to the downtown villa area! Is he clinging to a wealthy patron?

1L:??? Shocked, I'll chime in—did anyone downstairs see this?

2L: The other day I only saw a cool Pagani! Isn't that what the OP is talking about?

3L: Someone who can drive a Pagani sports car is probably not a middle-aged big shot; maybe it's a rich second-gen boyfriend.

4L: But isn't he in an ambiguous phase with Jin Chen, a sophomore in the Finance Department? Is this two-timing?

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15L: Nobody cares about his background! What big trouble did he get into? I don't understand rich people's affairs.

16L: By the way, does the OP have evidence…? If not, it's slander; the big shot from the recent photo scandal is coming with a knife!

17L: If you don't mention it, I'll forget—what about that big shot? Shen Qingci's privacy has been exposed again, hurry up!

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58L: The OP has arrived; the evidence you wanted: first, he has nothing to do with me, purely curiosity plus looking down on college students being kept.

This post contains three pictures: Shen Qingci's high school photos—even in uniform he looks noble and gentle; Shen Qingci's university dance tutoring photos; and the photos of him getting into a luxury car.

59L: Still the OP, believe it or not, as for the big shot you mentioned, he's just an ordinary college student—how would he know someone like that, how did he come to know them? No need for me to say.

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Lin Le finished browsing the forum, seeing the thread had already reached hundreds of floors, then leisurely put away his phone; the delight on his face was obvious.

After a week of treatment, he could finally return to school; his face had no scars, only some marks on his back and neck.

As long as Shen Qingci falls from grace, he hopes to replace him and obtain the lead dancer position.

He also became smarter; he didn't post himself but had someone else do it, so even if they checked the IP, it wouldn't trace back to him.

Lin Le, thinking he had done something flawless, gleefully rushed to school.

Meanwhile, Shen Qingci, whom he thought was heartbroken, sat in a café and calmly finished browsing the forum posts.

Jin Chen took a sip of coffee; in front of him was a laptop displaying that very post.

He opened the pictures and laughed, saying, "Senior, you used to be so young and cute."

Shen Qingci gave him an annoyed look: "I'm not cute anymore."

"Not at all—now you're handsome, gentle, cute… uh."

Jin Chen covered his head, which had been hit, and added pouting, "And spicy."

He withdrew his hand, and Shen Qingci laughed out loud.

Jin Chen looked up, saw that Shen Qingci truly wasn't unhappy, and then relaxed.

Shen Qingci took a sip of coffee: "How did you know Lin Le would post today? And you gave me a heads‑up."

"Because I'm the mysterious big shot who serves only you."

Jin Chen spoke cheerfully, borrowing a line from the forum, and tapped the coffee‑stained corner of Shen Qingci's lips with his fingertip.

"Senior, don't be upset—I'll help you strike back right away!"

"How will you do it?"

He turned the screen toward Shen Qingci, wearing a look of seeking credit.

"Senior, you mentioned Lin Le's drinking‑companion photos and videos last time—I've found them all, plus evidence that he paid people to frame you, ordered cameras, and all the covert‑shooting proof!"

Shen Qingci widened his eyes in surprise, truly not expecting Jin Chen to have gathered such complete evidence.

"Did you hire a detective? How do you have all this evidence?"

Jin Chen stroked his smooth chin, looking inscrutable: "I have a mysterious person behind me."

The mysterious person 0731 behind him happily rolled around in the space.

Shen Qingci assumed it was a private detective from the Jin family, so he didn't ask further.

Seeing this, Jin Chen chuckled lightly, moved his face closer, and asked, "Can I have a thank‑kiss?"

His eyes flickered with helplessness and amusement; Shen Qingci leaned in slightly and brushed his handsome cheek.

But Jin Chen pressed his shoulder, turned his face, and kissed the corner of his lips.

His cheek heated up instantly; he felt the corner of his lips warming, the café's cold air unable to suppress it.

Jin Chen sat properly, his ears slightly red: "Very satisfied with this thank‑you gift! Now the mysterious big shot will blood‑bath the forum for his dear senior!"

He turned back to the notebook, his long fingers tapping the keyboard, his expression gradually turning serious.

Shen Qingci rested his right hand on his face, smiled lightly, sipped his coffee, gazed at Jin Chen, with warmth flowing in his eyes.

Five minutes later, the students browsing the forum were shocked again.

Title: The forum's mysterious big shot, the Pagani car owner, and the person ambiguous with the senior—all are me.

OP: As the title says, I'm Jin Chen, a sophomore who just transferred to the Finance Department this year; on my first day at school, I fell for the senior Shen Qingci who was trapped in the library at first sight.

In the process of getting to know him, I not only confirmed my feelings further, but also realized how unworthy some people are of being human.

The dance department's Lin Le, lacking ability, harbored resentment toward his roommate Shen Qingci, hooked up with Qi Ze—whom Shen Qingci had rejected—and later bought cameras online to secretly film him changing clothes and practicing dance.

After I deleted the post the first time, following a friendly principle I didn't expose the matter, but Qi Ze and Lin Le not only failed to wake up, they doubled down.

As for the Pagani car, just from that they concluded the senior was clinging to a wealthy patron—I actually wouldn't mind, but when you were secretly filming, could you also capture me sitting in the passenger seat?

Finally, let the impure be impure.

Jin Chen placed Lin Le's drinking‑companion video first.

In the video, Lin Anle is tightly embraced by a man in a suit, his face showing no resistance, rather enjoying it.

After that, it was Lin Le and Qi Ze buying webcams, communicating with people to post, and the IP addresses of each poster.

It's practically an earth-shattering bombshell.

1L: ……Too many elements, I slowly……

2L: Same upstairs, what a good show—speaking of which, is this part of Lin An illegal?

3L: Shen Qingci is really miserable, being slandered and framed—how did she end up with two weirdos!

4L: Jin Chen really…… I'm crying to death, you love him so much!

5L: How dare Lin Le do that—he's crazy testing the legal boundaries, right?

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25L: I'm a classmate of Shen Qingci and Lin Le; during training, Lin Le often gives us a cold shoulder, his character is really bad—I'm actually not at all surprised he did something like this.

Replies like these, in just half an hour, already garnered over a thousand follow-ups.