An hour later, the drama began.

Outside the door, the bodyguards ignored the ambiguous moans coming from the room and, right on schedule, took out their phones to call the police. Upon receiving a tip-off from a so-called anonymous “righteous citizen,” the police rushed to the hotel.

As soon as the police kicked open the door, a group of reporters followed closely behind. The moment they entered the room, an indescribable scent filled the air. On the bed were two naked bodies intertwined, their faces flushed red, murmuring filthy words.

The scene was both shocking and provocative.

Several reporters snapped multiple photos, and one even recorded a video. However, the police quickly ordered them out, citing privacy protection as the reason. Satisfied with their footage, the reporters left, ready to publish their articles.

The photos were secured—now it was time to write the headlines!

A stern-faced officer, seemingly in his thirties, ordered someone to fetch a bucket of cold water and splash it onto Lin Bai and Fu Chengyu.

Lin Bai was the first to wake up. His dazed eyes widened in horror upon seeing the uniformed officers in the room. Screaming, he hurriedly grabbed the bedsheet to cover himself.

“Who are you? What are you doing here?” Lin Bai’s trembling voice carried a hint of tears.

The officer scolded, “Stop crying! Take them both back for proper questioning!”

Fu Chengyu, on the other hand, regained consciousness on the way to the police station. He glanced at Lin Bai, who was curled up in the corner, sobbing pitifully, and frowned in confusion.

“Where… where are we?”

Upon seeing Fu Chengyu awake, Lin Bai cried even louder, only to be snapped at by an officer.

“Shut up! Now you’re crying? What were you thinking earlier? So young and already doing this kind of thing?!”

Fu Chengyu looked down at his disheveled clothing as fragmented memories flashed through his mind. Wasn’t he in the kitchen waiting for Lin Bai to bring Shen Nanxing? How did he end up here? And why was Lin Bai the one beside him?

Where was Shen Nanxing?

His head throbbed painfully, as if he had been hit. His vision briefly darkened, but he forced himself to stay calm and asked the officer, “Sir, there must be some mistake. He and I are a couple. What we did was perfectly legal, right?”

The officer snorted coldly. “Couple or not, you two were definitely on drugs. A blood test will tell us the truth!”

What kind of couple needs drugs for intimacy? The police assumed Fu Chengyu was lying and ignored his protests.

Soon, both were taken to the station. After their blood was drawn, they were brought into the interrogation room.

The officer stared at them sternly. “What’s your relationship?”

Lin Bai shrank back, clearly terrified. His voice trembled. “F-Friends.”

Fu Chengyu, however, was pale with regret. He cursed himself—if only he hadn’t listened to Lin Bai. This idiot had completely ruined everything!

The officer slammed his hand on the table, glaring sharply. “Friends? What kind of friends end up naked together in bed?!”

He then turned to Fu Chengyu. “You! Speak the truth!”

Fu Chengyu hesitated, but at this point, admitting they were a couple seemed like the only option. Clenching his jaw, he insisted, “We’re in a relationship. What you saw was just… a private moment between lovers.”

Lin Bai immediately chimed in. “Y-Yeah! We’re a couple!”

The officer squinted. “Then why didn’t you admit it earlier?”

Lin Bai stammered, “I… I was still chasing after Fu. I only said it because he finally admitted our relationship.”

To make it seem more believable, Lin Bai even put on a pitiful expression and gazed longingly at Fu Chengyu.

The officer, however, was unmoved. Higher-ups had already instructed them to treat this as a prostitution case, no matter what the suspects claimed. The questioning was just a formality.

In the end, both Lin Bai and Fu Chengyu were detained and fined.

When Bai Mengqi received the call from the police station, she felt like her world had collapsed. No matter how much she cried and begged outside the station, the officers refused to release them.

…

The next morning, social media platforms like Weibo and Capital University’s campus forum were overwhelmed with a shocking scandal.

Photos of Lin Bai and Fu Chengyu’s explicit encounter flooded the internet. Initially uncensored, they were only blurred after receiving numerous complaints. Their faces, however, were still clearly visible.

Since Fu Chengyu was a well-known figure at Capital University, it didn’t take long for people to identify him.

“Oh my god, someone please grant me a pair of untainted eyes! This scene is blinding—I can’t bear to look!”

“Wait, isn’t that the famously aloof campus heartthrob from the finance department? Who knew he was so wild behind closed doors?”

“OMG, isn’t that Lin Bai, the one previously warned by the school for being a green tea bitch?”

“Knew it! They definitely had a thing! Good thing our Shen Nanxing didn’t end up with Fu Chengyu!”

“Woke up early and already regretting it… My eyes feel violated.”

“Hold on—doesn’t Fu Chengyu have the powerful Fu family backing him? Aren’t these people afraid of being retaliated against for posting such photos so openly?”

“The person upstairs, are you using 2G internet? The Fu Group already released a statement this morning saying Fu Chengyu isn’t even part of the Fu family. He was kicked out a long time ago!”

“+1, I saw it too.”

“……”

The internet was flooded with criticism, and the school forum was even worse. Some morally upright students demanded an explanation from the school, insisting that Fu Chengyu and Lin Bai were unworthy of being students at Capital University. They argued that their actions had tarnished the school’s reputation and brought nothing but shame.

On Weibo, many began to accuse Lin Bai of being a habitual liar. He had previously claimed to be a fan of Xu Yuan to gain sympathy, which they now saw as utterly despicable.

Eventually, after discussions among the school leadership, both Fu Chengyu and Lin Bai were advised to withdraw from the university.

Three days later, Bai Mengqi spent a significant sum of money to get Fu Chengyu released from custody.

However, the once proud and confident Fu Chengyu was nowhere to be seen. His face was pale and defeated, his hair messy, dark circles under his eyes, and he looked utterly exhausted.

The first thing he said upon seeing Bai Mengqi was, “If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have ended up like this.”

Bai Mengqi clutched his arm with a heartbroken expression. “Chengyu, are you okay? It’s all my fault for being useless…” Her voice broke as she sobbed uncontrollably.

But Fu Chengyu’s heart was filled with hatred—toward everyone. He hated the Fu family for being so heartless, hated Bai Mengqi for her foolishness, but most of all, he hated Shen Nanxing for being so cold and unfeeling.

He once had lingering hope for Shen Nanxing, but after being locked up for three days, all he felt was pure resentment.

Clenching his fists tightly, his eyes burned with fury. “Shen Nanxing, I will never let you have peace!”

Tears streamed down Bai Mengqi’s face as she shook her head. “Chengyu, please stop thinking about them. Let’s leave Capital City and start over. I beg you.”

Looking at the hatred in her son’s eyes, Bai Mengqi felt deep regret. She knew better than anyone how corrosive hatred could be. It was like a parasite buried deep inside, silently gnawing away at a person’s soul until nothing remained but an empty shell.

She didn’t want to see Fu Chengyu end up that way. She had always wished for him to grow up healthy and happy—how had it come to this?

But Fu Chengyu had no interest in her empty words. With disgust, he shook off her hand and glared at her with mocking eyes.

“Leave? I’m already ruined. Where could I even go? I won’t leave! I’ll drag them all into the mud. No one is getting out unscathed!”

Bai Mengqi could only watch his furious figure storm away, sobbing silently.