Chapter 21

He didn’t wait for the explosion of popularity, but within five minutes of the content being published, it showed that it was against the rules and was taken down. He tried twice more, but the result was the same. He couldn’t post it.

He thought it was some of the words that were against the rules, so he revised them for a long time. He was about to post it again, but the phone rang.

It was an unknown number. Chen Ming was a little confused, but he still answered. “Hello, is this Mr. Chen Ming? I’m from the Public Relations Department of the Shi Group.”

“Shi Group?” Chen Ming asked casually. He hadn’t posted anything about the Shi Group. If they wanted to call, shouldn’t Wu Ze have someone call?

Besides, this wasn’t the first time Wu Ze’s gossip had been exposed. Why couldn’t he post it this time, and why did the Shi Group come knocking?

Chen Ming looked at the photo on his computer screen and suddenly realized. He was shocked. This wasn’t the first time Wu Ze had done something like this, but it was the first time for the girl opposite him.

Looking closer, Wu Ze’s eyes weren’t filled with love, but with respect.

……

Shen Chutang looked at the messages Xie Tong sent her on her phone with annoyance. What was this? How did eating a meal turn into this?

As a seasoned internet surfer, Xie Tong was always the first to discover many news stories. On her phone, Xie Tong was still mercilessly mocking her, saying it was lucky she had taken a screenshot quickly. Shen Chutang wanted to punch her and silently vowed to beat her up at school tomorrow.

Unhappy, Shen Chutang ran downstairs to find Shi Chengyu. She threw herself into his arms, her mouth drooping, not saying anything.

“What’s wrong?” Shi Chengyu was knocked back a step by her. He quickly protected her.

“Xie Tong is making fun of me.” Shen Chutang looked up at him with a whimper, not knowing how serious this matter was in Shi Chengyu’s eyes.

Shi Chengyu rubbed her head and asked with a smile, “What is she making fun of you for?”

Shen Chutang said, “It’s because someone took pictures of us eating today. Why do those people always like to take pictures?”

“What?” Shi Chengyu paused for a moment, then took her hand and walked towards the room.

Shen Chutang took out her phone and showed it to him. “Why are they saying nonsense!”

She said this angrily, her cheeks flushed. She had never experienced anything like this before. She was angry and depressed.

Shi Chengyu only glanced at it, then deleted the picture. He couldn’t tell if he was more angry or jealous. “It’s my fault. It’s my fault for being on the phone for too long.”

“What’s wrong with you?” Shen Chutang looked up in astonishment. “It’s their fault. They’re disgusting. They spread rumors based on one photo. They’re immoral and have no bottom line…”

Shen Chutang kept saying the same few things, the same few curse words. She thought she should learn more from Xie Tong next time.

Xie Tong: No thanks, I’ll pass. I won’t teach her. I’m afraid she’ll snitch on me again!

“Yeah, it’s their fault.” Shi Chengyu sat down next to her. “But if Tangtang keeps being unhappy because of this, isn’t it like punishing yourself because of their fault?”

Shen Chutang thought for a moment and nodded. Shi Chengyu hugged her. “So, we won’t be unhappy for a while, okay? Brother Chengyu will be with you. You can do anything you want. But Tangtang, next time, don’t smile so happily at strangers.”

Otherwise, he would be the one who was unhappy.

“Okay.” Shen Chutang agreed, but she just lay on his shoulder. His back patted her gently, over and over again. She was dazed and suddenly said, “Brother Chengyu, you’re so good.”

Everyone she had met since she was little had been good to her, but Shi Chengyu was the best to her.

It seemed like no matter what she was like or what she did, he would be behind her. Every time she was unhappy, he would be there with her.

She often felt that she was very lucky, because Shi Chengyu was there, because Shi Chengyu was always there.

The little incident in life quickly passed. That night, Wu Ze posted a photo with his current girlfriend on Weibo, implicitly denying the rumors.

He then sent gifts to apologize, but they were returned by Uncle Shang. Shen Chutang had already forgotten about the incident. How could she be reminded again?

She had a new hobby recently. She had learned a little bit at the teahouse that day and fell in love with it. Shi Chengyu had a room in the villa remodeled and decorated. After work, he would teach her.

Winter vacation had started for a few days, and the weather had turned cold. Shen Chutang was in the tea room, brewing tea and eating pastries. Shen Sujing had released a new album a few days ago and needed to shoot an MV. He brought her over to make up the numbers, just appearing in a few background shots.

She was now looking at the comments online. Some people were praising her to the skies based on just a silhouette, while others were speculating about her identity.

Fortunately, there weren’t any incidents like last time. Shen Sujing personally responded, saying it was his real sister. The comments then started to praise her for being beautiful and asked her to call his girlfriend “sister-in-law.”

Suddenly, she had so many “sister-in-laws.” Shen Chutang laughed until her stomach hurt. “Third Brother, when did you have so many wives?”

Shen Sujing took his script and tapped her head. “You’re so young, what are you talking about? Don’t talk nonsense.”

Shen Chutang leaned closer and asked in a low voice, “Then, Third Brother, do I have a third sister-in-law?”

Shen Sujing looked around, then took out his phone. The wallpaper was a side profile of a girl. Shen Chutang thought it looked familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere, but she couldn’t remember.

“Is she pretty?” Shen Sujing asked her.

Shen Chutang nodded. “She’s pretty. Can you take me to meet her next time? Don’t worry, I promise I won’t tell Mom and Dad.” Shen Chutang raised her hand to swear.

Shen Sujing put away his phone and vaguely replied, “Next time, next time.”

“How did you two meet? How long have you been dating?” Shen Chutang was interested and sat up straight. Shen Sujing, who was usually so cheerful and lively, was doing this secret crush thing!

“We’re not dating yet!” Shen Sujing pulled on her sleeve. “Second Brother will be back soon.”

Shen Chutang covered her mouth, then whispered, “Then when will you take me to meet her?”

“Next time, next time.” Shen Sujing replied, flipping through his script randomly.

Shen Chutang shook his arm and acted cute. “When is next time? Give me an exact time.”

But Shen Sujing didn’t have an exact time. He only met her at the film crew. He couldn’t bring Shen Chutang there. Big Brother would beat him to death if he found out.

“What next time?”

Shen Sichen pushed open the door and came in. The maid came over to take his coat. He changed his shoes and walked towards them. Shi Chengyu followed behind him. Shen Chutang had moved back to the Shen family, and he had also moved in with them.

“Brother Chengyu!” Shen Chutang called out.

“Hey, you little girl, why aren’t you so happy to see me?” Shen Sichen said, lightly tapping her head.

Shen Chutang snorted. “Brother Chengyu wouldn’t tap my head!”

Shi Chengyu happened to walk over. He was afraid of his cold air chilling her, so he didn’t get that close to her. He didn’t expect Shen Chutang to slowly move towards him.