Becoming a Billionaire From Awakening a System
Chapter 24: Trending Again, One-Sided Public Opinion

Chapter 24: Chapter 24: Trending Again, One-Sided Public Opinion

Hearing this,

Lin Feng was speechless.

As he expected...

He knew that anyone who saw this scene would misunderstand.

But he really hadn’t done anything to Su Ruoxi!

Seeing the scene before her, Yang Qingqing hesitated, unsure if she should leave.

Noticing her hesitation, Lin Feng quickly waved his hands.

"No, don’t get the wrong idea!"

"I didn’t do anything to her. You should stay here and look after her tonight. I’ll go find your brother and the guys."

With that, Lin Feng handed the room key to Yang Qingqing.

Then, without looking back, he left the troublesome scene behind.

...

After leaving the hotel,

Lin Feng had originally planned to go to the internet cafe.

But after that whole ordeal, he was already exhausted.

If he pulled another all-nighter, his body probably wouldn’t be able to take it.

So, he hailed a taxi and returned to the university by himself.

Even though it was already 1 AM, after being bribed with a couple of cigarettes, the dorm manager tactfully opened the main gate and let Lin Feng in.

Once back in his dorm room,

Lin Feng didn’t even shower. He just flopped onto his bed and fell fast asleep.

He was completely unaware of just how viral the posts about him on the school forum had become.

...

The night passed without incident.

When Lin Feng woke up the next day,

he found several missed calls, all from Yang Qiniang.

He rubbed his eyes and called him back.

The phone rang for a while before it was answered. Yang Qiniang’s weak, tired voice came from the other end.

It was accompanied by the CLACK-CLACK-CLACK of a keyboard.

It sounded like the guys were still at the internet cafe.

"Hey, Old Lin..."

"What’s up? Is something wrong?"

Lin Feng got out of bed and said while brushing his teeth, "Shouldn’t I be asking you that? You called me so many times. What’s going on?"

"What do you think? Why didn’t you come to the internet cafe last night?"

On this topic, Yang Qiniang suddenly perked up, his voice turning sleazy. "Oh, I get it..."

"You rascal, how far did you get with the Su School Beauty last night?"

"Don’t tell me you already hit a home run?"

Hearing this, Lin Feng was about to retort.

But just then, Cao Ming’s shriek came through the phone.

"Holy shit!"

"How is Brother Feng trending at school again?!"

’Trending at school again?’

’Wait, why did he say ’again’?’

So much time had passed that Lin Feng had already forgotten he had trended before for snatching the water.

He never imagined he’d be trending again less than half a month later.

’But what is it this time?’

"Brother Nian, what’s going on over there?"

"What’s Old Cao yelling about?"

Yang Qiniang didn’t answer Lin Feng. Instead, he put down his phone and hurried over to look at Cao Ming’s screen.

Cao Ming’s muttering could be heard over the phone.

"Half a month later, the guy who snatched the school beauty’s water."

"Now attempts to force himself on Su Ruoxi using despicable means?"

"What the hell is this?"

"Why is there a video?"

Hearing Cao Ming’s voice through the phone,

Lin Feng subconsciously recalled the two idiots he ran into when he was taking Su Ruoxi to the hotel last night.

They had taken a video of him with their phones.

’Could it be? Did they make the post and upload that video?’

At this thought, Lin Feng’s brow furrowed tightly.

If that was the case, he was truly in a situation he couldn’t explain his way out of.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Can one of you say something?"

Lin Feng asked anxiously.

On the other end, Yang Qiniang picked up his phone again and sighed.

"Old Lin..."

"I don’t even know how to explain this."

"You should just look at the school forum yourself."

"This thing has blown up. If you don’t handle it properly, you could get expelled!"

Hearing Yang Qiniang’s words, Lin Feng was almost certain that this was the work of those two guys from last night.

"Old Lin, don’t panic yet."

"I’ll call Qingqing and ask her what’s going on."

"You stay put at the university. We’re heading back to find you right now!"

With that, Yang Qiniang hung up.

Lin Feng sat down in his chair, opened the forum, and started reading.

Right now, public opinion online was completely one-sided.

Even if Lin Feng tried to explain, probably no one would listen.

...

「Meanwhile.」

In a suite at the Sheraton Hotel.

Yang Qingqing, who had just woken up, received a call from Yang Qiniang.

"Hello? Brother, what’s wrong?"

"Qingqing, are you at the hotel right now?"

Yang Qiniang’s anxious voice came through the phone.

"Yeah, why?"

"Has Su Ruoxi woken up yet?"

Yang Qingqing rubbed her eyes, glanced at Su Ruoxi who was still fast asleep on the bed, and replied lazily, "Not yet. She woke up in the middle of the night to throw up, so she’s still sleeping."

"Brother, what’s going on? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Yang Qiniang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Well, as soon as she wakes up, get her back to the university immediately."

"I can’t really explain the details right now."

"Gotta go. I still need to call Old Lin."

Before Yang Qingqing could say anything else, Yang Qiniang hung up.

"What was all that about?"

"Acting so mysterious..."

Hearing the dial tone, Yang Qingqing grumbled in annoyance.

Then, she opened the school forum and logged into her account.

The moment she entered the forum,

she saw the video pinned to the homepage.

She clicked on it, and what she saw made her jump. Her expression was one of utter shock.

"Oh my god..."

"What on earth is going on?"

Yang Qingqing finally understood why Yang Qiniang had been so agitated earlier.

Because if this situation wasn’t handled properly,

not only would the university expel Lin Feng, but he would also likely become a target of cyberbullying!

As for going to jail, that was nonsense.

She was there the whole time last night; Lin Feng hadn’t done anything to Su Ruoxi at all.

But the commenters under the post didn’t see it that way.

They were all verbally attacking Lin Feng, demanding justice for Su Ruoxi and calling for the "scumbag" Lin Feng to be expelled.

Some went even further, saying they should call the police and send him to prison!

Seeing this, Yang Qingqing began to panic.

She glanced at Su Ruoxi, still fast asleep on the bed, and thought about waking her up.

But after a moment’s thought,

she took out her phone and called Lin Feng instead.

On Lin Feng’s end, he had just hung up with Yang Qiniang when Yang Qingqing’s call came in.

"Hello, Qingqing. What’s up?"

Just a moment ago, after his call with Yang Qiniang, Lin Feng had already figured out how to resolve this matter.

So now, his tone of voice had become calm.

"Brother Feng, what’s the deal with that video on the forum?"

"Should I wake Su Ruoxi up and have her come back to the university now?"

"If Su Ruoxi is willing to testify for you, this whole thing should be fine."

Yang Qingqing said anxiously.

"It’s okay, Qingqing."

"Just let her rest."

"I’ve already thought of a way to handle this."

Lin Feng said with a faint smile, reassuring Yang Qingqing.

’After this, I know I haven’t made these friends for nothing.’

’At least my brothers in the dorm and Yang Qingqing are genuinely worried about me.’

’Let you all jump around a little longer.’

’In a bit, I’ll show you that I, Lin Feng, am not someone you can just mess with!’