“Shh, keep it down. It’s not good if this gets out.”
Chen Feixue huffed, sounding full of confidence as if she had finally caught someone red-handed. “What’s there to be afraid of? You’re just too kind! A loose woman like her deserves to be exposed!”
…
The next morning, Jiang Wan woke up drenched in a cold sweat. She had been plagued by nightmares all night, dreaming of being pressed down and bullied by an old man.
As the dream progressed, that old man’s face transformed into Professor Yan’s…
Jiang Wan gasped for air.
She must be going crazy.
After freshening up to clear her head, Xu Yi suddenly sent her a message: [Wan-bao, look at the forum!]
Since time immemorial, university forums were the birthplace of gossip.
This time was no exception.
The key was that the person being “exposed” was her.
The thread was titled: [Archaeology Department’s J-Surname Girl Messing Around at a Nightclub.]
Attached was a newspaper clipping—the very photo she had sent to the paparazzi.
However, the parts concerning “Mrs. Lu” had been cropped out.
She and Third Master Lu were secretly married.
Aside from the Lu and Jiang families, no one knew about her relationship with him.
The news that night hadn’t actually spread very far, evidently suppressed by Third Master Lu. But of those who knew about it and feared revealing her identity as Mrs. Lu, nine times out of ten, it was Jiang Qing.
After all, the one originally meant to marry Third Master Lu was Jiang Qing. Once the secret marriage was exposed, the Jiang family’s secret bait-and-switch would be discovered!
Jiang Wan let out a frustrated laugh.
Jiang Qing didn’t have the guts to offend Third Master Lu.
Instead, she knew how to use this scandal to frame her.
There was a makeup class that morning, so Jiang Wan returned to the university after breakfast.
Every student she passed pointed and whispered about her. The influence of the university forum was no less than Weibo; even the slightest disturbance became known to the entire school.
“Wan-wan!” Xu Yi walked toward her. “What on earth is going on with that forum post?”
Explaining that she had gone out to find a male model just to get a divorce would be a bit too rebellious…
It would be better to…
“Actually, that’s my boyfriend.”
“You have a boyfriend!” Xu Yi was surprised, then thinking of something, she raised an eyebrow and smiled at her. “Judging by that build, though, your boyfriend seems to have a pretty good physique. Is he handsome too?”
Jiang Wan forced a smile. “What if I said he looks just like Professor Yan…”
Before Xu Yi could react, Jiang Qing approached with Chen Feixue and a few other girls.
Chen Feixue glared at Jiang Wan. “Some people actually have the nerve to come to class. If I were you, I wouldn’t even have the face to step out the door!”
“Exactly! Who knew she was so slutty in private! Going out and messing around with men!”
Xu Yi’s tone was impatient. “What does it have to do with you? Do you love sticking your nose into other people’s business that much?”
Chen Feixue was dismissive. “Imperial University’s standards are really being lowered by students like her. Aren’t you embarrassed to be seen hanging out with trash like that?”
Jiang Wan ignored them and looked directly at Jiang Qing. “Did you post that photo on the forum?”
Jiang Qing froze.
The photo hadn’t been posted by her personally, but she had intentionally leaked it to Chen Feixue.
“What are you talking about? I really don’t know anything about the photo on the forum…”
Chen Feixue sneered. “If you’re brave enough to mess around with men at a nightclub and get caught on camera, why are you afraid of people knowing? I think you didn’t come to university for a degree, but to seduce rich men. A common pheasant trying to fly onto a branch to become a phoenix, eh?”
This remark drew laughter from the onlookers.
Jiang Wan ignored the others and only stared at Jiang Qing, feigning a troubled expression. “If you insist on doing this, then I’ll have no choice but to tell them the truth…”
Jiang Qing’s expression stiffened. “Sister, what are you saying…”
Jiang Wan suddenly leaned in close, speaking in a voice only she could hear. “Delete the post, or I’ll tell Third Master Lu that the woman he was supposed to marry was you. When the Lu family finds out, do you think they’ll marry you off to that old man who’s already lost three fiancées?”