Chen Min’s eyes remained glued to the phone screen. The instant he saw the photograph of Teacher Zhang, his breath abruptly caught, as though an invisible hand had seized him by the throat.
A trace of madness flashed through his eyes. He suddenly reached out and lunged for Lu Xuan’s phone as though grasping at his last lifeline, shouting, “Give it to me!”
Lu Xuan had already anticipated this. With a simple turn of his wrist, he effortlessly avoided Chen Min’s grab without even swaying.
After being enhanced by the system, Lu Xuan’s reaction speed and strength were far beyond anything Chen Min, a student who spent his days immersed in games and had neglected his body, could possibly match.
“Hey.” Lu Xuan took a step back and slipped the phone into his pocket, a mocking smile on his face. “How could I just hand over something this valuable? This is precious information. Naturally, I need to keep it somewhere safe.”
He paused and watched Chen Min’s devastated expression as the latter hovered on the verge of collapse. Then he leisurely added, “Who knows? Maybe one day I’ll be in a bad mood, or I’ll get bored with life, and I’ll casually upload all of it online. The University Forum, Tieba, Weibo, Douyin… I could let netizens everywhere take a look and judge it for themselves.”
“Tsk, tsk. A high school student drugging his female teacher, coercing her, secretly recording videos, and then using them for extortion and blackmail… Is that scandal big enough? Explosive enough? Tell me, do you think it could make the top trending headlines?”
Chen Min’s complexion could no longer merely be described as pale. His face was as white as paper. His entire body trembled uncontrollably, and cold sweat trickled down his temples, soaking into his collar.
He stared fiercely at Lu Xuan, his teeth grinding together.
“Lu Xuan…” Chen Min took a deep breath, seemingly trying to force himself to calm down, but his voice still trembled with fear he could not suppress. “We… we can talk this out. What exactly do you want? Whatever your demands are, just… just tell me. As long as it’s something I can do, I’ll do my best to satisfy you!”
At this point, even Chen Min understood that his darkest secret was firmly in the hands of the roommate he had always looked down upon.
He had no choice but to compromise. Right now, he could only hope Lu Xuan wanted money or something else that could be bought. As long as he could pay some price to recover the evidence and protect his reputation and future, he was willing to do anything.
Seeing Chen Min reduced to such a pathetic state filled Lu Xuan with immense satisfaction.
He leisurely walked back to his chair and sat down with his legs spread comfortably before crossing one leg over the other. His relaxed posture made it seem as though he were merely chatting with an old friend.
Lu Xuan glanced at Chen Min, a meaningful smile curling across his lips. “Chen Min, I heard… you have a younger sister? Chen Xue, right? The Department Belle of the Finance Department? I also heard… she’s quite a bit prettier than you, the Campus Heartthrob.”
The instant Chen Min heard those words, his head snapped upward. His eyes became bloodshot, and the last trace of color completely vanished from his face. Enjoying the story? Read on at novelping . com.
It was as though Lu Xuan had struck his most sensitive nerve. Chen Min sprang to his feet and practically roared, “Fuck! Lu Xuan! You fucking dare set your sights on my sister?! I’m warning you…”
However, his warning sounded utterly powerless to Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan remained sitting leisurely without even raising his eyelids. He merely took out his phone again and casually swiped across the screen as though browsing some interesting news.
“Tsk, tsk. Look at you. Why are you getting so worked up?” Lu Xuan’s voice remained calm, even carrying a faint trace of amusement. “I was only asking. But now that you mention it, what do you think would happen if my finger accidentally slipped and I uploaded all this online with a click, then tagged Yanjing University’s official account and your sister Chen Xue’s account while I was at it…”
He deliberately paused, enjoying the sight of Chen Min looking as though he wanted to kill him yet did not dare move.
Lu Xuan continued unhurriedly, “Tell me, what happens first? Do you become notorious, lose your entire future, and possibly spend years behind bars? Or does your pure and innocent Department Belle sister become the target of gossip from every student and teacher at the university because she has a brother worse than a beast, with people staring at her strangely wherever she goes? Ah, what a difficult choice…”
“I’LL KILL YOU!”
Chen Min was completely enraged. The final thread of his rationality instantly snapped.
His instinct to protect his sister overwhelmed his fear. Like a crazed beast, he roared and lunged at Lu Xuan again, both hands reaching forward as though he intended to strangle him.
However, instead of the struggle he expected, he was met by the sole of Lu Xuan’s foot.
Lu Xuan barely even changed his posture. He simply raised his right foot and delivered a clean, precise front kick directly into Chen Min’s abdomen.
“Thud!”
Chen Min felt an irresistible force smash through his abdomen. Agonizing pain surged through his entire body like an electric current.
It felt as though he had been struck by a speeding truck. His eyes flew wide open, almost bulging from their sockets, while his body involuntarily arched backward. Then, like a kite with its string cut, he was sent flying straight backward.
“Ugh…”
He crashed heavily onto the floor and curled into a ball, clutching his stomach. His face instantly turned dark purple. His mouth opened wide, yet he could not utter a word, managing only painful, breathless gasps.
Several seconds later, he abruptly rolled onto his side and began coughing violently. Sour fluid spilled from his mouth, staining the floor beneath him. This chapter was taken from NovelPing without permission.
Lu Xuan slowly lowered his foot and stood up.
He walked over to Chen Min, who lay twitching helplessly on the floor like a dying dog, and looked down at him with icy eyes devoid of the slightest emotion.
“Trash.”
“Ptooey!”
Lu Xuan looked at the curled-up Chen Min and spat without hesitation, the saliva landing directly on the face Chen Min had once taken such pride in.
Chen Min’s entire body stiffened.
Humiliation surged through him like an electric current, yet he did not even have the courage to raise his hand and wipe his face.
The excruciating pain from that kick had yet to fully subside. His internal organs felt as though they had been knocked out of place, forcing him to breathe with extreme caution.
Never in his life had he imagined that someone would treat him like this, especially Lu Xuan, someone he had never even considered worthy of his attention.
“Still want to fight?” Lu Xuan’s voice carried open mockery as he looked down at Chen Min as though staring at an insect beneath his foot. “You were pretty strong just now, weren’t you, Campus Heartthrob? Where did all that mad-dog energy go? Come on. Show me again.”
Chen Min’s face alternated between red and white. Humiliation, fear, and pain intertwined until he felt as though he might pass out.
He knew he was finished.
Somehow, Lu Xuan had discovered his secret.
A secret capable of completely destroying him.
Lu Xuan leisurely pulled out his phone and unlocked the screen. His fingertip casually slid across it as though he were choosing an item from a catalog.
“Tell me, should I tag Yanjing University’s official account first and let them see what kind of outstanding talent their university has produced? Or should I directly tag the Yanjing Municipal Public Security Bureau and ask them to judge whether all those filthy things you’ve done are enough to open a criminal case?”
He deliberately tilted his phone slightly, allowing Chen Min to vaguely see the PowerPoint and the page that appeared ready to publish it.