This photo must have been posted by someone from True Eleventh High School.

And judging by the angle, it was probably taken by an audience member from one of the two classes that were competing.

I have to say, our Xinyu is really beautiful.

Even a casual photo shows off her invincible natural beauty.

And my side profile isn't inferior to Liu Chengxi's.

Wait, why am I still using him as a standard of male beauty?

It's not like I, I think he's handsome!

Let's see what the comments say.

Reply from 指间丶太宽 (Zhi Jian Tai Kuan): What an ultimate fantasy moment for guys, this is as satisfying as a xuanhuan novel.

缪凉 (Miu Liang) replies to 指间丶太宽 (Zhi Jian Tai Kuan): What xuanhuan novel is this satisfying?

黎余 (Li Yu): How wonderful, it's like going back to high school, back when I wasn't a venomous woman.

This picture is really good.

Chen Yuan saved it after seeing it.

Just a few more, then I'll stop looking.

Suddenly, Chen Yuan's finger stopped again.

And it stopped very abruptly.

折木奉太郎 (Zhe Mu Feng Tai Lang): This Chen Yuan is from our school. It's true that he improved by over a hundred points in three months, but then he started dating and his grades dropped a lot. He didn't even get 600 on the last monthly exam, so he's completely incomparable to the other three.

IP: Haidong.

The IP address is fine, but what is he talking about?

And it has over a dozen likes.

What is this guy doing?

If you keep this up, I'm going to become a Chūtanda right in front of you!

Chen Yuan clicked on it, wanting to see how everyone was roasting him.

Reply from 汝是我的唯一 (Ru Shi Wo De Wei Yi): I heard that he cheated to get his score up, but since he was on TV, the school didn't punish him. But he really hasn't been able to get that score since.

IP: Jingnan.

Damn it, using an IP address from another province to chirp at me, huh?

And from Xinyu's hometown!

毁天之剑 (Hui Tian Zhi Jian) replies to 汝是我的唯一 (Ru Shi Wo De Wei Yi): It's like this when the spirit weapon is sealed, but if the officials say it wasn't opened, then it wasn't!

Looks like he's pretty good at misleading people.

This is a very obvious case of just opening your mouth and making things up.

It's normal for me to have haters, after all, I'm so handsome and my girlfriend is beautiful.

Forget it, I'm not going to look anymore.

Chen Yuan could really tolerate this kind of negative comment.

Even if it's a rumor, it's just nonsense.

Lies don't hurt people, the truth is a quick knife.

It's like when someone chirped at me about going 1-12, because Chen Yuan knew he wasn't really bad, so he was unperturbed.

It's about time to go to sleep.

Just then, Chen Jianye called.

So Chen Yuan answered, complaining slightly, "Why are you calling so late?"

"Didn't you say on TV that you study until one in the morning? It's only eleven thirty now, you shouldn't be asleep yet, right?" Chen Jianye retorted.

"..."

Oh yeah, that's right.

What am I sleeping for? Xinyu and I are studying.

"I wasn't planning on sleeping, but I'm working on a problem right now, and you interrupted my train of thought," Chen Yuan said.

"Then I'll just interrupt it a little."

Chen Jianye didn't think there was anything wrong with that at all, and then said with a smile, "Your third great-aunt and the others insisted on coming to our house to watch TV together today..."

"Are you sure they insisted?"

Chen Yuan asked warily.

"Pretty much. I asked, and she said she wanted to come, she wanted to come."

Then who was it that insisted!

"And now everyone thinks you're great, the pride of the Chen family, and they're all telling the younger generation to learn from you." Chen Jianye's tone was already a little smug at this point. "When the New Year comes this year, if you get any awards or scholarships, bring them back."

"The New Year holiday is probably only five days this year. Don't get too busy. Xinyu and I just want to rest at home."

"Just meet one group of guests, okay?"

"Meet what guests? What's the big deal..."

"I'm begging you, son. I already told them."

Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!

Chen Yuan couldn't help but curse wildly in his heart.

But Chen Jianye was like this, and he couldn't really do anything about it. After all, he was his biological father.

An existence he couldn't abandon.

"Okay, okay, but be reasonable," he had no choice but to say. "And don't brag about me everywhere. The college entrance examination hasn't happened yet. Let's wait until the results come out."

"Don't worry, my lips are sealed."

Yeah right!

"Then I'm hanging up."

"Okay."

Just like that, Chen Yuan hung up Old Chen's phone.

Looks like Su Yu's concerns were really valid.

As expected of Senior Yu, a clever and insightful beauty. She immediately foresaw the potential public pressure.

But this kind of thing isn't a big deal in our e-sports circle.

Chen Yuan's ability to withstand pressure is obvious to all.

It's almost time to sleep, I'll send Xinyu a goodnight message.

Chen Yuan: Baby, I'm going to sleep, good night.

After a while, Xia Xinyu replied.

Xinyu: We also played that documentary in class today. You made me get grilled by the whole class...

She even knows the word "grilled" now, Yu's abstract thinking ability is improving.

Chen Yuan: There was nothing I could do, I couldn't lie.

Xinyu: I'm not blaming you [Swallowing gold].

Xinyu: Anyway, now I'm famous [Swallowing gold].

Chen Yuan: You seem pretty pleased with yourself.

Xinyu: Of course, you gave me face.

Chen Yuan: Okay, baby, go to sleep. Don't browse Douyin too much.

Xinyu: Okay~

I can handle some pressure, but Xinyu might not be able to, so Chen Yuan didn't want her to care too much about this kind of thing.

Even if most people are "blessing" us right now.

………

"Damn it, something's wrong!"

Early in the morning, Chen Yuan was woken up by a dog's bark.

Slowly opening his eyes, he saw Zhou Yu on the top bunk hanging his head down like Spider-Man, holding his phone.

"What's wrong?" Chen Yuan asked lazily.

At this moment, Tang Jian and Chaozi were also woken up by him.

"What are you doing?"

Tang Jian had studied late last night, so he was in very bad shape now, and his tone was a bit helpless.

"Quickly look at your phone, it's that trending video," Zhou Yu said quickly.

So, everyone turned on their phones and started watching the video.

Tang Jian also hung his head down from the top bunk to look at Zhang Chao's screen.

Chen Yuan opened it with some confusion.

It already has 850,000 likes, amazing.

This wave of popularity is really not small.

At least tens of millions of views, right?

Then, he entered the comments section.

And the first comment, with over 80,000 likes, was the one from yesterday, from 折木奉太郎 (Zhe Mu Feng Tai Lang) with the Haidong IP address.

"Damn it, what is this guy talking about?" Tang Jian, who was usually calm, was also angry, and said furiously, "How can someone say this kind of thing randomly? Isn't he afraid of a lawyer's letter?"

"Although it's a rumor, the fact that it has so many likes is quite telling," Zhang Chao said seriously.

It shows that people only believe what they want to believe.

It also shows that while people like to create gods, they also like to see them fall.

The second comment below was: 曦兮熙 (Xi Xi Xi): Looking at the top comment, Chen Yuan should also be just another ordinary person. He was a bit too arrogant. If he had been more humble like Shi Yi or Liu Chengxi, maybe this wouldn't have happened.

Reply from 星坠子时 (Xing Zhui Zi Shi): After looking at his girlfriend's pictures, I feel like my grades would also drop...

Looking at it this way, my public image seems to have reversed.

And the trigger should be that sentence about wanting to be the top scorer.

In the context of Chinese society, people are reserved, or rather, they don't like outgoing personalities.

Heaven wants to destroy someone, it must first make them arrogant.

"It's actually alright." But Chen Yuan took it calmly, not as agitated as Zhou Yu, and even found it a bit interesting.

After all, can you be a superstar without haters?

"Didn't we have the city-wide unified exam scores before? We can just post them and refute him," Zhou Yu said.

"Someone also said that because your grades dropped, the school asked you to break up with Xia Xinyu..." Zhang Chao said after seeing this, "Should we post a comment to clarify this kind of thing?"

"Or post on Douyin and put in some Dou+," Tang Jian also suggested. (Dou+ is a paid promotion service on Douyin)

"If it were really that useful, then online bullying would be too easy."

Chen Yuan's words made everyone realize that Chen Yuan's image collapse now couldn't be overturned by just some evidence.

This requires a reversal.

"And the reversal."

Since I'm already awake, Chen Yuan didn't want to stay in bed. He got up directly and said with a light smile, "Won't the city-wide unified exam in two days prove everything?"

In e-sports, strength speaks for itself.

As long as you have the strength and the results, everything can be washed away.

And this is very convincing in all fields.

Because the previous exam has already passed, it is generally difficult for ordinary people to dig it up, so it cannot suppress the current hot topic.

But the upcoming unified exam is different. If Chen Yuan wants to prove himself, that is the best stage.

Everyone suddenly realized that the Chen Yuan in front of them was really amazing...

When ordinary people encounter this kind of slander, being rumored to be like this, their mentality will definitely be affected, and even directly explode.

But Chen Yuan couldn't even let it affect him from going to morning self-study.

"Even so, making rumors is still so disgusting!"

But Zhou Yu couldn't stand it, he really couldn't stand it.

So, he took his phone and fought the haters, even at the risk of using his real name.

Zhang Chao also made explanations within his ability.

Even if after posting, it would directly sink into the vast ocean of the comments section.

At this time, Chen Yuan just smiled and went to the sink to brush his teeth.

At the same time, his expression was a little worried...

I'm okay, but what if it's someone else...

Just then, a phone call came in.

It was from Yu.

Woke up so early?

Doesn't seem like a college student.

So, Chen Yuan answered.

Then he heard a particularly aggrieved and pleasant female voice: "Junior, do you know about it?"

Who are you acting cute for here?

It's like tugging at someone's sleeve and pouting.

Please have some self-respect, I'm already Yu's boyfriend!

"My roommate just told me. Is it about me having haters online?" Chen Yuan asked.

"Yeah, I really didn't expect there to be such disgusting people, spreading rumors about you like that. And there are so many people who believe it, like it, and even say that you especially like to show off, like to pretend to be something, like to flirt with girls, and have even broken up with Xinyu because you're a playboy..."

"That's not all rumors."

"Ah? Is flirting with girls true?"

"Ah no, pretending to be cool is true."

Many people may not understand why Chen Yuan sometimes uses Chaozi to do those eye-catching things.

I'll answer it uniformly now: Yes, I want to show off.

I feel really uncomfortable if I don't show off.

Although guys can surpass many of their peers and not look stupid just by not showing off, I really can't live without showing off.

"..." Senior Yu paused briefly, then asked weakly, "So, are you in a good mood now?"

"Yes, pretty good," Chen Yuan replied.

"Won't you be affected by this kind of thing at all?"

"No."

"Are you pretending to be strong? I can contact the official account to post a clarification video for you..."

"I'm not pretending to be strong, there's absolutely no need."

Chen Yuan said so decisively that Su Yu felt like she was the one being bullied online, not him.

So after holding it in for a while, she said, "If you have any grievances, just tell me? I'm also responsible for this matter. It makes me feel bad too..."

"Good girl, pat pat."

"What time is it, and you're still using that old meme? I'm really giving up on you."

"You're bad."

"No, stop using that old meme, okay?"

"Okay."

"..."

After another brief silence, Su Yu finally got to the point: "This online bullying shouldn't last long. It'll be fine once this period passes. I hope you won't be too affected and study hard... If you're ruined because of this, I'll feel guilty for the rest of my life."

"Okay, thank you."

Responding to Su Yu with a faint smile, and after chatting about something else, Chen Yuan hung up the phone.

Honestly, a lot of people could have foreseen this kind of thing.

But only Su Yu was apologizing.

Didn't the others realize they were wrong?

No, the adult world is about interests, and they don't think it's a mistake.

In other words, Su Yu can't be an empress. Her sense of morality and empathy are too strong.

But Chen Yuan felt her kindness.

Su Yu, you're the best Haidong senior.

At this moment, Liu Chengxi also called...

One after another, so early in the morning, what's going on?

Could it be that Chengxi is also here to comfort me?

"What's up?"

After Chen Yuan spoke, Liu Chengxi said, "Good morning. Yating showed me a video just now, and the comments below it seem a bit unfavorable to you."

"There is such a thing," Chen Yuan said.

"Well, don't take it too hard."

To this, Liu Chengxi said very calmly, "They are just noises that won't affect you if you ignore them."

How calm, Chengxi.

"Yeah, I know."

"In reality, there are quite a few negative comments and criticisms aimed at me. But those people are not the ones I care about."

After a pause, Liu Chengxi also occasionally said with emotion, "Even if a hundred people are scolding me at the same time, the damage it causes to me is not as great as the dissatisfaction of a true friend."

"And it's not as great as Yating's little complaints about you, right?" Chen Yuan said with a smile.

"Yeah, can't compare."

Liu Chengxi also responded with a faint smile, and then said with great sincerity, "We... we know what kind of person you are, and that's enough. Rather than irrelevant noise, I hope you care more about our voices."

"..."

His cheeks were faintly red.

Even though this guy is a guy, why is the charm he's showing so strong...

Who's the 1.83-meter tall Xiao Nanliang!

"Oh, g-got it," Chen Yuan stammered.

"Well, see you next time," Liu Chengxi said gently.

"Oh... goodbye."

Just like that, Chen Yuan hung up the phone.

He was cared for by two people in one morning.

One is the campus belle of Haidong University, and the other is the campus heartthrob of First High School.

May I ask, who is more like a succubus?

But Liu Chengxi is right.

The slander of ten thousand strangers is not as harmful as a "I hate you" from Chengxi.

I have to distinguish between the primary and secondary.

Although that's what I'm saying, I can't take this scolding and this rumor for nothing.

So, Chen Yuan opened his phone and found Douyin's official customer service.

似雪年年 (Si Xue Nian Nian): Can I get an official verification?

He quickly got a reply.

The other party told him the verification process.

似雪年年 (Si Xue Nian Nian): Going through the process is too slow. If I'm any later, I won't be able to catch this wave of traffic.

Then, the customer service replied: Oh, what kind of verification are you looking for?

Soon, Chen Yuan sent the video over.

似雪年年 (Si Xue Nian Nian): I'm Chen Yuan from Eleventh High School, the guy in this video.

: ID verification is required.

似雪年年 (Si Xue Nian Nian): I have it.

似雪年年 (Si Xue Nian Nian): By the way, can you put a "People are searching for" link under that video? Just the Chen Yuan himself will do.

After sending this, the other party didn't reply.

Chen Yuan didn't care too much and went through his verification process.

He'll just see if it can attract traffic.

Just like that, he didn't care anymore and went to class.

………

Throughout the day, Chen Yuan acted normally. Although some people talked to him about being bullied online, they all knew him well, so there was no one who kicked him when he was down.

After all, at least in the circle of Eleventh High School, Chen Yuan is still recognized as the GOAT.

In the evening, after returning to the dormitory, Chen Yuan finally took out his phone and was surprised to find that the background messages were directly 99+!

After clicking on it, he realized that they were all private messages.

There were so many that it would take him until eleven or twelve o'clock just to read them all.

And he suddenly had over 20,000 followers.

Damn, what kind of follower growth rate is this?

Could it be that the verification helped me with the promotion?

Thinking this, he went to the trending Douyin video.

The original video had gained tens of thousands more likes.

After clicking on the comments, at the very top was: People are searching for: Chen Yuan's personal Douyin account.

After clicking on it, it was his Douyin account, 似雪年年 (Si Xue Nian Nian)!

Chen Yuan also clicked on it.

There was only one video of him playing with Yu.

The comments below it suddenly had thousands of comments.

阿昊anti (A Hao anti): Top scorer bro, I'm here [Dog head].

暗黑元首沙迦 (An Hei Yuan Shou Sha Jia): I heard you cheated on your senior and broke up with your ponytail girl. Here to watch the scumbag.

梦中梦梦复梦 (Meng Zhong Meng Meng Fu Meng): Bro, how can you not climb ranks without a spirit weapon? [Dog head]

奈非妄 (Nai Fei Wang): You even got real-name verification. Are you going to start taking ads in the next wave?

Seeing these comments, Chen Yuan grinned.

Then, he put his phone in front of his desk and prepared to use this Douyin account to get his first trending search.

He didn't even need to write a script, he knew how to catch people's attention in this entertainment-obsessed era.

So, a video filmed in the dormitory was completed and uploaded just like that.

First, it was pushed to his tens of thousands of followers.

Then, it was pushed locally.

Then, because many people put in Dou+, it continued to spread.

The popularity continued to rise.

In just one day, under the traffic of another million-like popular video "Listening to Top Students," it had already become a work with 580,000 likes and still climbing...

The scene showed a boy in a school uniform, facing the camera, saying, "Hello everyone, I'm Chen Yuan from the "Listening to Top Students" documentary, the one who claimed to be the top scorer, but couldn't climb ranks without a spirit weapon and couldn't even get 600 points. The Xiahai city-wide unified exam is on July 2nd and 3rd, and the results will be out on the 5th. At that time, I will film a video to reveal my exam scores. Also, this account is taking promotions. The top five bidders will win."

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That's all for today's 5,000-word chapter. Going to get cupping therapy, see you tomorrow.

I recommend a friend's book. A sales champion is reborn ten years ago and gains the ability to have his balance increased by 100 every time he's told a lie. It's quite interesting, you can give it a try. The link is in the author's note.

(End of chapter)