Chapter 283: Still Too Young, 282
Afternoon classes were about to start. Wang Heng sat in the classroom, took out his mobile phone, and answered the call from Han Yixuan. Then, he heard that troubling news.
“Sister Xu just told me that Xiao Le and the others are being extorted!” Han Yixuan said eagerly. “Someone secretly took photos of you and Xiao Le together. She was even grabbing your clothes…”
Hearing this narration, Wang Heng immediately recalled last night’s events. It turned out that the paparazzi hadn’t snuck photos from the bottom of the apartment building but had been following them from the start.
However, he didn’t panic. Instead, he asked, “What do Sister Xu and Xiao Le plan to do? Did they tell you?”
“They said they can’t give in easily, or else the person will definitely push their luck. But… Xiao Le is kind of a public figure now, but you’re not. Won’t you get disturbed at school?”
There was clearly some worry in Han Yixuan’s tone, though it was hard to say exactly what the root of that worry was.
Wang Heng thought for a moment and said gravely, “So, Xiao Le and Sister Xu think it’s no problem if this scandal breaks out?”
Han Yixuan: “Their meaning seems to be that the possible impact of the scandal is within their tolerance.”
Wang Heng: “…”
After waiting a bit and realizing he had gone silent again, Han Yixuan couldn’t help but say eagerly, “So what do you plan to do? There are so many people at your school, and there must be Xiao Le’s fans. If you become Xiao Le’s scandal boyfriend, you won’t have any peace afterward, right?”
Wang Heng thought carefully.
As for not having peace, it probably wouldn’t be that bad. After all, he wasn’t a star, and it was unknown how big this scandal would blow up. Even if those gossip media falsely claimed he stayed overnight at Pei Ningle’s home, with the young girl’s current fame, it was obviously far less than news about popular stars in the entertainment industry.
But still, the problem wasn’t with Pei Ningle or at school. The key to the problem was what the other three girls would think and do…
Wang Heng suddenly said, “I’ll think of a way.”
Han Yixuan couldn’t help but ask, “What way? Are you going to contact the one who took the photos and give him money?”
“It’s not that simple, but there should be a way… Let’s leave it at that for now. I’ll hang up first.”
After hanging up, Wang Heng put away his mobile phone and patted Tang Hexing’s shoulder next to him.
He said softly, “Help me take my books back to the dormitory later.”
Tang Hexing was stunned for a moment, then reacted: “You’re skipping class?”
Wang Heng nodded: “Something urgent.”
Tang Hexing: “The professor is already on stage, and you’re skipping class now?”
Wang Heng patted his shoulder again, said no more, stood up, and walked out openly.
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When Wang Heng returned to the dormitory, he was the only one inside the house—of course, his roommates were all in class in the classroom, and he was the only one skipping.
Sitting at the desk, he grabbed the hamster out of the cage and asked seriously, “You know where the paparazzi who secretly photographed me and Pei Ningle is, right?”
The hamster asked in return, “What do you want to do?”
Wang Heng: “Make him recognize his mistake and stop his extortion.”
Hamster: “Got it, beat him up and delete the photos and other scandal evidence, right?”
Wang Heng said seriously, “Don’t put it so violently. I’m an honest and law-abiding citizen. Can you just reason it out and tell me?”
The hamster thought for a moment, then jumped onto the keyboard.
After a burst of clacking like a dance, a new document appeared on the screen, which read: 【Xia Yutian, 27 years old, male, occupation entertainment reporter, currently on a train back to Magic City…】
Output complete, the hamster leisurely returned to the cage, hiding its merit and name.
While buying an airplane ticket, Wang Heng sighed, “Having a golden finger is pretty good.”
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Ye Xun hesitated for many days before finally mustering the determination to make this call.
The phone connected, and Lu Qi’s voice came: “Hello?”
The young girl gathered her courage and said, “Sister Lu, hello. I’m Ye Xun, the one who played games with you during summer vacation…”
Lu Qi said calmly, “I know. I saved your number too. What do you want from me?”
Ye Xun: “I was wondering, do you know about Senior Male Student Wang Heng starting entrepreneurship recently?”
“Entrepreneurship?” Lu Qi paused. “He seems to have always had similar ideas.”
Ye Xun added, “Uh, he’s already founded a company, and now the assistant by his side is Senior Female Student Han Yixuan…”
Before she finished speaking, the older sister type on the other end of the phone could no longer stay calm: “What did you say?”
Ye Xun repeated softly, “The assistant by Senior Male Student Wang Heng’s side is Senior Female Student Han Yixuan.”
Both were silent for a moment.
From a few days ago until now, Ye Xun and Lu Qi hadn’t talked much about Wang Heng. To be exact, the two hadn’t said much to each other. But the moment ‘Han Yixuan is Wang Heng’s assistant’ was brought up, no explanation was needed—they both immediately understood the meaning.
That was Han Yixuan consolidating her position.
Suddenly, Lu Qi said solemnly, “I understand. Thanks for the reminder. You’re in your third year of senior high school now, so you’re very busy, right?”
Ye Xun: “Yeah…”
Lu Qi: “Then leave it to me. I’ll handle it. You focus on studying. Gaokao is the most important.”
You’ll handle it—how?
Ye Xun suddenly felt a bit panicked and couldn’t help asking, “Sister Lu, what do you plan to do? Senior Female Student Han Yixuan is his girlfriend after all, you…”
“Girlfriend?” Lu Qi interrupted. “Who told you that?”
Ye Xun: “Everyone says so.”
Lu Qi: “You believe it just because they said it?”
In an instant, Ye Xun was stunned.
Thinking back carefully, it seemed Pei Ningle was the one who first told her that Han Yixuan was Wang Heng’s girlfriend… But after that?
“If Han Yixuan were really his girlfriend, what about you, me, and Pei Ningle? Do you think Han Yixuan is that generous and doesn’t get jealous at all?” Lu Qi said leisurely.
Ye Xun murmured, “Are they all lying to me…”
Lu Qi laughed: “They’re not just lying to you, but to me too. It’s just that I’m not as naive as you and can see the details in how those two get along.”
“Naive…” Ye Xun really didn’t want to admit it, but she couldn’t deny it either.
Perhaps it was because Pei Ningle had said it so convincingly back then, and Han Yixuan’s acting was good, so it left a first impression. Even later during summer vacation when the five played together, Ye Xun hadn’t thought too much about it.
She hadn’t considered the possibility that Han Yixuan was actually just a shield…
“I’m still too young after all.” Ye Xun couldn’t help sighing.
However, at the same time, the older sister type on the other end of the phone fell silent.
After all, being young seemed to be a considerable advantage in itself.
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