Eh? There's gossip!
The classmates nearby seemed to have all turned into badgers scurrying around. At this moment, they acutely smelled the scent of drama and all of them looked over with sparkling eyes!
At first, Yu Yao was dumbfounded. She didn't know this strange boy in front of her, so why was he making her seem like a heartless woman who was playing with his feelings?
She failed to react in time.
However, Yu Yao didn't need to react because the two men next to her didn't need a female lead for this scene.
After Gao Cheng spoke his lines, Qiao Lian immediately assumed his role. His current role was that of Yu Yao's new lover.
As the new lover, shouldn't he be more arrogant?
Hence, Qiao Lian looked at Gao Cheng scornfully. "Who are you?"
Gao Cheng looked at Yu Yao lovingly. "Yaoyao, tell him who I am."
Yu Yao was confused. "Why are you asking me? How should I know who you are?"
Gao Cheng took a step back, as if he had received a huge blow. "Yaoyao, have you forgotten the happy times we spent together in the past? How could you do this to me?"
"Stop, stop, stop. Speak properly!" Yu Yao rolled her eyes speechlessly. "Spent happy times together with you? Cut out the cringy act."
Qiao Lian saw that Gao Cheng looked stifled. He had long known that Yu Yao was not the kind of person who would act according to the rules. It was quite interesting to see others being rendered speechless by her.
After being interrupted, Gao Cheng's performance did not seem so coherent anymore. He said dryly, "I thought that the two of us already understood each other's feelings and that we were just short of becoming official. But it's only been ten days; why did you…"
Hearing this, Yu Yao seemed to realize who this man who had appeared out of nowhere was.
Although this man named Gao Cheng looked ordinary and could not be compared to the real tall, rich, and handsome man beside her, in the novel "Fake Heiress's Boundless Glory," his scenes had been much more serious than Qiao Lian's. He could even be a supporting actor or a minor protagonist.
This was a guy who had pride higher than the heavens despite his poor family background. He couldn't get close to the fake heiress Yu Wan, but he could approach the real heiress Yu Yao.
From the moment Yu Yao entered university, he had started to pursue her. Gao Cheng didn't despise Yu Yao despite the inhuman torture she suffered in the mental hospital. Instead, he had continued to pursue her relentlessly. Yu Yao thought that he truly loved her and married him after graduation.
However, what Yu Yao did not know was that Gao Cheng's pursuit had been planned from the start. He had appeared only because Yu Wan did not want Yu Yao to marry a man with a good family background in the future. She could not tolerate her sister having happiness in her life!
Yu Yao sized up this man called Gao Cheng.
Well, he had a moderate figure and decent style. He was also quite good-looking. Although he was not as handsome as Qiao Lian, he could still be considered good-looking and tidy. However, the hint of hypocrisy and scheming in his eyes greatly detracted from his looks, making him look less attractive.
Gao Cheng, on the other hand, thought that she had been moved by him. He thought to himself that he had been Yu Yao's lackey for almost two months. Every so often, he would send her WeChat messages to catch up with her, help her get a seat at the library, and occasionally give her some snacks or gifts. Even the most arrogant girl would soften up. Moreover, Yu Yao had a little inferiority complex to begin with. How could she not be moved by his actions?
Gao Cheng didn't have time to tell Yu Yao about his feelings before she asked in confusion, "Where did you get the idea that I like you?"
Gao Cheng wasn't the only one to be shocked. Even the passersby who were secretly watching the development were stunned.
Yu Yao reached out to tug on Qiao Lian's sleeve and pointed at his face with her other hand. "Let's not talk about family background or personal ability, just physical traits. Look at this face and think about your own appearance. Who do you think would dislike such a high-quality guy and end up liking someone like you?"
A faint smile appeared in the depths of Qiao Lian's eyes. He obediently acted like a tool that Yu Yao had pulled over to show off. He didn't feel offended at all, but instead actually felt somewhat happy.
Gao Cheng's face flushed red before turning pale. Words failed him.
The surrounding students compared the two men and felt that Yu Yao's words were completely irrefutable.
Some people couldn't help but sigh. "That's true. With such a huge difference in terms of appearance, everyone would know what to choose, right?"
Someone refuted softly, "You can't just look at that. When it comes to relationships, it has to be on a first come, first served basis, right?"
There was also an objective and rational person who chimed in, saying, "Didn't they make their relationship clear before? Maybe that guy was thinking too highly of himself and assumed that the girl liked him?"
"Indeed, that's a possibility…"
Gao Cheng's expression changed as he listened to the discussions around him. In the end, he couldn't bear the pressure and fled.
Since an important character in the love triangle had already left the stage, the students who were standing around to watch the show didn't linger. They seemed to have some opinions about the drama, so they discussed and left in groups of three or five.
Yu Yao stared at Gao Cheng's retreating figure thoughtfully. She felt that this man might still be useful in the future. It was better to keep him close for the time being.
"Do you need my help?" Qiao Lian asked. "I can see that the guy wasn't just after you. He wanted more from you."
He looked like he was eager to fight, as if a single nod from Yu Yao would make the man who was entangled with her earlier completely disappear.
Yu Yao found the thought a little funny. This was a lawful society. Who would make someone else disappear over just a little emotional entanglement?
Obviously, Yu Yao still didn't know how dangerous this man was.
Yu Yao shook her head. "Even if I didn't know his motives in the past, I understand now. Although it's despicable that he wants to play with my feelings, he's only following the orders of others. He'll be even more useful to me."
Qiao Lian nodded and reined in the faint killing intent around him.
Without anyone in their way, Qiao Lian and Yu Yao continued to stroll around the campus.
The campus was very beautiful in early autumn. There were many dense parasol trees planted on both sides of the road. The leaves fell to the ground as an autumn wind blew over gently. The rushing students stepped on them, producing soft rustling sounds.
They walked to the university gate. Yu Yao ran over to buy two cups of caramel milk tea and gave one cup to Qiao Lian.
"Hey, thank you for cooperating with me just now. Take this as a thank-you gift."
Yu Yao didn't know if Qiao Lian, who was obviously an otherworldly person, had tried this kind of cheap drink before, so she said considerately, "If you don't like it, I'll take it home to drink myself."
Qiao Lian would not refuse such a thank-you gift. He took the milk tea, inserted a straw into it with some unfamiliarity, and took a big gulp without any difficulty.
He slowly chewed on the caramelized boba at the bottom and found that Yu Yao was looking at him in surprise. Qiao Lian seemed to understand what she was thinking.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
"It's just a little strange." Yu Yao wrapped her fingers around her cup and said frankly, "I thought you were the kind of person who only ate high-end ingredients and drank from bottles of mineral water that cost a few thousand yuan. I didn't expect you to drink milk tea too."
"Since you thought I wouldn't know how to drink it, why did you buy it for me?"
"I was just being polite." Yu Yao shrugged. "After all, you've helped me so many times. I couldn't possibly not treat you to a cup of milk tea, right?"
When she passed by a notice board, she seemed to notice information about the student union recruiting part-timers. She stopped and looked at it seriously.
Qiao Lian asked her, "You want to work and study? Doesn't the Yu family give you a living allowance and pocket money?"
"Nope. No matter what, they have never mistreated me materialistically. However, I wish I could become independent quickly."
Yu Yao said nonchalantly, "Didn't you investigate me before? You must know that I'm not have a nice time living with the Yu family. It'll be good to leave them as soon as possible."
Qiao Lian said faintly, "If you want to leave the Yu family, there's clearly a faster and more convenient way to do so, isn't there?"
Yu Yao was no fool. She knew what he was talking about.
She did not intend to feign ignorance. "I know that as long as I seek your help, I will be able to completely get rid of the Yus. But will you help me for a moment, or will you help me for the rest of my life? To me, the Yu family is like a dungeon that I cannot skip in a video game. I have to rely on myself to diligently clear it."
"However, faced with the more troublesome dungeons in the game, spending money will be the most efficient route though."
Qiao Lian said in a low voice, "Think about it. If you could leave the Yus, wouldn't you be able to start a new life?"
Before Yu Yao could reply, a slightly dissatisfied voice rang out from not far behind them. "I didn't think that the mighty Third Master of the Qiao Family would actually do something like abducting a girl from another family."
Yu Yao turned and realized that the person who had spoken was the second young master of the Yu family, Yu Heng, who had just returned from the research institute yesterday.
Yu Heng and Yu Lang were very similar, but compared to elites like Yu Lang, Yu Heng had a scholarly aura. Beside him were a few very familiar middle-aged men. Yu Yao's sharp eyes spotted the counselor she had met when she went to cancel her leave of absence earlier.
Yu Heng walked over and pulled Yu Yao closer to him. He looked at Qiao Lian vigilantly. "Mr. Qiao, Yu Yao's relationship with us is our family's business. I hope you won't take advantage of the situation of her being in a fight with her family and do a despicable thing like abducting her."
Yu Heng met Qiao Lian's intimidating gaze. The tension between the two made the vice chancellor and university leaders behind Yu Heng nervous.
The thin-haired vice chancellor hurriedly tried to smooth things over. "Mr. Qiao, Professor Yu, so you two know each other, haha… Why don't we have the university host a dinner between the two of you? If there's any misunderstanding, we can clear it up at the dining table…"
Qiao Lian shook the milk tea in his hand and said slowly, "You're being too serious. There's no misunderstanding. I just want to help the girl who is being persecuted by her family."
"Mr. Qiao must be joking. How could that be possible?" The vice chancellor awkwardly wiped the sweat from his brow.
"Why would Miss Yu be persecuted by her family? Professor Yu is very protective of her. He even accepted the university's invitation to become a visiting professor for her sake. He will be conducting a long series of lectures and carry out an academic exchange at the university."
Yu Yao, who had just been sipping her milk tea, choked and couldn't help but cough repeatedly. "Ach, ahem…"
Yu Heng naturally reached out and patted her back gently, just like a good brother who doted on his younger sister would. "How old are you? Choking on milk tea…"
Yu Yao looked at Yu Heng in horror. She couldn't help but want to say, "Who are you? Wake up!"
Her dazed look was a little cute. Yu Heng could not help but pat her head affectionately and he humbly said to the university leaders, "My sister has an innocent personality. As family members, it's inevitable that we have some blind spots. I hope the university leaders can forgive us."
"Not at all, not at all. Yu Yao lives up to be your younger sister, Professor Yu." The vice chancellor praised her immediately. "Students nowadays are getting more and more impetuous, but Yu Yao is different from those reckless youths. She is a rare good student."
The counselor quickly agreed, "That's right, Yu Yao is the most hardworking and serious student in the entire course. I think this year's scholarship will definitely go to her."
This praise was too ridiculous. Even though Yu Yao was quite thick-skinned, she still felt extremely embarrassed by it.
"Sirs, you flatter me. Compared to the other students, I'm not considered outstanding."
Yu Heng also said reservedly, "She's just a child; she shouldn't be praised too much. There's no need for you teachers to be so polite."
As a result, the two sides began to pretend to be polite. This whole scene made Yu Yao feel very uncomfortable.
At this moment, another group of university leaders surrounded them. This group of people was obviously more influential than the previous one. Behind the leading man were the chancellor and a few respected old professors, but this man immediately became respectful the moment he saw Qiao Lian.
"Sir, we have reached a preliminary agreement with the university."
Even though he was holding a cup of milk tea in his hand, Qiao Lian's superior aura was hard to ignore.
He nodded. "You did well. Let the lawyer draw up an investment contract."
As soon as he said this, the chancellor and several old professors became visibly excited.
The chancellor said with a radiant smile, "Thank you, Mr. Qiao, for choosing our university's research team. We have the best talents around. Mr. Qiao, you have a discerning eye and I believe that it will be a win-win opportunity for both of us."
Qiao Lian's assistant, Ding Yi, discovered that his boss, who had been too lazy to even meet the university leaders when discussing the investment, was now politely chatting with the chancellor.
"After all, I've been in contact with a student from your university. I can understand your university's style and academic ability based on her. Therefore, I trusted and had a good impression of your university before we even talked about the cooperation."
The chancellor was keenly aware of the information contained in these words. He also noticed the only girl in this group who could possibly be a student.
Although he did not know who this girl was and what her relationship with Mr. Qiao was, he had already confirmed that this beautiful, cute girl would be the representative of their university's outstanding students from now on!
Regardless of whether it was the university's leaders or the professors, they all smiled kindly at Yu Yao. However, Yu Yao could feel a drop of cold sweat dripping down her back.
After attracting the attention of so many university leaders and professors, would she not be able to skip classes in the future? Heavens, what was the point of a university life like that?
Yu Heng silently held his breath. He felt that Qiao Lian was an eyesore no matter how he looked at him!
Hearing those words, it was obvious that he was thinking of ways to get into a relationship with Yu Yao. In the future, if they need Qiao Lian to attend any event as an investor, those university leaders would definitely arrange for Yu Yao to be involved. Isn't this indirectly putting the two of them together?
Yu Heng thought to himself that Qiao Lian was indeed a sinister and cunning person. It seemed that he would have to guard against him from now on and prevent him from abducting his sister!
All in all, Yu Yao, who was receiving almost everyone's attention, was suffering greatly. Under her anxious anticipation, these people's confrontation and pleasantries finally came to an end.
Qiao Lian's bodyguards also drove the car over. Qiao Lian understood that there was really no way for him to kidnap his stray cat today.
After regretfully bidding farewell to the university leaders, he said to Yu Yao, "I happen to have a very suitable part-time job for you. You can contact me anytime. You haven't forgotten my contact details, right?"
"Of course I haven't." Yu Yao waved at him. "Goodbye, I'll contact you later."
After Qiao Lian's car left, Yu Heng exchanged a few polite words with the university leaders and prepared to take Yu Yao home.
He couldn't help but mention Qiao Lian. "Yu Yao, you and Mr. Qiao…"
Yu Yao looked at Yu Heng calmly. "I know what you want to ask. Don't worry, our relationship isn't what you think it is."
Yu Heng heaved a sigh of relief. "That's good. He's a complicated guy. Don't get too close to him."
Yu Yao continued, "If it weren't for him, I might have been arrested at the mental hospital that night. I know he's not simple, but I believe he won't harm me."
The expression on Yu Heng's face immediately stiffened. The matter of being sent to the mental hospital by her brothers would probably remain a knot in Yu Yao's heart forever.
As the person who had helped her, she naturally had a good impression of Qiao Lian. This made Yu Heng feel a strong sense of defeat. At this moment, he was really worried that Qiao Lian would snatch his sister away one day in the future before she could forgive them.
After returning home, Yu Heng told Yu Lang and Yu Jue everything that had happened on campus today in full detail.
Yu Jue was currently participating in business in Northern City. He gritted his teeth as he spoke on the phone. "That Qiao Lian must harbor ill intentions towards Yaoyao! I told you that he's a wolf with wild ambitions. Big Brother, you said the other day that he wouldn't do anything to her!"
Yu Lang was obviously unhappy as well. "He really didn't do anything to her. This is what we should be wary of."
Yu Jue failed to react for a moment. "What do you mean?"
Yu Heng explained calmly, "The more gentlemanly he acts, the more Yaoyao will like him. Clearly, she likes this."
Yu Jue panicked. "That damned cunning fellow! How does he have so many tricks up his sleeve? He even tried to trick Yaoyao into going to his place to work and study. How is that helping her find a job? He's simply creating opportunities for himself! If Yaoyao works at his place and sees him every day, won't their relationship be…"
"Alright, Third Brother…" Yu Lang interrupted him with a frown.
"We shouldn't interfere too much in Yaoyao's relationships. As long as Yaoyao doesn't go with that guy called Gao Cheng from her previous life… No matter who she's with, as long as he's sincere towards her, we shouldn't stop them."
However, Yu Jue still grumbled indignantly, "Big Brother, you make it sound nice. I don't believe that you'll be able to bear Yaoyao being taken away by some nasty wolf so soon!"
Yu Lang's expression stiffened. Yu Jue was a person who spoke nonsense, but of course Yu Lang was unwilling!
But on the one hand, if Yaoyao really got together with Qiao Lian, it would be a good marriage. On the other hand, their family couldn't deal with him, and they couldn't use similar methods to control Yaoyao's life. What could they do other than accept reality?
Yu Heng was always the calm one. "Eldest Brother, Yu Jue, I don't think you need to be too nervous. Their relationship is far from that level. At least, Yaoyao hasn't shown any more feelings for Qiao Lian than that of an ordinary friend."
Under Yu Lang and Yu Jue's elated gazes, Yu Heng added, "That's why we still have a chance now. As long as we minimize their contact, even if we can't stop them, their relationship won't develop too quickly."
On their plan to win Yu Yao's heart, the three of them added the important part of "Isolate Qiao Lian" and ended the meeting.
Yu Jue, who was far away in Northern City, put down his phone with a serious expression. He found a pen and paper and began to write out a battle plan!
His manager walked into the room and saw that her artiste was writing something on a piece of paper for once. His manager took a look and saw the word "plan" on it.
The manager gave Yu Jue an approving look and praised him, "Yu Jue, now you're considering your own work plans. You've really impressed me!"
Yu Jue waved his hand impatiently. "Sister Xu, I have something to do. Don't bother me!"
The manager, Sister Xu, said, "I have something to discuss with you. Have you seen the variety script sent by the Xuanwu platform? Have you considered it?"
Yu Jue looked up at Sister Xu blankly. "What variety show? Why don't I remember it?"
The manager silently controlled her anger and tried her best to remain calm as she said, "It's that variety show that invites celebrities and family members to show their true lives. Since you're not interested, I'll reject it…"
"Wait." Yu Jue's eyes slowly lit up. "Sister Xu, who said I'm not interested? I'll do it!"
Although Yu Yao wanted to try working part-time, she wasn't in a hurry to find a job.
On the one hand, even though she hated the Yu family, she didn't feel burdened by spending their money. On the other hand, she still had almost all the skills she had in her previous life, so earning money wouldn't be difficult for her.
In her previous life, the world that Yu Yao had lived in had a very advanced network environment and information technology. It was normal for countries and organizations to compete and defend against each other through the internet. She had worked on a cybersecurity team that belonged to a special national security department.
She had been both satisfied and dissatisfied with this job. On the one hand, the work environment was simple and the salary was quite generous. On the other hand, the intensity of the insane hours made her have countless thoughts of quitting.
However, before she could save enough money to resign and enjoy her life, an accident had happened when she was receiving technical assistance from an African country. Then, she found herself in the current world.
Perhaps it was because the internet had not developed to the extent that it would later when the author wrote the novel, in the context of the novel world, the development of technology was still quite basic in Yu Yao's opinion.
Of course, Yu Yao could rely on her advanced technological knowledge to earn money, and she could even establish a new technology group. However, she had already lived that kind of life. Right now, she only wanted to be a relaxed and carefree university student!
As a female university student, she had access to part-time jobs, including but not limited to: tutoring, handing out flyers, working at milk tea shops or fast food restaurants.
The salaries of these workers were so low that Yu Yao was shocked. As for jobs with higher pay, such as working at car exhibitions and modelling, they were very popular among college students and required a certain amount of connections. Yu Yao shrank back at the thought of wearing high heels for several hours.
After going through the university forum and the student union's public account, she had to admit that she looked down on this kind of inefficient work.
So in the end, she still contacted Qiao Lian.
The newly registered WeChat account had very few contacts on it. Apart from the counselor, class monitor, team secretary, and others who she had added that day, Qiao Lian was one of the very few who had a personal relationship with her.
Yu Yao sorted out her resume and sent it to Qiao Lian. She thought to herself that as a freshman who didn't have much social experience, the job that suited her best would be an internship that involved running errands or printing things at the office.
But the job description Qiao Lian sent over later made her not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Job Title: Great Lord's Trash Picker
Job Details: When the Great Lord's master is busy with work or on a business trip, you will be responsible for feeding the Great Lord, bathing, combing his hair, and cleaning up his poop to ensure that the Great Lord maintains his health!
Payment: 2,000 yuan per shift."
Compared to the job content and the intensity of the job, this salary was very high. To be honest, Yu Yao was quite tempted, but as an adult, she didn't believe that such a good thing could just fall into her lap!
Perhaps this was a cunning human's plan to kidnap stray cats! A wary cat would not fall for the two-legged beast's trick!
Yu Yao: You're joking with me, right?
Qiao Lian: Of course not.
Yu Yao: Don't lie to me, I don't believe there's such a good job in this world!
Qiao Lian: Do I look like someone who likes to joke around? To be honest, I don't think he's a good cat to serve, so this salary is very reasonable and fair.
Yu Yao: I'm a little tempted… Is this job limited-time only? How long will this job last if I succeed?
This was a direct test, but Qiao Lian had never thought of hiding his thoughts.
Therefore, he replied: It's a limited-time recruitment and there's no end date. Do you want to accept it?
Yu Yao sighed. You're too charitable. Although I'm very tempted, I can only refuse.
Qiao Lian: You always reject me.
She couldn't read the sender's emotions from the text on WeChat, but she somehow felt that he seemed a little down.
Yu Yao: I'm just a little dissatisfied with the job you provided. If you can change some conditions, I think I'll gladly accept it.
Qiao Lian: What aren't you satisfied with?
Yu Yao: Of course, the salary and treatment. If you can adjust your salary to 0, I'll apply for the job. How about that?
Qiao Lian chuckled lightly. He felt that Yu Yao was really good at grasping the mentality of others. Even he, who had never lost a game of chess, was distracted by her every word and action.
Just when he thought that Yu Yao was rejecting him time and time again, she had given him an opportunity to get closer.
However, Qiao Lian understood that Yu Yao was not trying to control his emotions by any means. On the contrary, she was being straightforward and sincere, without any pretense. This made him want to get closer to her even more.
The reason why Yu Yao refused Qiao Lian's offer was very simple. She didn't really lack money, so there was no need for her to accept such an obvious bribe.
Of course, it was possible that Qiao Lian's salary wasn't very high. After all, in Yu Yao's previous life, the food and toys of a rich scion had been worth millions. It would be reasonable for Qiao Lian to hire a royal cat poop-picker with a high salary.
After rejecting his offer to work, Yu Yao didn't pay attention to any other information about working part-time.
Previously, when she had gone to the university to cancel her leave of absence, she had taken an environmental engineering specialization class. After that, she had made up her mind to transfer to another major. Recently, she had found some information on other majors in the university and was currently researching them. She was a little hesitant about whether she should choose the same major as she had done in her previous life and work in the same profession in the future.
To be honest, the professors in the relevant departments were not as good as she was. She wouldn't be able to learn anything useful from them, but she couldn't think of any other major she could choose.
Of course, there was no hurry for her to change majors. It would not be too late to make a decision before the term ended.
Yu Yao had moved into the new apartment Yu Lang had given her a long time ago. She wasn't picky about the geographical location and environment of the estate. The only thing that made her unhappy was that Yu Lang, Yu Heng, and Yu Jue had all moved into this estate, and their apartment was in the same building as hers.
When she went to university or got home afterwards, Yu Yao would occasionally bump into one of the three brothers.
Of course, compared to Yu Lang, who went to and from work regularly, and Yu Jue, who often had to attend events all over the country, Yu Yao met Yu Heng, who was a guest professor at her university, much more frequently.
He had somehow managed to get Yu Yao's timetable. If he had enough time to attend university, he would take the initiative to be her driver.
In fact, Yu Yao felt that he was a little annoying. How could she skip class when she was being driven by a professor from the university?
Universities that didn't allow one to skip classes were plain wrong. As for some classes that she had already done in her previous life, such as advanced algebra and English, Yu Yao really didn't feel the need to sit in the classroom and waste her time on them!
The first lesson of the morning was advanced mathematics. Yu Heng, who was staying downstairs with Yu Yao, forcefully woke her up. He pulled her, who was still a little sleepy, into the car and took her all the way to the advanced mathematics classroom.
Yu Heng placed a thermos food bag in front of her. "Yaoyao, there's hot milk, bread, and eggs inside. There's still about ten minutes before class starts. You can have breakfast first."
He inserted a straw into the milk and placed it in her hand. Yu Yao, who had woken up early, didn't seem to be very lucid yet. She slowly took a sip of the milk, not sure if she had heard his words.
Yu Heng resisted the urge to take out his phone and take a picture of her cute appearance. He then took out her textbook and placed it aside.
"Your mathematics professor told me about your performance in class. You are great. You know all the answers to the questions that the teacher asks, but you have to show the teacher some respect. At the very least, flip the book open to where the teacher is reading from, understand?"
"Oh…" Yu Yao nodded listlessly. After a while, she finally realized what Yu Heng had said and immediately became more spirited. "I'm not a child anymore, why should I be reprimanded in class when I'm distracted?"
At this moment, the professor of the class just happened to walk into the classroom. She nodded at Yu Heng, not minding that she was being ridiculed by her student.
"A normal university teacher wouldn't complain to a student's parents, but since I'm around… It wouldn't be right if she didn't make use of such ample opportunities to complain."
Yu Yao puffed up her cheeks and glared at her brother unhappily.
She did not realize that there was an intimate look in his eyes, but Yu Heng had noticed that Yu Yao was expressing her displeasure in a way that was similar to a spoiled child.
Yu Heng felt as if his heart had been struck by something. He felt a little bitter but touched, and there was also an indescribable joy.
At this moment, Yu Heng finally realized how different true kinship was from deception. In his previous life, Yu Wan had acted coquettishly towards him. In the beginning, he and his two brothers had seemed to be happy as well, but later on, this seemed to have become a fixed way of getting along with her.
First, Yu Wan would act coquettishly to them, complaining about her grievances or making all kinds of requests. Then, the three brothers would act as if they had been trained to react instinctively. Their routine was also fixed: to comfort Yu Wan, to help her solve her troubles, or to buy her the things she wanted. This became a mode of behavior, and Yu Heng could not feel the joy and happiness that he should have when she wheedled.
At this moment, Yu Heng felt a huge sense of satisfaction from being glared at by Yu Yao!
He finally understood how wonderful it was to be a brother that his sister could rely on!
Yu Heng and Yu Jue had probably never experienced such a wonderful feeling before, so Yu Heng decided to share his happiness with his brothers on his WeChat Moments!
Although she did not stay on campus, Yu Yao had already gotten to know some of her classmates from her major. Because the young and handsome Yu Heng had a refined temperament and was a special guest professor at the university, Yu Yao was welcomed by many female students!
A large section of these female students wanted to become Yu Yao's sister-in-law, but she didn't care about their real purpose and never refused to help them send love letters or gifts.
This was, of course, a little due to Yu Yao's evil intentions. After all, she did not intend to be a considerate younger sister who would help her brother ward off rotten admirers. This kind of thing could easily cause trouble for him, so she thought, Why not?
Yu Heng also knew that Yu Yao was deliberately tormenting him, but he was not angry at all. He only felt that Yu Yao, who was secretly scheming against him, was really too cute!
It was so cute that every time he received a love letter or gift that she deliberately gave him, he couldn't help but post it on his WeChat Moments! Of course, this kind of post could only be seen by Yu Lang and Yu Jue.
Every time Yu Jue saw Yu Heng posting on WeChat, he was so angry that he wanted to smash his phone! Bah, he also wanted to stay by Yaoyao's side. He also wanted to take Yaoyao to and from university every day. He also wanted to be glared at by Yaoyao with that soft and harmless gaze!
That detestable Yu Heng. So what if he was good at studying? So what if he was a professor at Yaoyao's university? Did he have to show off like this every day?!
Yu Jue silently decided that he needed to join hands with Yu Lang to teach this fellow a lesson!
During class, Yu Yao heard the girl at the back talking about Yu Jue's return to B City, and many fans were going to the airport to welcome him home.
A girl with a round, apple-shaped face appeared very depressed. "Many people in the fan group went to welcome him at the airport, but we happen to have Advanced Mathematics. That maniac, Professor Hu, stopped me from seeing my love!"
Yu Yao was speechless. She knew that Yu Jue was quite popular, but she hadn't expected that all her classmates would be his fans. Besides Yu Lang, Yu Heng and Yu Jue's presence was so intense that Yu Yao felt uncomfortable.
People probably shouldn't be talked about behind their backs. Just as Yu Yao was complaining about Yu Jue in her heart, many messages from him popped up on her phone.
Yu Yao quickly lifted her phone and checked the WeChat voice message Yu Jue had sent.
In the eyes of the fans, Yu Jue was an arrogant, cold, straightforward, but very sincere idol. He was worlds apart from Yu Yao's Yu Jue.
This Yu Jue, who sent dozens of WeChat messages every day, was completely different from the cold and reticent guy in the hearts of the fans, alright? Unless… it was his alter ego!
At first, she was too lazy to reply to Yu Jue when he sent her WeChat messages.
However, if she didn't reply, he would send even more messages, as if he had some form of persecutory delusional disorder. He would be worried that she had lost her phone or that she had gotten into a car accident on the way to university. The most ridiculous thing was that he was actually worried that she had a gas leak in her apartment…
During the time she did not reply to Yu Jue's messages, Yu Yao learned of at least a dozen different ways to die!
She didn't want to experience an even more ridiculous death, so she could only remember this lesson. Every time Yu Jue sent a WeChat message, she would simply reply with a few words in exchange for him to stay quiet on her contact list.
It was almost time for class. Yu Yao didn't listen to Yu Jue's voice messages one by one. She simply replied that she was in class and put down her phone.
After receiving that reply, Yu Jue indignantly stopped sending messages. He said to the driver of the minivan, "Don't go home yet. Take me to Big Brother's place."
The manager, Sister Xu, said, "If you want to look for CEO Yu, find a place to drop me off. I'll take a taxi back home."
Yu Jue tapped his phone unhappily. "No need. Sister Xu, come with me to meet Big Brother. Introduce that variety show to him. We must persuade him to invest in this variety show."
Yu Jue had already secretly put together a plan. As long as Big Brother supported him bringing Yaoyao onto the variety show, they would definitely be able to spend more time together. In that case, he would definitely be able to surpass Yu Heng in terms of winning over Yaoyao!
Of course, Sister Xu didn't know what Yu Jue was thinking. She asked a little worriedly, "Don't you excuse yourself from the company's affairs in the past? Isn't it bad to interfere with CEO Yu's investments?"
To be honest, Sister Xu was quite worried about the silly and sweet artiste under her. She didn't believe that there were any true brothers in wealthy families. What if Yu Jue interfered with the company's affairs and made CEO Yu unhappy?
Yu Jue was a magical existence that could easily anger others. Sister Xu realized that when he confidently said that he wanted to participate in the variety show with his sister, CEO Yu's expression had indeed turned gloomy!
Yu Jue, on the other hand, didn't seem to notice Yu Lang's unfriendly gaze at all. He continued to chatter non-stop.
Sister Xu, who was beside him, felt a cold sweat forming on her forehead.
However, even though CEO Yu didn't look happy, he didn't reject the request to invest in the variety show. This made Sister Xu unable to clearly understand the relationship between the two brothers.
After negotiating with Yu Lang about investing in the variety show, Yu Jue didn't head home. He checked Yu Yao's timetable and realized that she had just finished her morning classes. Thus, he happily decided to go to university to have lunch with her!
Yu Jue, who had been rushing around non-stop for a few days, didn't feel tired at all. He changed his clothes, put on a hat and mask, and wrapped himself up tightly as he rushed to Yu Yao's university.
It was only after he arrived that Yu Jue realized that he was not familiar with the layout of the university and did not know where to find Yu Yao. He could only call the hateful Yu Heng reluctantly.
Yu Heng was very surprised by Yu Jue's arrival. "Didn't you go to Northern City for an event? Why are you back so soon?"
Yu Jue said spitefully, "If I hadn't come back, you'd snatch my sister away!"
Yu Heng chuckled. "What are you talking about? She's my sister too."
The two brothers bickered for a while before Yu Heng told Yu Jue that when there was no class, so Yu Yao was most likely at the university dormitory. Although she went home in the evenings every day, she still kept a bed in the dormitory, allowing her to get some rest there at noon.
Yu Jue asked around the campus several times before finding Yu Yao's dormitory.
There was a huge crowd at the entrance of the dormitory. Some people were even holding their phones and taking pictures or videos of the people in the center of the crowd.
As a popular idol, Yu Jue was no stranger to such a scene. He muttered, "Why does it look like some celebrity is here?"
The classmate next to him said without turning his head, "What are you talking about, bro? How could there be celebrities here? There's some guy who's come to question his unfaithful girlfriend. My god, isn't watching such drama much better than stalking celebrities?!"
Yu Jue wasn't interested in watching such drivel. He only felt that it was troublesome. How was he going to find Yaoyao when the entrance of the dormitory building was packed?
Just as he was about to walk away to send a message to Yaoyao, he suddenly heard a sharp, harsh scolding come from the center of the crowd.
"Yu Yao, don't try to bluff your way out like last time. You must give me an explanation today!"
Yu Jue stopped in his tracks, turned around, and tried his best to squeeze into the crowd. The students who were pushed aside by him all rudely complained, "Are you crazy? Don't you have any manners?"
He turned a deaf ear to the complaints. When he squeezed through the crowd, he saw a haughty girl raising her bag, just short of throwing it at Yaoyao.
"Yaoyao!" Yu Jue subconsciously cried out, immediately wanting to help Yu Yao block the attack.
Yu Yao easily blocked the crazy woman's arm and twisted her wrist. The woman's bag fell to the ground and she cried out in pain.
"Yu Yao, how dare you hit me?!"
"You were the one who hit me first. Why shouldn't I retaliate?" Yu Yao was gobsmacked. "Besides, you've been shouting here for so long and I still don't know who you are. What exactly is your problem with me? Can you please explain yourself?"
However, You Yun was in so much pain that her forehead was covered in sweat, how could she split her attention to answer Yu Yao's question?
Yu Yao looked at Gao Cheng, who was at a loss. "Since her language abilities are so limited that she can't even speak clearly, why don't you tell me what happened?"
Gao Cheng obviously hadn't expected Yu Yao to be such a strong girl. He was a little regretful that he had listened to You Yun's orders to ruin Yu Yao's reputation. However, when he thought about the money You Yun had given him and her threat, he could only brace himself and continue carrying out the plan that they had discussed.
Gao Cheng said weakly, "Yu Yao, I know I'm not good enough and can't compare to the man you're with now, but is our relationship fake? I really can't accept that you'd ditch the poor to favor the rich!"
Yu Yao didn't even bother to repeat that she didn't have any feelings for Gao Cheng, but she felt that this was all troublesome. She thought that she should just beat him up.
However, before she could do it herself, something hard flew out of the crowd and hit Gao Cheng's head.
At the same time, Yu Jue's furious voice was heard. "Who are you? How dare you slander my sister!"
Yu Yao looked at the phone that had fallen by her feet. Its screen had shattered. She then looked at Yu Jue, who had pushed through the crowd and emerged. Although this guy had sunglasses, a mask, and a hat on, Yu Yao could already hear Yu Jue's fans, who were hiding among her classmates, exclaim softly, "That, isn't that him?!"
Yu Yao felt her vision go dark as she lamented the fact that her peaceful university life was about to pass!
She wondered why there was a creature like her brother who would only cause trouble for his sister. The world was better off destroyed with his existence!
Because she had lost hope in life, Yu Yao subconsciously loosened her grip, and You Yun quickly took two steps back and moved away from her.
She wanted to completely ruin Yu Yao's reputation today. Moreover, You Yun was certain that as long as Gao Cheng could carry out their plan perfectly, factoring in the evidence she had, Yu Yao would not be able to clear her name no matter what she did!
However, You Yun had not expected Yu Jue to suddenly appear at the university! Of course, You Yun knew of Yu Jue. She was also secretly envious of Yu Wan's three brothers.
You Yun didn't know if she should continue. She didn't want Yu Jue to know what she had done to Yu Yao. She didn't want any of the three Yu brothers to know how evil she was.
You Yun wanted to retreat, but Gao Cheng felt that Yu Yao's brother's appearance was a good opportunity for him!
Gao Cheng's eyes lit up. He walked up to Yu Jue and said sincerely, "Are you Yu Yao's older brother? We happen to have some relationship issues. I hope you can be a witness to this!"
Logically speaking, a normal person should be asking what kind of relationship problem it was, but Gao Cheng didn't expect that Yu Yao's older brother would not be a normal person either.
Yu Jue kicked Gao Cheng in the stomach, sending him flying into the crowd.
"F*ck, do you think you're worthy of my sister?!" Yu Jue cursed agitatedly. "Why don't you take a look in a mirror and see what kind of person you are? How dare you pursue my sister? Do you think she would fall for someone like you?"
Yu Jue walked forward, grabbed Gao Cheng's collar, and pulled him up from the ground, causing him to stagger.
"You're still saying that my sister despises the poor and loves the rich? Let me tell you, my sister is compatible with the rich. If she were blind enough to be with you, that'd be called charity!"
Yu Yao, who had been reduced to a background character, felt weird. How should she put it? Although she could foresee that her peaceful university life would never return, being protected by this creature called her older brother felt quite good.
However, she still wanted to complain. "I'm not blind!"
Yu Jue then said coldly to Gao Cheng, "Did you hear that? My sister said she's not blind, so she doesn't like people like you at all!"
Even though he knew that their plan had gone awry, Gao Cheng was still filled with anger after being beaten up. He simply gave up and shouted, "Is it so great that your family has money? Even if you have money, it can't change the fact that Yu Yao was once with me! I have many nude photos of her!"
Yu Jue only felt a buzzing sound in his head as his final thread of self-restraint instantly snapped.
He just wanted to beat this shameless fellow up until he could no longer say anything to slander Yaoyao!
Yu Yao acutely sensed that Yu Jue's emotions seemed to be getting out of control. She took a step forward and grabbed his arm, staggering a little from his strength. Although she could not stop him from punching Gao Cheng, she reduced some of his rage. It was now not enough to really cause a problem!
"Calm down, don't be angered by him!" Realizing that Yu Jue still wanted to attack, Yu Yao shouted anxiously, "Brother! Stop!"
Like a robot obeying instructions, his movements immediately stopped!
He looked at his younger sister in disbelief. At this moment, he didn't know if he should be angry or happy! Oh god, Yaoyao had called him "brother"! Yaoyao had finally acknowledged him as her elder brother! He was really the most outstanding man in the Yu family!
Yu Yao only needed those two words to seal the furious Yu Jue, then she said to Gao Cheng, who was curled up on the ground, "Where did you get my nudes?"
Gao Cheng held his aching stomach and thought to himself, Things have already reached this stage. If I don't succeed today, I'll die trying!
"Yu Yao, have you forgotten? Of course, we took those nude photos together. You were really into it back then!"
The crowd in the surroundings erupted into an uproar, and it was rumored that there was no lack of people who didn't know the truth, discussing how much a slut Yu Yao was.
Yu Jue wanted to beat someone up in anger again, but he found that Yu Yao was exceptionally calm at this time.
Yu Yao said, "I'll believe that you have my nudes in your hands for now. So what do you want from me?"
Before coming to find Yu Yao, You Yun had discussed with Gao Cheng that it would be best to force Yu Yao to be with him.
If they couldn't do it, then they would just do their best to ruin Yu Yao's reputation. They would first create a ruckus outside Yu Yao's dormitory, and then post Yu Yao's nude photos and videos on the university forum, completely ruining her reputation!
However, Gao Cheng was not stupid enough to say things like "I'm going to ruin your reputation."
Gao Cheng also realized that if he sent out the photos and videos, he would not benefit much from it. Instead, he might get into more trouble.
Therefore, without discussing it with You Yun, Gao Cheng said, "That depends on how much you're willing to pay for the photos and videos. Yu Yao, think through it carefully!"
At this point, the surrounding crowd was already abuzz. Disdainful gazes and harsh words were all being aimed at Yu Yao, who was in the center of the crowd.
However, the surrounding students realized that the girl in the middle of the storm was still calm.
She nodded with a relaxed expression and said to the disheveled Gao Cheng, "I understand what you're doing. You just want money, right?"
Gao Cheng endured the pain and laughed. "Haha… Since you know, why ask again?"
Yu Yao shrugged. "Okay, I can give you money."
To one side, Yu Jue, who had been suppressing his anger, finally couldn't take it anymore. "Yaoyao, let me deal with this scoundrel!"
Yu Yao rolled her eyes at him. "How are you going to deal with him? Are you going to beat him to a pulp in front of so many people? After that, he'll go to the hospital and you'll get sent to the police station. We'll still have to pay for his medical expenses, so it'll cost you!"
"B-but as your older brother, how can I just watch him threaten you?" Yu Jue said pitifully and indignantly.
"So you're concerned about the problem of not being able to help? That's easy. I'll be useful to you soon."
Yu Yao squatted down and took a phone from Gao Cheng's pocket. She made Gao Cheng enter the password and then opened the payment code on the phone and approached Yu Jue.
"Give him five million yuan."
The surrounding students gasped.
"Five million?!"
"So the situations you see in novels and television shows are real. Rich people can really easily fork out five million yuan for a breakup!"
In the eyes of most of the surrounding students, five million might not be a small sum, but it was nothing to Yu Jue. He immediately went to take out his phone so he could scan the QR code to transfer the money.
However, he could not find his cell phone even after searching all his pockets.
The female fan who had recognized her idol had experienced a magical event. She had seen the true colors of her idol and had also seen her idol's sister. Although she was deeply shocked, she still could not give up her feelings for her true love.
When she saw his flustered look, she couldn't help but remind him, "Um, brother… your phone got thrown like a brick at the start. It's right beside your feet now."
Yu Jue subconsciously said to the girl, "Thank you for the reminder, but don't call me brother. My real sister is here!"
When he mentioned his sister, his pride overflowed. The little fan did not know what to complain about. Boohoo, what kind of a fool is he? How can he still be proud of such a sister?
It was obvious that the phone with the cracked screen could no longer be used. Yu Jue could not turn it on no matter what. He anxiously said to Yu Yao, "Yaoyao, I'll think of another way."
"Forget it."
Yu Yao shook her head and sighed. She took out her phone and scanned the QR code to transfer the money. Then, she tapped on Gao Cheng's phone and the sweet announcement of a five-million-yuan payment sounded.
After throwing the phone to Gao Cheng, Yu Yao asked, "Are you satisfied with this?"
Gao Cheng hurriedly opened his phone to check his balance, and his happy expression was revealed.
Of course, five million yuan wasn't a small sum. However, when he saw Yu Yao easily sending so much, he felt that it wasn't a lot.
If he could ask for more… Gao Cheng looked at Yu Yao and happened to meet her cold gaze. For some reason, he suddenly panicked.
He clearly wanted to increase the price, but what came out of his mouth was, "Enough, enough. I'll send you all the photos and videos."
"No need. What's the use of those fake videos and photos?" Yu Yao's lips curled into a cold smile. "I think it's better for you to send them to the police directly so that they don't have to collect evidence anymore."
Gao Cheng's expression froze. "Yu Yao, what do you mean?"
"You can't even tell? Of course, I've already called the police," Yu Yao said happily. "I don't know how bad extortion and blackmail charges are, but I think five million should be worth spending a few years in prison, right?"
The surrounding students finally understood the true purpose of Yu Yao's actions. They couldn't help but exclaim, "F*ck, awesome…"
Someone whispered, "This woman is too ruthless!"
Someone nearby retorted, "It was clearly that man who threatened her with the photos and videos first. Why? Can't she retaliate?"
Yu Jue finally realized what his sister had done. He felt his heart beating wildly.
In his heart, he quickly wrote: My sister is awesome! My sister is awesome! She's so smart and quick-witted! She's really my sister!
Gao Cheng was so frightened by Yu Yao's words that he couldn't help but tremble. He was stunned for a long while before he quickly turned on his phone and started to delete the photos and videos that You Yun had sent him previously.
As long as he destroyed the evidence, they would not be able to prove that he was extorting them. Yes, he had to delete them!