Chapter 20: A Good Bro Is Meant to Be Sold Out
[Lin Muxi: Hey, aren’t you going to do something about those posts on the school forum?]
Lying in bed watching videos, Mo Ziyang squinted slightly when he saw Lin Muxi’s message, then gave a meaningful smile.
You think I’ll do something just because you said so? What do you take me for? My face and reputation can be swayed with just one sentence from you?
[Mo Ziyang: Oh? And why should I do anything?]
[Lin Muxi: Come on! They’re saying you have a girlfriend, and you’re not going to clear that up?]
[Mo Ziyang: If I have one, I have one. It doesn’t affect me. It might even help keep away some people at school who are interested in me. What’s the problem?]
[Lin Muxi: ??? Mo Ziyang, I’ll smack you! Are you using me as your shield?]
Heh… Seeing Lin Muxi’s helpless and angry reply, Mo Ziyang’s lips curled into a grin. He decided to take this chance to get back the upper hand after losing earlier.
[Mo Ziyang: What? You got the money already. Isn’t it fair to do me a little favor?]
[Lin Muxi: I earned that money with my own hard work!]
[Mo Ziyang: Oh? Really? You dragged me into acting along with you. If I didn’t contribute, at least I put in the effort. How about you share some of it with me?]
[Lin Muxi: On second thought… forget it.]
Ha, and you thought you could beat me?
Still smirking, Mo Ziyang picked up his tablet and logged into his forum account.
Scrolling down, nearly every thread was about him and Lin Muxi.
Hmm?
As he scrolled, one thread caught his eye. A discussion about where the cat-eared maid from the comic convention was from.
“Oh? Interesting.”
After reading through the comments, an idea flashed in Mo Ziyang’s sharp eyes. He took a screenshot and sent it to Lin Muxi.
[Mo Ziyang: (Picture)]
[Mo Ziyang: So? How should I clear this up?]
[Lin Muxi: What are you planning?]
Lying in bed, Lin Muxi suddenly realized that Mo Ziyang must be trying to get revenge on her. She sat up quickly and found the post from his screenshot.
Most of the comments said they hadn’t seen such a pretty girl at school, but quite a few people believed the cat-eared maid was indeed a student there.
Just as Lin Muxi was about to join the discussion, Mo Ziyang sent another picture.
What’s this?
When she opened it, she froze. In the typing bar at the bottom, big words were written: “This maid is a student at our school.”
Seeing those words, Lin Muxi felt a giant “Danger” sign appear above her head.
What the hell! Was Mo Ziyang crazy? Was he trying to ruin her? This was bad! Really bad! She needed help, fast!
Holding her phone tightly with both hands, staring at the screen, Lin Muxi was so nervous that sweat started dripping from her forehead.
Suddenly her phone buzzed, another message from Mo Ziyang.
[Mo Ziyang: Tell me what you said to my grandpa, and this will all be over.]
[Lin Muxi: I really didn’t say much… Just about my identity and that you broke the jade pendant. I didn’t say anything else.]
Having no other choice against Mo Ziyang, Lin Muxi reluctantly told most of the truth, but kept some things to herself.
No matter what, she absolutely couldn’t let Mo Ziyang know that breaking the jade pendant was the reason she turned into a girl.
[Mo Ziyang: I’ll believe you… for now.]
[Lin Muxi: Don’t just ‘believe me for now’, go and clear it up already!]
Seeing Mo Ziyang act dumb on purpose, Lin Muxi let out a long sigh, then flopped onto her bed, annoyed. She really didn’t understand what went on in his head.
Wasn’t it just that he suffered a little loss? Did he really need to get back at her like this? Seriously… what a petty guy.
[Mo Ziyang: Sure, I can clear it up, as long as you agree to dress as a girl and walk home from school with me on Monday.]
??? Lin Muxi almost couldn’t believe her eyes. How was that any different from publicly exposing herself at school?
[Lin Muxi: Keep dreaming. No way. If you want someone to wear that, you wear it yourself.]
She had only worn that outfit for him today to earn some living expenses, just this once. She never thought this guy would push his luck.
Feeling like she had been played, Lin Muxi angrily closed the chat app and stopped replying to Mo Ziyang.
Meanwhile, at home, Mo Ziyang sent her a few more messages. When he saw she wasn’t answering, his eyes narrowed slightly. He decided to quietly stir up some trouble on the school forum.
Not long after, a post appeared from an untraceable guest account, claiming to “prove” that the cat-eared maid from the comic convention was a student at their school.
// Shocking! The cat-eared maid seen at the comic convention is actually Mo Ziyang’s girlfriend, and she might be a senior at this school… Includes two photos of Mo Ziyang, Lin Muxi, and Xiao Luyu talking together, plus a detailed step-by-step ‘proof.’
The post instantly exploded on the school forum. The heated discussion even shot to the #1 spot on the trending list. Soon, nearly everyone at school was talking about it, trying to guess which class’s beauty this cat-eared maid belonged to.
/Student 1: Such a cute cat-eared maid must be the school beauty of our school.
//Student 2: What? Cat-eared maid? Where? Where?
/Student 3: Didn’t you see the anonymous post just now?
//Student 1: I’m telling you, that maid is way too cute. sniff sniff
/Student 2: I thought our school beauty was the cool, mature type? No way this maid is her.
//Student 3: Can’t imagine which class she’s from. Looks like no one’s figured it out yet.
/Student 1: We’ve compared all the class beauties, none of them match.
//Student 2: I think maybe Mo Ziyang is protecting her. If everyone knew his girlfriend was this cute, she’d be chased by a ton of guys.
/Student 1, Student 3: What? She’s Mo Ziyang’s girlfriend?!
//Student 2: You two must feel homesick living on Earth.
/Student 1: Isn’t Mo Ziyang’s girlfriend that Gu Jiusheng?
//Student 2: Pfft, no way. That’s just Gu Jiusheng’s wishful thinking, Mo Ziyang doesn’t care about her.
/Student 3: Such a cute maid… I’m in love.
Mo Ziyang smiled as he read the endless flood of comments. Then he carefully timed it, at the peak of the discussion, he deleted the post.
In an instant, all the heated comments stopped cold. Then people began wondering why the post had suddenly disappeared.
Not long after, someone linked the deletion to the theory that Mo Ziyang was protecting his girlfriend, saying he must have used his connections to remove it.
Just like that, even people who had doubted the maid was from their school now believed it. After all, why else would Mo Ziyang delete that post and not others?
Seeing that his goal was achieved, Mo Ziyang stopped paying attention, logged out of the forum, and let things develop on their own.
Anyway, at this hour, a certain someone was probably already about to fall asleep. Thinking of this, Mo Ziyang felt quite proud of his clever little scheme.
Hmph. Want to go against him? Lin Muxi was going to pay for that.
Sure enough, just as he guessed, Lin Muxi had already tilted her head, phone slipping from her hand, and fallen asleep.
After a whole day at the comic convention, plus nonstop verbal battles with Mo Ziyang, her already weaker body couldn’t handle the exhaustion.
Lying in bed, her vision blurry, her eyelids heavy as if filled with lead, she only struggled for a short while before completely giving in to sleep.
Little did she know… in her dreams, her “good bro” Mo Ziyang had already sold her out.