To be frank, Zhao Qingfeng came to find Lin Yang just to vent his frustration.
After letting off steam at the club that afternoon, he had actually felt quite great.
But that good feeling lasted only until dinnertime.
When Zhao Qingfeng saw Lin Yang and Fu Hongli appear in the cafeteria holding hands across several campus chat groups, his psychological defense crumbled in an instant.
The sense of satisfaction brought by "severely beating" Lin Yang that afternoon vanished without a trace.
Replaced by regret and unwillingness.
Especially when he remembered how Fu Hongli had thrown money at him at noon just to make him her boyfriend, while he had insisted on putting on airs, Zhao Qingfeng felt like slapping himself across the face a few times.
So he came looking for Lin Yang again, wanting to vent his anger on him.
Never did he expect that as soon as he came upstairs, he would hear a bunch of people clamoring for Lin Yang to teach them how to date.
Zhao Qingfeng couldn't hold it in any longer and directly chimed in to snap at Lin Yang.
The moment his voice fell, a dozen gazes snapped toward Lin Yang all at once.
Every single pair of eyes was filled with confusion.
Lin Yang, however, just smiled and asked unhurriedly, "Then why don't you tell everyone what the truth is about my romance with Fu Hongli?"
Zhao Qingfeng swept an-disdainful glance at Lin Yang, then shouted to the dense crowd packed into the corridor, "Do you guys really think Lin Yang and Fu Hongli are dating? Hah, let me tell you, things are nothing like that at all! The truth is that Fu Hongli gave Lin Yang twenty thousand yuan to make him her boyfriend!"
As soon as those words came out.
The previously bustling, noisy crowd instantly quieted down to absolute stillness.
Every single person from the dorm stared at Lin Yang in shock.
"Holy crap, you bastard son, you're that badass? You actually managed to get Fu Hongli to pay you to be her boyfriend," Ding Baocheng said with an expression of pure envy.
Those words instantly snapped the stunned crowd back to reality.
Right, Lin Yang was way too badass.
To actually make the goddess-like campus belle Fu Hongli shell out money just to make him her boyfriend.
Just how high must his game be?!
The crowd in the corridor began to stir restlessly, countless people starting to scramble frantically to join the group.
Even those who had just felt the group entry fee was a bit too expensive began to go wild.
Damn it, who wouldn't want to see how Lin Yang pulled off making Fu Hongli spend money just to date him?
A scene like this did not catch Lin Yang by surprise.
If dating Fu Hongli had only made them envious, jealous, and resentful, then Zhao Qingfeng's words had successfully placed him on a pedestal, turning these people into his devout followers instantly!
When he saw this sight, Zhao Qingfeng was dumbfounded.
How could things have turned out completely different from what he had imagined?
In Zhao Qingfeng's scenario, as long as he exposed the truth about Lin Yang and Fu Hongli's relationship, it would surely draw widespread contempt from countless people toward Lin Yang, and by extension, toward Fu Hongli as well.
After all, Fu Hongli was the campus belle of Jiang University; so many people pursued her without her even sparing them a glance, yet now she wanted to throw money at Lin Yang just to be his boyfriend.
Never in his wildest dreams had he expected the crowd to react this way.
Zhao Qingfeng felt like his brain could no longer process what was happening—how could it possibly end in this result?
He couldn't help casting a glance at Lin Yang.
Lin Yang was looking right back at him with a beaming smile.
Zhao Qingfeng suddenly felt like a complete clown.
Taking advantage of the crowd's frantic rush to join the chat group, Zhao Qingfeng slunk away in disgrace.
Yet the moment he stepped out of the dormitory building, the more he thought about it, the more infuriated he became.
Zhao Qingfeng rolled his eyes, a sudden thought striking him.
Then, Zhao Qingfeng quickly created a new chat group.
The group name was: Do You Want to Beat Up Lin Yang?
Once that was done, he opened the campus forum and started a post.
"Anyone feeling pissed off after Lin Yang started dating Fu Hongli? If so, join the group, and I'll make you feel so good you'll fly to the sky!"
"PS: Limited spots available, first come, first served!"
"Group QR code!"
After posting, Zhao Qingfeng felt great again.
The mere thought of Lin Yang being beaten to a pulp by countless people at the combat club tomorrow made Zhao Qingfeng want to sing for joy.
What made him feel even better was that less than five minutes after the post went live, a dozen people had already joined the group.
Zhao Qingfeng quickly began sharing methods to vent frustration inside the group.
Lin Yang knew nothing of this; if he had known, he probably would have kowtowed to Zhao Qingfeng in gratitude.
Damn it, how was this method of his meant to vent anger?
This guy was practically a god of wealth!
Right now, Lin Yang was looking at the chat group Ding Baocheng had created.
To be honest, seeing that Ding Baocheng's group already had over forty members, Lin Yang felt a bit bewildered.
How on earth did so many people join this group?
Moreover, a lot of people inside were clamoring about when classes would start and when he would talk about dating Fu Hongli.
Just then, Ding Baocheng posted an announcement in the group.
"Brothers, stay calm and don't be impatient. Tomorrow night at nine o'clock, Lin Yang will start class right on time and share his sweet romance with our campus belle Fu!"
The moment Ding Baocheng's announcement went out.
Fifty or sixty people flooded into the group in a flash.
And the messages were scrolling past at lightning speed.
Holy crap.
What on earth was going on?
Lin Yang was somewhat baffled.
Ding Baocheng, however, smiled smugly and whispered to Lin Yang, "I posted the group QR code on the campus forum."
Damn, no wonder so many people suddenly piled in.
Furthermore, the number of people joining the group was still growing wildly.
At this rate, the group would be full before long.
Wait, were people nowadays really this bored?
Were they seriously that interested in other people's dating lives?
Lin Yang knew Fu Hongli carried a huge reputation, but surely it hadn't reached such a terrifying level yet?
In the blink of an eye, there were already over two hundred members in the group.
And people kept pouring in endlessly.
Lin Yang fell into deep thought.
Soon, only Lin Yang and his three bastard sons were left in the dorm room.
"Son, what are you daydreaming about?" Ding Baocheng asked with a grin.
Lin Yang remarked, "I just feel like this method won't work!"
"Why wouldn't it work?" Liu Dayong asked.
Instead of rushing to voice his concerns, Lin Yang asked instead, "Judging by how you phrased that, did you already figure out you wanted to do this all along?"
Zhao Libo flashed a charming, roguish smile and said, "Of course. You're so desperate for money, if we didn't make good use of such a great opportunity, wouldn't it go to waste?"
Damn.
No wonder these three bastards had cooperated so seamlessly.
They had planned this out beforehand.
That said, Lin Yang's heart genuinely felt warm.
Ever since his family went bankrupt, he had rarely been able to experience this kind of pure warmth.
It was true that these three scoundrels wanted to act like they were his father, but it was equally true that they genuinely cared about him.
"Son, are you worried that someone might see what we're doing and take the opportunity to scam people using your name?" Ding Baocheng asked with a smile.
Lin Yang nodded.
That was precisely what he worried about most.
To put it bluntly, his relationship with Fu Hongli was like a massive trending IP, and Lin Yang feared certain individuals might seize the chance to muddy the waters for personal gain.
"That's easy to fix. Just go to the post I made earlier, leave a real-name comment saying that you're only in this group and any other groups are scams. That way, you'll completely cut off anyone trying to use your name to con people!"
Holy crap.
Gotta hand it to them, that was a brilliant idea.
No sooner said than done.
Lin Yang logged onto the campus forum and started drafting a post.
Damn it, making money wasn't anything to be ashamed of.