Chapter 1224 - 820: What I Have, She Will Never Get

Su Xiaomeng opened Weibo, and the top trending topic was: President Yin fiercely criticizes a Beijing University professor! Scrolling down, the second topic clearly read: Wife Protector Yin Shixiu.

She clicked for more details and saw the Weibo post that Yin Shixiu had published.

Su Xiaomeng read word by word, vividly recalling last night when he stayed in the study room, fighting fatigue and sleepiness, to recover data from her phone.

She imagined his beautiful, well-defined fingers tapping vigorously on the keyboard to produce that little piece of text.

Su Xiaomeng gently curled the corners of her lips.

She had said before, whether it’s plagiarism or not... although it affected her, the impact wasn’t significant. She had long passed the age where public opinion could control her.

The only aspect of this matter worth her attention is the history between Pu Wei and Yin Shixiu.

She didn’t mind Yin Shixiu’s past, but she wanted to understand what he was like during the thirty-two years she wasn’t part of his life.

What did he do? What did he think? Who were his friends? The wrong paths he took and the achievements he obtained, she didn’t want to miss any opportunity to understand more about his past.

She truly loved Yin Shixiu, and he always had a way of tugging at her emotions, making her love him even more after getting angry.

This was Yin Shixiu’s skill, something ordinary people couldn’t achieve.

"I’m really fed up with you two as well. Making such a fuss over such a small matter," Chi Lun said indifferently, with a noticeable hint of sarcasm in his tone.

"Even if Shixiu and I didn’t blow things up, Pu Wei wouldn’t let us go easily."

Su Xiaomeng murmured, "Looking at it this way, even though I was a bit embarrassed yesterday, it was still worth it."

"Pu Wei hasn’t truly made a move on you. If she did, you might not find it worthwhile," Chi Lun rolled his eyes at her, thinking what she said was quite naive.

Su Xiaomeng shook her head, "I still think it’s worth it."

"..."

"Professor Chi, even if Pu Wei broke my hand, even if she disfigured me, she still wouldn’t get what I have."

Chi Lun quietly took a breath, staring at the phone in his hand where Yin Shixiu’s Weibo post was displayed. The number of comments was skyrocketing online, with over a hundred thousand comments in one night and still increasing.

Netizens were buzzing with discussions, and whoever listened to that over eight-minute-long audio couldn’t possibly speak for the Beijing University professor.

Not only that, the short issues Yin Shixiu touched upon in his brief text had been magnified by netizens’ discussions.

The first issue was the academic environment in domestic universities, including faculty rankings and selections of assistant professors, associate professors, and professors!

Netizens talked about some professors at certain universities in China who published students’ thesis as their own academic results, leaving students with nowhere to lodge complaints and difficult to defend their rights.

It even extended to discussions about how the relationship between postgraduates and their mentors gradually turned from academic discussions to money, power, and sexual transactions.

Finally, the topic centered on Pu Wei’s family, from her grandparents to her parents to Pu Wei and Pu Yang, the two sisters...

Why were these two able to reach the professor rank before the age of thirty? People were digging into Pu Wei and Pu Yang’s academic achievements, flipping through their resumes and history.

In this age of information on the internet, if people want to know something, they will always find a way to know it.

Pu Wei’s family found themselves in the eye of the storm, as the realism of that over eight-minute conversation audio with Su Xiaomeng was just too high.

The most interesting thing was that the top comment under Yin Shixiu’s Weibo was written by a café owner, a long string:

The event unfolded around 3 PM yesterday when Professor Pu and Mrs. Yin entered a private room in the café. The staff heard screams coming from inside; when they opened the door, they saw Professor Pu pinning Mrs. Yin on the ground with her arm twisted back. It looked like the phone crushed beneath Professor Pu’s foot was indeed Mrs. Yin’s, completely shattered!

Mrs. Yin asked us to call the police, but Professor Pu claimed Mrs. Yin plagiarized her thesis. She wasn’t afraid of calling the police or making it a big deal! Later, Mrs. Yin picked up her phone and left, presumably not wanting to continue entangling with such a rascal! Our café is near Beijing Foreign Studies University, and all the staff can testify!

This piece of text was incredibly important due to its influence over the public opinion direction. Su Xiaomeng didn’t know if the café owner stumbled upon this Weibo post by chance and climbed to the top trending list with this comment, or if Yin Shixiu had made arrangements.

"Pu Wei should be scared now... her phone crushed into fragments, yet your data is perfectly recovered."

"It’s no longer about being scared, it’s probably about how she’s thinking of apologizing to you and asking for your forgiveness now..."

Su Xiaomeng put the phone aside and looked at Chi Lun, asking with a light smile, "Shixiu... contacted you as well, right?"

"..." Chi Lun had no expression on his face, looking out the window, neither nodding nor shaking his head.

Yet Su Xiaomeng appeared to have an understanding expression.

Chi Lun settled his thoughts and finally spoke slowly after a long pause, "He said, if Pu Wei looks for you, don’t meet her alone. Saying you haven’t practiced, you’ll surely be at a disadvantage in a fight."

"Haha, I knew it."

"For a couple like you and Yin Shixiu to maintain such a relationship, it’s really rare, even more so in wealthy marriages."

Chi Lun held his tea, calmly sharing his insights, not disguising his envy in his words...

"Marriages in grand families are destined not to be like ordinary couples, settling into the blandness of cooking oil, salt, sauces, and tea. Especially with a man like Yin Shixiu."

"..."

Su Xiaomeng rested her chin in her hand; this slightly melancholy Chi Lun was a rare sight.

She thought... he might be thinking of Yin Shuying.

"For those at the top of the pyramid, they carry too much and desire too much. Their heart, thoughts, and spirit must be higher and more than ordinary people."

To him, marriage has never been about seeking a spouse.

The Yin Family had arranged too many families for him, matchmakers really could have broken down the door to the Yin residence when Yin Shixiu was around twenty-six or seven years old.

And those in the political and business circles, as well as the close friends of Yin Family elders...

As long as there was an appropriate-aged daughter in the family, who wouldn’t want to attempt climbing this marriage?

He was truly a man who knew himself too well, knowing what he wanted and didn’t want, overly rational, hence no one could see through his heart, no one could understand his emotions.

He had plenty of reasons to date a woman for work, to ease feelings, for favors, for interpersonal relationships, etc...

But he only had one reason for marriage: he loved that person.

Chi Lun had been thinking a lot these days, not understanding how the situation that fell upon Su Xiaomeng in her first year of university led her into a wealthy family, leading to fruition with Yin Shixiu.

Whereas the same incident resulted in such a tragic ending between him and Yin Shuying.