Ch. 17
Chapter 17. A Slacking-off Choice Was Triggered, and a Supreme-grade Gift Pack Arrived!
“Ah!? Lin Wan was betrayed by her boyfriend?”
“What? Lin Wan is a genius who got a guaranteed spot in the Yanhuang Team. Is that Jiang Yichen guy brain-dead? How could he not treasure someone like her?”
“Hah, take a good look at the big screen. You men are all the same. You always chase the new and discard the old. Not a single one of you is any good. My heart aches for Lin Wan, loving that bastard for four years for nothing.”
“Damn! Lin Wan’s boyfriend really did get together with Goddess Su. I saw it on the forum this afternoon and thought it was fake, but it turned out to be true!”
“No! My goddess!”
“So that means Jiang Yichen dumped Lin Wan after dating her for four years just so he could be with Goddess Su. He’s a total scumbag!”
“She’s a girl, for God’s sake. He actually forced a girl to come onstage and demand justice from him. That man really deserves to die!”
“Baby Lin Wan, don’t be afraid. Jiang Yichen is just a useless loser with terrible grades. You’ll have a far better future without him.”
“Where is Jiang Yichen? Pah! Scumbag! Get out of Huazhong University and stay away from Goddess Su!”
“...”
Lin Wan had been regarded as a role model by countless people, and now, because of Jiang Yichen’s supposed betrayal, the audience was in an uproar. Every curse and accusation was hurled at Jiang Yichen.
For a moment, the entire venue dissolved into chaos. Yet neither the host nor the staff maintaining order stepped forward to quiet the crowd.
This also drew the attention of Jiang Zhentian and Su Zhan, who were drinking tea in the upper stands.
“That little bastard abandoned Lin Wan and got involved with his fiancée...” Jiang Zhentian froze, then his eyes suddenly lit up.
His interpretation was completely different from the audience’s. If Jiang Yichen had truly done that, he would think the family ancestors’ graves were finally smoking with good fortune.
In the past, that wretched son of his had supported more than a dozen battle teams for the sake of Lin Wan’s dream, throwing the company into a financial crisis.
He had even knelt humbly to beg for Lin Wan’s forgiveness...
At that thought, Jiang Zhentian’s hand shook, spilling tea from his cup.
No. Something was wrong. That rotten son of his had been set up.
Jiang Zhentian looked up at Su Zhan. If that fool went to his knees in front of all these people and begged Lin Wan not to break up with him, the Su family would definitely come to dissolve the marriage arrangement.
The Su family would then cut ties with the Jiang family completely and turn to accept the Zhou family instead.
It was over.
Jiang Zhentian tightened his grip on the teacup in his hand and said, “Old Su, I hope the conflict between the younger generation won’t affect the friendship between our two families.”
“Jiang Zhentian, I already told you. If Jiang Yichen still has feelings for Lin Wan today, I will personally go to your door and annul the engagement.”
“There will also be no need for our two families to continue associating in the future.”
Su Zhan did not look at Jiang Zhentian. He simply drank his tea and watched what was happening below.
In truth, after seeing the sweet photos and videos on the giant screen, he had begun to feel a faint spark of hope toward Jiang Yichen.
Now it all depended on what Jiang Yichen chose.
“Alas...” Jiang Zhentian let out a long sigh and shifted his gaze to Jiang Yichen in the venue, his eyes filled with deep worry.
If the Jiang family lost the Su family as an ally, then their business future would not merely decline. It might plunge straight off a cliff.
Inside the venue,
“Captain! Lin Wan has fucking lost her mind. She dares treat the boss like this? No wonder the boss wants to cut off all support to the Yanhuang Team. That stupid woman!”
“Captain, I’m going up there right now to slap her twice and make her understand that everything she has was given to her by the boss.”
“Zhenghan, sit down!”
Jiang Feng hurriedly pulled back the furious Leng Zhenghan and said with a frown, “Have you all forgotten the boss’s attitude toward Lin Wan?”
That made the team members gradually calm down.
In the past, the boss had doted on Lin Wan in every possible way. Even when she cursed him out, he had never dared talk back and would only apologize with a servile smile.
And he had never allowed anyone to speak ill of Lin Wan. Whenever it happened, the boss would fly into a rage.
They had come to this graduation ceremony in order to get the boss to restore funding and resources to the Yanhuang Team.
If they angered the boss instead, the loss would outweigh the gain.
“Let’s watch the boss’s attitude first. We can’t act rashly.”
Jiang Feng glanced toward Jiang Yichen, and the other team members nodded heavily.
Below the stage, among the school leaders seated on the rostrum, everyone except Principal Zhou Mingyuan frowned.
What had happened between Lin Wan and Jiang Yichen was obviously not something appropriate to discuss at a graduation ceremony.
“Principal Zhou, what is going on? Where are the host and the staff? If this continues, Huazhong University will lose all its dignity.”
Yet Zhou Mingyuan merely pressed his hand down. “I’ve already sent people to handle it. Just wait a little longer.”
Hearing that, the other school leaders could only nod.
In reality, he had done nothing at all. This was a heaven-sent opportunity to drive a wedge between the Su family and the Jiang family.
All he needed to do now was wait for Jiang Yichen to make a fool of himself. Then the Zhou family would be able to form an alliance with the Su family, and the Jiang family’s decline would only be a matter of time.
The corners of Zhou Mingyuan’s lips lifted slightly.
At the same time, Jiang Feng, dressed in a custom-tailored suit, sat upright, watching Lin Wan’s performance with immense satisfaction.
“Woman, you’ve done well. From now on, without my permission, no one in the Ye family will dare lay a hand on you.”
When Ye Chengyu heard that, delight immediately spread across his face, and his voice grew even softer. “Thank you, Brother Jiang Feng. From now on, I’ll serve you well, Brother Jiang Feng.”
A trace of disgust flashed through Jiang Feng’s eyes. If it were not for the sake of dragging Jiang Yichen down from the position of heir, who would ever get involved with something this revolting?
“Man, I told you already. You can’t escape my control.”
Jiang Feng turned his eyes toward Jiang Yichen, a smile appearing on his face.
Given how humble Jiang Yichen had always been toward Lin Wan, he would definitely go onstage and kneel to beg for her forgiveness.
And when that happened, Su Zhan would be enraged and would certainly dissolve the engagement with the Jiang family.
Jiang Zhentian, too, would lose all hope in Jiang Yichen, and the position of heir would fall right into his hands.
Perfect!
Jiang Feng folded his hands together, his gaze sharp and his lips curled upward.
Bang!
“This woman actually dares twist black into white at a time like this. Without Jiang Yichen, she would be nothing!”
In Class One’s seating area, Chu Xingchen smashed the armrest of his chair with a single punch, fury blazing in his eyes as he glared at Lin Wan onstage.
If Tang Long had not stopped him, Chu Xingchen really would have rushed up and hit Lin Wan.
“Hero Chu, calm down! You know perfectly well how badly Brother Yichen simps for Lin Wan. If you go up there and argue with her, Brother Yichen will only blame you in the end.”
Tang Long hurriedly tried to persuade him.
Back then, Chu Xingchen had already hated the way Lin Wan treated Jiang Yichen like an ATM, and after going up to warn her a couple of times, Jiang Yichen had directly gotten into a fight with Chu Xingchen.
For the sake of a woman like Lin Wan, the friendship they had shared for more than ten years had completely fallen apart.
Chu Xingchen clenched his fists, shot Jiang Yichen a furious look, then let out a breath of anger and sat back down.
Tang Long and Chu Xingchen’s conversation had reached Jiang Yichen’s ears as well, since they were not far away.
It was true. In his previous life, he would have done absolutely anything for Lin Wan. The relationships he had with his parents and friends had been ruined beyond repair.
Jiang Yichen sighed, but his gaze fell on the slacking-off choices in front of him.
【Choice One: Just like in your previous life, go onstage and explain your relationship with Su Linyu to Lin Wan, then kneel down and beg Lin Wan’s forgiveness. Reward: the title ‘Peerless Cuckold.’
Choice Two: Offer no explanation. Leave the venue directly and pay no mind to the rumors and gossip. Since you’ve already chosen to slack off, none of it matters anyway. Reward: ‘Low-level Slacking-off Gift Pack.’
Choice Three: In your previous life, you explained yourself desperately, yet all you got in return was the scorn of the crowd and Lin Wan asking to break up. In this life, you no longer want to explain. Simply slack off and admit it, then sit back and watch the clown perform. Reward: ‘Supreme-grade Slacking-off Gift Pack.’】
There was no need to think about it. He chose Option Three without hesitation.
Jiang Yichen lifted his head, and his gaze met Lin Wan’s on the stage.
That white swan-like gown shimmered with a holy glow under the lights, the wings on its back radiant and pure, yet beneath that holiness was an ugly face and an uglier heart.
“Jiang Yichen, do you have nothing to explain?” Lin Wan stared at him through clenched teeth.
In an instant, everyone in the venue looked in the direction Lin Wan was facing, and the spotlight landed directly on Jiang Yichen’s seat. It was all very deliberate.
“Damn scumbag! Lin Wan worked so hard to get into the Yanhuang Team just so you would marry her, and this is how you abandoned her?”
“How could someone like you ever be worthy of Goddess Su? Why don’t you get up there already and let everyone see your ugly face for what it is?”
“That’s right! Get up there! Confront her face-to-face! A scumbag like you deserves to die!”
“Get up there!”
“Get up there!”
“...”
One person started the chant, and then everyone in the crowd rose to their feet, pointing at Jiang Yichen and shouting angrily for him to go up and face her.
Listening to it, Jiang Yichen could not help but admire Jiang Feng’s methods. His control over public opinion was indeed excellent.
What a pity. In this life, I’ve decided to slack off.
There was not a ripple of emotion on Jiang Yichen’s face as he slowly rose from his seat.
At once, the venue fell silent, and countless pairs of eyes fixed on him.