This was really like a repeat of the past. Although He Tianran didn't show much emotion on his face, he was still very surprised in his heart.
First of all, this matter is very strange. Both emotionally and rationally, this timeline lacks the basis for this targeted cyber violence incident to occur. That is, I would not use this method to help Guo Huai, so It is equivalent to solving the problem from the root.
But now, it still happens...
However, the incident occurred much later. He Tianran still remembered that he helped Guo Huai during his freshman year.
At that time, Cao Aiqing, who had just joined the school, did not have that many fans in the school, and not many people even defended her on the forum. The situation was much more difficult than it is now.
Now that this incident happened in my junior year, the result will definitely not be as serious as the previous one, but if the situation is not contained, Cao Aiqing, the person involved, will still be affected to a certain extent.
8pm, library.
He Tianran, who had been thinking, welcomed an unexpected friend.
Guo Huai.
He Tianran originally thought that Cao Aiqing would come to find her first. After all, what happened now had already happened to her once, and she retained all the memories of the past in her mind, so it was normal for her to doubt herself.
However, after posting that post for several days, Cao Aiqing still did not contact He Tianran. Instead, Guo Huai was the first to find him.
"Of course, you know that Ai Qing was bullied recently on the forum, right?"
He Tianran first asked Yao Qingtao to take over his work, and the two high school and university classmates found an empty seat in the library and sat down.
Guo Huai casually placed the cell phone he had been holding on the table and got straight to the point.
He Tianran nodded: "I just heard from my classmates today. How is Ai Qing doing now? I heard her broadcasting in the afternoon. Did this incident have a big impact on her?"
"It has an impact! But now the impact is limited to the forum. In fact, when this incident first happened, Ai Qing called me and asked our student union to come forward and delete the post on the forum."
He Tianran leaned back on the chair and said relaxedly: "That's fine. This kind of gossip news will naturally fade away in a few days. Moreover, our HKU is not in the entertainment industry. How can there be so many people meddling in other people's business?" ."
Guo Huai said anxiously: "Yes, that's what I said when I comforted Ai Qing at the beginning, but it's been four days now, and people have been saying it on the forum. Anyway, it's all the yin and yang monsters who have something to say, and they pop up from time to time. As soon as I feel the presence, I am afraid that if it continues like this, everyone will speak of gold, and everything that is black will become white."
"Indeed..."
He Tianran thought deeply. Although Cao Aiqing is quite famous in the University of Hong Kong, not all of the students in the school have seen her and know who she is. Even senior Yao Qingtao was curious to verify the authenticity of her before. It can be seen that this How harmful it would be if this kind of sustainable public opinion spread.
This kind of hurt is often silent. On the Internet, everyone holds their own opinions, but in reality, even if some people don't say it, when they meet Cao Aiqing, they have already placed the label in their hearts. After it becomes concrete, Often it only takes one look, one movement, and one distance to make the person involved feel hurt, and even the smallest drop of water can penetrate the stone...
He Tianran asked: "Guo Huai, you are now a cadre of the student union and can do something on behalf of the student union, so what do you think about this matter?"
"I?"
Guo Huai was stunned and quickly revealed the purpose of coming to He Tianran this time:
"Naturally, I would like to ask you to come forward and clarify the reason for the quarrel with Ai Qing on the forum... Now those people who spread rumors are using your quarrel as an excuse, thinking that Ai Qing is... all the time I'm hanging you, so you're so angry."
Well, even though He Tianran tried his best not to interfere with Cao Aiqing's life, he didn't expect that they would still get entangled in the end.
"...Okay, but..."
He Tianran paused slightly.
"but what?"
"But I have to ventilate it with Ai Qingtong first, because the reason for our quarrel that time is not convenient to be disclosed to the public. If someone asks, we have to unify our voices."
He Tianran spoke so slowly and logically, as if he didn't care much about clarifying Cao Aiqing's personality.
"Why is it so troublesome? Naturally, are you confused? Just post under your real name and say that Ai Qing is not such a person. At the worst, it's a private matter between you and it's not convenient to disclose..."
Guo Huai was a little anxious when he heard this.
He Tianran looked at the other party's behavior and words, leaned forward slightly, folded his hands on the table, and guided him step by step:
"Guo Huai, don't you think this is strange? Someone suddenly revealed information about Ai Qing in high school on the forum, and when she was in high school, she was not very good at rejecting others, so she left such rumors. This is the only This is something only people who attend Hong Kong High School know! Later, she entered the University of Hong Kong with us. Everyone who knows us knows that the three of us are friends and have a good time. But for three years, you are a student union cadre and I am a famous and wealthy person. The second generation, she is a school beauty. This character could have created a bit of a bloody love triangle, but nothing happened between the three of us..."
"I wanted something to happen...but..."
When he said this, he suddenly stopped talking. There was a fleeting panic in his expression, and his eyes involuntarily glanced somewhere. He Tianran keenly caught this and remained silent.
Guo Huai was a little confused by what the other party said, and said: "Tianran, what do you want to express?"
"Two o'clock."
Brother Tianran raised two fingers and said slowly:
"First, the person who can reveal this kind of information must know Ai Qing's past in high school, or even someone who knows you and me, because don't you think it's a bit of a coincidence? I just had an argument with Ai Qing two days ago. Guo Huai, think about it, among the friends you know, who is most likely to do such a thing?"
Guo Huai majored in mathematics, and his reasoning ability was actually quite good. Although he didn’t want to think about it this way, since the other party asked him so straightforwardly, he could only give one answer, saying:
"Of course...if I only search among the friends I know...the one who fits your inference...I think you are the only one..."
Guo Huai himself felt nervous when he told this inference:
"Tian Tianran...are you?"
"I'm not, are you?"
He Tianran asked with a smile.
Guo Huai quickly shook his head: "No, no, no, of course I won't do anything to hurt Ai Qing..."
"It's too early for you to say that."
"W-what do you mean?"
He Tianran put down a finger and continued: "Now, the second point, now, neither of us are the masterminds behind the rumors. It will take time to catch the mastermind behind the rumors. Maybe this matter will be over." It’s over, right? In fact, we can go along with the flow and help you.”
"help me?"
"Yes, don't you want to chase Ai Qing? You can take this opportunity to care about her more. Isn't this a good opportunity? I can even write a clarifying post and say that the reason why I quarreled with Ai Qing is She loves you more, triggering my jealousy.
Of course, I won't write so straightforwardly. I will prove Ai Qing's character, and I will also subtly tell those classmates that in fact, you have liked each other silently for a long time, and it will never make people feel rude. You can put my literary talent at a disadvantage. Heart, what do you think? "
The other party's proposal, which was like a devil's whisper, caused Guo Huai to fall into a brief silence.
"Don't worry, I really don't like Ai Qing now, and I don't want to argue with you anymore."
He Tianran continued to seduce, but Guo Huai woke up quickly this time. As if he deliberately raised his voice to prove his innocence, he stood up and shouted at He Tianran:
"Of course! We are friends with Ai Qing! When you say this, it's hard not to suspect that you are behind it!"
In the library, classmates who were reading quietly looked in this direction.
Facing Guo Huai's sudden change of mood, He Tianran slowly leaned against the back of the chair again. He crossed his arms, looked at Guo Huai's angry face, and said confidently:
"Lao Guo, do you doubt me?"
Guo Huai, who should have been angry, just looked at each other for two or three seconds, then looked away and said unnaturally:
"It's not natural. What you just said... is terrible. Don't you know?"
"You doubt me?"
He Tianran repeated it again, still looking up at Guo Huai, the chair behind him leaning against him so that his front legs were slightly raised.
"Or are you the ones doubting me?"
Seeing that Guo Huai was speechless, He Tianran added calmly.
"...What, what about us and you, I don't understand." Guo Huai turned his head.
"that!"
He Tianran raised his chin towards the mobile phone that Guo Huai had placed on the table. Guo Huai had already looked at this mobile phone several times in his panic.
"Pick up your phone and ask Ai Qing to come over. There's no point in testing her like this. You can't trick her out of what she wants to know later, Lao Guo, and you can't understand it either."
He Tianran had a good time, Guo Huai sighed, turned over the covered mobile phone, and after lighting up the interface, it showed that the call was in progress, and the caller's name was written with the word "Ai Qing".
However, the second he picked up the phone, the other party had already hung up the phone in time.
"Naturally...I..."
"Lao Guo, there's no need to explain. I understand everything and won't take it seriously. I'll have something to say with Ai Qing later when we are alone. If you want to accompany me, you can sit aside for a while and find a book to read."
"...Okay, naturally, bid farewell to Ai Qing later..."
"I know, don't worry."
Guo Huai nodded helplessly and walked aside from a distance.
Sure enough, less than ten minutes later, a Pingting woman gracefully walked in at the door of the library. Her appearance attracted the attention of some library students. The woman looked around and soon spotted He Tianran. position, and then walked this way.
Cao Aiqing is the kind of girl who, with just a ponytail, can amaze countless young men in their youth. When she smiles, she always has a feeling of blooming mountain flowers, but now her smile often shrinks, which is no longer possible for ordinary people. See you...
The lily in the past has finally experienced the good and evil in the world.
Cao Aiqing sat down opposite He Tianran without saying a word.
"It feels like you are the mastermind behind this this time."
He Tianran joked.
"You don't have to doubt Guo Huai. I tested him from the beginning, and it wasn't him."
No need for a man to explain, Cao Aiqing had already revealed the intention of testing Guo Huai under He Tianran's words just now.
"Then you should know that if it wasn't him, it wouldn't be me. I have no reason to do that now."
"It's hard to say. People often can't guess why you do things."
"I thought you were complimenting me."
Cao Aiqing hesitated for a while. Her thoughts were not disrupted by He Tianran's joke. She just thought to herself:
"Just now...I was on the phone and couldn't see Guo Huai's expression."
He Tianran crossed his hands and placed them on the table:
"You don't love him now, so why do you care about his expression?"
"But I wonder if he could do it again if he would be an accomplice."
He Tianran was silent for a moment before saying:
"I can only tell you that it is true that he still loves you."
Cao Aiqing sneered.
"It's as if having love makes you sinless."
He Tianran suddenly had a headache.
"At least Guo Huai is helping you now, isn't he? I don't want to dwell on this, Ai Qing. I just want to tell you that what is happening now is completely different from what we did before. The person who manipulated this incident is not me. There is no motive for you to hate me again."
"..."
Having said this, Cao Aiqing's cold face finally showed a hint of emotion.
"I...I'm in school now and I haven't offended anyone."
He Tianran guessed: "But as I told Guo Huai before, the person who broke the news knows your past very well. This is a deliberately targeted incident."
"So what you're saying is...that this incident will eventually happen? What are the contributing factors and what are the triggers?"
The man thought for a moment and suddenly asked:
"Can you handle it yourself?"
Cao Aiqing was startled.
He Tianran lowered his eyes.
"If you can solve it by yourself, then you can try to solve it by yourself. If you need my help, I will be happy to do it, but in fact, from your heart, if you can do it without me, you don't want to Will you see me?"
Cao Aiqing did think so, but she really didn't expect that He Tianran would take the initiative to bring this up for her.
This reminded the girl of the advice she gave him when he left last time, asking him to find his long-cherished wish.
Cao Aiqing exhaled, and the coldness on her face melted slightly. She looked around the huge library and finally asked:
"He Tianran, you...are you more accustomed to it now?"
He Tianran smiled and said:
"I was recently reading Wang Xiaobo's book "The Silent Majority", and there was a sentence in it that I felt was a little too late to meet. He said in the book -
I have very low requirements for myself. When I live in this world, I just want to understand some truths and encounter some interesting things. If it goes as I wish, my life will be considered a success.
This book is at my desk. If you are interested, I can help you with the borrowing service when you leave. "
(End of chapter)
