032. Public Opinion Violence
Cong Yuan, who is about to graduate, happened to have a farewell dinner here with his friends. They will start their internship directly next semester. At this moment, everyone was lamenting that it is not easy to find a job nowadays. The threshold of admission to better companies is too high. As they are about to leave, they can't help feeling a little gloomy.
At this moment, Xie Xiaojiang said to Zhao Yan, "Ah, I almost forgot, my brother asked me to report to his company after the exam!"
Zhao Yan: "Oh my god, you are tricking me!"
Xie Xiaojiang touched his nose. Although he really wanted to study with Zhao Yan, he had promised Wei Yuhuan about this a long time ago. Now that he had finally finished his exams and had a holiday, Wei Yuhuan would definitely not let him run around again.
Although Zhao Yan was depressed, he still said sincerely: "I envy you so much for having such a good 'brother'."
Xie Xiaojiang felt a little sorry and suggested, "Or I can ask him tonight to see which department in his company is still short of interns, and you can go over and train with him."
Zhao Yan said happily: "Is it possible? Huanyu Group, a big company!"
"It should be possible," Xie Xiaojiang smiled innocently, and said, "But I can't guarantee it for you. After all, my brother has the final say on this matter. Whether it will work or not depends on whether I beg him to try tonight. Hehe."
Hearing the strange tone of "please beg him", the thin-skinned Zhao Yan blushed instantly: "Don't say such shameless words in front of a straight man!"
Xie Xiaojiang said with a smile: "If you, a straight man, can tell that I'm gay, then you're not very straight either."
Zhao Yan: “…”
When Cong Yuan heard this, he felt even more sad.
If Wei Yuhuan had disappeared from his life, he would naturally give up thinking about her. But the bad thing was that Wei Yuhuan not only found a new lover, but also sent him to J University.
Being in the same campus, it was hard for Cong Yuan not to hear news about Xie Xiaojiang. This person was like a thorn in his heart, constantly reminding him how big a piece of the pie he had missed.
That’s right, whether it was the high-end apartment in Chunjiang Huajingyuan or the high-paying position promised by Wei Yuhuan personally, they should have belonged to him.
But now, this piece of pie was held in the arms of a man named Xie Xiaojiang, who was eating it with relish.
Sometimes Cong Yuan would wonder what Wei Yuhuan's purpose was in doing this. Was he trying to get revenge for his rejection? In this way, Cong Yuan would let himself know that whoever he, Wei Yuhuan, liked would be glorious, and losing him would be his own loss
He admitted that he did have some regrets, especially after experiencing so many setbacks and blows.
When he is occasionally vulnerable, Cong Yuan would doubt the world and whether the "self-esteem" and "pride" he insists on are really necessary in the face of cruel reality. If he had accepted Wei Yuhuan's pursuit, would he be able to rest easy now
However, he would then despise himself for thinking this way, because he could not withstand the moral condemnation in his heart.
But he didn't understand why Xie Xiaojiang could do it, so he leaked the "truth" that Xie Xiaojiang was a mb, and it became a hot topic on campus.
I thought Xie Xiaojiang would be ashamed of this, but unexpectedly, not only was he not troubled at all, he seemed to be indifferent and continued to go to school and make friends leisurely. In such a public occasion, he proudly showed off the various benefits he had gained through "body trade".
Cong Yuan was disgusted by the faces of these "villains in power". Coincidentally, his friends at the same table mentioned an incident. They said that a beautiful girl in their grade received an internship offer from a bank in Hong Kong, while all the students in the department with better professional grades than her were rejected. Those people suspected that she got the position by relying on her looks.
After a discussion, someone said with emotion: "Alas, no matter how good-looking we are, we men cannot afford to sell our looks."
Cong Yuan had an idea and continued, "That's hard to say. Do you know that Wei Yuhuan, the president of Huanyu Group, is a gay? I heard that he has countless lovers. There is one girl in our department who is kept by him." Cong Yuan deliberately spoke loudly in an attempt to attract Xie Xiaojiang's attention.
"Hey, I've also heard about Xie Xiaojiang's story. Oh my god, the man who supported him turned out to be the CEO of Huanyu Group? This is so shocking!"
Cong Yuan glanced at the table next to him and saw that Xie Xiaojiang, who was smiling all the time, was now stiff. He knew that his goal had been achieved. He continued, "Do you still remember when President Wei came to give a speech in our department during our sophomore year?"
"I remember, I remember! You were the host of that speech meeting at that time."
Cong Yuan naturally revealed that Wei Yuhuan was interested in him in the past, and also mentioned "Chunjiang Huajingyuan", saying that this person bought an apartment there specifically to date him, and he was also deceived, and never contacted the other party again after knowing the other party's purpose.
Cong Yuan spoke very vaguely. Although he did not narrate the whole process directly, he pointed out each detail clearly, which made people imagine a lot.
His friends were stunned when they heard this and jokingly asked Cong Yuan why he didn't seize the opportunity.
Cong Yuan pretended to be disdainful and said, "It's not a good thing. I'm too lazy to tell you."
Friends sighed: "That's right, homosexuality, how disgusting."
Just as Cong Yuan planned, Xie Xiaojiang heard every word of their conversation.
Not only that, their topic immediately turned from CEO Huanyu to Xie Xiaojiang. Most of the people present had heard the rumor that "Xie Xiaojiang is a bastard", and they didn't know that the real boss was at the next table, so they started to discuss it unscrupulously -
"I heard that Xie Xiaojiang was admitted through investment. When he introduced the investor, he said he was his brother?"
"Haha, you're not talking about CEO Wei, are you? He looks quite young and handsome, but the CEO of such a large group company can't be in his thirties, right?"
"I heard that those rich people pay great attention to maintenance. Maybe they are already in their forties!"
"Xie Xiaojiang is a freshman now, at most in his twenties, right?"
"I've seen her twice. She looks quite young. She looks a little small. I guess she's only 10."
"Oh my god, they are at least one generation apart, how can you really call them brother and brother? That's too perverted!"
…
They had never spoken a word to Xie Xiaojiang, and had no idea what kind of person he was. Without any evidence, and based solely on groundless speculation, they could maliciously ridicule, insult, and hurt him, as if they didn't realize that the person they were talking about was also a human being with thoughts and feelings.
Every word is like a knife, cruel and brutal, killing people without being seen. This is the violence of public opinion.
In this process, Cong Yuan only made a start. He did not participate in the subsequent discussion, but just listened with a smile on his face, while observing Xie Xiaojiang, who was less than a meter away from him, with a contemptuous look as if he was looking at a piece of dirty garbage.
—Xie Xiaojiang, aren't you very capable? Let me see how you can bear it.
At this moment, Xie Xiaojiang hadn't reacted yet, but Zhao Yan was almost going crazy.
Of course, he also heard the conversation between those people who were also present. Regardless of whether Wei Yuhuan had pursued other students from J University, their insulting remarks about Xie Xiaojiang were so excessive that Zhao Yan wanted to explode, not to mention Xie Xiaojiang himself!
Seeing Xie Xiaojiang sitting opposite him drinking Erguotou in silence, Zhao Yan became extremely worried. Just as he was about to persuade him to calm down, he heard someone at the next table say, "Brother, you really can call me that." Immediately afterwards, Xie Xiaojiang stood up from his seat.
At first, Zhao Yan thought Xie Xiaojiang wanted to leave, so he stood up as well, thinking it would be a good idea to avoid him. But unexpectedly, Xie Xiaojiang turned around and kicked the chair behind him away!
The noise made by the chair falling to the ground instantly silenced the people around, and they all looked over.
With a grim face, Xie Xiaojiang walked towards the table of people who had been talking excitedly just now, holding a half-finished bottle of Erguotou in his hand. "He's more than just brother. I call him dad." He said lightly, his tone calmly as if he was talking about the weather of the day, but the content of his words made people shudder.
"Who are you?" someone asked in surprise.
Xie Xiaojiang sneered, picked up the bottle of wine and swung it hard on the back of a chair. There was a loud "clang", the glass bottle shattered, and the white wine splashed everywhere.
"I am Xie Xiaojiang!" The young man was furious and angry.
He is not an indifferent person. He will accumulate negative energy and feel pressure after listening to such rumors for a semester. Moreover, he is not the kind of coward who will retreat when others slander him. He usually tolerates others talking about him in private. But when he is bullied like this, do they think he is dead
Zhao Yan was stunned. Who could have thought that the boy who was as quiet as a kitten in the last second would suddenly turn into a man-eating leopard
The group of people were also frightened by Xie Xiaojiang's furious look, and felt guilty for a moment.
Only Cong Yuan took a deep breath and quickly regained his composure, asking Xie Xiaojiang, "Why are you so angry? Everyone is talking about this, isn't it true?"
When everyone saw Cong Yuan come forward, they realized that they were not the only ones discussing this matter. Why was Xie Xiaojiang only angry at them? Moreover, there were many of them, and they didn't think Xie Xiaojiang could stir up much trouble alone. He just smashed a wine bottle to show off. Who knew if he would dare to stab anyone
Thinking of this, someone immediately agreed: "That's right, flies don't bite cracked eggs. If you are not a bastard and have done nothing wrong, you can show me the evidence!"
"So what if it's a mb?" Xie Xiaojiang sneered, and his cold eyes swept over Cong Yuan, who asked the first question, and made the other party shudder deeply. "I just have a boy with money!" After saying this, Xie Xiaojiang quickly raised the broken bottle and stabbed it into Cong Yuan's shoulder without mercy, and asked viciously, "So, how does it bother you?"
There was a suffocating silence mixed with countless gasps. The next second, several little girls who were watching the excitement on the sidelines screamed in shock: "Ahhhh!"